Madison Daily Notes On Local Appointments And Travel
Mr John T Peters visits from Shelby township and H B Dupraz reports Maxwell autos arrival. Madison Automobile Co receives Overland autos. A birth at Kings Daughters hospital, a daughter for Mr and Mrs George Simpson. Local travels include departures to Indianapolis Dustin Okla Grayford Markland and California. A large chivaree for Mr and Mrs Carr and school board election at Jeffersonville replaces C M Marble. Deputies subpoena witnesses in federal case against Cincinnati magazine agent involving two Madison girls.
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John T. Peters
Shelby Township
H. B. Dupraz
Maxwell Autos
Madison Automobile Company
Overland Autos
George Simpson
King’s Daughters Hospital
Malachi Murray
Cleveland
James Murray
P. C. Smith
E. C. Cook
Ryker's Ridge
William Carr
Eugene M. Crouch
Edinburg
Ind
Jeffersonville
Wm. G. Wood
John Glenger
Louis F. Scheer
C. M. Marble
Carlile Strader
S. M. Strader
Toledo
Strader
Madison Automobile Co
Madison
John Kempf
Detroit
William Kirk
United States
Marshall Dehart
Cincinnati
Illness of Mr Will Mullen in St Louis Hospital
Relatives in Madison report the critical illness of Mr Will Mullen who underwent a serious operation yesterday in a St Louis hospital. His sister Mrs Agnes Mullen Conner of Minneapolis has been with him. brothers Alexander Mullen of Minneapolis and John Mullen of Newport Ky arrived for a brief visit. Also, a team of horses owned by John Williams ran wild near Walnut and East Fifth streets causing injuries but no other damage.
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Will Mullen
St. Louis
Mullen
John G. Crozier
Agnes Mullen Conner
Minneapolis
Alexander Mullen
John Mullen
Newport
Broadway
Second Streets
Madison
John Williams
Walnut Street
East Fifth Street
Court News Details Sale and Trials in Open Court
The sale of the late Michael Barrett home to Frank E Grayson a west Third street grocer was approved cash paid. Thos B McGregor administrator handled the sale and Silvia Wilt filed to set off her late husband property. Other cases include William McCoy burglary grand larceny and habitual criminal pleas not guilty with remand for trial. Divorce Annie Kaufman versus Albert Kaufman ended marital relations after a brief marriage.
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Michael Barrett
Frank E. Grayson
West Third Street
Thos. B. McGregor
Silvia Wilt
North Madison
Jane Sanders
Kate Gale
William McCoy
Same
State
Omer Bullard
George Lesellier
Carl Duncan
Kremer
Martha A. McLaughlin
Joseph Bodem
Charles R. Johnson
Charles R. Johnson, Sr
Sulzer & Bear
Annie Kaufman
Albert Kaufman
Harry Lemen
Mrs Margaret Pfeiffer Dies After Long Illness in Indianapolis
Mrs Margaret Pfeiffer widow of William Pfeiffer died at her brother Charles Hoffman home on south Jefferson street at 2 40 this morning after a prolonged illness. She had been in poor health for years and spent winters with her brother while making Indianapolis her home in the other months. One child born to the union died young. Survived by sister Mrs Annie Moore of Los Angeles and brothers George and Charles Hoffman of this city, along with other relatives.
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Annie Moore
Los Angeles
Cal
George
Charles Hoffman
Courage on the Post A Youth’s Nervy Moment
A young man steadies himself at the post and finds his voice as he faces a moment of performance. The Florida Times-Union captures the tension of nerves giving way to resolve in a brief theatrical vignette.
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Florida Times-Union
Actress wages spark gossip in early studio era
Life magazine notes actors and actresses faced pay disparities as the shift from legitimate stage to film altered salaries. A quoted remark contrasts two hundred dollars weekly in theater with five hundred in movies, while another line claims higher pay deters talk about performers.
Sweet Sylvia’s Defiant Verse Sparks Clock Comment
A brief editorial note from the Richmond Times Dispatch quotes Sylvia arguing against punctuality. The stanza-woven line says time was made for slaves and she and time don’t align, illustrating a rebellious stance on schedules.
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Sylvia
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Not Necessary Says Writer on Words at Home
A Chicago Post quip notes a writer needing no new words as his wife’s vocabulary keeps him supplied. The joke frames domestic language as a steady source of material and wit.
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Chicago Post
Dangerous Job. Taking candy from a baby
A Spokane Review brief notes a provocative saying about risk and moral challenge. The item frames the phrase as a statement on danger and effort, suggesting a skeptical or challenged view of easy tasks.
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Spokane Review
Burglars Loot North Sixth Street Book Store
Wesleyville North Sixth Street faced a burglary Saturday night at the Normal book store. Thieves stole eighty fountain pens valued at about 350 dollars. Detrait Press notes the bold theft and the city’s concerns over crime.
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Terre Haute
North Sixth Street
Interesting letter from former resident in Tennessee
W L Burdett in Ethridge Tennessee writes to The Weekly Herald from April 8 1916 describing rough spring weather and settlement by northern families near Peters burg Indiana. He notes crops in bloom wild honeysuckles colors and offers to send a box of honeysuckle flowers. He encloses a money order for the Herald and wishes success.
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Weekly Herald
W. L. Burdett
Jefferson County
Tennessee
Ethridge, Tenn
Old Herald
Madison
Ind
Jefferson
Ripley
Jennings
Petersburg
Tremain
W. 1. Burdett
In Memoriam John R Johnson and Earl Rusk Obituaries
In memoriam notices honor John R Johnson son of Win and Nancy Johnson born Nov 4 1889 Shelby township Jefferson county Ind died April 8 1916. He married Cyntha S Barber Aug 11 1862 and left wife daughter Ella May and relatives. Funeral at West Fork Baptist Church conducted by Rev R M Priest. Earl Rusk born Sept 13 1898 died April 8 at 17 6 25. Funeral at residence 2 30 led by Rev Hutchinson with music by choir. He leaves a mother three brothers two sisters and pallbearers listed.
