17 May 1912
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1912
Page
1
A condensed wrap recounts Bert Smallways after the airship war. The story follows his marriage life with Edna Bunthorne, vigilantism, and survival amid famine and plague. Fifty years later Bert’s son Teddy recalls the world’s collapse from air fleets and a continuing war.
The federal child welfare idea, after five years of work, gains Senate passage 54 to 20 and moves toward enactment. The push aims to study infant mortality birth rates juvenile courts and child labor across states and territories for stronger protections.
Milwaukee voters elected Dr. G A Bading mayor on April 9 replacing Emil Seidel. The fusion ticket of Democrats Republicans and reform voters won by about 12 000 with 80 000 votes cast. Seidel predicted a stronger Socialist comeback next fall as Seidel had led the city council with a large majority. Separately in national news Dr Walker A Snelling showcased bottled light by liquefying natural gas for domestic use, enabling vast gas use at low cost. The article notes the battleship Texas launch at Newport News and protests by Texas women over wine at the ceremony. It also mentions Joaquin Miller cabin dedication in Rock Creek Park and concerns over the peanut crop damaged by caterpillars threatening a 15 million bushel yield with potential losses.
A Dallas convention features advertising men delivering sermons in sixteen pulpits from May 1 to 27. The program promotes the worthiness and morality of advertising as a profession within the industry.
A fragmented recap notes General Butler issued Order No 28 in New Orleans on May 15 1862 as a warning to women. It mentions Lincoln appointing Isaac Newton as first commissioner of agriculture and a 1862 treaty with Great Britain for suppressing the slave trade while the Homestead Act is cited.
Heleno Marconi says fog dangers at sea are nearing end as a new wireless compass device, already tested, will protect vessels in peril. He asserts the apparatus is a complete success and ready for use soon.
The article portrays Francisco I. Madero Jr as a cautious yet courageous insurgent leader who rose to Mexico's presidency amid turbulent scenes. At 39 he balances aggressive aims with a gentle manner and fluent writing, drawing admiration from wealth and US model politics while seeking his wife’s counsel in major decisions.
At the funeral of Baron Gustave de Rothschild, Paris financiers from the Rothschild lineage gather in force. Descendants spanning two sons and multiple generations include Lam perts Leonios Ephrussis Sierms Sassoons and Bubbays with ties to Paris Brussels Genoa Milan Odessa Bombay and Calcutta. Baron Henri son of the second Baron James pursued medicine science drama and autograph collecting.
A New York tea discussion features William Dean Howells on the artistic temperament. He notes its defects but admits a rogue charm and recalls a famous novelist and his wife who spill wine, prompting witty banter about likeness and temperament.
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