Madison Herald item list and social notes from 1921
Social notices from Madison Indiana dated July 27 1921 report births visits and family movements including a son born to Mr and Mrs Clarence Croxton of Brooksbury Mrs Butler McKay visiting her brother in law Mr Fletcher Wright and other relatives. Obituary notices mention Jonathan Pogo burner Jefferson County and a corporate update notes Prudential Insurance badge awards and service milestones for employees with silver and gold distinctions after five ten and fifteen years of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meo
Clarence Croxton
Brooksbury
Butler McKay
Todianapolis
Mletcher Wright
West Main Street
Pdw. Rodam
Richmond
Os Bodam
Rochard
Soe Connett
MO OY. Rub
Cincinai
Wo Auristin
North Jefferso Street
Ceci Smits
Dayton
Ohio
North Vernon
W. Ducks
Lucile
Jala
Magers
Tarth
Vine Street
Jonathan Pogo Burner
Jefferson County
Wetter Wookler
Prank Jobre
Pridental Tseurance
Tare
Prudent
Circuit Court proceedings on Underwood will and estate actions
The Circuit Court heard matters including the will of Henry Underwood admitted to probate in Clerk Nichol's office and cases involving damages in a railroad action. Ida L. Githens was appointed administratrix of Melvin Githens estate with Lemens and Cooper representing the estate. Sylverse Bear and John Rynearson served as counsel for the railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry So Underwood
Nichol
Surton Thomas Co Andis Agaist
Davis
Tienernot Rathe
Scott Cer Cunty
Planneil
Sylverse Bear
Uscity
John Rynearson
Columbus
Ida L. Githens
Melvin Githens
Lemens& Cooper
Heavy hail storm damages crops on Rykers Ridge
A heavy hailstorm yesterday afternoon caused several thousand dollars in damage to corn tobacco beans and garden crops on Rykers Ridge. The storm was followed by a heavy downpour with tobacco nearly ruined and many corn fields laid bare by wind and ground exposure. Light fell in Brooksburg area with substantial wind damage to corn fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rykers Ridge
Brooksburg
Neghburhood
Admiral Not Actor in Polo Tale Sparks Confusion
The high hut gentleman resembling Raymond Hitchcock is actually famed British admiral Earl Beatty. A friend, Major Courage, joined him at international polo matches. The text notes fish with open eyes and explains copperas as an iron compound lacking copper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lke
Raymond Hitchecock
Earl Beatty
Major Courage
Madison County Funds Distributed To Schools And Townships
Auditor Dibler completed the distribution of funds to the City of Madison, Madison Township, Milton Township, Shelby Township, and surrounding townships. Totals include general school, special school, special tuition, road taxes, and congressional interest across each district, with a final overall sum reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dibler
Madison
City of Madison
Madison Township
Cenera
Milton Township
Shelby Township
Lownshop Tawnehap Tas
Seread Tay
Peedles Toanktix
Iran
Weat and Fay
Szcos
Frohorn Pownstap Pownstigrtas
Poe
Poongression i
Trond
Bos
Sit Bo
Bea
Detroit Visit Ties Mentions of Local Figures
Mrs. Angus M Lay sends Mrs Henry Wallice Dorie in Detroit. Mr. Jacob Wahl returns to Vevay after visiting his brother Mr Frank Wahl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atticus Medias
Oseenetarsy of
Henry
Wallice
Dorie Fs
Detroit
Jacob Wahl
Vevay
Frank Wahl
Legendary Buried City Draws German Treasure Hunters
From Muschaken in East Prussia near the Polish border comes a story of a legendary hidden city known as the Golden Mountains. Locals claim a 2000 year old paper treasure lies there guarded by spirits, and ghosts reportedly visit at night begging for revenge. People rush to the area as diggers arrive daily to search the mountain sides for the rumored riches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muschaken
Proussia
Tkate
Noel Teate
Desea
Feere
One of 25 Most Brilliant Minds in the United States
A fragmented clipping touts an unidentified individual as among the country’s 25 most brilliant minds. It references training, intelligence testing, and unnamed experts, with unclear details about the person’s identity, role, or achievements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Diem sentence in Prussia disputed by prisoner
A troubled prisoner rejected anxiety over looming execution and pressed for news from Plötzensee authorities. He insists he will not cry or beg and notes religious bans hinder informing him about taped faces. He sees no need to die and questions the Prussian justice system’s stance on capital punishment for forces-related crimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ploetzensee
Cody
Boulder County Scenic Tours Promoted by Local Youth
