Henry C Brashears Dies After Illness in St Louis
Henry C Brashears, son of Capt Henry C Brashears of this city, died Sunday morning June 5 at his Magnolia avenue home in St Louis Missouri after months of illness. Born December 7 1867 in Madison he worked as clerk on rail boats between Cincinnati and Louisville and later served as traffic manager for Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad. He lived in Fort Worth Texas and Ozark mountains while seeking health. He leaves his widow two daughters one son two brothers and two sisters and the funeral will be held at his St Louis residence.
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Henry C. Brashears
Magnolia Ave
St. Louis
Mr. Brashears
Madison
Cincinnati
Louisville
Ft Worth
Texas
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad
Ozark Mountains
San Antonn
W. A. Harber
C. A. Brashears
G. R. Brashears
Wynne, Ark
J. S. Dow
Pittsburg
Mes
W. A. Barber
Minerva Smith Hosts Joyful Birthday at Home
Miss Minerva Smith celebrated a birthday Thursday afternoon at her south Broadway home. About forty children joined games songs and refreshments despite a rain storm. Neighbors teachers and guests enjoyed ice cream cake lemonade and small party favors as the hosts extended warm hospitality and thanks.
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Minerva South
South Broadway
Flop
Smith
Minerva
President Wilson Sets Tentative Swing Itinerary
President Wilson has approved a tentative speaking tour plan arranged by Secretary Tumulty and will publicize it on his departure from France. If Germany signs the treaty on June 23, he would depart July 24 and land in the United States on July 4 or 5, with a joint session of Congress planned upon return to Washington.
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Washington
Wilson
Tumulty
France
White House
Joint Session of Congress
United States
Rebels Lurk Southeast of Juarez After Juarez Battle
Reports from El Paso say Francisco Villa, routed at Juarez, is hiding in the hills southeast of Juarez while American troops have left Mexico today. Administrations expect the Knox resolution on the League Covenant to fail or reach a Senate vote, with Republicans likely to muster only a third of the chamber.
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EL Paso
Mexico
Francisco Villa
Juarez
Senate
We Won't Sign Stripped of All Verbiage
Germany signals rejection of the peace terms in the Weimar meeting with Allied powers. Count Von Brockdorff-Rantzau, head of the German delegation, arrived with the Entente reply as German leaders insist on counter proposals before final ratification.
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Berlin
Germany
National Assembly
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Paris
Weimar
Kasper Waters Wedding Planned for This Evening
Miss Beatrice Kasper will wed Frank Waters of Swissville Pa at 6 pm in St Marys Church Madison with Miss Viola Sherr and John Waters as attendants. Bride to wear white crepe de chine. groom in traditional attire. After the ceremony they go to Indianapolis for a reception hosted by the bride’s brother J J Kasper, return to Madison Thursday noon.
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Beatrice Kasper
Frank Waters
Swissville
Father King
St. Mary's Church
Viola Sherr
John Waters
M. A. Kasper
The
Herald
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Indianapolis
J. J. Kasper
Mrs. Waters
Madison
East First Street
Circuit Court Dismisses Bear vs Lawler Case
In Circuit Court the case of S J Bear receiver for Peoples Trust Company against Cora Lawler and others was compromised and dismissed. Sulzer and Bear were attorneys for the plaintiffs with D A Roberts and Ira Sharp for the defendants. A partition suit Clifford Hamilton et al vs Mary E Hamilton et al ordered city property sold. Sulzer and Bear acted for the plaintiffs and Curtis Marshall for the defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. J. Bear
Peoples Trust Company
Cora Lawler
Sulzer & Bear
D. A. Roberts
Ira Sharp
Clifford Hamilton
Mary E. Hamilton
Curtis Marshall
William Green Dies After Long Illness at Sister’s Home
William Green age 41 died at his sister Miss Lou Green’s home 105 East Second Street at last midnight after a long illness. He had worked as a cook on a government boat at Dam No. 39 for years and was brought to Madison three weeks ago. He was a son of the late Henry and Sarah Green, well known Madison residents. The funeral is set for Wednesday with burial in Springdale Cemetery.
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William Green
Lou Green
East Second Street
Dam No. 39
Madison
Henry
Sarah Green
Springdale Cemetery
Discharged Lieut Crozier Joins Curtis Aero Co in California
Lieut Raymond L. Crozier, son of Mr and Mrs James E Crozier, telegrams that he has been discharged from the aerial service and has accepted a position with Curtis Aeroplane Co at Riverside California. Friends commend his continued success after a brilliant Army aero career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Crozier
Lieut
Raymond L. Crozier
Curtis Aeroplane Co
Riverside
California
Lieut. Crozier
Aero Department of the Army
Beginning of another long period of Mexican complications
Washington on June 17 reports that government officials expect no complications from the latest border developments though Capitol leaders disagree. State and War Departments voiced optimism while senators and representatives warned of possible future issues.
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Washington
House
Senate
State
War Departments
Capitol
Rumors of German Cabinet Crisis and Peace Treaty
London dispatches report rumors of a German cabinet crisis over peace terms. Herr Wongerlach and Professor Nicolay are mentioned as possible successors to Prime Minister Scheidemann. Paris reports suggest a new government would sign the peace treaty.
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London
Copenhagen
Germany
Herr Wongerlach
Nicolay
Scheidemann
Paris
Economic Clauses in Austrian Treaty Discussed
Paris June 16 The council of five met to finalize the economic provisions of the Austrian treaty and to complete missing sections before President Wilson departs for Brussels tomorrow night. The session followed the disposal of the German treaty.
