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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1916
Page
2
Myrtle Brown a 16 year old Madison girl ran away to Vevay claiming her father’s brutality. She reported to Judge Griffith after becoming a Jefferson Circuit Court ward in January. Her case drew sympathy as she seeks a permanent home away from her father’s alleged abuse.
Memphis Tenn March 2 The steamer St James en route from Pittsburg to New Orleans with Mardi Gras excursionists was seized here by West Kentucky Co Co over a 350 debt after U S Marshal Trezenant held the boat for three hours. Passengers aboard the Col Conway were delayed when it was attached for former employee William Carroll. after a delay of 81 Carroll was paid and the steamer resumed.
Mrs. Katherine Craig died at the county infirmary last Saturday. She was said to be 103 but records list 83. Her Madison-born daughter, about 68, rode on top of the hearse from Quercus Grove to the burial at Quercus Grove on a cold day.
Evansville will host the annual state encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic of Indiana on May 9 10 and 11 as announced by J B Fesler adjutant general. The notice confirms Evansville as the meeting city and outlines event dates for the gathering of veterans.
Mary Domella of Indiana Harbor kept her life's savings of several hundred dollars in her stocking as she shopped in Hammond. A street robbery occurred when a porter broke into the crowd. she hid in a doorway but the money disappeared, and the loafers were gone by the time she looked again.
Prank White forty foreman at Lawrenceville Cheese Cold Storage Company was shot last night while trying to drive off a prowler. Carl Horsman thirty Indiana Refining Company employee is arrested in connection with the killing. White is survived by a widow and two children.
Hanover Indiana March 22 judges for a contest between the men’s literary societies of Hanover College will be chosen by the drawn jury system. Professor A H Woodworth will supervise the screening. The event will be held March 20.
Catherine Mareina four and a half month old baby of Mr and Mrs Joseph Mareina of Selvelsile died yesterday of pneumonia aboard an interurban car on the T He E L road crossing a viaduct at Glenn. Two other children are seriously ill.
In Elwood the transcript of the appeal of the local option election contest has been filed in the Mississinawa superior court. In Warsaw a $100 damages award was given to Thomas Dick who sued Edward Reeve for 85 000 claiming he was knocked down by a runaway team. Monticello pupils plan historic day March 17 featuring a pageant and historical play about Monticello and White County history. In Nappanee B Frank Pratt’s absence was marked as $223 in currency hidden in a bureau drawer was stolen. neighbors report a strange man and woman leaving the Pratt home and are being sought.
Mothers Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey relieves children’s cold symptoms Pine helps loosen mucous soothe the lungs and open air passages The pleasant combination with honey makes this cough remedy essential as children grow and families buy It promises a tasty pancake flour cake advertisement also appears.
In a mixed domestic scene, Mr Bowser plans a solo departure to war after a swaggering dream of battlefield glory. Mrs Bowser counters with duty at home and then jokes that the war has ended only to anticipate the next call. A street officer gently advises patience.
A Missouri humorous verse from the Pest-Dispatch notes a matron with a “democrat” ideal who, while praising equality at birth, now gazes on her own child with pride and irony. The poem contrasts lofty creed with private affection and humor.
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