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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1913
Page
2
The column Musings from Van Buren blends weather, sports, and curiosities. It toys with heat, fishing, dancing, and city life, weaving observations on fashion, money, penguin-like patience, and public curiosity about excursion rates. It notes Vesuvius activity and a playful jab at Peter Pan’s author.
A stern employer requests a college graduate to translate their diploma as part of a hiring process. The request highlights a rigid approach to credential verification and workplace expectations.
The remark asks why a striking figure matters if society does not grant proper status. It implies tension between appearance and merit in social standing and advancement.
A New York quip links a risky trio to Sing Sing prison, invoking wine and women as part of a fateful combination. The line frames a reckless scenario associated with a notorious correctional facility.
A young woman confronts a wardrobe mishap as her bathing suit shrinks, yet she faces the setback with poise and resolve, symbolizing bravery and resilience in the face of embarrassment.
Readers question who bears fault when accidental poisonings occur due to stored toxins. The article weighs blame on individuals who neglect safe storage versus broader duty to prevent access.
A $19 steer is said to cost the consumer $99. Men are given steers occasionally that eventually cost them more than that.
The report notes a Jacksonville Florida campaign in favor of increased apparel for women while no statements have reached as yet from Yuma Arizona.
A reflection notes that enduring love poetry and romances emerged before the rise of eugenics as a cultural trend, suggesting a golden age of literary affection prior to the movement.
The Mississippi Supreme Court recently held that a razor is not a weapon while noting it cannot be considered a toy. The ruling clarifies distinctions in object classification under law.
A humorously phrased query critiques changing nautical terms and asks whether similar conflicts exist between interstate and intrastate concepts. It highlights language shifts and the potential for confusion in official terminology.
A Chicago physician argues that Americans’ saving habits are limited by short sight rather than lack of funds, challenging common assumptions about thrift and financial behavior.
The San Francisco Dishwashers' union announced it has 100 college men as members, a blow to critics who say the college man is not practical.
A suggestion to take a journey in one of Count Zeppelin's airships as the mood shifts to a brisk, chilly atmosphere at higher elevations above the earth.
In Washington on Thursday the senate lobby inquiry heard heated exchanges as Mulhall faced questions about past police service and alleged letters. Underwood and Mann denied Mulhall’s claims, saying McDermott offered the letters for publication and that they had not heard of them until after sale.
The dispatches report Argentina moves to outlaw trusts mirroring Sherman law. Prof Marvin named chief of the Weather Bureau after Moore. A courthouse worker injured by a falling sledge in Indiana. A Grand Trunk line wreck at Beaty's Siding kills five. J Pierpont Morgan sued over a traffic accident involving his car driven by his sister's chauffeur.
An insurgent message reports the U S massed warship Tampico destroyed by a bomb from a French aviator Cridler Masson during three passes over Guaymas harbor. Tampico was built in 1902 in Elizabeth New Jersey and measures 200 feet long with four inch and six pounder guns and a 100-man crew.
Washington aug 2 R E Pollock director of the weather bureau at Trenton N J Prof H L Heiskell and Daniel J Carroll implicated in the Moore activity were removed from office.
Lord Decies husband of Vivian Gould won a counterclaim for overcharges against Holland Hannen and Cubitts. He was awarded 25 605 dollars with 50 000 dollars costs in the case over repairs to his London home.
McAdoo proposes to channel 25 to 50 million dollars into bank deposits using commercial paper as security for the first time in history. Only banks with at least 40 percent of authorized circulation may participate, with paper valued at 65 percent and other securities at 75 percent. Deposits bear 2 percent interest and will be distributed in two to three big cities in harvest states, with repayments through December to March.
Mr and Mrs Roy Boyd of Minneapolis escaped a pack of wolves near Shotley Minnesota on Monday by building a fire to deter the animals according to their account.
Chicago August 2 Col. Silver Bill Riley famed as the squarest sport man to gamblers across the nation is dead at Lakeside hospital. His death ends a long career in racing and poolroom circles.
A violent wind, rain and hail storm swept Washington on Wednesday causing three deaths and extensive damage. The White House lawns suffered heavily with uprooted elm trees, and a three story building housing B S Saul Company collapsed trapping fifteen people. Secretary Tumulty moved President Wilson and Rep Korbly to safety as debris rained around.
President Wilson told callers that Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson’s push for recognizing Huerta had not moved his view. He is crafting a policy friendly to Mexico but firmly opposed to the Huerta government and has not announced a program yet.
London announces that Britain will not participate in the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco in 1915. The decision was conveyed officially to Washington as a government determination.
Leavenworth Kansas August 2 Henderson Hasty of Easton a small town near here was stripped of his clothing a coat of warm tar placed on his body and his face painted green by a party of citizens.
Washington August 4 The Democrats of the house banking and currency committee neared final action on the administration currency bill after five weeks of debate. Key changes include a 60 40 earnings split with 60 percent to the government as a debt sinking fund and 40 percent to member banks, an advisory bankers board, and a stricter 25 percent reserve period shortened to 60 days. Insurgent amendments on warehouse receipts for cotton corn and wheat were rejected. A. Mitchell Palmer forecast smooth progress for the bill.
United States Ambassador to Mexico Henry Lane Wilson was pickpocketed in Pennsylvania Station after arriving from Washington. His wallet with 128 dollars, papers, and memoranda was stolen. Officials say the loss will hinder his work and deny reports he quarrelled with the president over Mexico. Washington also voices opposition to Wilson testifying before the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Sylvia Pankhurst daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst leader of the militant suffragettes was freed from jail after being arrested for leading a crowd to storm Premier Asquith's home in London on Aug 4.
Milwaukee officials declare that women may wear any style bathing suit. The mayor says slit suits and other designs will pass muster, marking a liberalized dress rule for beachgoers.
Bucharest dispatches report Vidin bombardment killed about one thousand people. Authorities received updates on the heavy shelling and casualties as the siege continued.
Washington reports the Bryan proposal for a Nicaragua protectorate is to be dropped in favor of a treaty limited to a canal route and naval base concessions. The adjusted terms include a perpetual U.S. canal right, 99 year leases on Fonseca Bay base and Corn Island, with a $9 million payment to Nicaragua. The measure aims to mirror the original concessions without a protectorate.
Pottsville Pennsylvania August 4 60 men may be dead after an Eastbrook colliery explosion and cave in probable firedamp cause. Most workers were away from the deep sections near the mouth escaping. Rescue parties labor to reach entombed men with hope some survive.
Railroads in the Delaware valley repair undermined trackage from a cloudburst. Water poured through the halls of the Delaware house at the foot of a mountain. Patrons fled to higher ground as vacation travel was delayed by damage to the Pennsylvania and the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western railroad lines.
A woman in West Philadelphia cut the throats of her three children and then slashed her own throat. The mother died and one child died soon after. The other two children were rushed to a hospital with life doubt. Police have not learned the woman’s name or motive.
In Binghamton New York investigators report 31 bodies recovered from the Freeman factory fire ruins. Two remain unaccounted for believed to be traveling men or aid responders unknown bystanders.
Albert Rosen berg charged with embezzling diamonds valued at 3000 dollars from Mrs. Margaret Silverthorpe of St. Louis was brought to New York on the Lorraine by Detective Sergeant John A. Finan and will be taken to St. Louis for trial.
Cincinnati reports the motorcycle crash at the Ludlow Kentucky lagoon has now killed nine people. Michael Carney of Lima Ohio died from his burns, increasing the fatality toll.
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