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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1911
Page
4
The piece critiques American self confidence and performative mimicry of others abroad. It notes a reflex to prideful self-portraiture, misperception by others, and a volatile mix of shrewd self-judgment with avoidance of introspection, citing Alain Locke in the North American Review.
The article reports that Virginia Babe Burbige, a child connected to J. Pierpont Morgan, suffered eye trauma at age three during a Metropolitan Museum event. A cataract clouded the right eye, with the left eye also dimming, making surgery unlikely. Morgan had become a life member after paying a 35,000 fee when the infant was six months old.
Creek Indians near Wetumka Oklahoma stake mud turtles by a stream to urge rain through tribal ritual. They believe the turtles cannot reach water and invoke the great spirit to send a flood, hoping more rain will follow as they continue the practice.
The piece notes palladium as a potential substitute for platinum, sharing many properties with platinum though differing in some aspects like hardness and malleability. It also mentions palladium production from Ontario ore alongside other metals. The second item highlights Elizabeth M. Kilbourne, the first woman to stitch on a sewing machine, who at eighty one recalls her early teaching days in New Hartford and her interaction with inventor Elvis Howe.
The term Bedlam derives from Bethlehem hospital in London used since early 1500s to aid distressed patients. It notes scarce resources and frequent discharge of patients who were not cured, reflecting harsh conditions.
A court scene phrases a joke about a police chief questioning a recruit. The recruit answers insomnia as the affliction, prompting a wry exchange about doctor recommended “a place on the force.”
President Taft addressed G A R veterans in Rochester facing calls for reform and wealth concentration. He warned against radical remedies, likening contemporary demagogues to past extremists. He urged steady, peaceful progress while noting rising socialism and inertia on both sides. Maurice Simmons elected commander in chief of United Spanish War Veterans in Oklahoma City with next reunion in Amothe.
Washington Arg 23 reports seventy post offices designated as first class and zero as second class by the Postmaster General Hitcheneh. First class offices begin accepting deposits September 20 and second class September 23. Listed cities include Oakland Topeka Grand Rapids Manchester Syracuse Columbus Salem Wilkes-Barre Pawtucket Sioux Falls El Paso Houston Burnet on Newport News Tascom Charleston Clarksburg Madison La Crosse.
Joseph Davies of Madison was elected national Democratic committeeman for Wisconsin, succeeding the late Timothy Ryan of Waukesha. Davies won 20 of 322 votes with complimentary ballots for T. J. Kearney and P. Grady. Frank B. Sessits of Milwaukee was chosen chairman of the Democratic state committee by unanimous vote to succeed Davies.
Milwaukee August 26 A Virginia official Joseph Button president of the organization accused several industrial hearth and accident insurers of deep frauds uncovered by a committee. The report cited trickery forgery and theft aimed at protecting poor policyholders. He urged ruthless action to root out the evil and praised the Mobily bill adopted by thirteen states for regulating fraternal companies and civil service for insurance bureaus.
Senator Owen of Oklahoma urged a senate resolution to investigate the causes and beneficiaries of the 1907 panic and to uncover the manipulated conditions he says inspired and controlled it. He argued Congress should proceed no matter the cost to expose the facts.
Racer Raph Irena of Chicago was killed during Elgin National speedway practice. Mechanician O'Brien lives in Chicago. Star driver Nester seriously injured at St Josephs Hospital. Ireland, driving a Staver at about 60 mph, ditched on the south leg after a wheel collapse, injuring the driver and mechanic Klein.
Former President Theodore Roosevelt requests friends and readers not to start any movement to nominate him in 1912. In a letter to Alexander P Moore of the Pittsburgh Leader he says he would deem it a calamity if such a movement were undertaken. The Leader has supported Roosevelt for the 1912 presidency.
In Coatesville Pennsylvania Aug 24 Judge Butler states that anyone in the mob who knew the mob's purpose is guilty of murder. Another arrest was made in the case of Zack Walker the negro burned at the stake ten days ago. Several mob participants who did not act will likely be arrested.
New York Aug 24 author Upton Sinclair said he will sue for divorce as soon as he can contact his lawyer and secure the necessary papers. He accuses his wife Meta H Fuller of being too friendly with a visiting young western poet at their Arden Delaware summer home. The couple married in 1900.
