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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1913
Page
2
The column aggregates humorous, sensational, and stray notes from early 20th century society. It mentions peach crop failures, fan use, Mona Lisa, hot nights, brain fatigue from hats, a New Jersey mosquito case, the war mood, Kaiser Wilhelm hats, insomnia cures, a war correspondent death in Italy, an Italian organ grinder’s fortune, crime profits, and a lovesick American girl preferring marriage over money.
The remark suggests contemporary women’s fashion trends emphasize modesty, making swimwear appear more revealing by comparison.
A Harvard professor announces a discovery that could restore life, a claim likely to provoke opposition from the undertakers' association.
The team manager struggles to defend a defeat while the spouse character compares explaining the loss to a husband returning from a late lodge meeting.
In a lively citizen chronicle, residents joke about weather woes and late night phonos. A neighbor who runs a phonograph past midnight faces morning lawn duties, highlighting small city tensions and daily routines.
A New York man was arrested for stealing 1920 collars but reports suggest he may actually be from Pittsburg. Authorities are reviewing the case as confusion over his identity persists.
French army aeroplanes are employed to move ammunition and are viewed as dangerous even when unloaded. The observation notes the inherent hazards of using aircraft for ordnance transport amid wartime logistics.
A California resident wrote to his congressman requesting a copy of the Congressional Record claiming he uses it as a cure for insomnia. The note reflects frustration with sleepless nights and seeks the official publication as a remedy.
A quirky note from a Norwegian inventor and a court ruling state it is not illegal to play poker at home. The piece suggests a prudent man should avoid poker when his wife is present, and hints at alternative methods to publish the idea.
A Berlin policeman shot three burglars on the street, failing to warn the moving picture crew nearby. The incident is noted as a serious misstep, with Parisian standards cited as a benchmark for discipline.
A French duelist is described as harmless like a chess master while a French taxi bandit is depicted as a dangerous figure not to be trifled with in a dark alley.
A Chicago hotel has abolished the register and guests sign cards filed out of sight, signaling the passing of another cherished institution.
A brunette in New York seeks a divorce claiming her husband raves in his sleep about "Blondie." She states she cannot tolerate the color of his affections and requests legal relief.
A Chicago resident has moved his house by sailing it across the lake proving locals no longer use the lake solely for boiling purposes. The stunt reflects Chicago ingenuity and humor in urban life.
A scientific experimenter reports success in producing artificial malaria, an achievement that amuses researchers yet unsettles the public, likened to protesting frogs in a famous political cartoon.
A critic mocks an unnamed scientist who calls kissing dangerous. The speaker warns against boosting a man who overestimates his after dinner sneaker abilities.
A Washington man jokes about the difficulty of singing the Star Spangled Banner, suggesting representatives struggle to perform it in the House, and questions what piece in classic or ragtime could endure such a test.
A Lackawanna express traveling 65 mph crashed into a rear passenger train near Gibson New York on a foggy morning. Forty one people died and 50 to 60 were injured as bodies were recovered amid identification delays.
Washington reports that opponents of Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood lost when Chairman Hay reintroduced the army appropriations bill without the ten years active service requirement for chief of staff. The bill also drops the joint army officer commission on abolishing posts. A month-long joint resolution funding federal departments passed, while Representative Fitzgerald pushed a special resolution for 1.3 million dollars for this month’s army maneuvers.
London reports an immense naval display planned for next Tuesday. A fleet of 239 warships will be lined up in six lines along a thirty mile stretch, with nineteen admirals' flags to be flown, surpassing last year's coronation commemoration.
Lieu tenant Caranda, a noted Roumanian military aviator, died when he fell 300 feet during a flight over the Bucharest aerodrome on Friday.
A blistering heat wave in Chicago Friday caused seven deaths and 21 prostrations as temperatures rose toward a yearly record. Officials warned residents to seek shade and stay hydrated amid the extreme conditions.
Aerial disasters claim lives in multiple incidents. Melvin Vaniman and four crew perished when the Akron balloon exploded over Atlantic City. Harriet Quimby and W A P Willard died in a Bleriot crash in Dorchester Bay. Captain Bayo of Spain dies from injuries after a June 29 mid air fall.
The Senate approved a naval appropriation of about 132 million dollars, the largest ever for the naval establishment. The bill exceeds the House version by 15 million and the navy department estimate by 6.5 million, and includes provision for two first class battleships.
Mrs Frederick Dent Grant and her daughter the Princess Cantacuzene are returning to the United States from abroad after General Grant's funeral. they had been abroad since the funeral.
A group of Peking financiers proposes to lend Yuan Shi Kai the sum of 50 million dollars without any conditions on foreign supervision. The report states the offer is to be made to the Chinese president in Peking on July 6.
