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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1913
Page
2
A German professor allegedly proposes a school to teach love making, a notion dismissed by critics as unnecessary and ill advised. The piece contrasts this with enduring human instincts and notes broader societal debates on guidance and education.
Georgia legislature protests Congress action on proposing a constitutional amendment for direct U S senators. The report argues the process violated Article 5 and state rights, urging the governor to protest to federal authorities and other states, while pledging consent only if amendments are properly proposed.
President Taft in a special message to Congress urges giving cabinet members seats on the floor and rights to participate in debates. He cites improved cooperation between executive and legislative branches as essential and notes civil service reforms for postmasters, land law revisions, and agricultural credit investigations.
Washington December 21 J Pierpont Morgan told the house money trust committee that there could be no money trust and that control is personal to money and credits He said he preferred combination over competition and that no single man could monopolize money Morgan estimated Morgan firm deposits at about 100 million dollars and produced fiscal agreements with the New York Central and the New Haven Hartford railroads
Twenty two of twenty seven crew members die when the freighter Florence of the Furness line goes ashore in dense fog near St Shott's Newfoundland. Five survivors reach Trepassy after aiding others and escaping sea and gale during the disaster. Captain Barr ordered a late embarkation but the ship broke apart as the tide shifted and gale intensified.
Washington dispatch reports 30000 turkeys moved on a death train from Tennessee to Baltimore Philadelphia and New York for Christmas meals, as a special transit to holiday tables. In New York four auto bandits attacked two Silk Finishing Company paymasters, beating them and stealing 1200 dollars.
Harvard students hunt a "Raffles" figure after a $10,000 theft from eight dorm rooms in Boston on December 24. Victims include Robert Taft Jr., son of the university president, as investigators seek clues.
President Taft granted a pardon to Henry Nelson of Owensboro Kentucky who had recently been sentenced to the penitentiary for moonshine distilling in the Kentucky mountains. The action was announced from Washington on December 21. Nelson faced a mountain region illegal liquor case and now avoids imprisonment.
Middletown New York December 21 authorities believe authenticity reached Charlie Drake inmate of the county poorhouse that he is heir to half a million dollars
The remains of Ambassador Whitelaw Reid received full British honors as they left Dorchester House for Victoria Station and then Plymouth. A naval guard will escort the coffin on to the Natal, with American warships meeting midway. The Westminster abbey memorial service drew about 2,500 attendees including American residents and officials. Mr. and Mrs. Ogden Mills Reid arrived in Plymouth. Crown Princess Cecilie missed London.
Bert Jackson aged eighty five died after a fright from the death of two inmates at the Wabash county infirmary. He suffered a mortal fear of a corpse prompting the fatal episode, shocking local officials and inmates.
London reports hopeful yet firm Balkan envoys pressed the Turkish demand to revictual Adrianople. If refused, peace talks likely drop and the allies threaten renewed war unless a mediation plan favors their victors with provisioning rights.
General Domingo Diaz a noted Central American soldier and patriot died in New York on Sunday from pneumonia. He had arrived from Paris a few days earlier and was a prominent political figure in the region.
In Norway jail Orangeburg county Henry Fitts a Black man was seized by a mob and struck to death after arrest for failing to pay a note. The incident occurred on the preceding Sunday following his confinement.
Interstate Commerce Commission bulletin reports 148 deaths from train accidents in April June 1912, with 8,215 injuries and 19,348 industrial-related casualties. Steam road casualties for the year ending June 30 1912 totaled 160,123 with 10,685 deaths, marking increases over the previous year.
A small earthquake shook Fort de France on Sunday near seven as residents evacuated homes but no damage was reported. The tremor caused notable alarm among locals.
Cipriano Castro exiled former Venezuelan president left Havre for New York Sunday sailing from Havre where he has resided in Paris since his ouster years ago.
A British village meeting about sending a youth to Canada backfired when six testimonials praised him too highly. The son, astonished by the glowing remarks, declared he would not depart after all. His father listened as the crowd overpraised him, sealing his stay.
Mrs Barbara Prim of Stratford reports a three year winter ringworm outbreak on her seven year old son. After ineffective ointments she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment for about a month and the child was cured. Sample and Skin Book offered by Cuticura Dept L Beston.
A hotel guest recalls odd experiences during waiter strikes in New York and Boston. In New York a tough waiter mocked a boiled eggs order asking to shell them, while in Boston a burly breakfast waiter dismissed a mild protest and revealed he aimed to be a strike-breaker in the truckers’ action.
Hobey Baker, famed football star, is seen lunching in Philadelphia. A girl mentions a Princeton sophomore who played poorly on his class team. Baker quips that the player was likely a drawback, highlighting the joke about his position.
The Chicago Examiner notes that over 500 divorced wives pay alimony in one state, with 450 in Indiana, 678 in Ohio, 566 in Wisconsin, while Pennsylvania reports only sixty. The piece frames the issue around abused husbands and alimony dynamics in the United States.
Consumers urged to examine every bottle of Castoria for the signature "In Use For Over 0 Years" and to ensure safety for infants and children as the product is marketed as a safe remedy.
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