Madison Herald Weekly Edition Local Notices June 1921
Local Madison items include visits by Nellie Louise Johann to Carrollton and Harriet McAlasson from Indianapolis. Travel plans send Mrs. King and children to Cincinnati while Glen Ramsay journeys to Knightstown for Han over College. Jamey Chapman returns from Los Angeles to join government hospital service before heading to Columbus. First Baptist church to receive exterior repainting interior redecorating and a modern electric lighting system with new organ blower and heating plant.
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Glen Ramsay
Anna Ramsay
Hanover
Hanover College
Knightstown
Jamey Chapman
Los Angeles
California
Government Hospital Service
Kate Chapman
Charles N. Chapman
West Third Street
Columbus
Ohio
First Baptist Church
Klein & Son
William A. Lay Company
Cincinnati
Willoughby seeks to set aside divorce judgment in circuit court
Through her attorney Judge P K Bear Nora Willoughby files in circuit court to set aside the divorce judgment from Charles Willoughby. John McGregor executor of William Kirk s will files his final settlement report set for hearing July 1 settlement of the estate delayed for account adjustments with the Sheridan Kirk Contract Co in which William Kirk was a large stockholder and due to other claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. K. Bear
Nora Willoughby
Circuit Court
Charles Willoughby
John McGregor
William Kirk
Sheridan-Kirk Contract Company
Russia Demands Release of Prisoners in France
Moscow cites detention of 96,000 Russian prisoners in France and elsewhere in North Africa and the Balkans in a note to the French government. Soviet foreign secretary M. Pehitcherin warns of drastic steps if demands fail.
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Russia
France
North Africa
Balkans
M. Pehitcherin
Moscow
Smithsburg Library Conversion After Prohibition Era
A fall at Smithsburg Maryland leads to a library conversion as the town shifts from enforcing liquor laws to promoting reading. Shelved stone walls will house a new library space, repurposing the building for books and study.
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Smithsburg
Bandits Try Robbery in New York City Cafe
Toe Husky for Five Bandits as they attempted a cafe robbery in New York City. One suspect apologized to police. three fled. A victim named Abraham is hospitalized after an assault by Goldberg. Police seek clues and suspects in the melee.
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Toe Husky
Abraham Is
New York City
Goldberg
Improvements Planned for Masonic Temple on Main Street
Trustees announce extensive upgrades at the Masonic Temple including a modern vacuum steam heating plant for the building and ground floor stores. The Madison-Jefferson County Library will gain heating, new toilet rooms, and enhanced facilities. Decorations by William A. Lay Co. and improved lighting by Madison Light & Railway Co. are planned for the second and third floors, plus conversion of the north half of the second floor into an armory and club spaces. The basement occupied by Rousch and Drake will be concreted and upgraded.
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Masonic Temple
East Main Street
The
Masons
John Pohlman
C. H. Rousch & Co
N. T. Drake
Madison-Jefferson County Library
William A. Lay Company
Cincinnati
Main
Madison Light & Railway Company
Knights Templar
Order
Coh. Rousch & Co. and
Berlin Plotters To Prison In Communist Uprising Case
Berlin authorities sentenced key communists in the attempted dynamite plot against the victory monument. Police halted the attack before detonation and seized explosives. leader Hloez and editor Herr Talhelimer were taken into custody amid the Berlin uprising crackdown.
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Berlin
Hloez
Tide
Jail for Life and Heroic Rescue Highlighted in Nebraskal
In Oma Nebr the case of M M Wallace who saved a drowning woman near a burning shanty led to his arrest on automobile theft charges. Wallace had been in hiding but rushed to danger after hearing pleas from a manhole and was jailed two hours later. Virgil Decker, 18, of Elkhart, was found guilty of first degree murder in Kosciusko Circuit Court Warsaw. The jury sentenced him to life imprisonment for killing Leroy Lovett, his friend.
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Oma
Nebo
Sietz
M. Wallace
Wallace
Virgil Decker
Elkhart
Kosciusco
Warsaw
Leroy Lovett
Census Recounts Illiteracy Drop in Southern Negro Population
Early census reports summarized by Samah Duran for the Bureau of Education show marked literacy gains among Black communities in Alabama Arkansas Delaware and the District of Columbia. Funds remain limited but figures indicate substantial improvement.
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Washington
Samah Duran
Bureau of Education of
United States
Alabama
Arkansas
Delaware
District of Columbia
Irregular Illiteracy Rates and Local Notices Abroad
Local notices report travel for several residents including Mrs J H Ryker to Indianapolis and Edna Kestner returning there from a brief visit. Mentions of literacy statistics in Abibotun Arkansas Delaware and Alabama contrast with ongoing education drives and transportation updates amid short city events and a small store fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Ryker
Indianapolis
Edna Kestner
Real Estate Transfers On Front Street And East Main Street
John McKibben and wife and J P Maddox and wife sell property on Front Street to Planters Tobacco Warehouse Company for 31 plus dollars. Glen B Shoots and wife transfer 40 acres in Republican to Barker Thurman for 300 dollars. Mary E Pitcher transfers residence on East Main Street to Emily P Robertson for 1 plus dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McKibben
J. P. Maddox
Planters Tobacco Warehouse Company
Front Street
Glen B. Shoots
Barker Thruman
Republican
Mary E. Pitcher
Emily P. Robertson
East Main Street
Private cemetery sign warned reckless drivers near Overkill bridge
In Middletown Goshen area a sign reading Private cemetery across the bridge for reckless drivers was erected by the Goshen board of trade. The black and white plaque with skulls warns autoists after a spate of accidents near the apot. Orison Swett Marsden promotes self confidence and success through affirmation and determination.
