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Newspaper
Saco Independent
Location
Saco, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1912
Page
4
A collection of quirky observations spans Jamaica’s rain, political folly in Turkey and Cuba, fashion shocks, and idiosyncratic remarks on marriage, crime, and technology. Notable quips include no servant Paris hotel plans, a no guest opening, a noiseless plane claim, and broader jests on society, money, and vanity.
A fractured report notes the candy trust facing legal action while a young man begins his court journey this winter. It also hints at a medical experiment preserving a headless cat for twelve hours, described as a surprising triumph yet harsh on the animal.
A brief note contends the Illinois Supreme Court weighs whether playing poker qualifies as work with implications for union status. The text hints players are not union members.
The article notes wireless messages may cost less and replace the term cablegram. It also mentions statistics suggesting bachelors go insane more often than married men, while acknowledging married men have less time for such activities.
Pierre Loti comments on the freshness of American girls with admiration while withholding comment on American boys, signaling cautious restraint in his observations.
A cache of twenty three hundred love letters was found among a solitary Australian man’s belongings. The discovery suggests he faced pressure to marry or risk ongoing romantic correspondence.
The report notes researchers in New York can sustain headless cats for as long as twelve hours when needed, a claim challenged by opponents who say such a scenario would never be justified in ordinary cats.
A New York woman files for divorce claiming her husband drinks a cologne. The article notes that some fragrances labeled as cologne carry strong scents and the issue is presented as a humorously unusual marital dispute.
Fragmentary line suggests dynamiters purchased alarm clocks by the dozen for explosive devices and questions the idea of a commuter named Neve being involved, though details are unclear.
A reader notes that advice from certain women claiming to be meal experts promises six servings for 42 cents, yet many poor housewives feel these tips bring more unhappiness as they struggle with the money their husbands provide.
Theorists claim small girls’ amusements may affect nerves as society grows more materialistic. They warn against the approach that would blunt the instinct to mimic mothering with dolls, noting potential psychological impact.
A Pittsburg woman files for divorce citing her husband sobriety twice in twelve years, noting the two periods were not consecutive. The action highlights prolonged marital strain despite intermittent sobriety.
A Paris financier nicknamed The Blind Banker eluded capture after siphoning two million dollars from client accounts. Authorities pursue charges and seek recovery of funds while detailing the case as a major fraud scheme.
In New York a speed contest covered typists writing from 113 to 117 words a minute. Observers note those who match such speed do not inspire envy as the news is seen as routine. The piece hints at public interest in rapid typing without dramatic outcomes.
A protest filed with the Ohio Utilities Commission by stockholders led by C. H. Venner & Co. objects to a $24 million bond issue by the New York Central system for Ohio improvements. They claim the Central, through its control of subsidiaries, would force others to pledge credit, and note prior Sherman Act concerns and past Venner lawsuits against big railways. Representatives plan to appear at the hearing.
Deacon Thomas R. Deacon, an iron manufacturer, won the Winnipeg mayoral race by a large majority over city comptroller James Harvey. His platform calls for spending 10 million dollars to pipe water from Lake of the Woods, eighty miles away.
Chicago December 16 Mrs Harold P McCormick daughter of John D Rockefeller is added quietly to the North Side branch membership list of the Illinois Equal Suffrage association confirming her conversion to woman’s suffrage.
New York reporters say the House wives league of New York may launch a campaign to cut egg prices. Mrs Julian Heath, president, is visiting Philadelphia where the Housekeepers league has begun a campaign against egg dealers. Heath is following the Philadelphia effort and the New York group may imitate it.
Three miles of giant freighters anchored inside Buffalo outer harbor hold millions of bushels of export grain, mainly wheat, with 53 vessels carrying about 15,060,000 bushels. Public Service Commission probes rail car shortages as 20 more ships await, railroads deny a shortage. Christopher arrives with Canadian grain from Fort William reporting ice and rough seas.
Bradstreet's notes continued active business as the year ends, driven by holiday demand and large mail orders to fill broken stocks. Dun and Company reports what may be the largest holiday retail trade yet, reflecting broad prosperity and full employment, with production limited mainly by labor shortages.
Detectives guard a cloth draped parrot cage in Denver hoping the bird will testify to a murder suicide in which Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Johnson were found dead in a hotel room. The parrot, owned by the couple, muttered near the bed as investigators consult an aviculturist and consider covering the cage to provoke a response.
In Sault Ste. Marie Michigan on December 16 fifteen grain laden vessels followed ice breakers Sabin and Schenck down the St Marys river. The return trip saw four steamers behind the tugs and about a dozen vessels expected to pass before navigation ends.
