Bond a day to keep Kaiser away sparks local bonds drive
Madison April 18 report notes a marriage license issued to Thomas Chandler and Mae McClelland of Trimble County Kentucky. An Odd Fellows lodge approves 8000 bond purchase for Liberty Bonds. A three year old Norma Bennett funeral held on Mulberry Street with interment at Springdale Cemetery. Lieutenant Jeti L Niesse, recently returned from France, assigned to Camp Humphreys Belvoir Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser
Thomas Chandler
Mae McClelland
Trimble County
Jhin Cole
West Second Street
King's Daughters’ Hospital
Colored Lodge of Odd Fellows of
Madison
Valley City
G. UO
Liberty
Norma
Mroound
Samuel Bennett
South Mulberry Street
Springdale Cemetery
Washington, D. C
Jeti L. Niesse
France
War Department
Camp Humphreys
Belvoir
Death of Miss Sallie J. Dow at 15 in Madison
Miss Sallie J. Dow died at 3 15 yesterday afternoon at the home of Mr and Mrs John W Bishop Third and Jefferson streets after a three weeks illness from measles developing pneumonia. She was a freshman at Madison High School living with the Bishops. Survived by her parents Mr and Mrs William Dow and an older sister Miss Marie. The Dow family is from the Scotch Settlement. Mrs Dow belonged to the Caledonia United Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sallie J. Dow
John W. Bishop
Third
Jefferson
William Dow
Madison
Bishop
Marie
Dow
Caledonia United Presbyterian Church
Estimated Crop Production Costs and War News
Purdue University extension estimates for 1918 show corn at 22.30 dollars per acre wheat at 19.80 and tomatoes at 4200 dollars per acre. Doddridge warns contracts should not be altered to disappoint packers. Funeral services held for Earl E Wright former Columbus Handle and Tool manager with interment at Springdale cemetery. James Chapman Jr enlists in the medical department after leaving a National Tack and Screw Co office post. He is 20, born in Madison, with Cuban War era service father. The patriotism of the town is praised as blood will tell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bo HE Doddridge
Extension Department
Purdue University
Doddridge
Earl E. Wright
Columbus Handle & Tool Factory
Laura Smith
West First Street
B. E. Antrobus
First Baptist Church
Springdale Cemetery
Messrs
George Joyce
John Kohl
Roscoe Klein
Louis Alexander
Leonard Feuerstin
Clyde Reed
James Chapman, Jr
Indianapolis
Madison
Cuba
Mr. Chapman
Cleveland
Ohio
National Tack & Screw Company
Madison April 19 notices and river coal arrival
Madison items report births travel plans and visits of residents to Muscatine Shelbyville Indianapolis and Lafayette. Navy enlistment and military moves involve Andrew Clarkson Weston Powell Tyron Anderson and Harry Shockley. Death of Mrs Gouty noted. Eight barges of Pittsburgh coal arrive, with barges allocated to R McKim Middleton Wyand and others, illustrating river freight importance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monitor
Diamond Coal & Coke Company
Pittsburgh
Madison
R. McKim & Co
Middleton & Wymond Company
Louisville
Jeffersonville
Bee culture instruction tour by USDA professor in Indiana
Prof Baldwin of the U S Department of Agriculture Washington D C is in Indiana for a week to instruct on beekeeping He will visit Jefferson county next Tuesday to boost honey production and aid sugar saving County Agent B H Doddridge at the Court House can arrange a meeting For readers married in the city Arthur Arnold Peak and Helen L Griffin of Madison wed last Saturday {{Carrollton News}}
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D.C
Indiana
Jefferson County
B. H Doddridge
Court House
Arthur Arnold Peak
Helen L. Griffin
Madison
Carrollton
Death of Miss Juliana Klein in the City
Miss Juliana Klein died at her home on East Second Street at 9 30 this morning after a week with pneumonia. She is survived by two sisters Miss Mary Klein and Mrs Anna M Jahrries and a niece Miss Helen Klein. A life long member of St Michaels church she sang in the church choir and was active in parish affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juliana Klein
East Second Street
Miss Klein
Ferdinand and
Mary A. Klein
Letters Reveal Food Regulation Violations and Draft Notice
A 1918 Indianapolis letter from Federal Food Administrator Barnard responds to affidavits alleging food regulation violations by Edward Kamipe and M A Greiner, notes possible revocation of licenses, and mentions a beans-for-flour case. It also reports Madison high school history teacher Frank Paddock's voluntary induction filing for the U S Signal Corps and his pending replacement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas Harper
H.R. Barnard
Indianapolis
Jefferson County
Harper
Food Administration
Edward Kamipe
M.A. Greiner
Robert T. Jenkins
FE. Barnard
Indi
Frank Paddock
Madison High School
Terre, Haute
