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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1911
Page
2
Conan Doyle recalls Samuel Pepys as a complex figure, a devoted civil servant and eloquent writer who stored three thousand volumes for a university library, with a bold stint during the plague yet slipped into trivial diaries and private faults.
After 17 years of steady effort Mrs. Chris Evans, wife of life prisoner Chris Evans, awaits a pardon prospect for her husband at Folsom. Evans and John Sontag fought off California officers for 11 months in a bushwhacking clash. Evans, missing an eye and a hand, has stayed jailed while his wife cared for four children and pushed for governors to grant clemency. A parole is reported to be about to be granted.
Vancouver correspondent for the Portland Oregonian notes J A McCullum distilled turpentine from old fir stumps on his land east of the garrison. He claims turpentine can be profitably collected from stumps knots limbs and roots during land clearing, using a sequence from a five gallon oil can to a larger 30 gallon still yielding two gallons.
Dr. Loda Tanamura, dean at the University of Tokyo, says Japan has secured sheep stocks for experimentation. Goats and sheep have been sent from the United States for government use in developing stock raising. Japan plans a larger industry if feasible and profitable in the climate.
A described remedy instructs mixing four raw eggs with lemon juice to dissolve shells, then blending and adding brown sugar and rum. The mixture is bottled and taken by the spoonful each morning as a daily remedy.
A wry line argues no man can live in absolute calmness. A ready made philosopher notes that a man stays busy some times only if he does nothing but tear away calendars each year.
Report notes a candidate’s campaign activities stir talk as supporters distribute cigars amid questions over motives and propriety. The piece discusses public reaction and potential implications for the race.
The United States and Canada finalized a reciprocity pact affecting tariffs on farm products and live animals. Taft sent the treaty to Congress with a message urging its approval, outlining mutual tariff reductions on foods, raw materials, and manufactured goods, and noting the overall duty remissions and article values. The treaty moves to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for consideration.
Reports say 100 Mexican bandits seized a border town during a raid near the United States boundary. Local authorities, backed by federal forces, tightened patrols as residents sheltered in place and awaited official updates on casualties and security reinforcements.
Mexican rebels led by a California socialist seized Mexicali across the border, arrested Governor Terrazas, freed jailed inmates after killing Jailer Jose Villasenor, and announced a movement to overthrow Diaz era officials. They pledged no looting and protection for women and children as they fight to hold ground.
Arch bishop Ryan of Philadelphia, a leading American Roman Catholic prelate, is dying at his home from heart failure. Physicians expect death soon, after months of illness, with Dr Ernest La Place stating the aged archbishop will be eighty on February 20 and cannot live much longer.
The United Mine Workers of America adopted a substitute condemning the National Civic Federation as against organized labor by 497 to 369. The move disposes of the original motion to condemn the federation and withdraw members, and rejects the minority report calling for no action.
J E Bowen mails a private letter announcing his resignation as United States consul at Punta Arenas Chile. At seventy three he will retire from government service and return to his Clarion Iowa home.
John MacWhirter, the Scottish painter, died Saturday in London. Born near Edinburgh seventy four years ago, he was renowned for landscape works.
A pistol duel on a Yazoo Valley line left A Heron dead Charles Stewart. The killer terrorized passengers in Hamburg Mississippi holding villagers indoors for 24 hours before eluding a pursuing posse. A large bloodhound equipped search mounted for Heron in the surrounding country. He owned a local hotel and had threatened Stewart.
Twenty three Liberte survivors including officers and sailors faced a military tribunal at Port au Prince. They were found guilty of connection with the massacre of the admiral and several Haitian generals aboard and of burning the boat. All were condemned to death. Reports placed dead or missing around seventy.
Hostilities opened on the Peru Ecuador frontier with 200 Peruvian troops attacking Chaoras Ecuador near the border. Three Ecuadorians were killed and eight wounded. The Peruvian cruiser Almirante Grau departed Callao for Payta with 200 infantrymen to reinforce the frontier guard.
In Guayaquil hostile demonstrations force Ecuador to drop negotiations with the United States over the sale of the Galapagos islands. The government made a semi official announcement canceling talks amid protests and public pressure.
Jury in Wheeling West Virginia reported deadlock 11 to 1 for acquittal in the Laura Farnsworth Schenk murder trial charging her with poisoning her husband John O. Schenk.
Miss Mary Desha, one of the three founders of the National Daughters of the American Revolution, collapsed and died in Washington. The obituary notes her pivotal role in establishing the DAR and her lasting influence on the organization.
R H Bryson of Indianapolis was re elected president of the American Bowling Congress and A L Langtry of Milwaukee was re elected secretary. Milwaukee is practically decided upon as the 1912 tournament city.
Camden New Jersey twenty six indictments for election frauds were handed down Friday by the Camden county grand jury bringing totals to fifty five in one week.
Reports from Oaxaca say insurrectos in the Tuxtepec district number over 2,000, all well armed and mounted, with recruits from Vera Cruz and Oaxaca. Federals rushed to Tuxtepec in the last three days total about 1,200 infantry. The tropical terrain complicates the effort to suppress the uprising.
The North Dakota dry farming congress opened in Dickinson on January 31 with hundreds of farmers attending. Exhibits of agricultural products are extensive, prizes funded by Dickinson businessmen, and the Dickinson experiment station showcases grains and forage crops. Speakers include S. W. Vikenholz of Mandan and W. P. Snyder of the Hebron mining sub-station.
Dr Daniel A Cassella Genoese physician and store owner dies from two bullet wounds found in the back room. Madeline Baccigalupe is arrested in the Tombs charged with the murder as the intended marriage to Catherine Hagelstein is noted.
United States Commercial Agent John M. Turner warns Chilean and Peruvian ports fear Panama canal opening will divert east west traffic from Magellan Straits. Punta Arenas, a 12 000 population city with coal stops and thriving commerce, could lose business as ships switch routes.
Major General Frederick D. Grant returned aboard the Coamo and lauded the Porto Rican soldiers. He said the Porto Rican regiment is efficient, active, and disciplined, excelling in field work and in drill during his inspection.
A copy of Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy's will was filed in Suffolk county probate court. The petition does not disclose the value of her Boston property.
Eleven prisoners were released on parole from the federal prison in Atlanta. Names were not made public in line with a parole board regulation.
A discussion praising western Canada’s education system and farming success. It highlights Calgary and Alberta enrollment figures for 1909, school counts, and district totals, and notes strong agricultural education. It cites Mr. Adler’s Alberta ranch crop record and urges contacting a Canadian government agent for literature.
In the exchange, Stockbug is described as being on the street, with speculation focusing on how much longer he will remain there. The dialogue centers on his current situation and anticipated duration.
A farmer explains to Farmer Countessel that paying off his mortgage leaves him with money on hand that neighbors lack. he questions why he should complain about hard times when many others have boosted liquidity too. The exchange hints at shifting economic pressures in a rural community.
A brief exchange questions recognizing a man in the city and recalls a fleeting seaside acquaintance. The woman confirms a promised engagement but says nothing more about it.
A columnist argues that mild language is often mistaken for true tenderness, exploring how phrases perceived as kind can mask distant or self serving motives, and urges clearer intent in communication.
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