Local Notes From Madison July Visit Or News
Madison daily notes list visits and departures including Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jeffries to Indianapolis Mrs P M Wooden and daughters Ruth and Martha from Columbus Mrs John J Mullen of Cincinnati with the Mullen sisters Mrs Tra E Hoffman from Chicago visiting Mr and Mrs George D Demaree Mrs Tyree Burke and two children visiting Ms and Mrs W W Burke Hiram F P McNutt and family return to Richmond after visiting relatives Clarence Holcomb sues for divorce from Emma Holcomb Attorney I H Cope represents him Dock McGuire becomes sole proprietor of Rabbit's Foot restaurant Bayard Hughes injured in a blasting accident near Wheelersburg Young Bertha Geile operated on for tonsils Doctors Cochran Hatch and Cook attend Mrs Katherine DeMint returns from Alliance and Pittsburgh grandson Ray Wendell visits from Alliance Norris Oelschlaper death noted in Indianapolis News Capt Thomas I Halls US secret service chief in Indiana and wife visit Madison
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Paul Jeffries
Indianapolis
P. M. Wooden
Ruth
Martha
Columbus
John J. Mullen
Cincinnati
Misses Mullen
Broadway
Second Streets
Tyree Burke
Franklin
W. W. Burke
East Third Street
Hiram FP. McNutt
Richmond
Madison
Clarence Holcomb
Emma Holcomb
I. H. Cope
Dock McGuire
Mulberry Street
Shott McGuire
Bayard Hughes
W. Hughes
Wheelersburg
Ray Wendell
Alliance
Indianapolis News
Norris Oelschlaper
GPLM
Shelby Street
Crown Hill Cemetery
Thomas I. Halls
Emma Clegg
Capt. Halls
United States Secret Service
Indiana
Red Cross Aids Classes Forming In Indianapolis
The Red Cross movement mobilizes Indianapolis women for aid training as troops head to the Mexican border. Local society figures organize a class with 10 to 20 members to qualify as Red Cross aids for base hospital work.
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Red Cross Movement
Indianapolis
Indiana
Red Cross
Indianapolis Society
North Side
Mary Powell
Nathan P. Graham
Edmund H. Eitel
Franklin County Baptist Tavern Destroyed by Early Morning Fire
The Baptist Tavern, a Franklin County landmark near the Bradley Oliver Jami area south of Franklin, burned early today. Once a key stop on the Indianapolis Madison route, it was owned for years by James Bradley of Indianapolis, a Madison and Indianapolis road builder. The structure dated to the 1840s or earlier and served as a civilian hospitality site for travelers and Franklin College supporters, though it was not a commercial inn.
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Franklin
Bradley
Johnson County
Toward Peak Named Auditor for University of Kentucky
Lexington July 18 It is reported that State Senator David Toward Peak of Bedford Trimble county will be elected Auditor of the University of Kentucky at the Executive Committee meeting tomorrow Davies resigns as business agent nearly a year ago and no action was taken to replace him The plan is to have department heads handle purchasing and create an Auditor office to keep university books at a salary of 1500 Senator Peak a lawyer banker and editor was elected to the State Senate on November 2 1915.
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Lexington
David Toward Peak
Bedford
Trimble County
University of Kentucky
Board of Trustees
Jywell Davies
Penk
Aglawyver
Bedford Loan & Deposit Bank
Trimble Democrat
State
Senate
Painter James Peddie Overcome by Heat In Madison
James Peddie, painter, collapsed at his home in Madison today due to heat. He quickly recovered after Dr. Totten attended him and rests this afternoon with no serious consequences expected. The incident marks the second heat related prostration in Madison this week, following William Lee’s collapse last Monday.
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James Peddie
Totten
Peddie
Willian Lee
Madison
Defiacce Chick Brooder Saves Egg Farm Chicks
Shorty Eberle, manager at Postal Telegraph, raises fancy chicks. A hen devoured hatchlings until he used a feather duster as an artificial brooder. The chicks huddle under the feathers and survive, content with their inanimate mother. American preserved orange lemon and citron peel finds favors in Canada.
