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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1921
Page
1
The paper lists births, visits, and community events in Madison. Entries include a birth on Walnut Street, trips by Mr and Mrs George, visits by Chicago residents to relatives, and various local family updates. The column also notes a political candidacy and business announcements for real estate and plumbing fixtures.
Two petitions filed in the county auditor’s office oppose bonds for road construction in Grant Bouttentach, Wiatham Dow, and Hrusha Park roads under the county unit law. A third petition challenges Peter Pelsor road in Smyrna Township. Hearings will be set by the State Board of Tax Commissioners with dates in Madison.
Territorial Mission asks Congress to modify import bans to ease Hawaii’s gravest labor crisis in history. Ten million dollars spent over two decades to import labor from Asia and elsewhere, with limited results and ongoing calls for policy changes.
Madison July 21 notices report Mr and Mrs Thomas W King leaving for Rushville and guests Nellie Tyler and daughter Virginia from Lexington visiting the Dibler family. Barbara Keller heads to Cincinnati to visit relatives. Rea family travels to Cincinnati for a few days. Delia Downer and two children visit Madison residents James and wife. Cadet Charles Schnabel returns from Camp Knox after six weeks training. Rahe brothers depart for Camp Knox Ky for a citizens training camp. Della Clemens and John Corbin wed at Vevay. they plan to live in Madison. Spencer Ball, 67, former North Madison resident, dies at Hanover road home. funeral at Schneider's chapel. Fire alarm on Presbyterian avenue cited slight kitchen roof blaze caused by a defective flue. neighbors extinguished it before fire department arrival. Damage described as slight.
A garbled account mentions Princess Patrice of the emirate of Afitinis arriving with three sons, claiming Nurdiamond as the world’s largest and valuable mine. A twelve year old writer questions panic claims and cites Collier’s Weekly arguing nervous, weedy women are at fault.
Among the 112 Indians of the State High Schools to win the Rector scholarship at DePauw University is Robert HL. Demaree of this city. He will enter DePauw as a freshman in September, son of Mr. and Mrs. George I Demaree, east Second.
Eastern Washington faces an irrigation controversy as officials debate wiring canals to block fish passage. State fisheries director argues a network of charged wires could prevent migration and protect crops, while critics warn of risks to wildlife and waterways.
The article reports a large oil well in Breckenridge area Texas yielding about four million dollars in value far above prior records. It notes the Ilateau Company and property in Breckenridge territory with the wealth cited as unprecedented in the region. A separate item records a wedding day tragedy where Anni Petoo, 18, of Younstown, dies and her husband shoots himself.
Miss Sarah M. Gordon aged 57 dies at her sister Mrs A R Holcroft's home on Hanover Hill after more than two years of illness. Born in Switzerland county she lived here twenty years and was a Zear M E Church member. She leaves one sister and five brothers and many friends. Funeral at Mrs Holcroft's residence Saturday at 10 AM with interment in Springdale Cemetery.
The conference on the Teachers Rating Movement will be held at Hanover College on July 28 and 29. State Superintendent L N Hines will speak Thursday night on Indiana's New Educational Program. Oscar H Williams, state supervisor of teachers training, will attend all sessions along with other educators.
The article traces hat evolution from 6000 years ago in Egypt as rank symbols to horned helmets in Mesopotamia. It links cloth and fur hats to tiger skin styles, notes St Clement’s rabbit fur felting, and describes hooded and muted caps evolving with armor. It credits Norman England for wide use post conquest and notes brims appearing in the 13th century and cardinals gaining hat authorization in 1254.
A dispatch from Heval Esthenia reports Nikolai Lenin, head of the Bolshevist government, hunting wolves with M. Krilenko, amid details of his cheerful demeanor and focus on government work. The article notes his reading habits, travels, and a lifestyle contrast with other officials, while mentioning his wife Nadezhda Krupskaya and political stance.
A young girl from Washington visits the White House to offer a symbolic wish for good fortune. She holds three four leaf clovers while the photographer captures the moment, showing the child presenting the gesture to the President.
Photograph shows Mrs Pudler of Milwaukee identified as a fisherlady. In Florida she hauled in a tarpon about 60 feet long and 60 pounds. Mrs Joyce and her daughter traveled to New Albany to see Mrs Joyce’s 84 year old mother injured in a fall, now in serious condition. The white poplar tree noted as a natural lightning rod.
American Red Cross relief through the Children's Clearing House in Scutari Albania, led by Miss Cleveland, uses gray sweaters and strict cleanliness rules to lift refugee children. Hundreds of garments have transformed homes and minds, spreading a new standard of hygiene and dignity across Northern Albania amid twelve years of war.
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