Madison News Briefs Include Marriages Trips and Court Action
Clerk Harry Nichols issues a marriage license to Joseph and Opal Gibson. Visitors from Jennings County arrive from North Vernon. Governor-elect McCray proposes relocating the Jeffersonville Reformatory to the State Farm. Various residents travel to St. Louis and Wyoming for Christmas visits. Local court case involving Wayne International Building and Loan Association advances in the Jefferson Circuit Court. Miss Eta Milotestadt retires after attending Indiana Society for Mental Hygiene meeting in Indianapolis. Community updates include real estate transfers, bakery receiver appointment, and local incidents of medical care and minor mishaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Nichols
Juosepa
Opal Gibson
Peter Shuck
Jennings County
North Vernon
Goveror
McCray
Jeffersonville Reformatory
State Farm
Frank Saul
St. Louis
Anna Hirst
Charles A. Bowman
Wyoming
William Bowman
H. B. Fosters
Jefferson Street
Florence
Josie Roch
Boerner Brothers
A. W. Ford
Wayne International Building and Loan Association
Horace G. Beckner
Jeferson Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Mourners Attend Rites for Mrs Virginia Lee in City
Funeral services for Mrs. Virginia Lee were held at a chapel with Rev J C Bla officiating and many sorrowing friends present. Hymns were sung as pallbearers Ruby Miles John Miles William Morgan Calvin Kemper served. Remains were later taken to Trimble County Kentucky for interment in Mollett's Cemetery. The article notes Bangkok Siam has nine moving feature houses and other varied global trivia about revolutions and US oil production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Lee
Indianapelis
Merder
J.C. Bla
Episcopal Church
Bangkok
Siam
Mexico
United States
City Council reports Waterways delegates and street projects
At last night’s council meeting delegates to the Waterways Convention reported their activities. The council approved funds and ordered payments for sewer work on Poplar street and for extensions on Michigan hill. A resolve to honor Mrs Schoffield for district charges was approved, and plans were noted for bridges and walls repairs on Crooked Creek and for new street improvements on West street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Ro Kert
Feuersta
Committee On Public Works
Michigan Hill
Birdy Street
Crooked Creek
Feuerstein
WI OP
Popler Street
Rogers
Roth
EL Cope
Doe
Poplar Street
Ouver
North Madison Creamery Co
Perisston
Weat Street
Red Cross Nurse Miss Marty Shippin Speaks at Cauna Meeting
A Red Cross nurse Miss Marty Shippin addressed a Cauna gathering on Red Cross activities and wartime relief. She described relief efforts, hospital visits, and nursing work, noting community support and upcoming demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Marty Shippin
Cauna
No 4 Fire Co Elects Officers
No 4 Fire Company elects officers for a three year term. Elected are Alberti Winter as President Nick Solaite as Vice President John Weaib as Secretary Frank Jo Schram as Treasurer Michael Jucene as Det Assoc Chief Crobert Winkel and Jerecter Wiliim Crew ford Pithose Pures cos Chas. Berseh lat Pipesman Henry Kneebel Bernard Jotucen Peter bE THeetuland Wins Selinabel Andrew Jacobs as Trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meeteng Dist
Tadeowngs
Fera I
Alberti Winter
Nick Solaite
John Weaib
Prank Jo Schram
Michael Jucene
Crobert Winkel
Hose
Jerecter Wiliim Crewford Pithose Pures Cos Chas
Bersehlat
Henry Kneebel
Bernard Jotu
Fragmented OCR NorSums Amid Broad Historical Snipes
Fragmentary OCR text mentions fires and costs in francs with unclear names and places. It hints at a series or event with figures around 0.000 francs and a material cost of 18 Om, but specifics are unreadable. The passage lacks clear persons or organizations to identify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falon
Ted Totren
Orth
Dog Fanciers in Trouble in Thapkinsville
In Thapkinsville a grand jury at Cloartsthin returns indictments over unpaid dog poll taxes. The controversial case highlights citizen nonpayment and a comic court setting as the record indictments are issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thapkinsville