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Eberle
Postal Telegraph Company
Canada
Local notes from Madison July events and travels
Airedale pup from Idlewild kennels. trips to Indianapolis and Chicago. visits to Fairmount Milton Township and New Albany. house party in New Albany. births and family visits noted. Wind and rain damage across five central Kentucky counties with property and crop losses estimated at 850,000. a cloudburst destroyed a Frankfort Cincinnati railroad bridge span near Scott County.
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Kentucky
Scott County
Frankfort
Juniata Haymakers No 244 Install New Officers
At the Juniata Association of Haymakers meeting last night officers were installed led by Chief Haymaker A J Merrett and Assistant Chief Carl Still. Also named were Overseer Charles Hoffman and Past Chief Charles Bersch with other posts filled including Clarence Hoffman Ralph Peddie and Chauncey Strong. A smoker and social hour followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juniata Association of Haymakers
A. J. Merrett
Carl Still
Charles Hoffman
Charles Bersch
Clarence Hoffman
Ralph Peddie
Charles Heck, Jr
Chauncey Strong
Death of Nicholas DeVersey Madison area public figure
Nicholas DeVersey 76 a former Madisonian died at home in Vernon night before last. He once worked as a clerk on Ohio and Mississippi river steamboats and lived many years in Vernon. Survived by a widow and son John of Shelbyville, with a niece Mrs. Samuel Taylor of this city. Vernon papers call him one of Jennings county’s best public spirited citizens. Coffee beans are sorted by size and color.
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Nicholas DeVersey
Vernon
Ohio
John
Shelbyville
Samuel Taylor
Jennings County
Senator David H Peak elected UK business agent
Lexington July 19 David H Peak state senator from Trimble county was chosen as the University of Kentucky business agent at 2500 dollars annually. The salary is divided equally among the University Extension Department and the Experiment Station. The appointment was made by the Board of Trustees executive committee.
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Lexington
David H. Peak
Trimble County
University of Kentucky
Board of Trustees
Lightning Strikes Haystacks in Ghent Ky Farm Damage
A heavy electrical storm in Ghent Kentucky caused haystack destruction at the Thompson farm with a $150 loss and another stack owned by Jesse Montgomery burned. Mrs Pate Duiguid's home also sustained lightning damage while no injuries were reported. The storm cooled temperatures from 95 to 70 in thirty minutes and aided crops overall.
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Ghent
Alec Thompson
Jesse Montgomery
Pate Duiguid
Congress probes paper from rising prices amid suspected conspiracy
Representative Mann of Washington introduces a resolution asking Congress to investigate paper production and supply to determine if higher prices are due to a conspiracy. The measure was referred to the Rules Committee for consideration.
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Washington
Congress of Paper Production and Supply
Representative Mann
Winds
Rules Committee
Death of Ernest Argus in Indianapolis after fainting at work
Ernest Argus traveled from Madison to Decatur Illinois then Indianapolis where he obtained a job on a Friday morning and collapsed on the street half an hour later. He died June 29 from apoplexy at age 116. He had joined the Modern Woodmen of America 13 years ago and left three daughters and one son Harry EK Argus. His body was taken to Indianapolis and buried from his daughter's home of Mrs Lide Vickers.
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Ernest Argus
Fohismapolis
Decatur
Ilinois
Argus
Madison
Indianapolis
Harry EK
Lide Vickers
Why People Worship on Saturday
A Chautauqua evangelist argues the Bible designates Saturday as the Sabbath and should be kept holy. He cites Exodus 20 and 1 John 3 4 and notes Jesus Paul and Hebrews mention Sabbath observance. The talk links Sabbath keeping to divine rest and future prophecy. A separate note mentions a 1904foot waterfall in New Zealand and a recent undertaker strike in Liverpool.
