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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1919
Page
3
Weimar June 24 belief grows that Germany will sign the peace treaty unconditionally while the new government expects serious internal troubles. It is believed military leaders may resign with many officers leaving the army.
Copenhagen reports that Germans embraced the peace treaty in a surge of patriotism. In Berlin and Munich processions formed across classes as crowds marched, singing old war songs and cheering German generals.
At Fergus Falls Minnesota on June 24 search crews count 47 dead from Sunday’s tornado as work continues amid ruins. Officials believe few bodies remain buried and the final toll may not reach fifty.
Two army aviators from Mineola New York died after their craft caught fire at Rye New York this forenoon. Both men were burned beyond recognition. London report says German war fleet ships in harbor sunk was discredited by the admiralty.
Paris June 24 The Big Three met this morning to perfect the Austrian treaty while awaiting word on the appointment of the new German peace delegation.
Paris reports the peace treaty is expected to be signed Thursday afternoon. President Wilson will sail home the next day and lay the treaty before Congress upon arrival, demanding its speedy ratification.
Final steps for signing the peace treaty with Germany were postponed today after the Wehrmacht allies received a message from Weimar detailing the new German peace delegation and a proposed date for arrival.
Paris reports no confirmation today on yesterday’s circulating rumor that Count Van Brockdorff-Ranzin, German foreign minister in Scheidemann cabinet and head of the peace delegation, committed suicide at Weimar yesterday.
Edward Devalera fled England in a hydroplane and met a steamer at sea before being transferred to a ship and reaching the United States without passport or credentials. The revelation was published in New York on June 24.
Seven A grade students formed a school garden club named for Mr. Bob Wood and visited his property on Rykee's Ridge. They toured the residence, greenhouse watering systems, water tower, barn, rabbits, and melon patch, praising his granddaughter. They hope for another invitation.
Mrs William Brinker a Marble Hill resident died suddenly last Friday evening from acute indigestion at age 55. She is survived by her husband a son and a daughter. The funeral was held Sunday with burial at Marble Hill.
The American Library Association launches a campaign to send 100000 volumes to hospitals for convalescent soldiers. A photo from the New York Public Library shows early donated books stacked in a pyramid as gifts arrive to comfort recovering men.
Washington report quotes Governor Harding of the Federal Reserve Board stating that U S financial aid to rehabilitate devastated European nations will not exceed 1.5 billion dollars. The statement came on June 24.
The Jefferson County Historical Society relics committee seeks loans of quaint and rare historical items for an exhibit at the Lanier Memorial Museum in Madison on July 10 to 12. Items may include furniture textiles books tools weapons and other era relics. Lenders will be credited and articles returned in good order after the exhibit.
A new Daily Vacation Bible School launched yesterday in Madison for boys and girls ages 4 to 15 at the First Baptist Church lower room. The program runs five days a week for two and a half hours daily with Bible stories hygiene lessons songs hand work sewing carpentry and kindergarten activities under leaders including Miss Middleton Dr A G W Childs Rev S Read McAlpin and Miss Opal Sherman. Visitors welcome and community support solicited.
The admiralty announced that four large German warships in Scapa Flow can be floated if pumping tugs reach them in time.
Paris June 24 unconfirmed rumor spreads in American official circles that the new German government has fallen.
Washington on June 24 reports the Army strength on June 17 at 2,182,745. Marines with the American Expeditionary Force are not included in this tally.
A joint panel of House and Senate education and labor committees will begin an investigation into the United States employment service starting tomorrow. The inquiry aims to examine program operations and effectiveness across federal employment services.
Mrs Grace Burch Walkup, daughter of Bishop and Mrs Charles S Burch, will travel to Belgrade after a stop in France to confer with Serbian Relief Committee officials. She plans indefinite work in relief and reconstruction efforts.
The Herald announces Clarence E. Custer of Bartholomew County as a candidate for Congress in the Fourth District, pending the Democratic primary decision. Rain water is noted as soft because it contains no mineral matter.
Relatives in Madison mourn the death of Capt. Jefferson Thomas at Cincinnati Marine Hospital. A veteran Ohio and Mississippi river pilot and Civil War veteran, he was 75 and a former government steamboat hull inspector. He is survived by a widow and a daughter. Funeral plans to be announced.
The case of Lucy Jeffries vs Jeptha Highbie estate and Madison Safe Deposit Company seeks 5300 for nursing care since 1906, transferred to Switzerland county with a September term hearing. Judge Bear and Curtis Marshall appear for the plaintiff. W C Ford for the Trust. Also Judge Griffith awards 1000 to William E Ogle in contract dispute with Clarence E Brown, with Bear as attorney and Leland and Marshall for the defense. State v Samuel Hill over unlawful liquor possession proceeds in Circuit Court with Sulzer and Marshall for the defense and Zearing and McGregor for the State. Mr James Black departs for Chattanooga to work in a government shipyard.
Store invites mothers to view a large display of Simmons Safe Cribs. The cribs feature high sides, closely set spindles, a nearly noiseless sliding side, and the Simmons spring to prevent sagging. Each unit emphasizes safe, comfortable, accurate construction and money-saving furniture choices for shoppers.
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