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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1913
Page
5
The issue features a garbled commentary on President Wilson and Mexico focusing on Huerta and U S government policy. It discusses British sympathy for Huerta and questions American actions, reflecting tense international tensions.
Miss Owen, proclaimed United States champion typewriter, drew public scrutiny after a national show where disapproval led to her removal from a contract. The case centers on alleged improprieties and a rumored engagement as details of a years long contract emerge amid employer questions.
Lieutenant Perry Keck of the U S Army Air Corps drowned while piloting over Manila Bay during a flight with the battleship squadron His body was recovered He was 33 and a native of Indiana
Flood conditions predicted for Pittsburgh and surrounding areas as the Mononongalidia Aibegheny and Ohio rivers approach flood marks. Snow melt and heavy rain are expected to push river levels higher, threatening communities along the Ghigo valley.
The storm events on the Great Lakes have caused rising fatalities and extensive vessel losses. Officials confirm over 250 casualties with many ships listed as missing or wrecked, including named places like Cleveland and Plymouth, while several individuals are unaccounted for.
Henry Mason, a longtime sawmill operator living seven miles east, was killed yesterday afternoon when his clothing caught in the saw. He was pulled into the teeth and torn in two from hip to abdomen. Mason, a single man, had many years in the sawmill business.
Madison Indiana receives reply from Prosecutor Curtis Marshall to editor's note about mailed marked copy of the Reveille and affidavits charging legal voting violations in the recent Vevay city election. He vows to address charges and prosecute them when court convenes in the county.
A fragment describes a photographer painting a portrait with a border design and a second portrait created from the same canvas. It notes an implied observation about a portrait used within a flower border and mentions sandals worn by nearly three hundred million Indians.
The article describes Vera Cruz Harbor as a potential escape point if Mexico erupts into greater trouble. It notes foreigners near Mexico City would flee by rail to Vera Cruz aboard ships like the Morro Castle, now held briefly for a time, with President Wilson’s stance influencing evacuation.
Well known riverman Captain Abraham is favored to win the post as supervisor of steam vessels in Kentucky. Support from Washington indicates backing from Representative Jopa and others, with opposition from two Indiana men and one Tennessee man. Abraham, a Civil War veteran and former legislator born in Pleasureville, has long served in the Steamboat Inspection Service and Ohio Mississippi river trade, making him a strong candidate in the eyes of many in Madison and Henry County.
Frank Cook of Bedford a Civil War veteran was struck by a Baltimore and Ohio switch engine at Fifth street crossing Monday about 8 p m and died later from injuries. He left North Madison with his wife to stay in the city overnight before returning home. He was 66 and survived by a wife two sons and two brothers. Remains sent to Bedford Tuesday afternoon. Mrs Samuel Gasman 62 of Pleasant Retreat near Milton Ky died Tuesday of liver cancer after her husband’s recent death.
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