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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1913
Page
1
Madison Indiana prints a town notice dated April 17 1913 regarding second class matter entry at the Madison post office indicating legal and publication details for the local newspaper distribution.
D Linn Gooch former Kentucky Sixth District congressman dies at Covington home after long illness He was 57 and had served in the Fifty sixth and Fifty seventh Congresses Born in Calhoun Ky he had been with a Cincinnati wholesale drug firm Survived by a widow and two daughters Funeral services set in Dayton Ohio with interment there
The Sun day Civil bill carrying about 116 million dollars was reintroduced in the House in its Taft approved form. President Wilson said he would stand by the plan to exempt labor unions and farmers organizations from anti trust prosecutions. Taft vetoed earlier over a provision blocking use of the trust fund to aid union labor and producers associations.
In Washington on April 14 the Ways and Means committee, led by an ill Chairman Underwood, debated the agricultural schedule of the tariff bill. Harrison of New York offered a caucus amendment to place wheat on the free list with flour and proposed a 25 percent duty reduction on cleaned rice, now under discussion.
In Washington on April 12 the Democratic caucus faced a snag as sugar policy arrived. Representative Hardwick proposed instantly placing sugar on the free list, cutting potential revenue by thirty-seven million. Louisiana’s Brousard urged a 1.4 duty for sugar, warning the Louisiana delegation would oppose the Underwood bill without sugar protection. A conference of fifty representatives from twenty states vowed to oppose free wool. An advertisement touts Dean's Reguleta as a constipation remedy priced at 25 cents per box.
Chicago April 14 George Deitz proprietor of a fashionable ladies tailor shop was found slain in bed his skull crushed by a hammer. A note claimed vengeance on a man who ruined a young girl. Mrs Deitz awoke to the crime blood on her hand mystery surrounds the case.
Police raided downtown Chicago cafes arresting patrons entertainers and proprietors as the white slave investigating committee pursued alleged licentious performances. Many well dressed city residents claimed to be merely slumming. A photographer captured dramatic moments while a protest woman pled for anonymity.
The April funeral of J Pierpont Morgan in New York drew about a thousand mourners yet showed no grandeur beyond the famed financier. An old fashioned hearse driven by Patrick Brickley carried the casket past modest crowds and sparse church ceremonies.
IAS. LYNCH Washington April 14 The President practically decides to appoint James Lynch a resident of the International Typographical Union as public printer The nomination will probably go to the Senate this week South Africa produced gold worth 125 560 000 in eight months of last year Frederick Weyerhauser of St Paul lumber king is 73 Mt Zion Methodist church Darcy Pa celebrates its 105th anniversary Jamadia endures one of its longest droughts on record
Madison and Jefferson counties flood victims receive notice from the State Board of Tax Commissioners clarifying assessment rules and a rebate option for unavoidable casualty losses. It explains March listing standards, how to handle losses after the year’s assessment, and encourages early sworn proof to enable levy planning.
An insect that enters a home is harmless at first but soon becomes a monster spreading disease to family members. The piece warns a fly can carry over 6,000,000 germs and stresses that screening windows and doors in time saves many lives.
Thomas Sullivan, keeper of a summer resort, celebrated his 112th birthday by swimming in a bay despite advice and cold winds. He has swum since age twelve, calling it the surest way to keep his blood moving, and jokes it is his “one hundredth annual duck” as spectators watched.
Troy New York Walter Robinson known for a remarkable record was captured in Adams Mass after a statewide search including Pittsfield North Adams and nearby areas. Wanted for jail breaking in Pittsfield and by New York state authorities he escaped with two weeks left to serve and hid in a barrel rolling it out of the jail grounds before fleeing.
A scientific survey quotes Sir Ray Lankester claiming the Antarctic region is entirely dead with few birds in melting ice pools. He explains the harsh high elevation mountains cause perpetual cold and silence, contrasting with a vegetated Arctic. The piece notes scant minerals and historic exploration by Captain Scott aboard the Discovery.
Madison resident Mrs Jobo E KeKray of 815 West Second Street testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills relieved her back pain swelling blurred vision and headaches after kidney troubles. The ad urges readers to buy the 50 cent remedy from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as U S sole agents and to remember the name Dean's.
In Hartford City Indiana the Blackford county farmer William Lanton owns a dog that retrieves lost pocketbooks. Irene Bowers traveling to visit her uncle William Tatman four miles northwest of town dropped her purse in front of Lannon's house. The dog saw the purse fall and brought it to its owner. The next day Mrs. Bowers, while searching, stopped at the Lannon farm and identified the recovered purse.
In Fort Wayne after a severe shock, 26 year old Ralph E. Linville attempted to warn colleagues during basement repairs in a flooded district. He again touched a live wire from a distant broken lead and was killed. Linville resided in Medford near Muncie. his widow survives.
A large gray wolf was killed in a barn at John Bleything's farm on Gills prairie near the Wabash river ten miles NW of Oaktown. Driven by high water the wolf threatened several young pigs in the barn area and its death likely saved their lives. Pittsburgh seeks a new and larger post office building.
The article describes Gatun Lock and its two identically sized sisters raising ships eighty five feet to Gatun Lake, enabling passage toward the Pacific. Opposite direction vessels are lowered to the Atlantic level, with each lock chamber divided into subchambers for water savings and faster transit.
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