Madison In Madison County Daily Notices August 14 1920
Mrs Edw Welch of Indianapolis visits her mother Mrs J M Tilley. Harry M Chapman leaves for Cleveland for a week vacation. Mrs Mary Houser returns to St Louis after visiting sister Miss Addie Moore. Mrs Sophia Hammell transfers property on Main Street for $1. Miss Virginia Ramsey of Nashville TN visits Mayor White. W R Cole returns from Indianapolis with back injury. Frank Dixon returns from Cleveland and Canada. Otis Persell and Maggie McCord wed in court with Rev G W Pearce. John Rush and relatives visit Mollie Born. Robert Fagan leaves for Letruit Michigan job after mother’s home stay. Albert Hummel to Dallas to manage saddle-tree firm. H L McCord travels to Seymour after visit. Mrs Quinn and children depart for Memphis after visiting Mrs Renschler. L M Whaley heads to Louisville with Selma and Marie White en route Harmington Alabama to visit before Los Angeles. Martha Bell leaves for Dayton with grandmother S J Carlisle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edw. Welch
Indianapolis
J. M. Tilley
Harry M. Chapman
Cleveland
Mary Houser
St. Louis
Addie Moore
E. Mainstreet
W. R. Cole
East Main Street
Frank Dixon
Ohio
Dixon
Canada
Otis Persell
Maggie McCord
Milton
Court House
G. W. Pearce
John Rush
Henry Rush
Demorest
Mollie Born
Robert Fagan
Letruit
Michigan
George Goebel
H. L. McCord
Seymour
L. W. Wiley
Commercial Club hears Washington Band terms and lecture plans
The Commercial Club held a well attended meeting. President Sulzer reviewed a bid from the Washington Marine Band for Madison concerts with fees of 1000 dollars for evening, 650 for afternoon, or 1500 for both. A committee was named to decide on venue and funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sulzer
Washington Marine Band
Madison
White House
United States
Thomas Jefferson
Charles G. Dickerson
F. P. Vail
Edward G. Davis
Richard Johnson
Harry Lemen
5. E. Haigh
William C. Roth
Harry Eli. Wells
National Cash Register Company
New Industry Committee
W. H. Miller
John McGregor
Committee On Roads
C. A. Wymond
Shooting Targets Hart, Schaffner & Marx Paymaster in Chicago
George Haubrock paymaster for Hart Schaffner and Marx in Chicago was shot by a band of holdup men who stole $10,000 of a $20,000 payroll. Two bandits were shot and perhaps fatally wounded. Haubrock is a son of Mrs Clara Haubrock and nephew of Mrs Edward Bodam formerly of this city. Last report from Chicago said he was alive but gravely injured. Friends hope for his recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
George Bk. Haubrook
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Chicago
Haubrock
Clara Haughbrock
Edward Bodam
Boy Bitten by Dog in Ripley County Incident
Ten year old George Linenweber, son of Michael and Mrs Linenweber of Ripley County, was badly bitten yesterday by a bull dog owned by John Hill. The boy was treated in this city by Dr. N A Kremer and his parents later took him to Indianapolis for pasteur treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Linenweber
Michael Linenweber
Ripley County
John Hill
N. A. Kremer
Indianapolis
Changing the Color of Gems by Radium Exposure
A French researcher exposed sapphires to radium in a sealed box for a month. White sapphires transformed into yellow blue green violet blue wine colored tone red dark blue and violet, showing remarkable color changes.
Harnessing the Rivers Tidal Power Claim Cites Britain
A British group argues tidal power from two Scottish rivers can generate electricity at two thirds the cost of steam energy. The plan advocates leveraging river tides to produce affordable power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ema
Shotland
Man Bets Five Dollars In Card Game Fight Over Cigar
A Chicago News excerpt describes a dispute in a card game where one man bets ten dollars over a bet on a cigar sale. The rival pockets the stake after urging the other to loge the money, while another man challenges the bet as the score is recalled by a bystander and telephone verification is offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tay Eligi
Coluny
Shersceuss Klerker
Giles Te Woot
oCinAr Jeter
Taon
Thetis
Teday
Gaume
Josaye
Chicago News
Leseening the Trouble Suspects Small Sandwich Payoff
A seaside restaurant tourist complains the sandwiches are too small for the price and the waitress replies she made them smaller to reduce grumblings about quality. The exchange highlights frustration over value.