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John R. Johnson
Win
Nancy Johnson
Shelby Township
Jefferson County
Ind
Miranda Benefiel
Henry C. Ppa
Cyntha S. Barber
Ella May
Indian Kentucky Baptist Church
West Fork Baptist Church
R. M. Priest
Jas. $. Barber
Nathan Barber
Chester Barber
Leslie Barber
Frank Stevenson
George Keller
Death
Will Rusk
West Main Street
Earl Rusk
Earl
Rev. Hutchinson
West Madison M. RE
Royal Rusk
Joe Rusk
Frank Rusk
Maud Rusk
Thomas Bloom
Oscar Wilson
Paul Wykoff
Harold Sisson
Ed Furnish
Jackie Long
John Siewel
Missionary Ella Shaw Speaks on China at Trinity Church Meeting
The W. FL M. S. gathering at Trinity Church welcomed Miss Ella Shaw, a returned missionary from Nanking, China. She outlined political change after the republic’s establishment, school reforms, railroads, and mission work aiding women’s education, plus the anti opium and anti cigarettes campaigns. She concluded with a Chinese song that pleased attendees including many children.
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Ella Shaw
China
Trinity
W. FL M. S
Trinity Church
N. T. Drake
David Walker
Homer Long
Nanking
Moores Hill
Miss Shaw
Republic
America
England
Local News Briefs From Winamac Elkhart and Huntington
Winamac resident Winamac Charles Benson injured Saturday when dynamiting stumps. Elkhart truck line worker Harry Mack died at hospital from fall injuries. Huntington resident J. J. Ward 47 shot self at Andrews after 18 months there. Remains of 19 month old son of Mr and Mrs Frank Reed interred at Milan after death in Cincinnati hospital. Mutual church talks place Rev E S Shumaker as Anti Saloon League speaker. Palm Sunday services scheduled at Grace Church.
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Winamac
Charles Benson
Elkhart
Harry Mack
Huntington
J. J. Ward
Chicago
Andrews
Frank Reed
Cross Plains
Milan
Christ Hospital
Cincinnati
Trinity
Grace Churches
E. S. Shumaker
Anti-Saloon League
Grace Church
Practical Health Hint Chilblain Care For Cold Weather
Practical advice for Chilblains describing causes from cold weather frost damaged fingers and toes. Recommends warming via circulation improving methods such as cold water plunges, thorough rubbing, and night relief with hot goose grease. If unresolved seek medical electrical therapy.
Steamboat Owners Urged to Oppose Eight-Hour Watch Bill
In a Washington appeal steamboat owners are asked to influence lawmakers against a bill requiring three crews to stand eight hour watches. Supporters warn if enacted many steamers would be forced from business. Also noted are 250 Fiji Islands.
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Washington
Fiji Islands
Honor Jefferson on his birthday in American observance
The piece describes Democratic groups nationwide planning special meetings to mark Thomas Jefferson's birthday on April 18. It notes legislative efforts to create a federal holiday, recounts Jefferson's life from Monticello to Monticello retirement, and highlights his enduring influence as a statesman and founder of the University of Virginia. Subscribe for The Herald.
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Congress
Jefferson
United States
National Democratic League of Clubs
Virginia House of Burgesses
Monticello
Washington
Mount Vernon
Hioeself
Virginia
Philadelphia
Tarletot
Tarleton
Louisiana
University of Virginia
Quotations for Flour Fats and Farm Prices
A dense list of market quotations includes flour brands like Invincible and Peerless, grain and meal prices, shipstuff and bran per ton, wheat per bushel, live poultry and eggs prices, and hay buying prices for Timothy mixed and straw. Also noted are coal and coke prices and various wool and coal products with unit prices. The column reflects a 19th or early 20th century agricultural market page with numerous commodity quotes and measurements.
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Taylor-Hitz
Peerless
Ces
Queen of Madison
Adiaes
Uate Lea Rea
J. Schofield & Son
Middleton Wymond Co
Pittsburg
Hall's Cures and a Fatal Baltimore Incident
An 1900s advertisement warns against dangerous mercury containing remedies while praising Hall's Catarrh Cure from Toledo. The same column reports Vincennes resident Peter Polka, 25, killed by a Baltimore and Ohio switch engine while crossing city tracks.
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Vincennes
Peter Polka
Baltimore & Ohio
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Madison Herald
Igraid Company
Mattson, S ‘Acond
Clese Mattar
Fast Mate
Howard W. Graham
Indianapolis
Mary Graham
California
W. W. Millar
Dustin
Okla
A. G. Campbell
Walter Griffith
Geo. Heid
Grayford
John Heid
H. S. Hatch
Robert Davis
Hatch
South Broadway
John Bondurant
Norwood
Mildred
Markland
Bondurant
Markland Dam
Will Mullen Critically II
Court News
Margaret Pfeiffer
Memoriam
Earl Rush
Hoosterdam
The
Herald
Idemocratic
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas R. Marshall
John W. Kern
John A. M. Adair
Lincoln Dixon
Biatney Fifth Judicial Circuit
Wallace J. Cotton
Scott
Joseph M. Cravens
Edward M. Prenatt
Edwin M. Stanton
George A. Monroe
John L. Muret
William H.swerning, JR
Oscar Oliver
John A. Swan
Madison Wholesale Markets
Trow
Timothy Hay
Hall's. Oey
F. J. Cheney & Co
Ohio
Qheney & Co
Faue Galle Family
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