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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1912
Page
4
President Taft condemns lynching in an Howard University address. He says the man who pulls the rope should hang by the rope. The report covers varied political and legal matters, including Wall Street control charges, patent law reform talks, and other congressional items.
Hlen Anderson, eighteen, broke her leg dancing the Texas Tommy at a fraternal society ball in Duluth during the height of the dance. The scene followed the main display at funerala denounced by the Catholic synod. Maine delegates to the Republican convention remain uninstructed but pledged to Roosevelt, who led four Roosevelt candidates by 749 to 479 over Taft.
Report notes the Irish home rule bill being introduced in parliament. The article mentions widespread killings and villages swept away by the eruption of Chiriqui peak near Bocas del Toro in Panama and references Captain Olavik of the United States stationed at Fort Morgan arriving in Mobile Alabama.
H F Larue, a well known farmer southeast of here near the Ohio line, was shot in the head while at his kitchen table. The would be killer fled in darkness as a hastily formed posse pursues him. Larue is married with several children and may not recover. No robbery or clear motive noted. In nearby Hagerstown graduating girls will wear calico dresses with pink dots rather than traditional gowns.
The two story house of John Ramage at Harmony burned, with losses over 3000 dollars and insurance about 2100. The fire reached Miss Jane Rumwell's home but caused no serious damage. The Ramages, awakened by their baby choking on smoke, found the roof already in flames.
Logansport will receive a $100,000 hospital and ninety acres of ground for no park, while Cass county gains a large park from the estate of Judge D D Dykeman. The will case upheld the provisions. Jonathan and George P Dyke man, brothers of the late jurist, had attempted to break the will.
Five year old Anna Bell, daughter of Romey Clay and his wife, was fatally burned at a bonfire near Bloomington while trying to help. Her mother attempted to rescue her and suffered serious burns. The incident occurred as the farmers near the area watched or participated in the bonfire.
George Keller found Nelson Kees, a traveling man from St. John Michigan, on the B and O railroad tracks near here with his left leg crushed after an express train passed. He was taken to the county poor farm where his leg was amputated.
Lafayette Samuel Hene president of City National Bank and part owner of a major local retail business died of pneumonia after illness since early year. Born in Germany 56 years ago, he began as a peddler and built a fortune through steady effort.
Fire at the Lithia hotel in Attica destroyed a vacant building once used for dances and society functions. The blaze, likely started by a cigarette stub, caused about $20,000 in loss and left the property uninsured.
Mrs. Harriet Beadle, 60, of eight miles south of Petersburg, died in a garden fire when she attempted to burn trash. Her clothes caught fire and were burned away before help could reach her.
State superintendent Charles A. Greathouse has asked Indiana teachers to observe Mothers Day on May 10 by dedicating part of the day to lessons on maternal sacrifice and its role in schooling. The plan, started last year, will be observed in city and town schools this spring as country schools hold Arbor Day in fall.
New Albany man New Albany Louis Zints, twenty five, a lineman for Home Telephone, is electrocuted on a pole at State and Elm streets. Hundreds witness his body hanging across wires while coworkers hold him until firefighters arrive. A responding reel wagon collides with a tree, killing one horse.
Logansport reports the death of 69 year old Samuel Cotner of Omaha who visited his nephew Cotner Barnett in Logansport and died at his home from heart disease. Born in Cass county he founded Cotner University in Lincoln Nebraska and is survived by a widow.
Greenfield fifty five year old man Burk drops dead at work near Greenfield. Marion Win tenroe seventy of East Germantown dies suddenly at John Hollings home due to apoplexy. A hundred dollars in damages awarded to Samuel Stiers from Stanley Hungerford after a runaway accident. Harry Lloyd sues the Big Four railroad for fifty nine thousand in damages over leg loss by locomotive accident. Peru county now restricts saloons in the city. Bunker Hill saloon license renewal denied amid remonstrance. William Whitten sues Huntington Furniture for five thousand damages for injuries at a plant. John Emery brake man fatally injured on a Grand Trunk freight train in Valparaiso yards. Jacob Wolf aged sixty five dies of Brights disease. Civil War veteran buried in Morristown. John Wilson arrested for claiming sixteen million on deposit in a New York bank and losing eighty five thousand in recent deals. officials suspect insanity. Crawfordsville Noblesville girls debate on equal suffrage. Crawfordsville wins affirmative, Noblesville negative. George We Cotton dealer of Marion hits grant court damages of one thousand by Mrs Evan Overman injured in November.
A historical note from Youth's Companion discusses a Bible verse translation approach, mentioning Zephaniah and Ezra the king's decree. The excerpt references Hebrew language elements and an English alphabet reading, noting the need for speed in following royal orders. The fragment hints at textual analysis and cross cultural interpretation.
Mrs Margaret Gunn of Roxbury Mass reports a nine month battle with a widespread rash on her baby during travel to Ireland and England. She credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with final disappearance of all sores and itching and no facial scarring. A free sample offer is included from Cuticura Dept L Boston.
Writers joke about temperate wisdom and dental jokes while promoting Garfield Tea as nature’s cure. The quip contrasts avoiding harsh medicine with a light jab at birth wisdom teeth and modern remedies.
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