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Chautauqua
Mount Sinai
James
Paul
Christ
New Earth
Regular Progressive platform nears success in Indiana convention
The Progressive party in Indiana adopted a platform attacking both major parties and endorsing prohibition. A state ticket was nominated by acclamation with Thomas Daily as governor and James Wilson as U S Senator. Fourth District progressives appointed delegates and committee members amid a divided Hughes stance.
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Indianapolis
Progressive Party
Jackson Boyd
Greencastle
John M. Dyer
Vincennes
Thomas Daily
United States
James Wilson
Bloomington
Clifford Jackman
Huntington
James Zion
Clarkshill
W. C. Camp
Washington
Ward Smith
Otterbein
John Kingsbury
Claude Rankin
Orleans
Supreme Court
Pryor
Martinsville
Indiana Congressmen Inspect German Submarine Deutschland
Representatives Dixon and Lieb of Indiana toured Baltimore aboard the merchant submarine Deutschland as it fields a return voyage to Germany. They visited below decks and met the crew members during the port visit.
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Washington
Dixon and
Lieb
Indiana
Ohio River
Baltimore
Germany
Dr King’s New Life Pills Promise Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a laxative to remove poisons and accumulated waste from the body. It claims dizziness foggy vision and malaise signal need and promises relief by morning.
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Dr. King
McCormick Elected DNC Chairman Visits Wilson on Campaign
A photograph shows Vance C. McCormick newly named chairman of the Democratic National Committee during a Washington visit to confer with President Wilson on campaign management.
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Vance C. McCormick
Democratic National Committee
Washington
Wilson
Western Union Offers Half-Price Telegraphic Money Transfers
The Western Union Telegraph Company will send telegraphic money transfers to National Guard members mustered into Federal service at the Mexican border at half the usual charges. The offer includes optional messages of affection added to transfers for a small extra fee, aiding soldiers and their relatives facing border costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union Telegraph Company
National Guard
Sam
Organizing Hospitals for Men on the Border
Colonel J. R. Kean, U S A, directs military relief for base hospital units near the border. He has organized twenty units in major cities and selects hospitals with ample facilities where physicians receive army commissions. War Department issues reports to counter claims about National Guard mobilization and facility quality for southern border duty. New Zealand produces 250000 dollars worth of honey annually.
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J. R. Kean
American Red Cross
United States
War Department
National Guard
New Zealand
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Chicago
George D. Demaree
Abram Elkins
New York
U.S
Turkey
Henry Morgenthau
Texas
Denmark
Bombay
India
Joioche County
Innapolis
Senato
W. H. Peak
R. Kronenberger
A. V. Rauffauff
Louis Wetrick
Frank Niesse
Middlefork
John Macy
Louisville
Charles Creamer
Fairmount
Margaret Vail
Hamilton
Louise Pfau
O. F. Watson
Milton Township
Lost Fork
John Lane Carlise
Gladys Land
Helen Gavin
New Albany
Louella Marshall
Galena
Oliver TH. Roe
Clem Schneider
Katherine Schneider
Dayton
William Herbig
Anderson
Mary Herbig
St. Torn
Lee Latham
Ind
Mary Schill
Latham
Stewart Douglss
Ryker’s Ridge
Motor Supplies Company
Meyer
Fred Dennison
Cragmont
Broadway Hotel
Vod Mes
John H. Pohlman
East Main St
Messrs
Charles Collins
Edward Leiferman
Cleveland
J. J. Pasnow
Mr. Collins
John Rousch
Gertrude
Seymour St. Levy
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Lakes
David Hl. Peak
The
Bedford, Ky
Democrat
Congress
Liverpool
England
Indianapolis Star
Hughes
Will Newsom
Elizabethtown
Joseph McTucker
Westport
Frank Walsman
Batesville
William J. Krieger
W. W. Olcott
North Vernon
North Vernon, and Mr. Newsom
Oliver P. Shook
Holton
Newsom
William Newsom
Joseph M. Tucker
Charles White
Greensburg
W. W. Alcott
Lincoln Dixon
Charles Lieb
Democratic Committee
Voor Vance
Western Union
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