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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1911
Page
6
A jumble of wry observations on society, manners, and morals. Notes touch on gasoline scent, sidewalk upkeep, birds count, salaries, old marriages, crime, journalism, and the oddities of New Jersey, Paris, and Boston thoughts, all in a satirical newspaper voice.
Quips from a bygone era touch on university health myths, a New York mental health probe, Asheville summer tourism jokes, aviation parachute needs, San Francisco marriage trends, and fashion shifts. The salvo blends social satire with period obsessions and light irony.
Fashionable tailors report corset coats for men as recommended. They show belief that men are moving away from folly and embracing this new style trend.
A physician asserts fleas spread infantile paralysis causing uproar among mothers who denounce the claim as unfounded. the remark prompts heated discussion and public concern about disease vectors.
A beauty expert claims to maintain beauty by keeping the mouth shut, presenting a stark view on women’s self-expression and choice in a provocative statement. The remark sparked debate on gender norms and personal autonomy.
An educator argues aeroplanes will abolish warfare while a movement forms to push Carnegie Peace to fund aeroplane factories with half a million dollars annually. New York women critique the feminine threat as the English hiss of s sounds alters beauty, as in Yes.
The Aero Club of America has acted commendably in seeking to lessen aviation danger. A proposal calls for closer examination of machines before any flying attempt. This straightforward precaution should be easily adopted.
A New York physician declares he can remove the effects of aging. The passage notes earlier beliefs in perpetual motion and adds that the doctor is not in Matteawen.
Taft, after adjournment, calls Sixty-second Congress to meet April 4 in extraordinary session to press reciprocity. Bailey briefly resigns then withdraws amid Arizona statehood dispute. Highlights include $3,000,000 Panama fortifications, two battleships, judicial codification, Appalachian forest preserves, embassy buildings, boiler inspections, Peary rear admiral, Alaska investigation panel, and Alaska/Arizona-New Mexico statehood blocks.
In Baltimore the diphtheria outbreak, traced to Johns Hopkins hospital, prompts closing of about fifteen city hospitals to visitors. Medical students sent home and clinics shut as surgeries suspended.
Keokuk Iowa Saturday, Joseph Samuels, captain of the West Keokuk fire department, killed his wife and attempted suicide but survived. Police report details are sparse as investigations continue.
The government filed a federal case in Cleveland charging General Electric and 34 related firms as members of an electrical trust. It accuses restraint of trade and monopoly and seeks tests of patent law as it applies to monopolies. Officials say the industry is divided into multiple divisions under one organization, with the bathtub trust cited as a parallel.
Washington reports complete exoneration of Philippine officers in friar land dealings and a critique of laws against monopolies. House committee findings address the sugar trust bid for 56,000 acres, with officials found not culpable for Poole’s acquisition for Havemeyer Welch and Senff. warnings on legal gaps remain.
The Indiana House, amid partisan tension over a new constitution, approved the McCarty bill authorizing township trustees to institute medical inspection of school children. Republicans opposed the process, voting no and protesting, while some considered resignations to break the quorum. The session progressed with multiple bills enacted and governor Marshall signing many into law.
Indianapolis March 7 The sixty seventh Indiana General Assembly closed after a record busy session with many bills passed including a new state constitution to go before voters in 1912. Speaker Veneman denounced paid lobbyists while the governor signed key measures such as voter registration and a child tobacco ban. The loan shark and road tax bills died in committee.
New York reports Angelo Venzino died from injuries suffered in a four round boxing bout in New ark New Jersey. His opponent William Kennedy faces a manslaughter charge as authorities allege the injuries caused the death.
Paris dispatch reports experts informed the Spanish king and queen on Saturday that their second son Infante Jaime is deaf and dumb. The news notes the royal couple learning of the condition, details of which remain undisclosed.
Alfred M. Brooks of Indiana University opened a seven lecture series on Engraving at the Herron Ort Institute. The Wednesday evenings will cover theory practice and a brief survey of the art's history, reflecting Brooks' standing as a leading midwest authority on prints and engravings.
Senator Nettervill’s measure regulating the placement of telephones and telegraph wires over railroad and interurban tracks was approved after Senator Kistler presented a resolution noting the author’s illness prevented attendance. The bill, important to Nettervill, moved to final action with the author unable to be present.
An unidentified man, likely a tramp, was killed instantly by westbound passenger train No. 41 on the Big Four near West Tenth Street and Brant tower. The body was taken to the city morgue. Coroner Durham opened an investigation but could not find identifying marks. He was poorly dressed.
Newcastle reports Harry J. Nehrer of Pittsburg must serve his remaining prison term after a circuit court revokes his parole for forgery. Police found automobile parts in his room during the investigation, though no parts were proven stolen. The case cites parole violations beyond the criminal act.
Zacariah Zergieble aged ninety died in St Pavyl's Methodist Church while sitting in his pew and singing. He reportedly expressed a wish to pass away in the exact manner and place, and the death was attributed to a paralytic stroke.
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