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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1913
Page
2
A collage of brief snippets notes experiments with winglees chickens in New Jersey, wage equality for women, counterfeit money in 5 and 10 dollar shapes, and aviator tests. It mentions spring for baseball, God we trust on coins, London tube ridership, Brazilian banana fiber lace, Pittsburg anti noise, and a Kansas City parson blaming the turkey trot for divorces.
Rebels seize towns on the border and establish rival governments as Constitutionalists gain momentum across Coahuila Durango Sonora and other states. Reports from Piedras Negras and Nogales describe forces led by Juan Garcia Obregon and Triana advancing while Huerta’s hold weakens.
A collage of anecdotes and quips spans topics from American piano exports and cooked pies to a New York court ruling on terms like scab and ass. It notes hunting season fatalities in Pennsylvania, a New York mother supporting her daughter’s rent, and Indiana onion production. The piece also covers postal report compliance and a pending termination of an agreement with postmasters, plus a digression on a Turk seeking paradise via death in battle.
Vague threats to the royal couple circulated as suffragette plans for Parliament opened. Five women tried to reach Whitehall with petitions but were arrested as extraordinary police precautions kept back a hostile crowd during the royal procession.
Fort Smith area miner and preacher Fort Smith Marion Capps found guilty of burning three of his five children to death in the Bonanza home and sentenced to hang. Bertha Capps 15 and her brother Eilis testified they were tied to an oil soaked bed as the fire started.
Secretary Daniels announced he would urge Congress to extend the 1903 law allowing each senator representative and delegate to appoint two midshipmen to the Naval Academy every four years. The law expires this year and without extension the annual appointments would drop from 1089 to 533. He said the academy’s capacity remains sufficient.
West Virginia supreme court upheld military commissions to try alleged violators of martial law in Kanawha coal field. Circuit Judge Littlepage refused to transfer labor leaders including "Mother" Jones to civil court and gave five days to file an appeal.
Governor Blease threatens to take control of Columbia police to force remittance of fines imposed on Harrison Neeley, a Black chauffeur, for speeding. Neeley faced multiple fines under municipal law as tension rises between state executive and city authorities.
Senora Leonidas Plaza wife of Ecuador’s president sails from New York with five children to Colon to cross the isthmus and join her husband in Quito. Political fortunes kept her in exile in the United States for over five years. The president, elected after years in exile, has never seen his youngest child born seventeen months ago.
The Arkansas House chose not to adopt an appropriation for the state militia and cannot reconsider it this session, leaving Arkansas without organized state troops. Opponents cited the Fordyce poolroom shooting as the state guard was en route to an encampment.
Rheims France Nestor Wilmart former Grand Terneuz en railroad manager fled Brussels in 1912 after alleged defalcations totaling nearly six million dollars. Detectives tracked him from Laon to Rheims and arrested him. Compulsory schooling bill clears NC senate aiming for six months term. cost about 400000. Law takes effect fall 1913.
President Wilson outlines a policy toward Central and South American republics. He emphasizes friendship, cooperation, and protection of private rights under constitutional restraints as the basis for lasting peace and mutual respect between nations.
A statement from the Olate Kas Independent argues telephone service is essential and should be regulated by a single public utility board. It contends large companies can provide superior, cheaper service, while competition is unnecessary in the industry.
Governor Craig grants clemency to F C Watkins Black Mountain constable who killed John Hill Bunting after midnight in a hotel defense claim saying Bunting and banker Paul Collins terrorized guests and Watkins acted in self defense. Lewis Leaves Office Asst Attorney General resignation accepted by McReynolds amid ABA membership dispute.
Ashburn Georgia H T Wilson prominent farmer is dead at his home near Sibly in Tur ner county from a pistol shot fired by an unknown negro about seven o clock at night. He lay by the roadside for more than twelve hours before neighbors found him and carried him home where he died.
In Washington Democratic senators settled on three targets for their chamber leadership with James P. Clarke of Arkansas chosen for president pro tempore over Augusta Bacon of Georgia by 27 to 14. Clarke will replace Gallinger. Pettyman and Higgins named for chaplain and sergeant at arms respectively.
The first automobile pleasure tour between Jacksonville and Atlanta is proposed for April along top Georgia and Florida roads. Opera week is suggested as ideal timing to draw Florida and South Georgia visitors to Atlanta for opera, shopping, and the trip. Florida interest is high and success depends on local cooperation.
Washington sends nominations to the senate naming Daniel C. Roper of South Carolina as First Assistant Postmaster General and Alexander M. Dockery of Missouri as Third Assistant Postmaster General. The new labor department headed by William B. Wilson aims to ease workers’ burdens as part of the administration.
The article argues fences are useful yet ugly and advocates disguising them with hedges and vines. It names English and Boston ivy Virginia creeper clematis cobea and scarlet runner bean as transforming options plus ferns and flowers to sweeten borders throughout the season. It envisions city planning with parks to reduce fences.
In a London Daily Graphic summary a Surrey county by law bans advertising hoardings visible from roads water lanes or railways to protect landscape beauty. The measure aims to curb display that disfigures scenery and reflects broader public push against billboards.
Nature-study clubs organized among older children take field trips on Saturdays and holidays with teachers or mothers. The aim is closer contact with nature beyond classroom learning, fostering early interest that may lead some to become notable in natural science.
The piece urges citizens to form strong public opinion to push municipal officials toward addressing civic problems. It stresses the need to educate the masses, reveal national to city shifts, and marshal large public support to accelerate reforms.
The article advises weekly removal of all hanging baskets for soaking in water for ten to twenty minutes. It recommends weekly watering with a pot and monthly feeding with liquid manure or soluble fertilizer mixed into soil or water. Proper thorough watering is emphasized to ensure satisfactory results.
A 22 year old postal clerk Meier of Lichtenau Baden Germany chased a convict who escaped while en route to prison. She seized a guard’s stick, mounted a bicycle, and pursued for about half a mile until the man collapsed and surrendered to warders.
The Paris Journal recounts a colonel lamenting the loss of his son Charles in a great air flight. The elder Edward was killed earlier in 1911 maneuvers, and the family guards the news while neighbors celebrate the younger son’s rising honors. A passing regiment drumbeat interrupts the old man as he salutes.
Reports from American consular officers in Genoa and Leghorn note Italy's malaria fight reduces deaths. Quinine at Turin state pharmacy sells four cents a gram and is freely given to the poor. In 1911 malaria deaths approx 8,500 in a population over 33 million.
Dialogue suggests a strategy to protect a wife through a marriage contract. The exchange notes a French approach to alimony, implying fixed terms while the groom remains in love.
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