Madison Times Notes Local Events and Distant Happenings
Items include measles in New Albany, an Indianapolis earthquake, and Indiana breweries united to end a brewing war. Obituaries for Margaret Hoffman in Indianapolis and Charles Blackmore's funeral in Madison are reported, with reflections on World Fair exhibits and local history insights from Aunt Betsey McKay’s lineage and the Bancroft family connection.
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New Albany
Louisville
Bob Ingersoll
Indianapolis
Knights of Pythias of
Fair Play Fire Co. No.1
Guiding Star painting to join ship's cabin display
A painting by Will M Snyder depicts the steamer Guiding Star on the Ohio River, to be presented to Captain Hegler and placed in the boat's cabin after arriving from Cincinnati next Monday. The piece was conceived from beside the shipyard and funded at the request of Lin. C. Jones. Meanwhile, obituaries report the death of Mrs. Lydia Wagner Secor at 63 after a four week rheumatism illness. funeral at Church street residence. Charles W Blackmore, son of Dawson, dies in Chicago likely from heart trouble. funeral planned in Madison.
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Betsey McKay
Madison
Taylorville
Nelson County
Fairfield
Bardstown
Nelson
Jefferson
Kentucky
Sisterhood of States
Uriah McKay
Billy Collins
Ohio River
Robert Fulton
Guiding Star
Rogers & Cowlam
Will M. Snyder
Mr. Snyder
Lin. C. Jones
Lydia Wagner
Jesse Wagner
Secor
Charles Almond
Vine Street Baptist Church
Church Street
Charles W. Blackmore
Chicago
Dawson Blackmore
Board of Trade
Charles Blackmore
Indianapolis Journal
Secret Service arrests counterfeiters in Louisville
United States Secret Service detectives from Indiana busted a room at 92 Lafayette Street Louisville yesterday afternoon catching Amsay Whitsett a white man and Jesse Wilson colored in the act of producing counterfeit silver dollars. The pair belong to a band active in Louisville and Southern Indiana for over a month with more arrests expected.
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United States Secret Service
Indiana
Lafayette Street
Louisville
Amsay Whitsett
Jesse Wilson
J. A. Howes
J. Howes
Secret Service
Carter
Indianapolis
The Burlington Route Promotes a Great Midwest Network
The Burlington Route spans Chicago to Denver and beyond, serving Illinois Iowa Missouri Wisconsin Minnesota Nebraska and Colorado. It links St Louis Chicago Peoria and other hubs with daily passenger service and connections to eastern and western lines. For tickets rates and info contact local agents or the executive offices in Keokuk Iowa and St. Louis Missouri.
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Burlington
Chicago
Peoria
St. Louis
Illinois
Iowa
Missouri
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Nebraska
Colorado
Deadwood
S. Dakota
Black Hills
West Northwest
Kansas City
Atchison
St. Joseph
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Lincoln
Denver
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Co. M. Levey
Howaxko Evuiorr
Schamberlain's Eye and Skin Ointment advertised cure
An advertisement touts Schamberlain's Eye and Skin Ointment as a remedy for chronic sore eyes salt rheum scald head old chronic sores fever sores eczema itch prairie scratches sore nipples and piles. Described as cooling and soothing with hundreds of cures after other treatments failed. Sold in 35 and 50 cent boxes by Heberhart & Son.
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Heberhart & Son
Athletic boom at Hanover College boosts student teams
Hanover College reports an active athletic boom with daily meetings and a mass gathering raising 238 dollars for athletic purposes. Aspirants train for regular college teams while the faculty insists on selecting only first class students.
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Hanover College
Yale
Clarke Memorial
J. A. Adair
Mammoth Cave
Adair
Sigma Chis
Delta Tau
Phi Gama
Widow files will contest over Dr McCoy in Clark Circuit Court
Maria McCoy through Judge M Z Stannard petitions in Jeffersonville alleging fraud duress and undue influence in the will of the late Dr W N McCoy. The suit seeks to void the will and block Theodore and Andrew McCoy from guardianship of the three children while noting no objection to the disposition of property.
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W. N. McCoy
Maria McCoy
M. Z. Stannard
Clark Circuit Court
Jeffersonville
Dr. McCoy
McCoy
No healthy person need fear grippe with proper treatment
The article promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a safe treatment for grippe or severe cold, claiming many recoveries and prevention of pneumonia. It appeals to households and notes 25 and 50 cent bottles sold by Heberhart & Son, and advertises Brown's Iron Bitters as a cure for fatigue, digestion issues, and malaria.
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Chamberlain
Heberhart & Son
Jan
Jeb
Mail Line Steamers Schedule From Madison and Vevay
The Madison dispatch lists the steamers City of Madison City of Vevay and others under Master Brewen Campbell Hamilton with departures to Louisville Cincinnati Madison and Vevay. First class round trip fare Madison to Cincinnati is 3.00. Apply to J R Williams agent or on steamer.
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E. A. Ford
W Prrisburgh
Penn’a
Ticketa
Pennsytvania
Fleetwood
Brewen
City OF Madison
Campbell
City OF Vevay
Hamilton
Louisville
Cincinnati
Madison
General Pike
Madisan
Sheena
J. R. Williams
Steamera
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Madison, Indiana
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East Main Street
Michigan
Margaret Hoffman
Elwood Glass
Knightstown Paper Company
Hood
Clark County Democratic Committee
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Fairmount
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Chas Cravens
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Will Moffett
E. G. Niklaus
Madison Hotel
H. H. Bancroft
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the Guiding Star
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