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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1913
Page
8
Washington reports show the general fund with a net balance of 129 million and a year deficit of 12.8 million amid a Senate lobby probe into Representative James T. McDermott’s alleged payoffs. Also noted are canal excavation figures, Wilson’s actions, and several local disasters and public security updates.
Reports cite Wilson rebuking Ambassador Wixson and apologizing to Britain over a controversial statement. Mexico City relays Huerta's denial of tension with the United States. Paris wires note anxiety over US relations. Other items include Kitchener assassination plot rumors, Tarnowski's death, The Hague peace congress, Panama expo participation, Canton's fatalities, and a Montreal police scandal.
Personal Maj H B Hersey of the Weather Bureau in the western district was restored after a June 11 suspension. Arthur MacArthur of Troy was elected grand master at the Knights Templar conclave in Denver. Los Angeles was rejected at the meeting place in 1916. Joseph Rocke of the Sullivan Street gang was shot dead on Thirty-first Street in New York City, the killer escaping. A Champaign County Ill farmer from Ridge Farm confessed to killing Harold A Shaw and burying the body on his father’s farm. Rev Charles H Holbrook, American missionary born in Massachusetts, was shot to death near Souchler in Asiatic Turkey. Governor Eugene N Foas of Massachusetts signaled a bid for the Republican gubernatorial nomination next month. Harry K Thaw escaped Matteawan insane asylum, fled to South Norwalk, boarded a yacht, and vanished. State's Attorney Whitman says extradition unlikely. Mayme Devoe of Menominee Mich, twenty, may lose sight after a hot curling iron seared her eyeball.
Governor William Sulzer faces impeachment charges including perjury and larceny of campaign funds. The New York Assembly adopted the articles 79 to 46 and the Senate will hear the case with the circuit court of appeals. allegations center on diverting campaign money to stock investments and pressuring witnesses.
Excerpt discusses Lydia and women’s roles in society, criticizing parochial views. The passage contrasts narrow female spheres with a broad, practical relation between men and women grounded in shared work and civilization. The critique frames marriage and gender as social and intellectual collaboration.
A prisoner reports cruel treatment by the government removing him between prisons and forbidding his pet mice. Witnesses say guards severed the mice’s leads, a scene described as wrenching despite a prison official’s promise to care for the animals.
Thirty people die when the steamer State of California strikes an uncharted rock in Gambier Bay Alaska and sinks within three minutes. Survivors drift on rafts for hours before rescue by the Jefferson. many passengers and crew are lost or wounded. hospital and Seattle-bound survivors reported. Captain T H Cann previously commanded Valencia when it was lost in 1900.
In Rehoboth, Delaware on the Atlantic coast the life-saving crew ignored cries for help from bathers. Vincent Trombetta a Baltimore boy about one year old drowned as lifeguards misjudged the calls. Prompt actions by several women cottagers saved Vincent Demarco a Baltimore lawyer who was bathing with him. The incident will be investigated.
A severe storm swept Gettysburg and nearby storm the battlefield town with fierce winds destroying the cupola used by Gen. Lee for observations before the battle. The storm disrupted the area, damaging historic structures and altering the landscape around the historic site.
The market list shows varied quotations across grains, hay, timothy and clover mixes, oats, wheat, poultry, and livestock. Prices range from Timothy about 18 dollars to clover mixes in the mid teens, with cattle, hogs, and sheep priced by grade and weight for shippers and buyers.
A violent clash among a railroad construction gang of fifty Mexicans erupted with a reported shooting. One man was killed and two wounded as the town of Henry faced panic with residents fleeing outskirts. Police involvement followed as rumors of further violence circulated.
Upton Sinclair argued that certain millionaire malefactors evade punishment because they are “too small for the meshes of the net.” His remark questions why powerful offenders avoid justice.
A waiter asks how the customer wants eggs. The cautious patron proposes cooking eggs on a slice of ham, noting no cost difference and expressing relief at the idea.
The narrator reflects on a surreal theater setting that feels real yet impossible. He notes perfect comfort, clear sight and sound, and the urge to stay seated rather than move, realizing he may be dreaming about a vivid, immersive stage.
An experienced doctor credits an old nurse with guiding him to Postum five years ago. He reports insomnia relief, weight gain, and better sleep after switching from tea and coffee, noting many patients now adopt Postum. The ad touts Regular and Instant Postum, with preparation tips and a sales appeal promising “There’s a Reason.”
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