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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1911
Page
2
A smattering of opinions and odd facts touch on topics from bees and coal prices to marriage trends and censorship. The item parrots quirky lines about a two and a half cent coin, a bull fight disaster in France, infant paralysis, and a Brooklyn millionairess while wryly noting London debt and rural youth driving cows home.
In a report on pay equity, Boston women school teachers argue their higher living costs justify higher wages than their male counterparts. They contend the discrepancy mirrors broader economic pressures shaping wage debates during the era.
An amateur gardener muses that nothing is as ceremonious as producing the first radish harvest. The remark blends domestic pride with a humorous take on traditional milestones.
A Chicago woman seeks a divorce after her husband addressed another woman with terms of endearment Morning Glory and Honey Bunch The exchange included exclamations Oh putty prompting the estrangement and legal action.
Thieves nicked a grand piano from a Harlem residence in a bold break in. The theft suggests a coordinated gang effort and the owner likely found the loss amid quiet disappointment and puzzled silence.
The article hints at strenuous summer campaigns against flies and mosquitoes. It notes plans for public measures and possible efforts that could prove demanding if implemented.
Scientists say blue painted walls attract flies and will not deter them. If your kitchen is blue and flies gather there, it suggests the flies are drawn by the color.
The town plans a dock sized for 1000 foot ships while Germany contemplates a 1100 foot rival. The writer notes docks serve peaceful uses beyond warfare, contrasting with the Dreadnaught race.
A noted donor condemns the "devil of sneering cynicism" in modern journalism and urges newspapers to hire young men who prefer earning $15 weekly and staying honest over $50 when compromising. He does not specify why newspapers require such polite martyrs.
An Ohio woman in a divorce case says her husband has not spoken to her for seven years, alleging neglect and breakdown of the marriage. The filing implies prolonged estrangement and unresolved issues.
Carrie Nation famed for hatchet tactics against saloons dies at Evergreen sanitarium in Leavenworth Kansas of paresis following a nervous breakdown tied to a failed lawsuit. Born near Versailles Kentucky she married three times and built a fortune from lectures and souvenirs amid a long anti liquor campaign across Kansas and Texas. Her dramatic rise and later decline are recounted, including a pivotal Chicago incident with her grandson Riley White.
Professor Charles Minard, head of Marquette school and National Education Association delegate, vanished after taking $900 from an Oak Park bank. His wife was found dead at home. Neighbors and search parties scoured Chicago area as Minard later reappeared exhausted, unable to explain his movements. The home is sealed and investigators probe the dramatic, unresolved case.
Herr Schendel, who held a German altitude record of 6 504 feet, and his mechanic Voss were killed when his Dorner monoplane stacked into a vertical dive at Johannisthal. He had reached 6 650 feet while attempting to eclipse the world record with a passenger. The craft plunged to earth after the motor was shut off in a glide attempt.
New York City reports the National Electric Light Association adopts a broad welfare program. It includes old pensions death benefits free accident and life insurance and savings and investment funds for employees. The plan affects nearly 500000 electric company workers and centers on profit sharing.
After a picnic at Westview Park a hornet nest was brought aboard a Westview car. The swarm drove people to flee and two women fainted. John Nelson found the nest at the park and carried it onto the car where a jolt dropped it, triggering the panic.
Cordele Georgia Mayor Davis proposes a unique punishment for drunkenness. Fines are remitted and offenders must meet him in his office each Sunday at 10 to attend church or face jail. One case has shown reform since the verdict.
Albany, N Y. Mia Slattery and her wife Mrs William Slattery of Lansingburgh were killed when their car was struck by an Albany Southern train at a grade crossing four miles from Albany. Mrs Slattery was thrown from the vehicle and struck a fence post. The husband was killed by the impact, brain damage reported. Their son Thomas, 21, the chauffeur, escaped injury.
Four girls from Appleton and Kimberly drowned when a sailing yacht capsized during a windstorm at the mouth of the Fox river between Oshkosh and Appleton. The dead are Bertha Pollex and Gertrude Kuschel of Appleton, Agnes Geenan and Elizabeth Bri of Kimberly. six other boat occupants were rescued.
The Bristow amendment reserving federal power to control state senatorial elections was adopted by a 64 to 24 vote and sent to the House for concurrence. Senator Borah urged submission as essential to republican government and warned against entrenched wealth and power influencing the process.
News reports 1 507 killed in a massive earthquake that hammers Montezuma and triggers volcanic activity. The floating gardens of Montezuma are destroyed as lava pours from two erupting volcanoes.
An estimated 1537 people died and 41 cities with over 1500 residents were hit hard by a massive quake. Seven major towns were razed. Colima saw five towns destroyed within 20 miles, and Colima city burned. Morelos and Guerrero face famine alongside disaster as fires destroy ruins. The quake stretched 560 miles from Bravos to Dolores Hidalgo, spanning Gulf to Pacific.
Reports from Mexico describe a massive earthquake across the country with collapsing lakes and volcanic activity. The death toll rises past 1,537 as Co lima and Popocatapetl spew smoke and lava, while Mexico City and surrounding towns suffer widespread destruction including Lake Xochimilco gardens disappearing and Aztec descendants displaced.
A severe rain and hail storm with lightning swept the eastern states, causing multiple deaths and extensive property damage. Baltimore and Philadelphia reported heavy losses, telegraph lines failed north to Washington, and Allentown and Syracuse saw direct lightning strikes.
Seventeen year locusts descend on Stony Point Harriman park in the $5,000,000 preserve donated by Mrs. E. H. Harriman and other benefactors. The insects swarm from trees and relentlessly attack tender shoots, with twigs quickly furrowed and bored along their length.
Brief notes report several incidents near the capital with fatalities and injuries. Guanotsazico and Tlalpam areas show multiple dead and injured from wall collapses. Pinon reports two dead and three injured. Nearly all locations lie in the immediate vicinity of the capital.
Charles L. Herr alias Francis captured in Eureka California as authorities say they broke up a notorious three generation family of arsonists. The clan, with records across many states, includes an 80 year old grandmother, a father hanged for murder, a son and daughter in law sought for crimes, and other relatives serving time or wanted on arson charges. Herr faces two indictments for arson in Cincinnati.
Miss Helen Whit tier Andrus daughter of Congressman John E Andrus of Yonkers and Henry Homer Hobbs known as Hobbsy left tackle of the Yale 1909 team eloped and were married by Rev John F Scott at St George’s Episcopal Church in New York.
Washington report projects a historic wheat harvest this season if conditions hold. Government June crop estimates place the total at 764,291,857 bushels, up 68,848,857 from last year, with winter wheat near 480,000,000 and spring wheat about 284,000,000 bushels.
An ad extols Hewitt's Easy Task soap claiming small daily items like soap influence daily life. It offers a money back guarantee: buy two cakes for ten cents, return the first if unsatisfactory and keep or exchange the second.
The fragment shows a dog reacting as tension rises in a family setting. A speaker notes the dog’s anxious behavior while predicting a forthcoming argument. The exchange hints at prescient dialogue and a storm center nose.
Prominent reminder to mothers to examine Castoria bottles for its signature mark and note its use for over 300 years. The message urges parents to trust Fletcher's Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children and mentions that children cry for it.
A dialogue notes belief that training in scoring a bridge game qualifies a wife to vote, arguing women can learn to mark ballots with proper discrimination. The exchange frames education as the path to suffrage competence.
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