Madison News Roundup In Brief From Madison County August
Local notes list residents visiting relatives in Cincinnati Baltimore Indianapolis and Lawrenceburg. A Glen Alum mine paymaster and two guards were murdered and robbed of 15000. Licenses to marry were granted to H G Solomon and P C Jones. An arrest for public indecency yielded a fine. Anna May Woodsmall located after disappearance. A Madison Outing Club picnic entertained visitors from Cincinnati. A Chicago family toured Madison with a wire hammock baby on a motor trip. Germany reports 272,469 sores in vineyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Nauert
St. Magdallene
Frankfort
Anthony Hillen
Queensville
Jacob Holzer
Baltimore Street
Glen Alum
W. Va
Gertrude McLaughlins
Cincinnati
John Diederich
Edgar
Indianapolis
Misa Mary Kremer
Burlington
Nicholas Kremer
Walnut Street
H. G. Solomon
Hope
Philena C. Jones
W. H. Adminson
Chicago
Madison
Jefferson
Indianapolis Star
Germany
Vineyarde
Death of Mrs Julia Covell Jones at 3 this morning
Mrs Julia Covell Jones died at 3 o clock after a long illness of multiple diseases. She was 72, born in Hanover and a longtime resident of the city, member of Trinity M B Church. Survived by daughter Miss Byrde Jones and sister Miss Mary Covell. widow of William C. Jones formerly of Lexington Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Covell Jones
Hanover
Trinity M. B. Church
Jones
William C. Jones
Lexington
Byrde Jones
Mary Covell
Sandala
Annual Meeting of Madison Chautauqua Stockholders Ejects Board
Stockholders met at Commercial Club rooms to elect twenty directors. E E Powell chaired. John McGregor acted as secretary. A vote was cast for diverse candidates including L E Hitz and R Johnson, with judges appointed to oversee the election. A vote of thanks was extended to Madison Light & Railway Co. for past and present support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Chautauqua
Commercial Club
E. E. Powell
John McGregor
Tevie
Manly D. Wilson
Walter Caplinger
F. M. Harper
George F. Harper
L. E. Hitz
R. Johnson
R. L. Ireland
M. L. Guthneck
C.N. Horuff
R. B. Moffett
J. J. Kasper
J. T. Schofield
J. W. Tevis
S. M. Strader
G. M. Daily
C. Johnson
E. E. Scott
C.S. Powell
M. D. Wilson
R. F. Sapton
W. H. Miller
J. McGregor
J. E. Crozier
Madiso Light & Railway Co
Akron Dentist Visits Madison Friends at Hotel Jefferson
Dr. T. Wesley Forshee and wife Mise Forshee arrive in Madison with Mr. G. A. Brown and Mr. R. Spencer from Akron. The Forshees, children of late Dr. Thomas W. Forshee, were warmly greeted as guests for a few days. Wes Forshee had lived in the South and now practices dentistry in Akron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Wesley Forshee
Mise Forshee
Brown
G. A. Brown
R. Spencer
Akron
Madison
Hotel Jefferson
Forshee
Thomas W. Forshee
Wes’ Forshee
South
Steadfastness and independence in crowds
Quotation from Ralph Waldo Emerson on maintaining independence of spirit in society and the difficulty of living by one's own standards in solitude and amid the crowd. The message emphasizes self-reliance and inner strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Centennial Woman's Day Parade in Rising Sun Draws Statewide Support
Club women from across Indiana gathered in Rising Sun for Woman's Day centennial events. The suffrage parade featured Miss Alberta Steele leading a group of young women, Elks Band members in skirts, two men in dresses at the rear, and a playful auto tableau with young men in caps and a cradle carried by a man in women's clothes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rising Sun
Ind
Elks Band
Mise Alberta Steele
Rising Sun Society
Miss Steele
Robert McConnell
Evangelist Blasts Sunday Baseball And Camp Gates
