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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1912
Page
2
President Taft writes to Governor Wilson offering a navy battleship for an inspection trip to the Panama Canal before the next inauguration. The article also notes appointments, policy stances, and various other federal actions and local incidents from the period.
Carrie Chapman Catt in a report to an Equal Suffrage club urges practical dress reform as part of a two year world campaign for votes for women. The item also notes a Boston hotel bookkeeper’s arrest for larceny and a Stanford censor decision by the Associated Students.
The Austro Hungarian and Italian ministers at Athens protested the bombardment of Aviona Albania and said Greek occupation of Aviona or Saseno could not be permanent. Greece has signed an armistice with Turkey and will join the London peace conference opening December 16.
Willie Hoppe, master of the 18.2 game, ran 400 points in four innings for an average of 100 per inning in a Philadelphia match against George Slosson. Slosson scored 32. In Paris, Billy Papke defeated George Bernard for the middleweight title in a big purse and ivory belt. Eddie McGoorty outpointed Mike Gibbons in a ten round New York bout noted for clever boxing.
United States Senator Boles Pen Rose told a Philadelphia dinner crowd of classified civil service workers that he supports a federal old age pension law. Col Archibald Gracie, retired U.S. Army, died at his New York home. Titanic survivor Gracie attributed his escape to a miracle. The National Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education opened its Philadelphia annual meeting. The American Road Builders Association held a convention in Cincinnati.
Indianapolis December 10. John V Hadley a former Indiana Supreme Court member successfully urged leniency for Ernest Davis who admitted breaking into Jacob Slutzky’s store to commit a felony while intoxicated. Davis faced two to fourteen years in the Indiana Reformatory. Ridlen was convicted and sentenced to Michigan City for two to fourteen years. Hadley cited Davis’s father’s past aid and his own Civil War debt paid as grounds for mercy.
A fire at Fred Hutch dye house on Columbia street swept the Lafayette business district as flames and high winds endangered the area. The blaze damaged about two thousand dollars of property owned by the heirs of the late Senator John F. McHugh and prompted a prompt city department response. Guests at the nearby Hotel Lehr were awakened and evacuated as the fire was brought under control.
Henry Williams hires detectives in Vincennes to find J. W. Williams a farmer missing since November 22. He was last seen driving toward home at midnight after arriving in Vincennes. No further trace has been found. Frank Spears, 60, missing from Edwardsport, was found wandering near Bruceville with an unbalanced mind after surgery.
Clifford S. Lee of Fort Wayne, field secretary of the Indiana Manufacturers' and Shippers' association, will begin organizing all counties in southwest Indiana this week. A mass meeting is planned in Evansville the following week with speakers State President Bible of Kentucky, F. P. Gavin of Indianapolis, and A. J. Wood of the Indiana railroad commission.
Bloomington December 10. After an argument about a box of candy Paul Trince and William Rice of Clear Creek fought on the southeast corner of the square. Trince was badly cut on the face and neck with three wounds requiring hospital treatment. Rice fled but was captured early morning by Officers Hinkle and Shaw and is jailed.
Vincennes reports Herman Biggs aged fifty fell into a malt vat at the Old Vincennes distillery. He was rescued but skin and flesh burned and died after six hours of agony. Widow and three sons survive.
Nashville dispatch reports Erastus Smith fifteen son of Stanton Smith was likely fatally shot when cousin Robert Smith fired both barrels while jumping a rabbit. One load struck Erastus in the legs and physicians planned amputation of one leg.
The Supreme Court sustained the Interstate Commerce Commission in a dispute over the Union Stockyards and Transit Company of Chicago. It ruled the commission may enjoin payment of 50 000 to Pfacker and Sons for a plant beside its tracks and invalidate the contract as a rebate. Justice Day stated the lower court erred in exempting the Union Stockyards by leasing to a railway firm.
In Michigan City Miss Barker inherits a estimated estate of 20 million from her father John H Barker. Greenfield David Ellis receives a silver bull's eye watch dating to 1762 from the Dilly family. In Lawrenceburg Victor Oberlin finds a large white pearl worth 75 dollars. Muncie Charles Stevens commits suicide after laments over unemployment. Logansport Elizabeth Clark Lang shoots Mrs. Copple after disparaging remarks. Crawfordsville Paul Zachary, 13, killed by Big Four freight train. Laporte parole plea by John Wilson. Noblesville Miss Mabel Dunn wounded. Best Gault discharged. Local dog guides a father's body in Noblesville.
The doctor answers the proud father’s question with two guesses about the birth, first denying a boy then a girl, and finally confirming the gender in a humorous exchange from Harper's Weekly.
O M Auerbach of Chicago a 09 Princeton graduate was sentenced to life imprisonment in Jackson for the murder of his employer Harry W Fisher a former Chicago promoter Fisher was killed while hunting with Auerbach who claimed the death was accidental He has appealed to the supreme court Judge Withey spoke with regret over the sentence and said the March term will decide if the verdict stands He also wrote a letter asking the warden to grant comfort pending the supreme court hearing.
President Taft’s Panama voyage is tentatively set to begin December 19. The trip may reflect President-elect Wilson’s decision not to visit the isthmus, with the secretary arranging the Arkansas and likely the Delaware, plus Mrs. Taft and aides.
Richard H. Townley a retired naval officer and former Nebraska state comptroller accidentally shot himself while cleaning a gun for a hunting trip. He retired from the Navy in 1902 and later served as superintendent of Lincoln hospital in New York.
The Home theater collapsed in Chicago on December 10. The entire structure fell into the basement but no one was hurt. Five men escaped death because they could not enter to perform repairs. The melodrama venue seated about 1,500.
Richard Towney, superintendent of Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx, was found shot to death in a bathroom of the institution. Hospital authorities said Towney's death was an accident while handling a revolver.
A quotation emphasizes women should set goals even if they lack accuracy in throwing a stone, reflecting a playful view on ambition and practical skill.
An unclear fragment references a water boat and a joke about opening an eye. The text mentions Darel Wine and a Blue Satara but lacks clear facts or events. No definite names, places, or outcomes are established for a full news item.
A man complains his wife buys excess toothpowder while his friend prefers bathtub cleanser for teeth. They stroll Chestnut Street, and the friend incredulously asks about tooth safety. The man reveals the items are the kind bought at the dentist.
A reader recounts illness from digestion issues and inflammatory rheumatism. After trying various diets, Grape-Nuts with milk improved health, yielding a 10 pound gain in five weeks and removal of rheumatism. The letter promotes Grape-Nuts and cites digestive benefits and blood-building effects, ending with a sales note and a prompt to read The Road to Wellville.
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