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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1916
Page
4
The note, dated July 20 1916 from Madison Indiana, discusses Hughes Roosevelt Taft and Wilson in the 1916 race. It cites Democratic Rural Credits Act opposition and Progressives split, and references a Supreme Court income tax decision with White and Hughes involved.
American steel output for 1916 is estimated at 42 million tons, up from 31 million in 1912, with only 15 percent exported per the U S Steel report. German and British production lag, yet domestic demand remains strong, refuting claims of national decline without war.
The average U S Steel wage rose from 729 in 1908 to 925 in 1915, a nearly 200 increase aided by a Democratic tariff cut. Meanwhile wage cost per ton fell from 19.41 to 15.03, a 448 drop, illustrating that high wages align with production efficiency and disputing the high tariff defense of labor protection.
Nearly 6,000 delegates attend open session of the Motion Picture Dealers League of America in Chicago. The convention coincides with the opening of a six day event at the Coliseum. Industry figures show 21,600 theaters, 26 million daily attendees, $360 million in theater property, 2.8 million weekly salaries, 205,000 theater employees, and $2 billion invested in film plants and equipment.
Pleasant Point community skims with visits among McGee Walliee Beehmann and Francisco families. A wedding unites Frank Kiser and Martha Francisco. Church events, measles cases, and fond remembrance for Georgie Houck fill a midweek notice in Madison area.
Dan Patch the famed pacing stallion owned by M. W. Savage of Minneapolis died today at Savage Farm in Minnesota from athletic heart. He set a world sulky mile record of 1 55 in 1960 at St. Paul and was purchased for 60009 dollars. He had been withdrawn from racing several years ago.
Porter Oak, 81, committed suicide at his son’s home near East Enterprise Indiana by shooting himself with a shotgun late yesterday. He had been staying with his son in the residence when the tragedy occurred.
A historic advertisement promotes Dr King's New Life Pills as a laxative to release poisons from the system. It urges readers to take a dose tonight for relief by morning and lists symptoms of buildup such as dizziness spots before the eyes and a general mis erable feeling.
The Pennsylvania Railroad fills cinders along the Beaver river to reroute its line between New Briston and Rochester. The embankment becomes a winter haven for hoboes who warm themselves, brew coffee, and sleep in the hot ashes despite cold nights.
In Stuweon Virginia Fred Siebert Jr. carried a fourpenny nail in his skull since age seventeen. It finally worked free through the roof of his mouth after nearly five decades, ending his long battle with constant headaches.
Barbara Stoney and her two small children were aboard a cartage wagon in Packingtown when a cow charged. The mother removed the baby from danger but was knocked against a fence and bruised before bystanders drove the beast away.
In Philadelphia a claimed new disease spreads among professionals including doctors, teachers, clergymen, editors and others. Paraphrased reports say it causes sudden chest pains and fatigue with no link to spring fever. Separate note describes a farmer finding a six legged animal with extra limbs on the Rowland ranch.
A celebration marks sixty years of Humphreys with a new edition of Dr Humphreys' Manual of All Diseases. The publication details cure methods and treatments using Humphreys' Remedies.
Mount Vernon police seek a young and handsome thief who posed as a friend of Fred Goodell to gain access to homes in Mount Vernon New Rochelle White Plains and Yonkers. In Mount Vernon a woman stealing $250 in jewels from Mrs. Edgar B. Davis after inviting herself to a bedroom. She waits for a supposed relative to call for her and flees before lunch ends.
A hen that stayed on her nest through a transcontinental shipment arrived in Albany New York with three newly hatched chicks. The crate bore a “Sitting Hen Eggs Expected to Hatch Handle With Care” placard and was treated accordingly by express staff.
The St Stephen’s College class day data shows all members expect to enter professions, eight to the Episcopal ministry, one to medicine, two to teaching. The survey lists favorite schools as Vassar for women and Princeton next to St Stephen’s for men, with Lincoln as favorite historical figure and David Copperfield as favorite fictional character.
Joseph Mounts, secretary to Chief O Connor, describes a Sidney Montana rancher Elmer Johnson who offered marriage to a St Paul woman. Johnson owns 320 acres two miles from a railroad and claims to be well fixed. Mounts laments the bashfulness of local girls who did not reveal names.
Patrick Fehley an engineer on the Pennsylvania Railroad stationed at Saint Marys Pa found a ring setting believed to hold a diamond in a ten cent tin of tobacco. A jeweler valued the stone at no less than fifty dollars.
In Topeka Kansas property held for the Church of Christ may revert to original owners if a choir or similar organization forms within the church body, per the deed filed for record outlining church uses and limits. The clause binds future church activities to the original conveyance terms and reverter provisions.
The Jefferson County Indiana Board of Commissioners approves a long list of salaries, expenses, and repairs for the regular July term 1916. Items include Clerk Edw M Prenatt and Chase Dibler salaries, Sheriff George A Monroe payouts, court house repairs, poor farm and orphans home expenses, and road district payments, totaling numerous individual entries and ending with the official certification by Auditor Charles S Dibler.
In Jefferson County Indiana a foreclosure action against Warren Cole and Blanche Cole proceeds in the Jefferson Circuit Court May Term 1916. Warren Cole is named a necessary nonresident defendant and must appear by October 3 1916 to answer or judgment will be entered. The notice is dated June 28 1916 and signed by Clerk Edw M Prenatt with deputy pros attorney J C H Zearing.
A historical note records that private houses in England began using glass windows around 1180. This marks an early adoption of glass in domestic architecture, illustrating medieval building practices and material availability.
Jefferson County auditor lists allowances by Jefferson Circuit Court for the regular May term 1916. Per diem sums cover the clerk and sheriff, bailiffs, and jury services. substantial payments include returning fugitives, grand jury conveyance, and stenography. Notable items include Defending Criminals Sulzer and Bear and Library expense with Bobbs Merrill Company.
Mrs Agnes Newman sister of Sir Roger Casement who was sentenced to death in London came to the United States last August and will remain here for a long time.
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