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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1913
Page
6
A meat concern ships hams and frankfurters to Baltimore using a gas heated smoke house, described as a new brewing departure in meat curing. Uruguay notes a historic step appointing a woman to its diplomatic service and now plans training for women telegraphers for government work.
The National Conservation Exposition grounds in Knoxville feature the log cabin where Admiral Farragut, famed Union sea fighter, was born. The piece notes his Civil War role and the enduring historical significance of his birthplace to Northern visitors.
The article previews the National Conservation Exposition showcasing the South to a national audience. It highlights regional exhibits, speakers, and the expected impact on tourism and industry.
The National Conservation Exposition in Knoxville Tennessee from September to November aims to show the South as it is today to counter northern stereotypes. The event coincides with the G A R encampment in Chattanooga and expects over one million visitors. Exhibits from government state and commerce highlight southern progress in industry agriculture and prosperity in the New South era.
The country turns its eyes toward the South’s Great Exposition as diverse exhibits and regional industries showcase progress and promise. Officials emphasize cultural and economic impact across states.
The National Conservation Exposition in Knoxville near Chattanooga showcases a planned national scope with U S government support. The event features departments for minerals waters education health forests and agriculture with leaders including Julia Lathrop Harvey W Wiley and Don Carlos Ellis directing key exhibits.
Railroads in the South offer very low fares for the Grand Army of the Republic encampment in Chattanooga in September and the National Conservation Exposition in Knoxville Tennessee from September 1 to November 1. Liberal stopover privileges and many side trips are provided.
The South urges the North to visit in September as the Grand Army of the Republic holds a national encampment south of the Mason Dixon line and the National Conservation Exposition runs from September 1 to November 1 in Knoxville. The letter promises Southern hospitality and aims to showcase current southern advances and future prospects.
Rural Indiana fairgoers will enjoy daily programs by the John C. Weber band of Cincinnati the Indianapolis Military band and the Indianapolis News Newsboys band during the September fair week. The Weber band returns after popular demand with soloists and new singer Miss Wilmine Hammann. The Indianapolis Military Band directed by H W Klausmann marks its silver jubilee at the fair with forty musicians and Miss Anna Woodward as soprano soloist. The Newsboys Band led by J B Vanda worker will perform all week near the administration building with over fifty members in its eighteenth year at the state fair.
Professor Welling recounts Ranger Pulaski saving thirty five men during a fierce forest blaze in the Coeur d Alene reservation. With a burning shaft shelter and bare-handedly blocking flames, he sacrificed sight and endured burns while keeping the crew from panicking. Five died, but thirty five survived.
The Indiana state fair management during the exposition week of September 8 will be directed by a slate of seventeen officials who form the State Board of Agriculture. President Clem Graves of Bunker Hill and secretary treasurer Charles Downing head general administration. Department managers include Admissions L C Boyd Indianapolis grandstand Charles W Hickman Lafayette speed Charles H Anthony Muncie horses Warren T McCray Kentland cattle Dan C Reed Attica sheep John L Thompson Gas City swine Cornelius O’Brien Lawrenceburg poultry John Isenbarger North Manchester art James E McDonald Ligonier horticulture John C Haines Rockport agriculture Mason J Niblack Vincennes machinery Ed S Tuell Corydon concessions Oscar Hadley Plainfield coliseum I Newt Brown Franklin amusements Knode Porter Hagerstown.
James Watkins, jailed in Searchlight Nevada for stealing lace curtains, escaped at night and wandered forty miles across the desert to care for his pet cats. The sheriff later found him milk feeding the cats at his cabin. the charge may be dismissed due to his affection for his pets.
The United States consul in Prague Bohemia notes there are not enough flies to justify fly paper trade. He lists brick stone granite streets and buildings with no wooden sidewalks or doors, clean daily streets, and no breeding grounds for flies.
A Chinese bank note claimed to be 6500 years old was presented to the New York subtreasury official for deposit and exchange. Issued during the Minh dynasty in the reign of Emperor Tai-Tsee (1368–1399), its face value was one kwan, equivalent to less than 12 cents today.
A New York farmer and wife sheltered a stormbound traveler who stayed without funds. He paid by leaving his trunk, which later yielded a Rock Python kept as a pet. The reptile was sent to the Bronx Zoo after a ledger revealed the showman’s hard luck.
The Postal union at Berne reveals country by country post card circulation. Germany leads with 1.5 million per year, Japan 894 million, Great Britain 845 million, Austria 432 million, Russia 290 million, Italy 137 million, Hungary 113 million, France 30 million due to high postage.
Report notes 4,969 ships totaling 18,324,794 tons passed Suez in 1911 up from 4,533 ships and 16,581,898 tons in 1910. Average net tonnage climbs toward 3,690 tons. British share reaches 62.2 percent by ships and 64 percent by tonnage, with German shares at 13.4 and 15.3 percent.
Counsel presents a record of a couple who wed in one day after a January 17 proposal. By January 18 they secured a license at Doctors' Commons and married after finding a available curate. They traveled by taxi from Doctors' Commons to confirm the curate before 2 PM.
Nathan Behrin, an official New York Supreme Court stenographer, reportedly won a world shorthand title by taking five minutes of dictation at 281 words per minute with only 17 errors. About 20 competitors took part in the contest.
The United States submarine F-1 achieved a new depth record of 283 feet during a six hour submerged cruise in San Francisco bay this fall. The boat held this depth for ten minutes at six knots before rising to nineteen feet and moving at eight knots. The previous record stood at 256 feet.
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