Madison Herald District Notes Visitors and Officials
The Madison Herald prints a local notes page dated August 11 1920 listing visitors from Indianapolis Chicago New Albany and Tulsa and a court action appointing Curtis Marshall administrator of the George A Dittgen estate. Prominent figures Hon Harry Canfield Hon Charles H Wagner and Miss Margaret Paddock are noted as attending Democratic events in the area before leaving by automobile for Vevey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dicho W. Brandon
Bist Tight
St. Paul Moon
Robert Strong
Mr. Strong
Cipde Wallace
Catherie
George
Rock
Arkansas
Coeff
Kentucky
Mes
Fedbwin Thill
Tee Cave
Cetty
Vosgeersang
Dallas
Texas
Mdwarelouse
San Tiego
Cal
Claude Waatson
Chidren
Dorthy
Margaret
Claude
Miuskogee
Oxla
Wilson
Francis J. Kasper
Seymour
Cincinnati
Jane Francis Kasper
Harry ©. Canfield
Batesville
Charles H. Wagner
Columbus
Margaret Paddock
Greenwood
Vevay
Man So-Called Smith Sells 80 Spring Chickens on Main Street
A man named J. Smith and two companions visited George Antle's poultry house on West Main Street early today and sold about 80 spring chickens for 24 dollars 42 cents. He received a check paid at Crafton’s lunch stand before it was cashed. Later John Obertater of Hunters Bottom Kentucky claimed the chickens were stolen from his pen and intended for the Madison market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Smith
George Antle
West Main Street
Mr. Anthe
J. ©. Crafton
John Obertater
Hunters
Bottom
Obertater
Madison
Secret ef chore and the burden of youth in a torn world
The text discusses a bleak view of youth driven by circumstance and lack of support. It notes marginalized individuals rely on brute effort to survive as their only option, while critics blame systemic failures and misused education for social decline tied to urban centers like Chicago and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chet
Risen Saert Marden
Chicago
Tily News
First Japanese Books Published Under Emperor Than
The passage notes printing and writing entering Japan from China up to 284 and in 678 Emperor Than ordered the publication of the first Japanese books, Koijiki, ancient legends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
China
Than
Felony and Citizenship Restored by Pardon
A person granted citizenship through conviction may lose it if denied a pardon. If a pardon is granted by a state government or the U.S. president, citizenship can be restored and reeligibility for office follows. Without a pardon the individual remains ineligible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Madison Soldier Falsely Reported Dead Returns Home
Private Jesse Wainscott formerly of Jefferson county was reported killed in France in 1918. He appeared at his parents home in Indianapolis at 5 AM, ending a long period of presumed death as relatives mourned. He enlisted in 1913 with the 23d Infantry L Co and had been in Texas after duty abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Wainscott
Jefferson County
France
Richard V. Wainscott
Indianapolis
Wainscott
Madison
23D Infantry
L Co
Texas
Walnut Street
Benjamin Warren Dies in Eagle Hollow at 73
Benjamin Warren a long time Eagle Hollow resident died at his home at 7 45 this morning. He was born in Anderson county Kentucky and was 73. A Civil War veteran he was known for his many good qualities. He is survived by his widow and four children Theodore Warren of this city and Mrs Janie McClain Mrs Mary Shuck and Miss Elizabeth Warren. Shelbyville reports Andrew Metz 35 escaped from Cragmont asylum near Madison was found on a railroad track writing a letter to his sister in Clinton Ind and jailed awaiting asylum officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Warren
Eagle Hollow
Mr. Warren
Anderson County
Theodore Warren
Janie McClain
Mary Shuck
Elizabeth Warren
Shelbyville
Ind
Andrew Metz
Cragmont Asylum
Madison
Clinton
Madison News: Social Circles and Local Updates
Madison scene files paths of visitors and relocations with Mrs. J E Reed trip to Indianapolis. Miss Catherine Johnson visiting Madison from Indianapolis. graveside notice follows for John Daniels Burress in Indianapolis. Mrs Charles Stanley injured at Bondavette Mothers Home. George Watson hears of sister’s accident as she lies in hospital. Voter registration urged with two days remaining before September 6 and October bridging deadlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
