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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1913
Page
3
Daniels attacks armor plate bidding as farce
Secretary Daniels placed responsibility on the Navy for price agreements among armor plate manufacturers. He criticized the bidding as a farce, urged honest competition, and said Congress should expect a formal statement advocating relief from an intolerable situation. He cited the Pennsylvania battleship contracts as an example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Daniels
Department
Ashurst
Congress
Pennsylvania
Meyer
Carnegie
Midvale
Bethlehem
California Alien Land Law Sparks Diplomatic Strain
California governor signs the alien land bill despite protests from Japan and U S officials. Secretary Bryan and Ambassador Chinda exchange notes as Washington seeks a formal response from Tokyo. The act faces opposition at state level and international concern over its discriminatory terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Sacramento
Cal
Wilson
Bryan
Johnson
Korea
Golden Gate
Japan
Senate
Assembly
Washington
Chinda
United States
Tokio
Webb Lane
Viscount Chinda
State Department
Mexican $100 Million Loan Approved by Congress
Mexico City reports the Mexican congress sanctioned a 100 million dollar loan at six percent. The funds will be placed at ninety with a ten year term and guaranteed by 38 percent of customs receipts. The Mexican National Bank will supervise disbursements. details await final vote on four articles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Mexican Congress
Mexican National Bank
Huerta
Congress
Roommates Murdered by Maniac at Southern Idaho Insane Asylum
Peter Bradovitch an insane Austrian confined at the Southern Idaho Insane asylum killed five roommates by beating them on the head while they slept. He had been serving a life sentence for murder at the state penitentiary before being committed two years earlier. An investigation cleared asylum officials amid overcrowding claims. witnesses said Bradovitch had shown no prior violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maniac Baackfoot
Idaho
Peter Bradovitch
Bradovitch
State Penitentiary
Wladovitch
Chas. A. Bickersteff
Association of Southern Fire Insurance Companies
Bickerstaff
Southern Fire Insurance
Atlanta
New Georgia
Southern Bell and Cumberland Telephone Company
Birmingham
Ala
Athens
H. C. Conway
Southern Bell
Cumberland Company
Presbyterian Assembly
Wm. H. Ridgeway
Presbyterian Church
Barts
H. M. Stanley
Brown
Heard
Columbia
John Henry Moore
Appling
Columbia County
Martinez
U.S. Public Health Service
Poison Victim Dies After Mercury Poisoning Mishap
Macon report says Sanders Walker died after ingesting bichloride of mercury by mistake while ill with a headache. He remained calm and cheerful to comfort his wife and parents, demonstrating his lifelong will. In Edinburgh a bomb shattered the Royal Observatory west dome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Sanders Walker
Walker
Royal Observatory
Edinburgh
Scotland
Ralph A. Sampson
Astronomer Royal of
Drowning in Ogeechee River Near Savannah Claim Two Lives
A bateaux party of seven capsized14 miles from Savannah in the Ogeechee river resulting in the drowning of John Matthews and Louise Seagers. Will Parry Clay rescued three others and attempted to save May Jackson as Myrtle Cowart disappeared underwater before Clay could reach her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
John Matthews
Louise Seagers
Ogeechee River
Will Parry Clay
May Jackson
Parry Clay
Myrtle Cowart
Clay
Bridges Blamed for Floods in Ohio Disaster
A preliminary Army Engineers report blames bridges and other structures for preventing floodwaters from draining after record rainfall in Ohio. Also noted King Peter of Servia plans to abdicate after Balkan peace. Major Hallock commits suicide in Hot Springs, leaving a note about melancholia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ohio
Commission of Army Engineers
Secretary of War
Peter
Geneva
Switzerland
Peter of Servia
Balkan States
Turkey
Alexander
Draga
Major Hallock
Self
Hot Springs
Ark
H. A. Hallock
United States Army
Henry M. Flagler Dies in West Palm Beach
Henry M. Flagler wealthy railroad builder and Standard Oil associate died in West Palm Beach after three months of illness. Born 1830 in Canandaigua New York he rose from a country grocery clerk to a financier and Florida railroad magnate. He built the Florida East Coast line and the Ponce de Leon and Alcazar hotels and extended rail service to Key West, turning Florida into a winter resort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Palm Beach
