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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1913
Page
2
The Bank of Kennewick shares holders meet Tuesday January 14 1913 at 3 PM in the banking room to elect directors for the ensuing year and transact other business. M W Martree Heck cashier.
At the Churches Baptist Church Bible School at 10 a.m. preaching at 11 a.m. on Raising the Dead Epworth League 6:30 p.m. preaching 7:30 p.m. on A Terrible Sin M E Church Sunday School 10 a.m. preaching 11 a.m. Young People's Meeting 6:30 p.m. preaching 7:30 p.m. services resume in the auditorium Rev E A Orr pastor 10 a.m. Sunday School 3 1/2 a.m. sermon by Rev Orr Presbyterian Church
Romance of Finley J. Shepard and Miss Helen M. Gould centers on heroism during a West Shore railroad wreck on October 10. The couple, traveling in a party in a special car, emerged as national figures in a celebrated incident.
The injured were aided by Mr Shepard who rose to the occasion and cared for many. He tells interviewers he is the happiest man in the world and one of the luckiest. His feet are a signature of his mood and he plans to dance at a moment’s notice. His mother, a blind invalid in an east sanitarium, was notified by wire after his engagement announcement.
The article notes that elected president and vice president do not receive official notification of their election. It explains there is no constitutional or statutory provision prompting notification or certification. It also states they do not receive a certified copy of joint meeting proceedings or a delegation to inform them of the result.
A riverman at a Pittsburg dinner ate a paper wrapped ice and joked about devouring the ship quote and cargo. In a separate scene Banks argues over buying a silk dress, sparking a domestic rift as he laments an "aching void" before the meal.
A sharply dressed man climbs a telephone pole and swings along a heavy cable in downtown Newark. He taunts a bystander who refuses to challenge him, noting a prior escape as another man leapt into the river, all observed by a life insurance agent.
A British Museum geological exhibit presents a small ribbon jasper stone with a near perfect miniature portrait of Chaucer. The sculpture captures facial details including lips forehead and eye whites, astonishing visitors and even educated guests who doubt it is not an artificial creation.
A whimsical London Globe excerpt recalls a comically heavy woman slipping on a banana peel and a polite shopkeeper easing her up from a box of eggs with a quip that they are only bent. The piece then muses on how bragging shifts across life stages from parents to self to children.
The article highlights two Panama Canal spectacles the Gatun locks spillway and a lighthouse at the locks point. The spillway’s artificial falls rival Niagara in grandeur powering lock gates and locomotives while the lighthouse provides navigation aid and a vantage for tourists.
A two day session of the education interdenominational movement will be held in Kennewick on Wednesday and Thursday January 15 and 16. State representatives are expected to attend and participate in discussions on religious education initiatives.
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