19 Jun 1911
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Newspaper
Glenwood Opinion
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1911
Page
1
A garbled column from Glenwood Opinion highlights cultural quirks and whimsical social observations. It notes debates on coinage, accidents, marriage trends, labor, and urban crime with satirical jabs at Wall Street, politics, and journalism. The piece blends absurd anecdotes with reflections on public life and industry.
The Stanley committee will summon ex President Roosevelt and J P Morgan to testify on railroad dividends tied to the steel trust. Frank Kellogg admits his firm counsels steel subsidiaries while pursuing Standard Oil cases. James Cayley recalls rail steel pricing understandings amid iron ore supplies worldwide.
New York General Baking company unites 21 leading bakers under New York law with 7 000 000 preferred and 5 000 000 common stock plus 3 500 000 first mortgage bonds. Underwritten by a syndicate managed by Harry Fisk Son. No monopoly will be sought to violate anti trust laws. Prospectus says aim is material economy and scientific manufacturing methods.
Washington announces that the eight member Senate committee will conduct the second Lorimer election inquiry with the first hearing moved from June 19 to June 22. Lorimer’s counsel, Judge Elbridge Hanecy, is tied up with a Chicago trial and may not attend until then.
The Hardwick sugar investigation committee seeks to probe the Mormon church’s ties to the sugar trust. Despite Senator Reed Smoot’s protest, the committee issues a subpoena for Joseph F Smith, president of the church, to appear as a witness.
Washington report notes the United States Senate adopted an amendment proposal to the Constitution to provide for direct election of senators. The measure passed by six to twenty four after a day of heated debate and moves to the states for approval.
William Simon, an engineer for New York Central, is in custody in White Plains New York awaiting investigation into his wife’s death. The wife was found dead with a towel and pillowcase bound around her neck.
John Barton Miller former secretary and treasurer of the First Co-Operative Building association of this city was found guilty of embezzling 135000 dollars. The verdict marks a second conviction in the long running case. The embezzlement involved funds from the cooperative organization and is now subject to sentencing proceedings.
At the Edgar S. Cooke embezzlement trial in Cincinnati, a dramatic moment erupts when Mrs. Jeanette Stewart-Ford and Cooke’s wife react to cross examination. Cooke’s alleged mistress’s daughter, aged six, runs to her mother and proclaims Cooke is the child’s father, triggering tears among jurors and spectators. The testimony includes a letter from Mrs. Ford asking Cooke to visit or send money, and collateral details about a past two week spree with Frank Comstock.
Governor Harmon signed the employers liability bill creating an insurance fund and a commission to distribute it. The fund is financed by a ten percent contribution from employers and an eighty percent share from employers. Kansas City chosen as convention city for the National Conservation Association Congress.
Washington reports show the Canadian reciprocity bill back before the senate with varying committee views. The majority remains neutral while Senators Williams Stone and Kern back the measure as a compromise, and La Follette and McCumber oppose it. Williams warns amendments could derail the bill while defending the farm relief aim.
A fire in St Louis started by a locomotive spark engulfed eight acres of lumber yards and multiple plants including Huttig Sash and Door, Fatham and Miller Planing Mill, Missouri Stair, and Mound City Box. Loss estimated at 1 million dollars with 750 thousand insurance. about one hundred families displaced as wind moved goods to the streets. Charles Huttig, president of Huttig Sash and Door and Third National Bank, led the company.
President Taft presented medals of honor to six members of the North Dakota crew for heroic deeds during the September 8 1910 oil fuel explosion that killed three men and endangered many others. Each man also received a $100 gratuity.
In Atlanta Georgia Werrante swore out forgery charges against J Wylie Smith secretary and treasurer of the Commercial Loan and Trust company who vanished leaving an alleged 150000 dollar shortage in his accounts.
A fierce hurricane swept Triogte Austrig during the night wrecking ships and costing many lives. Authorities report 20 bodies recovered so far as rescue and salvage continue amid wreckage and adverse seas.
Secretary Knox told Hamlin allies that the department’s scandals trace to earlier administrations, not current leadership. He explained the Hale payment and Rosenthal portrait case, provided vouchers, and warned of vacancies if any fixing of papers is proven. He said he has reorganized the department to restore order and efficiency.
A lyrical invitation urges a move away from city life toward a serene landscape. The speaker beckons with vivid imagery of snowflake blossoms, green fields, blue skies, whispering brooks, and fragrant zephyrs, promising peace, beauty, and a simpler world beyond brick and stone.
General Jose Vera leading about 4000 rebel troops in the federal district issues an ultimatum to President Madero demanding a change in the local commander. Vera, likened to Zapata, is said to lack the ability to seize the city but could spark a battle on its outskirts. Madero counters with Emilio Sobrino as state commander. Vera has risen against Sobrino.
The seamen's strike was formally declared in London Glasgow Liverpool Cardiff Bristol Southampton and other British ports and at Belgian and Dutch ports. The strike draws little enthusiasm. shipowners show indifference and expect to fill positions easily. Key demands include a conciliation board and a minimum wage.
Laporte Indiana judge George W Yew of Starke county died aged sixty six from blood poisoning that developed in a toe frozen last winter in what was among the last jurists in the state.
Report from Washington states two Americans, Patrick M. Kannoe and Dry Foster, have died in a fatal incident. Details are sparse in the fragment, with official confirmation and circumstances remaining unclear.
The piece argues against abolishing the fly, noting its four thousand eyes and six legs while highlighting its economic roles in window screens, fly swatters, sticky paper, and related industries. It warns of job losses for hundreds of thousands at 60 cents an hour if the fly vanished, and odd political references to the fly in the ointment. The gnat is described as a nuisance during fishing season.
A formally dressed woman with ink stained fingers asks for a chorus position to gain material and refinement for the production. The manager dismisses her, noting he seeks women of figure rather than literary stature.
A dialogue features a man with anaemic whiskers declaring the Supreme Court’s dissolution of the Standard Oil trust enables him to organize a rival company, while another with an undershot chin says he is ready to start but must raise about a billion dollars in capital.
A fragmentary scene shows a suitor offering nothing but himself to a princess who retorts that he would not last a week in their home unless they hosted him with a few dinner invitations.
A reader reports a watch reading dispute noting a time marked 1:50 versus 1:49. The exchange highlights skepticism over watch accuracy and relability of the device mentioned.
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