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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1915
Page
5
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A fragmented 19th century style analysis discusses bidding for war contracts as a test of enterprise. It notes European influence, capital requirements, factory concerns, and the potential impact of war on production, finance, and trade lines. It touches on bank financing, ship-building, and the possibility of government actions shaping outcomes.
A man identified as Ernest Martin was found unconscious with a severe head injury near the Wabash Street livery and hotel area. Police and bicycle officers transported him to City Hospital where his condition was reported improving. A footpad robbery and assault are suspected. the incident occurred after leaving a tavern where he was believed to be counting accounts.
Pleasant Point reports a busy weekend with relatives visiting and Easter activities at Wirt and Red Meng hall. Sunday school drew 155 attendees with Master John Brame winning the inviting prize, and Rev Blanchard bids farewell before moving to North Corona.
An old time ad touts Electric Bithuri Cin spence tonic and system Cleanser. It claims to stimulate kidneys liver and bowels to restore strength and ambition. The copy promises renewed energy for spring work and asserts guaranteed results with a sensational tone.
In Vevay two intoxicated youths were brought before Mayor Campbell by Marshall Smith after being found with stolen whiskey. A country youth cried out about his stolen horse and buggy as he headed home. Four Kentucky men staggered toward the ferry, while officials sought to trace alcohol sources amid concerns of bootlegging in a dry town.
James Williams aged 19 recently convicted and sentenced to two years for breaking a jewelry store window and taking a $10,000 diamond confessed he swallowed the gem. He agreed to undergo an operation after being offered $1,000 to recover the stone. The piece ends with a note on lacrosse origins.
Governor Natal Roberts weighs clemency for elderly inmates at Milledgeville after long confinement of up to twenty five years. He describes petitioners as exhausted and forgotten, noting many have lost contact with family and community while awaiting mercy for crimes long past.
Jepheley Cal reports the discovery of a three toed horse fossil of the hippus type by J P Buwilda at the Serra Nevadas. The find is presented to the Pacific coast division of the society. Osborn of the American Museum notes prior finds in other states but not in California.
An ex soldier from New York recalls World War I service with King Edward’s force in France. He details being a creeper sniper location unit at Neuve Chapelle Calais and a trench accident that led to discharge in England. He notes tension with Americans fighting with the English and doubts about the future.
A Milwaukee group calling itself the Society of Thirty Niners seeks state approval to incorporate. The society aims to promote peace by celebrating and calming wartime tensions with symbols like pipes and steins. Separately, a London real estate dispute centers on a 47 pound German shell fragment valued at 20 pounds per pound as a souvenir.
Ignace Paderewski appeals in London for Polish relief amid the war's havoc. He portrays Poland as the battlefield of the world with ten million starving and under foreign occupation, urging urgent aid and unity to spare the nation from parricidal ruin.
An American vessel officer reports that seventy Germans seized his ship before Bremerhaven and confined officers and crew below with closed ports until docking to keep coast details from outsiders. Ge Genees Take The Herald.
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