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Middletown
N. Y.O
Overkill Bridge
Goshen
Cheater
Board of Trade of
Apot
Orison Swett Marsden
Dope ring threat opens vast U S addiction crisis
Federal officials warn millions in the United States are drug addicts with the chief supply line centered in Toledo Ohio. Dope peddlers operate via international smugglers and organized syndicates routing opium and cocaine through Canada and into major cities. The government cites thousands of young women from respectable families drawn into the trade as a key concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LG Nutt
Federal
Percode Felfares
Toledo
Qmteatic
Tesd
United States
Pacific
Gulf
Porto
New York
Canada
Eplan
Stephanus manslaughter case continued to October term
In Circuit Court this morning Frank Stephanus charged with manslaughter had the case continued to the October term. Edith Higbie granted a divorce from Lloyd Higbie this afternoon. P. E. Bear represented the plaintiff with Lemon & Cooper for the defendant. A naturalization service examiner from Cincinnati will arrive in Madison on the noon train Wednesday to attend to any court matters.
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Frank Stephanus
Edith Higbie
Lloyd Higbie
P. E. Bear
Lemon & Cooper
Naturalization Service
Department of Labor
Cincinnati
Madison
Funeral of Isaac Kronenberger in Springdale Cemetery
Funeral services for Isaac Kronenberger, who died suddenly at Brazil last Thursday, were held at 10 this morning at the Kronenberger home with Rev. I. L. Stern officiating. A large attendance paid tribute to the deceased’s character as floral offerings piled high. Interment followed at Springdale Cemetery with pallbearers Active Louis Kronenberger Lee Dessauer Ralph Dessauer Albert Dessauer Walter Greiner Joseph Schofield and Honorary Charles Mock Louis Sulzer M. R. Sulzer and John Knoebel.
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Isaac Kronenberger
Brazil
I. L. Stern
Kronenberger
Third
Poplar Streets
Springdale
Louis Kronenberger
Lee Dessauer
Ralph Dessauer
Albert Dessauer
Walter Greiner
Joseph Schofield
Charles Mock
Cincinnati
Louis Sulzer
M. R. Sulzer
John Knoebel
Tobacco Growth Plan Approved by Swiss County Growers
At a meeting of representatives tobacco growers of Switzerland county held at Vevay Saturday the Saprio tobacco marketing plan was heartily indorsed. Arrangements for a mass meeting to be held July 2 were made.
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Switzerland County
Vevay
Sapiro
Sense of Smell Declares Least Intellectual of Senses
At a Columbia University dinner in Earl Hall Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler attempted to identify ten odors. He correctly named only bay rum, the common barbershop scent, in a test for the engineering society. He quipped that the sense of smell is the least intellectual of the senses.
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New York
Nicholas Murray Butler
Engineering Society of Columbia University
Earl Hall
Peetor Butler
DIES HERO FACING PLAGUE CAMPAIGN IN ASIA
Dr Yu Shu fen dies March 24 while fighting plague in Shan tung. The young physician, educated in China and Japan, worked in Mongolia and Shansi during the 1978 outbreak, acknowledging overzealous efforts in plague prevention.
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Pekin
Yu Shu-fen
Shantung
Charles W. Young
China
Japan
Mongolia
Shansi
Hard Problem for Judge Sparks Lorain Fight
In Lorain Ohio Sam Karli of Cleveland and John Baranee of Lorain collided turning a corner. Believing the other was a robber they fought with bricks and heavy objects until police intervened. Judge Harding said he would take the case under advisement.
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Lorain
Sam Karli
Cleveland
John Baranee
Bargnee
Karli
Indian Is Buried Alive In Northern Creek Area
A report from Redding alleges Indians William Taylor buried alive after smallpox fears. Chief Samson Grant received the claim from his daughter Mrs Lela Thiottles alleging two men buried Taylor after dark. A health official’s wrath kept them from opening the box during the burial process. In another item, Frank Deem Jr. is expected to return from the army soon after a 1919 Ohio River incident. Also from Grantsville a toddler died in a sewer pipe accident after being wedged for about 30 minutes.
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Redding
William Taylor
Samson Grant
Lela Thiottles
Rhodes
Taylor
Buenos Aires Claqueurs Seek Regular Theater Status
Buenos Aires claqueurs a group of boys and men who create applause in theaters demand to be treated as a regular part of the profession. Authors who owe gratitude to their humble supporters oppose their claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Buenos Aires
Discoverers Uncover Ancient City Near Athens
Prof. Carl Blegen of the American Archaeological School reports the discovery of a prehistoric city wall between Corinth and Mycenae in Southern Greece. Pottery and statuary fragments place the city’s prosperity around 2000 B C.
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Athens
Carl Blegen
American Archaeological School
Corinth
Mycenae
Greece
Local resident moves chickens near Livingston
Bill Pennington who has lived near Corbin moves back near Livingston. The report notes much movement of large chickens and their feet being prepared to be tied, with drifting and local relocation mentioned in Mount Vernon Kentucky.
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Mount Vernon
Bill Pennington
Corbin
Livingston
Creditors' fraud schemes exposed by crime investigator
C D West of the National Association of Credit Men outlines how organized commercial criminals operate across multiple cities. He cites fake bankruptcies, asset transfers, and staged arsons with hired workers, including cat training for insurance fraud and a sophisticated fire-setting trick using gasoline fuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.D. West
Investigation and Prosecution Department
National Association of Credit Men
Mr. West
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