Madison Herald Weekly Edition Notes Local Personal News
Madison Indiana June 15 1921 notices report Isabelle Doig leaving for Indianapolis to visit relatives. Birth of William Albert Evans, son of Mr and Mrs William Evans. Eugene Ball left for Indianapolis to visit his aunt Mrs Irwin Gassett. Edna Seip returns to Cincinnati with her husband’s body. Mr and Mrs J R Moore of Elkhart visit Madison. Moore is superintendent of Innerbraced Furniture in Elkhart. Peter Wetterich Sr dies in Cincinnati aged 87. funeral in St Augustine Cincinnati. Charles Seip aged 50 dies near Bryantsburg after brief illness. remains shipped to Cincinnati for burial.
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Isabelle Doig
Indianapolis
William Albert
William Evans
Spring Street
Eugene Ball
Irwin Gassett
Edna Seip
Cincinnati
Ira Land
J. R. Moore
Elkhart
L. E. Holwager
Moore
Holwager
Peter Wetterich
Frances Wetterich
Hahn
Madison
St. Augustine’s Church
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Price Hill
Charles Seip
Bryantsburg
Seip
Vail Undertaking House
Madison votes decisively against city manager plan
Yesterday a special election in Madison rejected the city manager idea by about six to one. Total turnout 2,272, versus 3,440 in the presidential vote, with a margin of 1,168 fewer ballots cast.
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Madison
Circuit Court Fines Mate for Assault on Boat Roustabout
In Madison, Harvey Cooley, mate on the Queen City, was fined five dollars plus costs in circuit court for assault and battery on a colored roustabout aboard the vessel a few days earlier. Sheriff Dihammer and Deputy Schuler made the arrest as the boat reached Madison last night. The same court admitted the will of John Hoffman of North Madison to probate, with one-third to the widow and the remainder to his children. Naturalization proceedings completed for a list of new citizens by E. J. Kennedy of the U. S. Department of Labor Cincinnati at the courthouse.
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Harvey Cooley
Queen City
Dihammer
Schuler
Madison
John Hoffman
North Madison
Charles Gi. Buggner
E. J. Kennedy
U. S. Department of Labor
Cincinnati
Court House
Charles F. Berger
Casper Krum
Henry W. Edwards
Chris Eckert
Adolph Wunderlich
Gustave A. Sommer
John Voll, Sr
Henry Schneider
Joseph Moore
Jacob Zepf
James P. Morris
Thomas Morris
Henry Lorenz
Charles Weber
Mary Schmidt
Missing New York Woman Attacked Near Palisade Park
Joan Nelson, a nurse hired in New York City, told police two men abducted her during a visit home. They lured her, forced her into a car, took her to the country, and attacked her before she screamed, fought back, and was thrown from the vehicle. Her assailants fled. she identified a car number and was hospitalized at St Marys Hospital Passage.
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Corcoran
St Mara’s
Joan
Dor
Nedlie Nelsen
New York
Ste
Palisade Park
Mise Nelson
St. Mary's Hospital
Hindenburg’s idols seen in funeral crowds at Potsdam
In Potsdam crowds gathered for the funeral of Empress Augusta Victoria showing enduring affection for Field Marshal von Hindenburg. Princes passed with little notice while the crowd showered applause for Hindenburg and other officers as the train departed. Prince August appeared earlier on the platform to modest, cheerless reception.
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Potsdam
Germany
Maral von Hindenburg
Augusta Victoria
Theld Niveshal
von Hindenburg
Rubber seed viewed as oil substitute. Bolivia shifts from mules
Rubber seed development is cited as a substitute for oil in industrial use. Meanwhile Bolivia speeds up replacing mule transport as motor trucks rapidly supplant traditional animal power.
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Bolivia
Telephone Call in Girl's Death Mystery
A chilling telephone message to Mrs Gordon in Montreal urged salvation for a lodger named Gladys Herland who vanished on March 20 and whose body was found in the St Lawrence River on April 17. Police believe she may have killed herself after fleeing an abusive marriage to Lt. Max Teepler of Trywood near Los Angeles. The caller appeared to seize the phone and warned the caller not to interfere as detectives pursue the source of the call and the Cuban suspect linked to the case.
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Treltywood
Los Angeles
Gorden
Bion Secon Vaire
Gordon
Montread
Repuis
Windsor
Teorcden
Onitiaria Street
War Hero Favor Ends In Court Battle At Littleton
A disputed case centers on a war hero and others as district court in Littleton weighs claims over funds and ownership. Named parties include Samuel Wo Joltsot and Natutiate da Peadininer with proceedings tied to a bed sale and lessee actions.
