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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1913
Page
6
Cardiff reports a massive explosion at Universial Colliery Sehghenyd in Wales. Initial tallies suggest 500 or more dead with 931 workers inside. 327 rescued while hundreds remain entombed amid fire and collapsing passages. Rescue efforts halted as hope faded.
Baltimore reports an early morning blaze at Edgewood Sanitarium killed Mrs. Strauss and Miss Ida Yearley two patients and left many others with serious burns and injuries.
A geological survey report calls for a central federal system to control the Ohio River and its tributaries with help from states and cities. Levees and storage reservoirs are seen as best defenses, but broad study of tributaries and multiple preventive measures are needed to prevent future floods. The 1915 flood caused over 200 million dollars in damage.
Several ships at ports report injuries from the Volturno disaster. Survivors show burns and exposure with delirium, while relief crews and medical teams work to stabilize those rescued. Authorities coordinate transfer to hospitals and monitor ongoing conditions aboard distressed vessels.
Albany October 14The impeachment trial of Sulzer resumes at the demand of managers who seek to enlarge article four to convict the Governor on testimony by Henry Morgenthau and Duncan Peck that Sulzer tried to influence their Frawley committee testimony. Prosecutor Stanchfield states Peck’s testimony shows a more serious offense than charged.
Reports from Liverpool Havre and New York recount Volturno survivors arriving aboard the Devonian and Latouraine. Victims number 104 per Uranium Line revisions with cries of gratitude to rescuers such as Capt Baussin. other notes cite a broken shaft on Kroonland delaying arrivals.
North Vernon undertaker W H H Dowd narrowly escaped serious harm when his vehicle struck a stone and plunged down a steep embankment on the way to Scipio to conduct Mrs. Margaret Amick’s funeral. He crawled to the roadside and flagged a passing vehicle to reach Scipio in time for the service.
Friends and relatives gathered at Samuel B. Gabel’s country home to mark his seventy seven th birthday on October 9 with a long lawn table, fall flowers, and autumn leaves. Sixty seven guests attended alongside Effie Gabel’s sixth wedding anniversary, sharing baskets and good fare. Attendees included numerous families and individuals from Morris town Logansport and surrounding area, with Rev Cravens among them, all offering best wishes for a joyful season.
Chicago October 13 Dr Oscar Riddle of the Carnegie Institute reports pigeon experiments indicating eggs laid in spring and early summer when birds are vigorous produce males. The findings suggest a seasonal influence on sex determination.
The Athletics earned about $51.74 a minute or 86 cents a second across 627 minutes of play in five games, while the Giants earned about $31.40 a minute or 57 cents a second. Bonuses from the ball club are not included in these figures.
Aviator Albert Jewell disappeared while flying in a race around New York. He had been missing for twenty four hours and was believed blown out to sea and dropped in the ocean.
Mrs Jennie May Eaton, widow of Rear Admiral Joseph G. Eaton, was tried today in Plymouth Massachusetts on charges of poisoning her husband last spring at the Assinoippi mansion.
The Interstate Commerce Commission extended the effective date for the express rate reduction from October 15 to December 1. It declined to revive the previously ordered rate scale. A fresh supply of Mrs. Austin's Bag Buckwheat is now on hand at grocers.
The Swedish government runs public employment bureaus offering free services to job seekers and employers. The agencies provide career guidance, training referrals, and job matching at no cost.
Elwood Ind Oct 11 Missa Ruth Gibbony 17 daughter of John Gibbony woke to total blindness. She retired Thursday evening in good health after studying Friday. Doctors believe a clot of blood lodged against the optic nerve.
A Betsalel Maxwell tablet will be unveiled Tuesday in Hanover by the John Paul Chapter D A R with remarks by Dr Harvey Wiley and Judge Wiley. The event honors a Revolutionary War hero and Indiana ancestor whose descendants include Dr Allison Maxwell and others in Indianapolis and beyond. The Maxwell family planning a Madison to Hanover excursion for the ceremony amid autumn hills and historic highways.
A man relies on a shared sentiment among friends who dislike breaking a cherished illusion, allowing him to maintain a proud self image through a remarkable bluff.
Fresh supply details indicate Mrs. Austin maintains a Buckwheat cow stock on hand. The note emphasizes current availability and local procurement relevance.
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