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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1912
Page
2
A Charleston News and Courier inspired meditation on personal purpose in life. It argues individuals must find their own aim within themselves and prepare at all times rather than rely on luck or necessity to drive outcomes.
Benjamin C. Marsh of New York told the Citizenship Class that no wage earner should pay more than 20 percent of income for rent. He argues this is a tighter standard than the traditional one fourth and would free more funds for food clothing and savings.
The article notes unclear ties between rising concealed weapon arrests and gun culture growth. It highlights Cleveland Plain Dealer remarks, authorities’ concern, and Judge Cull’s firm stance against concealed carry while other courts show renewed urgency.
The Milwaukee Wisconsin notes a San Francisco costume ball outshining New York fancy dress with Eastern and Oriental themes. Guests wore exotic outfits including mauve pantaloon emblems and coral pink Oriental trousers. A Salome dance among six girls contrasts with the event's lavish overall display. A Philadelphia man who aided a tramp years ago now inherits a fortune from the grateful wanderer.
A western court labeled a bulldog a weapon noting its muzzle power at close range and velocity against an intruder. In San Francisco a wealthy club member was killed after spying on his wife and her chauffeur, reflecting a lapse in local etiquette.
A sequence of deadly rail accidents reports eight deaths in Indiana and Quebec with many injured. In Ottawa Pontiac line wreck near Hull leaves five dead. in Georgia a head on collision near Social Circle kills four and injures nine. Other incidents in Indiana and Illinois add to the toll with crews and passengers trapped or injured.
The U S Senate approved Taft’s arbitration pacts with England and France by 76 to 3 after revisions. The treaties exclude disputes over Monroe doctrine application alien admission to the U S public schools and territorial integrity of states. Administration backers were stunned by the unexpected opposition.
Senator Richard Fitzherbert was found guilty on charges of conduct inconsistent with the duties of a state senator. The vote was strictly along party lines with eleven Republicans for guilty and nine Democrats for not guilty. Expulsion requires a two-thirds vote, which the verdict does not achieve. He was charged with attempting to extort $3,000 from a gas company to withdraw bills.
Ninety inmates jailed for alleged breach of San Diego speech ordinance lock their guards out of the cell area and try to tear out cells and walls. Police plan to starve them into submission.
Andrew Hard, famed life guard at Atlantic City, died in Camden when an unstoppable sneeze caused a ruptured blood vessel. The longtime athlete collapsed at his residence, ending a notable public career.
Five people were killed and several injured in a wreck on the Canadian Pacific Pontiac line west of Hull Quebec. The victims were aboard a train traveling from Waltham.
Reports from Taku and Tientsin note 200 marines arriving from Shanghai with the Cincinnati and a French detachment being landed. Proclamations offer five days grace to looters who return loot. Foreign ministers protest Yuan Shih-kai’s troops near the Tientsin concession while Ming forces surge in Shandong and Pekin.
Sensational rumors in Mexico City claim Taft and Stimson will offer cabinet posts to rebel leaders to pacify Vasquistas liberals army and Maderistas. Names floated include Francisco Vasquez Gomez as public instruction minister and Francisco de La Barra for foreign relations along with others. In separate dispatch, a violent Acatlan battle leaves hundreds dead as Zapatistas clash with federal forces drawing women into combat.
In Washington a House committee heard testimonies from boys and girls from Lawrence Massachusetts about long hours and low pay. They complained of paying five cents weekly for canal water to the American Woolen company and showed mutilated hands and wounds as evidence. Representatives Berger and Gompers spoke on rival unions with corroboration from Miss Jane Bock.
Plymouth Massachusetts Mrs Lena Cusmumano of Hull was sentenced by Judge Joseph F Quinn to die in the electric chair during the week beginning June 2 for the murder of her husband Frank on September 18 1910 Enrico Masciolli alias Harry Marshall was sentenced to die in the same week for participation in the crime both insisting on their innocence.
The fourth Ohio constitutional convention approved a proposal to amend the state constitution to allow women to participate in all elections. Among 109 delegates voting, 76 supported the equal suffrage amendment. 119 delegates are in the convention and the action will go to the male voters with other proposed amendments.
Chicago. John Stacey one of the convicted slayers of Mrs Hattie Kauffman collapsed in the county jail after the 25 year sentence. Ham Rollin Channell also drew a similar prison term while George Towhead Rathenau received a life sentence. Four women fainted as verdicts were pronounced and relatives were removed to ante rooms.
Battleship Utah under Captain W S Zenson averaged 22 knots for four hours off Providence, beating prior US Navy records. The design speed was 20.75 knots and engine output exceeded contractor estimates by 7000 horsepower.
John Mitchell, vice president of the American Federation of Labor, refused to assure Judge Wright that he would hereafter heed the court's decrees. He said such an admission would imply past noncompliance and would prefer contempt conviction over any other acquittal based on facts.
The Standard Oil Company of New York advanced refined petroleum in cases twenty points to 10.10 cents a gallon and in barrels ten points to 8.20 cents. No change was made in the bulk price at 4.60 cents.
A fresh consignment of J Pierpont Morgans art is unloaded in New York from the Oceanic. The abroad appraisal for the collection is $1 000 900.
Detroit Michigan report says the Port Austin bank at Port Austin and the Thumb bank at Konde were closed. Both were private banks run by James H Hall a longtime Port Austin and Thumb district lawyer. Assignments for benefit of creditors were made in both cases. No reasons for the failures were released.
A joint resolution in Jackson calls for U S Senator Leroy Percy to resign. It cites an alleged promise to quit if defeated in last summer's Democratic primary, where former Gov James K Vardaman won the nomination over Percy.
In Merritt British Columbia rescuers pulled seven bodies from the Diamond Vale collieries after a gas explosion. News from surface warned eight more men may be dead, prompting continued recovery efforts.
Lansing reports the state senate approved a Ball resolution by 20 to 12 to create a presidential preference primary in April to guide national delegates chosen by the state convention. The house has already passed the measure.
Former San Francisco mayor Eugene E Schmitz is acquitted by Judge Lawler of bribery charges connected to the graft prosecutions. The judge directed a not guilty verdict citing insufficient evidence of convicting. Also Knox heads to Corinto with an armed guard and will not visit Granada in Nicaragua.
Charles D. Devoin a prominent hotel operator in the state died after a fall from the roof of a four story flat building in Fond du Lac. Police investigated the accident and the cause remained under inquiry.
A Theater gossip item notes actresses in New York adopting a Long Island chicken farm trend. A leading lady leased property and sought a reputable poulterer asking for a thousand hens and a thousand roosters to pursue the venture.
A savage chief brandishes a glittering spear near a captive missionary. The exchange reveals a tense moment as the captive, though unsettled by the weapon, comments it goes against his stomach. The scene unfolds in a locality with no market for humor and ends with the captive's death.
A wintertime testimonial from a North Country mail carrier recounts quitting coffee after nervousness insomnia and fatigue. He credits Grape-Nuts and Postum with restored health appetite digestion eye-sight and steady work on long routes. The ad urges reading the Road Wellville prospectus and notes these letters appear periodically as genuine.
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