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Neto
United States
District Court
Littleton
Samael
Natutiate da Peadininer
Asleep Three Years Awakens Briefly in Fort Smith Hospital
Fatthas OS, a four year old child in Fort Smith Arkansas, awoke briefly after nearly three years of sleep at the county hospital. Nurses reported a brief waking, then he returned to sleep. Doctors say there is no sign the awakening will recur and remain unable to break the long slumber.
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Fatthas OS
Bistityrer
Fort Smith
Ark
Chetich
Eagles in Death Battle Near Inverness Shire
A boy near Tavergurry, Invernessshire, witnessed two golden eagles fight to the death by a roadside. One bird collapsed in a ditch as the victor stood on the other's chest before the wounded victor staggered away.
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Tavergurry
Invernessshire
Tie
Henk Faust
Plasterer to Share in $100 Million Wyecott Estate
Papers left by Meh ners yvr and another are expected to establish 3. V. Meher of Aberdeen as a plastering contractor's claim to a share of the $100,000,000 Wyecott estate in New York City.
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Wyecott
New York City
V. Meher
Aberdeen
Mehners Yvr
Farmers Send Cows to Germany by West Arrow
The American steamship West Arrow arrived in Bremen with 1,718 cows and 70 calves donated by farmers from North Dakota South Dakota Iowa and Wisconsin to Germany.
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Germany
West Arrow
Bremen
North Dakota
South Dakota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Local Notes From Madison June Day Book
Daily items show residents traveling for visits and training. Catherine Oakley heads to New Albany. Emmett McClure rides to Maysville. Charles Schnabelt leaves for Camp Knox R O T C training. Pension updates for Mrs. Lewis and John McMackin are noted. Families relocate to Salt Lake City and Paris Texas, with births and church dedication at Caledonia in Milton township marked by Delco lighting by Wm. E. Ogle Agency.
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Marietta C. Lewis
S. B. Lewis
Emerson Lemen
S. W. Wilbur
Paris
Texas
J. C. Black
John McMackin
East Main Street
M. W. Whithem
Cross Plains
Salt Lake City
Utah
Jesse Ellis
Wyatt Rowlett
Kent
Rowlett
Alonzo McMahon
Poplar Street
Nicholas Rehl
Adam
Gertrude Martquart
John Hellenthal
Columbus
Ohio
Adam Faber
West Main Street
New United Presbyterian Church
Caledonia
Switzerland County
Jefferson County
Milton Township
Delco
Wm. E. Ogle
Edith Rowlison sues to quiet title in circuit court
Edith C. Rowlison files suit against Herbert Rowlison in circuit court to quiet title to real estate. Lemon and Cooper and Judge P. E. Bear serve as attorneys for the plaintiff. Distribution of the Japeth Higbie estate reached about $5,000 to fourteen heirs from Higbie land site. Judge Griffith travels to Jeffersonville to sit as special judge in Clark circuit court. Hon. M. R. Sulzer to hold court here tomorrow and Saturday in his absence.
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Edith C. Rowlison
Herbert Rowlison
Lemon & Cooper
P. E Bear
Japeth
Fingerprint Records Aid War Department Identity Work
Washington reports the War department has collected fingerprint records of over 5 million men for the identity section. The system aims to identify unknown war dead and prevent ex-service members from reenlisting under false names, aiding police in crime and accident cases.
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Washington
War Department
Selective Service Organization
Vapors Trigger Avalanche On Mount Adams Slope
Reports describe an avalanche on Mount Adams caused by hot vapors from vents melting snow. The slide, up to five miles long and one to two miles wide, ripped away initial snow then unleashed a massive mud flow across the White Salmon glacier and into heavy timber at the base.
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Portland
Ore
Mount Adams
Bite of Poison Bug Kills Man
M A Tutweller aged fifty a traveling salesman died at his Kersey West Virginia home from poisoning after a church bite from an insect authorities reported the insect bite caused his death in Cumberland Maryland noting the victim was a huckster active in the region
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Cumberland
M. A. Tutweller
Kersey
W. Va
China and India Lead Silver Imports Globally
China and India emerge as top importers of silver, underscoring strong demand from both economies. Analysts note industrial use and jewelry demand drive the sustained intake, with global markets watching for price effects and supply dynamics.
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China
India
Madison Hosts Southern Ohio Field Trial Visitors
A delegation from the Southern Ohio Field Trial Association toured Madison seeking to establish annual fall and spring meets here. The group including Dr. P. K. Phillips Langdale Alfred Zimmerman A L Harder and Robert Fredrieckson viewed local sites by car and discussed Madison as a potential host city for the trials, which draw 300 to 500 attendees for a weeklong event and have previously been held in Dillsboro Indiana.