E B Adair of Lost Spring reports finding a human skull embedded in stone at Laramie Wye dating August 24 and believed by archaeologists to precede the Biblical flood though the skull remains well preserved in place.
Benjamin Foss son of Governor Eugene N Foss of Massachusetts married Dorothy Chapman in Grace Episcopal Cathedral San Francisco on August 23 ceremony reported with brief city mention
In New Mexico and Arizona celebrations mark statehood and gratitude to President Taft. A Phoenix mass meeting and a nonpartisan jollification on the city plaza featured speeches by three Democrats and four Republicans, with governors and others sending telegrams. The campaign for political control of the new state governments begins as settlers from Oklahoma and Texas shift party prospects.
The Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci’s famed painting, vanished from the Louvre’s Saion Carre. Reports say Paris officials offered 5 million francs, later refused. Authorities, including M. Du jardin-Beaumetz, surveil curators and staff while photographers are summoned. a prank is suspected.
Aug 23 at Grover Cleveland's farmhouse in Ramworth a fire injured caretaker William G. Gook, may cause death. Mrs. Grover Cleveland and two Boston physicians and nurses tend him in delicate condition. Initial rumor of Mrs Cleveland's injury denied.
Aug 24 fires in Charleston Maine leveled the telephone exchange post office and several stores. Fire crews from nearby towns fought the blaze using a bucket brigade to control the flames and prevent further spread.
Washington Aug 24 Hold cotton for 13 cents is the advice to be formally given to farmers organizations by a committee of Senators Williams Misataippi Owen of Oklahoma and Representative Burleson of Texas representing a conference of seven cotton growing states A committee will urge state banking associations to cooperate against the bearish movement of the speculative market The discussion covered the threatening condition of the cotton market with participants including Senator Williams Senator Owen Representative Underwood Heflin Brantley Hughes Burleson Boull Garret Humphreys Small and many large cotton planters.
Nearly 2,000 mourners gathered at the Plaza hotel to honor John W. Gates. Three floors of his bi hostel ry home were used for the funeral and flowers arrived from distant points. Services were led by Rev. Wallice MacMullen and Rev. J. W. LaGrone. Gates will rest in a receiving vault at Woodlawn cemetery until a final burial place is chosen. His estate is valued between 30 and 40 million dollars per Henry A. Gildersleeve.
Aug 24 Kansas City reports Britain likely to be represented at the sectional conservation congress in September. British ambassador James Bryzs says he is arranging embassy staff to attend. Farmers clubs and organizations show strong interest, with delegates named by the Farmers’ Association of Tenafew, Oklahoma and the Farmers’ National Congress of Marion, Indiana for Columbus in October.
Minneapolis officials search for Mrs. Edison after Thomas Edison attends aviation discussions in Paris. Letters from Paris to Detroit failed to reach her, and she was last known to be en route to the Pacific coast. Michigan Central and Soo Line officials aid in the inquiry.
Cement talk explains misperceptions about Portland Cement origin and composition. It highlights Universal Portland Cement as a leading brand, identifiable by its blue seal, with annual output stated for the Chicago company, and notes modern use for concrete projects.
In a terse note both Mrs Jinks and Mrs Hooze A Lott complain their husbands are collecting belongings. Mrs Jinks cites her husband gathering various stones while Mrs Hooze A Lott reports him compiling contents of stains.
The disputatious person forfeits true friendship as fiendish contention spills from outside battles into inner life. Men seek peace in friendship and mature contentment, avoiding strife within the heart. The sanctuary of friendship should brood with calm, its glory being the exclusion of dust and noise. Hugh Black.
A fragmentary exclamation laments a dispute at a bar or social gathering. The speaker accuses someone of deceit while defending a spouse’s innocence amid chaotic chatter. The overheard line hints at a quarrel over truth and a supposed bar gain or bargain.
A Missouri woman chronicled relief from severe stomach trouble after using Grape-Nuts. She none the less notes heartburn gas and weight loss before a ten day trial proved digestion improved, strength returned, and life quality rose. The letter promotes Postum Co products and a health book.
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