Madison Herald 1918 News Briefs and Local Notices
Madison records with items: birth of Kremer girl on Fourth Street. Mrs. Shuck visiting Indianapolis. John G. Thomas Hanover dead from disease. Miss Elizabeth Hanna visiting Athens sister. Eriza No Baghtt buried at Martinsville. Charles S. Ditler joins Legislative Committee. Wilburdewey Loring funeral in Monroe Twp with Hebron cemetery interment. Mrs. Edward Dew burned rescuing can incident on North Walnut Street.
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John G. Thomas
Hanover
Elizabeth Hanna
Athens
RK. Crenter
Genter
Eriza No Baghtt
Martinsville
Vad Undertaking House
County Auditors’ Association
Indianapolis
Charles S. Ditler
Wilburdewey Loring
W.S. Loring
Monroe Township
Hebron Cemetery
North Walnut Street
Edward Dew
Mrs Dew
influenza ban extended delaying school and church reopenings
City Board of Health decided to extend the influenza ban for an indefinite period. Schools and Madison churches will remain closed until further notice while stores and barber shops may operate with previous hours. confectionaries and pool rooms must close by 6 pm. Two new patients entered Red Cross Hospital. two were discharged.
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City Board of Health
WHS
Miadison
Indianapolis
Louisville
Cinemouth
Madion Oremans
Board of Health
Red Cross Hospital
Private John G. Thomas Reported Wounded in France
War Department telegram informs Mr. John A Thomas that Private John G Thomas of the Engineer Corps is wounded in France near November 2. He has served in the American Expeditionary Force in Europe for months. His family includes Private Earl Thomas and the elder John A Thomas. A later message will provide further details as received by the department.
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John A Thomas
War Department
Ebayer
Thomas
Engiineers
Hias
Boreesan
France
Fleas
Jobo A. Thomas
Ateother
Earl Thomas
Ded
Ito
Wounded Private Harvey Haskell Notified By Sister
Mrs. Charles Gentrup of Madison Indiana receives word that her brother Private Harvey Haskell Infantry was slightly wounded on September 20 in action. He is with the 120th Infantry Machine Gun Co drafted last fall. Further updates awaited.
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Curne Gentrup
Madison
Ind
Harvey Haskell
Harris
Adjutant General
Haskell
Charles Tentrup
West Second St
120Th Infty. Machine Gun Co
Wheat Export Drive Proves U S Unity In War
The nation’s wheat program shows America’s full wartime sacrifice and supply discipline. By early 1918 exports surged, with millions of bushels shipped to Europe and praise from Allied leaders. If trends hold, more than 237 million bushels could reach Europe by next July. The effort aimed to keep bread rations stable for Allied Europe amid ocean tonnage limits.
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Food Administration
America
Europe
Australia
Argentine
Peoples of Democracy
Jiles de
Lord Rhondda
Cetcienter
Aaldiel Otha Nntess
Oan
Government Lives Regardless of Wilson Absence
In a Cincinnati Post opinion note the author argues the president may legally operate from abroad without violating the constitution. He cites Article II powers, the Senate’s treaty role, and presidential succession to stress government continuity beyond Washington. A separate line reports a coal dust explosion aboard the U.S. steamer Brooklyn in Japan killing six and injuring thirty.
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Mr. Wilson
Senate
Washington
Paris
Pekin
United States
North Sea
France
Belgium
Italy
Siberia
George Washington
Wilson
Brown
Anit States Senate
Woodrow
James Abram Garfield
New York
Abraham Lincoln
Cincinnati Post
U.S
Brooklyn
Japan
A Memorable Achievement of the Titanic Struggle
A notable wartime claim credits America with saving Europe by sending 147 million bushels of wheat in a year of crop failure, highlighting the scale of aid and agricultural output as pivotal to European relief efforts.
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America
Europe
German Hope Disproved Fear Confirmed Says German Official
A prominent German official warned that American resolve would outlast German hopes of quick victory. He stated he did not fear U S soldiers arriving late, but feared the intelligence and initiative of 100 million Americans, capable of decisive action once stirred. The remark follows America’s wartime stance against Germany.
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Germany
Europe
Canadian recruit faker tries for brigadier general post
A man named J B Murphy entered a Boston Canadian recruiting office claiming to be a Canadian brigadier general who served under General Orozco in Mexico. After a medical check he was rejected for web toes and planned to seek offices in Canada.
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J. B. Murphy
Boston
Murphy
Mexico
Orozco
Canada
Heat and grit mark Mesopotamian toil warned by traveler
A returned traveler describes Mesopotamia as a place where workers must delve and endure with helmets and dugouts. He notes requirements and dangers, including heatstroke killing more people annually than any other natural cause.
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Mer
Mesopotamia
Earth
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