Signal Corps
Terre Haute
Paddock
Ft. Leavenworth
Kansas
Madison
Funeral for Miss Anna Rowan at St Michael church
Relatives and friends attended 8 oclock mass at St Michael church for Miss Anna Rowan. Father Guthneck offered a Requiem High Mass and sermon praising the deceased. Interment followed at North Madison Catholic cemetery with pallbearers named. In circuit court Asa Perkinson was granted a divorce from Inez Perkinson. The McClure case to modify child support was taken under advisement. Get your Liberty Bonds now and said Uncle Sam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Michael's Church
Anna Rowan
Father Guthneck
North Madison Catholic Cemetery
Messrs
Joseph Kennison
Thomas Gavin
Thomas Walch
William McBride
John Downey
Charles Schreiber
Asa Perkinson
Inez Perkinson
Blanche McClure
Barney McClure
Uncle Sam
Selective Men Listed for Camp Taylor Entrainment
The list shows registrants physically qualified to entrain for Camp Taylor during April 26 to May 1 1914. Noted are Frank Lustenberger Frank Shepherd Curt Herndon Frank Stephanus John Bennett Bernard Schultz Dora Cooley David Cox George Walters James Collins William Green Ray Campbell Mount Edgar Jones Joseph Hill Christopher Chandler Olin Stites John Ford James Lawrence Edgar Hawkins Charles Jacobs Roy Rass Walter Land George Hart Lee Scott Edward Krue Harley Roberts George Leep Robert Tuttle Cecil Rohrabaugh LeClair McKay Thomas Hutchings Amos Rich Henry Herbig Frederick Peddie. Edward Herner seeks to join Fort Thomas labor quota. Colored pedisthigts Jahn Sanders Karl Perry John Perry to Camp Taylor starting April 26. On April 27 Charles Ammons William Patton Howard Jones go to Purdue University for two months motor mechanic training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Taylor
Frank J. Lustenberger
Frank Shepherd
Curt Gilbert Herndon
Frank A. Stephanus
John Raymond Bennett
Bernard Schultz
Dora Hubert Cooley
David Clark Cox
George Walters
James Howard Collins
William J. Green
Ray Campbell
William Alexander Mount
Edgar Jones
Joseph F. Hill
Christopher Columbus Chandler
Olin
Stites
John Carroll Ford
James Edwin Lawrence
Edgar Sims Hawkins
Charles E. Jacobs
Roy Rass Risk
Walter Hanson Land
George Bradford Hart
Lee Daniel Scott
Edward J. Krue
Harley Roberts
George W. Leep
Robert H. Tuttle
Cecil R. Rohrabaugh
LeClair McKay
Thomas Hutchings
Amos West
Stephen Gus Rich
Henry Thomas Herbig
Frederick Peddie
Carlioff
Fort Thomas
Edward C. Herner
East Chicago
Jahn Sanders
Karl Perry
Jous Perry
Charles Howard Ammons
William Dwight Patton
Howard Jones
Purdue University
Lafayette
President Wilson signs woman spy bill and proclamation
President Wilson signed the woman spy bill to curb German female agents and applied to alien enemies and wives of interned Germans. The proclamation reportedly excludes German women from the District of Columbia and bars unauthorized Germans from military zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Germany
District of Columbia
Epworth League Officers Named for West Madison Church
The Epworth League at West Madison church elected officers for the coming year with W C Monroe as president and Mabel Housefield Myrtle Courtney Neta Benson and Mrs David Reed as vice presidents. Graham Lohrig is secretary and Mrs William Duke treasurer with Willetta Wykoff as organist and Ruth Saberton as assistant organist. Liberty Day on April 26 and a national drive for Liberty Bonds are urged by President Wilson and state authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League of the
West Madison
W. C. Monroe
Mabel Housefield
Myrtle Courtney
Neta Benson
David Reed
Graham Lohrig
William Duke
Willetta Wykoff
Ruth Saberton
Appeal Board Affirms Jefferson County Cases in Indianapolis
Third District Appeal Board in Indianapolis ruled on Jefferson county cases listing numerous names with mixed verdicts. The obituary notes Ida May Wright born January 9 1882 died April 12 1958 aged 76 years 3 months and days describes her marriage to George Kaiser and family mourners. A school flag dedication was held with a 8 by 15 feet banner costing 6.37 dollars raised by free will contributions and praised by Rev Alexander with a program ending at 4 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida May Wright
George Kaiser Dan
Joss
Edward Kaiser
Walter Wright
Clays. Sheets
Toledo, Olde
George
Muncie
Ina
John
Denver
Colorado
Horal Alfearges
Key
Cox
Schmeider
Mart Brown
Ed Geyman
V. Turner
Than Demaree
Walter Ralston
James Shivers
U.S
Alexander
Diente
Retail Merchants Organize In Hanover Area
At a Retail Merchants Association meeting forty four grocers formed an active organization. Attendees came from Deputy Brooksburg and Hanover. Officers elected include President F. W. Pfartner, Vice President H. W. Schmidt, Secretary Fred Kalb, and directors Manning Rea Dupont J. C. Hill Hanover J. C. Storm North Madison A. Augustin Oliver Holwager and George W. Frank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retail Merchants Association
