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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1921
Page
2
A brief public notice from Madison Indiana regarding a heating main project at 11 Main Street. The item specifies site location and office reference for the project, noting timing and official involvement in the work.
In Canaan this afternoon Clerk Nichols presided as Albert Porter Gillialt of Bedfiared married a 24 year old Crago with consent. The ceremony occurred in his office with Undertaker Haigh in attendance while Ex-Gov. Ralston discussed Democratic strategy and goals.
Fragmented OCR notes mention a factory toll in France and references to U S states and companies. The garbled text lists names such as D Wilson estate administrator Melba J Wilson York City and references to Mrs Gaunt Miss Gia etc. Overall, the readable facts are sparse and scattered without a clear incident or event.
A garbled passage describes community fund drives for tuberculus spread and relief efforts, plus a dramatic account of a river collision near Louisville. It mentions Mrs Warren, a charity donor, and various vague details about boats, a damaged vessel, and ships in a flood of names and incomplete phrases.
Madison Pec. Mrs Herbert M Flora, a respected Christian wife and mother, died Saturday night at the Arabe residences on West Second Street after a lengthy illness. She leaves a husband and one son Erwin, and a daughter who died in infancy. Relatives from Oaklands and other areas sent sympathy as the community mourned her passing.
John B Ross a Madison leather manufacturer and longtime local figure died peacefully Saturday night at his home on East Street after a brief illness. He was 84 or 85 depending on record and had lived in Madison for seventy five years. He leaves a son Taylor W Ross of Newport News Virginia two daughters Elizabeth Ross Trow and Frances Ross and a grandson John Graham Ross. His wife Frances Bachman Davenport died earlier. He served as director of the Farmers Bank and was prominent in local business and civic life for decades.
Mrs Susan Vincent a well known colored woman and oldest Hanover resident died at her son Dennis Vincent’s home at 8 o clock this morning. She was born into slavery in the South and lived in Hanover for many years. The death is attributed to infirmities. Several local residents left yesterday for Dayton Ohio to visit relatives.
A detailed profile of Marshal Ferdinand Foch, his blend of Napoleon’s tactics and German staff methods, and his belief that morale and adaptability drive victory. It notes his prewar teaching at the Superior School of War and his early study of German operations from 1870.
The Liquator, famed as the ship linked to Stevenson's inspiration for The Wreckers, gains reprieve from scrapping. The Equator, once a Puget Sound steamer, is rebuilt with a diesel engine after hull frames of Port Oxford cedar are found sound, promising renewed service.
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