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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1913
Page
1
Indianapolis reports that Gilbert H. Hendren prepares a comprehensive fee schedule for county officials under current laws. The volume will distinguish official fees from those turned to county treasuries, aiming to end disputes and standardize revenue practices across counties.
Chief Examiner Hendren warns the ninety eight field examiners that intoxicants are prohibited and those who drink will be removed. He cites rural dry counties and says alcohol on an examiner’s breath would erode prestige and loss of public confidence. The letter also stresses conduct in local matters and urges examiners to avoid involvement in community issues while conducting examinations.
The War Department notified Indiana the federal pay would be denied to eight guard companies with fewer than 38 men at Fort Benjamin Harrison. D and H in Indianapolis plus units in New Albany Newcastle Franklin Fort Wayne Plymouth Goshen face loss. Enlisted men may receive $1 a day from the state and miss the 50 cent federal allowance. an appeal to the secretary of war is planned.
Rabies deaths spread through Montgomery County hogs after brain tests at the state laboratory confirmed rabies rather than cholera. Dr. Swank and Dr. Sigmond led the examinations, indicating broader animal cases in Lawrence and other areas and prompting a county dog quarantine.
Edward Barrett, a late geologist, plans an Indiana mineral exhibit for the National Conservation Exposition in Knoxville Tennessee from September 1 to October 31. He will send a large collection of specimens including pipertone saipastone meat and the exposition will cover packing and transportation expenses.
In Newport Rhode Island on August 15 friends of Robert Goelet and his former wife Elsie Whe lan deny reports they were to divorce. The couple’s friends insist the divorce rumor is false and untrue.
Albany August 18 William H Sulzer seeks court arbitrament to decide if he or Martin Glynn is governor but Glynn says he cannot surrender official duties while impeached. Negotiations linger as threats of National Guard involvement surface. Mrs Sulzer remains in precarious condition. Federal government faces choice over recognizing the NY governor amid the crisis.
I H McMichael former chief page testifies before the house lobby investigating committee about bribery and campaign funds linked to Representative James T McDermott of Chicago. He describes 1912 campaign payments by the National Association of Manufacturers and interactions with lobbyist Martin M Mulhall plus a loan shark bill effort and hotel expenses.
The White House release quotes President Wilson on rural credits during currency bill talks. It states such credits for farmers could not be adequately provided within the bill’s scope and that its primary aim did not extend to meeting farmers’ special interests.
Hobart reports Dr. Roberts, senior surgeon at the general hospital, claims a breakthrough in cancer cure research. Details from the August dispatch outline a decisive advance and ongoing trials.
New York reports Harry K. Thaw fled Matteawan on Sunday after knocking down a guard and racing in a taxicab toward the Connecticut line. He boarded a touring car at Stormville and then vanished toward a Connecticut seaport, possibly aided by a waiting yacht off Roton Point near South Norwalk. Authorities doubt extradition and suspect insanity proceedings may govern his fate. Detailed speculation ties the escape to a conspiracy and bribery plots involving Matteawan officials. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw sought protection upon hearing the news and is under police guard.
Washington learns Huerta demands U S recognition and severance of diplomatic relations. Nelson O'Shaughnessy warned passports, and Huerta refuses mediation. President Wilson and Bryan confer with state officials as crisis deepens and options uncertain.
Seattle reports a ship collision causing thirty two fatalities and seven missing sailors. Recovered bodies and ongoing search efforts focus on the vessel wreckage off the Seattle coast. Authorities pledge full investigation into the incident.
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