Madison and county see large rise in real estate valuations
Jefferson County Board of Review ends a 40 day session with total valuations increasing by 126 235 across real estate and personal property. City of Madison real estate up 70 460, personal property down 115 110, net tax base up 44 650. County wide totals rise for real estate and improvements only, while personal property gains offset losses in real estate.
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Jefferson County Board of Review
Madison
Hanover
Brooksburg
Board of Review
C. S. Dibler
Edward Jeffries
Benjamin F. Noell
George P. Keller
George W. Miles
Board of Equalization
City of
Reminiscences Of Madison From 60 Years Ago
A July 2 1915 letter from J P Todd Detroit Kansas recalls Madison memories. He details families such as Lodge Wharton and Garber, old streets Mulberry Third Second, and shops Green Myers Lanier house Godman. He notes relatives, veterans, and longing to visit the old home.
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Detroit
Kas
Madison Herald
Caleb Lodge
Mulberry
Third Streets
Betty Lodge
Wharton
J. B. Todd
Ike Williame
Lorado
Texas
Stephen Todd
St. Louis
Robert Ball
A. B. Smith
Cope Wise
Jake Fisher
Mark Gavitt
Sam Sering
Anderson Benson
Wm. Phibbs
Henry Godman
John Cravens
Billy Monroe
Mike Garber
The
Democrat
Green & Myers
Green
Lanier House
Godman’s
Madison
Second Street
Mr. M. Garber
Hibbs
Chisle
Young Naill
D. W. Naill
J. P. Topp
Doan's Kidney Pills Ad Endorsed by Madison Resident
W H Tucker of 112 S Elm Madison testifies Doan's Kidney Pills ease back pain and kidney disorders. Proclaims continued satisfaction since earlier endorsement and notes availability at Rogers drug store. Price 50 cents at all dealers. Fosdick Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
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Madison
W.H. Tucker
S. Elm Street
Dean
Paine
Doan
Rogers’ Drug Store
Tucker
Fosere Milburn Co., Props
Buffalo
N.Y
Adv
Blind Window Cleanez Earns His Living at Beloit Hotel
John Gibson forty eight, totally blind since a Milwaukee blast seven years ago, scrubs floors and washes windows at the Transient hotel in Beloit. Owner says he works as well as any able porter, using touch and mental measurements to guide his tasks.
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Beloit
Wis
Milwaukee
John Gibson
Gibson
Indiana reports June deaths and births by health board
The Indiana State Board of Health released June figures showing 2,360 deaths in Indiana, down from 2,598 the previous June. Regional death rates per 1000 ranged 9.0 to 10.7, with 278 deaths under age one and 833 over sixty five. Major causes: tuberculosis 258, pneumonia 88, cancer 192, external causes 189. Total births reached 4,945 for the month.
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State Board of Health
Indiana
Birth statistics across counties show wide gender split
The data reports 2,550 males and 2,365 females, with fifty colored children born. Lake county records the highest birth rate at 35.4 while Clark county has the lowest at 10.8.
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Lake County
Clark County
Monroe Township Promotes July 27 Commencement
The Belleview notes state threshing is nearly finished and many attended the Osgood Fair last Thursday. Four graduates from Liberty church include Robert Day Nola Brinson Mildred Mickel and Herman Jeseup marking the July 27 event.
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Monroe Township
Liberty Church
Robert Day
Nola Brinson
Mildred Mickel
Herman Jeseup
Josephus Russell Pioneer Teacher Dies in Indiana
Josephus Russell aged sixty nine, a pioneer Jennings county school teacher, died at North Vernon Indiana from age infirmities on July 22. He was a longtime educator in the county and well known in local schooling circles.
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Jennings County
North Vernon
Ind
Josephus Russell
Tragic Eastland Disaster Kills Hundreds in Chicago River
The Eastland steamer carrying about 2000 passengers capsized after departing Clark Street dock. Initial police estimates ranged from 100 to 600 dead with later counts suggesting up to 1800. Rescue crews battled the wreckage as officials ordered investigations and arrests of crew and company officials.
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Chicago
Eastland
Michigan City
Clark Street
Western Electric Company
Lake Michigan
Schuettler
Peterson
Moorehouse
Washington
Springer
Garland
Bis
Eastland Disaster Toll Mounts As Bodies Recovered
Chicago coroner and officials debate final death toll with estimates ranging from 1,200 to 1,800 as recovery continues. Investigations probe overload, divers extract bodies from wreckage, and efforts to raise the ship proceed amid arrests and ongoing inquiries.
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Chicago
Hoffman
Eastland
Fisher
Federal Grand Jury
Twelfth Street
Pederson
Steele
Indiana Transportation Co
Two men shot and maimed after quarrel over money
In Muncie on July 26 Ed McCoy, 33, was fatally shot by Otho Routh of Losantsville after a dispute over a $20 bill. Routh was injured with a beer bottle cut to the forehead during the altercation.
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Muncie
Ed. McCoy
Otho Routh
Losantsille
Routh
Two Trains Blown Up in Mexico Amid Rebel Attacks
Two trains on the Mexico City to Vera Cruz line were blown up near Apizaco by dynamite, killing 200. Bandits burned Cameron station after rebels killed sixty. Priscilla McCoy, 60, died at Cragmont and was sent to Greensburg for burial. The Home Holiness Camp Meeting Association schedules its 14th annual encampment near Bryantburg August 6 to 15 with Rev. George B. Culp and Rev. Lew Standley and daughters leading services. A group including Jacob Roeder Oscar Kasper Louis Gruner Tony Taverts Tony Wright William Gruner and Andrew Lothspeich visited Indianapolis and stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Lothepeich before returning home.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico City
Apitzaco
Cameron
The
Home Holiness Camp Meeting Association
Bryanteburg
George B. Culp
Battle Creek
Mich
Lew Standley
Cincinnati
Mesers
Jacob Roeder
Oscar Kasper
Louis Gruner
Tony Tav
Tony Wright
William Gruner
Andrew Lothspeich
Indianapolis
Andrew Lothepeich
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the Herald
Qary Mae
Foat Main Street
J. P. Todd
Madison and Vicinity
Blind Window Cleanez
Indiana State Board of Health
Belleview
Chicago Western Electric Co
Ing
Munger
Hoyne
O’dowd
Snow
Easteland
Albert Webber
William Gordon
Priscilla McCoy
Cragmont
Vail
Greensburg
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