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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1913
Page
2
The Madison Herald comments on Judge Hollister's jail sentences for 29 Cash Register Trust officials and argues that such penalties, if carried out, would force trusts to respect the Sherman anti trust law. It notes expectations of prolonged appeals and questions about equal justice for the rich and poor.
James Tyler, held in Indianapolis since last October on murder charges, was brought to North Vernon Indiana where his attorneys requested a delay. The state did not object and the trial is set for the term beginning the first Monday in May.
A Boston man lost his leg two years ago from an insect bite. Backlen's Arnica Salve is sold at Harper's store for 125 cents to kill poison and ease inflammation swelling and pain from bites, burns, boils, ulcers, piles, eczema, cuts, and bruises.
A dynamite barge exploded in the Patapsco River near Baltimore this morning. All on board the barge and the tug towing it perished, with initial reports noting fourteen bodies recovered and estimates of deaths ranging up to about one hundred. The blast damaged nearby property and injured fifty people, with casualties expected to rise.
Three men died and nine were seriously injured when a puddling furnace exploded at Wilkes Rolling Mill in Sharon Pennsylvania. The blast hurled debris through the town, shattered hundreds of windows, and caused two brothers named Junn to be badly burned as the furnace rose about 100 feet before crashing down.
Washington March 7 President Wilson held his third cabinet meeting and afterward invited a hundred more to call Representative Fitzgerald said the extra session will focus on the tariff and civil sundry appropriation The President will push passage of the latter on the same grounds Taft vetoed it to draw public attention to the tariff
In a surprise caucus vote in Washington on March 7 the Senate Democrats elevated Clark of Arkansas to president pro tempore. Bacon had been favored as the logical pick and is slated to head the foreign relations committee.
In Indianapolis on March 7 the House defeated the Senate bill taxing foreign mortgage notes. It passed a railroad measure to aid retired employees and their families and to haul experiment trains free. The Kistler bill boosting state charity board powers was approved, while Stotsenburg’s centennial bill died. The session saw multiple suspensions of the rules and passage of salary reforms, session staff regulations, and bill enrollment by typewriter. The Harmon bill banning fake ads cleared the House, while general appropriations remained deadlocked. The Senate rejected an anti capital punishment bill and adopted Vannay’s Keouig workmen’s compensation substitute creating a commission to study compensation laws. A Senate ad restrictions bill failed. Governor Ralston signed the antitoxin act.
In South Bend on March 7 Benjamino Kahn a wealthy merchant was found guilty of burning his own stocks to collect insurance authorities say the jury deliberated for forty hours the verdict marks a major fraud case in the city.
Major General Leonard Wood is retained as Chief of Staff of the army by special order of President Wilson. The President can remove him at any time, but military circles expect Wood to stay for two years.
Washington report from March 6 notes the medical society of the District of Columbia warns neglect of mouth and teeth leads to numerous illnesses. It links catarrh, intestinal inflammation, mumps, joint inflammation, abscesses, mental disorders, ear diseases, brain infections, blood poisoning, meningitis, sinusitis, paralysis, tonsillitis, cancer of tongue and lip to improper oral care.
A vintage ad urges women to avoid weakness by using Dr Kings Life Pills. It promises new strength fine complexion pure breath and cheerful spirits to win men and claims easy safe relief available at Harper's drug store.
The king grants Mrs. R. F. Scott the rank and precedence of a knight's widow, restoring honor posthumously to Captain Scott. The move mirrors historic precedents such as Lady Abercromby in 1801 and other noble widows. The report notes rare royal prerogative use and cites notable similar cases across Britain and imperial ties.
Stockholm reports a government measure requires street car conductors to supply rubber tips to women passengers to cover exposed hatpins. Unprotected pins become a misdemeanor and those without tips must obtain them from conductors at one cent each. Adopts "Child" Forty-five Years Old in Chicago records a woman legally becomes guardian to a forty-five-year-old adoptee. Brockton notes Red E Ladd, newly minted lawyer, also licensed as physician and dentist, with shoemaking history. Fostoria merchants end trading stamps.
Miss Mary and Louise Kimport of Kansas City, sisters, at 4012 East Twenty Street began carpenter work after a doctor recommended outdoor exercise. They planned and built two substantial cottages virtually unaided, from basement excavations to shingling, mixing concrete, and shaping foundations. They also dug an automobile driveway and lined it with concrete, turning labor into profitable work as their property value rose.
Henry Romine, 65, pale and worn after months in jail, listened as Judge Wickens imposed life imprisonment after a jury found him guilty of murdering John and Charles McQuaid in Jennings county last October. Romine declared his innocence when asked for a statement. Sheriff Byrne has not yet set a transfer date to Michigan City, with a possible start Sunday morning.
Batesville Ark resident Miss Roaie Kelly uncovers a trunk claimed to have belonged to George Washington. The artifact links to the early American era and adds a notable historical curiosity for the region.
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