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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1912
Page
6
A compact digest reports on U S troops in Mexico to protect citizens, taft roosevelt and du Pont politics, naval calls for Maine relief, trials and sentences in Kentucky and Kansas, Wilson colonial rescue in Mexico, a major Morgan art wing plan in New York, weather and disasters along the Atlantic, and various legal and social incidents across states with named people and places.
News items report fears of a Beirut massacre following bombardment and 60 deaths at sea due to Italian warships. London crowds hoot David Lloyd George while he speaks. Prince Arthur of Connaught survives a fall during fox hunting in Yorkshire. Italy proclaims Tripoli annexation. Colombia recalls its minister over Knox visit remarks. King Frederick of Denmark shows renewed illness. Captain Frederick Guest named treasurer to King George's household after marriage. University appointments and a notable divorce alimony are announced. Henry Phipps pledges fortunes to sons and retires. Daniel S Miles dies in Washington. General Miles discovers the death.
Juarez faces potential assault from Emilio Campa's seven hundred rebels twelve miles south. Reinforcements, about a thousand, expected from the south. Federal guard strengthens patrols while Captain Craig investigates border conditions.
Ten pounds of dynamite forming a powerful bomb was found in the basement of Guiseppe Matalone's wholesale grocery at 832 Austin Avenue. A fuse and cap were attached and lit but extinguished by falling snow. Matalone had long faced death threats and anonymous letters demanding payment.
A collage of consumer remedies and quips highlights patent medicines such as Cole's Carboli salve and Dr. Pierce's pills, with prices 25c and 60c, plus a money back guarantee on PA ZU OINT MENT for piles. The page also carries a gag about a couple silencing heart to heart and a cigar pitch for LEWIS' Single Binder.
Washington Senator Cummins introduces a measure to greatly expand federal anti trust powers. It would authorize unifying company sizes and curbing ruinous underselling to preserve healthy competition and allow room for similarly sized rivals.
Washington Senator Gardner of Maine introduced a bill to place express companies under government control and run them as part of the postal service, expanding rural delivery. Estimated cost includes real property 14.9 million, equipment 1.28 million, materials 138 thousand, contract advances 5.84 million, and franchises plus goodwill 10.88 million, total 39.17 million dollars.
A double tornado struck Lincoln Jefferson and Arkansas counties killing ten people and injuring at least twenty five. The dead include Mrs. Ed Johnson and her three children a hired man named McClain and an unidentified traveler staying at the Johnson home near Almyra in Arkansas county.
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