Christmas Homecomings Fill Madison Streets
Madison residents return on trains from Lafayette Bloomington Indianapolis and Pennsylvania to spend the Christmas holidays with family. Students from Purdue Wisconsin University Mt Erie University and art andSchubert schools join relatives in Madison as the season brings guests from Hanover North Madison and surrounding towns.
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Leroy Conner
John Scott
Warren Coppage
Randall Mooreland
Bloomington
Smith Robertson
Kokomo
Louis Phipps
Hanover
Whiteland
Indiana
Charles E. Hughes
George Denny
Franklin
George Mueser
Indianapolis
Mary Weaver
Edward Mueser
Wheatland
Mueser
William Colgate
Charles Phillips
Joe Niesse
Madison
Orville Detraz
Misslizabeth Roe
Schubber School
Robbie McLean
Georgia
Roe
Main
Broadway
Coolidge and the Bonus in New York State Politics
The piece argues New York voters will deny Coolidge a national victory due to the state bonus issue. It notes Democrats improved with Hearst once more, and President Coolidge opposes the NY referendum on the bonus, while Al Smith and Mayor Hylan bolster Democratic strength amid Harding policy backlash.
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New York State
Hearst
Coolidge
New York
New York Tribune
Washington Post
Washington
al Smith
Johan” Hylan
Harding
Death of Frank Dehler at 39 after long illness
Frank Dehler died at 2 34 this afternoon after a long illness. He was 39 and born in Madison, son of the late Valentine and Mrs. Dehler. Survived by three brothers Andrew of Brazil William and John and sister Elizabeth Kreidler distant in Terre Haute and California. Funeral arrangements pending relatives arrival. Friends regret his passing.
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Madison
Valentine Dehler
Andrew Dehler
Brazil
William Dehler
Elizabeth Kreidler
Terre Haute
John Dehler
California
Dehler
Indiana School Attendance Report 1922 23 Shows High Participation
State reports indicate 97.7 percent of compulsory age children 7 to 16 attended school. Total enrollment 538 079 with 489 335 in public schools, 47 497 parochial, 692 private, 555 institutional. Attendants made 169 378 visits. 72 339 children kept in school. 12 594 out of school for physical unfitness, industry entry, or unclassified reasons.
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State Board of Attendance
Blanche Merry
Christmas by Rev M B Sloan
Christmas song urges generosity to friends and the divine, noting Christ’s birth and sacrifice. It praises giving to both earthly loved ones and God who sent his Son to save humanity, urging devotion before death.
Harding Girls Ship John Gobbler To Mrs. Harding
Since 1820 the Harding Girls' Club of Chicago has annually provided the Thanksgiving turkey for the Harding family. This year they sent a special Pullman compartmented turkey car named John Gobbler with Miss Esther Wilton aboard by Erie railway to Mrs. Harding in Marion Ohio. Ovation for Mr Woods in Tokyo.
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Harding Girls’ Club of
Chicago
Harding
John Gobbler
Esther Wilton
Erie Railway
Marion
Ohio
Marrying Squire Kinney Sidelined by Illness on Birthday
E H Kinney a longtime Justice of the Peace known as the marrying Squire of Southern Indiana is confined to his Columbus home by illness on his 77th birthday. This is his first absence from the office in fifty years.
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Columbus
Ind
E. H. Kinney
Indiana
Funeral service for Charles Miller held privately
The funeral of Charles Miller who died early Wednesday morning was held at his home on North Walnut Street at two this afternoon with Rev. B. Arendt of the Lutheran church leading the rites. Interment followed at Springdale cemetery. Both funeral and burial were private.
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Charles Miller
North Walnut Street
B. Arendt
Lutheran Church
Springdale Cemetery
City Court News: Ryan Arrested on Bootlegging Charge
Charles Ryan was arrested late yesterday evening on a bootlegging charge. He was released on a recognizance bond and his trial is set for next Wednesday with attorney Joseph Cooper. the case is before City Court.
