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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1920
Page
1
A fragmented ad claim asserts a guiding hand in directing consumers to honest values and the best service with pleasant prices. It argues readers cannot afford to shop elsewhere for groceries.
A small grocery at the corner of Main Street and Walnut Street is reported to be splitting its storefront operation. The changes involve revised layout and a shift in product focus to convenience items and local produce.
Connersville Indiana May 28 Ed Wood Joe Sebliehte a local grocer was found guilty yesterday of selling Jamaica ginger for beverage purposes. He was fined 120 dollars and costs. Mayor Rieder presiding added a thirty day jail sentence which was suspended. This case followed a police visit by seven Indiana prohibition agents who found about 100 bottles of Jamaica ginger in the Schlichte store and seized them.
Sculptor Greer Gray Barnard to create a replica of the Lincoln statue to be presented to Louisville by Mr and Mrs LW Bernheim. Barnard arrives Monday to discuss design and donors with the Board of due tien. The statue will be crafted in Cincinnati and a luncheon will be held in his honor.
William Jennings Bryan told the Senate education and labor committee that the League of Nations plan to prevent war should guide efforts to avert labor troubles. He urged investigation and public opinion direction without strike prevention power, and said compulsory arbitration aligns with U. S. ideals.
General Burt Assistant Treasurer at General Wood's headquarters Chicago June 1 departed for Washington to testify before the Senate Committee probing campaign expenses. The move came as a surprise.
Bubonic plague is reported spreading rapidly at Vera Cruz though the American de stoyer contingent remains unaffected. In Shelby township Mrs. Sarah Ellen Banta died at her Canaan home from a stroke at age 62, widow of Millard Banta, survived by seven children, funeral held at the Methodist church in Camtan with burial in Canaan Cemetery. Mrs Fergus Cochran of Indianapolis visiting nearby.
Washington report notes several women were removed from the Senate galleries during a demonstration for the Irish Republic. The disturbance occurred as Senator Brandegee of Connecticut spoke on the Armenian mandate, accusing Britain of securing the war spoils.
Chicago June 1 suffrage leaders reacted with excitement as Mrs Antoinette Frank Democratic women leader was summoned to testify before a senatorial committee probing campaign funds. She is to be questioned about rumors of a McAdoo ten million dollar slush fund.
Frederick Joss of Indianapolis testified before the Senate Committee that General Wood's campaign in Indiana cost about 57000 to 58000 dollars.
E Newton Cull died at his Wall Street home at 2 am after a long illness with cancer. A 70 year old Carroll County Kentucky native, he moved from Trimble to Madison ten years ago and was a respected Baptist, Red Men member, and father of Mrs Lester Adams. Funeral Thursday at 10 am with Milton Lodge Red Men leading at Moffett's Cemetery.
Katherine Still granted divorce from Carl Still with custody of their minor son Donald DuShane Still awarded to Katherine. Sylvia E. Klotsche granted divorce from Edward F. Klotsche with custody of their child and 3 dollars weekly support. Connell Pate tried on entering a dwelling to commit a felony. Judge Griffith took the matter under advisement.
Robert Wolfe of Columbus testified before the Senate committee on campaign finances that Senator Harding’s presidential bid faced opposition in Ohio because his interests were managed by an inside political coterie involved in legislation and elections in that state. Wolfe said he opposed Harding for this reason.
Attorney General Palmer today defended the anti red campaign calling it a defense of civilization and accused the Assistant Secretary of Labor of obstructing the effort and siding with anarchists in the Ultra Radical wave.
Washington reports the supreme court met to hand down decisions with one more decision day expected before summer adjournment. It is anticipated the liquor decision will be handed down today or on June seventh.
Washington June 1 The House Foreign Affairs Committee will report out a resolution denying President Wilson authority to accept a mandate for Armenia. The Senate will vote on a similar resolution this evening.
Washington June 1 The Supreme Court held that amendments to the federal constitution must be ratified by legislatures or conventions and not necessarily by referendum.
Washington report states that leaders from both parties deem the adoption of the soldiers aid bill in the Senate before Congress adjourns on June 5th as practically impossible.
Congress moves toward finishing roughly 4 billion dollars in annual appropriations for the current fiscal year. Deficiency bills and special appropriations will follow in the next Congress to cover remaining expenses.
The OCR reads like a fragmented scene where a character tries to cheer a companion, then struggles with memory and clarity. Repetitions and garbled phrases suggest a disrupted narrative focusing on tone and emotion rather than clear events or dialogue.
A fragmentary account traces tobacco's entry into colonial markets. It notes Native signifiers of trade, early white settler involvement, and a claim that tobacco shaped cultural exchange along coastal regions in the seventeenth century.
Charles Carlisle aged 44 died at his Indianapolis home last Saturday after a long illness and was buried at Crown Hill Cemetery. Born in Madison he was the son of the late John Carlisle and leaves a wife and two children. His brother Mr. John W. Carlisle assessor of Madison township attended the funeral.
Judge Griffith today appointed Rev. W. T. Seburn of North Madison and Francis F. Gray of Republican township to the Jefferson County Board of Review. The assessor, auditor, and treasurer serve by office. The board meets in the courthouse next Monday to sit 30 days to equalize personal-property assessments. Rev. M. L. Guthneck left yesterday for Minnesota to visit relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Irvin McMahon returned to Indianapolis after visiting his parents on Poplar Street.
The House voted to adjourn on June 5. Notices honor Eliza Ann Leatherburs, died 1920, and Violet L. Vinson mourns. Local items include Helen Litson leaving for Indianapolis, Henry Schmidt's Cincinnati trip, Madison township eighth grade graduation at Eggleston June 10, a visit by John Bondurant family from Vandalia, and Anna Effinger with Mrs Reichneck in town for Decoration Day activities.
A Simmons bed provides deep restful sleep and renewed vigor. Each Simmons bed is refined in design with elegant finish and modern style, aligning with good taste in bedroom decoration.
Master Albert Jabrries of West Main Street is recovering well from an operation Sunday morning to remove his tonsil and adenoids. Mrs A McMahon returned from Bedford Kentucky after Memorial exercises and visits with relatives. Mrs Edward K Henry and two children and Mr Joseph Henry traveled by car to Cincinnati after visiting their mother on South Jefferson Street.
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