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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1911
Page
4
A traveler writes to an Italian magazine about Ticinese villages famed for extraordinary honesty where no petty theft is remembered. It notes lost items left for owners, a Swiss narrative of returning purses with valuables, and Scandinavian practices of leaving payment for medicinal goods.
The Westminster Gazette argues that only a small fraction of books are accepted for publication. It suggests 1,000,000 books printed yearly in England yield about 99,000 unseen or burnt works, with authors' six months of effort worth little if unrewarded. It claims writers could earn over two and a half million pounds if in labor ranks.
Canadian canals yield income only from water powers as tolls were abolished years ago. They have not paid interest on their cost but are vital for navigation and compete with railroads, aiding Dominion trade. The Georgian Bay canal project incurs large survey costs and could require up to a hundred million dollars, with Trout Valley and Welland enlargements adding further expense.
The article explains Rotten Row in Hyde Park, its possible derivation from Rottan Row or Norman terms for a roundabout way, and how old plague era paths and public street avoidance shaped its use. It notes pitch paths, wartime musterers, and the lingering term rot referring to a file of soldiers.
Thirty long term prisoners in the Kansas City Kansas workhouse will receive a four acre garden plot this spring. They may work 40 hours in the gardens after completing daily stone pile duties, choosing vegetables for meals in the prison dinning room. Gardening is optional, but nonparticipants will serve time breaking stone.
Government sends women cooking teachers with full equipment to villages in Saxe Meiningen to train German girls in new methods and dishes. The girls are willing to learn and try new foods, but many parents refuse to taste them.
Fragmentary note questions a term The Eternal Mall and the phrase Women question prompting Tommy to explain meaning The garbled text shows stray names and unclear context in a battered OCR extract from a newspaper page.
W A Cook an Duluth lumberman testified that Edward Hines boasted of influence in Washington over Lorimer controversy. He described a long distance call, claims of fixing senatorial votes, and said Hines discussed Stephenson and Aldrich. Testimony connected Hines to dealings with Taft.
Five young men named John Henry Prather James Holmes Charles Posey Elijah Turner and Bud Johnson were sentenced to hang on June 21 in Oklahoma City for complicity in the March murder of W. H. Archie a white plumber.
Elk Garden West Virginia April 25 Twenty three miners entombed in Ott mine No 20 of the Davis Coal and Coke company near here after an explosion wrecked the mine One body recovered and unlikely any others will be reached for days Debris blocks the way cause of explosion pending full investigation Names of the trapped workers are listed with most identified as American The disaster was partially mitigated by a temporary halt in coal digging and reduced work force at the time of the blast
Muscatine Iowa April 26 military rule ordered by Maj George W Ball to preserve order during labor troubles. No public meetings after dark no crowds allowed and patrols will demand business from those on streets. Social and religious meetings banned while troops stay. factory workers scarce amid tension.
April 26 at Viterbo Maly trial of the Camortists has been adjourned due to a juror’s illness grip. The session may move to another city amid jury dissatisfaction. Jurors asked for higher fees but no increase was granted and they reportedly contemplate drastic action.
Berlin court rules against the Kaiser in favor of actress Hetzloet who was discharged during a theater dispute. She seeks repayment of earnings lost during unemployment, and the court orders the emperor to repay her. The emperor responds with nettled reaction to the verdict.
The Pactromat steamship Asia, en route from Hongkong to San Francisco, sank near Finger Rock in thick fog off the South China coast while steering toward Shanghai. Passengers were rescued and life boats saved.
In South Omaha on April 25 Mrs Annie Natushek twelve kills her two year old boy and four year old girl by giving them carbolic acid and then swallows a dose herself. Both children die and she is expected to die from the poisoning. Domestic troubles are cited as the cause.
Building under construction four stories high in Vancouver British Columbia was wrecked by dynamite on April 27. Police allege the destruction resulted from a labor plot with four cents in damages reported.
Four armed robbers in a stolen limousine entered Edward Alberti’s jewelry store at 1246 Milwaukee Ave Chicago forcing nine captives to lie face down. They bound victims with clotheslines and escaped with 28 diamond rings valued at 20,000 and 300 in cash plus watches. Edward Alberti Sr Martha Alberts were among the bound victims. Police call it one of the boldest crimes in the city.
Miss Ena Bradley attempted to hurl concentrated lye into the eyes of Richard Gray's wife in Danville Tl. A portion of the substance struck the intended victim while most blinded Gray's infant daughter. Bradley was arrested and jailed after failing to post 32,000 bail. She claimed the lye aimed at the wife due to alleged romantic rivalry.
Cleveland April 27 Indictments charge conspiracy by major railroads led by Lake Shore Pennsylvania Beasemer Lake Erie and Nickel Plate with ore shippers and dock firms to grant rebates under Elkins law Three individuals Dan R Hanow Robert L Ireland and D T Mc Cabe face separate indictments with potential penalties up to two years in prison and 10000 fine Suits will be brought against subsidiaries of United States Steel and the dock company organized by M A Hanna largely leased by Pennsylvania Railroad Evidence includes a $50111.93 payment cited as earnings to Carnegie Steel and shows docks owned by railroads leased to operating firms under different names
New York April 26 the third congress of the National Federation of Religious Liberals opened in the Church of the Divine Paternity with the topic Unity and the Way to It. Speakers include Rev J Howard Melish Rev Dr Francis Brown Rev Dr Samuel Eliot Rabbi Joseph Silverman Henry L Stimson Henry Wade Rogers ex Governor Curtis Guild Oswald Villard Rabbi Krauskopf and Rev Gilbert Reid. The federation organized in 1908 pursues social reform and good citizenship.
Kansas City, April 27. Dr. B. Clark Hyde, once serving a life sentence for the murder of Col. Thomas H. Swane, was freed from the county jail on a writ of habeas corpus by seven circuit court judges. The en banc opinion cited doubt about the conviction and noted bond issues during the trial. Bail was set at 50,000 dollars after the decision.
McManigal, jailed in Detroit and brought to Los Angeles with the McNamara brothers, reportedly confessed after hours with the district attorney. He implicates J. J. McNamara of planning a vast dynamiting plot, linking the Los Angeles Times blast and other explosions including Milwaukee’s coal hoist wrecking at Milwaukee Western Fuel Co. Authorities verify details as connections to numerous bombings emerge.
Madison supporters of Senator Stephenson protest a judiciary committee resolution accusing the Marinette millionaire of buying his seat in the U S Senate. Senator Bodenstab filed a minority report and proposed a substitute resolution that limits the charges to campaign expenditures and does not allege bribery or criminal conduct.
Madison reports that Hull's Jog rolling bill passed the senate 16 to 7 after a brief debate. Several senators admitted their reservations, but Urey stood to be counted as the measure moved forward. The law makes it a felony for legislators to seek support for measures in which they have a personal interest by promising votes for colleagues' bills.
Secretary of State Frear reports a tie in Vilas County for county superintendent of schools between Archer JT Austin and Grant Cook with 491 votes each. Cook, the incumbent, remains in office due to lack of a provision for selling a lie, marking the first such case in the state.
Representative Cooper has introduced a bill to appropriate 70000 dollars for the purchase of a site and the erection of a public building at Lake Geneva in Walworth County Wisconsin. The proposal outlines the location and the intended civic use, signaling congressional support for local infrastructure.
Gladys Gideon, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Gideon, is in critical condition after an extended rope jumping accident. She collapsed unconscious and suffered internal injuries at home.
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