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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1915
Page
1
70 acre farm in Ripley County with a four room house large barn granaries and other buildings. Terms reasonable. Inquire John N Hans 318 Walnut Street Madison Indiana.
June dispatches report Lemberg facing evacuation by Russian forces with official saying it won’t hinder operations. German shelling of Dunkirk exceeds twenty miles is noted as casualties rise. Zeppelin caught fire and fell into the North Sea near Zeebrugge. Italy’s war declaration against Germany rumored as Berlin cites retreating Russians and ongoing battles in Galicia.
In New York on June 21 Thaw’s bid for freedom from Matteawan insane asylum began in the State Supreme Court. The first seven jurors chosen were salesmen and manufacturers amid the habeas corpus proceedings.
Marion county grand jury returns indictments charging a conspiracy to commit a felony in the 1914 election. Defendants include Mayor Taggart, Mayor Bell, Chief Perrott, Ex-Mayor Roberta, and 124 others from Indianapolis and Terre Haute. Bonds range from 2500 to 10000, with 48 counts against 128 defendants.
Excitement in Atlanta after Governor's action subsides. Militia guards Slaton's country home as extra police and detectives stay on duty to prevent crowds in the city streets.
Fire at Potter's Oil Cloth Works in Philadelphia on June 22 kills Battalion Chief William James and Hoseman Hillman and injures about a dozen. The explosion and collapsing brick wall bury workers as fire losses reach $100,000.
General Christian Dewet found guilty of treason against the British government in Bloemfontaine but will not be executed. He receives a $10 000 fine and a six year sentence.
Pricing for Timothy hay mixed hay alfalfa and orchard grass by the ton or bushel with variations by quality. Seed and forage items priced per bushel or pound. Wool quoted by J Schofield and Son with quality notes. Middleton Wymond Co coal prices shown for various coke and lump types with delivery terms.
The table shows American League teams Philadelphia New York Boston and Washington with mixed win totals. American Association lists standings for Cleveland Louisville Kansas City Minneapolis Milwaukee St Paul Indianapolis Columbus. Federal League records include Pittsburg Newark Brooklyn St Louis Kansas City Buffalo Baltimore Chicago.
In Vevay Indiana Miss Sarah Trowbridge aged 83 died today from a fall at her home in which she broke her hip. The report notes this accident as the cause of death with the city listed.
The market report lists steady wheat and hay prices with various grade quotes and beef cattle figures. Mr D G Stuart of Bachman Post G A R misses Indiana G A R encampment at Marion. Capt A D Vanesdal presents a blue streamer flag in remembrance.
Bloomington June 22 Congressman Barchart of Rochester fell ill during an Indiana University dinner with ptomaine poisoning feared. In Vevay Indiana June 21 Mrs Emerson Rockefeller of Rising Sun sustained a broken rib when a car driven by her husband crashed into a telephone pole, demolishing the vehicle.
George Lee, 45, attempted suicide with a revolver in a downtown Los Angeles grocery when a chance call of Right! by a passerby caused his aim to shift. The shot damaged his cheek but left him alive and hospitalized.
A Pendleton Oregon note reprinted from the East Oregonian states a man named William S Ladenfeldt of Rupert Idaho seeks an Indian girl with means. He asks for a partner who has liquid blue eyes and water as a sign of character, and offers forty acres of land as dowry.
Joseph Kost leaving last night by mailboat for his Pittsburgh home after a week as guest of Joseph Kasper. The two are classmates at St Marys College in St Marys Kentucky.
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