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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1913
Page
5
A major October review will show the largest regular army force in Washington since the Civil War. Washington lawmakers clash over Philippines slavery reports while Wall Street fears unrest.
A telegram from Guadalajara says Lieut Francisco Cardenas killed Madero and was himself assassinated. Morris F Root nephew of Senator Elihu Root slain near El Tigre by Leonardo Aguila. Washington cites Felix Diaz likely for presidency with Huerta as provisional cabinet head. Four Americans including W Robertson killed by rebels near Mazatlan while safeguarding property.
Foreign relatives of the queen of Spain are shocked as reports say the queen’s second daughter and her second son are deaf and dumb. In London the strike improves with bus men agreeing to a truce pending arbitration. Princess Sophie of Saxe Weimer killed herself after her father refused consent to an arranged marriage with a prominent banker’s son.
The case involves Mrs Lizzie Medford known as the tallest woman in Kansas City missing after an incident linked to an automobile ride to a beach resort. Acker and Kovack were killed. Mrs Kate Gallagher wounded. Poultry man Coulson arrested for the shooting amid jealousy. A barber Dalton Steward killed a man he once shaved Abraham Lincoln. Penman to stand trial for Harold Shaw murder to obtain a racing car. Senator Kenyon plans a state tour on currency questions. Yale Law head Dean Wade Rogers named circuit judge for New York Vermont Connecticut.
Hammond hosts the Northwest Indiana Methodist Episcopal conference from September 23 to 29 with C W Fairbanks J Frank Hanly Rev KE Shumaker and Bishop William F McDowell among participants. Local committees arrange lodging and meals as Ladies Aid Society plans to serve visitors during the week. Colt
Edward Reach secretary of the Evansville Masonic Association visited a barber shop in Fransville on September 17. An electric machine on a bottle of alcohol caused a flame to reach near the ceiling. The fire was put out with water splashed in the barber’s face and a physician was called.
Reports detail a rural incident where during a rain a group of young men playing cards in an old barn were startled when a backsnake crawled from a roof hole into the game area. The event occurred near Meeshville with no injuries reported.
Sept 19 in Anderson the police board opened an inquiry into Patrolman Surnett testimony that he and other officers worked in saloons on Saturdays at 2 a night. Burnett testified about saloon work near Meridian street and claimed 70 dollars monthly pay from the city for police services.
A scattered Indiana roundup reports injuries and deaths from accidents and fires, plus divorces, a murder-forced inquiry, and a courtroom move. Notables include Rochester victim burned thinking coal oil, Evansville carpenter died of fall injuries, a gunshot foot incident near St. Philips, and a Gary widow facing a grim mercury ingestion case.
Rebel soldiers dynamited a train on the Mexican National railway near Vanegas in San Luis Potosi, killing 40 federal soldiers and ten passengers. The locomotive survived. baggage car and two coaches burned. W. W. Mervain escaped injury but was robbed. Troops pursue rebels as US agents seize 54000 rifle cartridges bound for Juarez. Ignacio Lopez and Joseph Ravel arrested for neutrality law violation.
The Albany impeachment move against Sulzer was rejected as illegal by a 1 vote margin. Louis Marshall spoke for Sulzer, while Alton B. Parker and Edgar Brackett defended the impeachment's legality. Charles Murphy of Tammany Hall prepared to testify to deny Sulzer's charge of instigating the impeachment.
Greek authorities at Koritsa in Albania seized American mission schools serving nearly 100 Albanian girls. Avlona telegram reports arrests of Albanians who had returned from America and other countries. The British consul at Monastir has protested to the Greek government on behalf of Americans.
The market reports show corn, wheat, oats, hay and mixed feeds with varied prices per bushel and per hundredweight. Livestock quotes include cattle, calves, hogs, sheep and lambs with ranges for shippers, packers, and common to choice categories.
An explosion at the Dublin powder works in Glhustown near Viladelphia killed four workmen and injured another. Only four men were employed in the building, and the blast was felt across Southern New Jersey and Philadelphia. The severely injured man is expected to die.
In a playful exchange, Mr. Pinhead admits fault for attempting unwanted kisses on each slight acquaintance and offers palliation. Miss Plummer coolly suggests he retreat to clear the lawn for a man approaching with a reputation for getting what he seeks.
A Dayton reader describes facial and body pimples clearing after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, noting itching and pain before relief. The advertisement claims a global sale and offers a free sample with a 32-page Skin Book. A second item mentions an attempt to fit new bristles to an old toothbrush in a dispatch.
A string of casual phrases mentioning blue dye, Red Cross Ball Blue, and names like Ady Frost Snow with brief observations. The text shifts to reflections on finding friends in unexpected places and a final remark about Agues at home.
A short comic note recalls a lady in India who signed her letter P S You will see by my signature that I am married. The theatre quip follows with Whimpler, Wigglesworth and Tudge debating a failed tragedy turned farce in a lively backstage exchange.
After a pleasant evening Mr. Sydney Buxton told a humorous anecdote for a dinner. A guest, advised to bring a big lantern, left for home through mud carrying the lantern by its handle. The host’s note the next morning asked for the lantern and parrot in a cage to be returned.
A reader testimonial extols Grape-Nuts for older adults, claiming easier digestion and stronger health. It notes the cereal’s whole wheat and barley base with diastase and natural phosphates, plus Postum as a complementary drink, and cites improved regularity and mental clarity.
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