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Newspaper

Madison Weekly Herald

Location

Madison, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1920

Page

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Political Candidates Announced in Fourth District Primaries

The Herald lists multiple candidates from Jefferson and surrounding counties for the May 4, 1920 Democratic and Republican primaries. Names include Clarence E. Custer J A Craig Edward Roberts Harry Copeland S G Bovard Nichols Dean Dihammer Matthew R. Ralston and others seeking Congress judge clerk sheriff and county offices.

Herald Clarence E. Custer Bartholomew County Congress Fourth Fourth Congressional Democratc Harry C. Canfield J. A. Craig Greenwood Edward 8S. Roberts Fifth Judicial Circuit Jefferson Switzerland Harry H. Cope Joseph M. Cooper S. G. Bovard Lancaster Township Gilbert Dihammer Jefferson County Matthew R. Ralston Shelby Township

Doan's Kidney Pills End Long Kidney Trouble

Madison resident D Eliott a brick mason says six years ago lumbago and kidney problems left him lame and sore with painful urination. After trying medicines he improved only after using Doan's Kidney Pills and has had no kidney trouble since. Price 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY manufactures.

Madison Dean D. Eliott Brick Mason Lafayette St Doan

War Department surplus drugs offered at Jeffersonville depot

The War Department offers for sale at the general supply depot in Jeffersonville a quantity of surplus drugs medicines and hospital equipment and supplies with fixed prices. The sale runs from March 5 to April 5 and is open to all buyers including state and municipal hospitals free clinics and similar institutions.

War Department Jeffersonville

Texas Builds Over Twenty Million In Road Projects

Texas reports more than 20 million dollars spent on road construction while the British printing trade employs about 200000 workers, reflecting industrial scale in transport and publishing sectors.

Texas

German civil war escalates amid three-way power struggle

Paris reports German peace delegation denies a compromise with revolutionaries while Lloyd George says a deal was reached between rival governments. Fighting erupts in Dresden and Essen as Bavarian rebels join the revolutionaries. Americans flee Berlin. Berlin notes a three way clash among Revolutionists Ebert government and Spartacists with civil war likely.

Paris Ebert London Lloyd George Germany Dresden Essen Disore Saxony Adlon Berlin Revolutionists Spartacists

Berlin Revolt and Ruhr Soviets Mark March Upsurge

Frank Mason reports heavy street fighting in Berlin with at least nine killed as revolutionaries clash with crowds. Potsdamer Platz and Alexanderplatz see clashes while couriers fly between Berlin and Stuttgart. A Soviet Republic is proclaimed in Ruhr district with Soviets rising in Bochum Hamburg and Altona.

Babr Prussia Altona Frank Mason Berlin Ebert Potsdammer Platz Alexander Platz Stuttgart Ludendorff Hindenberg Kapp The Hague Ruhr Frankfurt Bochum Hamburg

German troops seize Alton near Hamburg

Copenhagen reports Alton, a suburb of Hamburg, fell to German revolutionary troops. A Frankfurt dispatch says Leipzig and Frankfurt street fighting left fifty dead and 150 wounded as of March 16.

Copenhagen Alton Hamburg Altona Hague Leipzig Frankfurt

Berlin clash as 1500 attack Reichswehr in streets

Reuters reports in Berlin 1500 protesters attacked Reichswehr troops marching to Stettin station. Troops fired on the crowd in outer Berlin suburbs with machine guns, part of the old Nuske army era. Many killed.

London Berlin Reichswehr Stettin Reuter Nuske

Red Cross appoints county relief committee for disasters

The Jefferson County Chapter of the American Red Cross outlines a county wide relief plan with a chairman and specialized chairs for food shelter clothing doctors medicines finance sanitation and township coordinators. The article recalls Galveston and Corpus Christi floods showing rapid response and 4000 refugees aided in twenty four hours.

American Red Cross National Society Jefferson County J. C. Schofield Elmer E. Scott Robert Yunker E. C. Cook W. H. Miller Fred Denny Galveston United States Corpus Christi Red Cross

Junior High Pupils Design Window Cards for Society Lecture

About thirty students under Mrs Florence Wooten created posters to advertise the Historical Society lecture series. Prizes include course tickets for the two best designs and single tickets for the bird lecture on April 30. Winners: Sarah Marrs and Paul Mc Cune receive course tickets. runners up Gregory Klein Norma Rutherford John Benson Anne Schofield Margaret Cripe Merlie Hoffman. Posters will be displayed in store windows.

Florence Wooten Historical Society Sarah Marrs Paul McCune Gregory Klein Norma Rutherford John Benson Anne Schofield Margaret Cripe Merlie Hoffman

Chairman Kahn to Introduce Memo on U S Troop Policy

Washington March 16 Chairman Kahn of the House Military Affairs Committee announced he will introduce a resolution in the House today asking the President and Secretary Baker to state America policy regarding the use of 15 000 American troops in German territory.

Washington Kahn House

Gen Wood Wins Republican Preferential Caucus in Minnesota

General Wood is declared the winner of the Republican preferential caucus in Minneapolis as latest returns show victories in nearly all sections of the state despite a light vote.

