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Newspaper
Hartford Republican
Location
Hartford, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1920
Page
3
Washington dispatch notes W W Wilson support reaching 792 of 1002 delegates, Bryan facing 400, with factions aiming to control the party post convention. Also includes a woodman Edward Willet story fighting wolves, and wartime style medical ad copy for Borozone.
In Washington on May 29 Senator France of Maryland condemned President Wilson’s war powers. He urged Congress to stay in session and strip from the executive the vast powers conferred during the war, arguing the President arrogates authority to declare for war and acts as emperor rather than president.
Ad claims pale sickly children affected by worms can recover quickly using White's Cream Vermifuge. Wartime price and local drug company distribution mentioned, asserting prompt worm removal and health return.
At Mt. tie theater in Serbruck Geneva a Hungarian trainer named Ciro died during a performance when a gigantic python slowly crushed her. The crowd cheered believing the cries for help were part of the act, and Fraulein Ciro’s manager fired on the snake after the tragedy.
A timber wolf is killed in a remote Ontario wilderness area described as harsh and wild. The report notes the animal was slain during a brutal confrontation in a rugged natural setting.
In Lexington on May 29 McKee Brothers of Forest Hill Farm Woodford County paid 15000 dollars for a yearling Duroc boar sired by Great Orion Sensation the 1919 National Swine Show grand champion. The purchase from Frank Holtsinger Moberly Missouri set a record price for the age. The boar arrived Friday and has been named McKee's Orion Sensation. Earlier McKee Brothers sold herd boar Colonel Grant Defender for 10000 dollars to a South Carolina buyer.
In Knoxville Tennessee an experiment blindfolded over sixty participants including adults and children and instructed them to walk straight. Each created nearly perfect circles with diameters around 100 paces for adults and 20 paces for children. The results showed both right and left handed circles, suggesting subconscious control rather than leg length or handedness.
San Francisco on May 2. A two thousand ton arrival of white sugar from Java marks the first shipment of its kind in years. Shipping men say cane growers are contracting for Java sugar due to scarcity of other varieties.
James W. Caswell, 68, of Louisville, credits Tanlac for restoring appetite, sleep, and strength after months of weakness. He reports shedding indigestion, sour stomach, and fatigue, gaining ten pounds in thirty days. He praises the medicine and lists local Hartford, Horse Branch, Rockport, Cromwell, Beaver Dam, and McHenry dealers.
Italian chemist Dr. Pasticet has reportedly perfected a cheap process to liquefy hydrogen for use in autos, locomotives, ships, and engines. A gallon would supposedly propel an auto 350 miles. Proof of demonstration is awaited before accepting relief from gasoline costs.
President Wilson resumes receiving newly appointed ambassadors and envoys after eight months of illness. Only two cabinet meetings have occurred since his sickness. Plans for summer at Wood’s Hole were dropped. he may remain in Washington or travel briefly on the Mayflower with an elevator installed. He aims to stay close to politics and influence the San Francisco convention.
Canada becomes the world’s second auto producer per capita ownership figures from Goodyear and farm bureaus. U S leads, with Britain second, while Canada shows 13 percent more registrations in 1919 and projects a 36 percent 1920 rise. Ontario leads provinces with 127,860 passenger cars and 11,428 trucks. total Canadian auto production 94,000 in 1919, sales near 100 million, wages 15 million. Delegates from Northern Baptist convention discuss union and a 200 million missionary fund amid policy debates.
The Southern Baptists meeting in Washington heard the computing committee announce a pledge total almost $94 million toward a $75 million goal for evangelism. The convention refused to uphold any modification of the prohibition amendment to allow beer or light wines, passing resolutions against changes. Both Democratic and Republican actions were noted.
Agriculture department warns of a Hessian fly periodical visit to wheat fields this year and outlines preparations to combat the pest. Studies by scientists in Pennsylvania Illinois and Kansas aim to understand and eradicate the insect, likening its arrival to historic Hessian incursions.
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