24 Oct 1913
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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1913
Page
1
Senate action in Washington prohibits money transfers across states to influence presidential, vice presidential, or congressional elections. Reports deny direct talks between President Wilson and Carranza, though administration circles acknowledge unofficial discussions among interested parties.
A wireless dispatch reports President Huerta has resigned in favor of General Blanquet as Mexico faces upheaval. Britain, France, Spain, Cuba, Guatemala, and Norway propose dispatching warships to Mexico City to protect legations if needed, while Huerta defies Wilson’s nonrecognition stance and presses ahead toward October elections.
News from London details Sir Rufus Isaacs becoming lord chief justice with Baron Riverstone's resignation, and J A Bimon and Buckmaster appointments. Monuments mark Leipzig battle anniversaries while Germany protests the Underwood tariff clause. Zeppelin L-2 tragedy claims 28 lives. Spanish copper miners strike halt Riotinto mines. Syria denied entry at Puerto Plata amid a critical blockade. Victor Stoefmier sets distance flight record. Pankhurst arrests and deportation orders unfold. Wombwell dies. Emmeline Pankhurst seeks American support from Ellis Island. Ralph Rose dies of typhoid in San Francisco.
Delegates at the annual conversion of the American Passenger and Ticket Agents in Philadelphia debated ending the free reservation of sleeping car berths. Dining car charges tariff standardization and one way ticket expiry limits were also on the agenda. The northeast gale harassing the Massachusetts coast has claimed two more barges, with four lives lost, widening the toll. Oak land and J. B. Thomas were the vessels reported sunk.
Bloomington faces a severe drought with no local water source. The water works is idle, springs have stopped, and authorities ship limited supplies twice a week. Residents haul water from White River eighteen miles away, while Indiana University remains hydrated with its own plant.
Miss Grace Morrison Everett daughter of the Rev and Mrs T J Everett of Terre Haute and a DePauw student was awakened at 2 am Sunday forced to leave her bed unlock her trunk and surrender ten dollars to a robber who also assaulted her but she fought back. Homer Welsh painter and police character was arrested by Marshal Johns and identified by Miss Tiverett as the attacker.
Six freight cars on the Vandalia siding at Plainfield were ditched when a switch engine backed into them on an open switch. One car held gasoline from Terre Haute Oil Company and the others contained empty tin cans for Van Camp Canning Company. A man, believed to be a brakeman, received minor bruises and was not seriously hurt.
W. F. Stewart, drug store proprietor, was held up by two highwaymen on a dark street Saturday night and robbed of a gold watch and $30. He was knocked down and later found with a severe temple wound, believes the assailants were boys.
Recall Scene of Early Days reports three great grandsons of the pioneer floated to the landing in a houseboat at New Albany. A large crowd greeted them as the centennial celebration featured the youth landing with Senator Shively speaking.Automo bile crash near Fortville kills boy and injures three others. Fortville incident details a driver, Fred Whetsel, skidding, striking a steel culvert, and overturning near McCordsville with Sherman Chappell dead and three others injured.
A twelve year old girl, Hazel Deffendoll, daughter of James Deffendoll, was found gagged and bound to a tree in a lonely woods east of Oakland City. Bloodhounds are tracking the assailant as authorities search for clues.
Bennjah Fosdick, aged eighty three, died Saturday at his Tiberty home. He was the county's last pioneer merchant and had operated a business here for more than sixty years.
Pupil Merle Wilkinson in Montgomery county contracted infantile paralysis, the second fall case discovered at Swartsburg five miles east of Crawfordsville, reported October 15.
Mrs. Joseph Ireland aged twenty eight committed suicide in Bloomington. Her husband was briefly held as a witness before release. Ireland and wife had separated and he rented a room on east Sixth street. Mrs. Ireland had filed for divorce and reportedly visited his room before a fatal shot. Coroner Harris found powder burns and determined the woman fired the revolver to the temple. a revolver lay on the floor and was rented from a friend last week.
