Week's News In Paragraphs Condensed For Busy Readers
A broad roundup of national and international items with focus on health, politics, agriculture, labor, crime, and notable deaths. Highlights include the Friedmann vaccine report, Huerta and U S relations, a record wheat crop, Underwood tariff passage, California alien land act discussion, a Cincinnati streetcar strike, fatal accidents in Muncie and Santa Ana, a North Henderson bank robbery, a Missouri fire insurance suspension affecting housing, and various criminal and military notes from across the United States.
European unrest and royal visit sparks police crackdown in Paris
Reports cite clashes as 800 anarchists and syndicalists protest King Alfonso's Paris visit, while other items note naval losses near Sylt, Greek royal intrigue, mistaken death reports, British suffrage setback, drowning novelist Maud Meadows, a bomb scare at St Pauls cathedral, and Portugal exiling 200 political prisoners to the Azores for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Communist
Anarchists Federation
Alfonso of
Spain
Paris
Ferrer
King
Multiple incidents span coast to Midwest in terse 1913 potpourri
Mrs K R Ash of Skagway reportedly jumped from a vessel off Prince Rupert while Sha lay unconscious on a beach. In Chicago a garage fire destroyed 56 electric cars valued at 170000 and a 30000 building atop. In Washington Charles D Hilles calls a May 24 executive meeting to urge a national convention on representation. Brandeis accuses railroads of maladministration and expansion before the Interstate Commerce Commission. Pennsylvania schools may read ten Bible verses daily if a senate bill passes. Isaac B Walker, a Dallas banker, begins a one year and a day term at Leavenworth for banking law violations. John Lair and Miss Kate Denhew drown in Lake Montgomery near Cumberland. Denver Patrolman Thomas Campbell, with Cerone and McLaughlin, is arrested for saloon robbery.
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Charles D. Hilles
Republican National Committee
New Willard Hotel
Washington
Publi Schools
Pennsylvania
Senate
Southerner Picked for Gettysburg Memorial Day Address
Congressman James Thomas Heflin of Alabama to deliver Memorial day address at Gettysburg for the first time since 1863. The ceremony marks a notable shift with a southern speaker for the observed national tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soldiers’ National Cemetery
Gettysburg
James Thomas Heflin
Alabama
Children Burned Near Ball Bros Factory Tar Accident
In Muncie Indiana on May 7 five small children were badly burned when a large kettle of boiling tar used for repairs spilled onto them. Geneve Venable six and Bert McCarty eight were among the most seriously hurt. others, including Herman Venable nine and Cyrus four, suffered burns but are expected to recover. Passersby aided the victims as the tar spilled during work on the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ball Bros
Indiana
Muncie
Geneva Venable
Herman
John Venable
Bert McCarty
Charles McCarty
Cyrus
Mary
Cyrus Guate
McCarty
First All Colored Fayette Jury Trials Mrs Williams for Assault
In Connorsville on May 7 a first all colored Fayette county jury tried Mrs Margaret Williams for assault and battery on Miss Lela Thornton. The four hour trial ended with ninety four ballots and a split verdict as spectators watched the city court proceedings. Buffalo gnats plague overflowed lowlands as rains washed out crops and farmers scramble for a larger corn harvest to offset losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connorsville
Fayette County
Margaret Williams
Lela Thornton
Princeton
Baby Scalded to Death in Remington Church
Two year old Eugene McNary, son of Rev. John McNary pastor of the Remington Methodist church, fell into a bucket of scalding water while women cleaned the church after a banquet. He died last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
H Eugene
John McNary
Remington
Fire destroys Fournier homestead at Heart's Desire
Fire of unknown origin razed the old Fournier stone mansion built sixty years ago by Count Fournier. Charles Fournier Jr. occupied the house and was trapped but escaped with minor injuries as flames consumed the estate in Cannelton Indiana. Floater found in the Ohio near Jeffersonville raises foul play questions. Detective work ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannelton
Fournier
Count Fournier
Charles Fournier, Jr
