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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1913
Page
11
Veterans from Oregon and Louisiana exchange uniforms on the Gettysburg platform amid a fiftieth anniversary reunion. Tales of escape, hospital care, and wartime scenes unfold as crowds and officials recount bonds across former enemies.
Hammond reports a blaze destroying the old post office at Indiana Harbor and damaging a new three story brick building. One man burned alive. four others suffer fractured limbs from escaping second story flames. Local fatalities rise with twelve violent deaths in Cahimet region in 24 hours. A bear enacts a friendly hug on Frank Kinner near Richmond, then returns to its park pit.
Abner Griffin of Seattle was arrested in Laporte on a charge of selling worthless stock in a gold mining venture. Bail set at 1000 dollars. W W Haas of Laporte had bought 500 dollars worth of shares years earlier. About 12 000 dollars of stock were sold to Laporte citizens. one dividend paid. Griffin says ore remained unsold due to rejection by large smelter companies.
In Shoals on July 2 a lightning bolt struck a tree where Richard Summers sought shelter. Summers died. Thomas Salmon and two Salmon’s sons plus Summers’ son were injured. Summers was forty and leaving a large family. A nearby building was struck injuring Charles Troutman Mark Edwards and two others who were briefly unconscious.
Franklin College raised the final portion of a $200,000 fund to secure a $50,000 Rockefeller endowment. The school had until July 1, 1913, to complete the fund but remained over $5,000 short of the required amount.
In South Bend on July 3, 8S. M. Robinson & Son real estate man 8. B. Robinson was nearly killed when his necktie caught in an automobile engine as it started. Doctors say the tie broke and saved his neck from a broken injury. In Braail Louis Schultz, after 24 years at a city drug store, resigned to take his first vacation, losing one day to illness.
Evansville report notes Varble H. Whitten a brakeman waved to Misa Lois A. Powell from a boxcar and the romance culminated in their marriage in the city on July 3.
Judge BL Cox issued a warrant for Winfield Fox amid a breach of promise case filed by Miss Kya Close who won $4,300. Fox taught at Washington High School and had a history with Miss Close including years of courting and kissing but denial of a marriage promise. Fox previously faced bankruptcy filings that were dismissed, and an earlier arrest halt came from referee Albert J Raab. Fox reportedly married Miss Mapes of West Terre Haute before the suit.
Per du Frank Hann seeks new trial after jury perjury conviction. Richmond Joan Goodwin commits suicide by drinking acid due to ill health. Peters burg P J Pierson arrested for bootlegging fined 35 dollars on second offense. Kokomo Eagles dedicate 80000 building with 5000 entertained Tuesday. Sullivan toddler suffers broken thumb from cannon ball at courthouse park. Lafayette police board votes to observe dry Sunday and close disorderly houses. Shelbyville veteran editor John J Wingate celebrates 74th birthday. Columbus foreigner killed by train, likely Frank Kosik, buried in Edinburg. Crawfordsville 157 measles cases reported in June, 7 deaths, 19 births. Sullivan officials Horace Burnham and Frank Larmon suffer paralysis. serious condition. Peru Dunkard minister Abraham Rhinehart to celebrate 90th birthday. Tipton dog tax near universal payment. delinquents warned. Tipton William Reed injured when wall section collapsed. Peru Amboy Methodist church begins $10000 build. Ladies Aid plans $1000 donation. Hooneville new-trial ruling in arson case. Hart a schoolteacher. Evansville estate of Josephine Dickmeyer to pay inheritance tax. heirs receive tax-exempt $2000 each. Windfall Chester Morford suffers crushed thigh in wagon accident. Willard Arney proclaims innocence amid Booker confession in 1909 Mishawaka murder case. Rushville new postmaster G P Hunt hosts patrons. first Democratic postmaster in 17 years. Jeffersonville pension case: Washington confirms Cantrill appeal. pension share details.
The sermon extols persistent prayer as the source of moral strength and divine aid. It argues Jesus as the model for prayerful life and states prayer elevates character, concentrates divine affection, and alters outcomes, comparing prayer to focusing sunlight to ignite action. It cites scripture and compares silent power to a guiding force in human effort.
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