Local residents arrive and depart for visits and travels
Dr and Mrs E C Totten returned home from Cincinnati by last night's train. Miss Anne Harper, Miss Helen Lauer, and Miss Mary Horuff headed for Indianapolis Minneapolis Seattle respectively for visits. Mrs Mary Turner and Mrs James Aiken took trains for Indianapolis. Several residents left for Princeton Hammond and North Madison for church meetings and visits. A fatality is noted as Mrs Rebecca Liter, 74, widow of John Liter, died at her son Estel Liter’s home near Milton Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Totten
Cincinnati
Anne Harper
Indianapolis
Helen Lauer
Frank Kessler
Ethel Ryker
Mary Turner
Mary Horuff
Minneapolis
Minn
Seattle
Washington
James Aiken
Mary Phillips
George Wilhelm
Mary
Dupont
S. G. Bovard
Poplar Street
Catherine Meyers
Elwood
Margaret Burken
Armory
Jefferson Streeet
Alta Crouch
Thomas Campbell
Hanover
Princeton
U P. Church
S. FE. Buchanan
Lroy Conner
Hammond
Elias J. Scott
West Second Street
Jamie Weber
Fred Clements
Standard Oil Company
Clements
Margaret Allison
W. R.curtis
Wylie, Jr
Mary Louise
Springfield
R. L. Clark
Greenwood
Mies
Hal Jones
South Walnut Street
Rebecca Liter
John Liter
Estel Liter
Pleasant Retreat
Milton
Old Moonshine Exhibit Draws Tourists for Profit
Farmer Corntessel notes a long dormant moonshine still remains at his place. Tourists travel long distances to view it, and it earns more as an exhibition than it did when in operation as a distillery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corntessel
Courtroom Exchange Sparks Final Plea
A judge asks the prisoner for any final remarks before sentences. The prisoner replies that his lawyer took his last dollar, illustrating a moment of courtroom tension from the Boston Transcript.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Recognizing the Inevitable
A landlord demands higher rent and tenants consider paying without argument. Conversation turns to securing the needed cash rather than debating the increase.
Funeral services for Mrs Mary L Hargan conducted in city home
Funeral services for the late Mrs Mary L Hargan were conducted by Rev J C Black of Christ Church at her daughter Mrs G Johnsons home Third and Mulberry streets at 4 o clock this afternoon. The interment was in Springdale cemetery. Relatives served as pall bearers. Every state in Brazil produces sugar cane with Pernambuco and Sao Paulo leading the others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary L. Hargan
J. C. Black
Christ Church
G. Johnson
Third
Mulberry Streets
Springdale Cemetery
Brazil
Perambuco
Sao Paulo
Policy of American Navy Faces Air Armada Test
The article reports that the U.S. Navy conducts bombing tests off Virginia Capes to assess air power in naval warfare. If planes prove effective, dreadnoughts may be displaced as aircraft develop. Also notes NC-7 seaplane caught fire near Newport News. crew escaped. U-117 mentioned as a WWI raider. fourth naval division carried out the bombardment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson
Virginia Capes
Washington
Newport News
Davy Jones’ Locker
Earl of Ban don Kidnapped as Castle Bernard Burned
An Irish report says the Earl of Bandon aged 71 was abducted by Sina Fieners during the Republican attack that destroyed Castle Bernard by fire. The village of Knockcroghery was nearly wiped out by incendiaries with residents not given time to dress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Earl of Bandon
Sina Fieners
Castle Bernard
Knockcroghery
Treasury Bill Introduced for $20 Million Farm Loans
A Senate bill proposed by Senator Harris of Georgia would authorize a $20,000,000 loan from the Treasury to the Federal Farm Loan Board to fund loans to farmers. The measure aims to bolster farmer financing and credit access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Board
Washington
Treasury
Federal Farm Loan Board
Senate
Harris
Georgia
Deep Mystery Hangs Over Wall Street Slump in Prees
New York June 21—A flood of selling orders drives the New York Stock Exchange to multi year lows since the 1917 peace break. Stock values shrink by millions as fortunes of millionaires fade amid widespread declines including Canadian Pacific at 101, United States Steel, and Mexican Petroleum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
Canadian Pacific
United States Steel
Mexican Petroleum
Congress weighs Lloyd George disarmament offer
In Washington on June 2 Congress may act on Premier Lloyd George’s call for arms limits. Representative Kelley of Michigan said the House conferees on the naval bill favor the Borah plan for a three nation disarmament conference with the United States Great Britain and Japan as a response to the premier’s reference to curbing armaments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Kelley
Michigan
House
United States
Japan
Indiana to Inspect Michigan road for state highway designation
