Ton Case Has Hearing
Preliminary trial of Mrs. May Harrison Eaton was held today. The proceeding focused on the Ton case and related allegations during the session.
28 Mar 1913
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1913
Page
1
Preliminary trial of Mrs. May Harrison Eaton was held today. The proceeding focused on the Ton case and related allegations during the session.
Boston reports a preliminary hearing for Mrs. May Harrison Eaton on the murder charge of her husband Rear Admiral Joseph G. Eaton. The hearing at Hingham yielded no new facts as prosecutors prepare for a superior court trial amid secrecy and speculation.
Tonight and Saturday see increasing cloudiness and higher temperatures. The outlook calls for milder conditions with no precipitation expected and temperatures edging up across the period.
Report states Mrs. Eaton accused the Admiral of poisoning the child and causing death. An analysis found natural causes. Reconciliation occurred between the Admiral and Mrs. Eaton. A theory suggests aliens may assess her mental state before any murder trial. If deemed unfit, a public sanity hearing and possible confinement may follow.
Four parish residents will begin addresses Saturday as D Ward King notes improving conditions. A revised estimate shows earlier figures were exaggerated and health prospects have improved.
National good roads expert D Ward King plans a five day Ouachita parish tour to promote the split log drag. He will lecture in Monroe at City Hall and other towns including Fairbanks Calhoun Swartz Logtown with demonstrations after each talk.
Mrs Wilton H McHenry objects to a typographical error in yesterdays News Star misquoting Mrs Eddy on creation. She cites the corrected passage and argues the printed line changes meaning from a lie to the truth.
The Union National Bank opened a subscription list for flood victims in Indiana and Ohio. Contributions may be left with Cashier Apgar who will forward funds to the proper parties.
Weather Bureau issues a special bulletin warning that lower Mississippi conditions depend on the Ohio flood and future rain. The Ohio flood is expected to exceed January 1913 levels and approach January 1907 figures.
Nashville report says Gov. Hall and Gov. Hooper with the Tennessee State Refunding Board will push a New York Legislature bill to allow savings banks to invest in Louisiana and Tennessee bonds. Hall leaves for New York to press the plan as Louisiana seeks buyers for bonds maturing before 1914.
In Dayton the flood death toll is not to exceed 200 as government rescue teams survey the city. Property loss from fire runs about 1.5 million dollars with mercantile houses factories and homes damaged between 15 and 20 million. The telephone system is being restored and over twenty miles of paved streets were torn up.
In Chillicothe Ohio on March 28 it was estimated that fifteen deaths would mark the total from the flood. The death and missing toll stood at fifteen with about one hundred houses washed away and property losses exceeding one million dollars.
In West Dayton on March 28 the flood receded allowing thousands to reach dry routes in downtown areas. Boats ferried survivors from central sections while authorities focused on saving the living before any body recoveries. By night, hundreds had been brought to National Cash Register hospital, exhausted but alive.
A terse statement asserts that reduced costs from simple supply changes increase pleasure in consumption, implying efficiency gains yeild consistent consumer satisfaction across markets. The idea frames lowered prices as a universal driver of welfare.
Sixty Catholic sisters at the Academy of Sisters of Notre Dame and eighteen others sheltered by them were found by the Louisville life saving crew without food or water since Tuesday. Relief was sent to families near Ludlow and Franklin streets as water covered two story buildings. Bread and water were distributed to stranded areas amid scarce survivors and reduced death expectations.
Daylight floods reach Dayton as military companies enforce strict control to protect refugees and recover the dead. State Health Board brings lime and disinfectants while rescue squads deliver milk, medicine, and provisions to inundated districts. Soldiers remind applicants they are not yet beyond danger.
Hundreds of rescue and relief parties began operations at daybreak as the river recedes in Columbus. Officials expect definite figures on casualties today while supplies clothing and food are ferried to stranded residents.
Zanesville Ohio March 28 With dawn the city of thirty thousand inhabitants ten thousand homeless sees the first gleam of hope since the flood. waters recede provisions have arrived within four miles of the city. Putnam area still cut off with beliefs of greatest loss of life. Looting has begun soldiers ordered to shoot thieves.
Hamilton Ohio. The search for the dead was resumed as the Miami River receded revealing the flood’s horror. Most east side buildings were wrecked and authorities expected hundreds of corpses before nightfall.
South Dayton March 28. The Louisville Life Saving Crew found comparatively few dead at North Dayton, first across the Miami river into the hardest hit area. Indications at Rio- Cale and North Dayton suggest total flood deaths will not exceed 60 persons.
Ohio river rose five feet overnight in Evansville. A flood warning urged residents to move stock and movable property before sundown today to reduce losses.
In Cincinnati on March 28 a devastating flood killed thirty two people from five families in Venice Butler county. Rescue workers recovered the bodies as authorities investigated the disaster and warned residents of further risk from the swollen waterways.
Foster presents the sugar issue to the President detailing Louisianians concerns and seeking federal remedies. The briefing emphasizes local impact and the need for clear policy guidance.
Washington reports President Wilson weighs pressure from Senator Ransdell and Rep Broussard to end free sugar and impose a duty aligned with party platform. Officials say he will aim to benefit the country with cheaper goods, but no commitment is made amid a heated tariff debate.
Floyd Allen and his son Claude, tied to the Hillsville gunmen who attacked the Carroll County courthouse a year ago, were executed by electrocution at the Virginia State Penitentiary shortly after 1 o'clock today.
London March 28 Bulgaria accepted mediation from European powers but attached provisions that negate the proposals. The move signals cautious cooperation while preserving its own terms amid ongoing diplomatic tensions.
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