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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1913
Page
6
Community brief notes the Madison Herald Weekly Edition published by The Herald Company. Mentions address and forms part of a reader notice listing publication details and local office information.
Lincoln Dixon reports from Wanslongton Aug 7 on 684 Indiana workers in the Panama Canal Zone. He praises Colonel Goethals and Army officers for progress, calls the canal a premier engineering achievement, notes impending water release, and discusses strategic and commercial value for U S ships and leaders.
Nominations for the Eagles at the national meeting include Thomas J. Cogan for grand worthy president Conrad H. Mann for grand worthy vice president W L Grayseon and Edward B Fuller as grand trustees and J B Gleason as grand conductor Frederck Hughes and Jo Parry named for treasurer and secretary with listed city affiliations Baltimore Milwaukee Savannah Richmond Davenport Cleveland Indianapolis Minneapolis San Francisco Yonkers.
A Montpelier Indiana letter from Mrs. Thos Denning accompanies payment for a weekly Herald subscription for another year. In Omaha, Frederick Koss von Alvensleben, after twenty seven years as a day laborer, learns he is heir to a 1 750 000 dollar German estate.
In Bardwell today Haugh Atkinson confesses the killing of Lucien Turk by Lucien Turk is named as the wealthy fiancé. The confession alleges a plan to kill Atkinson over a prior wrong, with Park's father promising $20,000 for the confession and freedom under a so called unwritten synoplea. The release of the statement stirs sensational public reaction.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered telephone companies to provide a full history of interstate dealings including shares, par value, dividends, and capital. The move signals possible rate reductions and tighter regulatory scrutiny amid ongoing industry concerns.
Noe Johnson, a longtime Alabama senator, died after several weeks of illness. He had served in state government and was known for his work on early-day reforms.
Fourteen year old Walter Henry of Scipio died after a tree he aided his father to fel fell in the wrong direction. The boy ran into the falling timber and suffered fatal head injuries. His father Clifton Henry assisted and carried him home, where he died within minutes.
The United States reports a record fiscal year with total trade at 1 275 billion dollars, exports up 201.5 million, imports up 159.7 million, and a 655 million dollar trade surplus. A towboat City of Moline carrying twenty crew members nearly sank after a gust toppled it thirty miles north of St Louis with all aboard escaping drowning.
Amanda Waters schemes to confront her husband Cheeseparing Cheney with a bold menu and stern warning. The Ladies' Aid circle weighs gossip, etiquette, and marital dynamics as they discuss entertaining duties and husbandly reactions.
In a bleak Little River scene, Dora Cheney endures a stern husband Henry Cheney who questions her frugal management and social duties, while she schemes to outwit him. The story portrays a tense home life, a looming Ladies Aid meeting, and Mrs. Cheney's quiet resolve amid hardship.
Dora Cheney stages a meticulous cleanup and splurges on cakes and ice cream, hiring Henry Cheney for delivery. The plan culminates in a midnight party where her husband Harry confronts the novelty of his wife’s social doorbell and Amanda Waters muses on managing men.
The trustee of fo puttiean towne ship in Jefferson ocitty proposes annual expenditures and tax levies by the Advisory Board. Read totals include expenditures 836,505.60 and tax 87,? per hundred. local tuition 900 and tax. speer selent 702 and 27 cents. read tax 390 and Pb cents. additional 702 and UO cents. Total valuation and credits shown: personal property 58,800, net taxable property 39,600, polls unknown. Signed by OLE bistar nly August 4.
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