Madison News Briefs From City and County Events
A mix of local news items reports on a fire destroying two frame buildings opposite city hall, a Saturday fruit shipment from Kentucky, a peaceful Sunday excursion from Louisville, fines for visits to a house of ill repute, and various incidents. Notable mentions include a wedding in Cincinnati, a horse and wagon scare, a jewelry of family travel, bridge work progress, a rattling baseball game, a burial in Mothers cemetery, and memorial services for Jot Re Chak. The report notes cattle moved to Chicago and a fisherman’s bass catch, plus new medical book by Pro Lo Woollen.
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Bee Camp
City Hall
Jefferson County
Chicago
Louisville
Jeffersonville
Dora Welch
Dee Brown
Squire Cravens
Mat. Greiner
Annie DeBando
New Hook
Ws. Hutchings
McLinghlin
West Third Street
North Madison
Suelo
In Memoriam at Press Club for John B. Clark
At a Sunday Press Club meeting, presided by John A. Crozier, resolutions honor John B. Clark who died of consumption in Cincinnati at thirty six. They express sympathy to his family, recall boyhood ties, and pledge funeral attendance and a lasting memorial marking his worth.
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Press Club
Mr. Clark
John A. Crozier
John B.C. Clark
Cincinnati
Ang
Loast
Patible
Heston
Unter
Grenidber
Salatieeee Cono Yan
Funeral rites for Rev J O McCoy held at Dupont
The funeral for Rev. J. O. McCoy occurred in Dupont yesterday with attendees revering his memory and praising his charitable heart. A friend from Columbus carried the casket from Nearth Vernon to Daypaist church where a tribute sermon was delivered. mourners endured a solemn procession and silent goodbyes as prayers ended.
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Moses H. Cochrane
John R. Pogue
Charles Barnhart
George Palmer, Jr
Patrick Lowr
J. OR McCoy
Dupont
Columbus
Remus
Nearth
Vernon
Piepont
Lev Dbl
Prooktio
Madison
Creek
Editor seeks press aid in libel suit against Indiana paper
A Madison Indiana editor appeals to press peers to reprint and comment on an editorial about a libel verdict in a case against the Daily Democrat. He explains the suit involved a defamatory innuendo about a hotel keeper’s employee and a visitor, resulting in a $1,500 verdict and costs, and argues for protections against libel threats.
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Dran
Mail van Ie
Daily Democrat
Hibel
May
Smd
Indiana
Lemecrant
Republican
West Levishume
Supreme Court
Indiana Press
The
Democrat
Guardian
Democrat Co
Tom
A. S. Chapman
Daily and Weekly Democrat
Madison
Earthquake Scare Shakes Evansville Churches
A strong tremor hit Evansville at 3 28 PM sending residents into the streets. Windows rattled as buildings swayed and congregations spilled into the open, with several churches reporting panics and minor injuries among children at First Baptist. No deaths reported.
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Evansvilue
First Baptist
Disappearance of Rev Wright Cleared by Body Found
Indianapolis July 27 The disappearance of Rev J N Wright a 76 year old Methodist preacher was solved with the discovery of his body in a canal near Broadcut Kane. An ugly gash over his left eye and a missing sum from his retained money suggest foul play though some theory cites self harm. Wright born in Kentucky was a Scotist Rite Mason who had long feared burdening relatives and once wrote of voting as a motive to end his life.
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Indianapolis
J. N. Wright
Broadcut
Kane
St English’s Road- Henge
Wright
Kentucky
Girl Drowns After Father's Cruelty in Wabash River
Lafayette Indiana July 27 The body of Glennie Kitz 16 daughter of Charles W Kitz patcher was recovered from the Wabash River after alleged cruel treatment by her father who opposed her relations with Ekwood Good She had complained of drowning herself earlier and disappeared while visiting relatives Her body was identified by her hat and jewelry The case follows reports of harsh punishment and family distress in the city
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Lafayette
Ind
Wabash
Glennie Rurtiz
Charles W. Kitz
Patcher
Ekwood Cood
Alles Knitting Factory
Picnic tragedy and rail strike clash in July report
A Woods Run picnic ends in gunfire when Andy Hite’s companion Barny Fahey fires at seated guests, wounding Miss McGowan fatally and injuring George Weitzell, who may lose an eye. Fahey surrendered amid distress. In Springfield, the Big Four switchmen strike worsens as replacement crews arrive and officers guard yards, with discharged workers promising trouble to protect their families.
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Waurenine
Wood's Run
Andy Hite
Barney Fahey
Sarai, McGowan
George Weitzell
Annie Kinney
Miss McGowan
Weitzel
Weitzell
Fahey
Springfield
Peck
Hood's Sarsaparilla Proves It Makes the Weak Strong
Claims Hood's Sarsaparilla strengthens the weak by natural means rather than stimulants. It improves appetite purifies the blood and boosts bodily, nerve, mental and digestive strength. Endorsed by R C Br Gour editor who recovered after a spring illness and by Ep Jenkins who praised general debility relief.
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Hood
Arilla
Rk. C. BrGour
Enterprise
Belleville
Mich
Ep. Jenkins
Mr. Savage
MD. N.B
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