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Newspaper

Covington Republican

Location

Covington, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Apr 19, 1912

Page

6

Local News Highlights and Rural Social Notes

Mrs. Jewel Tinsley lies seriously ill at her home near town with a long illness and complicated diseases. Freeman and Mrs. Frazier welcomed a baby girl born Saturday morning. Guests included Dan Simms family and Miss Oveta Hatt of Lafayette visiting O. P. Hatt. Dr Charles Frazier of Chicago was in town late last week. Frazier returned home in a new five passenger car from Byron Hesler. Fred Sumner and daughter Mary Katharine visited his parents A. D. Sumner and wife. Herbert Ellis and wife visited relatives in Newtown. Paul Weaver of Wallace was in town. Mrs Starbrook of Covington visited Aunt Alice Jones. Frank Beasley of Mellott was in town. Sam Newlin and wife of Wayne town visited Friday. Miss Lena Shade of Wallace was in town. Gen Pitman Clifford Parker and Russell Davis were Newtown callers Sunday.

Charles Frazier Chicago Frazier Byron Hesler

Saved by His Wife through Dr Kings New Discovery

Mrs J R Flint of Braintree Vermont praises her husband’s recovery from a dreadful cough after insisting he use Dr Kings New Discovery. The remedy is described as safe for throat and lung troubles including grip bronchitis croup whooping cough quinsy tonsillitis and hemorrhage. Available 50 cents and 1.00 guaranteed by Irvin and Willard.

J. R. Flint Braintree Kings New Discovery Irvin & Willard

Amos Martin Dies at Home North of Newtown

Amos Martin longtime farmer and prominent resident of the Newtown area died Saturday at 1 pm at his home four miles north of town. He was 59, survived by a wife a daughter Mrs Newman Marlatt and four sons Frank Elmer John and Charles. Funeral 2 pm Tuesday at the residence with interment in Green Bay cemetery. Headlines note school play and church events following.

Amos Martin Newtown Martin Newman Marlatt Frank Elmer John Charles Green Bay

Taft Prosecutions Outpace Roosevelt Under Sherman Law

Taft administration reports show 22 civil suits and 40 criminal indictments under the Sherman act through February 1912. Disintegration of the tobacco trust and other major cases are cited as proof of enforcement, with outcomes favorable to the government.

Notable Taft Achievements

A concise list of Taft era accomplishments highlights arbitration treaties with Britain and France, vetoes on statehood bills, enforcement of the Sherman Act, tariff and currency reforms, open door in China, canal progress, anti peonage, public budgeting, and extensive government modernization. It notes economic gains, regulatory reforms, and improvements in civil service and conservation.

Great Britain France Arizona Russia Interstate Commerce Commission West China Cuba South Central America Economy and Efficiency Commission Japan Pacific

Taft's Record Against Trusts in Civil and Criminal Prosecutions

Taft administration breaks all records in legal accomplishments. The article compares Taft with five presidents, noting extensive trust prosecutions in both civil and criminal spheres across his terms.

Taft

Beware of Ointments for Catarrh Mercury Warning

Caution against mercury containing catarrh ointments. Hart warnings note damage to smell and mucous systems. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney & Co Toledo advertised as mercury free and taken internally with testimonials. Sold by druggists at 75 cents per bottle. Take Hall's family pills for constipation.

Hall F. J. Chenney & L Co Toledo Ohio Cheney & Co

Sherman anti trust prosecutions by administrations

The record lists prosecutions under the Sherman act by administration totals. Harrison three years, Cleveland four years, McKinley four and one half years, Roosevelt seven and one half, Taft two years eleven months. Overall civil and criminal suits are shown with a final total of 2240 cases in 1844.

Taft Bar of Justice Mr. Roosevelt Mr. Taft Roosevelt Mr Roosevelt Harrison Cleveland McKintey

Gil Anderson Drives Stutz in Second 500 Mile Sweepstakes

Gil Anderson, driver of the Stutz entry number one, will race in the second annual 500 Mile International Sweepstakes at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Memorial Day. He previously completed the first 500 mile race without any mechanical adjustment, a feat that highlighted the model’s reliability and spurred the formation of a company to build more models on that successful chassis.

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Lexington Motor Car Company Connersville Ind Harry Knight America Lexington Knight Wescott Carnegie Carnegie Commission Stutz Ideal Motor Car Company Indianapolis Gil” Anderson Len Zengie Billy Knipper Mercedes Spencer Wishart Port Chester New York Ralph DePalma Louis Disbrow Harvey Herrick Wilcox, Merz and Herz Fiat E. E. Hewlett Los Angeles Cal Yeddy Tetzlaff United States Speedway Gil Anderson Anderson

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