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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1913
Page
2
Secretary Daniels warned two large Washington audiences at temperance rallies that public men who drink are not capable of holding public office. The remarks were delivered at events under Protestant Sunday schools and the Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
Luther McCarty was knocked out two minutes into a ten round bout by Arthur Pelkey and died eight minutes later from heart failure likely caused by the blow. Hostilities in Saloniki have paused and unrest unfolds in Curacao amid plots against Venezuela’s president. Berlin royal wedding finalizes titles with Victoria Louise and Ernst August present as the Kaiser elevates the groom to ducal and grand ducal ranks.
President Wilson blames numerous, industrious lobbyists for pressuring Congress on tariff reform. He condemns paid ads and letter writing campaigns, vows relief from the intolerable burden of lobbying while noting some business interests may have legitimate concerns.
Washington May 28 The Supreme Court ruled five to four that patent owners do not retain the right to fix resale prices on patented articles including Safety razors and talking machines. Justice Day delivered the majority opinion, with dissent from McKenna Holmes Lurton and Van Devanter. The decision narrows patent monopolies and clarifies the boundary between Sherman anti trust and patent laws, affecting manufacturers and enforcement officials.
Mrs Martha Leiberman and her adopted daughter Lilian Jacobs aged nineteen months perished in a Monday fire that consumed the Leiberman home in Cicero west of Chicago.
A defamation suit against former president Theodore Roosevelt proceeds in Marquette starting today with a jury of divers trades including four miners three teamsters two farmers and others. Colonel Roosevelt sits with keen interest as attorney Pound and Belden question jurors regarding bias and influence.
Two more victims named E. C. Bush and J. B. Kilbourne were added to the death toll from the Long Beach bridge collapse. The disaster, which hurled 350 people forty feet into the beach, leaves the total dead at 37. Officials attribute the catastrophe to crowd vibrations as Empire day parade entrants moved into the mammoth auditorium.
A compact quote from Gelett Burgess in American Magazine satirizes social praise for women. It contrasts the reputations of modest and dazzling women, likening a cautious husband to an old wife with a young husband and noting shoppers who praise wares yet depart unsatisfied.
Edith and Jack debate a playful game to imitate social seasons. Edith defines “at home” days as fashionable times for family life with Sundays and Tuesdays labeled as God’s day and mother’s day.
A playful quip about Mrs Prim and her home, noting it looks appealing and well kept as if in an apple pie. The remark emphasizes neat, inviting domestic charm and hospitable character.
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