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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1913
Page
1
U S Department of Agriculture bulletins outline breed choice incubation housing feeding and marketing strategies for poultry raisers. Preventive care against lice mites and diseases is stressed with emphasis on sanitation and quick removal of sick birds to protect flocks.
Senator Waleh of Montana led opposition in the Democratic caucus arguing free sugar would ruin thousands of constituents. Senators Shafroth Thornton Ranelld Williams Newlands Thompson also opposed free sugar. supporters may join to block the measure and let Republicans defeat it.
Indianapolis June 24 Olbie H Guype a carpenter after arrest admitted stealing a diamond ring He also confessed to a prior murder of Mollie Starbuck and her child at Newcastle He stated he served over four years and was paroled A detective recognized him at police headquarters
Princess Indra daughter of the Gaekwar of Baroda has adopted English ways and jilted her native lover Prince Jitendra of Cooch Behar. She heads to London perhaps to hide from him and his attentions. An arranged marriage is unlikely to occur now.
Greeley chosen as president and general manager of the Indianapolis and Louisville Traction Railway. board reorganization approved June 17 in Pittsburgh with directors E. H. Jennings James C. Chaplin Jerome Hill Samuel D. Miller Mark Storen Karl S. Gwin and John E. Greeley. Company plans to expand freight and passenger services and consider supplying power and lighting to nearby cities.
About 250000 veterans and guards from Gettysburg and nearby friends arrived today for the upcoming battle anniversary celebration. The town, with a small population, is panic stricken as hotels within ten miles are bought out and many visitors may sleep outdoors or go hungry during the event.
In Logansport Indiana Judge Larry of Cass circuit court, in a fit of absent mindedness, tries to wear his wife's jacket to court. He returns to his chambers, borrows a coat from Sheriff Warren A. Butler, and joins the laughter as the scene unfolds.
Kohn Branther, held on a saloon robbery charge, leaped from the third floor prosecutor’s office at Terre Plante courthouse this morning and was crushed on the pavement. He died before officers reached his side after the fall during arraignment proceedings.
A man in Connersville Indiana reportedly stayed in water for three hours with a friend, suffering severe sunburn that doctors fear could be fatal. The incident notes heavy exposure and warns of sun risk in hot weather.
Atmore Alabama on June 24 Clay Miller killed his wife amid jealousy and then died by suicide. The couple were noted as prominent residents of the community.
Belgrade dispatch says fighting has begun between Serbian and Bulgarian armies along the Vardar. Bulgarian forces reportedly number about sixty thousand in the field, while Serbian troops mass to defend Belgrade and deter an attack.
U S prosecutors in Chicago on June 24 announce possible foreclosing of criminal actions against the directors of the Parer Vestor Company. Officers face mail fraud charges over misstated stock value of a ten million dollar core corporation.
The twenty eighth wedding anniversary of the President and his wife is observed in Washington. She receives a pearl necklace and he presents a pair of gold cuff buttons to her.
Lawrenceburg Indiana June 21 Thomas Jefferson Wheeler a merchant and Miss Sadie May Baldock daughter of George W Baldock tobacco raiser of Casey County Kentucky eloped and obtained a marriage license. They wed on the courthouse roof by Rev Jacob H Sipe a Methodist minister and Dearborn county board member. Baldock objected to the match and the daughter was locked away but escaped through a second story window with a rope from her brother.
The State Pardon Board рассмотрed Jesse Osborne of Howard county who killed his sweetheart and was sentenced to life imprisonment. Several other cases will be considered.
Atkerson, owner of a Millington general store, was seriously hurt after leaping from the second story to escape a blast that blew open the safe. The incident occurred in June and involved about $500 in cash.
Moscow reports that the Russian ambassadors in Sofia and Belgrade have been instructed to demand that Bulgaria and Servia accept Russia's offer of arbitration without reservation.
Mr Peter Metzger planted a cherry tree about twenty years ago in the rear of his West Madison residence. This year he picked 225 quarts of cherries, earning about 106 dollars in clear profit after picking costs and reserving five quarts for himself. He was offered nine cents per quart for the entire crop and nearby he keeps seventeen beehives.
Indianapolis dealer J. D. Maxwell has completed negotiations to purchase the Laycock manufacturing plant in the city, and the facility will be transformed into a large auto factory.
John D. Rockefeller and Mrs. Rockefeller arrived in Cleveland to stay through October. Rockefeller will turn 74 on July 8 and is reported feeling well.
In Lowell on June 24 John Brue ton shot and killed his wife before turning the pistol on himself, ending a domestic tragedy.
Unclear report from London dated June 24 describes President Pomeare arriving amid cheers. King George and the Duke of Connaught are noted as greeting the arrival while officials parade aboard ships. James Tabace listed as observer in the dispatch.
Wirt Minnesota area announces an ice cream supper in the church grove on Saturday night June 21 led by C O Powell of Bloomington. Local residents such as Miss Hallie Crim and the Fewell family are visiting relatives and many from the vicinity attended a basket dinner last Sunday. Cutting wheat is the main activity in the area as Union Sunday school progresses.
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