Population figures for United States and Indiana
Final official figures show the United States population at 106,708,811 with Indiana at 2,930,390. The data present nationwide and state totals for the census or statistical release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Indiana
Local Holiday Visits Listed Across Madison Community
Madison residents and visitors are noted in December events. Bert Waltz, formerly of Monroe township now in Hastings, Iowa, visits. Miss Gertrude Davis travels home to Wirt. G W Barbier family heads to Ft Wayne. Mary Francisco returns from Mary to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Francisco. Railway trips include Mrs. Lunsford traveling to Indianapolis to see her daughter. Kathryn Tuttle arrives from Savannah Georgia to spend holidays with Sophia Tuttle. Inductive note: county treasurer Danner busy with predecessor tax statements and delinquent notices. sales of delinquent property planned January 1. Funeral services held for Dela Moffett. remains to Moore’s Uhl for burial in Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Waltz
Monroe Township
Hastings
Iowa
Gertrude Davis
Nicholas Schulz
Third Street
Wirt
G. W. Barbier
Walter
Ft. Wayne
Mary Francisco
Mary
Indiana Society
Mentel Hygiene
Indianapoli
JW. Millytan
Cragmont
Bard of Directors
Maurgaret Louise
Frank Waters
Wilkinsbourg
Waters
Beatrice Kasper
Robert Danners
Nbugi
Michigan
St. Vincent's Hospital
Indianapolis
Madison
Hardie
Nathan Lorton
Moore’s Uhl
Unclear Threats Mentioned in Fragmentary Dispatch
Fragmentary OCR text references a threat involving a named family and destruction of a vessel or property. Details are garbled with no clear names, dates, locations, or concrete actions readable enough to substantiate a full incident summary.
Explosives Detonate in New York City Financial District
Reported in New York City the blast in the street caused 36 injuries and damage to nearby financial buildings. Explosive expert Dr. Walter T. Scheele has reported to the Department of Justice on the incident and its likely causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouplasion
New York City
Ives
Chook
Finencial
Walter T. Scheele
Department of Justice
Girl Seeks Policeman as Husband in Court Tale
A distressed girl asks a policeman to marry her amid a court scene. The confusion centers on an attempted marriage and the judge’s handling as observers note social pressure and personal tensions surrounding the case.
Mysterious New York Burglary With Half Million Theft
Mrs Courlotte King Palmer of 50 Bastett Street New York was gagged and blindfolded by three men during a home burglary. Thieves fled with jewels and goods valued between 250000 and 1000000 dollars. Capt Wm Cochrane of Indianapolis Fire Department visited the city on Monday and left for Oswood on the noon train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte King
Charlotte Palmer
Wm. Cochrane
Indianapolis
Osywood
Diamonds Set In Teeth News Spot
Fragmented oblique report notes a notable practice of embedding diamonds in teeth as symbol mania. The piece mentions individuals and a deathbed request, with a focus on medical and social implications and a curious dental trend.
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Teetua Teevetads
Diane
Sipadiod
Mies Hlickman
Humphreys Doctor and the Treatment of Ills in English and Spanish
A fragmented 19th century catalog lists Humphreys medicines and remedies for a wide range of ailments. It mentions fever, worms, colic, diarrhea, vertigo, stomach pain, croup, piles, cataracts, asthma, urine issues, and sore throats. The ad notes a New York address at the corner of William and Atiu streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asthy
Sore
Geip
Holiday Travel and Local Notices in Madison
Miss Cora Underwood leaves by train for Indianapolis and Frankfort for holidays. Monroe Lodge I O O F conferred degrees on candidates last night. Rev Thomas J Graham returns to Lawsville after visiting his mother. Alene Oliver and Clara Simpson travel to New Richmond Ohio for holidays. Mr Wm Adler of Chicago and Mrs George Dyke of North Vernon visit mother Mrs Jennie Adler Cragmont and Third streets. Mr and Mrs Joseph J Wood of Chicago arrive to spend Christmas with Mrs Wood's mother. Fred Bower and Nellie J Selmeier obtain marriage license and wed in clerk's office. Mrs William Schilling of Indianapolis and Mrs Samuel Cooke of Ludlow Ky depart after death of John Melton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Millar
