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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1913
Page
11
Thomas Witherell Palmer longtime Detroit figure dies after long illness Born in Detroit in 1630 he served in the United States Senate after election in 1833 The obituary notes his prominence in the city and his long public life.dot
Foreign Bulgarian troops burned the village of Hadji near Salonika and massacred the Muslim population. The Canadian senate defeated the naval bill to fund three British dreadnoughts. Eighty arrested in Willemstad for alleged plot to kill Venezuela’s President Gomez amid a claimed assassination attempt at the Paraiso races. The eight months war between Turkey and Balkan allies ends. The Peace of London signed at St James’s Palace. Walter Hines Page arrives as US ambassador and presents credentials to King George. Col Albert Redl, Austrian officer, dies by own hand to avoid treason trial for selling military secrets to Russia. The Duchess of Orléans files for separation and alimony from Prince Louis Philippe.
A New York City board of health resolution bars the use of living bacterial organisms in human disease treatment unless the board grants permission. A related report notes caution about medical methods and safety from the era.
A monument honoring Maj Archibald Butt who died in the Titanic disaster was unveiled in the national cemetery at Ariington.
In Terre Haute Indiana Emil Ehrmann head of Ehrmann Manufacturing Company shot and killed Edward Wade as Wade restrained a strikebreaker slapping a woman striker. Ehrmann was jailed to prevent lynching. brother Frederick Reckert and Max Ehrmann were detained then released. Police guard factory amid threats to burn it as about one hundred women strike over wage and sanitary issues.
On May 24 Elisha Church and neighbors plowing on J. B. Hendricks farm six miles northeast of Petersburg found over seventy five bullets scattered across a five acre area near the confluence of White river. A $10 gold piece was recovered along with many flattened bullets. The site, washed by recent flood, lies near the old Indian fort once linked to Fort Vincennes, where a Wattle fight likely occurred.
A woman and her eight year old son escaped Bloomington jail after she broke a padlock on a third story window and lowered herself twenty five feet using a bed clothing rope. They fled the cell with the woman but have not been found. Sheriff Jones discovered the escape while preparing to escort the woman to Madison insane hospital. Mrs. Smith had been jailed a week earlier after attempting to murder Deputy Sheriff Flynn, firing twice and brandishing a knife before she was subdued.
Town of Harrison in Dearborn County marks its centennial with plans in early July. Mayor Isaac Rinkman and committees organize events. Jonas Crane first bought land near the Big Miami river in 1808, with Peter J. Renner laying out Harrison in July 1813. The week also honors old settlers and a homecoming.
Mrs. Charles Barger of this city swallowed bichloride of mercury tablets after a quarrel with her husband. The poison was removed from her stomach but she remains in a precarious condition. In Princeton on May 29 Homer Adame of Patoka pulled a water snake into a boat after a trot line catch. the snake had swallowed a minnow on a hook and was nearly dead.
Elwood May 28 report notes National Editorial Association plans annual gathering in Colorado Springs June 17 to 19. Indiana members will join June 15 Chicago departure with St Louis pickup for Rock Island trains. After meeting, a Denver sightseeing trip follows with entertainment by local commercial bodies. Subjects include journalism experiences and profitable country newspapers.
A dispatch misread Earl Swain of Brandywine township as Earl Spain, the convicted man. Swain, a Hancock county farmer and former sheriff candidate, is not connected to the case. Friends note the error could mislead those unfamiliar with him, though Swain remains unfazed.
Mary Hamblem, sixty four, living on the old White farm six miles northeast of Nashville, reached into a hen nest while seeking eggs. She pulled out a blacksnake five and a half feet long, held it by the head, and killed it by jumping on it.
In brief notes from Connersville to Cambridge City, Indiana reports cover speed worries, a suicide, alimony orders, arson trial, police talks, gambling fines, poultry thefts, a large field day, train blocking guilty pleas, weapon thefts, a fatal shooting, a suicide attempt, a death by Paris green, sewer contract, a theft arrest, a teen fatality, a high profile Miami Indian death, a road project, a deaf youth theft, a young girl’s death, and a civil compromise over railroad injuries.
Four people die and two are badly hurt when Northern Pacific Winnipeg Flyer No 13 collides with a car near Elk River Minnesota. Witnesses say farmers chased the auto along a road parallel to the tracks and the driver tried to beat the train. The crash demolishes the car and severely damages the locomotive. A separate incident near a bridge caused a delay when a man jumped into the river after the engineer blew the whistle.
Three youths wading in a lake at Benton Park discover twelve gold watches with chains bracelets rings and fobs believed discarded by thieves within the past ten days. One boy steps on a gold watch and the group continues digging with their toes to salvage the rest.
Manitoba born explorer Mann Velhjalmar Stefansson announces purchase of the 25-ton steamer Alaska at Seattle. The vessel will serve as an auxiliary to the steamer Keerick for a five year arctic expedition departing Victoria on June 10 and aiming to reach Nome by July 20 before sailing north.
Ashland Kentucky, Ed Sayers, 30, a railroad switchman, was decapitated when he fell beneath an engine while attempting to walk across the running board. He leaves a widow and four small children.
Cincinnati market numbers list corn, oats, wheat, timothy, clover, mixed feeds with No 2 to No 4 grades and various ears. Poultry, cattle, hogs, sheep, and lamb values appear with range quotes and load details for shippers, extra fressh, and standard beef cuts.
Dayton members of the public service commission voted to ask Mayor Edward Phillips to remove Charles H. Hoglen from the board of control where he served as service director after a heated session with President John H. Patterson and other officials. The action follows a contentious dispute among the board members and city officials.
An old London Mail report recounts a case similar to Mise Beauchamp where a 22 year old patient exhibited two personalities named A and B. Doctor Morton Prince helped merge the distinct states into a single healthy personality, noting B’s frivolous notes written at night and A’s gloom.
A storekeeper and her young man exchange courteous greetings amid a tense undertone as she unpacks new goods. The mood shifts from warmth to cool distance, hinting at an unseen rift between them.
Seventeen trained nurses give lessons on infant hygiene to girl pupils in fifteen public schools. The pupils show keen interest and absorb guidance on proper baby care. The piece argues that school instruction surpasses faddish trends and could save many infant lives amid high infant mortality.
In Malta under the Knights of St. John, living rock bore cannons where each bore a full powder barrel. Sixty such weapons faced potential approaches, their fame leading to the idea of placing rocks on summits as substitutes, though impracticable. The Malta cannons bored in solid rock remain a historic unique weapon.
A Kansas woman recalls severe stomach and heart trouble linked to coffee. After stopping coffee and using Postum, her heart rhythms stabilized, nerves steadied, and memory improved. The ad touts two Postum forms Regular and Instant and invites readers to request “The Road to Wellville.”
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