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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1913
Page
2
Washington makes the case for new battleships destroyers and submarines while pushing domestic armament production. Events span Congress sessions, Philippines interior post, currency law, hydro rates, and judiciary appointments amid a broad Washington policy tempo.
The Mexico federal gunboats Tampico and Guerrero bombard Altata Sinaloa, destroying the city while the rebel force flees inland. British Admiral Craddock travels from Tampico to Vera Cruz as tension rises with Admiral Fletcher over potential marines. President Huerta orders segregation of deputies jailed after alleged plots, with executions feared.
Summary of diverse items: a Canadian case on entry restrictions deemed ultra vires. British endorsement of the Monroe doctrine noted in London. Italian crown prince ceremony at the Quirinal with king’s reforms promised. American London dinner remarks on US stance by Sir George Paish. Paris Academy prize for domestication of the heron. Talcott Williams elected president of journalism teachers conference. Cassius M. Clay dies in Paris Kentucky. Wilbur Laremore appointed referee in a New York divorce suit.
Dispatches from Mexico City report an imminent crisis within days with Urrutia slated to serve as minister of governance. Rebels push toward Mexico City as Chihuahua falls back to relief forces. border arms embargo enforcement described as nearly impossible by General Bliss.
Train No. 9 on the Sunset Express was held up west of Los Angeles when the robber boarded at Pomona. H. L. Montague, Southern Pacific traveling passenger agent, attempted to intervene and was shot dead. A sheriff's posse searches for the bandit.
Jack Podger, famed for gratis repairs and odd jobs, is sought at night to soothe a fussy baby whose laughter comes from his funny nose. Neighbors request his universal talents to calm the child and restore peace.
Mr R M Fleener of Otterbein Indiana writes of a 25 year kidney trouble battle ending after two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. He quit work, suffered bladder inflammation, then made a full recovery and praises the remedy. He invites readers to write for more information and offers free Household Hints and National Anthem music.
Tommy, new to the country, fished a creek with Luke the hired man. They returned in the late hours, claiming bites but only three small fish leaped up and were dropped, blaming circumstances rather than themselves.
Two freights were ditched on the Saginaw division of the Pere Marquette railroad near Grand Rapids Michigan. One man was killed when a crew forgot that a new time card did not become effective until the next day.
An patrones of medical products and moral exhortations appear in this fragment. Mention of Dean's Mentholated Cough Drops, Dr Peery's Vermifuge Dead Shot, and a remark on self awareness and ostrich behavior reflect classic early 20th century advertising and editorial quips.
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