In Dalton Georgia on December 14 a mob of masked men abducted John Watkins from his home and whipped him in the town center. He was then ordered to leave within three days after refusing to remove several disorderly white women from one of his houses, despite prior warnings from the regulators.
In Ibbenburen, Germany, December 1914, about 20,000 textile workers have been locked out by the Muensterland District Employers Association amid a wage increase strike at a local cotton mill.
Yeggs blow open the Citizen's State Bank safe in Goldfield Iowa on December 13 and secure between four and five thousand dollars in cash. They also steal a term and exchange reportedly.
Horace Kearney and Chester Lawrence disappeared after attempting a Los Angeles to San Francisco hydroplane flight. A pontoon from the Snookums was recovered off Redondo Beach and a 30 hour search failed to locate them. Glenn H. Martin narrowly survived a similar incident off Point Mugu as crews abandoned organized search.
About 25 Buffragettes gathered at New York State Woman Suffrage association headquarters to decide on a two week pilgrimage to deliver a suffrage message to Governor Sulzer on inauguration day. Each woman received a knapsack and birch staff and was told to begin with light marching equipment.
London reports say Servian newspapers vilify Austria-Hungary amid talks of peace plenipotentiaries assembling in London. Turkish envoys arrived, with Greece conflict possibly delaying proceedings as delegates prepare to begin negotiations to end the southeastern European war.
Frank Williams Wilbur Hennessey and George Christi plotted a wholesale jail delivery to free themselves from Wisconsin locks. They faked a death by own action to lure the turnkey into a trap. Christi hanged himself from a steam pipe. his condition remained critical after Friday’s court appearance.
In Port Arthur Texas on December 17 G Sand master of a Standard Oil barge and nine crewmen drowned when the barge broke from its tow and capsized in a heavy gulf storm. Authorities fear additional casualties aboard the British steamer Impoco and barge Hainut totaling 26 persons in the storm’s path.
In New York on December 16, diplomats and officials gathered for a banquet honoring James Bryce the British ambassador. Attendees expressed regret at his impending retirement and hope he can attend the 1914 centennial peace celebration between English speaking peoples.
New Orleans notes Tony Jannus has arrived, finishing the longest hydro aeroplane flight at about 1500 miles. He traveled from Omaha in stages along the Missouri and Mississippi rivers with passenger W. H. Tresta Jr. The flight is claimed to set distance and duration records for heavier than air machines.
More than 200 residents of the Library apartments in Pittsburgh were driven into the streets when a spectacular fire leveled the large North Side residence. A dozen or more were injured including some firefighters trapped under a falling wall. no fatalities are believed.
Minneapolis report of December 14 details a collision of two heavy engines at the Great Northern and Northern Pacific crossing at Eighteenth Avenue and Monroe Street N E. Fireman Emil Blum was hurled into the tender and killed. Four others were injured.
Chicago December 17 reports say sixty thousand tons of butter are held in cold storage amid market tightness. Government investigators from eight corps of twenty officers are gathering facts in a suit to dissolve an alleged butter trust under United States court action.
Chicago reports a forthcoming college for hotel staff at South Bend Indiana that will educate bartenders and all hotel employees in serving patrons. The program is described as a major topic for the American Hotel Protective Association of the United States and Canada annual meeting.
Hamilton Bermuda December 16 President elect Woodrow Willison says Friday the thirteenth is a lucky day as he finishes packing and bids farewell before departing for the United States in a moment of leisure.
A wireless grapevine from Manitowoc reports the freighter Alaska foundered in Lake Superior with a crew of twenty two. Local station notes the un signed message.
Fire Commissioner Johnson orders Santa Clauses inspected citywide to ensure non inflammable whiskers and costumes. Inspectors will visit each store with a Santa to enforce this rule as of December 1916.
Mrs Laura Case Collins, noted author, died in Maysville Kentucky on December 14 aged 86. She gained prominence for her prolific writings and contributions to regional literature. Her death closes a long career marked by civic engagement and literary work.
Whitelaw Reid, American ambassador to Great Britain since 1905, dies at Dorchester House London from pulmonary oedema. Mrs Reid and daughter present. Taft expected to name a successor within weeks as the U.S. seeks continued representation at St James. The body to return home likely for burial in Sleepy Hollow with memorial services planned in London cathedrals.
Representative Mott of New York proposes amending the newspaper law to drop sworn circulation and indebtedness statements and reading matter markings. The bill would require filings of officers and owners while excluding minor holders under five percent, and would not exempt regional publications.
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