25 Aug 1911
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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1911
Page
1
The first session of the Sixty second Congress closed after 121 days. President Taft vetoed the cotton tariff revision bill, as he had vetoed the wool and free list bills. Members left Washington in a happy mood with little formal adjournment ceremony.
Violent outbreaks against Jewish shops in Monmouthshire lasted three days provoking strong protests to the home office. Home Secretary Churchill pledged vigilant measures as riots and looting required the riot act and military intervention to quell the mobs.
A report from New York states John D. Rockefeller donated an additional one million dollars to the Rockefeller Institute of Medical Research. E V Carey Rockefeller's secretary and Jerome Green institute manager declined to confirm or deny the report.
Sergeant Ferdinand Batenfeld of Company D United States infantry stationed at Fort Leavenworth shot himself in the head with an army rifle. He was despondent over separation from his sweetheart, ending in tragedy in Leavenworth Kansas.
In Lincoln Nebraska Herman and Max Sapson brothers aged 12 and 7 died in a house fire at J Lockhart home. The boys had spent the night with Lockhart’s son and were sleeping in a back porch tent. The fire’s cause remains unknown.
President Taft nominates William E. Chaplin registrar of the land office and William C. Deming receiver of public moneys, both from Cheyenne Wyoming, to fill key posts in the federal land office system in Washington.
Sioux City Iowa Tuesday market quotations show Reeves Good to choice corn fed steers 6.25 to 7.40, medium to good 5.75 to 6.25, grass steers 4.50 to 5.75, cows and heifers 5.00 to 6.60, grass cows 3.50 to 4.75, canners 2.50 to 3.50, bulls 2.85 to 5.25, veals 3.00 to 6.60. Hogs 7.15 to 7.40 with most sales 7.20 to 7.25. Sheep ewes 3.00 to 3.50, wethers 3.50 to 3.75, lambs 6.20 to 6.50.
The national waterways commission will start exploring the proposed canal route from Toledo Ohio through Fort Wayne Indiana to Lake Michigan about November 1. The study aims to assess feasibility and regional impact.
Following an investigation into Cook county charitable institutions, Dr J J Percival resigned as superintendent of the Dunning insane asylum and infirmary amid pressure over the probe and the reform drive in Chicago.
Zion's Herald argues that Jesus did not always bear sorrow and could laugh. It contends that humor and wit are gifts from God, and that the presence of laughter does not negate the anticipated Calvary. The piece questions perpetual gloom in depictions of Christ and defends human humor.
A. C. Brandon, an attorney from Greenville, Ohio, recounts years of eczema on his face during school days in 1882 treated unsuccessfully by doctors. He credits Cuticura Resolvent Ointment and Soap with rapid improvement, reporting no recurrence for over twenty years and recommending the products to others. Free samples and a 32 page book offered by Cutcura Dept. 3 K, Boston.
A Cleveland Leader quip shows Miss Elsie Gentsch guiding a Sunday school reading from Matthew about ten virgins. A newcomer student misstates the parable, suggesting the bridegroom locked out the foolish and later married the wise, prompting a witty classroom exchange.
A London Tit-Bits excerpt recalls a departed woman praised for charity yet described as a salt of the earth and a vinegar pepper and mustard. Villagers and a pastor note her sharp tongue and relentless virtue in serving the poor and afflicted.
A playful exchange shows a boy named Tommy promising his arrival with a plan about feeding a hen party the next day, while his sister and father react to the idea and its timing.
A music master counsels a father to widen his daughter's interests beyond singing. The crowd is noted as mere pictures without real company, and love is essential. An old ad touts Sha Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain. A rhetorical line suggests loving less can increase a man's liking.
In three hours of debate the House rejected the Underwood La Follette wool tariff bill over President Taft's veto by 227 to 129. The farmers free list bill also failed 226 to 127. Dr. Harvey Wiley accused cabinet officers of reversing a ruling after industry money influenced chemists. Taft urged arbitration treaties with France and Britain in Ocean Grove. McCabe denied Barronish charges about restricting chemical discussions. A Foster resolution seeks a nine member inquiry into the International Harvester and a Wisconsin Senator Stephenson election probe was adopted by the Senate. Taft nominated Cap Bradley A Fiske for rear admiral.