Child guides from Boulder city tour groups invite tourists to visit county landmarks and scenic sites. In May, pupils visited a wooded overlook to display pictures of the county and its civic, educational, and industrial progress. They wrote essays on community development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulder
Cole
Boulder County
Local residents make trips and a birth announced
Mrs. John Shepherd travels to Indianapolis for eye treatment. Dr. R. W. Cochran returns from New York with his sons. C. B. McCall goes home to Greenfield after a few days away. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Wilson and children head to Louisville to visit relatives. Alfred Springer and son William depart for Chicago on vacation. Mrs. Joseph Schingel and daughter Emma visit Madison guests at the Willick home. A son Henry Hillabold Gans is born to Mr. and Mrs. John Gans of Canaan, née Mabel Hillabold. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Simmons return from Battle Creek after nine weeks with their children, crops in Iowa praised as better this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. McCall
Greenfield
R. W. Wilson
Louisville
Alfred Springer
William
Chicago
Joseph Schingel
Emma
Danville
Peter Willick
East Fourth Street
John Gans
Canaan
Gans
Mabel Hillabold
Henry Hillabold Gans
Stephen Simmons
Battle Creek
Iowa
George Hostetler
Raymond Simmons
Simmons
Towa
Surprise Wedding Sparks Joy for Madison Friends
Miss Sylvia Marie Slater of this city and Norman Crawford Sharp of Rosemont Iowa were secretly wed in Harrisburg Pennsylvania by a Methodist minister. The bride, daughter of Mrs. Benjamin F. Slater, and the groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Sharp, were both long associated with local circles and Hanover College alumni. Madison friends extend warm congratulations for a long and happy married life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia Marie Slater
Norman Crawford Sharp
Rosemont
I’a
Harrisburg
Benjamin F. Slater
Lepper
Samuel Sharp
Hanover College
Sharp
Madison
Real Estate Transfers and Property Sales Summary
Louis Suters heirs transfer to James J. Smitha and wife a West Madison property for 575 dollars. Leonard Gray sells on north Walnut street to Clifford Grace and wife for 200 dollars. M R Sutter and wife to Mary Ashby a river block property for 1 dollar. Howard King sells his undivided one half interest to Charles Fischer for 1 dollar. Charles A Bowman to Fidelia Lane a corner lot at Mill and Third streets for 1500 dollars. Mary A Holmes and others to James Walter Griffin and wife a corner property at Third and Cemetery streets for 1 dollar. Stanley Christman and wife to Stanley Boats a half acre in Milton township for 125 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Suter
James J. Smitha
West Madison
Leonard Gray
Clifford Grace
North Walnut Street
M. R. Sutter
Mary Ashby
River Block
Howard King
Charles Fischer
Charles A. Bowman
Fidelia Lane
Mill
Third Streets
Mary A. Holmes
James Walter Griffin
Third
Cemetery
Stanley Christman
Stanley Boats
Milton Township
Duke and Duchess of Marlborough Photograph in Paris
A photo shows the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough just after their Paris wedding at Eugene Higgins home. The bride Miss Gladys Deacon, from a prominent Boston family, was once a friend of Consuelo Vanderbilt who divorced the duke and married a Frenchman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke
Duchess of Marlborough
Paris
Eugene Higgins
Gladys Deacon
Boston
Consuelo Vanderbilt
New York Combination Safe Placed in Prudential Office
A fireproof safe was installed yesterday in the Prudential Insurance Company office located in the Pythian building. Mr. John Spicer led the installation work. The report also notes that British women are now demanding diplomatic posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Prudential Insurance Company
Pythian
John Spicer
Death of Ferdinand Hitz in North Madison
Ferdinand Hitz died at his North Madison home at 9 50 this morning after a long illness. A retired farmer born May 23 1853 at Stony Point he lived all his life in the community. He married Misa Henrietta Belser in 1878 who survives with three children William and Charles Hitz of Indianapolis and Mrs B S Giltner of Tacoma Washington. He leaves four grandchildren and five brothers John G Hitz North Madison George and Benjamin Hitz Indianapolis Joseph Hitz Richmond and Jesse Hitz Franklin. He was lifelong member of the North Madison Methodist church and was highly respected. The bereaved receive many expressions of sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferdinand Hitz
North Madison
Hitz
Stephen
Margaret Hitz
Stony Point
Misa Henrietta Belser
William
Charles Hitz
Indianapolis
B. S. Giltner
Tacoma
Wash
John G. Hitz
George
Benjamin Hitz
Joseph Hitz
Richmond
Jesse Hitz
Franklin
