Local Briefs From Madison April News
Madison notes list multiple residents traveling to visit relatives and friends in nearby towns. Frank Van Wye of Jennings county will wed Leola Lockridge of Dupont. Visits to Cincinnati and West Wise’s Landing Kentucky are mentioned along with a death shipment from Cragmont to Edinburg and a horse sale to Dr. Oglesby of Westport Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Thomas
Little Child
Hazel Storie
Child
Wirt
Annie Lewis
Chicago
George A. Black
Frank van Wye
Jennings County
Leola Lockridge
Dupont
Howard Mitchell
Cincinnati
L. W. Krue
East Second Street
Margaret Cull
West Wise’'s Landing
Nora Cull
Valentine Stillabower
Cragmont
Edinburg
Vail
Life sentence in McCoy grand larceny case and death sentence
Jury convicts McCoy of grand larceny and, under habitual criminal status, sentences him to life in Michigan City prison after initial 1 to 14 year term and $100 fine plus 10 year disfranchisement. Miss Doretta Kick dies in Indianapolis after long illness. remains to be brought to Cragmont Street home for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCoy
Llarceny
Griffith
Michigan City
Seligs Announce Marriage of Jennie D Selig and Earl Conrad
Mr and Mrs Andrew Selig announce the marriage of their daughter Miss Jennie D Selig to Mr Earl Conrad at the Selig home on Sunday April 23 The couple will reside at 1645 Union Street Indianapolis after April 30 The bride is noted as bright and popular in Madison while the groom is described as a capable young businessman in the capital.
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Andrew Selig
Jennie D. Selig
Earl Conrad
Selig
Union Street
Indianapolis
Madison
Frank J. Kasper
Genevieve Frances
Kansas City
Dr Kings New Life Pills Ad Claims Toxins Release
An old advertisement urges readers to use Dr Kings New Life Pills to remove poisons from the system. It touts accumulated waste as the cause of dizziness spots and faintness and promises relief by morning after a nightly dose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Adv
City Council considers quiet zones for hospitals and fire safety upgrades
The Madison city council met with most members present. John Green Johnson urged a quiet zone around The Kings Daughters hospital and Denny sanitarium, and the body referred the proposal to the city attorney for ordinance drafting. The No 2 and No 4 Fire Co petitions for increased or extended protection were sent to committees for study. Reports on street and track work, fire plugs, and a dangerous street car hole prompted action, and the meeting adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ar. Peuerstein
Green Johnson
Denny Sanatorium
Kings Daughters Hospital
Johnson
King’s Daughters Hospital
Fifth
West
Third Srs
Broadway
Denny
Walnut
Third
Mulberry
Cisco
No. 2 Fire Co
Niesse
Public Safety Committee
No.4 Fire Co
Fire Company
Tolnager
Main and
Walnut Street
Chas. A. Bowanan
Roscoe F. Lee
Thomas Davis
Indianapolis Blue Print & Supply Co
Andrew Jazors
Nicholas Schultz, Sr
Andrew Heilmann
Madison Telephone Co
Jefferson County
Madison Wharfboat Co
Oliver
Madison Light & RR. Co
Crozier
Ford
Madison Items Highlight Travel Marriages and Local News
The Madison column notes Miss Margaret Scott leaving for Cincinnati and two weddings licensed locally for John Denzer to Nettie Layton and William Whitsett to Mahala Cogner. It also reports trains, visits by residents to Indianapolis and Greensburg, Easter services, a steamer berth, a craps lecture by the mayor, and a paralysis stroke affecting Miss Clara Caswell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Scott
Cincinnati
John Denzer
Nettie Layton
J. W. Turner
Greensburg
Old store employee moves to grindstone department
A long time Sixth Avenue worker tells his boss his eyesight fades and he has misplaced goods from shoplifters in several departments. The boss says he can stay and is reassigned to the grindstone department where fewer losses are expected.
