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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1913
Page
2
In Madison Indiana the Chautauqua meetings drew praise for uplift and mutual help. The article commends Secretary McKrey and organizers for a successful year while noting concern for children lacking homes and families.
Reports from inspectors claim many postmasters in Indiana lack qualifications. The commission plans to weed out unfit officials by sending examiners to districts for supervision and testing. Applicants must pass papers sent to Washington with no political influence in scoring.
In Los Angeles on August 23, former trainer and associate of Luther McCarthy died after a KO by Jess Willard in a heavyweight contest. He did not regain consciousness after an uppercut to the chin and underwent no operation due to surgeon unavailability. Report notes unusually large diamond production in German Southwest Africa.
August 2 reports from Sherbrooke describe Efarty Thaw seeking legal aid to guard himself outside jail amid suspicions New York authorities will attempt to kidnap him. The case involves influence from former Pennsylvania figures urging public statements while Thaw presses for safe access and interviews.
Situa lion in interurban strike disrupts work as two a day employes join the walkout. Officials set a stake number amid broader statewide tension as Indiana cities report service cuts and reassignments for routes including Indianapolis, Crawfordsville, Martinsville, and surrounding divisions.
Gheenberry McIntosh, who killed Cheenberry Combs last week, was cornered by Beeathitt county officers in Clay county and shot to death. The confrontation is expected to end the long Hargis Cockrall feud. Officials report the region now has about thirty thousand union barbers.
Indiana housewives and all purchasers will be protected under a revised weights and measures act. State inspector H B Barnard and local sealers outline strict standards for dry goods measures liquid volumes berry boxes and fruit measures with regular testing.
Mrs. W Gould Brokaw, once famed as a beauty in New York, wins a divorce after a prolonged court saga. A referee recommended the decree with strong support, signaling likely court endorsement.
Doan's Kidney Pills vie for lasting proof of effectiveness through continued home endorsements. W. OH Tucker of Madison Indiana reiterates early praise and cites family use for back pain and kidney issues, with optimism that the pills remain reliable. The notice attributes sales to Rapers drug store and Milburn Co as sole U S agents, urging readers to remember the Dean's brand.
William T. Dee frome, special Attorney General of New York, arrived by automobile in Jerome to study the Thaw case as investigators gather data. Local officials report ongoing inquiry and data collection following the Thaw flight.
Hearing on charges against Federal Judge Spear was ordered by the House Judicial Committee in an inquiry with no impeachment outlook. The decision follows a focused search into the case as part of its duties.
A mob in Meugthive on August 29 killed Willhem Drayton during a Sheebot operation dispute. Milburd Shasten and an accomplice opened fire after an alleged break in, while a second assailant tried to seize weapons. Authorities report three wounded, including a Mob member, as the incident unfolds amid chaotic flight from scene.
In Memphis Tennessee Ane 2a Homer Strone risks his life to save his sister Florence from a blaze in their attic bedroom. He locks a trunk, saves valuables, and guides Florence down stairs as neighbors assist. Mother was at work. siblings alone when fire started.
Mrs. Amanda Varble of Lagrange Kentucky celebrated her 60th anniversary at her daughter Mary Richey’s home with four sons, one daughter, 25 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren present. A license to wed was issued to Francis Zearing and Fannie Puckett by Clerk Prenatt, with the couple marrying by Squire D G Stuart. They plan to reside in the city and come from Keene Kentucky.
Jeffersonville Ind Aug 23 coroner Froman M Coots conducted an inquest into the stabbing death of Charles Bartle at the Indiana reformatory. He examined all twenty inmate witnesses and questioned Edward Morton who remained craving tobacco.
Seventeen royally bred horses compete in the 2000-dollar stake at Louisville’s Kentucky State Fair September 11–20. Owners from Bowling Green to Versailles enter top entries like Whirlwind and Mary Yandell Fox, aiming for the highest prize in this five gaited saddle horse show.
A health contest linked to the Kentucky State Fair will use a standardized method to examine babies for overall well being. Mrs Mary Wattie, Mrs Katherine Kaanart, and Dr Kate Harper are among organizers with Mrs Mareus Riker and Mrs George Grant advising the health committee. The program seeks uniform, non commercial judging to ensure valid results and prevent prize-driven bias.
The record notes the Kentucky State Fate event scheduled from September 15 through September 20. Details include the event window and expected activities. Organizers and venues are referenced but not specified in this fragment.
Indignant veterans gather at the Board of Trade in Indianapolis to protest northern railroads not offering reduced fares to Chattanooga for the national G A R encampment. Southern lines have special rates. northern lines insist on the standard 2 cent per mile. A proposed plan is to ride to Louisville on the interurban to access reduced fares south of that point.
Cole Younger, once a member of the James gang, joined the Christian church in Lees Summit during a revival last night. He was among the first to approach the altar after the sermon and stayed afterward to shake hands with attendees as about a thousand people celebrated his conversion.
The Senate passed a bill authorizing federal participation in the National Conservation Exposition at Knoxville next fall and appropriating $50,000 for the effort.
Thomas S East aged sixty eight, former publisher of the Economist, was killed when his automobile was struck by a Big Four train near Anderson.
Washington dated Aug 25 reports Indiana postmasters named Har1 Talbot of Linton, W B Latshaw of Oaktown, and others including W. B. Latshaw. The notice lists the new appointents for Indiana towns.
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