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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1913
Page
2
Witty Sidelights On Society And Modern Follies
A collection of satirical vignettes on modern life. Topics range from pilgrimages to summer cottages and cash on delivery sales to aviation safety and social manners. The voice mocks ignorance, spelling reform, elevator boys, coffinmakers, and mushroom farming with light, humorous observations.
Physician Testifies About Withholding Bill Over Death Fear
A San Francisco physician testified he held back a bill fearing the patient would die of heart failure if presented. The patient nonetheless died, and the physician blamed ingratitude for the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Wife of preacher vs eight matches a day sermon clash
A preacher's wife opposes his eight daily matches and her protest highlights domestic tensions. The remark underscores how objections can arise from within the home when excesses are pushed by the other side.
Boston Spinster Told to Marry for $300 Million
In Boston a man leaves a will declaring a spinster daughter aged forty must wed and have children to receive 300 million dollars. The piece notes Boston’s penchant for joking propensities.
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Boston
Inventor seeks aid devices for buttons on back
A Western man reportedly experiments with a contraption to button a woman's back in place of her husband. He suggests alternatives like a carpet stretcher as a humorous solution to the domestic chore.
Milwaukee School Director Sees Corset as Menace to Girls
A Milwaukee physic director in schools says corsets threaten girls health and are gradually being eliminated. The remark hints at persistent reform efforts and public health concerns concerning adolescent attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Husband of Temperamental Woman Considered Hazardous Occupation
A humorous observations notes that being married to a temperamental woman may be seen as an extra hazardous occupation. The remark frames marital life as risky work and reflects social stereotypes of the era.
Customs Court Declares Soused Herring A Herring
A quirky court ruling states that a soused herring counts as a herring, a decision meant to humorously reassure wives about their husbands despite intoxication.
French engineer proposes moon plan via balloon first
A French engineer outlines a feasible approach to reaching the moon by first crossing the Atlantic Ocean in a balloon, presenting it as a preliminary step before lunar travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moon
Atlantic Ocean
Clean premises could reduce fly swatting effectiveness
The remark notes a paradox that if everyone tidies their space the fly swatting effort would be less productive, potentially resulting in few or no flies to swat.
New York expert predicts nerving no more in sports era
A New York physical culture expert declares nervousness will be a thing of the past. Yet each league city cannot be sure of winning the pennant as the season nears.
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New York
Fitness for Fat Men Outweighs Baseball Watching
Opinion notes that quick exercise like hop and skip beats sitting at a ball game for health benefits. It argues even a large person gains from short bursts of activity over long inactivity.
Cubist Depictions Rise as Flat Living Backfires
As cramped flats push residents toward surreal art, city street cars become scenes of motion and routine. Commuters describe daily rides shaping visuals and mood, with urban life reflected in geometric forms.
Blind man of London trims hedge better than companions
A London blind man trims a hedge with precision, outperforming sighted companions. The feat resonates with self-reliance and skill, highlighting craft over disability in a vivid, concise note.
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London
Office boy absent for months with varied excuses
A office boy is expected to be missing for several months. He supplies a string of excuses but none appear valid to justify his absence.
