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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1913
Page
3
The dispatches note Mexican frontier peace near Guadalupe Juarez as Taft declines to dismiss a bathtub trust suit. Louisiana backs a $2 million Panama expo fund. Davison of J P Morgan defends trusts. Wickersham to cost $20k for Crow Indians study. Wilson reception unlikely after inauguration. John Paul Jones body to Annapolis crypt. Debs and reform moves across states flag labor and regulation efforts.
At a London meeting Balkan representatives decided to end negotiations on Turko Bulgarian settlement after a month of stalemate. Elsewhere the Brazilian dreadnought Hailo de Janeiro launched at Elswick, Nazim Pasha shot in Constantinople as cabinet resigns, and reports from Manila confirm the death of Capt. Patrick McNally and ten Philippine scouts with fourteen agents wounded in Sulu.
In an appeal concerning the estate of Prof Alexander Agassis the noted scientist and explorer who died after a 1910 illness and fled to New York the personal estate is disclosed at 2 126 252 dollars.
Several hundred women from across the state will gather to oppose Senator Stotsenburg’s bill giving women school election voting rights and school board offices. The rally includes the Woman’s Franchise League the W C T U and state federation. L G O’Neill backs amendments to the constitution over a new convention. Loan shark bills seek licenses and caps on rates. some measures limit loans to under $100 with fees and designate petty money lenders. Articles of incorporation filed for Italian Democratic Club Gary and others. Y M C A workers meet in Fairbanks home with Gov Ralston and others stressing housing and girls’ welfare. A tuberculosis aid proposal asks for state pensions and home care for victims.
At the 1914 Fort Wayne convention, Ralph B. Clark of Anderson was named president, Otto C. Hornung of Terre Haute vice president, P. F. Palfrey of Vincennes secretary, and Edward Goldsberry of Lafayette treasurer. The group opposed an eight hour day for women and supported business government and advertiser responsibility for statements in ads.
A pending Indiana bill aims to curb foreign exchange dealings to curb barrel house banks. Senator Gavit is asked to introduce the measure requiring security or deposit guarantees for money sent abroad. Arrests in Indianapolis involve foreigners alleging embezzlement of funds for family remittance.
The fifth annual Indianapolis convention of the Indiana Association of Cleaners and Dyers adjourned after selecting officers including President George A. Schaal of Terre Haute and secretary treasurer Charles I. Worrell of Indianapolis. I. G. Coppage of Crawfordsville spoke on The Front Shop and Charles Kipicherer discussed earning patrons’ confidence.
Attorney Hal Bailey 39 a leading figure in Kentucky was shot dead on a principal street Newton Arnold fled after threats to lynch Bailey and was rushed to Lexington for safety He had previously hacked John Lizer with a knife and faced attempted murder charges Bailey had defended Arnold earning a $100 fee which Arnold did not pay and Bailey won a judgment for the amount Tobacco owned by Arnold was attached souring relations
R N Merriman deputy US white slave agent filed an affidavit before US Commissioner E L Finley against Samuel Yanni Italian storekeeper at Midland PA, under arrest for alleged moral trafficking of Mary Miller 16, a Polish girl. Her marriage to Nestor Erickson Finlander after one day prompted the arrest.
In a Front Street room once occupied by Edgar Allan Poe in Baltimore, the bodies of Arthur Bondy of New York and Elizabeth Smith of Baltimore were found. Both were clothed. the room filled with gas, suggesting a deliberate death pact.
A federal court in Seattle enjoined a national fraternal order formed in Seattle a year ago from using the name Owl. The injunction, issued from its South Bend headquarters, alleges the group was founded in 1904 and counts 250000 members.
Wheat prices for No 2 red through mixed grades with bids from 1.11 to 1.03 dollars per bushel and corn values across white yellow and mixed grades. Hay cattle poultry eggs hogs sheep and lambs shown with standard U.S. farm market quotes including timothy clover hay ranges and live stock prices.
A two-vehicle crash on Tanner's Creek Bridge Norfolk, Virginia killed Florence Jopinson of Akron Ohio who arrived two weeks ago. Ruth Etheridge H T Wright and J W Orebaugh were rescued from the other car. The occupants of Florence Robinson's vehicle were not identified.
The piece notes 1912 bank statements and the Union Bank of Canada's stance on land value increases in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. It cites Clarke near Lashburn Sask producing Marquis Wheat 76 bushels per acre and reports 35 to 45 bushels yields elsewhere. It forecasts 10 to 20 percent land value rises and urges Western Canadian land investment for newcomers and homesteaders.
The girl who smiles too much is as mistaken as one who smiles too little. A smile should come from a real feeling to charm, not be a constant aim. Smiling to order makes charm fade and should be avoided.
Mrs. Alec Tweedie of the Eugenica Education society of London warned at a New York reception that Eugenics can spare the son from bearing his father’s guns. She argued past penalties have not been escaped and contrasted with Spence’s debt habit. A humorous note recalls Spence letting bygones be bygones before new debts. A bakery ad praises Mrs Austin’s Bag Pancake. A comic tram stop gag ends with a hearse as the punchline.
An archival quip from the Siren humor column questions suffrage, noting opposition to women’s ballots while hinting suffragette appetite would follow. The exchange frames debate with wit and period voice.
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