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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1913
Page
10
A roundup of national items includes pardons and legal actions in Washington. Taft eulogizes Edward Hale at Arlington Street Church memorial. estate appraisals exceed 3.6 million with jewelry valued at 104k. Labor cases, naval reports, immigration shifts, and congressional reform proposals are noted.
Bayonne street commissioner Henry G. Rinker dies after accidentally touching live wiring in a local electrical apparatus setup. The incident underscores safety concerns in municipal installations.
Foreign Princess Victoria Louise and Prince Ernst August wed in Berlin as Kaiser grants titles to the groom. Tokyo regrets California land issue as Washington's intervention looms. Cuba inaugurates Menocal as president and Varona as vice president signaling a hopeful era. Federals ambushed by Constitutionalists near Sacramento. Greek King Constantine departs Athens for Salonika amid renewed Bulgarian Greek fighting.
Harrisburg Pa July 1 veterans of the Civil War both Blue and Gray will meet again on the Gettysburg battlefield in amity. The Pennsylvania legislature created a commission on May 13 1909 to arrange a proper observance inviting cooperation of Congress and other states. The plan includes a great camp for forty thousand veterans with free transport for some and a four day program July 1 2 3 and 4 1913 featuring joint leadership from G A R and United Confederate Veterans and a cornerstone ceremony led by the U S Supreme Court Chief Justice.
Fragmented excerpts discuss female charm and marriage as motivations for women. The text cites Count Tolstoy and anonymous sources, contrasting views on coquetry, stances on motherhood, and women’s focus on others over self. The tone resembles moralist commentary with observational stereotypes.
Western Newspaper Union report details Italian defeat at Sidi Garba on May 16. An Italian worker’s escape with false info led Gen Gandretti to attack with 3,000 men in three columns. Italians displayed grit as units suffered heavy losses and officers were killed in the doomed assault.
In Penn County four miles from Meadville a car capsized killing Thomas L. Riordan and Edwin Ben der. The vehicle, driven by Riordan, lost brake control and plunged into a ditch while on the way to Sargertown. Clyde Kaler escaped with minor injuries.
The disaster near the British Empire Way pageant left 40 dead and triggered long‑running damage suits totaling likely over 10 000 dollars. A grand jury investigation drew city officials’ attention as the most immediate outcome of the calamity.
The market report lists corn and white yellow and mixed varieties with prices per bushel, hay timothy and clover, wheat red, poultry and cattle figures, hogs and calves values, sheep and lambs ranges, and dairy product notes. Descriptive pricing appears for shippers, butchers and various grade levels across corn, oats, beans, and livestock categories.
In London’s West Kand Victoria Park rioters clashed with police as trades unionists and socialists attempted a demonstration for votes for working women. Fifteen decorated platforms stood as the crowd dragged a truck bearing Sylvia Pankhurst from the park, sparking charges that dispersed the demonstrators.
Luther McCarty white heavyweight champion died in the first round of a bout with Arthur Pelkey in Calgary from a dislocated neck after a heart blow. Pelkey held by authorities pending coroner action. The arena burned as authorities reported the fatal round and autopsy findings.
Sherman suffers severe facial injuries from a beer bottle explosion during a stage struggle in Portane. Miss Frey aimed to strike him, the bottle shattered near his head, doctors halted heavy bleeding, audience calm, Sherman rushed to Toledo hospital. Four others injured in a separate motorcycle collision on Point Place road north of the city.
The body of Rev. John Jurco pastor of the Swedish Lutheran Church Jessup was found in a field between the city and his home. An empty bottle containing poison lay beside him and three farewell letters were discovered one to his family, one to church members, and one to the coroner. He blamed church troubles for his act.
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