McCarty Dies After Calgary Ring Bout
White heavyweight champion Luther McCarty died after a right hand blow near the heart in a ten round bout with Arthur Pelkey in Calgary Alberta. Pelkey was arrested on a manslaughter charge but released on $10 000 bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Alberta
Luther McCarthy
Edward Smith
Chicago
Arthur Pelkey
Pelkey
McCarty
Ed Smith
Arena
Northwest Mounted Police
Abernathy Kinds Begin Long Motorcycle Trip to New York
Louis and Temple Abernathy, aged thirteen and nine, start from Oklahoma City on a motorcycle journey to New York. A delegation of motorcyclists escorts them to Guthrie, with arrival in New York planned for June 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abernathy
Oklahoma City
New York
Okla
Louis
Temple
Globe
Guthrie
Japan’s Emperor Near Full Recovery Sparks Reopening
The emperor’s complete recovery is anticipated as his condition improves. The empress continues daily attendance and temples offer prayers while theaters reopen under the easing situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Henry M Flagler Dies Wealthy Railroad Builder Passes
Henry M Flagler, the financier behind Standard Oil origins and founder of the Florida East Coast Railway, died in West Palm Beach after three months of illness. He built the railroad from Miami to Key West and funded the Ponce De Leon and Alcazar hotels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Palm Beach
Fla
Henry M. Flagler
Mr. Flagler
Canandaigua
N. Y
Orleans County
Michigan
Saginaw
Mich
Cleveland
Rockefeller, Andrews & Flagler
Standard Oil Company
Flagler
Florida
Florida East Coast Railroad
Ponce DeLeon
Alcazar
Miami
Key West
Insane Patient Kills Five in Idaho Asylum
Peter Bradovitch an insane Austrian confined at the Idaho insane asylum killed five roommates by beating them over the head with a table as they slept Wednesday. Guards were not awakened and there was no sign of a struggle apart from defensive bruises on Bradovitch’s arm. He had been committed two years earlier from the state penitentiary where he served a life sentence for murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackfoot
Idaho
Peter Bradovitch
Peterson
Bradovitch
State Penitentiary
Menocal Inaugurated Cuban President In 1909 Era
Havana marks the inauguration of Gen. Mario G. Menocal as president succeeding Jose Miguel Gomez and Dr. Enrique Jose Varona as vice president. The republic enters a new phase with hopes for peace and island prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Cuba
Mario G. Menocal
Jose Miguel Gomez
Enrique Jose Varona
Cuban Republic
Wealthy Man Drowned In Jacksonville Ferry Accident
RE O Painter wealthy president of Painter Fertilizer company drowned when he fell from the ferry Duval crossing the river in Jacksonville on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
RE. O. Painter
Painter Fertilizer Company
Duval
Leiter Estate Appraisal in Washington Hits 3.67 Million
The estate of the late Mrs Levi Z Leiter was appraised Thursday in Washington at 3 672 725 dollars not including household effects in the Leiter mansion or personal property in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leiter
Washington
Levi Z. Leiter
Chicago
Emperor Yoshihito Illness Bulletin From Tokyo
Tokyo reports the Japanese emperor Yoshihito seriously ill with pneumonia after a cold. Court physicians say the condition is not alarming despite high temperature. President Wilson sent a cable of sympathy to Emperor Yoshihito expressing hope for a rapid recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Yoshihito
Washington
Bryan
Chinda
California
State Department
United States
Foreign Office
Wilson
Japan
Joshi Hito
King Peter to abdicate after Balkans peace
Geneva reports King Peter of Servia will abdicate once peace returns to the Balkans. He is 69 and war with Turkey has worsened his health. In Memphis censorship bans dances like the bunny hug and grizzly bear from moving pictures. Edinburgh reports a bomb at the Royal Observatory harming instruments. suffragettes suspected. In Baltimore a harbor collision sinks Avalon and Elijah, with about 40 berry pickers missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Switzerland
Peter of Servia
Balkans
Turkey
Memphis
Tenn
Edinburgh
Royal Observatory
Baltimore
Avalon
Elijah
Six Die In Train Wreck In West Virginia Landslide
Huntington West Virginia May 23 Six persons were killed and a number injured when a mixed train on the Sewell branch of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad was swept 300 feet down a steep mountain slope by a landslide and swallowed up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
Sewell
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Boiler Makers Strike Expands in Grand Rapids
In Grand Rapids Michigan on May 24 1910 the Pere Marquette boiler makers at the Wyoming yards saw a broader flare as 200 machinists and helpers joined a sympathetic strike increasing tensions and potential disruptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mich
Pere Marquette
Wyoming Yards
Blease Attacks Washington in Wide Interview
Governor Blease denounces the federal government calling it a grape juice administration in a May interview from Anderson South Carolina. He also criticizes Secretary Daniels for attacking Port Royal gambling practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blease
Anderson
D. C
Washington
Daniels
Port Royal
Antarctic Tragedy Lecture by Evans at Royal Geographical
