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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1916
Page
8
March 16 service in Ve vay announced by Grauce organizers. Local items report saloon vote, river sales, and residents visiting Louisville, Battle Creek, and Indianapolis. Notable: Dewey Briddle jailed after petit larceny charge. bond unmet.
The Yaryan Rosin and Turpentine Company plant in Brunswick Georgia was wrecked by fire last night. Other notes report Henry G Davis former U S Senator dying in Washington Representative Dixon backing Wilsons Mexico policy Stotsenburg proposes primary law changes Kentucky Workmen's Comp bill advances State Commission bill passes House kills Woman Suffrage measure
The Indiana primaries and precinct chairman election act guides new county central committees. Democrats meet at the courthouse with Edward Jeffries as chairman and John Commiskey as vice chair, Benjamin F. Noell secretary, Ellison D. M Guire treasurer. Republicans meet at the city hall with Harry K. Nichols chairman, Charles B. Dibler vice chair, Robert A. Swan secretary, TB. McGregor treasurer. Both meetings well attended, Democrat gathering notably enthusiastic.
A 1910s era report shows Progressive Bull Moose votes plummet in Jefferson County with only 46 votes cast Tuesday. In 13 of 31 precincts no Moose vote appeared though precinct election boards included progressive judges and chairman candidates who did not vote for themselves. Five of the missing votes were in Madison city. the rest scattered across the county.
The German Building Association's new officers for the upcoming term are President Lemuel Keller Vice-president Jacob Zepf Treasurer Charles Fischer Secretary Charles G Schelke The board also includes Michel Schneider John Voll Carles Anger and Frank Voelker. Death of Pecos Navert farmers of St Magdalene. Peter Navert aged about 50 died after brief illness with double pneumonia. Funeral at St Magdalene church Monday nine. Burial in church cemetery. Jacob Holzer will attend.
John Pierce, an employee at the glue works, stepped into hot ashes by the furnace and suffered severe burns up to his knees. Attending physician Dr. George E. Denny reports the outcome remains uncertain for several days.
Real estate transfers list James S Whitten to R D Scott for 27 acres in Shelby Township at 365 dollars. Frank Pender to William V Wilson and wife transfers 374 acres in Saluda Township for 1500 dollars. Also mentions New Zealand opening for American ready made clothing and demand for American clocks in Poochow China. Wars era travel spending in Italy cited, British Guiana gold output 60 733 ounces, and Toledo measles count of 1 000 cases.
Hiram McNutt arrived in the county yesterday from Richmond. Mrs. Sarah D. Craig of Cross Plains receives a pension of 12 dollars monthly. Edwin M. Stanton returns from a week’s county visit. Asses Ina and Ethel Brooks of Milton township are guests of the Alexanders in town. Champ Kahn to ship two carloads of cattle and hogs to Indianapolis. Gale Buchanan returns to Indianapolis after visiting his uncle in Hicks. O P Strother and Browder Luckett guests of the Morelands in Hanover township. Mrs. Albert Bloss and Mrs. Mary Feltz of Indianapolis visit the Feltz farm near North Madison. Mayvie and Lottie Lyon of Pleasant Ridge visit brother Chas Lyon on East Main. Olive Richards leaves for Pleasant Ridge Ohio after visiting sons John C. and overt Kinbaards. Rev. Charles Bilger leaves for Greensburg to attend Rev. Lawrence Fichter’s funeral. Joseph M. Cravens of Madison visits Wilmington, Del., with Charles B. Landis. Washington special. Steven Simmons, injured in a car accident, moves home and improves. Mrs. Charles Schmidt on north Jefferson learns nephew Walter Bergman is in a German hospital inside French lines. oldest brother William is missing since August 191?.
A December 31 1915 summary notes a sharp fall in immigration for the six months ending Dec 31 1915 with Hebrew and southern Italian groups hit hardest. England Ireland Germany and other nations supplied over 50 percent of newcomers in six months and 13 percent for the full year. Germany alone sent more than 20 000. Night courts and Americanization efforts are highlighted as aids to citizenship.
James E. Brooks, by attorney John McGregor, files in the Circuit Court for damages from a September 28 1914 fall at the Main and Walnut corner. He claims his horse Bernice slipped on a faulty iron plate in the street gutter causing both to be thrown and him permanently injured. He alleges the city failed to repair the plate, damaging his car drum and rendering him unable to work at his usual occupation.
Seymour High School defeated Milan 37 to 19 to clinch the sectional championship and earn a spot in the state tournament at Bloomington on March 17 and 18. Starters Boyles, McCurdy, and Ackerman led the quintet, while Milan’s C Voss scored five baskets. Earlier scores showed Seymour 50 Moorefield 18 and 52 to 12 over Vevay.
The letter from Edgar Carper recounts his two years with the United States fleet on a southern waterway target practice cruise. He describes life aboard the Wyoming and Gulf of Carpentaria operations, plans to visit Cincinnati and Madison, and sends photos and postcards to Mrs. Vollinius of South Walnut Street.
At First Baptist Church in Scroton the Sunday attendance set a record with 28s in Sunday school and strong turnout in morning and evening services. Pastor Lower delivered "Look and Live" from Numbers and John, praising spiritual revival and the choir’s performance led by Mr DeLong singing Moment by Moment.
A Sunday morning blaze from a defective flue gutted the 10 room brick house of Mr J R Craigmyle three miles south of Hanover. Loss valued at 2000 dollars with only partial furniture saved including a piano. The large barn nearby was saved with difficulty as flames threatened other outbuildings. only walls remained of the residence.
Bloomington officials announce an across the board ten percent wage increase for all Lakerie & Western railroad passenger and freight agents and clerks. The hike takes effect March 15.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions naval and aerial events, British and Norwegian rumors, and wartime figures like Cowan and Pegaery. It references an aeroplane incident and general conflict noise with scattered names, places, and dates that are unreadable and inconsistent.
A fragmented OCR snippet hints at a maritime scene with a steamer and possible tours. Names and places are garbled, leaving unclear events or outcomes. No coherent dates or concrete actions are readable to confirm specifics.
A planing mill explosion in Pikeville seriously injures a worker and disrupts nearby communities. The incident prompted appointment of a sub committee led by Lincoln Dixon of Indiana to study emergency response and commission oversight.
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