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Newspaper
Coatesville Herald
Location
Coatesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1913
Page
2
A collage of odd notes on crime leniency, legal quirks, and social mores from a past era. It mentions a New Orleans offender with a long clean record, a Philadelphia estate audit over a grocery bill, a Paris court on a wife and her child, and various satirical vignettes about scandal, virtue, and daily life.
Democratic Leader Underwood says the Ways and Means Committee will report the revised tariff plan to the House when Congress convenes. The committee is reviewing administrative provisions to speed customs work and ease imports, with witnesses’ suggestions shaping amendments.
A chaotic scene unfolds as reports describe victims trapped in a flooded sewer system. Rescue crews work through strewn debris and dangerous currents to locate missing workers and secure the area. Authorities investigate potential causes and the sequence of events leading to the fatal incident.
The text notes the passing of a longtime St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad engineer, the oldest of his kind, with his body taken to Pacite, Minnesota, for interment. He served the railroad since its organization forty years ago.
In Washington on March 18 the extraordinary session of the senate adjourned sine die after completing its work. All the president's nominations were confirmed as the session closed.
Former Missouri Governor David R. Francis, as Cleveland's interior secretary, Hilary A. Herbert, secretary of the navy, and Charles S. Fairchild, secretary of the treasury, joined other notable figures at the eloquent tribute to Mr. Cleveland.
In Washington on March 18 Judge Paul Charlton seeks to block Porter Charlton’s return for trial on murder charges claiming his son was insane at the time of his wife Mary Scott Castle Charlton’s death last June. Insanity experts now say he should be confined in a hospital for the insane and kept there indefinitely to prevent any future danger.
Cleveland civil service commission discharges Chief Kohler for gross immorality and dismisses him from duty. The board recommends full pension. Kohler says he will pursue court action to secure his pension. The case cites alleged involvement with a writer and a divorce by the writer.
London society reports Maxine Elliott wed to Anthony Sobbing in a modest ceremony at Nieen. The event follows a busy season featuring tennis circles and railway engineering gatherings. The Algerieaa Railway Engineering association holds its annual convention in Chicago with Charles Churchill presiding as Norfolk and Western chief engineer.
A transfer station incident recounts a mother attempting to cross a track to rescue her child as a backing car moved. The story notes the mother is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Downs of the city and mentions the husband Carl Schmitz found at 04 Arr eles for several months.
Eight Monroe county residents were sent to Indianapolis for Pasteur treatment after mad dog bites. None of the locals bitten had severe results. Dr. F. M. Gardner ordered muzzling of all county dogs for six months, with similar orders by health officers in Mettsville and Stinesville.
A scrambled OCR fragment reports forgery charges and arrests involving unnamed individuals. The text references a trial or hearing date in March and mentions a business context, but key names, places, and outcomes are unreadable.
In Richmond area Weatherly Wan was severely cut on the left shoulder and arm during a street confrontation that followed a prior knife assault. Harvey Turner and Mcoure Viremniunsk were involved in the ensuing melee.
An interpretation of Matthew 28 on the resurrection, angels at the tomb, and the commission to tell disciples including Peter. Emphasizes belief in the risen Christ as the Christian foundation and the need to publish the revelation to others.
A timid looking woman steps onto a small railway platform at Yomote country Wiunteative Case with a robust farmer. Bystanders discuss their resemblance and speculate on affinities, noting her dove eyes and his pigeon toes.
The text advises feeding green bone to your rnsing with a highly concentrated sound and always in hot water. It suggests ground alfalfa or chopped cabbage as possible additions and warns to feed slowly.
The note distinguishes purebred Breda chickens from scrubs in breeding quality and market desirability, suggesting clearer value and shaping differences affect price and buyer choices.
Professor Munson announces a generous gift of a useful almanac titled Don’t Be a Cipher and The Power of Love. It includes character reading, birth month meanings, weather forecasts, and guides for the Northern Pacific South regions. Free full-size Munyon Remedy samples are offered with the almanac.
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