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Sixth Avenue
Grindstone
Pittsburgh Post
Mars Sees Shifting Seasons Amid Sparse Weather Reports
Scientists note Mars experiences seasonal changes dominated by dust activity and solar heating. Robotic landers monitor surface patterns at sites on the equator and mid latitudes, with missions tracking dust storms and ice behavior across the martian year.
Boy Hidden on Auto Running Board Jolts Crowd on Main
A small boy, son of Mr and Mrs Mitchell Taylor, hid on Attorney T B Mc Gregor's auto running board on Main near Jefferson street. He rolled into the street when the car moved slowly and was found to have only slight bruises. Mr McGregor gave him an auto ride after the incident.
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Jefferson Street
Main
Mitchell Taylor
T. B. McGregor
Roger
McGregor
Main Street
Dihammer
Mr. McGregor
Madison Safe Deposit & Trust wins Milton Township road bonds
Treasurer Jeffries sold twenty Milton Township road bonds for the river road project backed by Chas P Tevis et al. Madison Safe Deposit & Trust Co was the successful bidder at par plus accrued interest and a 144.20 premium. Other bids ranged from 126.50 to 101.50 in premium.
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Milton Township
Madison Safe Deposit & Trust Co
Jeffries
Chas. P. Tevis
Breed, Elliott & Harrison
J. T. Wild & Co
Miller & Co
Paroled Man Daughterty Nabbed After Escape Bid
Walter Daugherty, a colored parolee from the reformatory, was arrested at Graysville by Sheriff Monroe and Policeman Alexander after a gunfire pursuit. He had fled during a prior chicken stealing case at Hanover, where he was on parole over a year ago. He is jailed awaiting action by reformatory officers.
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Walter Daugherty
Reformatory
Graysville
Monroe
Alexander
Daugherty
Hanover
Funeral of Doretta Kick Furnish at Home Services Held
The remains of Mrs Doretta Kick Furnish arrived from Indianapolis and were taken to her mother's home on Depot street for a 2 PM service by Rev Moody. Aged 22, she had been ill six months and died not unexpectedly. Burial followed at Springdale Cemetery with pallbearers William Kirk John Barrett William Lunsford Robert Lunsford Brawder Luckett Welby Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doretta Kick
William Kick
City Hospital
Indianapolis
Samuel Barrett
Cragmont Street
Barrett
Miss Kick
Depot Street
Rev
Moody
Springdale Cemetery
William Kirk
John Barrett
William Lunsford
Robert Lunsford
Brawder Luckett
Welby Monroe
Madison Couple Transfers Property and Roadway
John W. Tevis and wife transfer property on north Jefferson street to Peter Hoffman and wife for 1100 dollars. Ira Gray Jr and wife sell a roadway in Madison South for one dollar. William E Rogers returns to Indianapolis after visiting parents in Manville. A daughter is born to Mr and Mrs William Savage of Indianapolis. A temporary bridge over Big Creek near Deputy, wrecked by a Big Four freight last week, was completed Saturday with the first train crossing last evening. permanent reconstruction expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. M. Strader
Oglesby
Westport
John Kruger
Cincinnati
Babe
Louis Johann
Walnut Street
Matthias Ackerman
Ackerman
Conklin
William Whitsett
Vevay
Mahala Cogner
Griffith
Loretta Schram
Indianapolis
Nicholas Schram
Ruth McCracken
Roscoe F. Lee
Greensburg
Charles K. Baker
Chris Herbig
Martinsville
Harriett Grace
Mac. Cogley
Grace
Nicholas Foltz
Madison
D.Q A. R. Congress
Washington
George Trow
Richard Johnson
W. O. McLelland
W. O. Lewis
Harry Simpson
Columbus
W. L. Simpson
East Second Street
Mayme Rivaud
L. F. Rivaud
West Main Street
Richard Newman
John W. Tevis
Peter Hoffman
Jefferson Street
Ira Gray, Jr
George Shoemaker
Madison So
William E. Rogers
Albert Rogers
Manville
William Savage
Big Creek
Deputy
Logan Arrested With Loaded Revolver at Jail Visit
George Logan former inmate with Bart McCoy, arrested for carrying concealed weapon after entering Madison jail to visit McCoy. Sheriff Monroe found a loaded 38 Smith & Wesson on Logan, who claimed the gun was loaned by a Soldiers' Home officer in Marion and sent a letter demanding its return.
