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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1913
Page
4
The Madison weekly edition reports Republican operatives appealing to the civil service commission to shield offices from Democratic appointments amid alleged unfair methods. Democrats fear exclusion from civil service, praising merit while critics call for abolition if political bias persists.
James C or Conner, a former wealthy operator, was temporarily released from prison by a governor’s dispensation to visit his ninety year old mother. A group of wealthy friends urged the governor, but shortly after the visit Connor died suddenly at his mother’s home before returning to custody.
Redmond Indiana November 13 Wm S Circle convicted of the murder of Mrs May Brown at Winchester on July 19 and sentenced to life imprisonment.
H B Holbinson Co one of the oldest firms on Wall Street suspended today. It is the biggest future for several years.
A Central Georgia passenger train crashed through a trestle near Clayton Alabama, killing at least 21 and injuring 40. The train carried 225 passengers and among the injured is Jeff Clayton, millionaire and brother of Congressman Clayton.
Washington November 12 Eugene Dorsey Supervising Inspector of the Steamboat Service at Louisville has been requested to resign for pernicious political activity and inefficiency.
Mrs. Mat Schickoway, wife of a local farmer, was milking when a bolt hit the barn during a severe storm. The lightning killed a cow and a horse in adjoining stalls and tore off her footwear, though she later walked to the house. Her husband was nearby and barely felt the shock.
Bobby Orthman defeats a Bengal tiger to save Sylvia Henderson during a jungle expedition near Simla India. The incident reveals his courage after earlier doubts from Sylvia and friends. The Yellow Eyed Monster lies dead as the couple reconciles and vows affection.
Chicago reports about 100 people killed with twenty eight bodies recovered along the lakes as recovery continues from Sunday’s storm. Property losses are estimated at around $5,000,000 amid widespread destruction.
The schooner Regina is believed lost near Port Huron with about forty aboard. Reports mention recovered bodies and lifeboats while uncertainty remains on the upturned vessel. Also noted are Red Cross Christmas Seal efforts in Indiana and tuberculosis campaigns, plus assorted local notices on a court suit, a Detroit baseball matter, a Mexican war volunteers note, and industrial productions in Columbus and Marneily.
Nervous and sick headaches attributed to torpid liver and digestive issues. The advertisement claims the pills stimulate organ function and regulate the liver and bowels, promising noticeable relief. Price 75 cents at Harper’s Drug Store.
A historic note records that the queen bee laid two hundred eggs each day, reflecting high brood production in apiculture observations.
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