Birth of a son and local notices from Madison Indiana
In Madison Indiana on July 7 1921 a 9 pound son named Albert Charles was born to Mr and Mrs Michael Barrett of Jefferson street. Miss Jennie Duncan left for Detroit to visit several weeks. Clarence A Spivey departed for Danville for vacation with friends and relatives. Robert Shelke left for Ann Arbor to take a University of Michigan course. Ella Farlay and William Turner traveled to Louisville to visit Miss Farlay's brother Arthur Farlay. Clerk Nichols issued a marriage license to Jesse Lilley of Switzerland county and Jesse Sturgeon of Jefferson county this afternoon. Mr and Mrs George Logeman and son returned to Indianapolis after visiting George Kampe in this city.
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Michael Barrett
Jefferson Street
Albert Charles
Jennie Duncan
Detroit
Mich
Clarence A. Spivey
Danville
Robert Shelke
Ann, Arbor
University of Michigan
Ella Farlay
William Turner
Louisville
Miss Farlay
Arthur Farlay
Nichols
Jesse Lilley
Switzerland County
Jessie Sturgeon
Jefferson County
George Logeman
Gon
Indianapolis
George Kampe
Funeral for Milwaukee auto crash victim Harry Moorhead
The funeral for Harry Moorhead, killed in a Milwaukee car crash, was held at 10:30 this morning at his parents’ home on West Main Street. Rev. G. W. Pearce led services. Springdale Cemetery interment with a firing squad and Jefferson Post military honors. Pallbearers included Willard Leonard, Charles Nichols, Alex Fagan, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Moorhead
Milwaukee
W. H. Moorhead
West Main Street
G. W. Pearce
Springdale Cemetery
Mesars
Willard Leonard
Charles Nichols
Alex Fagan
Charles Stanton
Louis Francisco
Paul Peddie
John Frederick Eckert
Samuel Feuerstein
Jefferson Post
Miss Doris Glore Injured by Mangle at Valley City Laundry
Miss Doris Glore, a Valley City Laundry employee, suffered a severe hand injury when her right arm was caught in a mangle machine shortly after 8 am. The arm was freed, she was taken to King's Daughters Hospital, where Dr. George K E Denny treated her, and she is expected to recover.
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Valley City
Doris Glore
Miss Glore
King’s Daughters’Hospital
Eorge KE Denny
Deportees flee to Bolshevik Russia amid harsh pressure
The article reports Russians in America faced detention and coercive repatriation as Bolshevik agents arrange transport to Moscow. Officials pressure detainees to relinquish funds and belongings while some resist by seeking stay or return, amid confiscations and coercive scrutiny.
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America
Soviet
Russia
Nesden
Mos
Russo
Bolshevski and Cousk
United States
New York Woman Walks With Pet Boa In Riverside Drive
Mrs J A McCabe walked along Riverside drive New York recently with a constrictor on her arm. The large snake wriggled as several passersby watched in consternation and some appeared timid.
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Caryn Hh
Shuhe
J. A. McCabe
Riverside Drive
New York
Final settlement in Pratt estate approved in Circuit Court
In Circuit Court today the final settlement report in the estate of Suzan C Pratt was filed by Mad aon Safe Deposit Trust Company. The report was approved and the administrator discharged marking the last day of the term. Judge Griffith will return next week to close remaining matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suzan C. Pratt
Madaon Safe Deposit & Trust Company
Griffith
New Map Traces Change Across Europe After Treaties
Washington National Geographic Society bulletin reviews a new continent map showing postwar changes. It highlights altered borders, vanished states, revived republics, and shifting powers from Austria and Hungary to central Europe, with notes on Prager, Karlovy Vary, and regional peninsulas.
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Kate Washitton
Europe
Washington
National Geographic Society
Mars
Jorenene
Germany
Oldest Log Cabin Relic Stands at Ryker's Ridge
A likely 1806 log cabin on Mrs. Mary Sliver’s property at Ryker’s Ridge tops Jefferson county history as a genuine pioneer relic. The two story structure built with blue ash logs and poplar floors survives as a storage site containing an antique homing mill and other early-day remnants.
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Jefferson County
Mary Sliver
Ryker's Ridge
Lonesome Hollow
The
Herald
Griffin
Pocketbook Found In Trout Stream Near S'eHefonte
William Garman sighted a floating pocketbook while fishing near S e Hefonte Pennsylvania. He retrieved it from the stream and found 535 dollars inside with no identification of the owner.