Franklin. Mr. Hitz
Motor Vehicle Owners Warned By State Officer
State motor cycle policeman Edward Springer from the Secretary of State's office visited the city on business to investigate motor vehicle violations. He noted a state law requiring trucks to have reflecting mirrors and will return to Madison in a week or ten days to prosecute noncompliers. He was guest of Prof. Al M. Heck, a Notre Dame alumnus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Springer
Secretary of State
Indianapolis
Springer
Madison
al M. Heck
Notre Dame University
Lightning Strikes Eagle Cotton Mill Fire
A lightning bolt hit a wire feeding the Eagle cotton mill during the morning storm about 6 o'clock. A waste can on the fourth floor caught fire but was extinguished with only slight damage thanks to a worker and night watchman William Stephenson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle
William Stephenson
Two Marriages Licensed in Dupont Area
Late yesterday Clerk Nichols issued marriage licenses to William Pendgreft and Emmarettie Vanover, both of Deputy, with the ceremony by Rev. G. W. Pearce. This morning Fred Arney and Eva A. Kelly, both of Dupont, obtained licenses and wed by Squire Harley in his West Main Street office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nichols
William Pendgreft
Emmarettie Vanover
G. W. Pearce
Fred Arney
Eva A. Kelly
Dupont
Squire Harley
West Main Street
Flowers With Poisonous Odors Warned By Experts
The article cautions that many familiar flowers emit odors that can be poisonous when inhaled especially old self colored tulips with deep crimson petals. Breathing the scent may cause light headedness and unusual behavior for one to two hours, followed by a deep low mood.
Odd Bird Habits and Familial Kissing Customs Noted
A concise observation notes that the Japanese seldom kiss, even between mother and child, and that storks gulls and other long legged birds often sleep standing on one leg.
Humphreys' Doctor's Book and Remedies Ad
An advertisement promotes Humphreys' Homeopathic Medicine with a free mailed book in multiple languages. It lists numerous ailments and remedies including fever, cough, diarrhea, teething, headaches, asthma, whooping cough, and urinary issues, and directs readers to purchase at Humphreys' corner in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humphreys
His Choice Corio 1921 Professor plans marriage after sister dictates
Professor Spencer Cobb, never married, is urged by his widowed sister Clara to wed Matilda Moore. A visit to Miss Moore leads to a delightful afternoon of music and dance, sparking strong interest. Clara, pleased, later confirms Matilda’s appearance while Spencer declares his intended bride will be small, fair, and happy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer Cobb
Spencer
Clara
Matilda Moore
Miss Moore
Moore
Oour Vietrola
Cabeb
Matilda
Peggy Moore
Wes
Sun Yat-sen Made President of Southern China
The article profiles Sun Yat-sen born 1866 in Guangdong, his exile years in the United States Britain and Japan, and his rise to lead the Chinese republic. It notes his opposition to Manchu rule, his stealthy revolutionary work, and his eventual election as president in Nanking before Yuan Shih-kai’s actions. It praises his disinterest in secrecy and his frank nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
England
Japan
Hankow
Sun Yat-Sen
China
Mazzini
Heary W. Shinn
New York Post
Hite
Kwang Tii
Anglican Caisson School
Hawaii College
Efonotulu
Queen's College
Hongkong
United States
London
Aritieh Weve
Bard Lam
Wtechamg
Chinen Garden
Agelo
Tas
Woarehung
Wiedluuas
Hankowy
Foreig
Sun
Steerey
Shanghai
Suo
Great Britain
Phen
Shansai
Nanking
Tse
Sue No
Yuan Shih-Kat
Yuan
Tuan Chi-hui
Canton
Plutarch
Doctor Sun
Bequests From Vail Will Benefit Colleges and Institutions
The Theodore N. Vail estate, appraised in New York, totals 2,726,440 dollars. His Morristown home funds a 50,000 dollar bequest to Parsippany Presbyterian Church and to Dartmouth College Princeton University MIT Middlebury Vermont College Phillips Exeter Academy each receive 50,000 dollars. His widow Mabel Sanderson Vail of Lyndonville Vermont gets 167,080 dollars and his adopted daughter Katherine Vail Marsters of Morristown life estate 700,000 dollars plus 88,237 cash and 500,000 outright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. N. Vail
Theodore N. Vail
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
New York
Wilt Vail
Morristown
N. J
Presbyterian Church of
Also Mentioned on This Page
Madison Herald
Eredat
Madison, Ind
Frank Jobneon
Circuit Court
Mrs
Angus M’lay
East Prussia
Michael J. Beet
Unter
Washington
Neerthonil
Reg Roy Buttb
Pdison
Childish Guides
Punile
John Shepherd
R. W. Cochran
Duke and
His Bride
His
Nell Adair
CORIO
Sun Yat-Seid I
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!