12 Jun 1911
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Newspaper
Glenwood Opinion
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1911
Page
1
A jumble of opinions and one liner jests touches on Vassar College’s centennial, cat whiskers and dangerous microbes, dog Latin, coronations, and wealth, with quips about a Newark attorney, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and a proposed end to poker recognition. The piece blends humorous asides with social commentary and scattered references to public figures and events.
Ex United States Steel chief narrates to the House committee that John W Gates and Andrew Carnegie urged a rival steel conflict, while he says Theodore Roosevelt approved the Tennessee Coal and Iron absorption to avert a 1907 panic. Gary cites government collaboration with big industry as essential and warns against excessive policy limits.
Grace Dexter Bryan, youngest Bryan child, married Richard L. Hargreaves at Fairview in a private ceremony attended only by immediate relatives. Rev John Huntington officiated. bridesmaid was Louise Tyler and best man was William Bryan Jr.
Havana reports the first stage of uncovering the battleship Maine completed as pumping ended after water in the cofferdam fell five feet. The visible portion above water matches the night of the disaster, with a long stretch of the starboard quarter deck now exposed.
Berlin reports Kazan says Alexander Zaryzin, held on a wholesale murder charge, confessed to killing 57 people including an army officer and his wife in Bebastopol. The arrest location and motive remain unclear as authorities verify the confession.
Shafer, cashier of the Commercial Bank, bound and gagged, and two mounted robbers rode off with 9,000 dollars. Posse units launched pursuit as the criminals fled toward the hills and city authorities tightened the search.
A House Ways and Means Committee report attacks President Taft and the tariff board over the wool schedule. It cites Payne Aldrich era statements and warns of data delays harming public welfare. A minority view condemns the measure as cold blooded and politically motivated, threatening mills and sheep alike.
The Navy Department ordered the gun boat Wolverine placed out of commission at Erie Pennsylvania. The move precedes transfer to the naval militia and marks the last regularly commissioned U S warship to leave the Great Lakes.
The Birbeck bank in High Holborn has suspended payment after a previous run last fall. Directors estimate a deficit around 1,875,000 dollars, while actuaries believe closer to 3,750,000 dollars.
Madison Square Garden was sold to a syndicate that will demolish the venue and construct a five story office building in its place.
Senate privileges and elections committee advances a subcommittee to reinvestigate Senator Lorimer of Illinois. They may call former Secretary of War Dickinson or Louis D Brandeis, seek witnesses and documents, and may punish contempt. The panel plans thorough inquiry into funds tied to Lorimer election.
New York millionaire William Hart Dodge Stokes, owner of the Ansnia hotel, was shot three times by Lillian Graham and Ethel Conrad in the Varuna building. Both women fired three shots each, inflicting two and one wounds respectively. The motive centered on a package of letters said to be written by Stokes to Graham before his second marriage last February.
Naturalists report the 17 year locust is widespread in Hastings on Hudson New York. Trees teem with insects and the distinctive W pattern on the insect wings is seen as an identifying feature.
Gov Colquitt leader of the wets heads to Morton Worth despite warnings of possible assassination. He faces multiple threats as he plans attendance at an antiprohibition rally.
A major earthquake devastates Mexico with San Andres, Tonila, Tonalita, Zapotitle, San Gabriel and Tuxpan overwhelmed. Colima volcano erupts, fires and lava devastate towns while death tolls climb into the hundreds and ruins flood Lake Xochimilso gardens.
Billy Papke defeats Jim Sullivan by knockout in the ninth round at Palladium to become the world middleweight champion. The bout, under English weight rules at 160 pounds, featured a furious exchange with multiple referee interventions and heavy blows leaving Sullivan battered and Papke marked by the fight.
San Francisco financier C Frederick Kohl, a prominent clubman, was fatally shot by Adele Verge, a French maid formerly employed by Mrs Kohl, in the Grant building corridor at Seventh and Market. Witnesses said Verge showed hysteria and claimed ignorance of the motive amid ongoing legal clashes with the Kohls.
Dr Austin B Chamberlin secretary general of the supreme council of the Southern Jurisdiction of the Scottish Rite Masons died in Washington of apoplexy. His body was taken to Galveston where a large Masonic funeral will be held.
Stillman son of James Stillman, the New York banker, and Mildred Whitney of San Francisco, were married in Trinity Episcopal Church. The ceremony united Stillman Stillman and Mildred Whitney as prominent social figures in early 20th century society.
A reflective verse about body image and fashion across generations. People of varied heights and shapes gaze at trends, imagining themselves transformed by clothes. The speaker notes the universal urge to imitate admired silhouettes and the narrowing reality behind idealized images.
A pompous man in a silk hat extols labor’s power while workers push a wheelbarrow and descend a shaft. A collision shatters his hat, a crossing officer halts the scene, and the man returns to his office to file a complaint.
A dramatic scene unfolds as a man clutches a woman at close range insisting she cannot have a wallet until she pays the ten dollar COD charge. She pleads and finally rips free, digging up the money to claim her item in a tense confrontation.
A fragmentary exchange contrasts two stock promoters and their dealings. One speaker asserts personal risk taking by saying I skinned this lion myself while the other questions how many shares were sold to the promoter. The text hints at financial deception or aggressive selling tactics in early stock promotion.
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