Washington proposals to cut U S custom houses from 124 to 73 could change Sioux City Dubuque and Council Bluffs into subports with Des Moines as the main port. Monthly reports would go to Des Moines rather than Washington, aiming to streamline operations.
Dr. E. C. Heilman of Ida Grove, owner of the Chicago ranch near Cushing, will sow 170 acres to winter wheat this fall as part of a growing regional effort to increase wheat production. More wheat is being raised in the area each year.
A string of vivid incidents spans divorce battles in Oregon, a Joliet steel plant explosion that killed four and injured many, a Big Four train wreck near Columbus with dozens hurt, a Toledo bank president released from Leavenworth, a Canadian mother who killed her children and herself, Virginia Beach ending its police force, a Brooklyn double murder over a toddler, and related violent events.
Roy Pederson of Spencer loses his right eye after a burr from an emery wheel shatters it while polishing a plow. Mason City police seize sixteen bootleggers and multiple barrels of beer and whisky in raids citywide. Dr L M Black of Denison plans a five month world tour starting from New York with his wife son and niece. Rose Kelly treated with Pasteur after mad dog bite. ten others also discharged. Pearlie Owens of Rockwell City in a 25 mph crash injures three passengers as cow is fatally hit. Mason City armory plans fail. September 1 deadline threatens disbanding. Kossuth county oat yield 17 bu per acre wheat 10 corn 22 hay poor. Frank Hann mystery partly solved with reappearance exhausted at a Harlan hotel. Oskaloosa bridge fire halts traffic. CBQ line service disrupted. Mississippi Valley Spiritualists elect J F Ireland as president. other officers retained.
Archie Madison of Ankeny sues Chicago and Northwestern Railway in district court for $10,000 claiming a drunken passenger on a Des Moines to Chicago train near Saylor on October 22, 1910 gouged out his right eye with a knife after a scuffle. He alleges crew negligence for admitting and failing to curb the intoxicated man.
The residence of John Ahlf in Muscatine burned to the ground injuring his wife Wilma six and Ethel seven who suffered burns while escaping the flames. John Ahlf was cut by falling glass when he tried to break a screen in a window.
Harry Perkins, 25, and a Negro man were seized by about a hundred angry miners near Ogden and brought to town, jailed on charges of attempting to assault Corulia Court a Russian girl who frequents the camps selling clothing. A robbery charge is also filed.
Des Moines reports Gov. Carroll ordered Secretary Sumner of the state board of health to inspect the Fort Madison state penitentiary. The two day visit yielded findings described as displeasing with expected improvements in sanitary conditions. Des Moines oil inspector M. H. Byers says gasoline labels meet the law and buyers know the oil’s strength and maximum gravity test.
Nellie Parsons is severely scalded lifting a boiler lid and remains in serious condition. George Butler and St Austin suffer injuries when a runaway team crashes on the rural route. Havens reports his barn struck by lightning twice with insured losses. A military band forms in Cherokee under Lieut Westcott. Northwestern railroad foreman John Nilama is arrested for theft of automobile supplies. he was previously fined for petty larceny.
Creston Iowa testimonial for Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound claims it cured long standing inflammations pains and nervousness. Highlights customer Lydia E Pinkham and address 605 W Howard St Creston IA plus offer of confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
Mrs. Jinks notes her husband is assembling a collection of steins. Mrs. Booze A Lott mentions her husband is collecting the contents of steins.
A reflection on eye contact revealing character and trust. It argues that eyes convey truth or deceit and that the gaze distinguishes loyalty, frankness, energy, and sympathy from deceit, indolence, and indifference.
A short witty exchange centers on a husband recently unemployed who unexpectedly lands a new job, flipping the punchline and revealing the joke’s twist. The dialogue showcases a tidy domestic humor style with concise verbal setup and payoff.
A reader asks who delivered the after-dinner speeches at Nelshazzar's feast and seeks names of the speakers in the current discourse.
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