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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1912
Page
3
An editor questions how to form an impartial view of a controversial figure while promoting a free two week treatment and medicine offer. The ad promises refunds for cures within six to fourteen days and hints at readers seeking health remedies amid confusing wording.
A man drops twenty stories after voicing a groan in a magazine bought moments earlier. The incident ends with mud splashed and a judged remark on the aggravation of the moment.
Pastor Goodsule stated his intention to rent a small room in a fashionable neighborhood to open a Sunday school next Sunday May 1st. He admitted uncertainty about attendance but said the venture would operate all summer and could be seen as either an opportunity or a reproach.
The Marquis of Queensberry quoted at a New York dinner a London-alight anecdote about a peer who rode a taxicab, left Westminster, and was mistaken for a member of the House of Commons. The driver joked the peer would be ousted next election and “Dan” would rule for life.
A Cambridge kindergarten teacher, dressed in a new close fitting skirt, notices a pupil named Tommy watching her intently. When she asks what is wrong, the boy blurts out that her outfit is a classy skirt, ending the moment with a shy, humorous remark.
A hotelier reports restlessness loss of sleep and nervous symptoms after coffee. He credits Postum with calmer nerves better sleep and satisfaction after swapping coffee for the beverage. A woman notes weight gain and improved heart and tremor symptoms after quitting coffee and starting Postum. The letter promotes Postum as a remedy.
Reports from Cape Race say the Titanic struck an iceberg and began sinking after transferring passengers to lifeboats. The Virginian, Olympic, and Carpathia raced to assist as details and numbers of survivors circulated amid conflicting dispatches.
Pittsburgh Kan April 15 The body of Clare Summers wife of Enoch Summers whose death here two weeks ago was investigated by officers was found by two farmers in a creek near here today. The body was badly decomposed. The woman disappeared immediately after the death of her husband and although a search was instituted no tidings of her were obtainable.
Responding to the American consul in Guadalajara, President Taft has authorized the importation of 130 rifles and 50,000 rounds of ammunition to arm U.S. citizens in that district.
Washington April 15 The twenty first annual convention of the Daughters of the American Revolution opened week’s session with no elected president general this year. ten vice presidents general will be chosen. President general Mrs Matthew T Scott presiding reports were heard and Taft’s address of welcome featured the afternoon. A reception is planned tonight at Memorial Continental Hall.
Lieut. MM. H. A Boncour of the Twenty seventh regiment was killed today in an aeroplane accident while flying about 125 miles east of Paris. He fell from a great height over the village of Larment as his aircraft collapsed from an unknown cause.
General Frederick Dent Grant has died creating a vacancy at a top army post second to chief of staff. It is believed a joint rank officer will fill the position, likely Major General William H. Gacter, then assistant chief of staff.
Dilladelphia April 1 Roosevelt supporters claim 54 of 64 delegates as of today with 35 more to be decided Saturday increasing his count to about seven tenths of Pennsylvania's delegation. Wilson leads in New Jersey and other regions with a near sweep, while party splits in Pennsylvania may shift convention control and key appointments including state chairman and national committeeman held by Senator Penrose.
Senator William drafts a minority report on the finance committee urging the Frouse steel revision bill. Foreign relations panel delays Honduras and Nicaragua loan treaties pending policy scope. Newlands proposes a 4.5 million boost to lower Mississippi river improvements. Money Trust inquiry uses 25 thousand for banking committee funds. Thomas F. Cale testifies the Hill ore lease was an exploration probe, not a monopoly. Bay 12 set for eulogies to Gordon. Henry Oil bill advances for presidential campaign fund disclosures.
Police seek W A Dorr a Stockton California motorcycle dealer as a person of interest in the murder of George E Marsh the wealthy soap manufacturer in Maine and New York state. In St Joseph Missouri Charles A Pfeiffer was inaugurated mayor the first Republican mayor in eight years.
Jefferson City Missouri April 16 The hearing of the beef packers in the states Oyster Suit before Special Commissioner Daniel Dillion set for today was continued until May 1 as attorneys for the packers argued cases in federal court.
Washington April 16 Senator Cummins continued his speech begun last week defending his bill as constitutional and urging an appeal of the tobacco trust reorganization case. He criticized the attorney general for not appealing and cited support from Senator Boreh and others.
Chicago and Liverpool prices diverged as May wheat surged then slid nearly four cents in hours. Reports from Decatur and Mattoon warned crop damage while Ohio and Nebraska figures showed widespread ruin, pushing May and July futures to new extremes amid unsettled selling.
Washington reports that the United States warned Mexico against actions endangering American lives and property. Acting Secretary Flyntington Wilson sent formal instructions to Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson in Mexico City and Consul Marion Letcher at Chihuahua, stating intervention was contemplated to protect American citizens.
In Havana April 16 Secretary of State Knox sails for Norfolk then to New York and San Francisco for upcoming speeches on Louisiana statehood Panama Canal and Pan American relations. He reports cordial receptions and plans public conclusions from a two month tour of Central American republics and Caribbean states.
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