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George Logan
Bart McCoy
McCoy
Smith & Wesson
Logan
Monroe
Marion
Indianapolis
Madison
State v Smith and related court actions in Indiana
In a Madison court today Judge Bear heard State v Mattie Young criminal libel with defendants represented by John Carney of North Vernon and Thoms Daily of Indianapolis, case set for Friday trial. Also Omer Ballard and George Losteller pleaded guilty to petit larceny in the Madison Machine Co brass robbery case after charges were reduced. $10 fines, 2 year disfranchisement, one year at penal farm. Carl Duncan, not a party to the robbery, was discharged. Attorney H H Cope appeared for the three defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Smith
John Carney
North Vernon
Thoms Daily
Indianapolis
Mattie Young
Judge Bear
Omer Ballard
George Losteller
Madison Machine Co
Bart McCoy
Carl Duncan
H. H. Cope
Easter Services at Second Presbyterian Church
Easter at the Second Presbyterian Church featured a Sabbath school program of songs and verses, morning worship with anthems and the theme They Have Taken Away My Lord presented by Rev. F R Young, and an evening Sacred Cantata The Crucifixion and Resurrection, leaving lasting memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Presbyterian Church
F. R. Young
Fraud charge over 450000 against Florida land dealer
W O Gandy a Florida land dealer is accused of a 450000 fraud based on misrepresentations to buyers. Separate item reports native girls of New Britain kept in cages until marriage.
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Florida
Chicago
W. O. Gandy
New Britain
French Gain Northwest of Verdun and Prisoners Taken
Paris reports French forces gain northwest of Verdun with prisoners captured. German bombardment of Le Mort Homme continues as Russian troops reinforce the French front. Berlin notes French infantry assaults northeast of Le Mort Homme fail while a counteroffensive at Verdun strengthens. A neutral source says Germany will concede to American views on the submarine issue.
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Paris
Verdun
le Mort Homme
Berlin
the Hague
Germany
Earthquake Shocks Persist in Hayti Wrecks City
An April quake in Hayti wreaked heavy damage across Santo Domingo with houses razed government buildings toppled and many feared dead. Aftershocks continued for hours leaving towns isolated and emergency responses underway.
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Hayti
Santo Domingo
Attorney General Rules No Diplomatic Immunity in US Offense
Attorney General Gregory rules there is no diplomatic immunity for a criminal offense against the United States. The ruling involves Wolf Von Igie, identified as the alleged German plotter, in Washington on April 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Washington
Gregory
Wolf von Igie
Clashes at Westinghouse Plant Trigger Massive Pittsburgh Strike
In Pittsburgh 16,000 workers at Westinghouse Plant join a strike amid widespread stoppages. Half of the district's coal mines idle as 24,000 miners are out. No disorder reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Westinghouse
Woman Hangs Self After Rope Tie At Fan Mill
Mrs. Larry Strong, 26, placed a rope around her neck and jumped from a fan mill in Frankfort Indiana. Reports say ill health led to the tragedy. She leaves two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Ind
Larry Strong
McCombs to Step Down as Democratic National Chairman
Washington on April 24 reports William F. McCombs will not remain Democratic National Chairman after the convention. In other news Fox trapping on the Pribilof Islands has proved very successful with strong harvests reported.
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Democratic Committee
Washington
William F. McCombs
Pribilof Islands
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Bart) McCoy
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