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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1913
Page
2
A Madison Weekly Edition reprints editorials criticizing the Syndicate era railroad purchases and high profits, urging Democratic unity to curb fare boosts. It notes President Wilson and a Democratic Congress could stop abuses and calls for a solid party front in upcoming state campaigns.
Flooding in central Texas drives 20 known dead and 8000 homes flooded. Refugees shelter as Brazos river falls north of Waco. Property losses exceed 6 million dollars as waters spread over an area as large as Maine. Troops were ordered to shoot looters.
Report from an American commission on credit system features to be publicly released, alongside Carmel Church session resolutions honoring James A. Cochran who served as an elder for over forty one years. Sessions extend sympathy to the family and order minutes recording the resolutions. Red Cross Seals.
A Red Cross backed campaign urges Indiana residents to buy 1 cent Tuberculosis relief stamps as part of a state wide effort. The drive aims to fund treatment and prevent spread with demand for at least ten cents per adult and distribution through stores and Club Curren Events. The piece also notes a broader report by the American Commission in Europe on farming conditions and cooperative efforts to cut living costs.
Jefferson Pomona Grange No 22 met in a full all day session at Antioch Grange Hall with about 200 members present. The Pomona degree was conferred on ten candidates and a drill team impressed. next Indiana State Grange events are set December 8 to 11 at the new Pythian hall in Jeffersontown.
Katherine Postel transfers to Charlea Zeigler a property on North Waout Street in City for 600 dollars. Oscar G. Miller and wife quit claim to Catherine Lockridge a city property for 40 dollars.
Secretary Daniels announces a new navy plant at Charleston yard to manufacture parts of infantry and naval militia uniforms locally. The move aims to cut costs by in house production, leveraging southern labor and proximity to cotton infill, while not impairing existing operations in New York or Philadelphia.
Washington reports the Post Office Department cannot stop stamp vending machines in hotels drugstores and newsstands. The third assistant Postmaster General notes a law bans selling stamps above face value but only applies to postmasters and employees. Citizens criticized the machines as extortion and profits for merchants.
Physicians in Waterbury Connecticut study John Lippke Jr aged three who reportedly smokes three cigars daily and also uses a pipe and cigarettes. His father is a long time smoker and the habit began after a lighted cigar was given to the infant. Doctors say they have not seen a parallel case and warn of potential health risks if continued.
Local postal workers found a canary marked fragile in the parcel post mall sent from Mount Vernon to Capitol Hill. The bird survived the journey though flurried by the last stage of shipping before delivery to its owner.
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