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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1912
Page
2
A Baltimore meat concern uses a gas heated smoke house for curing hams and frankfurters marking a new departure in meat processing. Uruguay becomes the first country to appoint a woman to its diplomatic service and now provides for instruction of women telegraphers for government service.
Democrats win every statewide seat in Massachusetts as David J. Walsh is elected governor by about 60 000 votes. Republicans maintain control of the state legislature with gains in both chambers.
In Pittsburg on November 4, Congress member S. G. Porter loses to Joseph C. Armstrong by a razor edge. Final majorities range from about 240 to 1090 with official canvass pending. Porter campaigned on home rule anti bossism backed by Magee and Moose leaders. Armstrong viewed as the organization candidate. County road funds and other local races influenced turnout as voters were drawn toward or away from mayoral contenders. Harry W. McIntosh defeats R. H. Jackson for district attorney, while McIntosh ran on joint tickets and led Porter in city wards but not enough in country districts.
New York Nov 5 Judge McCall the Tammany candidate for mayor retired early last night. A campaign manager called to say he was defeated. He replied I have been playing golf all day and I am tired I will send a telegram of congratulation to Mr Mitchel and go back to bed.
Goshen New York Burton W Gibson plans a third trial over the death of Rosa Menschik Szabo at Greenwood Lake July 16 1912 The defense will be new says Robert H Elder Gibson’s attorney with Henry Kohl and Jacob J Singer as associates A conference will discuss the plan and a different strategy is expected Gibson in good health exercises daily with dumbbells
French aviator Pegoud loops a plane from 1500 feet and lands safely. He earlier drew crowds by parachute drop tricks and then planned a somersault. Wegand also plunges 3000 feet before a vertical circle and gentle landing.
Stephen S. Garlock, 69 and Civil War veteran, accuses wife Mary of spiritualist deception. He claims a seance invoked his deceased first wife guiding him to deed property to the second wife and later coerced him into a $500 note with a deed of trust. A daughter allegedly interfered to block signing.
Baltimore election results show the Democratic State ticket winning by about 20 000. Blairlee, the Democrat candidate for the United States Senate, is elected by at least that margin and was backed by President Wilson. He is noted as the first U S senator elected by popular vote in a contest.
Charles F. Murphy stated that Mr. Mitchel has been elected by a majority of voters and that opponents wish him a successful administration and substantial benefit to the city. He added the result speaks for itself.
mayor G R Lunn the Socialistic candidate for re election was defeated by fusion choice J Teller Schoolcraft by a plurality of 2099. The Socialists also lost control of the city council and the county board of supervisors.
The Buffalo City Election on November 5 re-elected Louis P. Fuhrmann as mayor by about 6500 votes. Other Democratic city office nominees won by pluralities up to 12000.
Niagara Falls voters backed the Democratic ticket with Mayor William Laughlin elected by the largest plurality in city history. The result marks a record municipal landslide for the party.
In Bridgeport Connecticut on November 5 Republicans swept the city ticket winning every seat. Democrats managed four aldermen with Republicans taking eight aldermen totals.
The United States naval wireless news service keeps warship crews informed nightly of baseball scores and news. The battleship Illinois reported the system worked while 2,175 nautical miles from Arlington and 2,610 miles from Key West, intercepting European messages as well.
The collier Alexander once bought for the Spanish-American war has been struck from the naval list and is offered for sale. Built in England in 1894 this steel schooner displaces 1181 tons with 343 feet length and 42 foot beam powered by 1000 horsepower triple engines. She has served as a fuel ship for the Asiatic fleet and now lies at Glongapo in the Philippines.
Henry Wheeling, twelve, of Crawfordsville nd, claimed to ride the entire two month journey on the rear of autos. He was found wedged in a large tire at Pomona thirty five miles east of Los Angeles. He received a hearty meal and a comfortable ride for the rest of the trip. He said he had not spent a cent on the voyage.
The advertisement promotes Dr King's New Discovery for colds coughs throat and lung troubles. It claims rapid effect and cites a testimonial from S A Stid of Major Michigan who says two 50 cent bottles cured pneumonia. Prices are 40 cents and 1.00 at Irvin's drug store.