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Trout Stream
S‘eHefonte
William Garman
Corks Held by Police Link to Moonshine Still
In Clarksburg West Virginia police hold more than 1000 corks seized after a man dropped them while fleeing prohibition officers. Investigators say the corks were destined for moonshine bottles and are pursuing the corresponding still and vessel details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
W. Va
Prohibition
County Library Service Expands in Jefferson County
County library service explains funding under state law with a tax set at three tenths mill by county and five tenths mill by city, pooling funds for the system. A five-person board includes two county appointees and two from the county superintendent, with initial branch libraries in villages. Fifty-book stations will rotate titles monthly as the system grows and more communities request service.
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Jefferson County
C. L. Rutledge
Dupont
Agnes Bishop
Canaan
C. W. Maupin
Carl Henning
Hanover
State Commission
Funeral services for Frank Schreiner in New York auto accident
Funeral services for Frank Schreiner were held at 9 o clock this morning by Rev. Charles Buger at the home of Mr and Mrs Joseph Seiwert on east Second street. Relatives and friends attended the services. Interment followed at St Josephs cemetery on north Walnut street with relatives serving as pallbearers.
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Frank Schreiner
New York
Charles Buger
Joseph Seiwert
East Second Street
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
North Walnut Street
Abeont minded to the last in a gothic funeral tale
A fragment recounts a famed professor who lies in state in a church yard only to rise at night and return home. The odd tale centers on memory and mortality with a hint of superstition from the Midlands.
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Christignia
Cost of U S Schools and the Value of Education
A National Geographic bulletin argues that early Pacific exploration missed San Francisco Bay and Puget Sound while detailing Pacific coast geography. It then analyzes public education spending, showing per child costs, regional variances, and overall value of education across the nation.
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San Francisco Bay
Puget Sound
Weahtington
D. C
Far East
Pacific
United States
Washington, D. C
National Geographic Society
Central Asia
Himalayas
East
Atlantic
America
Balboa
Panama
Cabrillo
San Diego Bay
Mexican
Seattle
San Eranetsee Bay
Pacific Seaboard
Pacific Coast
Golden Gate
Treffic
Athuitle
Massachusetts
San Ddego Bay
Point Loma
Seta
San Francisco
Riee
Tno
Alabama
Mississippi
Montana
New Corncob Use Studied At University
Urbana Wisconsin researchers at the University of Winds investigate furfural from corncobs as a potential industrial raw material. Experiments show furfural may be transformed into substances for bakelite like amber colored plastics and other derivatives used in rubber and plastics processes, with Dr. Roger Adams directing the study.
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Hein
The
State University
Division of Organic Chemistry
Roger Adams
Camp Lewis General Called a Dumb Guy Remark
Private taunts Maj. Gen. Charles H. Muir in garden at Camp Lewis before Muir heads to San Francisco to brief Ninth Corps area. The rookie jokes about age and rank, asking if the general is a sergeant and calling him a dumb guy.
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Camp Lewis
Wash
Charles H. Muir
Conauander
San Francisco
Conauand
Ninth Corps
Muir
Arsenate of Lead Poisoning Strikes Eight at Dexter Picnic
Eight people were stricken by poisoning from a cake at a Dexter Kansas family reunion picnic six miles northeast of town. The cake was made with arsenate of lead by mistake in place of sugar, and victims fight for life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dexter
Kan
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Madison le Seconds Matter
East Main Streat
Madison, Ind
Madison
Auburn Treate
Madison Bar and Wear
Jefferson Grunty Board of Review
Seburn
Court House
Marie Krum
Florence
Florence Carr
Pee
E. Leland
Toa Stegaaater
A. D. Vanesdol
F. M. Griffith
Ggsent
Mw. ES. Roberts
P. &. Bear
Es Dibler
Gebarn
Iedte
Baby Snake
Circuit Court
Robert Welch
Louise Grimsley
Carrollton
Chatham
Se Ai Temo Secu
Alee
EELS
Austria
Central
United Stirtas
Sthonia
Patvin
Asia
Pentinetta
Bowtadauries
Taland and
Rounei
Black
Baltic
Eerd Tavia
Denmark
Spain
Italy
Ceee
Phere
Berlin
Britain
Karlovy Vary
Mar- Han
County Library Service
Cape Mendocino
California
Oregon
Columbia River
Astoria
Portland
Strait of
Juan de Fuca
Mrs. Geo. Kimmel
West Second Street
U.S
Commissioner of Education
P. P. Claxton
United States Commissioner of Educaton
Bureau of Census
Illioiis
Weanta Tle
Nverece
Miesterippi
University of Illinois
C. H. Baker
Murray, Ky
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