John Daniels Burress
Madison
George Watson
Charles Stanley
Bondavette Mothers
Stanley A
Wetablink
Yeoer
Shadison Public Library Seeks County Institution Status
The Shadison Public Library board reports successful gathering of twenty five signatures per townehip across towns to push the library toward becoming a county institution. County Commissioners approved a general library tax providing between 7000 and 4000 dollars yearly for library support. eleven directors will compose the board once appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shadison Public Library
Hondua McGregor
Xtecsici
Varius
Lightning strikes Daily & Roths Store causing large fire
Fire alarmed workers at Daily and Roths Cock coods store when lightning hit a steel conduit about 27 feet long. The blaze scorched three wires feeding the cone duit, forced a shutdown at the powerhouse, and sent thick smoke to the third floor before employees contained the fire without major damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily & Roth Cock. Coods
Wonderful Miracle at Andersonville Providence Spring Story
A memory marks August 12 as the day Providence Spring at Andersonville Prison yielded holy water seen as divine aid for Union prisoners. Accounts extol water’s life saving impact amid grave thirst during June to August, honoring fallen and surviving soldiers and the women who preserved the memory with a pavilion and inscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andersonville Prison Stockade
Providence Spring
Providence Springs
Andersonville
Thas
Andersonvally
Croc
Deli Corps
Bayer
Wien
Metey
Dasa
Wooten
Balfan
Smith
Uncle Joe Cannon and Tennessee voyage notes
The piece notes that Uncle Joe Cannon continues to wear a brace or belt with his trousers for safety. It mentions large toucan bills being light due to air cavities and credits DeSoto as the first white man to reach Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Joe
Cannon
DeSoto
Tennessee
Widow Eugenia Wright Dies in Columbus Home
Mrs Eugenia Wright widow of Dr Jo Wright died at her Columbus home after a several weeks illness. She is survived by three brothers and four sisters: Gurbeard Bo Mayfield of Indianapolis Frank and James Mayfield of Edinburg Mrs H H Snook of Chicago Mrs Gen T Mayfield of Madison Mrs Victoria Daugherty and Miss Jessie Mayfield of Columbus. Mr and Mrs George Mayfield have been in Columbus for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Heitz
New Marion
Martha Binkley
Margaret Reed
Indianapolis
Ida Mollyneaux
Louisville
Madison
Elizabeth Clements
Edward [Roy
Catherine Johnson
Frank Johnson
Eugenia Wright
Jo. Wright
Columbus
Gurbeard Bo Mayfield
Prank
James Mayfield
Edinburg
H. H. Snook
Chicago
Gen. T. Mayfield
Victoria Daugherty
Jessie Mayfield
George Mayfield
Lightning Hits Kentucky Barn Burns Farm at Hunter's Bottom
A barn on John Obertater's farm in Hunter's Bottom Kentucky was struck by lightning during the morning storm and burned to the ground. Feed and farming tools were destroyed in the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Obertater
Hunter's Bottom
Funeral Services for George Phillips Conducted at Home
Funeral services for George Phillips were held at 2 o clock this afternoon at the home of his daughter Mrs Dennis Hinds on East Fourth Street conducted by Ken Donne Maetdin. Anams of respect were shown by attendees. Interment followed at Springdale Cemetery with six sons acting as pallbearers: Robert, Benjamin, Billward, William, Bert, and Otto Phillips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Phillips
Ken. Donne Maetdin
Dennis Hinds
East Fourth Street
Springdale Cemetery
Mr. Phillips
Real estate transfers involving Vaughn Estate and Coppess exchanges
John Newvalmer administrator transfers North Madison property from Agnes Vaughn estate to Sarah F. Gans and Florence Gans for £1250. Herbert Olmstead transfers Went property to Mary Coppess for £1 and exchange of other real estate, with Coppess and husband exchanging Kent property for Olmstead’s real estate.
