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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1919
Page
2
An advertisement touts Pape’s Cold Compound as quick relief for colds with multiple doses, claims no quinine and pleasant taste. It also notes a Danish chemist selling artificial leather patents for Norwegian factories and reviews Cuticura toilet products.
The Republican national committee chose Chicago as the 1920 convention site with June 8 set for the event. Tokyo? Not applicable. The vote narrowed to Chicago and St Louis, Chicago winning 44 to 9. Notable speakers included Gov. Sproul of Pennsylvania delivering a keynote.
Intercepted wireless messages say the steamship Chetopa has lost two propeller blades and is unmanageable with a position about 255 miles southeast of Halifax. The 3340 ton vessel left Liverpool for New York on November 28. The Mercian, a Leyland line steamer, reported a fire off Cape Race and is returning to St. John’s.
In an Independent article published December 15, President Wilson argues that social unrest in the United States can be reduced by a broader understanding of American institutions. He underscores the role of informed citizens in maintaining stable governance.
Emma Goldman announced through her attorney that she has abandoned the legal battle to avoid deportation rather than be separated from her long-time companion Alexander Berkman.
A New York legislative committee reports that radical agitation stems from organized Bolshevist networks led by anarchist, syndicalist, and communist groups. It cites Headquarters in New York City and other industrial centers, extensive investigations, hundreds of arrests, and numerous indictments for criminal anarchy.
Federal Judge Carpenter ordered the closing out of the Illinois Southern railroad the old John R. Walsh property after receiver J L Wheelock stated bondholders lost 100000 last year and the road still loses money. The line from Salem Illinois to Bismarck Missouri suffered during the coal strike.
The Hotel Astor in New York plans to replace coal with oil in its heating and lighting plant if the city Department of Buildings approves the change.
Rioting in Port of Spain leads to government buildings seized by black rioters for three days. Marines and bluejackets landed to restore order as reports from London confirm the unrest.
In New York on December 15 a barber Vincent His fell ill while shaving Harry Dresher and slashed Dresher’s throat with a razor. His was arrested on a felonious assault charge.
Secretary of Labor Wilson says strikes and lockouts are falling as United Mine Workers urge members to return to work per President Wilson’s plan. He notes miners returning within a week or ten days will ease the fuel shortage and restore full factory production, reducing costs as industrial unrest subsides. The conciliation division handles fewer strikes and walkouts than in summer.
Washington reports 68 U S newspapers openly advocate armed revolution to overthrow the government. Twenty eight are published or controlled by the I W W executive committee. About 200 papers nationwide are labeled extraordinarily radical under post office second class mail rules, per Rep Byrnes.
Washington reports renewed charges that millions were spent illegally by the War Department on land at army camp sites after the armistice. A bill authorizing more than 9 million dollars for purchases at nearly twenty posts was debated in the House, passing 267 to 71 amid partisan clash.
The Senate passed the McNary bill authorizing continued government control of sugar until December 31, 1920 and authorizing purchases by the sugar equalization board. Critics like Senator Pomerene faulted Taussig and the railroad bill as paternalistic and bolshevik, arguing government control risks higher costs and future damages.
Lawton Michigan December 13 A third person is charged as Joseph Virgo the secret husband of Maud B Tabor Virgo. Sheriff Andrew Lang served the warrant while Virgo remains jailed ten days by his own accord. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Glenn H Warner presses for details as Virgo refuses to speak about involvement in the illegal operation and burial in the Tabor home cellar.
Minneapolis trading reached a record high as No. 1 dark northern spring wheat sold for 3.40 a bushel. Millers and exporters maintain brisk demand, with orders running behind, helping push prices to peak levels.
Denver reports Colorado completed ratification of the woman suffrage amendment as the house of representatives unanimously passed the senate resolution marking the milestone.
Six hundred repatriated Americans who fought under the British colors in the Holy Land arrived in New York in the steerage of the Cedric after a voyage from Liverpool.
Alexander Priestly Camphor, a negro bishop of Liberia for the Methodist Episcopal Church and educator in the United States, died of pneumonia at his South Orange residence after a week of illness.
Berlin returns in Paris form to the supreme council demand for signing the peace protocol. The reply marks a decisive capitulation on the Scapa Flow question and signals acceptance of Allied terms.
Anna Meteriano of Peru Indiana says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her severe displacement and backache after doctors advised surgery. She now works four AM start, factory shift, and housework with renewed strength and energy.
Little Helen listens as her older sister teaches that all stars are worlds like ours. Helen, with childlike candor, declares she would hate living on a twinkling world, adding a gentle comic note to the dialogue.
Advertising copy notes cold as a common disorder and influenza deaths surpass war fatalities last year. Boschee's Syrup, used for coughs bronchitis and throat irritation for fifty three years, promises restful nights and easy morning expectoration. Made in America and sold widely.
Judge James A. Collins of the criminal court wired a Chicago railroad acquaintance to reserve trains for his son John Collins to Arizona. The contact replied with a question about the intended destination, noting the uncertainty surrounding the travel plans.
An advertisement claims rheumatism stems from kidney poison buildup and urges immediate use of GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules. It asserts the product clears kidneys and urinary tract, heals inflamed tissues, and restores health, warning that only GOLD MEDAL is genuine.
An old Scottish woman in a small town recalls a childhood misdeed, saying she once stopped a clock with a sweetie. Her tale unfolds in a warm garden of communal chat as friends probe her memories.
Advertisement touts Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills as a remedy for indigestion and related symptoms. It claims the pills stimulate digestive processes to function naturally and presents the product as a helpful aid in improving digestive health.
Authorities differ on a lion’s age with biologists fixing a normal life at about twenty two years. A lion that died in the Tower of London in 1760 had lived in captivity over seventy years.
A concise saying contrasts wisdom and folly by noting a wise person recognizes value while a fool fails to grasp what is before him. The aphorism emphasizes perception of merit and timing in choosing what is beneficial.
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