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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1913
Page
6
In advance subscription rate listed as one shilling in the year. Entry shows Post Office at 111 Main Street Madison Indiana with date April 10 1908. Name Mattson appears in the handwriting noted as entry clerk.
President Wilson prepares his first executive order affecting about 1000 postmasters in Indiana and nationwide. The measure shifts fourth class offices under civil service, prompting resignations and party shifts as Democrats gain posts. Two Indiana fourth class postmasters resigned yesterday, Earl Heston and J L Richards. C A Wall and FE Duffy named successors.
The Board of Pardons took no definite action on William Hinshaw’s pardon petition and did not act on other murder cases. Two pardons and five paroles were recommended, including Rita Crabb of Floyd County forger and Walter Paristo of St. Joseph County for petit larceny.
The Northern M. E. Conference after readings by Superintendent Marble of Logansport district ruled that Rev. C. C. Cissell of Kokomo be permitted to withdraw under complaint for immoral conduct. Though equal to expulsion, the decision was deemed merciful as ministers and women wept and the conference prayed for Cissell and ministers.
In London suburb of Oxted Surrey suffragettes blew up the station causing partial destruction with cracked walls shattered windows and blown doors. A time clock like those used by dynamiters was found and indications fire would follow. A separate explosion damaged an empty-car train at Stockport injuring the engineer. Placards read Beware how you treat Mrs Pankhurst.
Six strikers two women were shot by police during a riot as crowds tried to disperse near the Columba Rope Company plant in Auburn New York. One man and one woman are reported as dying. Police seized a woman agitator who was taken to a patrol wagon. rioters liberated her and attacked police.
In Montgomery Alabama on April 1 Walter Jones and Arnold Gilmer both white, and John Adams and Coles man Gorman, a Negro, were hanged on the same scaffold. Jones died after thirty five minutes as the rope proved too long, his feet touching the floor until the rope was shortened. The other three executions followed more quickly after adjustments.
Joseph Moriarity alias William Leeban was captured for the murder of Miss Charles I. Turner in Lakewood two years after the crime. The arrest followed two years of work by girl detective Helen Schindler who gained Moriarity’s trust while living in the same neighborhood.
Miss Ethel Roosevelt and Richard A Derby marry at noon in Christ Episcopal Church Oyster Bay. The event is noted in social briefs with mention of Mrs Austin's Bag Pane cake Flour as a product on grocer shelves.
Windstorms and tornadoes sweep the United States with high winds and destruction. The text notes the Gulf states' losses and the 1896 events, including the St Louis tornado on May 27, 1806, amid discussions of cyclones versus tornadoes and their impact on society.
A 1913 summary notes widespread tornado activity causing heavy damage and significant loss of life. It cites St. Louis and East St. Louis, with hundreds dead, 450 missing, and fire complicating efforts. Earlier storms in Texas, Kansas, Kentucky, and mississippi towns caused extensive destruction and high casualty figures.
E. F. Boxwell of Hoisington Kansas claims his hair reaches forty two inches in length.
A historical summary traces deadly tornado events across multiple states from 1870s through 1908, detailing numerous fatalities, injuries, and extensive property losses. It cites specific incidents in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, and Tennessee, noting dates and outcomes.
The New York board issues a fourth list of simplified spellings with thirty rules. It notes many changes are noticeable and urges teachers to adopt these spellings, while acknowledging initial oddness and urging readers not to be unsettled by the strange appearance.
Detectives employed new asphyxiating bombs during a chase of a mad negro armed with a loaded revolver in the Auteuil district. The suspect was cornered on a roof in semiasphyxiation and taken to a hospital.
A carload of wild elk from Wyoming passes through for Joseph Oregon. Deputy warden in charge says the elk are young and better than last year. They will be placed in the big pasture in Oregon.
The 1904 act and 1912 amendments define heroism criteria and benefits for Carnegie Fund awards in the United States Canada and nearby waters. Benefits cap at 1000 per year per family with conditions on need, disability, and death. Amendments clarify submission options and effective dates with notes on other statistics. Partial figures on Illinois oil and British Museum coin collection appear as context.
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