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Madison Weekly Herald

Location

Madison, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1920

Page

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Court actions in Pender Sever Heimsath and other estates

In circuit court today W Gay Pender named guardian of Clifford Pender with Sulzer and Bear as guardians’ attorneys. Commissioner Perry E Bear reported sale of Smyrna F Sever vs Thomas F Sever real estate. balance due. Dora Heimsath vs B & O Railway plaintiff sought interrogatories. court ruled defendant allowed to answer. Emerson Lemen named commissioner to sell land for William Gibson Sr heirs. sale ordered. Emerson Lemen petitioned guardian leave to sell Brooksbury property. sale ordered. The injunction case Wade v Madison schools re medical inspection was heard. judge postponed decision until all evidence submitted and then dismissed for incompleteness. Final settlement filed for estate of M K Carroll.

W. Gay Pender Clifford Pender Frank Pender Sulzer & Bear Guardian Perry E. Bear Smyrna F. Sever Thomas F. Sever Dora Heimsath B. & O. Railway Holton P. E. Bear William Gibson Sandy Gibson Hanover Township Emerson Lemen Joseph M. Cooper Eddie Alfrey Brooksbury Martin Wade F Board Madison Fitzpatrick and Mash Indianapolis Griffith Fitzpatrick Marsh M. L. Guthneck M K. Cirroll Bord

Steamship Perticipésea Mafalda Reported Sunk

Rome January 13 The steamship Perticipésea Mafalda reported sunk Saturday is in wireless contact with land today.

Rome Perticipésea Mafalda

Secretary Baker Says U S Troop Withdrawal From Siberia Soon

Secretary of War Baker announced immediate starts for the withdrawal of American troops from Siberia. The report notes the remains of Robert Divgs, 63, a fragmentary patient, were shipped to Terre Haute yesterday by Vail undertaking house. Mr. William Gourley accompanied the remains to Terre Haute.

Washington Baker Siberia Robert Divgs Terre Haute Vail Undertaking House William Gourley Fred Marley Et Cragmont Mooresville Gheeteian

Governor Files 25 Bills for Next Session

Indianapolis Times reports 25 bills filed by the Governor with the Secretary of State after adjournment must be presented at the next session. The paper seeks to know the fate of these bills at the one day suffrage session in Indianapolis.

Indianapolis Times Indianapolis The Daily Times the Times

Question of American Representation in Kaiser Trial

Paris reports the supreme council discussed American representation on the international tribunal for the ex Kaiser. Some argue President Wilsons League of Nations call might set a precedent for US involvement in appointing the trial judge. In Washington Secretary Lansing says he knows nothing of US participation in the Kaiser trial.

Lansing U. S Kateer Paris International Tribunal For Supreme Council United States Wilson League of Nations America Washington Kaiser

Indiana Republicans accused in one day session gag plan

A Jan 13 Indianapolis Times report says the Indiana Republican Committee engineered a one day session to ratify the woman suffrage amendment and has no plan for a later session unless the appellate court’s tax law ruling compels action.

Indianapolis Indiana Publicity Bureau Indianapolis Times Today Indiana Republican Committee

Women to Join Presidential Nomination Preparations

For the first time in major party history women will take part in pre nomination planning. Democratic National Committee chairman Cummings announced appointments of Mrs. George Hass of Chicago and Miss May Foy of Los Angeles to the convention arrangements committee.

Washington Cummings Democratic National Committee George Hass Chicago May Foy Los Angeles

Final Coal Commission Award Sets New Mineral Contract

The coal commission ruled that its final award in the operator miner dispute will form a new contract between miners and operators. Both sides accepted the decision. Operators stated they would not agree to price fixing when the Lever Act ends.

Washington The Coal Commission

Shipping Board Chairman Says $125 Million Not Needed

Chairman Jobin Barton Payne of the Shipping Board notified Congress that the board will not need 125 million dollars of the appropriation it had requested. He stated the amount was collected from outstanding accounts.

Washington Jobin Barton Payne The Shipping Board Goodhouse Appropriations Committee Congress

Treaty deadlock persists as compromise hopes wobble

Washington reports show scant prospect of immediate agreement on the treaty. Republicans reject Democrats modification of Lodge reservations but some mid reservationists remain open to bargaining. Conflicting reports hinder clear analysis of the stalemate.

Washington

Independent Socialists Strike in Berlin Barricade at Reichstag

A Reuters report says the independent Socialists in Berlin called a general strike at noon. The Reichstag building is barricaded and a demonstration occurred before the Reichstag.

Berlin London Reuter Reichstag

Baltic States to discuss defense pact at Helsingfors

Washington reports Baltic States representatives will convene in Helsingfors to discuss a defensive alliance against Germany, according to the State Department.