An eastbound Los Angeles Limited struck an automobile at Nelson’s Crossing two miles west of Geneva killing four Granger Iowa residents. N S Anderson and Mrs Anderson were beheaded, George Hanley and James Hanley died of injuries. The engineer stopped the train as grave injuries were found.
In Panama City a fight between Panama police and U S marines during Fourth of July celebrations left R W Davis dead and multiple U S personnel wounded. Two Panamanian police officers were also hurt and patients were treated at Ancon hospital. The U S legation opened an investigation and two American infantrymen were reported in danger. General Wood demanded a full report from the Tenth Infantry.
Another trade agreement within the empires is in prospect with negotiations since January aiming at closer Canada Australia trade relations.
Ad Wolgast gains more than 40 000 dollars from a boxing match in Los Angeles after subtracting his 50 percent share of Thursday’s gross receipts and wagers won, leaving him substantially wealthier than before the fight with Joe Rivers.
Congressman George R. Malloy died of heart disease at the Murray Sfill hotel in New York on Friday while returning home to Ogdensburg from Washington. His sudden collapse stunned local supporters and prompted tributes from colleagues.
A devastating cyclone struck Regina Saskatchewan late Sunday night leaving 36 bodies recovered and up to 50 dead. Militia took charge, rescue work continued through the night as the telephone exchange and power plant were destroyed leaving the city without lighting. Loss is estimated at 5 million dollars or more with many injured expected to die.
In Las Vegas New Mexico Jack Johnson was named winner after a rough eight and a fraction rounds fought under Queensberry rules with Flynn. The referee stopped the bout as police intervened to end the foul filled contest. In Los Angeles Ad Wolgast defeated Joe Rivers after a chaotic 13th round followed by a long post bout uproar from 11 000 spectators.
Early morning shocks were felt in Treni Boggia and Cerignola in Apulia, Italy, panicking residents but causing no damage. Also reported: convicts and officials plan a 30 mile rock road from Kansas City to Lansing, Kansas. A parachute accident in Belleville, New Jersey left six thousand spectators and the fiancee of Thomas Moore watching a fatal fall. An army flying corps sortie near Salisbury Plain claimed two fatalities. Swiss resorts celebrated the Fourth of July with a reception by the American minister in Lucerne.
A London cable reports the death of J L Hudson of Detroit at Worthing England. He was the citys wealthiest merchant and a noted philanthropist and civic booster.
Andrew Hoffman of Appleton died after eating a torpedo from a pocket containing caramel candies. He ingested a torpedo candy by mistake and suffered fatal injuries to his face.
Five people were injured when a car driven by Lake County Deputy Clerk H L Wheaton skidded ten miles south of Crown Point, left the road, hit a ditch and a telephone pole. Wheaton, his wife, and their two year old child were among the occupants. Emme Ainsworth and Myrtle Stillman also in the car. Mrs Wheaton suffered internal injuries and a broken rib. the baby had a forehead cut. others had minor bruises. The car was demolished.
Brother Urban MC Keown born in County Armagh Ireland died at 80 after a lingering illness in the Notre Dame infirmary. He joined the Order of Holy Cross on June 23 1861 took final vows in September 1863 and taught at Philadelphia Camden N J La Salle Lafayette Ind Chicago and Notre Dame.
Hubbard Lumber owner C A Hubbard collected spent fireworks at his Martinsville home and soaked debris overnight. His eight year old son Robert found powder in a casing and, after striking a match, sustained facial powder burns with potential eye damage.
In Connersville Indiana Carl Bryant an eighteen year old Negro is jailed after a failed robbery at the John Murray drug store in Maplewood He wore a mask and threatened the proprietor and two others with a revolver Murray disarmed him and Bryant was captured and jailed
William Pope aged twenty three, employee of the Gospel Trumpet company, drowned while swimming in an abandoned quarry a mile west of Anderson. He sank in fourteen feet of water after a few minutes in the water with companions. Help to recover the body took over an hour.
Mildred May Kreidt eight years old daughter of Mr and Mrs John Kreidt died from acute alcoholic poisoning after swallowing several ounces of whisky mistaken for medicine. Family absent from room. child found unconscious and doctors failed to revive her.
Joseph Pollack was arrested Wednesday while soliciting and accepting money for subscriptions to The Indianapolis Star. He pled guilty in City Court to obtaining money under false pretenses and was jailed in default of $500 bond awaiting September grand jury action.
John Innis of Rushville fell through a skylight on a building top and sustained a wounded shoulder blade and severe flesh injuries. A veteran balloon man, he has attempted parachute leaps ten times in his career.
Robert Brown son of Frank C. Brown a wealthy grain elevator owner drowned in the Kankakee river when he leaped from a leaking boat in front of his father.
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