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John Newvalmer
Agnes Vaughn
Sarah F. Gans
Florence Gans
North Madison
Herbert Olmstead
Mary Copness
Went
Mary Coppess
Kent
Strangelore Tales of a Hidden Forest Mystery
A fragmentary account mentions strange trees and a haunted coast where hidden lovers and a ritual fear surround the devil's flowers. References to a water burial and an annual appearance on midsummer's day weave a tale of warnings and trial secrets on distant mountain slopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vietien Daaden
Cannibals Once Peopled Texas Ancient Mounds
The article discusses prehistoric Texans via burned rock middens and Edwards Plateau sites near Austin. Professor James Be D Perree explains midwinter diet, stone tools, and evidence of Paleolithic culture in kitchen refuse buried in rock piles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texans
James BE. D Perree
University of Texas
Ingo
Birreau
Penreetis
Prisoner in Japanese War Dies and Returns after 17 Years
A letter from a supposed widow in Lusso China reports sergeant Jinklehh Onishi missing since the Livesine battle during the Lusso Japanese wars. Funeral rites were held for presumed dead, but the man now claims to be Giaishi, held in a Petrograd hospital after being a prisoner in a dungeon since the Pass War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theiself
Io Petrograd
Ring Found After Many Years At Bedystane Street Home
Chester Pas-John Hunter unearthed a long-missing diamond ring from soil on Phalhind Street near Bedystane. The white-gold ring, valued at about $200, had been lost more than seven years ago. After washing it restored its original beauty.
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Chester
Pas
John Hunter
Seth
Reap
Phalhind
Bedystane
Perkins seeks payment for missing 1914 farm pump
John Perkins of Swanton Oregon filed a claim after a 1914 pump he installed on his farm vanished. A Texas woman, visiting at the time, confessed to stealing the pump and asked for a bill to settle the matter, noting no further trouble from bushrangers in Australia since 1879.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swanton
John Perkins
Texas
Australia
Tax Care Bill in Indiana Seen as Fraudulent
Indiana figure Evan Stotsenburg denounces the Tuthill Kiper tax measure as a fraud aimed at legalizing state board actions on levies. He predicts local boards will be pressured to accept increased assessments. He links opposition to home rule and coal control bills and notes political influence by officials. Sea water in tropical depths stays under 90 degrees.
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Inianapolis
Ind
Evan TR Stotsenburg
New Albany
Stotnenburg
State Board of Tax
Come Missionera
Supreme Court
Tax Board
Boards of Review
State Board
Ceetrich
Ceedy
Meyer Dee
Adgnindstiriae
Goedich
Jesse Eschbach
Vox Rnor
Eschbach
Gonodrieb
State Board of Accounts
Stotsenburg
London Returns to Normal After War Strain Yet Taxes Rise
London explorers a slow return to normal life as taxes rise and costs stay high. Crowded hotels and railways show war aftereffects while labor strikes ease. Public hours limit shopping and entertainment yet profits rise for retailers. Maimed veterans gain new jobs, housing remains tight, and bread and bread cards loom as supplies tighten.
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England
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The
Herald Company
Pontoffine
Main Street
Madison Ind
Michael Eagan
P. J. Quinn
East Fifth Street
Elsie Dyke
Chicagro
Frank Wehler
Jefferson Street
Oscar C. Bear
Frederick Folty Bear
Will BE. Rogers
A Albert Rogers
Manville
Curtis Marshall
George A. Dittgen
Loretta
Marguerite Murtaugh
Lathan Shaughnessy
W. Main Street
Gov. Marquis
Lafayette
Lou Voiles
Mogberd
Nune Kreig
Mary Carrigh
West Second Street
Kathryn Spore
Nasheville
Tennarcton
Kathryn
Margie
Noovedis DeVerseyv
Lomean Cleveland
Sist Co - Omother
Laevina Boudicant
Bimuia Petecant
Mroue
Mo. Lowry
Margaret Lowry
Margare’ Magne
Tusla
Okla
Ane
Lowryt
North Mage Om
J. E. Reed
R. 1D. Taylor
Portland
Oregon
Ela
Olive Griffith
Cincinnat
That City
Aree
Bar Tona
Public Library
Daily & Roth's
Andersonville Prison
George Philips
Sox
Robert Phillips
Benjamin Phillips
Billward Phillips
William Phillips
Bert Philips
Otto Phillips
Petrograd Hospital
Evan
Goodrich
Senate
House
Senator New
FE. M. Wasmuth
Warren T. McCray
Ed. Jackson
Lesh
Fred Sime
Tropics
London
Angtrand
Varias
Fess
Teltow
Aimerteins
Cape
Lane
Gabe
Russia
Lloyd George
Faigland
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