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Madison
Southern Ohio Field Trial Association
P. K. Phillips
Langdale
Alfred Zimmerman
Cincinnati
A. L. Harder
Robert Fredrieckson
Vernon
Dillsboro
Ind
Babylonian rent woes long ago in clay tablet records
A National Geographic bulletin from Washington notes that rental pressures and evictions were present in ancient Babylon and Nippar as far back as 4 000 years ago. The report draws parallels to modern American housing stress and shows early contracts on clay tablets describing bustling landlord activity.
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Washington
Reasen
Washington (D. CO
National Geographic Society
Japan
Persia
England
Babslonia
Hovees
Babslon
Nippar
Union station bunco tale outlines No.2 exchange ruse
A reported Bunco scheme details Clyde Smith posing as a Harry Payne Whitney representative. He claimed two exchanges take place with victims steered to No.2 in a downtown spot while a Capital City club plan is thwarted. The narrative notes victims are repeatedly guided toward No.2, blocking a trip to exchange No.1.
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Union Station
Bhunco
Ansley Hotel
Clyde Smith
Harry Payne Whitney Company
Harry Bayne Whitney
New York
Capital City Club
Atlanta
Bunco
Tiny Broadway Plot Brings Record Rent
In Manhattan the 81 foot Broadway corner at Thirty fourth street fetched an annual rent of about 143 dollars per square foot, the highest on record. A four story building now anchors the site as a candy maker plans a narrow skyscraper to maximize the small triangular plot. The owner refused a 1 million offer years ago, choosing to wait for greater value as nearby towers rise.
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New York
Manhattan
Broadway
Thirtyfourth Street
Department Atore
Government Victory Guards Supreme Court Inviolability
Washington June 17 The government won a notable victory to protect the sanctity of the Supreme Court. Justice Suddens of the District Supreme Court dismissed a demurrer and ordered trial on the merits of four men charged with using advance information to speculate on Supreme Court cases and Wall Street activity.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Suddens
District Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Wall Street
Ports Flooded With Stowaways Ring Operates Across Europe
Immigration and customs officials in New York confront a surge of stowaways from Europe aided by a large international ring. The ring, active across Europe, costs up to 100 dollars per passenger for hidden passage to America, with stowaways found in ship closets, lockers, and hidden compartments. New rules require authentic passports before landing in the United States, and authorities expect stowaway traffic to dwindle as ships intensify searches and ports report a drop in cases.
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Europe
United States
New York
Frederic J. Haskie
Chicago News
America
Els Island
Rnny
Hemee
Stows
Hasstack
Iimigration
Els
Box Hidden Body Found in Herald Building Mystery
A long stored female body, believed dead thirty years, was found in a box labeled books in the Herald building at Marshall Illinois. The box traveled via Terre Haute and Chicago before authorities confirmed a gunshot death. A man named M French paid 20 cents monthly rent for the box with owner Emma Lockhart of Chicago.
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Corps of
Marshall
Wil
Herald
Marshall, M
Terre Haute Ind
Terreffonte
Chicago
M. French
Emma €. Lockhart
T Marshall
Roman
Marshatl
Terre Isante
Alj. Yenowine
Sycamore
Grand Central Station
Sisters Reunite in Colorado Springs After 25 Years
After 24 years apart, Mrs. Letlie Grayinn and Mrs. Moline Beswick, sisters, are reunited in Colorado Springs. Both families lived within ten blocks of each other for two years, then drifted apart as husbands died and widows remarried. A letter addressed to Beswick by her former married name led a daughter to inform Grayum, revealing their proximity.
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Letlie Grayinn
Moline Beawick
Colorado Springs
Colo
Airs
Reswick
Coloradoo Springs
Grayams
Beswick
Foxes and owls found drunken in Kentucky reports
Reports from Vanceburg Kentucky describe foxes lying about intoxicated and killed by rocks after consuming moonshine whiskey mash. Post mortems show alcoholic poisoning. Several owls found in similar condition while nocturnal birds have not been reported in this state.
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Vanceburg
Golden State Sets Fast Yokohama Honolulu Run Record
The Golden State arrived in San Francisco after an eight day 9 hour 36 minute Yokohama to Honolulu crossing, then four days 22 hours to San Francisco. The voyage beat the Great Northern’s previous time by 18 hours, setting a new shipping board record.
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Shipping Board
Golden State
San Francisco
Yokohama
Honolulu
Great Northern
Two Men Beat Eleven Women In Aspen School Board Election
Eleven women candidates for the Aspen school board were defeated by two men in a local vote. Of 121 total ballots, one man polled 86 votes and the other 100 votes.
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Aspen
Colo
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