Ohio
Jeffersonville
Ohio River
Dayton
Coats
Rabies Fear Grows After Connersville Bite Case
William Prygogle, a Connersville farmer, rushed to Indianapolis for Pasteur treatment after a dog bite. The dog died two days later and the state pathology bureau found brain involvement, signaling another rabies outbreak fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connersville
William Pryfogle
Indianapolis
Pasteur
State Pathnological Bureau
No More Hasty Divorces, Court Rules Six Month Decree
May 9. Judge Austil of the superior court states the new divorce law will be followed and a decree will not be granted within sixty days after filing, delaying rapid divorces and enforcing a longer review period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Austil
Vice Crusade Abandoned in Evanaville
Evanaville officials suspend a crackdown on local resorts after three cases end in verdicts favoring three women defendants. Prosecuting attorney J. W. Sappenfield notes the temporary pause positions authorities for reevaluation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vice Crusade
Evanaville
Iforte
J. W. Sappenfield
Indiana News In Brief Highlights Local Incidents
Shelbyville cleans up city as mayor plans proclamation. Linton mine rescue hero John Yeller dies in Kentucky incident. Columbus health official calls city clean. Vanderburgh grand jury indicts George Underwood for first degree murder. Muncie barn fire losses reach five thousand dollars. Waldron home for aged women opens on farm. Platorock resident George Weinantz injured in buggy accident. Har vard Carmichael fined for illegal liquor sale. Clark circuit court verdict favors defendants in a 25000 damages suit. Mishawaka to host early September homecoming. Rushville city record audit shows six year losses of forty five thousand seven hundred eighty one dollars. Frankfort Waldron deed case under trial. Connersville to form fly fighting army after typhoid talk. Waite charged with jumping board bill. Bedford man burned by 4000 volt electric line.
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Shelbyville
Linton
John Yeller
Hartford
Columbus
H. H. Kamman
Columbus Bond of Health
Vansville
Vanderburg County Grand Jury
George Underwood
Muncie
Jemma Shields
Yorktown
Delos H. Thompson
Waldron
D. A. Auter
Ind
George Weinantz
Platrock
Redford
Harvard
Carmichael
Foote Grove
Jeffersonville
Clark
Michael Dowd
William L. Main
South Bend
Mishnawaka
Rushville
Frankfort
Mulberry
Thames
Emly Waldron
Lawrence Waldron
Thomas
Emily Waldron
Connersville
John Owen
State Board of Health
Owen
Federation of Women's Clubs
Health Week
Kenneth FR. Waite
Indianapolis
Cordin Whitesides
Belvedere
Street Car Strike Shuts Cincinnati System
Cincinnati traction workers walked out halting all street cars from Saturday noon. Police and crews tried to restore service as Mayor and Schoepf warned of court receivership and franchise forfeiture if no settlement occurs. Two strikebreakers cars were burned. violence deterred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
Union News Service
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Traction Co
Schoepf
City Hall
Court For
Governor Cox Leaves Columbus for Washington Trip
Governor Cox departed Columbus to visit Washington and will not return before Wednesday. He has not received any official or unofficial communications from Mayor Hunt about the Cincinnati strike needing troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Cox
Washington
Hunt
Cincinnati
Narrow Escape Thwarts Train Wreck Plot at Leckrone
A track worker found nine sticks of dynamite placed under rail joints on the Monongahela line near Leckrone. The Brownsville Union town passenger train was halted after the discovery, carrying $20,000 for miners of the Consolidated Connellsville Coke Co. at Mt. Sterling, prompting a full investigation. Authorities note nearby Cameron Powder Co. magazine storing 20,000 pounds of powder and dynamite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Newspaper
Union News Service
Uniontown
Brownsville Uniontown
Monongahela
Leckrone
Consolidated Connellsville Coke Co
Mt. Sterling
Cameron Powder Co
Twelve Vessels Chartered for Pacific Defense
Philadelphia shipping men disclosed that Du Pont Powder Co of Wilmington chartered twelve foreign vessels to transport explosives to Pacific coast defenses. The government emphasizes precautions against potential invasion, as exporters mobilize wartime supplies.