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Charles Ryan
Ryan
Joseph Cooper
89-Year-Old Man Stricken By Unusual Measles Case
NOBLESVILLE Ind Dec 19 Robert A Stack 89 is seriously ill with measles the attending physician says he has never heard of a man his age with the disease Vera Cruz Dec 21 battle at Santa Lucretia on the isthmus railroad between revolutionaries and federals for control of Tehuantepec peninsula five hour fight Puebla region federal losses 104 killed and wounded revolutionary losses 18 killed and 22 wounded
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Noblesville, Ind
Robert A. Stack
Vera Cruz
Santa Lucretia
Isthmus
Tehuantepec Peninsula
Huertatista
Puebla
Dawes Named Head Of Reparations Inquiry Committee
Charles G. Dawes of Chicago, first U S budget director, was chosen by the inter allied reparations commission to lead the first committee assessing Germany’s capacity to pay reparations. In New York the liner Leviathan ran aground off Robin’s Reef but remained safe as tugs assisted.
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Paris
Charles G. Dawes
Chicago
United States
Germany
Inter-Allied
New York
Robin’s Reef
Barter Proliferates as German Mark Collapses Near Berlin
A photograph from a major flour mill near Berlin shows civilians trading personal goods with a farmer in exchange for flour. The scene highlights widespread barter as the German mark collapses.
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Berlin
Vetter and wife convicted of first degree manslaughter
Ernest Vetter and his wife Marie were found guilty in Queens County Court of first degree manslaughter in the killing of Lorenzo J. Storey, her former admirer. Marie Vetter nearly collapsed as the verdict was read and her screams filled the courtroom.
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New York
Ernest Vetter
Marie
Queen’s County Court
Lorenzo J. Storey
American currency in circulation abroad to near three quarters of a billion
Federal inquiry reveals that American currency held or circulating abroad totals between 0.5 and 0.75 billion dollars. The Osborne estate in Saddle River New Jersey has been sold, marking the first sale of the property since 1704.
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Washington
Osborne
Saddle River
N. J
The Best Month of the Year Christmas Cheer Theme
A nostalgic piece celebrates December as the best month with Christmas giving and early shopping. It recalls the Three Wise Men and notes on holiday joy while interspersing brief local items such as a juvenile court case and other stray notices.
Capital Washington Dominates World Stage In Postwar Boom
Washington rises to world prominence after World War I as a capital city with a population surge of about 150 000, mostly working adults. The influx sustains a long lasting building boom and keeps the city buoyant with a guaranteed payroll to federal employees.
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Washington
London
Paris
Rome
United States
Lve
Wilson
Taft
Congress
Georgetown
Belgian Wheat Harvest Forecasts Rise Sharply
Brussels reports the latest forecasts for the Belgian wheat harvest show an output about 1,000,000 quintals above 1922. Early estimates indicate a strong season with higher yields across the country.
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Brussels
Cotton Spindle Concentration in New England Tops Nation
A report notes that more than half of the United States cotton spindles are located in New England, highlighting regional industrial dominance. The finding emphasizes New England's central role in American textile production.
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United States
New England
Bananas Spark National Appetite at U S Level
Average daily consumption in the United States nears 15 million bananas, reflecting strong demand across the nation. The figure highlights widespread fruit popularity and steady grocery sales trends during the period.
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United States
Wife Sold Daughter for 25 Dollars in Court Claim
George Waidelich of New York city says in court that his wife allowed their son to be adopted but sold their daughter for 25 dollars. He states it cost him 50 dollars to recover his daughter from the woman who bought her and asks that his wife be arrested.
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George Waidelich
New York City
Waidelich
Funeral Services for Mrs Cash Hunter Held at Broadway Baptist
Funeral services are set for Mrs Lula Doolittle Hunter at Broadway Baptist Church two o clock tomorrow. Born May 26 1879 in Milton Kentucky she was 44 at death after over three years of illness. She married Cash Hunter June 7 1904 and is survived by her husband her parents Mr and Mrs M Johnson a brother Louis Johnson and many relatives and friends.
