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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1913
Page
2
A round of lighthearted observations from Butler Georgia jokes on spelling, aviation safety, courting, wills, and a French claim to moon travel. Snappy notes touch on elevator boys, corsets, fly swatters, and a Welsh village long name, reflecting a era's social humor.
General Bennett H. Young of Louisville and his three department commanders were re-elected at the Twenty-fourth United Confederate Veterans reunion in Jacksonville. Jacksonville narrowly beat Nashville for the next gathering, with 1,528 votes to 405, and ceremonies included monument dedications at Chickamauga Park and a joint memorial service.
Bulgria warns of near outbreak with Servia as forces clash near Saloniki. Greek and Bulgarian troops face off north of Saloniki with shots exchanged and plans to attack Eleftheria. Bulgaria also occupies hills commanding Eleftheria and Bujuktu.
Washington reports the U S Supreme Court ruled patent owners cannot control retail prices for patented goods, applying to a nerve tonic and potentially all patented articles. The decision overturns prior mimeograph case policy and empowers retailers to cut prices. Rome notes an American Commission on agricultural organization studying European rural systems, expanding its scope to cooperative farming and rural life, with four subcommittees on finance production distribution and organization.
The remains of General Henry Lee, known as Light Horse Harry Lee, will be interred in the Lee family vault at Washington and Lee University without ceremonies. He died in Savannah returning from Cuba and was buried on Cumberland Island. A 1861 act was to be enacted by a three member committee. Also in brief notes, a circuit court decision voided federal court appeals reviewing district court decisions, and a grasshopper invasion threat was reported across New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma.
The Nevada with 200 aboard struck three mines in succession and sank off Smyrna. Eighty passengers were saved by boats from the French cruiser Bruix. The mines, laid by Turkish forces to deter Greek attacks during the Balkan conflict, caused rapid successive explosions before the vessel sank.
In a brutal bout the heavyweight contender landed decisive blows and the opponent toppled, dying about thirty minutes later from the decisive shot that secured the championship. Officials describe a severe concussion and immediate medical intervention at ringside.
Georgia’s State Entomologist E Lee Worsham reports progress on boll weevil defense and wilt resistance. New cotton strains mature early to dodge weevil damage and resist the wilt disease, with hybrid long staple cotton promising potential replacement for Sea Island. Other items note fiddling pride in north Georgia, reform efforts on vaudeville age limits, governor portraits, and Shriners convention optimism despite regional rivalries.
The State Department in Tokyo denies San Francisco telegrams claiming preparations for war and troop movements to Hawaii. It states only routine regimental exchanges occurred and no Philippine garrison increase is planned. A mild regret is expressed over misleading newspaper reporting.
In Cartersville area Georgia a deputy sheriff J P Gaines and Frank Nation were seriously wounded after a battle between a sheriffs posse and six alleged bandits who had forced Telegraph Operator Thomas Scorvells to surrender $40 at Hugo a Western and Atlantic railroad telegraph station near Cartersville The gang fired about 100 shots before Nation and others were captured and the plant reportedly suffered $40 in damage as wires were cut and calls were not answered until Junta was alerted.
A 20 year old woman Lela Hester shot Walter Hickman as he rode by her home on horseback near Springer Oklahoma. Hickman fell and attempted to draw a pistol before Hester fired again, killing him. Hester was arrested and jailed. Hickman had been arrested recently on charges of firing at the Hester home. He was en route to Ardmore to sign a peace bond when killed.
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