Rainy spell greets Madison area with traveling visits
A steady stream of visitors arrives in Madison from Indianapolis Cincinnati Louisville and St Louis. Many return home after brief stays while residents join excursions and motor trips. The Ripley county fair at Osgood draws 8000 to 10000 attendees before a rain halted races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward S. Roberts
Roberts
Martha
Virginia Marquette
Webster Lake
Ripley
Osgood
Average circulating blood weight in the human body
The text states that the average weight of circulating blood in the human body is twenty eight pounds.
Fatal gas engine blast kills Harvey King in Trimble County
Harvey King died at King's Daughters Hospital after a gasoline engine backfire during threshing on the Tinglefarm. King, born November 24, 1878, was the son of Dr. D H King and survived by his widow and two sons. Funeral in Mt Byrd church Sunday at 2 p.m. with burial at Moffett's Cemetery.
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Harvey King
Fisher Ridge
Trimble
King's Daughters
Mr. King
D. H. King
Trimble County
Schneider
Charles Barclay
Milton
King
Mt. Byrd Christian Church
Moffett's Cemetery
Sunshine for Chautauqua Humorist Cope
Herbert Leon Cope, famed platform humorist, to speak at Madison Chautauqua on the afternoon of August 7. He has thrilled soldiers at 53 camps and earned the nickname Kill the Blues Cope for his lively, pointed wit and engaging delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Leon Cope
America
Cope
Hill Nye
Nye
Madison Chautauqua
Cooney Withdraws From Madison Mayor Primary
Alex Cooney withdraws his declaration to run for mayor on the Democratic ticket leaving H. J. Zearing and Dr. Albert H. McGlasson as the two Democratic candidates in the Madison primary. A candidate may withdraw within five days after filing closes under the primary law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Cooney
Harper
Madison
H. J. Zearing
Albert H. McGlasson
Tobacco crop hit by heat blamed for price rise
The Louisville Courier-Journal notes two months of hot blasts shriveling tobacco plants, with the Kentucky Tobacco Warehouse Company forecasting higher prices after surveying tobacco districts. Crop is 49 percent under last year and weather worsens the decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky Tobcco Warehouse Company
Louisville Courier-Journal
Train Kills Father Mother and Two Babies in Indiana
Greensburg Indiana reports a fatal auto train collision. James Anderson his wife and their two infant sons died when their car was struck by a Big Four passenger train. In Indianapolis the Street Railway Company petitions for a fare increase from 5c to 8c with 2c transfer.
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Greensburg
Ind
James Anderson
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Public Service Commission
Britain Warns France Over European Entente Policy
London reports that Great Britain has formally warned France to abandon its current policy or face a general break-up of the European Entente. The note was dispatched by Lord Curzon in response to Premier Briand's communication.
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London
Great Britain
France
Lord Curzon
Briand
Republicans Set Aug 25 Goal for Legislative Finish
White House and House leaders agreed to a fast pass to finish business by August 25. Absentees were sent home to return as tax revision measures, war finance corporation credit extensions, rail relief for farmers, and Smoot-Sweet conference report on soldiers relief agencies were highlighted.
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Washington
House
White House
War Finance Corporation
Vehicle Law Sought to Be Upset
William F Frye of Indianapolis filed in Superior Court attacking motor vehicle registration flaws and seeking an injunction. Judge Moll granted a temporary restraining order to halt arrests by Indianapolis police and Marion county officers and seven adjoining counties pending argument set for Tuesday at 10.
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William F. Frye
Indianapolis
Moll
Marion County
Frye
Indianapolis Star
Shooting in crowded Chicago court shocks city
In Chicago's crowded criminal court room Police Sergeant Harry Kellogg fatally shot Lemuel Ackley attorney then shot himself Kellogg was slightly wounded The judge had just sentenced Kellogg to jail for contempt The judge said Kellogg fired at him and struck the attorney instead The incident stunned courtroom observers and the city
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
McDonald
Criminal Court
Harry Kellogg
Lemuel Ackley
Kellogg
Judge Wright Acquitted in Oil Lands Bribery Case
Sapulpa Oklahoma July 29 District Judge Lucien Wright was acquitted of taking a $10 000 bribe in a $2 000 000 oil lands controversy involving Tom My Adkins case.
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Sapulpa
Okla
Lucien Wright
Tommy Adkins
Rotary Club Luncheon Highlights Talks and Plans
The Madison Rotary Club met at Hotel Jefferson for a noon program led by Robert Stanton on education committee plans for the year. Graham Ross described his East visit and the Dempsey Carpentier fight with 92 000 spectators and orderly seating. Walter Caplinger invited members to the American Boy excursion on August 2. A $25 appropriation funded 25 Rhode Heaver Chautauqua tickets for meritorious club work. The will of Mrs. Louisa Glass was probated, bequeathing her estate to sister Mrs. Marguerite Soldier, with William Bersch as executor and Sulzer and Bear attorneys.