Death of Dr Samuel Lewis Aged 80 At Ripley County
Dr. Samuel Lewis died at his Ripley County home after a brief illness. A veteran physician of over 50 years, he was 80, born August 3, 1865, and trained at a Cincinnati medical school. He served as a major surgeon in the Civil War and leaves widow Etta Christie and two children, Grace Copeland and Chauncey Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Lewis
Ripley County
Lewis
Cincinnati School of Medicine
Canaan
Church of St. Joan of Arc to rise on Forty second Street
The new Catholic church at Forty second street and Park avenue will be named the Church of St. Joan of Arc announced by Bishop Chartrand. Rev. Alphonse Smith will serve as pastor. The brick and stone building cost about 100000 dollars, lacks a parochial school, and is to be completed by Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forty-second Street
Park Avenue
Joseph R. Chartrand
United States
Alphonse Smith
Pearte
Indianapolis News
Typhoid Cases Linked to Local Water Sources in Dupont
John C. Diggs, Director of Water and Sewage, reports several typhoid cases in and near Dupont and credits investigations into drinking water. Samples from the Dupont school driven well, Smart's garage cistern, and the local spring show contamination by sewage or surface drainage, indicating unsafe drinking and domestic use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dupont
State Laboratory
Smart
Jotn C. Diggs
Water and Sewage Department
Sample Chosen President Seymour Ind Civil War Regiment
Seymour Indiana August civil war veterans elect Thomas W Sample of Nabb as president of the Twenty second Indiana Regiment Association at the annual reunion in the city. James St Wright of Indianapolis named co elected secretary and treasurer. Mrs Mary Orrill of Columbus elected assistant secretary as honorary member. Addie Thompson sues for divorce from John C Thompson in circuit court. Interstate Commerce Commission grants American Railway Express Company authority to raise express rates by 124 percent. The best grapes for champagne are grown on chalky soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Army
Indianapolis
Addie Thompson
John C. Thompson
Curtis Marshall
American Railway Express Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Madison society notes and local travels and nuptials
Miss Elizabeth Cambron left for Cincinnati to visit friends while Miss Marie Crawley headed to Chicago to visit Miss Leila Henderson. The fall term opens September 1 as announced by Trustee S. J. Bear. Prof BE Muncie and wife from Brazil Ind moved into a Jefferson Street apartment. George Rea of Wichita Kans visits his mother on West Third Street. Ella Porter Griffith returns from Ithaca Cornell College of Music. George Lanham of Indianapolis visits Neal Walker’s family. Mrs Harold Stuart travels to East Liverpool Ohio to visit her parents. Katheryn Johnson leaves for Indianapolis after visiting parents. Vinne Gray goes by morning train to Sioux City and Salem S D to visit friends. Harriett Turner leaves for home in Kewanee Ill from Vevay. William Rogers returns to New Albany after visiting Albert Rogers in Manville. James Fagg and daughter Jessie visit from Newport News Va. Mary Barnes heads to Port Wayne to join her uncle John Real’s family on a Duluth trip. Hannah Kunyers’ will probate leaves property to brothers Lysander G and Joseph Rodgers. Mr and Mrs Vinten Matthews and son Vinten arrive from Galva Ill, guests of Hargeins and Matthews. Edygar Cochran of Butte Iowa visiting relatives on Ryker Ridge, will return this week. George Porter and Miss Walker wed at Baptist parsonage and leave for Dayton. Aldean Copeland engaged to Ralph Winslow. wedding planned in September at North Madison Ind. Champ Kahn fined for health-law violation in Squire Chapman court. City Board of Health to pursue further prosecutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Crawley
Chicago
Leila Henderson
S. J. Bear
Muncie
Brazil
Ind
Denny Maton
Jefferson Street
George Rea
Witchita
Kansas
al J. Rea
W. Third Street
Ella Porter Griffith
Ithica
N. Y
Cornell College of Music
George Lanham
Indianapolis
Neal Walker
North Jefferson Street
Harold Stuart
East Liverpool
Ohio
J. P. Forse
Katheryn Johnson
Frank Johnson
Vinne Gray
Sioux City
Salem
S. D
Harriett Turner
Anna Brockschlager
Vevay
Kewanee
Ilinois
William Rogers
New Albany
Albert Rogers
Manville
James Fagg
Jessie
Newport News
Ebner Brown
Mary Barnes
Port Wayne
John Real
Duluth
Minnesota
Hannah J. Kunyers
Hanover
Lysander G
Joseph Rodgers
Mero
Vinten Matthews
Simbson
Vinten
Galva, Uhl
Piarry Hargeins
Joseph Matthews
George Porter
Missy Walker
Baptist Parsonage
Dayton
Porter
National Cash Register Co
Aldean Copeland
Greorge W. Copeland
Moorefeld
Ralph Winslow
G. ©. Winslow
Greenfield
North Madison
Int
Indianapolis Star
Squire Chapman
Champ Kahn
North Easttree
City Board of Health
First Homegrown Watermelons Appear in Madison Market
Madison notes a market opening with the season’s first homegrown melons. Local residents shown include Clerk Edward Prewatt and children Francis and Mary at Camp Garber. Various travelers, officials, and families arrive or depart, with events ranging from reunions to political speeches and a steamer moonlight excursion.
