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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1918
Page
1
In Indianapolis on January 14 the federal prohibition amendment was ratified by the House of Representatives by 87 to 11 with two absent. The Senate ratified the measure yesterday afternoon in a 41 to 6 vote.
Interstate Commerce Commissioner Wooley told the Senate committee that returning railroads to private ownership would spell disaster for short line lines. He testified on the McAdoo plan proposing five year retention before withdrawal from government control.
British expeditionary forces have landed at Riga and engaged Bolshevik forces, according to signals from Helsingfors relayed to the State Department.
Lloyds reports the American steam ship Yuma sailing from New York with a cargo of sugar was lost at sea. The captain and part of the crew were saved. The note adds a wry remark about busy men lacking time to realize events.
Paris January 14 the square off between the small nations and the big four dominates the agenda. An adjourned supreme allied council meeting Wednesday may settle the representation issue and determine plenipotentiaries to sit at the round table when the peace conference opens at the foreign office on Saturday.
General Tasker Bliss, US military representative on the American Peace Commission, told the supreme allied war council that the United States would not dispatch additional troops to Russia. The report also notes Italian mountain warfare feats and improvised armor advances.
A letter from the nun's wife complains that T was unable to see the salvage officer about Berts teeth lost at the front. She asks if installments on the teeth remain due and suggests the Salvage club would settle the matter if mentioned. The note ends with a respectful sign-off in London Tit-Bits.
The air speed indicator helps pilots gauge speed through the air and determine climb or descent. It shows whether the aircraft is rising or falling relative to a baseline, such as 100 mph in level flight, with variations indicating rate of ascent or descent.
Letters from soldiers describe Jerusalem crowds rushing to cinemas as the film portraying the occupation of Beersheba draws vast attention. Theaters overflow with native residents eager to view the moving picture, with entry nearly impossible due to demand.
New York dispatches claim Colonel E. M. House of the American Peace Commission died in Paris after illness from influenza. Officials in Washington state no word confirms the reports and later messages say the death is untrue.
Paris dispatch reports that the Allied Powers have decided Germany must destroy all U boats not surrendered and halt construction of any further submarines. The decision was conveyed by Central News from Paris published in London on January 14.
George R. Sheldon former treasurer of the Republican National Committee and noted financier died in Carbondale NL from injuries after being struck by an automobile days earlier. The announcement comes from New York.
A dispatch from Warsaw to the Daily Mail reports the Bolshevik army advancing on Warsaw and occupying Dosty, about 175 miles distant, as of January 14.
Washington January 14 Bainbridge Colby has tendered his resignation as commissioner of the Shipping Board. It has not yet been accepted. The report notes that more than 75 percent of Egypt’s trade is with British possessions and estimates the world’s railroad length at about 500000 miles.
John Densmore head of the United States Employment Service told the House Immigration Committee that every step should be taken to prevent unemployment in the country to divert the spread of I W W and Bolshevik doctrines during hearings on immigration bills.
A garbled account cites college sports and police custody scenes, mentioning a Trim Ireland race and an Irish county clash. It references a New York Times source and quotes a crowd being separated by three cops, with unclear details and fragmented dialogue.
A mother takes her daughter to a cottage prayer meeting led by a returned missionary who champions fervent prayer. The daughter jokes about the meeting, saying it offered only singing. Separately, Scientific American discusses building concrete ships in a boating dry dock to speed launch and reduce strains by using green concrete.
An anecdote from World War I notes a soldier billeted with a French family who attempted to thank them. He intended to say thanks for their kindness during his stay but his error led to a humorous miscommunication with villagers and an interpreter.
Reports from Stockholm dated January 14 describe peasants in Vinemir and Nizhni Novgorod districts rising up. Many peasant homes and suspected Bolshevik supporters were burned with occupants. The dispatch notes widespread unrest and calls for further details.
The counter revolution of the Spartacists is collapsing rapidly in Berlin and the provinces. Three leaders of the Reds Karl Liebknecht Emil Eichhorn and Rosa Luxemburg have fled pursued by authorities.
Veteran citizen and Civil War veteran Dedol Pneumonia Last Night died after long illness. Born December 1840, he enlisted in Co. B, dodanie Infantry, and resided in Madison at outbreak of the war. Survived by Louise Mayme and Peter Schlereth and others.
Unclear OCR text references multiple names and places in a border related matter. Public notice mentions a court or official proceeding at a specified location with dates implied but unreadable. The readable fragments indicate a formal action involving individuals and a governance body.
Fragmentary review voices mixed opinions about a theater production noting delays and smoking between acts. The speaker questions punctuality and wonders about the play's authorship, showing amusement and uncertainty.
A fragmented text presents a dreamlike sequence about vigilance and readiness. It references someone preparing, facing a test, and the idea that the true value lies in being prepared at the right moment. The piece reads as a puzzle of unclear names and events.
The state war board of Minnesota forbids strikes or work stoppages during wartime. The National Wool Growers Association denies a wool shortage and rejects claims of shoddy fabric in garments. President Thomas of Middleberg College says the war will force a revision of catalogues of virtues, stressing certain elemental qualities of manhood while relaxing judgments on cultivated graces.
Senator Cravens was placed on the Judiciary Constitutional Revisions Benevolent Institutions and Roads committees by the lieutenant governor. Representative Charles Dean from Jefferson and Scott counties was named to Agriculture Natural Resources Telephones and Telegraphs State Soldiers Home Public Libraries committees by the Spark.
Yesterday at Planters warehouse 186 420 pounds of tobacco sold with strong prices and a 480 average for John Morris’s crop of selinot county. Overall average 20 10. At Peoples warehouse 106 150 pounds sold at 22 20 on average, with the day’s top price Ode paid.
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