Germany Washington Baltic States Helsingfors State Department

Directors and Officers Elected by Banks This Afternoon

First National Bank directors elected David Johnson Edward Kampe William H Horuff Richard Johnson John A Naill with Richard Johnson as President William H Horuff as Vice President Louis P Scheik casher Joseph F Niesse as Assistant Cashier and Teller M F Herbst Howard Spaulding as bookkeepers John McGuire as Messenger National Branch Bank directors elected John W Tevis J W Cornett John B Ross John T Schofield W W L a Organ W L a The board organized with John W Tevis as President J W Cornett as Vice President Edward J Colgate as Cashier Robert L Graham Henry Schmidt John C Reed Carl Bock Miss Nell Clements Stenographer Leonard Hill as Messenger A Kentucky county survey shows Trimble population 6512 with 1 foreign born Carroll population 8110 with 91 foreign born Many a friends man is his own worst enemy.

First National Bank David Johnson Edward Kampe William H. Horuff Richard Johnson John A. Naill Louis P. Scheik Joseph F. Niesse M. F. Herbst Howard Spaulding John McGuire National Branch Bank East Main Street John W. Tevis J. W.cornett John B. Ross John T. Schofield Eee Alee Organ W. L J. W. Cornett Edward J. Colgate Robert L. Graham Henry Schmidt John C. Reed Carl Bock Nell Clements Leonard Hill

Two Pledges Needed to Call Suffrage Session

Indianapolis reports that just two more pledges from State Senators are required today to assure the calling of the suffrage ratification session of the Legislature.

Indianapolis

Wisconsin Judge Freudenberg Bail Set At 30000

Judge Fowler set bail at 30000 for Dr Freudenberg after brushing aside an antique Wisconsin law that would have held him in jail pending his murder hearing.

Markeson Wisconsin Dr. Freudenberg Fowler

Judge Griffith Rules Injunction Suit On School Medical Inspections

In Madison County Indiana Judge Griffith denied the Wade vs city school board case on medical inspections of city school children. He sustained a defendants motion for judgment by default for failure to file required pleadings and praised school officials physicians teachers and a nurse for their work to protect health and prevent disease spread. The ruling upholds public policy supporting free schooling and health examinations.

Martin Wade City School Board Physicians of Madison Griffith Circuit Court Jefferson Circuit Vevay Bear Indiana

Samuel Wells Acquitted In High Profile Scott County Dog Case

Samuel B. Wells editor and publisher of the Scott County Journal was found not guilty by a Scott Circuit Court jury of unlawfully keeping and harboring a dog. The case drew wide statewide attention over three terms of court with debates over the dog tax law.

Scottsburg Ind Samuuel B. Wells Scott County Journal Scott Circuit

Ideal Country on Utila Island Described in 19th Century Letter

A transcribed message from the Isle of Utila portrays it as a tropical paradise with no frost, high temperatures, and a farm economy. It notes English-speaking inhabitants, Puritan settlers, and large coconut exports to the United States. The piece mentions American schools, religious groups, and early settlers including Cooper Warren Morgan.

Isle of Utila Bay Islands Bay of Trandaros Caribbean Sea Shires Joseph Cooper Samuel Joshua Warren Mark G. Morgan Philadelphia Islands Alabama United States Seventh Day Adventists Ohio State Journal

Announcements of electoral candidates in Indiana region

The Herald announces Clarence E. Custer of Bartholomew County as a Democratic candidate for Congress in the Fourth District. Edward S. Roberts and Harry H. Cope seek Republican nominations for Fifth Judicial Circuit judge positions in Jefferson and Switzerland counties, with primary May 4, 1920. Joseph M. Cooper and G. Bovard, Lancaster township, also seek Republican nominations for Circuit Court and Treasurer, with primary on May 4.

The Herald Clarence E. Custer Bartholomew County Congress Fourth Congressional District Edward S. Roberts Fifth Judicial Circuit Jefferson Switzerland Harry H. Cope Joseph M. Cooper Reublican Fifth Judicial Circuit Court G. Bovard Lancaster Township

Local Visitors Travelling to Toledo After Train Stop

Me and Mrs. John McVey of Marble Hill visit Mr and Mrs Arthur Dew on Fourth Street. H H Potter Grean Poet and Sam Lawson leave on the afternoon train for Toledo Ohio, with Overland care for Dennet Andree.

John McVey Marble Hill City Arthur Dew Fourth Street H. H. Potter Sam Lawson Toledo Ohio Andree

Also Mentioned on This Page

Griffin International Tribunal For Ex-Kaiser League Republican Committee Uniees Appellate Court Baltic Kentucky Trimble County Carroll County Tepisco Douglas Arizona Sonora Agua Prieta Gonzales Wudge Grfifth Judge Bear Sam Wells Tlis Ideal Country Uclight Isle of Utilta L. E. Hitz State Florists’ Association Lloyd Mode Wust Hd. Meyer C. A. Stanton Shoeists Pearl Packing Co Or Grry Nichols
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