15 May 1911
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Newspaper
Glenwood Opinion
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1911
Page
1
A混 garbled column surveys fashion, transportation, and social quirks with humor. It notes larger shoe sizes, a monorail dream, 142000 pounds of butter annually, alarm clocks shipped to Peking, a 330 million bread trust, and a New Jersey magistrate with a rabbit’s foot as cultural whimsy.
Niagara Falls Constable Thomas Harrington pulled Mrs. Elizabeth Hartley from the cataract using a pike pole after a desperate battle at the brink. Her dress snagged on a rock, her arms pinned by the current, and though dragged to shore she cannot live, say hospital officials. The scene yielded a letter and flowers on the riverbank. Hartley, an inmate on parole from a Buffalo state hospital, had left a private family position.
Hayward Wisconsin John F Dietz began his defense against Deputy Sheriff Harp murder charges with standard motions for discharge then introduced barn photographs that contradicted key state witnesses. The images showed no roof port hole as claimed, leading authorities to privately concede a possible discharge for Mrs Dietz and Leslie.
Washington reports the farmers free list bill passed the House by 236 to 109 with 24 Republicans voting yes. The measure drew support from Progressive Republicans and may reach the Senate for consideration, though passage there is uncertain. Names listed include Anthony, Anderson, Davis, Han ha, Hubbard, Jackson, Kent, Kopp, Le Follette, Lenroot, Lindbergh, Madison, Miller, Morgan, Merz, Murdock, Nelson, Norris, Roberts, Steen, Berson, Volstead, Warburton, Berger, Helgisen, and Akin.
A new chewing gum combination is formed with $6,000,000 stock and $3,600,000 bonds. The merger, named Auto Sales Gum & Chocolate Company, includes leading gum makers and firms with large slot machine interests. Charles R. Flint presides over a group of about thirty incorporators.
Denver report states two men were killed and twenty seven injured when westbound Denver and Rio Grande passenger No 1 derailed two miles east of Minturn Colorado. The day coach and tourist sleeper plunged into Eagle River. Also noted died Mrs Gilbert N Robinson famed bareback rider who once rode before Queen Victoria for royal command.
Rear Admiral William Gibson, retired, died at his Brooklyn residence from a complication of ailments. He was seventy two years old.
In Juarez provisional president Francisco I. Madero names a cabinet as he consolidates control while foreign diplomats meet in Washington to plan protection for aliens in the capital. Wilson calls the move precautionary and seeks unity among diplomatic reps amid rebel threats.
A westbound Denver and Rio Grande passenger train derailed near Mintern about 30 miles west of Leadville. Spreading rails caused the crash as engine and baggage car passed. The heavy Pullman cars toppled into the Eagle River, buckling the day coach and tourist sleeper down a 16 foot embankment.
Philip Ruprecht, manager of Standard Oil foreign shipping, died at his home from complications of diseases. He supervised global oil shipping methods, streamlining operations. Queens Good Friends Again reports a softened rift after King Edward's death between Queens Alexandre and Queen Mary in London.
Eight people perish in the Empire Music hall disaster in Edinburgh as Lafayette the Great enters the building to rescue his horse and dog. The blaze started among scenic backdrops during a military pageant with Lord Roberts impersonations. A trained lion caused further panic before Lafayette freed the stage.
Washington report notes Senator Borah pushed the house joint resolution to amend the Constitution to elect U S senators by popular vote. The measure becomes unfinished business with preference. on a roll call, 71 senators voted, with Brandeges Burnham Gallinger Heyburn and Penrose the only negatives.
San Juan del Sur Nicaragua reports a proclamation dated Granada announcing Juan Harrada after resigning the presidency of Nicaragua attempted to embark at Corlito on a southbound steamer. He was accompanied by Gen. Moncado the Nicaraguan minister of interior. The telegraphic link to Managua was cut. In Yonkers New York the Vilas Mansion burned a grand former postmaster general residence on the Palisades.
Three hundred five thousand veals valued at 403000 were obtained by the Newfoundland sealing fleet during the season. Vessels numbered eighteen contributed to the haul and the tally reflects a busy period for the fleet.
Insurgent Republicans and Democrats struggle in the Senate after seven ballots fail to elect Gallinger of New Hampshire as president pro tempore. Absences and paired votes hinder progress while convention rules and pairings spark contentious exchanges among leaders like Cullom, Lodge, La Follette, and Root. The stalemate continues as adjournment attempts are rejected and no candidate secures the necessary majority.
The House committee on ideas recommends a probe into the American Sugar Refining to determine possible violations of the anti trust law. New York reports show daily sickness averages 136,000 women with 1,680,000 cases annually per Charity Organization Society data. Meanwhile Russian authorities prepare for the visit of the American fleet, with battleships expected in port from June 1.
A vivid poem contrasts a field of red clover with children in the city. It ponders the scent and beauty of clover, the wish for children to play outdoors, and the refrain that the city keeps them indoors. A quirky exchange about riddles and verses follows, ending with a playful remark on using the idea later.
In a tense exchange a woman pleads with Percy to ask her father for permission to marry. Faziop recounts that papa kicked Percy and wounded his foot so severely he can barely move, forcing a rush to learn fate today. The scene centers on this urgent marriage question and paternal opposition.
The fragment recalls a sanitarium scene where Sixteen, the patient, believes he is a cuca each evening at nine. He climbs a line, proclaims readiness to play, while a young woman remarks on learning the camera walk as a way to pose gracefully for a snapshot.
The text presents a fragmentary dialogue about aiding a poor blind man. A speaker questions what was asked of the man and recalls receiving nothing in return while noting an exchange about trading. The incomplete passage suggests a conversational or narrative scene lacking clear resolution.
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