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Newspaper
The Greenville Journal
Location
Greenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1912
Page
2
Greenville Journal discusses a moral guide to life, urging readers to follow a divinely ordered path. It argues life has a definite course set by creation, warns against relying on popular opinion, and notes standing alone may be necessary to walk the right path.
A laundry girl addresses the Twilight club on how four dollars a week traps the very poor, contrasting sentiment and survival. A note on living in slums, then a brief history of the tiny island republic near Sardinia, its 1836 Bartoleon sovereignty, 1882 upheaval, and a female-franchise republic with ten-year presidents.
A Parla soothsayer prophesies that Prince Victor Napoleon will be acclaimed president of the French republic, then crown himself emperor, heralding prosperity. She hints a future cabinet crisis might have also come true, noting some soothsayers miss the mark.
A Portland Oregonian note praises numbering hours 1 to 24 and suggests equal length months beginning and ending on the same weekday. It predicts a hot summer with record highs in Baltimore and Chicago. It mentions an American who threw money in London streets and a New York burglar facing ten years with $60,000 estate implications.
Phil Parmajee a protege of Wilbur Wright and holder of the American endurance record in aviation died after a gust toppled his plane during a flight at the Yakima fair grounds. The aircraft overturned at about 1 000 feet and crashed three miles from the grounds. Despite rush of attendants Parmalee was dead on arrival beneath the wreckage.
A Bremen aviator and Lieut Stille Die in a 200 foot fall from a mono plane before thousands. Buchstaetter had notable flights last year. Also note the death of Madison Indiana artist Miss Margaret Cravens by suicide in Paris. Architect Daniel H Burnham dies in Heidelberg during Chicago plan work. Three convicts killed during a bold prison escape on the Mississippi river near Baton Rouge.
Secretary Knox says the Cuban revolt is a minor flare up used to gain sympathy for Gomez before elections and predicts a sensational surrender after a few days of sporadic fighting. Rebels under Betonez Ivyanho kill, pillage, burn cane, and drive off livestock in Oriente. women join insurgents at Daiquirí and nearby plantations amid terror and attacks.
Joe Dawson victorious in Indianapolis driving a jetonal car, breaking the world distance record with a 6 hour 21 minute 6 second time at 78.7 mph. Ralph de Palma led early in a Mercedes until mechanical trouble, allowing Dawson to surge for a prize of over $30,000 plus extras. Tetzlof Ina Fiat took second and Hughes in a Mercer finished third, earning substantial purses.
Detective closes the testimony phase as Bert Franklin admits receiving checks from Darrow amounting to thousands. Cross examiner Earl Rogere-Sleuth probes immunity, motive, and a string of payments tied to the Lockwood bribery allegations in Los Angeles.
Adrian Michigan blaze in Lion Motor Co assembly room destroyed 200 autos worth 100000. Total plant and stock losses reached 400000. Fireman Christian Schein was killed by falling walls and Lee Robb a volunteer was badly injured. Roseville Ohio death by self in Malta area
Atlantic City June 1 four men allegedly confessed to graft linked to a councilmania probe. Detectives report others are willing to reveal all. Indictments expected. Accused of scheming to replace the boardwalk with a cement structure.
London reports General William Booth, venerable head of the Salvation Army, likely blind after eye surgery. Surgeons say both eyes inflamed, optic nerve affected, following cataract removal from his left eye. In Havana a decisive revolution battle at Hatillo left 50 dead and over 100 wounded as government forces defeated rebels. In New York a White Star liner, Britannic, to replace the Titanic in 1913, will be 869 feet long, same as the Olympic.
Washington reports Dr. Harvey Wiley fears pneumonia at Bluemont dairy after a Saturday illness rise. Des Moines notes Henry Bond elected Northern Baptist Convention president. New York records Captain A. H. Rostron of Carpathia entertained by Mrs. Astor as Titanic survivors tallied. Waldorf Astoria hosts Pan American Society dinner with all 21 republics represented by top diplomats.
Golconda Ill June 3 Secretary of State James A. Rose who died on Thursday was buried Saturday in the Rose family lot in the town cemetery. Golconda was his old home. Funeral services were at the First Presbyterian church where Rev. J H Stevenson paid tribute to the late state official. So large was the crowd that many remained outside. Governor Doneen and nearly all state officials attended.
A serious fire broke out on the Cunard steamer Carmania at her deck causing extensive damage to the lounge area and cabins. The blaze was extinguished with the ship’s bulwark and cargo taking water damage. The fire origin is unknown and the liner escaped total destruction by a narrow margin.
Arthur Rice 21 of Clyde was killed by a Lake Shore freight near Mandusky. Brother Orson 18 tried to save him but lost his leg at age five. Accompanying Rice youths Fred Carter William Maydon and Harry Bellinger waited for a freight to Port Clim son when Arthur tripped in the yard and was struck.
Ad Wolgast world lightweight champion outpointed Young Jack O'Brien in six rounds in Philadelphia in a fast paced title defense. Card included a standout display as fans hailed the action in a competitive city bout. Heads American Academy at Rome. Princeton appoints Carter director succeeding F D Miller. A 49 member Independent film makers combine to form The Universal Film Manufacturing Company in New York.
Dayton observes the funeral of aviator Wilbur Wright at First Presbyterian Church with public services, private grave rites, and a citywide pause in business. Nearby incidents include a Queens sightseeing car crash that killed one and injured fourteen.
Roosevelt swept every congressional district and the state at large in New Jersey, securing all 26 delegates to Chicago and a large plurality over Taft and La Follette. Wilson won a Democratic majority with 24 of 28 delegates, despite a fight in Essex County.
President Taft warned General Victoriano Huerta from interfering with Americans leaving Mexico and cautioned Orozco after a cabinet meeting where Knox explained a threatening manifesto. Consul Freeman reported hurried orders for Americans in Vallardena to reach Durango. A Juarez dispatch notes feverish anti American sentiment across the border.
Detroit June 1 The Michigan supreme court granted a new trial to Dr George A Fritch of Detroit who was convicted in March 1910 of murdering Mabel Millman a patient. He is in Jackson prison serving seven and a half to fifteen years. The dismembered body was found in the Detroit river in September 1907.
Seattle on June 1 reports that Joseph Miller a 25 year old hotel clerk killed Effie Lessen 40 proprietor of the Volney hotel with a hammer and shot George Felton 21 a magazine salesman. Miller fled after the double crime in a love triangle dispute.
Washington May 40 Congress passes resolution thanking Captain Rostron and Carpathian officers for rescuing Titanic survivors and asks the president to present a gold medal to Rostron. naval appropriation bill also passes in the House.
A collage of letters and anecdotes notes women praising Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine for restoring health amid female troubles, plus light quips about stepladders, Bible origins, a doctor call boy joke, and a lamb in a menagerie, reflecting a public-minded, home-town newspaper flavor.
A Ft Worth man credits Postum with dissolving his bilious temperament and malaria after ditching coffee last year. He reports weight gain and no attacks since switching, asserting coffee’s caffeine harms health. The testimonial is from Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
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