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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1913
Page
2
A collection of whimsical notes and quips from The News-Eagle in Van Buren Indiana. Items critique art trends currency reform baseball forecasts and oddball curiosities from a 20th century newspaper page.
The alarm clock trade could gain if police succeed in silencing the early morning Iceman. A novelty figure or prankster known as Iceman has disturbed residents, prompting calls for calm and regulation. Local authorities weigh options to curb the noisy disturbance.
A fragment notes a bank robbery using a fractured umbrella rib and imagines a scientist creating a mosquito as selective as a brook trout. The piece blends odd crime notions with a whimsical look at innovation.
In a separate maintenance case the husband testified his wife always won at poker, a remark noted for its double significance in the courtroom and as a window into the couple's strained dynamic.
In a puzzling note the text recalls counterfeit twenty dollar bills in circulation and comments on the difficulty of tracing their origin. It laments the political tone rising from a minor issue and urges restraint in language during the campaign.
A New York church appoints a doctor and a dentist to oversee health and dental care for its congregation. The piece asks humorously if a tailor should be added to address backsliders.
A sharp cartoonish aside notes how baseball crowds vent when an umpire’s call displeases them. The quip highlights fan reaction and common sport theater without naming teams or events.
A Maryland farmer spotted a black awake swallowing a cast iron rabbit, an incident that explains the prior disappearance of the cast iron dogs and deer in the area.
The Yale boys and other Knickerbockers advocate a great relief from the thralldom of being kept pressed, suggesting a shift toward more freedom for their peers.
A Greek island that lay submerged before the Christian era has recently emerged. The finding could spur interest in underwater exploration and potential diving real estate ventures.
An unclear report notes unusual conduct prompting inquiry by local authorities. Officials have not released names or dates, and details remain scarce as detectives pursue leads related to the incident.
A pair of San Francisco Napa and Calistoga electric trains collided one mile north of Vallejo on June 21. Fourteen dead and twenty injured as front cars telescoped. Misplaced signals blamed. investigation promised as crews extricated victims amid wreckage.
Washington reports a broad interpretation of the pure food and drugs act. Secretaries Houston McAdoo and Redfield ruled that meat and meat products in interstate or foreign commerce may be seized if misbranded or adulterated, expanding previous exemptions.
City ownership bill passes the House after late Tuesday action. Two minor amendments were attached, likely to be approved by the Senate, and then the measure will go to Governor Dunne for signature. The bill originated in and passed the Senate.
Victoria B C June 19 The Stef ansson Arctic expedition that left here differs from most polar undertakings in that its objects are practical and commercial.
A severe electrical storm with heavy rain and strong winds swept New York and surrounding areas. A lightning bolt struck the Woolworth Building during the outage and weather event.
Louisville set a grim note as Tom Martin and Tom Lawson, two Black men, were electrocuted following legal proceedings. The report notes their execution occurred on June 28 and frames the event within the city’s 1930s criminal justice context.
Senate records reveal letters from anti-free sugar lobby showing beet sugar men funded tariff arguments used in the 1912 Republican campaign. They allegedly hired Dr. Harvey W. Wiley to lecture on pure food and warned Taft’s ability to carry Western states.
In Ascot England on June 21 a male suffragist charged the track during the $17 500 gold cup race as August Belmont's horse Tracery entered the stretch. A revolver fired wounding him in the head. the man named Hewitt was a Trinity College Cambridge student. Tracery veered causing the jockey to be thrown while the crowd watched in shock.
Six prominent suffragette leaders and a male supporter were found guilty at the Central Criminal Court of conspiracy to commit malicious damage. The defendants include Harriet Kerr Agnes Lake Rachel Barrett Mrs Saunders Annie Kenney Laura Lennox and Clayton.
A committee representing Erie Railroad telegraphers announced that recent talks with company officers ended with an agreement to grant the union’s demand.
New Orleans judge sentences Henry Fins peller aged eighteen to five years in the Atlanta federal prison for white slavery. His bride confessed to perjury during the trial.
A fatal shooting in St Louis on June 23 left John Forgey dead and three women and another man injured after a recreational vehicle crash or altercation. Police investigation ongoing with details limited.
Springfield police and railroad officials chased two masked robbers who halted the Illinois Central Diamond Special near Grenarm. The bandits dynamited the express safe after detaching the engine and express car, while passengers and crew hid. Officer Maurice O’Leary confronted a bandit, who threatened him with a gun amid the tense pursuit.
Telegraphic notes report a deadly electrical storm in north central Ohio causing one fatality, many stunned and livestock losses, with extensive fires destroying buildings including two churches and a library after the hottest June day in state history. The round up includes other brief items from Copenhagen to Des Moines and Mason City.
Washington reports Ensign W. D. Billingsly U S N was killed and Lieutenant J. H. Towers U S N probably fatally injured in a navy hydroaeroplane accident near Annapolis on Friday.
President Wilson asks Congress to reform banking and currency tied to tariff revision. He argues for elastic currency, public control of banking, mobilized reserves, and to free business with responsible government supervision. The address urges timely, unified action to modernize financial law.
A note in G L De St M Watson’s new book suggests Napoleon’s evenings on St Helena were comforted by piano music from England. The instrument cost Napoleon about £194, equivalent to $860, with the performer identified as a Mme Ateman.
The lesson outlines a New Testament commentary on past work focusing on Stephen and Hebrews. It traces God's purposes from Abraham through Joseph and Jacob, highlighting faith, divine grace, transformation, and the uncovering of sin in light of Christ.
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