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Newspaper
Saco Independent
Location
Saco, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1913
Page
2
A column of humorous clippings lampoons fashion, manners and current fads with wry asides. Jokes about tango dancers in prison, elopements with press agents, and выв garden hose misadventures populate a lighthearted miscellany. A Chicago girl and a dentist-like footpad anecdote contrast with a professor’s take on baseball as a nerve irritant.
The new British ambassador is described as a baseball fan, viewed as a practical hobby compared with devotion to the tennis court or golfing.
A fearless woman explorer argues Broadway needs mission aries more than Africa yet notes its angels. Orville Wright compares aviating to motoring, bolstering public confidence in travel and driving safety.
A fragment notes New Jersey schools teaching milking cows as a real world skill. It contrasts hazy views of marriage with a Missouri couple, claiming a Missouri woman chose practical life skills over traditional roles.
Police observers note the organization of the housemaids union in Chicago and the granting of use of the front parlor, signaling a level of acceptance and formal recognition within domestic labor circles.
A ninety year old Pennsylvania husband was jailed for failing to support his wife. Critics condemn the incident as an example of serious neglect of family duty by the younger generation.
Old authorities ban sit skirts in Los Angeles schools claiming pupils will improve their understanding by alternative methods.
The inquiry seeks the origin of the slang line I should worry which hints at a first user. The note implies locating the original speaker and cautions against harsh treatment, noting many men live and repent.
The discussion centers on a term for where the aviator stores his aircraft. Some propose nest or roost as fitting for the birdlike machine, while hangar is the traditional term. The choice reflects linguistic play and conventions in aviation language.
A witty note questions if people would talk to Venus via a local wire instead of the man in the moon, joking about the abundance of telephone lines in the country.
Mothers across the country deny the claim that a perfect baby was found on the Lower East Side of New York, insisting their own child could not have been there and expressing doubt about the report.
The writer questions the value of flies after noting a physician's claim that a fly may spread infant paralysis, challenging their usefulness and impact on public health.
A young New York man pleads he is so forgetful that after marriage to a new wife he forgot he already had a former wife. He seeks confinement where se clusion and quiet restore his memory.
In Charleston on June 17 the Senate Mine Strike Investigating Committee hears operators’ witnesses aiming to show fault lies with others for Paint Creek and Cabin Creek unrest. Miners renew the strike after mass meetings, with Eskadale and Rayford voting to stay out.
Ottawa June 16 A census bulletin gives preliminary estimates of grain sown and May conditions. May was cold and dry with frosts delaying growth. Canada's wheat area is 9,816,300 acres up 47,900 from 1912. oats 9,647,800 up 191,600. barley 1,425,200 up 10,000. rye 126,000 down 9,610. Northwest provinces wheat 9,013,800. oats 5,207,700. barley 852,600 with increases over last year of 52,000. 293,800. 42,800 respectively.
Washington reports that the senate finance committee amended the Underwood tariff bill to add provisions modeled on the Canadian reciprocity act of 1911. The change would extend export free status to print paper valued up to four cents a pound, contingent on no export duties licenses or prohibitions.
The estate of Colonel John Jacob Astor, lost in the Titanic disaster, is officially valued at 88 million dollars. Distributions include Vincent Astor 48.964 million, Mrs Madeline Force Astor 7.679 million, Muriel Astor 4.857 million, and John Jacob Astor II 2.923 million.
London June 16 cabinet ministers absolved by the parliamentary inquiry committee from all blame in the scandal alleged to surround contracts between the British government and Marconi Wireless company.
New York reports principal Rosenthal witness Bridgie Webber was stabbed in the back on an East Side street. The attack follows press detail surrounding the Rosenthal case and leaves the witness injured.
June market notes show Wheat July and Sept futures with fractional gains and prices for No 1 northern No 2 relief No 3 corn and oats in Minneapolis. Duluth reports cattle steers cows calves and hops with lambs and sheep values, reflecting mid June wholesale levels in regional markets.
Chicago live stock report notes hog offerings liberal on closing day while state supply remains small. Cattle buyers sought sellers reversing earlier conditions. Predictions urged prime steers may reach $10 before season end.
Water was admitted Saturday to the Gatun locks for a test and it was considered completely satisfactory. The test marked the first time water entered the locks. Panama reports the procedure proceeded smoothly and met expectations.