The Rev. Swearengin of Delaware Ohio decries Sunday baseball and criticizes the Deputy Camp Meeting system. He urges funding cuts and rails against gate admissions on the Sabbath to pay evangelists, offering to donate $5 yearly and calling for $600 from Methodists to run the camp without money motives. Elmer C. Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swearengin
Delaware
Cox
Ohio
Deputy Camp Meeting Association
Methodists
Moores Hill District
Jesus Christ
Elmer C. Wilson
Dean's Kidney Pills advertised in Madison newspaper
An advertisement touts Dean's Kidney Pills as relief for kidney illnesses affecting adults and children. A Madison resident named Mrs. W. Griffith testifies the product eased sharp kidney pains, headaches, and fatigue, urging readers to buy the same Buffalo based remedy for 50 cents at local dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Madison
W. Griffith
Jefferson St
Local notes from Madison and surrounding towns August 17
Birth announced in Madison. several travelings and visits to Indianapolis and Louisville. Mentions camp meeting closure after ten days, Trimble County Teachers Institute opening in Milton, property sale in West Madison, licenses to wed, and upcoming Old Settlers gathering at Volga with planned speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Conway
West Main Street
Trimble County Teachers Institute
Milton
John R. Thomas
Julia Taulman
Weat Madison
Clem Shilling
Indianapolis
Clarence Vency
Owenton
H. D. Buchanan
Altoona
Edward M. Pres Batt
J. W. Trinkle
U. K
L. F. Wiley
Volga
Miss Wintersheimer swims Ohio River crossing in 28 minutes
Miss Charlotte Wintersheimer, guest of Miss Helen Busse at Cragmont since Chautauqua, swam the Ohio River from the Country Club beach to the Kentucky shore in 28 minutes. Clyde Blackard accompanied from the cliff as she completed the hazardous feat. The Evansville schoolteacher has won friends during her Madison visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Wintersheimer
Helen Busse
Cragmont
Chautauqua
Ohio River
Country Club
Clyde Blackard
Kentucky
Miss Wintersheimer
Evansville
Madison
Funeral Services for Mrs Julia Covell Jones
Private funeral services for the late Mrs. Julia Covell Jones were held at the Jefferson street residence at 9 o'clock this morning officiated by Rev. John C. Palmer. Burial followed in Springdale cemetery with pallbearers K. E. Scott Edward Reed S. E. Leland W H Luckett George Wehrle Edward Lauer assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Covell Jones
Jefferson Street
John C. Palmer
Springdale Cemetery
K. E. Scott
Edward Reed
S. E. Leland
H. Luckett
George Wehrle
Edward Lauer
Tragic Farm Tree Felling Claims Sherley Moore
Sherley Moore about 21 dies when a tree falls on him on a Mat Reed farm at Plow Handle Point. Coroner Cochran rules the accident an immediate death with the family of Thos and Mrs Moore grief stricken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherley Moore
Plow Handle Point
Mat Reed
Moore
Cochran
Henry Durfield Found Dead In Cornfield Near Kent
Henry Durfield a 70 year old farmer of Repub lic an township was found dead in his cornfield a mile west of Kent at 1 pm by his daughter Nellie who lived with him. Coroner Cochran was notified and began investigation this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Durfield
Republican Township
Kent
Nellie
Cochran
Patrick J Quinn Dies In Madison After Illness
Patrick J. Quinn a Madison stove merchant died at his Baltimore street home at 9 20 am after a ten day illness from enlargement of the liver. Born August 12 1857 in Madison he was married to Anna Floerke thirty five years ago and leaves four sons John Bedford James Seymour Michael and Charles all in or near Madison. He also leaves a sister Mrs Mary Schill and two half brothers Michael Egan and John Egan. He belonged to St Michael church the Ancient Order of Hibernians and Catholic Knights of America Branch 69.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick J. Quinn