Lawrenceburg reports dogs in Weisburg poisoned with twenty seven found dead. South Bend seeks Charles Schopp, 68, who vanished Friday. Terre Haute hosts bean feast for Claude L Herbert camp west eastern guests. Columbus seeks William Ray, 55, accused of forging five checks for five dollars. Logansport Mrs Frank Richason sues mother in law for 5000 over alienation of husband’s affections. Petersburg Pike county monument dedication at Walnut Hills cemetery high point. Jeffersonville jury awards Mary Denny 1650 against estate of Josephine Denny for nursing. South Bend C Robert Johnson fined 500 and six months for selling a meerschaum pipe. Sullivan William Gilmore sues coal firm for 7000 after mule kicked him. Logansport hoboes raid Wabash depot and throw a banquet. South Bend blame for rail wreck on engineer Thomas Jefferson. Evansville jury verdict against Dr Jernald Cunningham for Miss Ethel Clark child support. Aurora Daniel Donalds voices restored after six months, shouted when nearly struck by switch engine. Pendleton Oscar Davis fined 50 and six months for blind tiger raid and 26 for selling liquor to a minor. Shelbyville William Bales indicted for forgery fled bond in Shelby circuit court.
President Wilson and Secretary Wilson agreed after a hearing that Emmeline Pankhurst may enter the United States and travel freely for the duration of her lecture tour but must depart when her campaign ends. She was released from Ellis Island and the deportation order was revoked, admission granted on her own recognizance.
A massive six mile wide wall of flame races toward Mt Hermon threatening ranches near San Jose. South wind drives the blaze creating a single advancing fire front. Roadmaster Belden dispatches 100 men to Zayante to shield the Felton shop. Telegraph and telephone lines are down, train service halted, and fears of loss of life rise.
A 62 mile per hour gale from the same storm that hit Maryland battered New York coastlines. Small boats were smashed and sunk along beaches, water flooded sections of Coney Island and Rockaway, and bathhouses and summer bungalows suffered damage. Crisfield Maryland also reported substantial storm damage.
In Cleveland a blinding snowstorm disabled visibility as automobiles and streetcars struck five people, killing a woman instantly and seriously injuring two men. The two pedestrians were blinded by rain and walked into traffic, prompting concern for the dangers of winter driving conditions.
Cincinnati markets report mixed commodity quotes covering corn wheat oats and cereals with prices per bushel and per hundredweight. Livestock hogs cattle calves and sheep show steadier trends with ranges for packers steers cows and sheep, plus lambs and poultry price points.
Epinal France where Lleut Garnier and Sapper Jenrot of the Epinal military aeroplane depot died when their mono plane stalled and capsized after a climb from Bue. They fell 800 feet. Nearby Corporal Aviator Dau troche also suffered a similar crash when the engine detached and his biplane overturned.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winston's soothing syrup for teething infants. It claims gum softening, reduced inflammation, pain relief, wind colic cure, and a 25 cent bottle. A line about a patient asking for change ends the snippet.
The quote describes Dobbs as a man of action who moves quickly but relies more on gestures than common sense, reflecting a critical view of his debating style. The remark highlights a tension between his eagerness to act and the perceived lack of sound reasoning.
A concise streetwise note from the Indianapolis Star describes a gambler named Rattlepate losing his money after backing three aces against a quick flash. The line hints at a bad investment framed in a gambling context.
A British Museum attendant notes a book once owned by Cicero while an American tourist boasts of a Noah's Ark era lead pencil in an American museum. The exchange highlights humorous national pride in collecting relics and curios.
A traditional cleaning method uses a dry mix of cornmeal, borax, and half a cake of magnesia to treat light woolen fabrics. Rub with the dry mix, then for wool shawls and sweaters sprinkle the blend, enclose in a folded sheet, and beat lightly to aid cleaning. Borax greatly aids the process.
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