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Dinger
Eleanor Mary Bloomfield
Beargrass Creek
Mamie Silver
Baltimore
Woodie Johnson
Rapson
Young
Mark Johnson
Bloomfield
Detroit
Reuben Hstell
Pennsylvania
Addison
Madison
Ind
Johnson
Lim
Cash Hunter
North Poplar Street
Wal
Broadway Baptist Church
Mrs. Hunter
Milton
Kentucky
Lula Doolittle
Mrs. M. Johnson
Louis Johnson
Hanover Students Return Home for Christmas
Hanover College students left by train this morning to spend the holidays. Named travelers include Marguerite Cummings of Fort Wayne Irene Parsons of Gary Irene Cory of Gary Naomi Brookshire of Newberry Nina Pitman of Brownstown Elizabeth Loveland of Peru Margaret Burdge of Lagro Opal Harn of New Washington Russell Fitzgibbon of Muncie Robert Wright of Mordon Harry Davison of Fort Wayne and G V Graham of Dupont.
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Hanover College
Marguerite Cummings
Fort Wayne
Irene Parsons
Gary
Irene Cory
Naomi Brookshire
Newber
Nina Pitman
Brownstown
Elizabeth Loveland
Peru
Margaret Burdge
Lagro
Opal Harn
New Washington
Russell Fitzgibbon
Muncie
Robert Wright
Modorn
Harry Davison
G. V. Graham
Duponi
Man breaks wrist in fall at Vevey schools
Janitor Charles Holler of Vevey public schools broke the big bone in his wrist Saturday after tumbling backward from a step ladder. He was taken to Madison by Prof. A. H. Wegener for treatment.
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Charles Holler
Vevay
Madison
A. H. Wegener
Vevay Reveille-Enterprise
Baltimore and Ohio station demolished in Ohio train wreck
In Bethseda Ohio on December 20 two cars of a Chicago bound train derailed and struck the B and O passenger station injuring eleven people. Two men in the waiting room were hurt seriously while Alvin McCormick and Arthur Mead were trapped under timbers as the smoker and day coach were hurled through the building.
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Bethsheda
Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio
Chicago
Alvin McCormick
Arthur Mead
Philippine charges raised against Major General Wood
Representative Frear of Wisconsin introduced a House resolution requesting a congressional investigation into charges made by Filipinos against Major General Leonard Wood, Governor General of the Philippines.
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Washington
Leonard Wood
Philippines
Representative Frear
Wisconsin
Senator Borah Reintroduces War as Public Crime Resolution
Idaho Senator Borah re introduces in the Senate a resolution outlawing war as a public crime against the law of nations. He seeks a treaty binding nations to punish war breeders initiators and profiteers.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
Senate
Butler arraigned on assault with intent to kill father
South Bend Indiana December 20 Arthur Butler 44 of River Park was arraigned today on the charge of assault and battery with intent to kill his father.
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Southbend
Ind
Arthur Butler
River Park
Death of Mr William Dunlap in West Madison
Friends mourn the death of William Dunlap at his West Madison home at four this morning. He worked yesterday as an engineer at the hospital pumping station and died unexpectedly. Survived by wife formerly Miss Annie Greus ling and sister Mrs Mayme Riddle of Indianapolis. Louisville dispatch notes grand jury may probe today’s publicized gamecock brawls in a second incident drawing interest from St Louis Chicago and Indiana Kentucky.
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William Dunlap
West Madison
Dunlap
Annie Greusling
Mayme Riddle
Indianapolis
Louisville
St. Louis
Chicago
Madison
Indiana
Kentucky
Indiana GOP leader postpones December 27 meeting
Indianapolis December 21. Republican State Chairman Clyde Walb postponed the December 27 meeting. Walb reiterated his stance that Governor Nor McCray should resign or be forced from office by impeachment proceedings.
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Indianapolis
Chai Clyde Walb
Walb
Goverenor McCray
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