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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1918
Page
1
Reports from New York confirm sixteen dead as a blizzard and extreme cold grip the city. Washington notes the worst cold wave in Weather Bureau history is passing off to sea. Kentucky towns are snowbound with fuel shortages as residents endure freezing conditions.
December records bitterly cold with subzero readings and heavy snowfall. A double B&O derailment near North Vernon killed seven trainmen and one passenger, injuring about twenty, with block signals failing.救
December weather reports show a high of 54 on the 24th and a low of 15 on the 11th with 12 clear days 14 cloudy 5 partly cloudy and 21 percent precipitation equating to 1.76 inches of rain. The month saw two eclipses one on the 14th and another lunar event around the 27th 28th. A Guatemala earthquake yesterday caused heavy destruction with 125000 people in the streets and Navy Department aid pledged. World population stands at 1 623 000 000.
The death toll stays at eight after the Baltimore and Ohio passenger trains collision near Seymour on Saturday night. Silas Huckleberry of North Vernon is critically hurt as more Cincinnati nurses rush to the scene. Authorities cite disobedience of orders as the cause of the accident.
In federal court Judge Anderson said he has no jurisdiction in injunction proceedings against Fred C. Miller alien enemy Mayor elect of Michigan City to prevent him taking office. The action by Mayor Martin Krueger cites concern that an alien enemy can hold office in the state.
Washington on December 31 the Senate Military Committee resumed the ordnance shortage inquiry. Senator Frelinghuysen urged all witnesses be sworn and said evidence could reach the Attorney General.
North Vernon reports a deadly wreck at the B and O depot with three corpses found in a charred baggage room. Baggageman Meloy, once scheduled to work, survived by swapping shifts. another worker is severely injured.
Wilkesbarre officials report mine boss Fred Corby died instantly in a December 31 explosion at a Pennsylvania coal mine. Nine other workers were burned in the blast, with injuries described as serious but nonfatal.
British forces retook most positions lost to German troops at Welsh Ridge on the Cambrai front after a series of night assaults. They seized prisoners and machine guns while extending the line toward the Ypres Sladen railway. The Germans held some front line trenches. A formal Allied reply to Germany's peace offer was reported to be prepared by the government.
London report says Germany seeks to block evacuation of Russian territory overrun by Austro German forces. Count Czernin and Dr Von Kuhrmann returned to Vienna and Berlin with full peace negotiation reports for the emperors.
In Columbus on December 30 D C Beck conductor and four others sustained injuries in a headon collision of interurban trains.
Last night a river ice break released barges from Cooney Island and shifted vessels toward the Cincinnati bridge while steamers were moved and grounded briefly. A second gorge from Miami to Metlock Bar is noted. The Royal and wharfboat crews work to adjust cables as cold weather delays further breaks.
A fort and magazine at Kronstadt were wrecked by an unseen force causing loss of lives. The incident raises concerns over coastal defenses and safety protocols amid ongoing tensions.
In Madison Washington on December 3, McAdoo the railroad director outlines precautionary measures to relieve a coal shortage. Battery E South Field Artillery members arrived on furlough last night after travel from Camp Shelly, Mississippi to Louisville then Madison.
Newly elected Republican city officials in west Menday met at City Hall to caucus on appointive posts. Key positions named include Chief of Police Samuel Sauley, Street Commissioner Harold Bo Lotz, Water Superintendent Thomas Lockard, City Attorney Thomas B. McGregor, and Janitor Daniel Lowndes. Committees were formed and will set police force appointments at the first council meeting. Sheriff George Monroe begins another two year term tomorrow, with no other courthouse changes for the new year.
New Orleans reports fifteen hundred killed in the Guatemala earthquake. A Red Cross relief ship sails tomorrow with food medicines and disinfectants for quake sufferers.
News from Copenhagen reports famine conditions in Moscow with partially cut rail links and low food supply as the year ends.
Muncie December 31 Mrs Jane Grice is dead after her clothing caught fire while lighting tobacco in her pipe. The incident occurred in her home and authorities report accidental death.
In a quirky wartime kitchen note the piece mentions a simple meat filling and mince meat as a quick meal. It highlights using a few cents to seal portions and suggests making war pies to feed troops and households.
December 31 report states workers at the Bio Detroit Motor Plant uncovered a construction site blaze tied to a supposed German spy plot against the Liberty Motor Company, a leading U.S. aeroplane engine maker.
A Christmas season message urges courage and generosity as the nation faces anxiety and pain. It calls for acts of kindness and service, with emphasis on health, welfare, and the role of osteopathy led by Dr. C. C. Cockrell, highlighting public support and hopeful outlook for the new year.
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