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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1913
Page
4
The article reflects on January as diary start date and contrasts modern compact diaries with old fat volumes. It notes youthful introspection, literary precedents, and mentions future writing as an antidote to haste, urging cheerful, human interest in grandchildren.
Miss Ida Katherine Fisher and the Rev. WLC McCallum wed at the Christian church in Carrilton with attendants Ruth Howe Wink Simogfelson Lucy Lamaster Fleury Schuerman Jr Stanley Grobebeyer. The ceremony was by Rev H H Moore and the couple left for Swampscott Massachusetts. The bride is from a prominent Carrilton family. the groom is a former church pastor.
Mrs. O P Driskell of Carrollton Kentucky died after a weeklong illness with pneumonia. She leaves a husband who died Christmas morning and seven children aged from two to twenty. She was about thirty eight and a Baptist church member.
The annual report of Indiana's State Board of Deputies urges penal farm funding for the insane, lower burglary and petit larceny penalties, tighter ward supervision, and abolition of certain trust fees. It cites jail conditions and supports disciplined penal farms for better training and employment. The report also notes a writ of error proceeding and a U S Circuit Court of Appeals review in a separate case involving Leavenworth prisoners.
The article notes Bailey, a senator, facing possible resignation before his term ends, with a day of heated remarks in the senate. It discusses fervent criticism of the original referendum and argues direct government as a remedy, citing conflicts between economic and class interests.
Bulgarian Minister Michael Madjaroff floor statements prompt abrupt exit to inform Foreign Office that allies plan to resume the war. London dispatch notes tension amid Balkan peace conference, signaling potential shifts in diplomacy and war posture.
The writ of supersedeas has been granted in Chicago. Ryan’s bond stands at 70,000 dollars while other defendants are bonded on a basis of 10,000 dollars for each year of their sentence. The decision follows the dynamiters case and affects bond eligibility.
Jefferson County receives 11192.07 from the state apportionment totaling 1,169,683.12 for county pupils at 1.93 per pupil. State Superintendent Charles A Cheathouse announced the semiannual distribution to counties for school purposes based on per capita enrollment.
Evansville January 2 John Cash resigned as superintendent of the Evansville and Southern Indiana Traction Company. He held the post for 27 years and never took a vacation or day off. The report notes his long tenure and adds unrelated maxims.
The piece reports on anticipated large foreign borrowings by Spain and other countries after war, with figures like Spain seeking at least 60 million dollars and a Chinese loan near 300 million, plus expected English and French market participation as Europe faces a rush of capital needs. It notes delays in Balkan settlements may push these financings, and mentions U S park funding and Panama postal savings as other items in the broader financial picture.
In Baltimore American account, soldiers marching into camp on New Year’s Day face a harsh, frostbitten wakeup. Fatigued troops, bareheaded and disheveled, reveal scorched garments and destroyed supplies. The scene shows Union forces enduring deprivation while Confederate-trained stores and gear are repurposed by the advancing army.
The poem opens with New Year imagery as bells ring to renounce the old and welcome the new. It calls for letting go of grief, feud, want, and false pride while ringing in truth, right, and universal peace. Alfred Tennyson is cited.
A dialogue on a philanthropist father plans to match his child’s Christmas gift with five dollars, amid notes that New Year candy gifts in France and the U S totaled about 200000 dollars in 1912. The piece contrasts cheer with social commentary on generosity.
Notice by the Board of County Commissioners of Jitterson Indiana to gravel road contractors. Proposals due Feb in Madison for grading draining and paving Horton s Branch and Brushy Fork Church Road Shelby Township. Total length 15414 ft with estimated cost 6474.20 dollars. Bonds and affidavits required. contract details in county records. The board reserves the right to reject any bid.
The Jefferson County Board of Commissioners invites sealed bids for a road improvement project along 15 750 feet of Wilsons Fork to Salem Branch Road in Madison County. Bids with a bond equal to double the proposal and a non collusion sworn statement are due. the board may reject any bid and will not let a contract above the estimated cost.
Creditors heirs and legatees of Jefferson Cooperider must appear in the Circuit Court at Madison Indiana on January 24 1913 to show cause why final settlement accounts should not be approved. Heirs must prove heirship and receive distributive shares. Frankie Cooperider Administratrix jan lw ot
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