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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1913
Page
4
A fierce gale and lightning struck Washington causing three deaths and many injuries. White House windows blew in and several government buildings were hit. Across the country events include Huerta gains in Mexico, tariff clashes in Senate, and safety debates after rail and weather disasters.
Budapest reports Countess Laszlo Szechenyi seeks divorce after claim her husband spent 7 million of her money. Philippine campaign battles intensify as General Pershing fights Moros on 17 islands. Tampico bombed from air over Guaymas harbor, first such strike, Mas son credited. Alpine climbers fall 3500 feet from Sallieres tower. Sylvia Pankhurst leads London suffrage riot and is rearrested. Tokyo papers question diplomacy on California alien land and US sincerity amid Mexico ties.
Governor Ferris held a conference in Lansing to end the copper miners strike. The plan was accepted by the union but rejected by the operators, leaving the dispute unresolved. Rear Admiral Watmough marked his ninety first birthday. Prof Charles Marvin named chief of the weather bureau in Washington. Mayor Cottrell seeks $3 047 damages from socialists over riot losses. Miss Mary Hether Stewart married Arch Eldredge Richards in Aurora Geneva. Grandfather gave a $100 000 wedding present check.
Terre Haute July 25 A telegram from Dr Paul Curnick pastor of First Methodist Church to Governor Ralston accuses track gambling of open law violations. The Star and Post condemned conditions as authorities move to halt betting wheels and unlicensed bars at the race venue.
A scheme in Indiana and Illinois sees buyers ship horses after paying with certified checks drawn on out-of-town banks. Payments are stopped claiming defects not disclosed, reducing value by about $50. Sellers often accept the discount to avoid freight and related costs.
Oliver McIlvain of a farm near the Brown Bartholomew and Johnson county lines has found a small gold nugget worth about 1.50. He expects more nuggets and plans to dig for gold after farm work, drawing prospectors to Salt Creek headwaters in Indiana Columbus area.
MiMer of Washington township reports a pig ten days old with four ears. Two ears point forward and two backward. The animal is healthy and part of a litter of six on the farm in Logansport dated July 25.
Evansville July 23 James J Kinder aged forty is missing for over a week. His wife appeals for aid as Kinder reportedly carried substantial money on his person when last seen.
In Evansville on July 23 Leroy Hacker sixteen and Alyss Porter eighteen quarreled in a poolroom Porter shot Hacker in the abdomen and leg and fled. The wounded boy is not expected to live.
Madison James Layton faces manslaughter charge for fatally wounding Ira Jenkins after a quarrel. Columbus Commercial Club grows to 400 members as Retail Merchants join. Bloomfield drys win in Jacksonsville action election. Green County sets August 20. Laporte school conference under Oscar Busch to discuss German Lutheran Ohio and Missouri synods’ schools. Columbus considers funding for park band concerts per Commercial Club request. Huntington: Glenn Souers to stand trial in circuit court on unlawful conduct charges. Elwood to build a park next year. North Anderson land purchase funded. treasury left with about $200. Richmond special train will carry Richmond Commandery Knights Templar to Denver for triennial meeting. Brazil: Clay County teachers institute Aug 19–25 with named instructors. Edinburg: Mrs Iva Ballinger shot herself in the abdomen amid a domestic dispute. Rushville: Dr Frank Creger sues landowners in Washington township. Crawfordsville: Waynetown school cornerstone laid by Masons. state official speaks. Connersville: George McAvene bound over on assault with intent to kill. Rochester: threshing engine sparks cause barn fire destroying all buildings. loss about 408 with $200 insurance.
At Greenville Illinois a speeding car carrying George O. Morris wealthy farmer his wife and two daughters Vera 19 and Georgia 7 was struck by a Vandalia train at a crossing. Jacob Hackman escaped injury. The auto remained on the locomotive pilot as it was dragged several yards. Morris owned the local lighting plant and had served on the city council.
Three passengers were killed when the last three cars of the New York Central Limited plunged from a repaired Buck Creek bridge seven miles west of Muncie Indiana. About twenty were seriously injured and many more lightly bruised as the train, traveling about 45 miles an hour, collapsed into the creek after weakened timbers gave way.
Vernon Embry, 16, was arrested at his home near Waco charged with murdering his father Charles Embry, a Methodist preacher. Authorities say a dispute over a butcher knife led to Vernon firing a shotgun into his father’s back, ending the life.
Market bids across grains and livestock list No. 2 white corn at 704%4c, No. 4 yellow at 68c, hay timothy prices from 15 to 18, oats and wheat ranges, eggs and poultry quotes, cattle and hogs bid sheets with steers, heifers, cows, and bulls, plus sheep and lambs values. Includes mixed grain types and standard grades with noted price bands.
Washington reports from Mexico City that President Huerta plans to resign in favor of an interim candidate not tied to the February coup. The choice is seen as a move aligned with President Wilson’s policy of not recognizing Huerta's regime until an election.
An odd blend of old time medical ads and travel banter appears. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething promises relief at 25 cents per bottle. Red Cross Ball Blue is pitched as a pure blue product. A lighthearted bystander dialogue about Chicago ends the fragment with a joke about being stretched.
The right soap for baby's skin and hair is Cuticura Soap praised for purity fragrance and gentle emollients. It soothes irritations roughness and redness while Cuticura Ointment aids eczema rashes and itching and both are sold worldwide with free samples and a Skin Book.
A shopper spends four hours in a department store browsing every section without buying. A salesman asks if she is shopping, she answers yes and asks what else she should be doing. He blurts out that she might be taking an inventory, and she vanishes into the shadows.
Two letters from Indiana and Rhode Island praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from female weakness bearing down pains irregular cycles and low spirits. One woman credits it with saving her life and returning energy while another notes improved health during busy daily work.
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