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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1911
Page
3
Secretary of State Knox completed a draft arbitration pact for the United States and submitted it to British and French ambassadors for review and consent.
Domestic ceremonies marked the unveiling in Arlington of a memorial to Major VEnfant the French engineer who laid out Washington. President Taft and Senator Root attended with brief remarks by M. Jusserand the French ambassador.
Personal Mire Gertrude Emily Gaynor wed William Seward Webb Jr in Wilmington. Robert Todd Lincoln and others featured as relatives in a Pullman Co leadership shift with new president John Sumner Runnels and chairman Webb. Rev. John F. Carson elected Presbyterian moderator at Athol. Stuyverant Fish IV welcomed in New York. Engagement of Claude Grahame-White and Pauline Chase reportedly broken.
The article notes a world imperial conference in London with leaders from Australia Canada South Africa New Zealand and Newfoundland as well as the king and cabinet. It mentions the Paris Issy Les Moulineaux disaster injuring officials and observers. It also cites UK income tax figures and Mexican peace talks at Juarez with monarchist uprisings in Portugal and looming elections on May 22.
Indianapolis secretary of the state board of health prepared a sanitary curriculum titled Things to Teach in the Schools to be printed and given to every teacher before fall. The outline stresses disease prevention, hygiene, clean air and water, proper diet, abstinence from stimulants, and communal responsibility for health.
Emmett Alacrance, a circus employee from Louisville, lies unconscious after a recent assault by a companion. Doctors say recovery is improbable. Louis Eckels alias Shaw, jailed for the assault, demands release without being charged and denies guilt.
A new disease has broken out among horses in Connorsville with severe coughing and lung involvement. Veterinarians report the cause as common road dust elevated by automobile traffic and insufficient dust control measures. several horses have died with others incurable.
Report describes Mrs. Lidia Green Baker Maves Turner Growthornes tied to multiple spouses with a claim of a temperamental union and other dramatic statements. Court action notes her sixth divorce filing in Cass County. The piece also mentions a Danville death linked to heartbreak and a Washington couple married in a buggy outside a pastor's home.
Decatur pastor's wife stood in at Clark's Chapel East of City as the congregation and church leadership debated a rare move. It marked the first time a sermon at Adams County church was delivered by the wife of a pastor, highlighting the unusual occasion caused by the hurricane's impact.
A 14 year old resident near Evansville accidentally fired a .22 caliber rifle into his mouth. He was found in critical condition and faces likely fatal injuries.
An array of short notices from Vincennes to Terre Haute reports a daylight burglary near the police HQ in Vincennes, a delivery at Grant County hospital, and Edith Winslow's case. A grand juror from the Grant circuit court resigns on principle. In Rushville a deputy fish and game chief pushes stream pollution case against United States Board and Paper, with earlier Carthage straw board pollution affidavits dismissed for technical reasons. Gill township landowners seek a flood-prevention vote. Indiana Coal Operators endorse George Hargrove for state mine inspector after long service and mediation roles.
R G Dun says the Standard Oil decision and Mexico peace prospects influence markets. Buoyant reports from trade centers accompany modest volume gains with better sentiment in shipping and textile sectors. Export cotton, woolen goods, and footwear show strength while seasonable weather and legal decisions spur near term improvement. U S and Canada weekly failures and export totals are recorded for May.
Consolidation talks in Virginia aim to merge the Virginia Railway and Power Co. with the Norfolk and Portsmouth Traction Co. The plan, centered on a $232,000,000 corporation, involves power and traction interests with Frank J. Gould named as the dominant figure.
Cincinnati grain and live stock prices show wide variation with mixed demand. Wheat, oats, and corn prices list multiple grades while cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep show firm to steady values across shippers and packers.
The tale recalls Rev. Andrew R. Meldrum who took up religious instruction for his daughter Dorothy Meldrum aged ten after her Sunday school return. He personally applied himself to guiding her learning and faith.
Adelaide scolds Cornelia over a rumored kiss from George who allegedly snuck up and stole a dozen kisses before a scream. Cornelia insists she would not fix her hair to appease curious onlookers, noting no girl would believe the kiss ever occurred.
Citizens recall a sharp exchange where a woman’s glare is described as daggers and hatpins, amplifying a rumored domestic disturbance. The remark, tied to local rumors, hints at reputational drama rather than concrete events.
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