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Newspaper

Madison Weekly Herald

Location

Madison, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1916

Page

4

Indiana Democratic Club Sees Membership Boom on Fee Cut

The Indiana Democratic Club, owner of a top Indianapolis club house, reports a surge of new members after a $5 initiation fee reduction through August. Bert Hendren notes the goal of 1000 new members by August 1, with two special trains planned to the Democratic National Convention and strong efforts to strengthen Indiana's standing in the national party.

Indianapolis Indiana Democratic Club Bert Hendren New York Indiana

Indiana Republicans Fall Behind Amid Oyster Bay Noise

Indiana Republican figures face local distractions as Oyster Bay developments dominate attention. The article notes campaign implications and shifting priorities as the party adapts to the evolving scene and public interest.

Indiana Oyster Bay

Indiana Republicans seek aligned march to Chicago convention

Indiana Republicans push pro Colonel Roosevelt stance with Kealing stepping aside as delegate at large and New backing the Colonel. a reformist may gain a delegate spot as plans unfold for the Chicago convention. Astronomical notes describe visible planets Venus Jupiter Mars and Saturn in the night sky. A long-dead African king is noted as dying after thirty-one years of peaceful reign. A prewar asset, a collier, sells for 200000 while costing 245000. An elephant yields 120 pounds of ivory.

Indianapolis Indiana Oyster Bay Roosevelt Chicago Joe Kealing Kealing Fairbanks Harry 5S New Captain New Venus Jupiter Mars Saturn

Eighth Grade Graduates and March Exam Results

The list records eighth grade graduates and their marks across Jefferson County townships and schools. Highlights include Marcus and Laura Ralston, Frances Taylor, Mary Siebenthal, Eloise George, and Florence Buchanan with scores ranging from 34 to 95, with exams slated for April 15 in townships and May 20 in Madison high school. The County Board of Education plans a resolution to curb graduating outfits costs.

Shelby Josephine Stewart Lelia May Stewart Marcella Ralston Hazel B. Barber Fanny Taylor Laura Jean Ralston Mae E. Buchele Hallie E. Hall Esther L. Royce Freda Stevenson Florence M. Buchanan Harry ‘. Ralston Gerald Mitchell Grace Ralston Leona Maud Rea Walter Royce Milton To Anna Martin Mary Siebenthal Fiona L. Winscot Roxie May Fritlay Glen Ralston Erna M. Gray Frederick Colemen William Danner Smyrna Tp George Steadman Graham Ip Dorothy Robertson Nellie E. Nay Virgil Dillinger Mildred Blake Rosa Williams Grace Davis Phyllis Callaway Edna Fern Portwood Lawrence Wolf Leslie Gray Vernon Dryden Mildred Gray Thea Robertson Garlian Webster Duwayne D. Callaway Edna Cox Bruce Gud¢el Lancaster To Chas. J. Nichols Beryl Custer Freda M. Parks Grace Riggle A. B. Rector Edwin O’neel Leslie Heath Lloyd Hindsley Carl Johnson Hanover Melvin Whitham Pete King Thelma Peters C. Taff Dwight Iddings Ethel Craigmyle Claude L. Peak Lawrence Schriebier Cecile Morris Lottie Nighbert Belle Thompson Hazel Cutshall Margaret Kloppfer Mamie Cutshall Monroe City of Madison County Board of Education

Dr King’s New Life Pill Ad Promises Quick Relief

An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pill as a laxative that releases poisons from the system. It claims accumulated waste causes dizziness and blotchy vision and promises relief by morning after taking a dose tonight.

Dr. King Adv

Navy civilian summer cruise seeks 5000 volunteers

Secretary Daniels announced a Navy civilian cruise from August 15 to September 12 inviting about 5000 volunteers with seafaring knowledge or naval trades. Vessels will sail from ports including Chesterton New York Norfolk Newport Philadelphia and likely Charleston. Volunteers pay their own travel and a $30 deposit to cover trip expenses.

Daniels Navy Department Alreddy Athintic Pacific Great Lakes Am Fuiind Stinasiner Cheston New York Norfolk Newport

German Engineer Hidden in Wife’s Trunk Escapes to New York

Dispatch from Copenhagen tells how Captain Roewer, a German engineer, secretly traveled from Kiauchau to New York by stowing in his wife’s trunk aboard a liner to Copenhagen. He avoided discovery by hiding in the packing room at Kirkwall until British authorities detained him. his wife continued to Copenhagen.

Atlantic Wirkwall Copenhagen Roewer Kiauchauu New York Germany Kirkwall

Income tax receipts to near one hundred million dollars

Treasury schedules indicate United States income tax receipts for the year will total about 100.6 million dollars, about 15 million more than the estimate and a record high with 19.48 million already collected from corporations and individuals. Older man celebrates wedding as grandfather ages 72 to 19 year old bride in Grand Haven.

United States Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo Tmemen Schepel Mdland Mich Schepel Thomas Vandenbosch Gertrude Nyboer Grand Haven Vandenbosch

Air Man Doherty Rescued After 29 Hours At Sea

William Doherty, an American aviator, and Italian companion survived twenty nine hours afloat in the Adriatic after their Curtiss hydroplane failed off Taranto. Buffeted by cold and waves, they bailed with a drip pan until a torpedo boat finally rescued them twenty miles from shore, ending a perilous patrol for Italian submarine activity. Doherty then shifted to Paris and London seeking further adventure.

Abarfa Doherty Taranto Othe Afr Indh Chigus Caime Dom Dare Anen Atowance Substitutes Adriatic Paris London

Electrocution in Bathtub Claims Toledo Woman

In Toledo Mrs. Josephine Bellows, 22, was electrocuted when a portable electric light toppled into her bathtub. She was alone, reading a magazine as hot water filled the tub after she turned on the water. The light attached to a stand near the tub detached and shattered, and contact with exposed wires is suspected to have caused the fatal shock.

Toledo Josephine Bellows Bellows Buffalo

Forest products lab converts sawdust to alcohols cutting costs

Washington report details a Madison Wisconsin laboratory's method to gasify hardwoods to wood alcohol lime acetate and charcoal with minimal extra cost. Graves says the process could boost alcohol yields by 25 percent and lime by 10 percent, increasing annual value by about 1.15 million dollars if widely adopted.

Washington, D.C Federal Forest Products Laboratory Madison Wisconsin Forest Service Henry S. Graves Graves Senate Secretary of Agriculture

Georgetown Co operative Bargain Day offers free marriages

Georgetown Kentucky on April 15 hosts a bargain day with free marriage licenses issued by County Clerk William H. Gatewood. Marriages will be performed with only a handshake and kiss, by County Judge Joseph Barkley Ward. Couples wed in dry goods stores receive a comfort. Seventy five local merchants offer bargains to draw Scott County farmers.

Georgetown Dan Cupid Scott County

Kiss Trade Verdict Gave Car To Mrs Spangler In Iowa Suit

In Davenport Scott County jury decides the kiss she says she received as compensation was the fair trade for ownership of the automobile. Thomas Brown claimed ownership and only lent the car to Mrs Spangler. The four hour deliberation ended with a verdict granting the machine to the housekeeper.

Davenport Bertha Spangler Thomas Brown Scott County Brown Spangler

Humphreys' Free Medical Book Celebrates Sixty Years

Advertisement notes a revised edition of Dr Humphreys' Manual of diseases with detailed care and treatment guidance and Humphreys' Remedies offered free in celebration of sixty years.

Humphreys

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