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Philadelphia
United States
Pacific Coast
Tity
The
du Pont Powder Co
Wilmington
Mass cremation planned after Guaymas battle
Nogales reports that over 500 corpses lie on the field above Guaymas after three days of intense fighting. Col. Juan Cabral in Hermosillo says the dead may exceed 600. A train load of oil and firewood is dispatched south to cremate the bodies.
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Nogales
Ariz
Guaymas
Juan Cabral
Hermosillo
Deputy Revenue Officer Shot Near Metcalfe County
Chasgow Ny Deputy Revenue Collector A G McWarland was seriously wounded by Angelow Barnes a moonshiner on Mesneck creek Metcalfe county He remains alive and doctors expect recovery.
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Chasgow
A. G. McWarland
Gwensboro
Angelow Barnes, & Moonshiner
Mesneck Creek
Metcalfe County
Stuys
Sharon Fire Destroys Wight Buildings in Sharon
Fire in Sharon, Pennsylvania, destroyed several structures and caused estimated losses between 50 000 and 74 000 dollars. Investigators blame incendiary devices as the cause of the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon, Pa
Wight
Sharon Wiz
Cincinnati Markets Grain and Livestock Prices Report
Market notes show corn and wheat price quotes for No. 2 white and red, No. 1 timothy and clover mixes, oats and mixed grains, with eggs, poultry, cattle, calves, hogs, sheep and lambs also listed. Prices arranged by grade, weight and product, reflecting a broad farm commodities snapshot.
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Bologna
Five Teas Pipe Line workers killed by lightning
In Collinsville Oklahoma five Teas Pipe Line Co. employees were killed instantly when a lightning bolt struck their vehicle en route to the old field three miles from town. Names listed include Thomas Clark Harry Girard E J Bittner E Stephens and B Linn. Dozens of oil tanks burned with damage estimated at 100000 as heavy rain swept through the area.
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Collinsville
Okla
Teas Pipe Line Co
Oid
Thomas Clark
Harry Girard
E. J. Bittner
E. Stephens
B. 3. Linn
Monel
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Huerta
Mexico
Amabassador
Henry Lane Wilson
Department of Agriculture
House
Fred A. Britten
Hilinola
Johnson
Lalso
Executive Division 627
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
Dennis Jackson
Kansas Penal Board
Lieut. J. D. Parks
Santa Ana
Cal
San Diego
Los Angeles
Parks
West Point Military Academy
Farmers’ Savings Bank
North Henderson
Ill
Bourglars
Ilinois
Missouri
Kansas
Colorado
Iowa
Henry Lee Moore
Missouri Penitentiary
M. W. McClaughrey
Department of Justice
Blue Valley
Kansas City
Richard Hill
Annapolis
James F. Thompson
James BH
New York
Nd Court
George von Sastrow
Sylt
Aleke Schinas
George
Greece
Salonika
Arthur Pavlovitch Casaini
London
America
House of Commons
Alicea Maud Meadows
Red Hill
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Azores
Mra. K. R. Ash
Skagway
Alaska
Spokane
Prince Rupert B. C
Sha
Robert Bland
Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Louis D. Brandeis
Boston
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Boston & Maine
Isaac B. Walker
Dallas
Tex
Leavenworth Penitentiary
John Lair
Kate Denhew
Lake Montgomery
Cumberland
Wis
Lair
Thomas Campbell
Denver Police Department
O'Neill
Francisco Cerone
Cody McLaughlin
Willabe Haskell
Yale
New Haven
Conn
Misa Louise Warfield
Edwin Warfield
Maryland
Baltimore
Vladimir Ledoghowakl
Poland
Miss “Warfield
All Colored Jury
Crawfordsville
Knights Templars of
Logansport
Lebanon
Prankfort
Terre Haute
Knightstown
Lafayette
Greencastle
Indiana News
Bedford
Andrew Dunham
Southier
Indiana Power Company
Mneman
Traction Company
John Street
Westwood Avenue
Showell
Hays and Schaefer
Ninth District
Street Railway
Traction
Traction Co
Cincinnate Markets
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