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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1912
Page
5
A critical editorial argues that Underwood distorts tariff figures and misleads, defending protection and American labor. It contends tariffs tax imports, not domestic goods, and cites price competitiveness of American-made products. The piece accuses free trade Democrats of desperate rhetoric.
Attorney General Wickersham and President Taft defend William H. Lewis against the Bar Association’s removal of three Black members. The piece denounces southern prejudice and urges all reputable lawyers to repudiate the action as a violation of equal rights and the Constitution.
The free trade Evening Post runs figures showing that if all states vote in November as Vermont did Taft would win the entire electoral college. The piece notes Bryan and Parker were elected in August and overwhelmed by ballots in November, while Wilson races to avoid a similar surge.
State investigating committee finds worn pale women workers in Osborne Twins mill No 3 Aubur n New York owned by International Harvester company. Dust and oil cover workers who toil all night with 200 of 400 women on night shifts. George W Perkins defends policy blaming government attitude toward big business.
A Trenten Gazette critique bullets Governor Wilson as a free trader out of touch with American laborers. It mocks his Scottish sock purchases as symbolic of aristocratic autocracy and detachment from wage earners struggles. The piece urges self interest to resist tariff theories that harmed industry.
In Alstaetten St Gall a wolf-hound tracked a killer after a pretty seventeen year old girl Regina Staebbler was found murdered near the village during a feast day. The dog followed torn clothing to a dancer at the restaurant who confessed after his clothing was found to contain the same cloth fragment. The suspect admitted killing Regina because she left him for another.
In Corona L I A a four legged chick hatched from a brood raised by Mrs Eugenia Lee. The odd bird with two pairs of legs hobbled and hopped while the mother hen avoided the nest. The chick was later found dead.
A young swimming instructor in Helsingborg Sweden suddenly went mad during a class of thirty. She ordered the girls to follow to Elsi ore Denmark five miles away. All but one obeyed and swam back to shore after help was called. Motor boats rescued the others. she was seized as she sank and taken to an asylum.
New York sculptor Jacob Epstein makes a midnight journey from London to Paris to defend his Oscar Wilde monument at Pere Lachaise. He tears away a protective tarpaulin from Wilde’s tomb and declares the work must stand, praising Rodin and the artistic world’s support.
A Russian article by Prof Kalin reports experiments by Prof Bachmetieff who contends animals can be frozen and revived. Early tests on insects and butterflies show survival if warming occurs before critical temperatures, with better recovery when resuscitation begins at higher subzero temperatures. Warm-blooded animals and mammals were later tested with many subjects frozen and later restored, suggesting feasibility of anabiosis.
Berlin reports the empress hosted village girls at Urville Castle and promised to fulfill their wish to learn French. A young student thanked Frau Wilhelm as the first French lesson was held at the Urville school, with classes to run three times weekly.
G C Johnson of Germantown Pennsylvania and Miss Helen Johnson of Philadelphia said they ran away to wed. The 61 year old groom and 55 year old bride, both previously unmarried, told Clarence Williams that they planned the elopement to the clerk. The license deputy pressed for details on why they skipped a ceremony.
Dr. Arthur Hélineas of the University of Pennsylvania argues that love letters between pupils, supervised by teachers, can be an excellent method to teach literature in Philadelphia. No flowers at funerals.
Rev Dr Walter J Shanley of Danbury Saint Peter's, backed by New Haven Catholic clergy, launches a movement to remove flowers from funerals and cemeteries under his jurisdiction. He issued an order prohibiting flowers inside churches and vows no flowers in Catholic cemeteries he oversees.
New York report states Lydia Madison seventeen left home unable to work due to harassment from employers. Her widowed mother Mrs Mary Madison appeals for help from charity workers. A separate item notes East Side women charity workers to have their own home with a $400000 target.
Witness describes a sordid plot involving graft, thieves, and murder in the Rosenthal case. Bald Jack Rose testifies Becker ordered and gloated over the crime, plotting to silence the gambler to prevent exposure. Rose details Becker's cruelty and plans to target others.
Giants defeat Red Sox five to two in New York with Marquard strong in late innings. Buck O'Brien struggled early as Giants bats surged in the first inning, while Collins held the Giants scoreless afterward. Multiplied defensive catches and timely hitting fueled New York's win in a closely contested series game.
Muskogee Okla Oct 14 The Ben Darnell company a million dollar concern owning and operating five mines in Oklahoma and Arkansas was placed in the hands of receivers in federal court suit brought by Kansas City attorneys for several creditors The liabilities are about 200000 and assets are more than 1000000
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