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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1919
Page
2
A detailed write up highlights a Rotary Club event hosted at the Hotel Jefferson last night. The piece mentions guests, organizers, and the social tone of the gathering, with focus on speeches and community involvement.
The Human Welfare League held its annual meeting at the Commercial Club with clergy and church representatives present. Incumbents Mrs Stern and Dr McReand declined reelection. new officers were elected for the coming year including President Marcus Ro Sulver and Vice President Grea Moostuntes.
A wreck near Chicago at Santa Fe occurred when the Limited train slid from the tracks into the river. Between 20 and 50 passengers were reported injured and four to six people killed. Mr. Grel Wells and Miss Charlotte Robbins married earlier that day in Saluda County.
A quirky editorial tone extols Sherlock Holmes as a model for inquiry and knowledge. The piece urges readers to value curiosity beyond detective work and to seek insight in everyday life within the community.
Madge Griscom, long trapped in a loveless marriage to Paul Griscom, discovers relief after his funeral. She befriends Derby, a translator, and finances a chance for his unpublished work, reinvigorating her life with genuine affection and purpose.
Masked bandits bound gagged and blindfolded Jess Manley town watchman then fled with two accomplices after raiding Rockville State Bank. They blew the vault door but failed to breach the inner door and escaped before freeing the prisoners. Indiana draft statistics report 639,834 registered with 522,000 estimated fit for service amid war mobilization.
An obscure phrase hints at weighing costs of a habitual action with Blanton’s name cited in a peculiar caption. The line suggests choosing the lesser risk between two evils, implying a strategic or satirical stance rather than a clear event.
The state highway commission opened bids yesterday for the Oswood Versailles road with Shields Blish Sesment as base bidders at 38 28 20 per mile. Other bids ranged from 49 365 40 to 52 303 91 from several contractors. Also noting two horses owned by Mrs Allen Miles of Bellevue with partial paralysis and a bone fracture recovering under Dr S Hicks care.
A proclamation suppressing Sinn Fein was issued today in Dutein, banning all Sinn Fein articles. The measure represents the government’s most drastic step yet to curb the organization.
Eugene Schiffer, newly named Minister of Finance of the German Republic, must devise methods to raise the billions Germany owes to the Allies in war indemnities. The image introduces Schiffer and highlights the heavy fiscal challenge ahead.
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