Local gossip and events fill Madison day update
William Ogle of Vevay visited Madison while Miss Kate Miesse and Miss Annie Johnson returned from Indianapolis and Cincinnati. Edward Ely faces circuit court on intoxication charges. James White to return from Norfolk on furlough. A pig chase at the rink ends with David Kahn winning. next affair features a Belgian hare contest with a matinee tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ogle
Vevay
Kate Miesse
Indianapolis
Edward Ely
Alexander and
Kremer
Annie Johnson
Mary Agen
Cincinnati
Miss Johnson
Edward Johann
Lawrence Reed
H. H. Cope
J. W. Turner
Dr. Turner
Roe
Greensburg
James H. White
James White
U. S. Navy
Norfolk Navy Yards
Harry Graham
Franklin
Jennie B. Graham
C. R. Law
Ella Denton
David Kahn
Mr. Kahn
Court News Docket Mixed In Damages Orgs Quiet Title
Court actions list multiple cases with dismissals and trials. Damages actions against Dittyen Raich ley and Geyman were dismissed at plaintiff cost. Foreclosure and quiet title suits proceed with rulings and sales orders, including sale of Shawhan farm and commissions appointed for sale. Trials set in Holzhauer Emmet and Owe is cases for April dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Dittyen
Pred Raichley
R. F. Benson Lumber Co
Adam Stephan
Jessie McKay
Owe.is
Sylvester
Sulzer & Bear
Peoples Trust Co
Curtis Shawhan
Shawhan
Graham Tp
Horace B. Cheney
Benjamin F. Strickland
Hardy Robinson indicted for murder in Lexington case
Hardy Robinson shot and killed rival Ancil Phillips Sunday evening at the home of Myrtle Huffman, a Lexington High School student. He was sent to Jeffersonville Reformatory for safekeeping. Grand Jury returned a first degree murder indictment against Robinson amid heightened Lexington tensions with extra sheriff guards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottsburg
Hardy Robinson
Ancil Phillips
Myrtle Huffman
Lexington
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Clarke
Robinson
Death of Mrs Harriette Piedfourck in Kansas City
Mrs Harriette Piedfourck aged 67, widow of Albert Piedfourck and aunt of Mrs Josephine Tarpy, died in Kansas City after long illness and blindness. She will be buried beside her husband in Louisville. funeral in the morning. Mrs Tarpy and Mrs White travel to attend with relatives. Piedfourck family longtime Madison residents with four surviving children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Barnes
Bedford
Indianapolis
Vernon
Madison
Samuel Cambell
Joseph Pool
Prather
David L. Barnard
J. H. Barnard
Salt Lake City
Guggenheim Copper Mines
Josephine Tarpy
South Walnut Street
Kansas City
Harriett Piedfourck
Albert Piedfourck
Dr. Piedfourck
Louisville
Tarpy
Charles White
North Vernon
James Tarpy
Louise Engle
Cincinnati
Engle
Alsace
Germany
Piedfourck
Huntington chosen as 1916 Northern Indiana Methodist meet
Huntington was picked as the 1916 meeting place of the Northern Indiana Methodist Conference. In El Paso Taouirty Villistas were killed in a clash with the Seventh United States Cavalry at San Geonimo. One Villista leader named Fernandez died and several Americans were wounded.
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Northern
M. E. Conference
Fort Wayne
Huntington
el Paso
Taouirty Villistas
Fernandez
Seventh United States Cavalry
San Geonimo
Garcia
Witch Hazel Oil For Piles Relief Sold In Two Sizes
Witch hazel oil offers relief for hemorrhoids with one application. Available in two sizes 25 cents and one dollar at druggists or by mail. Free sample of the oil offered upon request.
