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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1915
Page
5
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A long worn period of factional tension grips Indiana's legislature as party battles stall key measures. Services in the Senate and House linger over railroad fare, suffrage, and primary reform bills with leaders and journalists weighing likely outcomes amid divided opinions.
The Indiana General Assembly hears a heated debate over a statewide compulsory primary as questions linger about Mr. Jones and the primary's fate. David J. Swartz of Adams County emerges in Indianapolis papers as a controversial Democrat critic, with peers and editors declaring further revelations likely.
New York reports a ship from the Netherlands will display its name in large capital letters on both sides before departure. London notes five months of war observing that illness kills more soldiers than wounds, a claim attributed to surgical experts.
In West Lafayette Indiana Purdue University students form a bucket brigade and aid evacuation as a fire heavily damages an adjacent house near Stuart Field and the armory area while others escape with only personal belongings. Nearby structures are threatened but the blaze is contained with limited damage to the armory and bleachers as crisis teams respond.
In Greensburg Indiana on February 25 a local report notes Mrs. James Coy of Burnay County had a needle removed from her thumb. The needle was embedded a quarter century ago during a sewing mishap and only recently formed a concerning abscess.
Judge Erskine confronts a household crime involving his daughter and a water inspector after an anonymous note leads to recovered goods. A pardon for Edna MacAlpine hinges on implied conspiracies and a confession from a sister whose evidence clears her sibling.
A fragment notes Representative Augustus Gardner plans a dinner in Washington inviting reserve army officers from Porto Rico San Francisco Eastern States Middle West and New York Brooklyn Philadelphia area. The 1918 program set enlistment terms four years active three years reserve. Gardner seeks brief sketches photos and hopes for a reunion style event.
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