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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1913
Page
1
The American Road Congress in Detroit the week of September 21 is expected to reveal a definite national aid to road improvement policy. Secretary Houston is anticipated to announce actions with Congress likely to back early passage, drawing thousands of road supporters to Detroit.
U S Marshal and armed deputies escort Harry Thaw from Cote Brook to federal halls as crowds photograph the scene. Judge granted a suspension of the writ of habeas corpus. extradition hearing before the Governor postponed to next Tuesday amid detained preparations and a strong press presence.
Miss Wilson of the White House interceded with Postmaster General Burleson to waive a rule and permit a blind girl to ride on her father’s rural mail cart. Jessie Columbia of Cleveland reported the girl’s plight after visiting Mandrille with her postmaster father, prompting the extraordinary permit.
Joseph Stout, oil wagon driver in Indianapolis, was shot by Dr. Charles Clayton who says Stout embraced Mrs Clayton. Stout is in critical condition with a bullet injuring his intestines. Clayton was released on bail.
A laborer in North London found a brown paper parcel containing pearls worth half a million dollars. The haul is identified as the major portion of the 750000 dollars worth of pearls recently stolen between Paris and London. The item hints at sensational matrimonial musings as part of the prose.
Berlin reports Prof. Henrick Maas a noted painter shot Captain Von Woensterhagan Chamberlain of the Imperial Court amid accusations of writing slanderous letters about Maas's wife Mrs Mann. The incident occurred during a Court of Honor hearing.
The city saw large demonstrations with anti American chants and shouts of drive out the gringoes while embassy guards kept streets calm. Americans stayed indoors as crowds paraded through main avenues and celebrations proceeded under tight security.
New York reports dentist Hans Schmidt arrested after counterfeit outfit found in a flat rented by Schmidt and Ernest Arthur Muret. Muret confessed that Schmidt was his partner in the counterfeit operations while authorities dispute Schmidt’s sanity and he refuses interviews.
In Coatesville Pennsylvania three coaches of a Pittsburgh flyer derailed at a broken rail on the Pennsylvania system. Two passengers were severely hurt as the train plunged down an embankment. Ambulances arrived to find passengers in a field dressing after the crash.
Worthington Mrs. Charles Meas dies after coal oil explosion at home. Hancock County plans Sugar Creek township local option election. Bartholomew County treasurer Scheidt faces mule bite by copperhead believed to heal. Winchester poolroom owner Lenkensdorfer pleads guilty to a charge of pamingg pays $25 fine. Grand jury bribery charge dismissed for lack of evidence. Union City plasterer Weat held as police watch Robert Wilkerson head injury from hatchet attack in Greenville.
A package with a clicking mechanism arrived at General Harrison Gray Otis's home in Los Angeles and was taken to the river by experts. Police believe the device is a bomb.
In Livingston Circuit Court at Smithland on September 15, James Wells was found guilty of the murder of Frank Longnecker, a Cincinnati fur buyer, and sentenced to life imprisonment. Wells’ attorneys plan an appeal. The case was deliberated after the jury received the evidence on Saturday. The crime occurred near Golconda Illinois. Wasps are mentioned in a stray line.
Scott New man a wealth contractor and owner of the Greenlander stock farm shot himself in the head. He bred many famous trotters.
Laod September 16 The Farmers' Trust Company was appointed receiver for the Pennsylvania American Plate Glass Company of Alexandria.
A police investigation in Cleveland on September 15 found a half dressed woman named Ruger dead in a Hill Avenue home. Authorities suspect foul play and are treating the case as murder.
Mrs. John Witt of Evansville Indiana suffered possible loss of sight in her left eye after a heated curling iron slipped from her hair into the eye while curling. The incident occurred on September 15 in Evansville.
WHEAT and OATS steady with No. 3 white through billing at 0.43 and No. 4 wired at 0.42. Hay weak. Timothy and Timothy mix listed with various cattle prices for cows, bulls, calves, and hogs. Receipts noted and market tone described for common to prime quality, with seasonal adjustments and retail equivalence.
The article notes a sweeping win by bird lovers led by prominent supporters across states and organizations. It highlights coordinated votes, key supporters from New York and Washington, and rising public interest in wildlife protection as part of a broader push for bird conservation nationwide.
Report notes many furs arriving from Alaska via Unalaska including silver fox skins. U S treaty limits on sealing and fox takes outlined as part of northern island commerce. Also a Chicago note: Matthew Brady misidentifies a body at Ball's undertaking and a divorce case precedes burial.
The page lists buying and selling prices for eggs hens and turkeys, grain and hay, Timothy and Clover seeds, wool, coal and coke by Middleton Wymond Co. and J Schofield. It ends with a stray quotation on invisible government and animal facts.
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