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Newspaper

Madison Weekly Herald

Location

Madison, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1917

Page

3

Divorce action in Jefferson County Indiana

Newton S Householder sues Dora E Householder for divorce in Jefferson Circuit Court Jefferson County Indiana No 8704. Dora is a necessary party whose residence is unknown. She must appear by February 1918 else judgment will be entered. Clerk Edw M Prentatt signs seal. Sulzer and Bear attorneys.

Indiana Jefferson County Jefferson Circuit Court Newton $S. Householder Dora E. Householder Dora LK. Householder Madison M. Prenatt J.C. C. Sulzer & Bear

Non-Resident Notice in Jefferson Circuit Court 1918

In Jefferson County Indiana the Curtis Marshall as administrator seeks sale of Magdalena Engel real estate in Madison. Unknown heirs and defendants must answer by February 4 1918 or risk default. notice signed December 1917 by the Jefferson Circuit Court clerk.

State of Indiana Jefferson County Jefferson Circuit Curtis Marshall Magdalena Engel Louis Johann State of Indiana Madison Baltimore Street City of Main Main Cross Jefferson Circuit Court M. Prenatt

Pleasant Point social notes and local movements

Pleasant Point residents recount visits and funerals as Mr. and Mrs. John McGee travel from Tuscola Illinois to attend the funeral of their niece Lucile Irwin. George Vallillee moves to a Big Creek farm. Local shucking crews return from Illinois. Mail service delay noted on R R 3. Katie Mullen buys Gallagher Mullen corner property from widow Mary Niesse.

John McGee Tuscola Ill Frank McGee Lucile Irwin George Vallillee Big Creek Illinois Ben Milligan Helen Requet Edith McGee John S. Smith Main Street Central Ave Gallagher

Bolsheviks Gain Ground as Clash With Counterrevolutionaries Unfolds

Reports from Stockholm and London describe Bolsheviki forces clashing with Korniloff and Kal edines loyalists in Moscow. Dispatches say Lenin claims a truce along the front while Russian ambitions of a separate peace and German vassal state aims spark mass opposition. Eleven Russian republics reportedly exist amid mounting upheaval.

Stockholm Korniloff Kaledines Ensign Krylenki Russia Wwaparanda Germany Nikolai Lenine Moscow London

German Drive Forecast Near Lens Amid Massed Troops

London reports German commander near Lens with forecasts of a northern Hindenburg Line push. German forces are massing large numbers including troops from Russia. French artillery activity noted in Alsace Lorraine and Italian fronts see heavy duels. General Allenby, credited with Jerusalem, to be named military governor as British forces plan naval actions.

London Dee Lens British War Office Hindenburg Alsace Lorraine Poupet Allenby Derusaen Wall

Judiciary Converts Convict Murder Case Amid Prohibition Debate

House Judiciary Committee in Washington reports favorably a motion to consider a nationwide prohibition amendment and votes to report the Susan Anthony suffrage amendment without recommendation. The action follows debates set to begin Monday as part of ongoing amendment discussions.

Washington House Judiciary Committee Susan Anthony

Teens of San Mateo Pled Guilty in Quadruple Murder Case

An OCR fragment reports on a 1930s San Mateo case where teen Black coders faced murder-related charges and a series of court actions. It mentions executions, hangings, and trial details with reference to witnesses and soldiers, noting quiet executions and no witnesses in a disjointed, partial recount.

San Mateo Dee

Abandoned Postal Routes Halted by Rural Carriers

Rural carriers report most routes reached today after heavy disruption. Sleds and horse teams carried corn fodder and mail as crews pressed to restore service. several towns observed vehicles still distant but progress continued toward resuming deliveries.

Cate Goto Moorefield

Martial law proclaimed in Portugal amid revolts

Reports indicate martial law declared in Portugal as unrest follows a revolutionary movement. Authorities warn of curfews and heightened security as protests grow across major cities. Casualty or exact numbers remain unverified.

Madrid Pee Eho Portugal

Half Camp Taylor Men To Receive Furlough

One half the men at Camp Taylor will be furloughed from noon December 22 to 7 p.m. December 26 with preference to those at long distance. Half will remain for duties. Also included is a local Red Cross report for November 1 to 25, 1917 with donations and hospital supplies across multiple locations and individuals. Philippines rice production rising. Venezuelan meat packers expanding plants.

Louisville Camp Taylor Jefferson County Red Cross Hanover Kent Cragmont Brooksburg Ryker's Ridge Pleasant Ridge North Madison Madison King’s Daughters Manville Sarah Stewart Jennie Mead Wirt E. W. Hughes Robert Moffet

Father of Rae Kraus’ killer seeks pardon for daughter

Indianapolis reports S W Anderson, Rae Kraus’s father, pleaded for clemency for his daughter who killed her step-daughter fourteen years ago. The story also notes T J Curry’s death and Masonic tribute on his burial journey from Richmond to Vevay. It adds update on draft modifications with Mrs Clara Bear retained by the local conscription board to prepare records and questionnaires.

Indianapolis S. W. Anderson Rae Kraus T. J. Curry Vevay Richmond Masonic Order Curry George W. Miles Clara Bear

British Troops Enter Jerusalem Amid Turkish Surrender Update

British forces entered Jerusalem today amid reports that Turkish forces had surrendered. German officers were said to be among those reported captured or disarmed as the occupation proceeds.

London Deerusalem Cortisan Crermnan

Barge of Coal Sinks in River Threatening City Fuel

A barge carrying coal sank in the river above the Richwood distillery, likely a total loss. If recovered the coal would be heavily mixed with sediment, making it worthless and worsened by rising ice. Madison faces a coal famine as railroad supply cannot be trusted and conservation is advised. Also notes Mr and Mrs L G Rogers traveling to Richmond and Indianapolis for Grange meetings. Greece area size given as 44 700 square miles.

Richwood Madison Crozier L. G. Rogers Hanover Richmond Grangers Rogers Antioch Grange

Speculation on Ice Covered Ship and River Docks

Speculation runs about how the ice covering the ship will break and how past departures were recalled. The piece notes sunk boats on the Ohio and wartime wrecks, then cites fewer damages since 1877 due to river rock constructions and dock manipulation. It ends with a property transfer in Hanover Township involving $200.

Fire alarm at Gradimar School basement blaze extinguished

A small basement fire at Gradimar School triggered a rapid alarm around 2 14 o'clock this afternoon. Students evacuated through the fire drill, and the fire was put out before full spread. Snow delayed auto traffic, with some trams stuck near Main and Central avenues.

Gradimar Main Central Avenue

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