Brooksburg
Hanover
F. W. Pfartner
H. W. Schmidt
Fred Kalb
Manning Rea
Dupont
J. C. Hill
J.C. Storm
North Madison
A. Augustin
Oliver Holwager
George W. Frank
Enumeration of School Children in Madison
The school board started the enumeration of Madison school children on Monday and appointed George Schnabel William J Schmidt and Orin Marshall to do the work which will take about seven days across the three wards First Ward George Schnabel Second Ward William J Schmidt Third Ward Orin Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
George Schnabel
William J. Schmidt
Orin Marshall
National Security League Reaches 100000 French Handbook Copies
The National Security League distributed 100,909 English French phrasebooks to National Guard and Army campuses, aiding American troops in France. An additional 59,000 copies will soon be published, with support from Cecil C. Blumenthal and a committee including Mrs. Bacon and Nicholas Brady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Security League
National Guard
National Army
France
Gene Wood
Glenn
Kuhn
The
Security League
Coltf Ca
A Downer
Humance
Theity
New York
Aneate
Adolphe Cohn
Calutuida Universsty
Auruate Georgs
National Association of French Teachers
Patriotism Through Education Drives School Campaign
The National Security League promotes Patriotism Through Education across state school systems. Leaders and educators including Dr Robert M McElroy, Philander P Claxton, Dr John H Finley, Henry N MacCracken, Edward Harding, M P Shawkey, A R Spath, VO Gilbert, and Calvin N Kendall attended a New York meeting to endorse and coordinate the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Security League
I A
New York Cats
Robert M. McElroy
The
Security League
Philander P. Claxton
United States Commissioner of Education
John H. Finley
What Victory Means in a German Kaiser World
Booth Tarkington warns that a German victory would create a world ruled by a Kaiser with the United States a conquered nation under Potsdam. He argues the war's outcome decides whether the world government ends up under German rule or under a coalition of free peoples, urging support for the Third Liberty Loan Bonds as a shield for freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
United States
Germany
Prussia
Potsdam
Tts
America
National Branch Bank Madison Indiana Directors and Officers Named
The National Branch Bank of Madison Indiana reports a capital stack of 170000 with a surplus of 150000. Directors include Tlatrey W. Hargan John P. Schofield LW Cornett John B B Ross with officers J W Tevis president J W Cornett vice president E J Colgate cashier Henry Schnudt Robert L Graham bookkeepers Carl Bock John C Reed clerks Nell P Clements stenographer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tlatrey W. Hargan
John P. Schofield
LW. Cornett
John BB. Ross
Wool Miller
John W. Tevis
Charles Ss. Powell
J. W. Cornett
E. J. Colgate
Henry Schnudt
Robert L. Graham
Carl Bock
John C. Reed
Nell P. Clements
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Miss Sallie J. Dow
John Kremer
East Fourth Street
Andrew Clarkson
Muscatine
Iowa
William Pulliam
Nellie Wilkerson
Shelbyville
O. H. Roe
Jefferson County Teachers’ Institute
Weston Powell
Philadelphia
Navy
Charles S. Dibler
Virginia
Tyron Anderson
Vevay
Spencer Anderson
Manly
Jeannette
Martinsville Springs
Clarence Payne Miles
Victor Miles
Camp Vaylor
Jacob Bruder
Mabel Newman
Urbana
Ill
Uarriott Newman
Horace O. Woolford
139Th Field Artillery
Camp Shelby
Thatnesbury
Miss
Fort Sull
Oklo
Harry Shockley
Meridian
W. F. Bunch
Huntington
W. Va
Charleston
Bunch
Florida
William Stephanus
Nathan Jones
Tith West Street
G. L. Gouty
A. D. Chandler
Perl Printus
Danville
Ana
Prof. Paddock
Miss Anna Rowan
Court News
State Board of Accounts
Third District Appeal Board
William A. Dunlap
Robert Yunker
Everett T. Bronker
William H. Kessler
Charles E. Tilbert
James S. Douglas
Chester Ringwald
George Weber
Lee H. Brooks
Earl A. Cain
Albert F. Stucker
Clarence F. Gielay
William F. Straub
Ida May Wright Kaiser
Lancaster School
Claude M. Oliver
Sammy ‘Parleyvo0s
Ald Boye
Cecil C. Blumenthal
Mra
Robert Bacon
Nicholas FF. Brady
Mabel Choate
Frederic R. Condert
Otis Gibert
Myron T. Herrick
Philip M. Lydia
Clarence W Mackay
Alexander T. Mason
Douglas Robinson
BR. P. Trowbridge
Lloyd Warren
T. Tileston Wells
Booth Tarkington
Usda Red Porters
Sale Deposit Trust Co
Ahn
Reading Trust Company
John W. Fevis
Une
Lyon
John Clements
Treas
First National Bank
Vadison
J.W. Cornet
Do KK. Wever
See's
Lowenet
W. Strader Geneeral
West Third Street
Grippe
Rumphreys
Willan
D. Swift & CO
Seventh St
Eva J. Stoddard
Ulys Spencer Et
Ulys Spencer Et al
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