Indiana State Capitol announced that the State highway commission will inspect the Michigan road from South Bend to Madison to decide on including it in the state highway system. The move follows a conference with over 100 Michigan Road Association members who urged designation. Governor McCray pressed the case but said the commission must decide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana State Capitol
Lawrence Lyons
State Highway Department
State Highway Commission
South Bend
Madison
Michigan Road Association
Statehouse
Range Line
McCray
Highway Commission
Dawes Named Director of Budget System by Harding
President Harding named Charles G. Dawes, Chicago banker and former Brigadier General, as director of the budget system in Washington on June 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles G. Dawes
Chicago
Harding
Boy Struck by Car on Walnut Street
Five year old Herman Yater, son of Mr and Mrs James Yater, was hit by a passing automobile in front of the family home on Walnut street at 9 30 yesterday morning. He suffered cuts and bruises on the head but no bones were broken. The driver, unknown, swerved to avoid the child and stopped after clipping the sidewalk. Herman is recovering and expected to be out in a day or two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman
James Yater
Walnut Street
Local arrivals and military homecoming reported
Mr and Mrs Julian Tower and daughter Marie arrived from Cleveland to visit Mrs Tower's parents Mr and Mrs Louis Barnes. Private Dale Bryant returned from Fort Bliss Texas after a year in the regular army and will reside with Mr and Mrs J B Selleck on North Walnut Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian Tower
Marie
Cleveland
Army Wives Demand Easier Life and Representation
Brig. Gen. Clarence R. Edwards says army wives and daughters endured hardships as soldiers’ families. He notes they now have a vote and can press Congress for improvements, or the system cannot endure the strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence R. Edwards
Congress
Labor convention turns political battle for AFL presidency
Denver June 21 The AFL convention becomes a political arena with John Lewis 41 challenging Samuel Gompers 71 for the presidency. Both sides claim victory as electioneering crowds overshadow the issues. The Lewis bid alarms the Gompers camp amid talk of a vote possibly on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
American Federation of Labor
John Lewis
Samuel Gompers
Lewis
Gompers
Japanese in Hawaii drive for power over territory
In Washington on June 21 Walter Dillingham representing white planters testified before the House Immigration Committee about a drive by Japanese in Hawaii to wrest control of the territory from the white population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hawaii
Walter Dillingham
House Immigration Committee
Riot in Chesterfield Mine Strike Leaves Dozens Wounded
Rioting broke out in the Chesterfield mine strike as about one thousand miners clashed with police today. Several people were wounded in the clashes, reflecting intense labor tensions and security concerns in the mining sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Chesterfield
Definition of plurality and majority in an election
The article explains that a candidate with the highest votes holds a plurality if that share is less than half the total. A majority requires more than half the votes. If one candidate’s votes exceed the sum of all others, that candidate has a majority.
Doctor's diagnosis sparks hush over nervous patient
A rumor claims Dr De Smart charged Mrs Tawkins a large fee after diagnosing her with an acute attack of inflammatory verbosity and prescribing absolute quiet to avert cacaothes lequendi, leaving her scared dumb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tawkins
de Smart
Tragedy Strikes Woman After Runaway Accident
Mrs John Speltz of Manville travels to Cincinnati to attend funeral of sister Mrs Katie Miner who died last Saturday from a broken back in a runaway accident. Miner was 62, a former county resident, and survived by husband and three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Speltz
Manville
Cincinnati
Katie Miner
Miner
Madison Light and Fuel Case Hits Tax Dispute
In circuit court this morning arguments finished in the Madison Light and Fuel Co versus S G Bovard county treasurer to block collection of certain taxes. The judge took the matter under advisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Light & Fuel Co
S. G. Bovard
Prince Eitel Friedrich Found Guilty of Smuggling Cash
Berlin court convicts Hohenzollern prince Eitel Friedrich for moving funds into Holland to protect the family fortune. He calls the verdict fair, says a 5000 mark fine is large but modest to him, and asserts no prejudice occurred in court. He claims motive was safeguarding his wife and assets amid confiscation fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eitel Friedrich
Kaiser
Germany
Berlin
Holland
Mlegaul
Notable Scottsburg Woman Remains Trainless at 79