The text explains lobsters and crabs eat one prey and eye another, stomachs complete the chewing while they chase the next. They lack teeth in mouths and instead use stomach teeth to finish mastication. Claws chew the first morsel and pass unfinished food to the stomachs for final grinding.
Women troubled with fainting spells backache headaches weakness or kidney troubles are advised to use Electric Bitters. Mrs Laura Gaines of Avoca La reports doctors gave up but Bitters revived her health. Try them 50 cents or 1 dollar recommended by Irvia's drug store.
A playful list pairs candies with puns and clues. Peppermint, Buttercups, Lemon drops, But terscotch, Gumdrop, Jordan almonds, Hourhound, Popcorn, Fudge, Wintergreen, Straws appear as answers. Each line links a treat to a witty description or homonym, forming a breezy puzzle.
A dog named Romp earned meat by paying with slippers and a single cent given by his master. When the master later asked for slippers, Romp failed to fetch them, so he paid for meat by delivering the slippers one by one to the butcher.
The article recalls the Pisa cathedral echo as an unmatched sound, where two notes barely reverberate and three fill the walls with a monumental harmony. It also mentions a Finnish cavern that answers with terrifying utterances when lungs reach capacity.
The speaker imagines being a milkmaid traveling the Milky Way from star to star. Stars wink and praise her beauty as she counts butterflies’ wings, finding joy in the dream until the sun wakes her to day.
A Lonston clergyman reports a ten month old puppy learning from an older dog to imitate a single gentle scratch at a door. When the nurse failed to admit the puppy, the older dog’s quiet signal allowed entry and, soon after, the pup copied the method, leading to an identical knock.
In Alberta a Ruthenian immigrant village constructs houses without nails or hardware. Log built with thatched roofs, twig doors, and wooden latches. Floors hewn with no nails. Roofs use woven straw packed tight to shed weather for decades.
The text outlines a folk language of flowers linking blooms to meanings such as beauty for rose, uneasiness for marigold, expectation for anemone, restraint for goldenred, and bonds of love for honeysuckle. It also assigns values like friendship, glory, happiness, and various personal states to multiple plant names.
The piece traces idioms saying show the white feather to mean cowardice and As poor as Job's turkey to a humorist joke about a feeble turkey with a single tail feather. It notes a crossbreed gamecock and the biblical Job reference as context.
Explanations trace Hello to halloup a distance hail from halloup meaning a wolf cry in Carnwood forest Leicester shire England. Hurrah traced to Slavonic buray meaning to Paradise used to signal fallen soldiers go to heaven.
A classroom exchange features a student named John answering why Washington crossed the Delaware by joking that other rivers were too far away. The rustic humor reflects a teacher prompting the historical moment.
An engineer touring Sierra Gorda encounters four armed bandits who seize his horse then accept hospitality. The leader returns the engineer’s watch money and goods by morning and even provides two armed escorts for the journey, in a tale from Engineering Magazine.
A vivid description of Zanzibar in Howe’s Monthly recalls a sultan long under English rule. The palace, harem, and fort fade as a gunboat’s arrival and battlefield shells force a dramatic defeat of the sultan’s navy and end his independent sway.
Harper's Weekly notes that steering a modern steamship stays hard as waves deflect the compass. A one degree error appears minor on the card but would drift the ship about four miles daily. The helm cannot perfectly counteract rolling and wave-induced shifts.
The Washington Star quotes Diogenes asking for an honest man and offers a wry punchline about conducting a long and costly investigation with minimal expense, framing a critique of inquiry and philanthropy.
In a humorous exchange a man named Percy asks to buy paper to propose to a young lady, but a clerk redirects him to a hardware store and suggests sandpaper as the needed item. The banter resembles a humorous courtroom exchange.
The fragment suggests a critique of a toffee described as thick and muddy with the odd word thiee, indicating a rough texture and unclear flavor. Walter remarks on the confection in a terse, cryptic note.
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