Eleven workmen died and two were injured when rock and earth collapsed in the tunnel eighty feet underground during construction for a new subway. A blast earlier caused the collapse, with a beam support jolt blamed after a car loaded with stone struck it.
Canton Ohio June 16 The board of health declares all residents must bathe at least once a week to stay clean. A five language notice will be posted in homes with limited soap and water, warning of a $25 fine and additional costs for noncompliance.
Edmonton authorities report that Robert Gilkerson aged 35 and Charles May aged 30 drowned when a small boat on the Saskatchewan River capsized near the riverbank.
London June 16 The poets laureateship vacant after Alfred Austins death carries 350 dollars a year plus 135 dollars instead of a butt of sack Premier Asquith told the House of Commons in reply to Arthur Lynchs inquiry as to salary Swift McNeill urged reviving the post of kings jester in a light exchange.
Senator Ashhurst submitted the Woman's suffrage committee report urging passage of the Chamberlain resolution for a constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote. The report argues voting by women strengthens government and tests voter qualifications. Ashhurst plans forceful action for a vote without delaying tariff legislation.
Lieutenant James R Kennedy of the Royal Flying Corps died when a monoplane crashed near Brooklands aerodrome in London. C Gordon Bell, also aboard as pilot, was seriously injured as the craft banked at low height during a turn at about 80 miles an hour.
Senate lobby investigators heard Truman G. Palmer testify that the Government Printing Office produced more than 1.5 million anti free sugar pamphlets and free postage through congressional franks helped circulate them nationwide. He cited Sugar at a Glance and Finance Committee reports as widely distributed under franked postage.
In Washington on Friday the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen voted salary increases for all executive officers. The new schedule was not disclosed. A lively contest is anticipated over the selection of permanent headquarters. St. Louis joined the race for the next convention.
The ninth annual convention of the Associated Advertising Clubs of America adjourned in Baltimore to meet in Toronto next year. William Woodhead of San Francisco was elected president with Walter B. Cherry of Syracuse as vice president. R. S. Florea of Indianapolis was re-elected secretary and T. D. Laquatte of Des Moines was named treasurer.
San Francisco selected as the 1914 convention city by officers elected at a gathering of the Hotel and Restaurant Employes International Alliance and the Bartenders International League in Denver Colorado. Edward Flore of Buffalo was chosen president and J L Sullivan of Cincinnati secretary and treasurer. Eight vice presidents were named including Frank Hoffman of Minneapolis C W McCurdy of Des Moines and Miss Elizabeth Maloney of Chicago.
Washington June 17 The U S Supreme Court unanimously sustains state maximum rate laws in Missouri West Virginia Oregon and Arkansas with findings that the Missouri 2 cent and maximum freight laws are valid except for a few roads The court reserves Kentucky and adjourns until October reaffirming states rights The decision hinges on the 2 cent passenger law and the maximum freight law Specific lines judged confiscatory include St Louis & Hannibal Kansas City Clinton & Springfield Chicago Great Western while St Louis Southwestern Missouri Pacific Wabash Milwaukee and Chicago Alton are upheld
Reports from El Paso say six hundred federals were killed or wounded in a May 29 battle at Sausillo during a campaign by Villa Chack and Hernandez. Insurgents, after defeating 1,200 federals, moved toward the state capital and captured Susihuirachic, a mining town west of Chihuahua City.
Washington crowds hail the Eleanor Mint a new Bryant rickey cousin in hot weather urging soda fountains to serve the temperance drink devised from Miss Eleanor Wilson directions. The recipe includes chocolate syrup mint water bisque glace whipped cream feraldite nuts and maraschino with care to keep cream separate.
Manila reports the American forces routed Moro defenders on Mount Bagsag with six Americans killed and seven wounded. All American casualties were Scouts. Earlier action last week left six Americans dead. Moro fatalities are unconfirmed.
Panama June 17 Water admitted Saturday for the first time to test the locks and was reported to move through portions of the system as officials began early checks of the canal’s new capacity.
Colorado Springs hosts the National Press association convention with editors from across the country in session. President A D Moffett of Elwood Indiana chairs proceedings as two women editors address the crowd on topics including laws that club the press and a woman s experience in journalism in the morning.
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