Minnesota Minneapolis Wood

Millions in U S Own Railroads and Rail Bonds

The article explains broad shared ownership of railroad securities by individuals, life insurance companies, savings banks, and other institutions. It cites totals for outright individual holdings, stockholders, and deposits, with figures for mutual savings banks in New York and New England, and notes the high asset exposure of these institutions to railroad solvency.

Association of Life Insurance Presidents United States Nwo Capital United States Comptroller of the Currency Mutual Savings Banks Comptroller Mauteal Savings Banks New England Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut State Superintendent of Banks of New York

Esteemed Christian Woman Dies Near Bee Camp

Mrs. Edward Adams of Brooksburg road near Bee Camp died at Dr. Denny's sanitarium from tuberculosis following influenza pneumonia. Aged 40, she leaves a husband and five children, youngest six months. Funeral Thursday afternoon, Brooksburg cemetery burial.

Edward Adams Brooksburg Bee Camp Denny Adams

Move to Secure Unanimous Consent in Senate on Treaty

Washington March 16 Senate leaders, including Lodge, plan to seek unanimous consent for a final Friday vote on ratification with Lodge reservations. Most senators expect a close result and a narrow margin may defeat the treaty. Mrs. Sarah K. Imel of Monroe township died Sunday night in Indianapolis at age 87, survived by several children including Mrs. J N Kirk. funeral set in Indianapolis with interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. Tigers are found only in Asia.

Washington Senate Lodge Sarah K. Imel James Imel Monroe Township Leroy Brown Keystone Ave Indianapolis Iinel Jefferson County Murphy Paper Mill Smel J. N. Kirk Crown Hill Cemetery

Funeral services for Rich ard King held in residence

Funeral services for the late Rich ard King were held at the family home on east Front street at 9 o clock this morning. Rev William Snyder of Mount Byrd Christian Church Trimble county Ky presided. Many friends of the former river pilot attended. Burial planned for Moffett cemetery but postponed due to weather. remains taken to Schneider's morgue. Pallbearers included Thomas Turner Shelby Turner William Turner Joseph DeRossette George A. Monroe.

Richard King East Front Street William Snyder Mount Byrd Christian Church Trimble County River Pilot Moffett Cemetery Schneider

Court News Opened Docket Sets Rape and Civil Actions

In Circuit Court special Judge M R Sulzer set cases for trial including State v Lochridge for rape to April 5. City of Aurora v Public Utilities Co venued from Dearborn County for murer hearing. Milo Bowman administrator v Madison Light & Railway Co for March 30 hearing. Several divorces granted or applied for including Dora Webster from Nicholas Webster and Mae Williams from Ben Williams. Charles Kloss seeks divorce from Ella Kloss and Melinda Quirin from Charles Quirin after brief marriage. Judge commented on short courtship in Quirin case.

M. R. Sulzer Lochridge Aurora Public Utilities Company of Indiana Dearborn County de Murer Milo Bowman Irvin Selig Madison Light & Railway Co Dora Webster Nicholas Webster Harry Lemen Mae Williams Ben Williams Charles A. Kloss Ella F. Kloss Madison Indianapolis Melinda Quirin Charles Quirin West Third Street Carrollton Sulzer

Death of Miss Emma Augustin in New Albany

Friends in Madison learn of Miss Emma Augustin death this morning at St Edward's Hospital New Albany where she had lived for years. Survived by sister Miss Mary Augustin. Remains arrive noon tomorrow and go to the home of Mr and Mrs Joseph Seinert East Second Street. Funeral time not yet set. Captains J E Abraham and J W Betts, government steamboat inspectors, have returned to Louisville.

Madison Emma Augustin St. Edward’s Hospital New Albany Mary Augustin Joseph Seinert East Second Street

Miss Wiley Departs for Cincinnati to Resume Music Studies

Miss Marie Wiley leaves on the morning train to Cincinnati to continue studies at the College of Music after a weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Wiley.

Marie Wiley Cincinnati The College of Music Mrs L. W. Wiley May Terhune Hanover College Thornton Terhune New Albany City

It Takes a Has Been a Long Time to Find It Out

A terse remark notes that a former star ends a long period without realization, with implications of delayed awareness and renewed reflection on past glory.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Harry E Nichols Charles E. Dean Saluda Township Jefferson and Scottounties William Frederick Watson Havas Schoenberg Stuggart Jefferson County Red Cross OF House Military Affairs Committee America Gen. Wood U. S OF Securities Edward Adan Sarah E. Imel Asia Fueral Services Thomas Turner Shelby Turner William Turner Joseph DeRossette George A. Monroe Pearl Packing Co BULLS Court News J. E. Abraham J. W. Betts New Hanover Louisville Hexiz’s Edison Machines Columbia Graphonolas Crescentolas Hd. Meyer RED Front Grocery Cor Main and Walnut Street Mace Ol Nea Au Stanton C. A. Stanton Shoeists
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