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Herman Duenisch
Niles
Mich
Western Union Telegraph Company
Rose Wagner
China
Agnes Francisco
James P. Maddox Company
Messrs
Murry
Stephen Girard
Indianapolis
Murray
Boston
Boston Navy Yard
Frank Waters
Catherine
Margaret Louise
Pittsburg
M. A. Kasper
Cornelia Smith
Georgella
Nathan
Charles Hirst
Cincinnati
Joseph Horuff
New York
Horuff
N. Horuff & Sons
Blanche Ross
East Second Street
Ladies Aid and Missionary Socerties
Second Presbyterian Church
Rotary Club
Madison Rotary Club
Hotel Jefferson
Robert Stanton
Rotary
Graham Ross
Ross
Walter Caplinger
Etta Hoffstadt
Louisa Glass
Marguerite Soldier
William Bersch
Sulzer & Bear
Beulah Wyoming Cloudburst Drowns Most Residents
Beulah Wyoming reports indicate a cloudburst drowned most of its 100 residents. Distressed messages reached Lincoln, with details still unfolding as rescue efforts continue.
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Beulah
Wyoming
Lincoln
Prominent Democrat Die of Diabetes in Chicago
Robert Burke a leading figure in Democratic circles in Chicago died today from diabetes his death announced July 29.
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Democrat
Chicago
Robert Burke
Speejacks the 68 Foot World Cruising Motor Boat
Chicago yachtsman A Y Gowen prepares Speejacks for a 47000 mile solo world voyage with wife and six crew. The 68 foot craft sails from Chicago to New York via the lakes Erie canal and Hudson then outbound to the Pacific and Indian Ocean routes with research credentials and dual fuel engines.
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Chicago Yacht Club
A. Y. Gowen
Chicago
Lakes
New York
Erie Canal
Hudson River
Hardor
Canal Zone
Marquesas Islands
Gowen
South Seas
Australia
Philippines
Japan
Straits of
Formosa
Specjacka
Borneo
Sumatra
Java
India
Persia
Arabia
Zanzbac
Mozambique
Mediterranean
Tropics
Wyoming Extends Invite to President for Frontier Days
A Wyoming committee presented President and Mrs. Harding with a symbolic hat bearing a silver band. The inscription extends cordial invites to Cheyenne Frontier Days from July 26 to 29, 1921, promising the revival of cowboy sports and Western pageantry.
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Wyoming
Cheyenne
Warren G. Harding
Cheyenne Frontier Days
Court Defies Will to Save Dog Laddie in Wisconsin
Judge Strother of Kansas City Probation Court orders Mrs. Carrie Kane to keep and care for Laddie a Scotch terrier for life after executors sought to enforce a will clause that would have humanely chloroformed the dog Following the death of Dr Violet J Metzger the mistress who left the provision the court’s ruling preserves the dog with his caregiver
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Strother
Kansas City
Carrie Kane
Laddie
Baddie
Violet J. Metzger
Homemade recipe catarrh remedy uncertain text
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a homemade recipe for catarrh and health hints. The legible parts reference a purported recipe and unverified instructions without clear names, dates, or locations.
Dentai Records Highlight Army Ties
A terse note shows an ideal record tied to the Army, noting connections and potential implications for the unit.
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Army
Fragmented OCR Note on Health and Attitudes
An unclear OCR fragment discusses attitudes toward health and remedies with stray names and phrases. It mentions Maeve Juan and various garbled lines about treatment, gratitude, and wellness concepts. The readable text is sparse and lacks coherent context or verifiable facts.
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A. M. Graham
George W. Eckert
Charles Bilger
Louisville
New Albany
A. R. Rous
Vevay
J. L. Muret
East First Street
Thomas Donlan
St. Louis
Albert Schrieber
Hanover
Hinschlaeder
Shelbyville
Wilhelmina
C. E. Jumpp
F. H. Coontz
Frank Seng
Jasper
Pennsylvania Lines
Madson
Albert Bloom
Margaret
Kathryn Mullen
Howard Anderson
Dayton
Fred C. Denny
Medical Corps
I. N G
Sanitary Department
81St Regiment, Field Artillery
Harry B. Smith
Camp Knox
W. W. Logan
Home Mission Committee
Kings Daughters Hospital
Burne
Sunshine
Chautauque
Alex Cooney
Attorney
Self
Mayflower
Plymouth Harbor
Chodise
Tos Deon
Peerko
Sone
Miacoah
San Francisco
Goattehuid
United Stites
John Vipond Davies
Ralph Modjeski
Circle World
Speejacks
President Harding
Eatahl
Wesneq
Nou
Juan Foe
Sate Deposit & Trust Co
Leading Trust Company
Indiana
Lww
John W. Tevis
Pres
W. Cornett
the National Branch Bank
First National Bank
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