01 Apr 1912
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1912
Page
1
The text critiques appropriation of others words and ideas in newspaper work and legislation, noting credit, legality, and the risk of puzzles of copied material. It includes a quotation about a shallow socialite and a Baltimore American remark, illustrating disparate topics within the fragment.
An Italian woman testifies in court she has no musical instruments to her bone, replying nothing but rackets. A lawyer misreads as rackets meaning graphophones. The Diplomat, London Sketch, and Self Help jokes follow, featuring quips about memory and self aid with dismissive humor.
A collage of quips and aphorisms from newspapers recounts jokes on appetite, manners, and aging. Observations touch on human folly, restraint, and discipline with light humor from sources including Newark News Houston Post and Colton quotes. The piece weaves turns of phrase about desire, memory, and judgment through brief captions and witticisms.
Rev. W. U. Gargen of Pittsburg has been tendered the post of financial agent for Blaireville College for Women in Blaireville, Pa. The notice notes the appointment and location.
Marriage announced for Mike Aron B Gardner of Blacklick Pennsylvania to Mallory Litt. D. S&S. of Manson Iowa. Mallory and Gardner will reside in Blacklick after April 10. Also some housework help wanted with good wages, apply by letter to this office.
Washington April 1 Senator Robert Love Taylor of Tennessee died after gallstone surgery at Providence hospital. He had been in failing health for months and underwent a final operation to save his life. Funeral services will be held in Nashville with delegation from both houses of Congress. Taylor, first elected to Congress in 1879, also served as governor three times and held roles as president electors at large and pension agent at Knoxville. A Republican successor is expected.
In Uniontown and surrounding counties in Fayette West Moreland and Washington, twenty coke workers learned they would receive a 74 percent wage increase starting April 1. H C Frick Coke Company president Thomas Lynch cited rising coke demand and better prospects as the reason for the long promised raise.
London dispatch reports Terra Nova under Captain R F Scott anchored in New Zealand port with a short message from Scott stating he will winter over again in the Antarctic. The note places him about 150 miles from the pole, leaving his plans open to possible further exploration toward the Weddell Sea.
In New York at Cortland and Church streets Adrian G. Dwier, a ticket seller, was shot in the neck by a youth who sought to rob him but whose nerve failed. The assailant fled after a brief chase as Dwier, counting receipts, tried to comply.
Geological Survey probes a Fulton county claim of billions of tons in iron ore. The study says the ore mass is impossible and that the deposit likely contains mainly low grade ore with minor brown ore. Theodore Roosevelt to address Pitt sburg on April 8 or 9 before the state and national conventions.
Report notes an insane suspect who planned to kill Colonel Roosevelt and Senator Gore during a trip through Wisconsin. The assailant targeted Roosevelt and Gore with a club but Roosevelt diverted, avoiding the town of Waukesha. No motive or reason was given for the attempted killings.
At a trustees meeting in Berea Ohio on April 1 it was decided to erect a new music conservatory at a cost of 8000 and a gymnasium costing 29000. Large donations made this improvement possible for the college.
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