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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1911
Page
4
A French visitor criticizes American women for wearing pearls constantly and argues repairs should be done at home to preserve heirlooms. The piece notes jewelers can replace imperfect beads with imitations, claiming safety and authenticity concerns vary by country and gender.
Advice on gifting sectioned bookshelves and owning books to cultivate reading in boys. Encourages providing a few books to form a nucleus, sparking interest through authors, discussions, and regular talks. Notes that best books are affordable and long-term knowledge and principles will reward the boys.
In Peru on the Lima to Oraya railway a deep chasm is spanned by a bridge named Puente de las Verrugas or Bridge of Bells. Built by ex airmen, the dangerous work saw few accidents despite an bubonic plague outbreak. The feature notes a chronometer joke about a jeweler’s window timepiece.
A fragment shows a satirical exchange about the fever for woman suffrage. Men respond that many would shirk responsibility if given a chance to hand power to their wives, highlighting gender roles in the discussion.
A fragmentary dialogue portrays a family exchange about arranging marriage between siblings. The brief exchange hints at clear intent though language is informal and slightly unclear. The scene captures a tense family moment over a potential betrothal.
A famed judge lectured in Cork last month during a session at a sash. when the jury arrived the court officer urged order. The judge warned he would not laugh if the jurors walked into the dock, provoking London public reaction.
Bella asks if you can keep a secret and replies that wild flying machines could not drag it from her, a bold claim wrapped in playful bravado.
A watchman fought two men on the Caletan viaduct near Naples California just hours before President Taft's train passed. 36 sticks of dynamite were found lodged near a bridge support after gunfire exchange. the assailants escaped. Taft's tour is extended into mid November with plans to visit Morgantown and Cincinnati and to attend Lincoln farm dedication events.
Dr Harvey W Wiley chairman of the U.S. bureau of chemistry told Twilight Club that depopulating cities is the remedy for poor food supply. He urged forcing manufacturers to relocate to the country so each man may have a cottage plot and garden, condemning city-dwellers as aristocrats who drink heavily.
Cleveland resident George Hermie, a 41 year old real estate man from Euclid, killed his wife with a motor gun and, after seizing a crowd, turned the weapon on himself. He fired with his toe, blowing out his brain.
A Constantinople dispatch reports Hallian forces suffered a serious reverse near Tripoli. Reconnoitering too far from base, they encountered Turkish forces in battle and retreated, leaving about 100 dead on the field. The report notes heavy losses and a hastened retreat.
Milwaukee report on Stephenson investigation claims about 100000 dollars paid by Edward Hines and Wirt Cook to men including Robert J. Shields to influence Senator Stephenson s election. Shields allegedly sought 15000, dispute settled with 7500 plus an insurance policy. funds said to target Democratic assembly members.
Omaha report from Easton cited by the American Prison association urges reforms in indictment pleading and trial procedure. It finds indictments are often overly complex, making them hard for defendants to understand. It calls for compact indictments and for prosecutors to amend indictments without changing the offense, with possible delays for the defendant.
Chicago October 17 Senator Robert M La Follette of Wisconsin was endorsed for the Republican nomination for president in 1912 by the 260 delegates in attendance at the national progressive conference. Endorsement followed a lengthy session of speeches and the platform, as reported by the resolutions committee, emphasizes initiative and referendum.
Gov. Joseph W Folk of Missouri rejects Nelson W Aldrich proposed national reserve association saying it would create a money monopoly and place the public at mercy. He urges a national department of finance under treasury with currency issue power and money supply control.
Treasury orders strict controls on Chinese tea treated with ultramine Indigo and Prussian blue and glossed with talc and soapstone due to health risk. Officials, including Dr. Wilton G. Berry and Dr. Andrew J. Schindler, were sent from New York to San Francisco to enforce the measure. In Toledo a 33 year old man died and five others were injured in a car crash near the Yacht Club. In Yonkers a two year old child died after drinking whisky from a flask.
October 19 Norfolk Virginia reports the Wright brothers aeroplane crashing in a storm with Orville Wright aboard. He escaped serious injury despite the wreck.
Chicago October 19 Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson spoke at the International Brewers Congress despite protests from prohibition workers and church groups. He defended courtesy to visitors, urged fair enforcement of the pure food law, and dismissed critics as well meaning but unstable in governing.
Dispatches from Queranavaca report 60 Zapatiatas cut to pieces in a battle near Tepextlin Sunday. Zapata forces were caught between General Figueroa and Colonel Blanquet. About 200 killed, many wounded, and numerous prisoners.
October 16 report states United States Steel Corp cancelled its contracts for leasing the Great Northern ore beds, a major property under its control. The move ends a long standing lease arrangement affecting the company’s ore supply and strategic holdings.
Ellsworth Kansas October 18 Wilam Showman his wife and three children were found dead in their home the bodies discovered with an ax injury in what authorities describe as a fatal family tragedy and investigation is underway involving local law enforcement and medical examiners
Ellaworth Kan Oct 198 Theor y that one man killed fourteen persons in three states within six weeks gains support from a statement by Minnie Vopat ex wife of Charles Marzyek an ex convict sought by county authorities in the murders of two Williams Showman family members in Ellsworth. Vopat linked Marzyek to similar killings at Colorado Springs Monmouth and other sites noting the ax used in each case and suggesting his possible presence in multiple towns.
New York October 18 Philadelphia Athletics won the third game in the world series in the eleventh inning by a 3 to 1 score. Eddie Collins drove a key single in the eleventh, Baker scored earlier, and decisive errors by Merkle and Fletcher helped seal the comeback. The Athletics rallied from a 1-1 tie to take the win as Davis homered driving in the final run. The Gunthers had led 2-1 after Meyers and Mathewson singled, but New York could not hold.
Springfield, Oct 19. Senator Cullom announces he will not seek another term and leaves for Washington. He says the party is split and his efforts to harmonize it failed while he cites financial strain from maintaining a Washington home and Springfield hotel bills.
A daughter was born to Mrs. Anthony J. Drexel Jr. formerly Miss Marjorie Gould. The infant heiress to a fortune of at least 30 million dollars is named Edith Kingdom Drevel after her grandmother. The Goulds expressed elation at the birth.
State report shows 200 rabies treatments with only one death under the health board. Outbreak began around Beloit in 1907 and spread northeast to Janesville Milton Junction Watertown Oshkosh Green Bay and Marinette. Treatments cost about 20 but free Pasteur treatment may be offered to Wisconsin citizens.
Wisconsin Association of Real Estate Brokers plans its annual meeting in Milwaukee on the third Tuesday in January 1912. Organized at Madison last winter, the group aims to improve intercourse among realty men, extend membership, and form a state federation to join the National Association of Real Estate Exchanges.
Industrial commission urges farmers to fit corn shredding and husking machines with safety guards or automatic feeding devices to prevent accidents from snapping rollers husking rollers and shredding knives. Law requires guards and the commission enforces it with penalties from 25 to 300 dollars per offense.
The fifteenth annual Wisconsin Federation of Woman's Clubs convention closed with unanimous demand for a woman suffrage speaker on the 1912 program. One hundred ten clubs and 462 delegates attended Green Bay.
Henry A. Sell, superintendent of the Modern Steel Construction Co of Waukesha, shot himself in Duncan Park. Business troubles are believed to have caused the act. Mason is referenced as well known in connection to the incident.
Green Bay reports Mrs. Peter Vaallou has disappeared from her home. Authorities fear she may have fallen into the East River, and search efforts are underway to locate her safe return or determine her fate.
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