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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1913
Page
5
The Indiana state fire marshal William E. Longley plans tighter rules on explosives fireworks and safety standards. He aims to cut Fourth of July losses by enforcing the new fire marshal law through coordinated deputy forces with fire chiefs town clerks and trustees statewide.
Marbles Corner items show Russel Van Antwerp visiting relatives at Big Creek over the weekend. Chas and Crover Adam made a business trip to Dupont on Thursday. Ebhel and wife welcomed a son born July 2. Kark spent the afternoon with Po N. Kark and wife of Way Creek. Adams traveled to Madison for business on Thursday. Mrs. Hannah Pouch of Kempton visited her parents. The Dannecker family and Bessie Wildman spent the Fourth in Salem, End, with Mr Howe and family. Paul Homehell returned Thursday from visiting grandparents J D Johnston and wife. Frank Adam and wife of Richmond are visiting here. Belle Thomas is ill with a complication of diseases. Oscar Thomas and family were visited by Mr and Mrs H C Thomas. Ben Cripe of Bellesvue visited Samuel Cripe and family Sunday. Preaching is set for Sunday morning and night. Nannie Wildman and Florence Derrington were in Dupont Thursday.
President James Kuhn and Vice President W H Kuho resigned as the bank run continued in Pittsburgh. Their successors were appointed to lead the institution, with no other banks involved in the action.
Police recovered the body of a white woman about 30 near Fairview Park canal in Indianapolis. She had been in the water several days and showed signs of brutality. no identification was found.
Washington reports David Lamar claims his associate Lauterbach was framed in a larger plot to expose the Ledyard faction. He alleges widespread forgery on the Yonien Pacific books and accuses Ledyard and allies of ruinous deceit and schemes.
A fragmented OCR reading describes crowded conditions and discussions among workers and officials. Mentions Pittsburgh, New York, and references to public works, a date for a wall project, and general labor activity with unclear details.
Dr Hurty told Indiana delegates that residents spend 25 million dollars yearly on disease with a tenth enough to prevent it. He urged separate departments from politics, stricter city sanitation, and warned cities fail to ensure safe milk supplies.
Fragmentary OCR mentions a famous person and a boat with a young girl aboard. Lacks coherent names dates places or concrete events to confirm a full news item. The readable content hints at a title or caption but does not present a verifiable story.
Martinaville fire damaged the Owl drug store early Sunday. The building is owned by John Lewis and the store operated by Richard Faucette and Roy Rigrish.
July 8 market notes show weak to steady wheat with No 1 white and other grades listed. Oats and hay hold steady with varied values, while cattle and calves demand remains firm to good. receipts include hogs and mixed cows.
Priceless art treasures were destroyed when suffragettes burned the unoccupied mansion of Sir W.ooT E. Lecvers in Norwich. Loss estimated at $100,000. Sylvia Pankhurst released on $12,000 bond to keep the peace for a year and declared she would kill herself rather than obey a male judge.
Los Angeles, July 7. Simon I. Helfinstine, jailed on a bad check charge, allegedly confessed to a spree of murders across Ohio. He claims slayings include Pearl Bryan and several farmers in Kenton Pike and Toledo, with bodies sent to Cincinnati for further work by the medical students Jackson and Walling. Officials question the details as possible insanity.
Hundreds of striking coal miners hidden in wooded hills fired thousands of rifle shots at the Cabin Creek Consolidated Coal Co. camp at Olney this morning. Many miners refused to obey the strike order and damaged the power plant. The sheriff and governor held a consultation amid the unrest.
Four Chicago men convicted of gambling at Porter Indiana race track were fined fifteen dollars each. The Governor notified county authorities that State troops would be sent to close the track if wagering continued.
Dr F C Gillaspie of Seymour Indiana seriously injured when driving with Miss Helen Tullet on a bridge two miles east of Cruthersville at dusk last night. The vehicle backed after a collision and plunged twenty five feet, causing internal injuries. Masa Chultz also injured but not believed serious.
The Madison wholesale market listing shows buying and selling prices for poultry meat, eggs, grain, seeds, coal, and wool. Notable figures include live poultry at 15 cents per pound, Timothy hay $10.00–$12.00, oats 30–35 cents per bushel, corn 45 cents, and coal lump per ton at $3.50.
A stray cat named Willie took shelter at Engine More era Neo i quarters and impressed local firemen by riding the second floor and jumping onto a brass pot. Found asleep in a box, the animal was allowed to stay, with children nearby tapping the bell to hear Willie’s movements on calm days.
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