Baltimore Street
Quinon
Madison
James and
Catherine Quinn
John Adame
Mr. Quinn
Anna Floerke
John
Bedford
James
Seymour
Michael
Charles
Quinn
Mary Schill
Michael Egan
Indianapolis
John Egan
St. Joe, Mo
St. Michael’s Church
Ancient
Order of Hiberniana
Branch 69
Catholic Knights , of
America
Cornett Returns From Naples for Federal Job
Senator Shively reports Nicholas Cornett of Lawrenceburg Indiana has sailed from Naples for the United States on a ship dating yesterday. Cornett had been named to the Panama Claims Commission to replace the late David Marks but has now returned to qualify for a fat job paying 25 dollars a day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Shively
Nicholas Cornett
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Naples
United States
Cornett
Europe
Panama Claims Commission
David Marks
Wabaeh
Iod
Company F I N G heads to annual state guard camp at Ft Ben Harri
The 1st Regiment Indiana National Guard unit left by train for Indianapolis Sunday to join the ten day camp at Ft Ben Harrison. The roster lists Capt H O Woolford and a full set of officers noncommissioned officers and privates including Lt H H Cope Chester Williams Albert G Winter Arch Monroe Jesse Hall Fred Dipper John Dregga O Eaglin Thomas Khowlan Geo Hill Everett Furnish Ira Reidel Robt Walker Foster James W Kremer Turner Wm Green and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. O. Woolford
H. H. Cope
Chester Williams
Albert G. Winter
Arch Monroe
Jesse Hall
Fred Dipper
John Dregga
O. Eaglin
Thomas Khowlan
Corp
Geo. Hill
Everett Furnish
Ira Reidel
Robt. Walker
Foster James
Former Milton Resident Buried in Trimble County Cemetery
The remains of Mrs. George Barth Sr. died in St. Louis were shipped to Trimble County Kentucky and buried at Moffett Cemetery. Aged 64, she died of blood poisoning. Her husband and son George Jr. traveled with the body. Pallbearers included John R. Inglis J P Strother George Owen Joseph Pecar P S Banks and James Strother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Barth
St. Louis
Trimble County
Moffett Cemetery
Milton
George, Jr
John R. Inglis
J. P. Strother
George Owen
Joseph Pecar
P. S. Banks
James Strother
Electric Bittern Spring Tonic Promises Health Boost
A vintage advertisement touts Electric Bittern as a spring blood and system cleanser. It claims impurities in blood and sluggish kidneys liver and bowels cause fatigue and Spring Fever, promising four weeks of treatment to restore health strength and ambition with a money back guarantee at Harper’s Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaiste
Harper's Drag
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Edward Steinhardt
Frieda
Louis Johann
J. D. Morrow
Oscar Handlen
Taft
Jefferies
Noell
Geo. A. Monroe
Hicks
Emerson Lemen
Joseph M. Gane
North Madison
West Third Street
City
Sarah S. Gane
A. Strauss
Marke & Son
Terre Haute
Anna May Woodsmall
J. P. Woodemall
Morton Avenue
Louisville Times
John Dew
Alleday
Madison Outing Club
Eagle Hollow
Elmer Zeiger
Will McLaughlin
Ora Ashley
Harriette A
Ontario
Indiana
Bert Davie
Lucy Hood
Prewatt
Joseph Fosse
Jeffersonville
George Heitz
Mary
Thomas Doyle
W. H. Sperry
Christian Church
Salem
Paris Crossing
Ellentown
Ill
Alice Danner
Brooksburg
Thomas Dolan
Louisville
Everett Sanford
Grace
Jennie Selig
Brooksburg Road
George Moncrief
Pennington
North Vernon
Wa. Fewell
Kent Road
Benjamin Oldaker
Kent, Ind
W. S.montgomery
Rice Oliver
Gratz
Muncie
Laletha Lucas
T. H. Williams
Bedford Democrat
Democrat
Messrs
G. V. Cain
W. C. An Dery
Floyd Montgomery
Scott County
Scottsburg
Nick Cornett
Company F, I. N. G
Ft. Ben Harrison
Remaine
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