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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1912
Page
3
In a Chicago Domestic Relations Court session, Judge Gemmil criticized Mrs Kate Lanpp for nagging, while Frank Lanpp the Chicago Railway motorman faced non-support charges. Lanpp stated he earned 80 dollars monthly and gave 40, yet disputes arose from her constant arguing. The judge warned and discharged Lanpp.
Allied forces numbering about 300,000 push within 12 miles of Adrianople as Ottoman troops suffer heavy losses in a railroad wreck that kills more than 200.
Bulgarians and Serbs about 300000 strong near Adrianople prepare for assault on Turkish stronghold. Turks massacre 150 peasants at Girono while Greek ships bombard Provese entrance to Arta Gulf. Greeks land near Katarina 70 miles from Salonika and occupy Lemnos. capture Chisihata and Elassona as Turks abandon towns. Servians converge on Uskub with final assault imminent. King Peter moves headquarters to Nisch. Powers begin peace talks after Adrianople battle as Turks retreat from Macedonian towns.
Reports from Bulgaria indicate Verna and Bourgez ports blockaded by the Turkish fleet with a general blockade claimed along the Bulgarian coast. Powers seek renewed peace negotiations while fighting intensifies around Adrianople as Bulgars and Serbs advance toward the city.
Washington reports that new baggage size restrictions for travelers were postponed by the Interstate Commerce Commission until April 29. The delay affects almost all carriers nationwide, suspending the plan to limit personal baggage carried by passengers.
Eugene Rice testified about the October 16 1998 attempt to dynamite the New York New Haven and Hartford bridge at Holyoke Mass The defense objected to charges but Judge Anderson allowed broader government proof showing a conspiracy to use explosives to destroy property and terrorize firms connected to the Iron Workers union
In Jefferson City Missouri on October 23 attorneys for Standard Oil faced a surprise in the supreme court. Watts-Pierce Oil of St Louis joined the state as amicus curiae arguing Standard Oil should be permanently barred from doing business in Missouri. Frederick N Hudson and John D Johnson of St Louis argued for Waters-Pierce while Assistant Attorney General Charles G Revelle represented the state.
Subscriptions to the Rugh monument memorial fund in Gary Indiana continue to arrive at the Gary State Bank. Secretary A B Kellar reports many small donations and a total nearing 300 dollars. In West Gary the Smith home rejoices as Miss Smith walks to the dinner table for the first time since last September’s accident.
ROBERT BARR IS DEAD London England Oct 23 Robert Barr the Scottish novelist and editor of the Idler died here of heart failure at his residence in W Surrey He had been ill a month Barr educated at Toronto Ontario honorary MA of the University of Michigan He once worked on the Detroit Free Press.
James Lynch twenty of Bridgeport lies dying in a New Haven hospital from a fractured skull after being struck on the head by a knee during a football game. The incident occurred in Bridgeport leading to his admission for treatment.
Mrs. Martha Allen of the National Women's Temperance Union criticizes patent medicine makers for fraud in a Portland address. She accuses newspapers that refuse to print warnings of aiding the deception and calls for action against fraudulent advertisements.
A Sherman Bros. advertisement touts Saxo Salve as a scientific treatment for eczema and itching. It claims rapid relief, deep skin penetration, and germ destruction with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied. Washington, Iowa, is listed as the distributor.
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