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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1912
Page
2
A collage of jokes quips and curiosities about aviation price quirks and oddities from around 1900s era newspapers. Items include a Seattle boy with whiskers a Turkish rug beating housewife and bragging claims about oysters and whales.
The elector hints at backing a woman for vice president but notes she must be thirty five to be eligible. He questions whether such a move is a dubious compliment or a legal hurdle.
A New York theft arrest centers on a man who alleged he is the grandson of Commodore Perry. The piece argues that those pleading clemency by claiming heroic family ties deserve harsher punishment for tarnishing celebrated names.
In London the Westminster abbey memorial for Ambassador Whitelaw Reid drew about 2,500 mourners including American residents, Royalty, and public figures. British honors accompanied Reid’s remains as a gun carriage escorted to Victoria station and a naval guard boarded the Natal for a transatlantic voyage with American warships joining en route.
Hearst testified before the Senate investigative committee that he did not know how the Archbold letters were procured nor who paid, though he referenced photographs of copies. The testimony covers whether funds moved from Senator Foraker and Representative Sibley as part of the controversy surrounding the Standard Oil letters.
Washington reports quote financier J Pierpont Morgan arguing no bank or money trust can control money. he cites competition and the need for balance. testimony discusses power of banks and the national rail, steel, and trust structures and Morgan's role as a financial adviser.
Chicago December 23. Joseph Th. Logne a Gamond merchant in the MeeVicker's theater building was murdered in his office during the noon hour Friday. The body was found with a bullet wound in the head.
Federal case before Judge Andersen in which Jamies W Noel prosecutes the Adenamite conspiracy. Noel argues the execution of an organized crime narrative and ties evidence to the Times explosion. He asks the jury to deliver a verdict by week’s end.
Interstate Commerce Commission reports 148 killed and 245 injured in April to June railway incidents. Yearly totals show 2208 killed and 9349 casualties on steam roads. House adjourns to January 2 without President Watt’s message. Michigan suffrage defeated by 248,136 to 147,375.
President Taft departed Washington Thursday night for his fifth and final Panama trip after a long day of work. The party traveled by a five car special train and then left Key West Friday aboard the battleships Arkansas and Montana. Louise Taft accompanied by her aunt joined the journey. In Europe Baron Van Loon Van Poult was injured in an Antwerp auto accident along with companions. Flynn Heads Secret Service named by Secretary MacVeagh to succeed John E. Wilce as chief.
President Taft granted a pardon to Jenry Nelson of Owensboro Kentucky who had been sentenced to the penitentiary for moonshine distilling in the Kentucky mountains. The decision was announced on Thursday after the December 21 remarks from Washington.
James Wiltshire of Lynchburg Virginia attempted to catch a Pennsylvania train at Union Station when he fell and his right leg was severed below the knee by the moving train authority report says.
Word reach Charlea Drake an inmate of the county poorhouse that he is believed to be the heir to half a million dollars. Authorities consider the report authentic and are examining the claim in Middletown.
A youth facing exile from his home is urged to go to Canada after his many scrapes. Tests are arranged with testimonials praising his character. When the arduous praises end, he exclaims puzzled and declares the people's sincere wishes reveal a fear of his departure.
A mother recalls her seven year old son suffering severe ringworm on the face and limbs with intense itching. After trying liniments unsuccessfully she used Cutleura Soap and Ointment for about a month, reporting complete cure and noting sales worldwide.
The piece notes Hobey Baker in Philadelphia context and includes a girl remark about a Princeton sophomore on the team. It also surveys alimony payments in various states, citing Indiana 500 plus, Ohio 6722, Wisconsin 566, and Pennsylvania 60 wives as examples.
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