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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1912
Page
7
A meditation on fate and anonymity. The poem imagines an unsuspecting daily worker who may be the future vice presidential nominee, though none suspect the turn of destiny as life moves from routine to dramatic political upheaval.
A conversation centers on Julius Kessler of Chicago who reportedly holds 30 000 barrels of Kentucky whisky. The other man quips that Julius may try to buy up all headache medicine one bright balmy morning.
In a church sermon a pastor questions if one can draw out the leviathan with a hook. Old Man Fisher, dozing in a rear seat, boasts of catching a 15 pound bass last summer with a minner net, adding a vivid fishing anecdote to the discourse.
A wife describes her husband’s severe finger felon causing frequent intense pain and moments of speechless suffering. The testimony highlights the toll on the afflicted man and the distress of those around him.
Local exchange hints at a dispute over antitoxin terminology with Mr Wise-Oh weighing in as authorities debate the odd phrase and its meaning in the current affair.
A mendicant answers why he rings a bell with a sober smile and says he believes in giving the utmost publicity to all contributions.
A sharp exchange notes a prohibitionist cannot visit Berlin because the city is always on the Spree. The remark hinges on wordplay about the river and the vibe of the German capital.
In Denmark a prime minister's daughter Anny Berntsen apprenticed to a cabinet maker and works daily as a male apprentice. Her example follows a history of peasants entering politics with Katrine Horschel also in business. Berntsen supports her daughter pursuing manual and mental skills to equal her father’s government leadership.
Berlin patent holders discover that using a semi transpacent white marble sheet behind lamps yields illumination nearly indistinguishable from daylight. After countless glass experiments, the marble method proves successful and brightens room cornices, making artificial light appear natural.
Robert Schweizer a New York waiter unemployed killed himself with gas after a Canfield game with cards laid out on the bed and a tally showing thirteen failed attempts. A note read It lose My time has come R 8 beside the tally and the scene was found beside his bed.
A man described as a kissing robber accosted Mrs. W. C. Laidey on Drexel Avenue near Cottage Grove, grabbed her bag containing a small sum, demanded kisses, struggled, and fled without the purse. The incident happened as she walked home from a Cottage Grove car.
Eight year old Tony Tasseldo swam in the New York City hall park fountain wearing only a tan coat. A police officer chased him for a block before capturing him.
Chicago October 11. Testimony in the dissolution suit before Examiner Robert S Taylor alleged that the International Harvester company used a subsidiary posing as independent to compete with another unit. Edwin P Grosvenor read advertising aimed at reflecting on the D M Osborne company, both controlled by the Harvester group. Utley admitted absorption claims about Keystone in 1905 were false though the takeover occurred earlier. He said the motive was business policy, not concealment.
The Manufactur ers' Record notes the United States far ahead in rail construction during the greatest decade of building. World totals reach 640 158 miles in 1916 with North America at 283 511 miles, and the US alone surpassing Europe and Asia combined by thousands of miles. The 1880 1890 period added 152 179 miles, followed by 1900 1916 with 149 092 miles built.
In Mexico, rebels under Gregorio Sanchez captured the town of Rodeo 70 miles north of Durango after a stiff defense by state troops. Rodeo was sacked and many buildings burned. Rebels move toward San Juan Del Rio as government promises troops to El Oro.
New York October 11. District Attorney Whitman opened the case against a police official charged with Rosenthal’s murder. Key witnesses Rose Webber Schepps and Wallon entered under heavy guard amid threats they were marked men. Whitman alleged Becker conspired with Jack Rose and gang leader Zelig to silence Rosenthal.
Locomotives completed for a Virginia railroad are hailed as the world’s most powerful. each machine weighs 752000 pounds and can haul 155 loaded 50 ton cars at ten miles an hour.
Charles Cavanaugh pleaded guilty in district court and received life imprisonment after his arrest for attacking the Whittaker girls and Mrs. J. Kavanaugh on a rural road north of Keokuk Iowa. Judge W B Hamilton imposed the sentence at Fort Madison.
A veteran recollects passenger engines on the Cape Vincent branch named D O DeWolt and D Utly with engineers Qasy Fildred and Chris Delaney. He recalls air brakes, brakemen stopping trains, speeds near seventy mph, and the Antwerp engine’s large drives. The annual inspection run by the president and directors featured a decorated engine passing at seventy mph, causing near wrecks at Dekalb Junction.
A passenger saved a drowning man from the Woog river when a boat drifted under a bridge on the Hungarian state railways at Neutra. He halted the train with the emergency cord and brought the man to shore, but was later arrested for pulling the cord without danger in the train.
An account describes the Pike's Peak cog railway toboggan used as a labor-saving device and sport. Operators ride upright sliding nearly a mile and a half drop over nine miles of track, reaching speeds up to two miles per minute, with fatalities and injuries noted despite warnings. A 3 foot long toboggan with a central steel cleat fits between closely spaced cog rails.
Democratic House members seek voter explainers for battleship plans arguing for more auxiliaries and faster cruisers. They note Britain Germany and Japan outpace the US in naval speed and discuss cruiser construction and shell choices amid dreadnought debate.
Mrs Jas V Churchill of Auburn New York reports kidney and bladder trouble after leaving the army. She took Foley Kidney Pills and says her kidneys and bladder are back to a healthy condition. She recommends them. Lewmon s Pharmacy endorses the product.
Evidence from Spokane Portland and San Francisco telegraph offices shows government requested telegrams were destroyed. Officials described messages linking to the dynamite conspiracy and alleged signals to attack targets including the courthouse in Omaha and a plant in Columbus while coordinating with J J McNamara and Ortie McManigal.
Letter from Mrs. T A Town of Water Town South Dakota reports her four children suffer frequent colds and that Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound provides splendid relief. She also recalls a past grippe treated effectively with Pol ey’s Honey and Tar Compound.
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