Wedding Licenses Recorded in Kentucky Clerk Office
Since Friday August 13 marriage licenses were filed in the office of Clerk Prelate Woolfolk of Oldham County Kentucky. Entries include Tom Lalollette and Lillian Kathryn McCord from Trimble and Henry counties, plus Mason Gordon and Maggie McCord, Otis Persell and Funice Austin Baker, and Edna Hammel and John Robeson among others. The couples were married in the clerk's office by Squire John Chapman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dna Woolfolk
Oldham Couty
Tom Lalollette
Henry County
Lillian Kathryn McCord
Trimle County
Mason Gordon
Frankfort
Maggie McCord
Trimble County
Otis Persell
Bedford
Funice Austin Baker
Madison
James Vaughn
Kiva Walker
City
George Porter
John A. Robeson
Keensburg
Edna M. Hammel
Jefferson County
John Chapman
Blue Sky Law Criticized as Jokers in Indiana
Indianapolis officials condemn the new blue sky law as a monstrosity favoring stock salesmen. O. F. Olwin warns the measure lacks protective provisions and hides loopholes through underwriters and contract secrecy while Governor Goodrich pressures passage. The piece highlights risks to public investors and calls the law a sales tool rather than safeguards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
O. F. Olwitn
Securitien
Winchester Bank
Immigrant Detention Under Goothhammer Island Quarantine
Hoffinan Island station at the New York quarantine service handles a surge of Italian entrants with over 1,000 daily. Doctors forego vacations to process travelers and their baggage through disinfection and inspection before boarding ships. Steamship firms bear the costs as ships from typhus zones dock and steerage passengers are detained for 24 to 48 hours with baths and decontamination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoffinan Island
New York
Toffman Island
Atenmelip
United States
Prom Phemiiin Faland Nerivats
After Draft Slackers Face Federal Prison Time
Federal courts imposed sentences from six days to one year on five thousand draft violators. Justice Department reports rapid progress as about thirty thousand cases remain to be acted on. Investigations show roughly 275000 of those who avoided conscription have been reviewed, with ten thousand not registered and another ten thousand submitting false questionnaires. Roughly a quarter of listed delinquents had enlisted elsewhere without local board knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Justice
Department
No title available from fragment
A World War II era cartoon caption describes artillery fire overhead and a sentry noticing a black soldier left on guard after bombardment. The sergeant questions the sentry about the remaining man, who replies that he was colored before the incident occurred.
Voice Returns in Niagara Trooper’s Bowling Win
Trooper W Hart of Niagara Ontario, long mute after war shell shock, suddenly spoke again amid a lively bowling match. Witnesses say the moment sparked cheers as the veteran joined in the game and rediscovered speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dumb
Trooper W. Hart
Niagara, Ont
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Kesti Main Street
Madison Ind
Sophia Hammell
Mary T. Holman
West Madison
Virginia Ramsey
Nashville Tennessee
John Mitchell
Mayor White
Broadway
Albert Hummel
Dallas
Texas
Judge
New Catholic Church
Sample
Indiana Regiment Association
andGuser
Elizabeth Cambron
Cincinnati
Edygar Cochran
Butte
Iowa
Rykers Ridge
Culbert Ishammer
Indaw
Hodges Sherbock
Edward Prewatt
Francis
Mary
Camp Garber
Bert Antle
Middlefork
Enoch Corya
William Norris
Mamie Norris
Genevieve Fieder
Harry Orem
Perry Grafton
Clemens Zepf
Richmond
Carleton B. McCulloch
Thomas Ayres
N. Jefferson Street
R. W. Davis
Brooksburg Road
Barney Long
James William
Daniel King
Clarence Shaw
M. D. Wilson
Otto Bauer
Louis Bauer
Charles Lothspeich
N. East Street
James K. Danglade
Commercial
Rotary Clubs
Commercial Club
Clifty Park
Charles Potter
South Elm Street
King’s Daughters Hospital
America
Perry
Supreme Lodge, Knights of Jtudas
Minneapolis
Desvorest
Georgia
Myrtle Joutson
Gainsville
Mollie Borneas
H. J. Precht
Denver
Colo
G. W. Augustin
Augustin
George McNutt
Anna McNutt
Wirt
McNutt
Clyde Wallace
Catherine
Louisville
George Green
Little Rock
Arkansas
Mary Kampe
George Lagermann
Connersville
Wallace Netherlands
Jersey Cattle Club
Indiana
Lillian Shaughnessy
Shinn
Marie
Loretta Murtaugh
Terre Haute
Shaughnessy
Better Business Bureau
Calla Goodrich
Come-on Motor Corporation
Tinoia
Blue Sky Commission
Jones &Co
Jones & Co
Secretary of State
Comeon Motor Corporation
India
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