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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1912
Page
3
Washington figures including Andrew Carnegie testified before a House committee on steel and banking issues. Taft blocked wood pulp imports. National parties set convention dates in Baltimore and Chicago. Supreme Court and state cases roll on as Fla. and Ohio tragedies test public safety and policy.
Violent riots near the Palace of Justice in Paris injure many rioters and police during a protest tied to a trial of trade unionists. Caillaux and ministers resign amid cabinet tensions over Germany Morocco talks as troops patrol the Shun Hai Kuan to Tientsin line.
The United States reclamation service has completed 39 percent of the siphon project under the Colorado River. The work will carry water 14 miles from Laguna Dam on the Arizona California border to irrigate about 65 000 acres of land in the Yuma Valley.
Directors of the Federation of Women's clubs start a three day session in St. Louis Missouri to draft the program for the biennial June meeting to be held in San Francisco California.
Charles McGalliard, who shot his sweetheart Alta Hayworth at a Halloween dance, stands trial for first degree murder. Defense seeks emotional insanity due to broken marriage promises. The incident caused a death at the dance and a spectator’s heart attack. A separate accident and a Notre Dame musician narrowly escaped a fatal fire in Lafayette and South Bend.
A bread war erupts in Shelbyville as bakers George Sehloeich and John Manselbach announce four cents per loaf or three for ten cents. Expected to trigger a citywide price drop as hundreds of loaves arrive daily from Indianapolis and Cincinnati to undercut local shops.
The largest elevator in Clinton county at Cyclone six miles southeast of Frankfort owned by C W Lee Co was destroyed by fire of unknown origin. Three thousand bushels of wheat and a large quantity of corn and oats were burned. Loss estimated at 440000 with full insurance coverage.
Jasper Daniel Spurgeon aged sixty was found guilty of second degree murder in the Dubois circuit court for the death of his son in law Engworth Mack. The jury deliberated about thirty minutes before pronouncing the verdict and sentencing him to life imprisonment.
John Kimes ended his life by pulling a string to fire a double barreled shotgun at his left chest in his barn near Warsaw. Buckshot struck his heart and he died instantly.
Worthington D F Boyd of Indianapolis bought 117 head of fine cattle from Morgan Brothers of this county in one lot for a total price of $100 Read.
A 2800 acre farm near South Bend, sold to Chicago capitalists for 113000, will be cultivated for the first time with west trained superintendents. A Rumely oil pull tractor and an Oliver fifty gang plow are on order. A siding from the railroad and a freight depot will support crops of onions peppermint celery and corn. The tract is the region’s largest farm.
Shelbyville man Shelbyville Wilbur VanScyoe filed suit against George Cooper in police court. Cooper posted bond of 100 dollars to keep the peace after a quarrel that left Cooper badly hurt. Mrs Cooper joined the fray aiding VanScyoe by striking Cooper on the nose breaking it.
John Moody accidentally shot Henry C. Clore during a coon hunt near Splitrock. Clore, who had climbed a tree to shake a large coon to the ground, received twenty one shot to the face arms and chest. He fell from the tree but is reported in serious condition with a physician predicting recovery.
Evansville reports Hiram Seals aged eighty hermit living in Union township was found dead in his cabin. Believed frozen to death. He came to Union township about forty years ago and gave no past life details. He tended a small plot and hunted and trapped in winter. Weather Hinders Corn Gathering in Rush County with fifty percent of corn still in fields after freezing and snow delays. wheat benefits noted.
New Albany man Charles Brock accidentally shot his brother George while rabbit hunting. The bullet struck the knee and doctors decided to amputate the leg.
In Terre Haute robbers stole 800 dollars in cash and 2000 dollars of jewelry at the Ada Woods resort while inmates were at a moving picture show.
Since the Proctor law took effect Evansville saw saloons drop from 349 to 287 a 6.5 percent decrease. The change reflects enforcement impact and shifting local business conditions.
Rushville to see a state game preserve of over three thousand acres established east of town. Vincennes reports Charles Lancaster paroled from Michigan City prison after surrendering. he says he wants to return there. Newcastle notes a $15,000 malpractice suit against Dr. George L. Andrews of Muncie, jury unable to reach verdict. Elwood reports a house four miles south burned during revival. loss about $5,000, partly insured. Evansville CORONER says Mrs. Luther M. Saunders died of heart failure tied to employment worry. Muncie reports conductor John Cheesman of the Indiana Union Traction Co dying after a foot injury and local jaw injury from the accident.
Mrs Justwed offers to make pudding and sauce while Mr Justwed asks to telephone for the doctor. The brief exchange centers on food and urgent medical help.
A fragmentary comic reimagining of the Good Samaritan tale set in Jerusalem and Jericho. The narrator cites a woman with an unraveled gown, a priest and Levite passing by, and a Samaritan moved by compassion, ending with a witty twist about discretion and valor.
An exchange quotes Jack Reeves and Felix Mc Carthy about attending Murphy’s funeral. Mc Carthy, a former night back now presiding at a refectory, retorts that Murphy never attended his funeral. The remark appears in the New York Telegraph.
An Ohio businesswoman writes of relief from long stomach distress after two years on Grape-Nuts, claiming perfect health with no medicines, ability to walk 2–3 miles daily, sharpened mental powers, and no need for morphine during illness. The letter promotes Postum Co. and the booklet The Road to Wellville as explanations.
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