Taggart Declines Senate Bid in Indiana Nomination
Washington report says Senator Thomas Taggart releases a statement: he will not seek the U S Senate nomination at the Indiana Democratic State Convention in April. He cites personal affairs, praises Governor Ralston and the administration, and pledges to support the Democratic State and National tickets. Rumors note possible nominations for the short term and mentions of Representatives Dixon and Cullop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Thomas Taggart
United States
Indiana
Ralston
United States Senate
Wilson
Marshall
T. Taggart
Indianapolis
Taggart
Democratic Party
Dixon
Cullop
Hidden gold myth shocks 1890s San Francisco voyage crew
Four expedition members aboard the schooner Academy deny Captain Thomas Owens sought real Panatagonia riches. They claim Owens used the alias John Owen Woffer, proved a poor navigator, misdirected the crew for months, and planned to sell the vessel at Callao to buy a tug for the supposed mines. The group returned aboard the Newport to San Francisco. The page also notes the Portuguese hospital ship torpedoing in Paris and electric wine presses in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Ilidden
Patagonia
Thomas Owens
Academy
Newport
Balboa
Owens
John Owen Whoffer
Pacific
Eugene L. Haile
Willam Simms
H. F. Radke
Callao
Kentuckian William Devine Arrested on Robbery Charge
William Devine aged 24 was arrested at noon on Mulberry Street by Policeman Alexander and is jailed awaiting officers from Indianapolis. He is accused of robbing J. C. Boyce of clothes and property including a Colt revolver from Boyce's home. Part of the loot was found with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Devine
South Mulberry St
Alexander
Indianapolis
J. C. Boyce
R. R. No
Devine
Bedford
Boyce
Sheriff Monroe
Madison
Monroe
Pioneering U S Army Battle Across Mexican Terrain Says Cook
James H. Cook, former chief Scout for the Eighth Cavalry who helped capture Geronimo, described the Villa pursuit as a dangerous trek through a "zone of death." He noted rough mountain routes, narrow canyons, and the need for capable officers like Lt. Col. D. C. Cabell, with aeroplane aid limited against terrain. He expressed faith in the expedition’s leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
United States Army
Villa
James H. Cook
Eighth
United States Cavalry
Mexico
Geronimo
United States
Geronhneo
D. C. Cabell
General Pershing
Heifers for Fifty Boys at Brighton Bank Project
St. Louis reports Fifty boys near Brighton Illinois will receive fifty Holstein heifers bought by Thomas Chamberlain from Wisconsin. The animals will be raised by the boys with security from parents. Profits above forty dollars go to the boys. future sale planned next fall. Also note Edgar Fairchilds 73 died in Elizabeth Street Elizabeth home of apoplexy after long commute, survived by wife and two brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Rahe
Indianapolis
Rahe
Ferdinand
Tarrytown
N. Y
Edgar Fairchilds
Elizabeth Street
Fairchilds
Tender teeth first sign of pyorrhea
Dentist warns gum recession signals pyorrhea which can warp and shrink gums and erode bone, risking tooth loss. Senreco Tooth Paste claims to fight the disease, cleanse teeth, and whiten them with a cool fresh flavor. A two ounce tube costs 25 cents with samples available by mail from Sentanel Remedies Co. Cincinnati Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dental
Sentanel Remedies Company
Union Central Building
Cincinnati
Ohio
King's Daughters Elect Officers at Indiana Convention
The State Convention of King's Daughters in Evansville elected Mrs. O T Wingfield of Indianapolis as President and announced officers including Mrs. Margaret Vesey, Mrs. Blanche Maine, Mrs. James Turner, and Mrs. L E Hitz as Treasurer. Committee chairs were named and mothers' pensions supported. A separate note reports the Burnett Immigration Bill passing the House with literacy test and exclusion provisions unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
King’s Daughters
Mrrs
O. T. Wingfield
Indianapolis
Margaret Vesey
Fort Wayne
Central Council
Blanche Maine
James Turner
L. E. Hitz
Madison—Treasur
Wingfield
EJ. Scott
Credenmill
Charles. Matlock
Jd. B. Still
Lenavetteian
Terre Anaute
Also Mentioned on This Page
George S. Hargan
St. Petersburg
Fla
Ponse de Leon
Mr. Hargan
Court News
Reformatory
Harriette Piedfourck
Humphreys
Romeo
Medicine Company
William Street
New York
California
Paris
Portugal
France
U.S
Ilinois Bank 8
Fletcher
Ant
Chek
Flo
Dak City
Oster
Peter Floffrooms
Senreco
King's Daughters
Executive Board
Elmer C. Wilson
Guardian
Dica Wolf
Graham
Joseph Therd
Craymont
Schneider
Bloomington
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