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Paris
Council of Five
Wilson
Brussels
Associate Director of Music at Methodist Centenary Celebration
Horace Whitehouse head of the music department at Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware and associate director of music for the Centenary Celebration in Columbus is credited for the Children’s Crusade chorus of 500 young voices. He trained the chorus for weeks and they will feature in the Columbus Centenary program running June 20 to July 13.
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Horace Whitehouse
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware
Columbus
Children’s Crusade
Telephone Operators Strike Paralyzes California Service
Eleven hundred San Francisco operators quit at 7 today and more joined in Alameda and Contra Costa counties an hour later. Robert E Swain president of the Pacific district council of electrical workers warned that telephone service in every California city will be tied up by noon.
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Electrical Workers
San Francisco
Alameda
Contracoasta Counties
Robert E. Swain
Pacific District Council of Electrical Workers
California
Americn Oil Pipe Line Could Span Atlantic To Europe
London Answers notes grand schemes including a 22 mile Folke to Cape Gris Nez bridge and a transatlantic oil pipeline. The piece cites a proposed American project for a vast undersea line to move mineral oil from U S fields to Europe, likening it to the 550 mile Baku to Batum pipe restored after wartime control with a 400 million gallon yearly capacity.
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Folkeatone
Cape Gris Nez
Treland
London
Americnan
Atlante
Europe
America
Baku
Caaplan Sea
Batum
Black Gen
Modernized Gipsy Caravan Travels Indiana in Cars
An article notes gipsy bands adopting modern ways in Indiana, cooking on kerosene stoves and washing with electric machines. It traces five centuries of nomadic heritage and contrasts old habits with contemporary mobility and even secondhand car trade.
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Europe
India
Telephonic Helmet System for Airmen Communicates Aloft
Popular Mechanics describes a helmet based system with a sensitive receiver and dictograph transmitter. A speaking tube mouthpiece attached by elastic straps reduces motor noise and wires link two helmets via flexible cords to a fuselage receptacle.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Absent-minded professor and missing bookmarks
In a theology seminar y a professor used his wife's scissors as a bookmark. After a frantic search by both spouses the next day he opened his book to reveal the exact scissors inside, declaring triumphantly that he had found them saying here they are dearie.
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Harper’s Magazine
Real Estate Transfers In Gra ham and Kent Townships
Ellisworth Robertson and wife transfer 120 acres in Gra ham township to Homer McGannon for 7000 dollars. George Hensler and others transfer property in Kent to Joseph Hensler for 1280 dollars.
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Ellisworth Robertson
Homer McGannon
Graham Township
George Hensler
Joseph Hensler
Kent
Whipped Cream Turns Grainy When Overbeat
When heavy cream is whipped too long it becomes grainy and separates into butterfat and buttermilk. The texture shifts from fluffy peaks to sandy granules, reducing smoothness and volume.
Quiet Wedding of Vera Hammel and Earl Sauer
Miss Vera Virginia Hammel and Earl Edward Sauer wed quietly at 9 last night in the pastor’s home on Plum and Second streets. Rev. G. W. Pearce officiated. bride wore white georgette with bead trim and corsage of bride’s roses. They left for a low key honeymoon and will reside with the bride’s parents on North Walnut Street.
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Vera Virginia Hammel
Earl Edward Sauer
G. W. Pearce
Second Presbyterian Church
Plum
Second Streets
Harvey Hammel
Madison High School
F. V. Sauer
Cedar Cliff
Northern Points
North
Walnut Street
Madison delegation returns after state board visit on highway bonds
The Madison delegation traveled to Indianapolis to meet Hon. Phillip Zoercher of the State Board of Tax Commissioners regarding Jefferson County’s proposed highway and street bond issues under the county unit law. The board plans a careful review of all road bond requests and will issue a ruling later, with Zoercher to consult the Jefferson County Board of Review soon before a decision.
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Madison
Indianapolis
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Phillip Zoercher
Jefferson County
Zoercher
Jefferson County Board of Review
Death of Mrs. Louis Rutledge in Indianapolis
Word reached Madison of Mrs. Louis Rutledge death at her sister Mrs. John Thorn in Indianapolis after a long tuberculosis illness. She was about 70, formerly in Monroe township, later in Alexandria and Indianapo lis. her husband died there. William Fred Watson, visiting Lima, Ohio, returns home after funeral of his aunt Mrs. Eliza Whitton.
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Madison
Louis Rutledge
John Thorn
Indianapolis
William Fred Watson
Eliza Whitton
Lima
Ohio
The Columbia Bicycle in France
The only bicycle used to any extent in France was the Columbia. Of the thousands of wheels made for the Government and shipped abroad, twenty three out of every twenty four were Columbias. Returning soldiers report the Columbia's service at the front and its strong wear. Let Uncle Sam guide your bicycle purchase.
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France
Columbia
Troops Deployed as Government Prepares for Coup in Vienna
Vienna reports troops were ordered out after the government learned of a new Communist coup attempt before nightfall. More than thirty people were killed and sixty wounded in Sunday's assault to topple the government. Louise and Alice Pullem left by steamer America for Norwood Ohio to visit their brother Clarence Pullem.
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Vienna
Louise
Alice Pullem
America
Norwood
Ohio
Clarence Pullem
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C. A. Stanton
Alfred G. Anderson
International News Service
Kasper Waters
Court News
Big Five
Atlantic
Gipslee
State Tax Commission
Mrs
Monroe Township
Columbia Bicycle
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Hd. Meyer
Sehick
F. W. Pfortner
Jefferson Street
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