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Millar
W. W. Millar
North Mulberry Street
Chicksasha
Oklahoma
Ducate
Cora Underwood
Indianapolis
Frankfort
Monroe Lodge
Thomas J. Graham
Lawsville
Agnes Graham
North
Jefferson Street
Alene Oliver
Clara Simpson
New Rchmond
Ohio
Wm. Adler
Chicago
George Dyke
North Vernon
Jennie Adler
Cragmont
Third Streets
Joseph JD. Wood
Wood
North Jefferson Street
Fred Bower
Nellie J. Selmeier
Clark County
Nchols
B. Arends
William Schilling
Samuel Cooke
Ludlow
John Melton
Deaths Show Slump in 1919 in Registration Area
The 1919 death rate fell to 12.9 per 1 000 in the continental U S area covering 81 percent of the population, the lowest yearly rate in census records. Total deaths reached 1 006 436 with heart disease 111 570 and tuberculosis 108 085, while pneumonia 105 218 and influenza 84 113 were also reported. Delaware Florida and Mississippi joined the registration area, totaling 33 states plus D C and 18 nonregistration cities.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Delaware
Florida
Mississippi
District of Columbia
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claim Ad with Reward
An advertisement offers a 100 dollar reward for an incurable catarrh case. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine, says it works for 35 years by acting through the blood to heal mucous surfaces, and promises visible health improvements after starting. It urges sending for testimonials and notes price 75 cents, Toledo based F. J. Cheney & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Hal
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
A Husband In Love Learns to Sew On His Own Buttons
A witty old saying suggests romance makes a husband blind until necessity prompts him to take on practical tasks. The quip highlights the shift from affection to independence in domestic life.
Bettys Interlude At Sea Airman And Capn Andy
Betty helps an injured naval flyer after a crash on the sands near her grandfather Capn Andy. The encounter sparks a budding romance as the pilot plans to contact a naval station and the trio share a hopeful moment amid a windy coastal scene. Copyright 1918 McClure Syndicate.
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Betty
Thuneder
Sand
Cap'n
Andy
Cap'n Andy
McClure New Syndicate
Ex Fighte rs in Civil Service Amendments
Amendments to civil service laws aim to favor veterans with preference in appointments and reinstate those who served. The article notes 15 750 ex service members active in government roles, with future hires expected to rise, and outlines salary ranges across departments plus a veterans bonus.
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Washington
Civil Service
Golone
Aera
Besa
Clvi
Trenetes
Pomibs
Elvil Starvice Fels
Cabacahia
NASA
Federal Board For
Civil Services
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Goon Herald
East Main
Madison Ind
George Wagner
John Schuler
Charles Kiser
Paper Mill Road
Kings Daughters’ Hospital
Vail’s
Eta Milotestadt
Indiana Society For Mental Hygiene
Claypool
Miss Hoffstadt
Bochare Saanh Onr
Mane Coy
Econ Nt
Xmas
Marysbajyear
Chrsnes Morrow
Frank C. Bremerkanp
Terre Haute
Adana
Tube Eagan
Fred Denny
Fini
Khagin
Bie
Ruby Miles
John Miles
William Morgan
Calvin Kemper
Schroeder
Demaree
Domin Oon Pubte Cubtes
Michigan Road
West Street
S Brouder
Olwer
Thor
Bo Hkert Cognes
Qhi Weel
No 4 Fire Co
Reguild
Norman Davis
William Lunsford
Bily
Kathryn Tuttle
City
Savanah, Ga
Sophia Tuttle
Trak Hedman
Mildred Louise
Crocauo
Arents
Jaeotye Ph Demoree
Wiliam Sotelang
Woo
Hira Tuslay
Bey Gandt
Fourebhe'd
Wall Street
Jose
Pett
Angeles
Tier
Mike
Martti
Phil
Peeve
Humphrey Biramedies
Preve
Humpurey Sb Ul TI Dicint CO
Cormer
William Ated Atiui
By Sadie M. Stull
Miss Perry
Towase
York
Adventire
Bettys Tims
Noseres
Oleh
Copia
Cad
Scipett
Copean
Civil Service Preference
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