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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1913
Page
10
Treasury officials in Washington seek Congress intent on a five percent tariff cut for goods imported in American ships. The move could reduce revenue by about ten million dollars and widen the deficit. President Wilson signed the Underwood-Wilson tariff bill, ending months of work and replacing the Payne-Aldrich bill.
The National Guard Association of the United States begins its annual convention in Chicago chaired by Gen Thomas J Stewart. Gen Leonard Wood and War Secretary Breckinridge attend as notable speakers while other distinguished figures deliver addresses.
Foreign JG A Leishman ends as American ambassador to Germany. ex Justice Gerard takes over. Merrick of the British Flying Corps dies when his aircraft fails over Salisbury. Teysad Pasha signals autonomous Albania under Turkish suzerainty. Felix Diaz sails from Havre to Vera Cruz in German Conservado. Porfirio Diaz rents a villa in Biarritz signaling France stay. U S fleet to visit Naples Genoa mid November. Paris hotels plagued by systematic robberies. American guests among victims. A Brooklands record: 30 hp car covers 1078 miles 460 yards in 12 hours at over 66 mph. Judge Kemphries adjourns amid contempt actions against Socialist-dominated judiciary. Cannibalism theory endangers Page family in Amazon expedition. Chicago papers report political misgivings and league baseball controversy. Miss Ida Leegeon linked to Arc Institute. Springfield Register editor declines Latin America trip over ship safety concerns.
Lestie Steffy, 35, former Fulton County resident now jailed in Pulaski County, is charged with murdering 18 year old Miss Vearl Hettinger at her Pulaski home on November 16 1911. A grand jury last week changed the verdict from accidental death to murder. Steffy claims Pearl Hettinger acted as nurse and insists he is innocent. He awaits trial, while suing J P Gill Singer for $900 in damages.
Samuel W. Taylor, 72, second local death in 24 hours, served two enlistments in the Fifty ninth Indiana regiment, ran a saloon for 30 years, and was praised for strict law observance. Evansville council member Charles Meyerhoff plans to propose dress restrictions targeting women’s fashion, citing a slit skirt as objectionable and imagining awkward street wear.
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Yarrington hosted a birthday party for their son Donald. To avoid disappointing him the invitation list excluded those who had never had whooping cough. The party proceeded only with guests who had or were currently afflicted.
Lawrence Prue Jex, missing from his home for two days, was found last night in Newcastle and remains in a coma. Physicians say he will recover.
John Van Blarken, 56, brother-in-law of John Totten, 52, surrendered to the sheriff claiming self defense after Totten threatened him. Totten’s body was found with a bullet hole near his heart on an Illinois Central switch. The feud centered on an estate dispute Van Blarken had pursued to quiet title and had just obtained by default. Totten had filed a peace bond yesterday. Totten leaves three sons and was a widower. Van Blarken is jailed awaiting bond.
Togansport reports a fireman’s child burned by coffee. Kendallville names Frank F. Bougher district deputy for sixteen Indiana lodges. Terre Haute court scolds tenderloin district girls for court attire. Jeffersonville records civil suits and a two suit, one over services and another over slander. Shelbyville notes a divorce filing after a brief marriage. Versailles awards damages in a spousal alienation case. Marion reports injuries from a street collision. Swansville releases a suspected bigamist. Bedford sees a jury discharge after a “blind tiger” case and two fines for illegal liquor. Starr and Blountdale see fines in a Planor sale case. Ashboro hosts a Rural Route meeting with local officials and a large turnout. Aurora reports police arrests in a white slave law case and bond set at 1000.
Nome endures a savage storm that destroys the electric light plant and cuts telephone service. A Pacific cold storage plant is wrecked as fronts street floods and seas surge through the town. Homes, shops, and foundations are washed away with losses likely over 2 million dollars. Weathered residents fight icy water to salvage belongings as the gandpit area vanishes.
An express train from Kiev to St Petersburg collided with a stalled locomotive at Dvinsk station. Fourteen passengers were killed and 28 injured. Among the dead is reported former Duma president Alexander J. Guehkoff.
Harrisonville Mrs Ida May Keller was found guilty by a jury of first degree murder for killing her husband and seven year old daughter Margaret. The jury sentenced her to life imprisonment after a single ballot was taken.
In Sidney Ohio, railroad trackmen David I. Goodwin and Tony Fardo were instant fatalities after being struck by a Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul freight engine of the C A D line. A farmer named Harry Trunks also died after a separate fall near the tracks.
Price list shows corn, timothy hay, clover, oats, wheat, eggs, poultry, tobacco, cattle, hogs, sheep and farm trades. Entries include various grade numbers, weights, and unit prices with regional market terms and delivery notes.
In foggy conditions near Summerfield Missouri an westbound freight train rear collided with an unnamed ahead freight car. One engineer died and two Cree passengers were saved while the Goaltimare & Ohio locomotive sustained injuries. The wreck occurred 25 miles east of St Louis, at 60 miles per hour, with the crew based in Baltimore.
A New YorkKnickerbocker club member recalls summer travels with phrases like Bad Nauheim and Naughty Newport. The overheard exchange hints at social scenes and fashionable retreats among clubgoers, with light, gossiping banter about destinations and leisure.
Richard Harding Davis commented on a political scandal as he dined with theatrical stars at a New York roof garden. He lamented a public figure’s dishonesty and noted the speaker believes every man has a price. A comedian added that many cannot even fetch a price.
A car and a steam train race toward a country road crossing under a summer sky. The well loaded automobile speeds up while the chauffeur confirms they will make it, reflecting a tense dramatic moment in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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