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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1912
Page
7
A voyage news item reports MME NAVRATIL Meether leading the Titanic Waifs as they depart Nice to return home. The crew and passengers prepare for the crossing with early signals of favorable winds.
The Socialist national convention nominates Eugene V. Debs of Indiana for president and Emil Seidel of Wisconsin for vice president. Debs enjoys near unanimous support while Seidel edges Charles Edward Russell for the vice presidential slot. The delegates declare against violence in labor strikes.
In Indianapolis delegates approve a platform shift on farm policy and union rights. Miss Maley's proposal to require women voters in party membership wins 135 to 86. A compromise on labor favors craft organizing and union membership for eligible young men while Haywood’s industrial union stance is noted. The farmers' plank calls for socially owned farms and abolishing tenantry.
Mayor Shanak of Indianapolis issues invitations to all Indiana city mayors for a May 24 municipal parade. The office seeks enough autos for visiting officials to ride, noting Indiana towns plan motorized fire and police fleets. Indianapolis is highlighted as advanced in urban automobile use.
Lincoln W. Dixon of North Vernon was renominated for Congress by acclamation at the Fourth district Democratic convention in Greensburg. One hundred forty one delegates from eleven counties attended.
Chicago police swooped on 1632 Wells Street to find George A. Schmidt senior, wife, daughter, and son over a prostrate burglar. The youth said he found an open porch window after returning from a 3 am dance and called for help as the family aided the struggle until the intruder tired.
Emilio Campus, a 20 year old native Filipino newly arrived in Dayton, caused a gas explosion by lighting a cigarette in a gas store. Seven people were in the house. all but Campus escaped injury. Campus suffered burns and internal injuries but is expected to recover.
The Scientific American reports a German inventor Court Musician Bernard Samuels has created a bellows based device that supplies air to reed players via a mouthpiece and foot bellows. It allows breath control during performance enabling indefinitely sustained notes and easier execution of difficult passages without lung inflation.
The New York Post reports on false belief that 1910 five cent coins contain gold. Mint acting director A V Kelley explains any yellow tinge comes from sulfur exposure, not gold, and notes efforts to correct the impression through the press.
An examination of J. C. Percy’s essay on Bulls Irish and English, arguing Irish bulls stem from mental quickness and self expression. It cites witty lines from Gladstone Balfour Randolph Churchill Myles and O’Shea, plus everyday misstatements and blunt remarks from Irish life.
A German chemist extracted a poison from ricinus seeds that is described as the most powerful yet known. The report states a gram could kill about 1.5 million guinea pigs, and that with illness the body can gain immunity to much larger doses. This contrasts with poisons like arsenic and morphine, whose lethal limits are far lower.
A laborer named Wilduff, fearing fairies, threw up an acre of land acquired under the laborers act meant for a cottage by the Athlone district council. He opposed the plot because it contains a fort that would need removal and refused to disturb the fairies home, believing no luck would come if they did.
A Russian method soaks telegraph poles in brine for three or four months. The wood then absorbs 70 to 100 percent of its weight in salt solution, greatly increasing durability. It is said to have been discovered by accident when salt buried near a telegraph pole affected the wood.
Sixty nine bachelors in Dunshaughlin County Meath have three months to marry or leave the municipal laborers' cottages they occupy. The housing action reflects local government policy in the Irish town.
A wise man wants to lengthen both Ruskin quote reflected as a brief reflection on restraint and patience.
A health advert notes that a strong foundation of digestion prevents collapse and urges taking Dr. Kine's New Digest Pills at once to tone the stomach regulate liver kidneys and bowels. Pleasant easy safe and only 25 cents at Irvin and Willard's.
A humorous exchange from Stray Stories features Sandy Pike recalling a $2,900 windfall that chased him in the form of a prize bulldog. The kind lady moralizes that fortune never chases anyone, while Sandy recounts narrowly escaping the dog and making the fence by two feet.
A Chicago Post remark contrasts real greatness with perceived smartness. It argues that true greatness may go unrecognized, while cleverness lets others believe in your worth.
Advertisement urges readers to visit the Republican office for up to date horse bills and pricing. The message emphasizes fair prices and current listings for horses and related bills.
Jack and Jill are described as having repeated a hill trip with Jack sustaining a cracked crown after tumbling, while Jill soothes him with a pail of water. The scene is presented as a juvenile chronicle entry from the Chicago Tribune.
Believed to relieve feverishness bad stomach and seething disorders while regulating bowels and expelling worms. Widely used by mothers for 22 years they never fail. Available at druggists Zoe sample free address 4 3 Olmsted Le Roy NY.
In the House on May 23, Frank Buchanan explains as a new member he has equal floor rights and notes his two earlier attempts to speak failed. He says his lack of apology is not by choice but due to his recent entry and the audience reacts with laughter.
A St. Louis doctor reports testing a skull fracture theory 275 times. He says tickling the ankle a half inch above the sole causes the big toe to curl up if the skull is fractured, while downward toe movement indicates an intact skull.
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