Mrs. Mary Jane Watterson of 12 miles west of Scottsburg Indiana celebrates her seventy ninth birthday. She has never ridden a train or in an automobile and rarely travels beyond the South county line. Her single photo dates from around 15 Vestua. Her husband Henry is a Civil War veteran and their family includes two children and fifteen grandchildren. About fifty neighbors surprised her with baskets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jane Watterson
Scottsburg
Ind
Ott
Jackson County
Watterson
Henry Watterson
Rooster Hatching Four Chickens Stuns Mercersburg Yard
In Mercersburg Pennsylvania J W Byron keeps a bantam rooster caring for four newly hatched chicks. The bird had previously blocked a missing bantam reefer egg system and sat on a nest for hours. Seven eggs were set under him with four hatching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Byron
Mercersburg
Byron
Waltz Bebinger Wedding Scheduled at First Presbyterian
Miss Marguerite Waltz of this city will wed Mr Charles Bebinger of Indianapolis at the First Presbyterian Church at high noon tomorrow. A half hour musical program precedes the ceremony with the First Church ladies choir and Miss Marie Rapp to sing. Dr W W Logan will perform the marriage. A wedding breakfast will follow at the Winterwold for the bridal party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waltz-Bebinger
Marguerite Waltz
Charles Bebinger
Indianapolis
First Presbyterian Church
First
Miss Waltz
Marie Rapp
W. W. Logan
Winterwold
Captain Walter Abbott Promoted to Steamer Pilgrim
Capt. Walter Abbott, longtime Madison resident and day pilot of the George Rogers Clark ferry, becomes captain of the Pilgrim for the Jeffersonville old ferry company. He has piloted about 45 years with no serious accidents and is regarded as a top riv er pilot. Madison friends celebrate his promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Abbott
Madison
Louisville
Jeffersonville
Pilgrim
Old
Abbott
Picnic at Country Club for Tri Kappa Sorority
A luncheon event at the Country Club last evening honored the Tri Kappa Sorority. The committee included Misses Virginia Tevis Marianna Schofield and Myra Lemen with members Marie Yunker Louise Eckert Louise Johnson Bertha Eaglin Agnes Donlan Helen Lauer Linda Clements and Mrs Van Duncan present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Club
Virginia Tevis
Marianna Schofield
Myra Lemen
Tri Kappa
Marie Yunker
Louise Eckert
Louise Johnson
Bertha Eaglin
Agnes Donlan
Helen Lauer
Linda Clements
Mrs
van Duncan
Concentration and its link to absent mindedness
The text argues that interest and time pressure sharpen concentration, while power of concentration becomes a possession that can pull attention to a single thought and cause neglect of others, leading to absent mindedness.
Retail food prices dip 2.7 percent in April report
The federal labor department reports a 2.7 percent drop in average family retail food costs from March to April. Across forty three items from fifty one cities thirty one declined ten rose and two remained steady. For the year to April 15 overall prices fell 28 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Labor Department
Baby Drowns In Bucket Incident
Mary Jane Kranz a 15 month old from Logansport Indiana climbed over the bucket rim and drowned in four inches of water authorities report the tragedy occurred at home with no signs of foul play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jane Kranz
Logansport
Ind
Weather lore and local notes on Little Cedar Cliff
A collage of curiosities on weather beliefs and animal habits contrasts with local news. Dr. S A Whitsitt and his uncle explore Pleasant Ridge views at Little Cedar Cliff while Jonathan Overturf and Hazel Bovard wed in a Ripley county ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. A. Whitsitt
Kent
St. Joseph, Mo
Little Cedar Cliff
Harry Lemen
Pleasant Ridge
Jonathan Overturf
Hazel Bovard
Ripley County
Clerk Nichols
W. C. Marshall
West Madison
Bloomington doctor and son visit Madison friends
Dr. F. C. Austin and son Ray mond of Bloomington drove to Madison yesterday and returned this afternoon after visiting many friends. Dr. Austin practices medicine in Bloomington and is progressing fine. His son recently graduated from Indiana University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Austin
Raymond
Bloomington
Madison
Austin
Indiana University
Porter couple announce birth of son William Daniel
Mr and Mrs George Porter of South Jefferson Street announce the birth of a son, naming him William Daniel, in a concise family notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Daniel
George Porter
South Jefferson Street
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Mary L. Hargen
Lina Feiners
Commission
Michbigan Road
Dawes
Army
of Federation of Labor Convention
T Lewiser Gompera
United States Forest Products Laboratory
Court News
Eitel
Hohenzollern
Animal Prophete
Weather Bureau
Turkey
England
J. Edgar Burton
Hoosier Automobile Club
Harry Lemon
the Neuro Pharmacal CO 1
Wapakonetalohio
Meyer
Simmons Iron Bedé
Foe Dolls
Jane
Tabs Fgg Pedist
C.a.stanton
The
Shoeists
Macrame
Riley
Robert
Sandal
Oxford
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