17 Aug 1912
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1912
Page
1
President Taft addressed the Maryland Republican Editorial association in the White House discussing election honesty. He said electors are dishonest if they appear on the Republican ballot while voting for another party and urged a clear Republican split to avoid misrepresentation.
Autograph letters and historic documents by G A Sala include a forecast of his own epitaph. He quips the tomb may bear quotes about his faults and misdeeds, noting he was a strong if flawed personality. The collection showcases witty, caustic assessments of his character and public life.
An English expedition party seeks a passport to the North Pole but the governor says the pole may lie in any province and there is no police to examine credentials. He orders the men to proceed without hindrance as the document is deemed unnecessary.
In May a Milanese heiress Theresa and her lover Giovanni Fabrani flee from guardian Riz Zuto over the Alps to Italy. They cross Locarno and pass the St Cothard route, pursued by Riz Zuto. An avalanche swallows Riz Zuto and his party while the lovers vanish, fate uncertain as authorities recall the perilous mountain crossing.
The article reports on likely presidential veto of canal related bills and the slim two thirds margin needed to sustain such a veto. It notes Democratic splits over adding a new money measure and the ongoing fight in Congress over commerce court and tariff provisions.
A chaotic OCR tale reports on trousers, sports, and social debates led by a playground expert. It mentions Dr Henry and the Play Broun, debating attire as a supposed fix for youth sports. The piece also notes a Virginia case, where 17 year old Virginia Christian was executed by electric chair for murder, the first woman in state history to die in capital punishment.
New York Aug 17 at the Astor Mansion it was said that Mrs Dade Boree Astor and her son Judy Boree Astor were dying nicely.
The London Globe recounts a 1852 Missouri congregational scene in a log schoolhouse in Aoncounty where a preacher awakens a sleepy audience with a fiery question about love and proof, recalling a supper and stewed eels as a test of trust.
A fragmented column from New York Prosa and Washington Post plays with language and jokes about measuring vines and male bravado. It references a proposed guard on car wheels to curb splashing pedestrians, reflecting early 20th century humorous editorial skits about daily life and inventions.
An advertisement extols San Cura Ointment as universal first aid for burns cuts and bruises claiming it removes poisons and prevents sores from reopening. It guarantees cure for piles eczema ulcers and pimples with a money back offer and promotes San Cura Soap for dandruff. Available at Hildebrand stores and Thompson's Medical Co. in Titusville Pa.
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