London May 24 Commander Evans, Captain Scott's lieutenant, lectured to the Royal Geographical Society recounting the south pole expedition and its tragic elements as he told the tale of their perilous journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Evans
Scott
Royal Geographical Society
Plan Party Changes Plan to unite GOP house and senate
Progressive conciliators named by Senator Sherman to coordinate a joint caucus with Republican leaders. The 31 senators discussed reorganizing the Republican congressional committee to include both houses. Members include Cummins Crawford Jones Crampton Rogers Anderson Hadley and Gal linger Townsend Clark Norris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Republican Congressional Committee
House
Democratic Congressional Committee
Wilson
Sherman
Ilinois
Chicago
Cummins
Republican National Committee
Charles D. Hilles
Crawford
Jones
Crampton
Michigan
Rogers
Massachusetts
Anderson
Minnesota
Hadley
Missouri
House Republicans
Gallinger
Townsend
Clark
Wyoming
Norris
British Royal Wedding Preparations In Berlin
May 23 Berlin reports brilliant sunshine for the wedding events of Princess Victoria Louise daughter of the German emperor and empress and Prince Ernst August of Cumberland. King George and Queen Mary of England arrived for official receptions as Emperor William and Crown Prince Frederick William welcomed the royal train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Victoria Louise
Ernst August of Cumberland
George
Queen Mary
England
Emperor William
Frederick William
Three Gunner Fatalities in Fort Moultrie Rifle Blast
In Charleston on May 24 a rifle explosion at Fort Moultrie killed three gunners instantly and injured nine others. The blast blew the breech block from a three inch gun and toppled workers, with the deafening roar felt across the city as houses trembled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
S. C
Fort Moultrie
Disguise Saves Black Man's Life After Fatal Patrolman Case
A Black man, Tom Lee, who struck and fatally injured Patrolman Ogletree, was moved from Denton to Ft Wayne in an automobile disguised as a woman's car. Two white men and another Black man were involved in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Worth
Tex
Tom Lee
Ogletree
Ft. Wayne
Denton
Caruso's Young Son Hears Father Sing in London
Mimi Caruso eight year old son of the famous tenor heard his father sing for the first time in Covent Garden London on Thursday. The boy attends an English school and this marked a notable family moment in the arts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caruso
London
Mimi Caruso
Covent Garden
Princess Victoria Louise Marries Prince Ernest of Cumberland
Berlin May 26 Her wedding to Prince Ernest of Cumberland unites the Hohenzollern and Guelph houses and creates the Duke of Brunswick and Grand Duke of Luneburg. Emperor William promises to elevate the couple by granting a new German state with vast territorial gains. The ceremony followed civil and religious rites at Potsdam with royal attendants from Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
George of
England
Victoria Louis
William
Prince Ernest of Cumberland
Willam
Victoria Louise
Hohenzollern
Guelph
Marble Palace
Potsdam
Europe
Mary
Charles of
House of Guelph
Prince Ernst
Brunswick
Luneburg
Saxony
Wurtemburg
Bavaria
Hanover
Prussia
Feud Ends in Double Kill in Merigold Mississippi
Merigold Mississippi May 26 five minutes after a trivial fight between Marion Henry and a man named John Law began two men were dead and four seriously wounded a brother killed a brother and a son wounded his father The dead Will McMullen and Jake McMullen The injured Marion Henry Sr Marion Henry Jr D J Breen and John Law The McMullens and Henrys had a long standing feud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merigold
Miss
Marion Henry
John Law
Law
Will McMullen
Jake McMullen
D. J. Breen
McMullens
Henrys
Amputates His Own Foot in Rural New York County
Isaac Bassett, seventy five, of western Penn Yan County, New York, amputated his diseased big toe with a pocket knife to stop gangrene. When it failed to halt the infection he amputated his foot with the same instrument last Saturday. He lives far from a physician and acted alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn Yan
N. Y
Isaac Bassett
Bassett
Thugs Beat Business Man in Cleveland Robbery
Thomas F. McMahon head of McMahon and Troughton Candy company was beaten and robbed by two assailants Friday in Cleveland. Police captured one suspect named James Reed as the investigation continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Thomas F. McMahon
McMahon & Troughton Candy Company
James Reed
French Soldiers Riot Over Three Year Enlistment Law
Paris reports hundreds of French soldiers rioted at multiple points Friday in protest of the new military law extending enlistment to three years. A large number of arrests were made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Woman Faces Bigamy Charge in Cleveland Case
Margaret Hexi twenty accused of bigamy after authorities traced her actions from Cleveland morgues to medical schools. The report notes police searched for her six weeks prior in connection with the mystery and the case continues in local courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
Margaret Hexi
Leveland Medical Schools
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the News-Eagle
H. DePoy
Mgr
van Buren
Harvard Law
Perth Amboy
Victor
Mikado
George P. Newett
From Ore
Ishpeming, Mich
Roosevelt
H. M. Flagler
Menocal
Island
Emperor
Woodrow Wilson
R. C. Flannigan
Richard C. Flannigan
PLAN
King George
Kaiser’s
Victoria Loulee
Prince Ernest August
New State
Jwo
Killa
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