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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1919
Page
6
A New York recipient publishes a letter from a Russian noblewoman describing civil strife, famine, and mass killings under Bolshevik and German rule. She recounts looting of estates, torture of nobles and clergy, and fleeing through Finland to safety, urging Allied aid.
A Chicago race riot confrontation unfolds with clashes reported across streets. Police scramble to separate groups as residents report street fighting and property damage amid escalating tensions.
Fourteen killed and seventy six wounded as race rioting flares in Chicago. Whites and blacks clash in the streets, with telephones cut and streetcars halted. Governor Lowden mobilizes 3,500 troops including Eleventh Illinois infantry and reserve regiments. Also noted are violent assaults at South State Street and the hospitalization of a launderer’s family.
In Kutztown Pennsylvania Lizzie Hoch daughter of Jefferson Hoch found seed potatoes in every hill produced no vines yet carried new potatoes. The mother potato remained in the hill while transferring vitality to the young potatoes which matured enough to be used for a meal.
Mrs. Alice Viola Parsons, a Denver beauty specialist and 40 percent shareholder, appears as plaintiff defendant plaintiff's attorney and star witness in a suit against Instant Anti-Wrinkle. She claims the firm took her wrinkle erasing formulas and withheld salary while she acted as her own lawyer due to lack of funds.
In San Francisco Judge William H. Sawtelle of Arizona sustains Rainier Brewing Company demurrer, allowing sale of beer containing two and three quarters percent alcohol after government action to prohibit such sales was dismissed.
Dr. Epitacio Pessoa was inaugurated as Brazil’s tenth president in the Senate chamber at Rio de Janeiro. The ceremony was simple yet impressive with senators and deputies present and the diplomatic corps including US and several South American ambassadors seated in tribunals.
Washington Chairman Johnston of the House immigration committee introduces a resolution calling for a committee visit to the Pacific coast and the Mexican and Canadian borders to study immigration questions and the smuggling of aliens into the country.
Mineola New York report states Second Lieutenant Stephen B Johnston of Uvalde Texas a pilot was killed and Lieutenant Amos Cayne an observer was slightly injured when their airplane fell about 200 feet during a landing attempt at Hazelhurst field.
Katsuji Debuchi, counselor and charge d affaires of the Japanese embassy, states Japan will withdraw all soldiers from Shantung and return the leased port of Kiaochau to China. He said the declaration comes without direct instructions but aligns with assurances given to the Chinese delegation by allied representatives.
A light hearted moment from Every body’s Magazine where Pat asks his mother how to pop the question and then asks Mary to live with them always. Mary coyly replies to go home and tell his mother she will.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment Soap and Talcum for clear skin. It promises relief from pimples redness roughness or itching and suggests bathing with hot water then dusting talcum for a pleasant fragrance. Price is 25 cents each.
The Boston Transcript notes strict cleanliness at a new bakeshop. Waitresses are described as wearing white gloves and even ladyfingers are kept separate from other cookies.
An advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a universal remedy for rheumatism and related kidney bladder liver and urinary tract ailments. It asserts poisons cause rheumatic pain and promises to restore kidney health and prevent relapse, urging buyers to insist on the GOLD MEDAL branding.
A humorous exchange recalls a bridegroom seen across the way tossing items at his wife but clarifies the behavior as playful kisses rather than aggression. The remark turns the scene into a quirky domestic moment.
A light moment from a family gathering features a pun about a daughter’s piano playing. The quip asks if her performance is effective and replies that she merely kills time with music.
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