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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1913
Page
3
In dense fog near Morey’s, a west bound interurban car collided with a work car. George Worklitch died instantly and Richard Bishop, Morey’s city treasurer, was seriously injured. The crash left six others seriously hurt.
Drought favors turkey raising with cheaper birds in central Illinois. Marriages in Centralia and Bloomington. Real estate arrest in Decatur linked to arson ring. Galesburg lynch concern after attack on Mamie Rudd. Mount Vernon marks Highty Sixth Illinois reunion. Chicago violence ends in two deaths at South State street market. Various civic notices cover unions, yeshiva services, missing persons, and upcoming farmers institute events across Illinois towns.
A U S telegram confirms Senator Dominguez was slain near Mexico City. Wilson and Bryan warn Huerta and demand protection for 100 deputies still jailed. Germany dispatches warship to Mexican waters, while Washington weighs next steps and questions Mexico may hold a constitutional election under current turmoil.
In Bow Neaths London militants clash with police during a speech by Misa Sylvia Pankhurst. Authorities capture her outside, but she is freed as attackers surge the hall. The scene injures several, including Zelia Emerson of Jackson Michigan, as Pankhurst evades custody.
The hearing of H. W Jones secretary of the Structural Iron Workers union on conspiracy charges tied to a dynamiting campaign was postponed to November 5.
A man narrates a brief street encounter with a friend and a stranger. The friend treats the man coldly after a prior cordial greeting, and the narrator discovers the tension stems from an unpaid debt he owes the stranger, which he settles the next night.
The piece recounts Herr August Bebel, the late German Socialist leader, whose Zurich funeral drew about 15 000 mourners, and a Chicago Socialist remark about pessimism caused by newspaper tales of world corruption. It includes a father dialogue about theft and honor.
An 1840s style ad claims the syrup softens gums reduces inflammation allays pain and cures wind colic priced at 25 cents per bottle. The item ends with a philosophical quote about wives and envy from Sir Philip Sidney.
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