Fla
Henry M.flasier
Flagler
Mr. Flagler
America
South
Florida
Bellevue
Saginaw
Mich
Cleveland
Henry M. Flagler
Canandaigua
N. Y
Orleans County
Michigan
Ohio
Rockefeller, Andrews & Flagler
Standard Oil Company
Great Corporation
Florida East Coast Railroad
Ponce de Leon
Alcazar
Miami
Key West
Jline
Landslide Wrecks Train Near Sewell to Landisburg
Six people feared dead and several injured after a Chesapeake and Ohio train slid off a steep mountain side between Sewell and Landisburg. The engine and cars were swept 600 feet following a cloudburst debris slide as workers cleared the track and a second slide hit the train with a deafening roar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinton
W. Va
Chesapeake and Ohio
Sewell
Landisburg
Menocal Inaugurated Cuban President Amid Festive Hue
In Havana the third president of the Cuban republic, Gen. Mario G. Menocal, was inaugurated in the palace of the Spanish captains-general. The ceremony drew a brilliant assemblage including a special American mission and was followed by citywide illuminations and special fetes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Havana
Mario G. Menocal
Menocal
Quilt Has 20 152 Patches in Coweta County Treasure
In Senoia reports from late April tell of a quilt in Coweta County with 5 500 patches. Butts County sought a larger one. The search ends with Mrs F M Allen of Jackson owning a multicolored quilt containing 20 152 pieces, each about half an inch square, and nearly four times as many as the other quilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Senoia
Coweta
Butts County
F. M. Allen
Torpedo Boat Cassin Launched in Bath Maine
The United States torpedo boat destroyer Cassin, a 1000 ton ship, had its maiden dip. Miss Helen Cassin Carusi broke the champagne bottle. Cassin is a sister ship of the Cumming, scheduled to go overboard in July. Contract price stood at 761,500 dollars and trials will demand up to 30 knots. The destroyer will burn oil exclusively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassin
Bath
Maine
Helen Cassin Carusi
Washington
Cumming
Menacing Letters Convict Davenport and Seeley Davis in Newark
United States jurors convict Seeley Davenport and Jacob Dunn of sending threatening letters to President-elect Woodrow Wilson. Davenport’s jury recommends mercy. Letters mailed in May and November last year demanded $1,000 and $5,000 under a death penalty threat. secretary Josef P. Tumulty received the notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Newark
N.J
Seeley Davenport
Jacob Dunn
Mounttain Woodchoppers
Wharton
N. J
Woodorn Wilson
Davenport
Joseph P. Tumulty
Comptroller Recommends Longer Terms for Tax Collectors
Georgia Comptroller General William A. Wright urges a four year term for tax collectors and receivers, citing seven year growth in tax values and a looming $231,562 deficit for 1913. The report details revenue sources, school and pension appropriations, and calls for prudent budgeting and revenue growth from non ad valorem taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
William A. Wright
J. Wylie Smith
Wylie Smith
Commercial Loan & Discount Company
Mexico
Oryco
Fulton County
Brown
Board of the State Sanitarium
C. M. Candler
Georgia
Mumps Danger and Contagion Explained in 1910s Review
Atlanta health bulletin explains mumps as contagious though less deadly than eruptive fevers. It covers transmission through direct contact and fomites, age risk from four to fifteen, and possible complications such as gland sloughing, headaches, convulsions, meningitis, and deafness. Isolation, disinfection, room fumigation, and a two to three week isolation period are advised along with symptom care and physician consultation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia State Board of Health
Hippocrates
Corned Beef Bails Fried Balls With Parsley Garnish
A recipe describes combining finely chopped corned beef, minced onion, mashed potato, salt, pepper, and egg. Form balls, roll in flour, fry in hot oil like doughnuts, then garnish with parsley or celery leaves and serve hot.
Old Bedspreads Reused For Bath Towels And Linen
Old bedspreads can be repurposed as bath towels by cutting to size and hemming. Cheap table linen can look glossy like damask when ironed after washing, boiling, and thorough drying. To cleanse white plumes, rub delicately with a paste of equal parts salt and flour.
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End
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