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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1913
Page
7
The Madison columns urge local residents to raise money for a modern Kings Daughters Hospital. They highlight past care for the sick and needy, call for cheerful giving, and stress that progress depends on community support to build a sanitary, up-to-date facility in the city.
Miss Edna Angelbeck and Mr James Peak, a Madison couple, were married at noon today by Rev. Arends at the Lutheran Church. Miss Tillie Angelbeck and Mr. Charles W. Peak attended. The couple will honeymoon and reside with relatives on Miller Avenue.
The Nonpareil Club elected officers for the new term led by President Phi lip Kahn and Vice President Edward Johano. Howard Hitz will serve as secretary and Louis Perry as treasurer with two committees named to manage house and social events. The club rooms on south West street are described as neat with electric lights and telephone.
An advertisement promotes Kickapoo Worm Killer as a safe candy-form medicine to remove worms in children and adults. It claims improved digestion, liver action, and general health, with stores and mail order in Philadelphia and St. Louis. Also notes a death notice for William P. Smith and daughter Mrs. Joseph Goiler with a sorrowful obituary from a grieving family.
Little Miss Dorothy Dunn White daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter White hosted a birthday reception at her grandparents Mr and Mrs John UC White home. Guests included Margaret Wells Virginia Gertz Helen Gavin and others with games music and an elaborate supper that made the evening one of her happiest yet.
In Kibbart Sed district on November 25, 12 year old Rollo, son of J. Leash, may lose his left eye after firing an air rifle at a blank cartridge placed on a post. The cartridge exploded on impact, the shell struck him in the eye, cutting the lid and lacerating the eyeball. The incident occurred five feet from the post as described.
Women play key parts in the Mexican conflict, some leading ambushes and others serving as foragers or hospitalers. Notable figures include Maris Sanchez Bald, wife of a federal officer, who led rebels and escaped, and Mrs. Alonzo Alanis, a former Maderist ally who led a daring raid through Juarez.
Widow Herman Schuenemann of Chicago directs crews in northern Michigan to cut Christmas trees for Chicago children. Her twin daughters Elsie and May search for a vessel to ship the trees to market, continuing the family’s lumber and shipping legacy after the sinking of the Rouse Simmons.
Washington advices report James Courts of the House Appropriations Committee, after talks with Colonel George W. Goethals, recommends a further 36.304 million dollars for canal completion. Funds target Pacific end terminals, coal pockets, machine shops, and a drydock, with hearings to follow on final estimates amid a total project cost near 839 million to date.
Washington officials push a plan to allow money orders to be paid at any post office though drawn on a specific office. Express companies oppose, fearing loss of business. bank drafts may feel the impact. Postmaster General Burleson to include the proposal in his annual report, with cautious expectations in Congress.
A Baltimore physician presented a paper to the medical academy claiming a milk-based cure for infant diseases. He described research from the infants hospital and urged further study of the treatment to determine its efficacy and safety.
The completion of the lock and dam on the Tennessee River near Chattanooga marks a major navigation and power development. A private company built the dam and powerhouse under War Department supervision, with a 60 foot wide lock, 800 feet inside length, 129 ton gates, and a 73 500 horsepower powerhouse feeding 10 000 volt lines to Chattanooga via 175 steel towers.
Pinky the Lyceum theater cat roused George Williamson from a nap in a dressing room and alerted staff as flames neared, preventing greater damage. Firefighters responded as about $3,000 worth of scenery burned, though the building itself was saved.
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