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Newspaper

Madison Weekly Herald

Location

Madison, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1921

Page

3

Local Happenings and Travel Notes From the Area

Residents and visitors are listed with movements by train including Mr and Mrs RoW Clements and Mrs FLOB Powell traveling to Crocouate and North Vernon respectively. Miss Margueritte Winly returns tonight from Cleveland while others move to Washington and Frankfort. Morale notes report Mrs Melvin King’s serious illness in Littleton Colorado and local visits to relatives.

Melvin King Littleton Colorido

Goshen Republicans Reject Manager Form Plan

Local Republicans reject a manager form of city government under the Knapplee provisions. Democrats oppose a system change as nominations proceed for a May primary. The issue centers on whether the board of public works is abandoned and government powers return to the seven member common council. Property transfers include Virgie Demaree Slattery and Edward Slattery to Nicholas Kremer, and John R. Thomas and Nellie Thomas to the State of Indiana for 204 acres.

Goshen Indiana Ceneral Assembly Board of Public Works Common Council Virgie Demaree Slattery Edward Slattery Nicholas Kremer John R. Thomas Nellie Thomas State of Indiana

Devil's Handkerchief Named for West Indies Hurricanes

In the West Indies residents call the hurricane warning flag el panuclo del Diablo the devil's handkerchief. Hurricanes are named after saints and personal dates are counted from those saints.

West Indies Weather Bureau

Pitched Battle Between Sheriffs Posse and Negroes in Kinsey

Forest City Arkansas March 22 a posse led by Sheriff Sanders clashed with 17 black men near Kinsey. One negro was killed and a posse member wounded. Sixteen suspects were arrested. A still and several jugs of moonshine were found in a house used by the group.

Forest City Ark Sanders Kinsey Arkansas

Harding Proclaims April 1 Start for 67th Congress

President Harding issued a proclamation calling the new 67th Congress into extraordinary session beginning April 1. The date was set after consultation with Lodge and approved earlier by Harding.

Washington Harding 67Th Congress Lodge

Cabinet Session Focuses on Foreign Relations

Washington March 22 The Harding Cabinet spent over two hours today largely on foreign relations marking the first extensive cabinet discussion on foreign affairs. The session lasted more than two hours and covered major diplomatic topics.

Washington Harding

Railroad Leaders Call for Direct Talks to Set Rules

General W W Atterbury vice president of the Pennsylvania railroad and the Labor Committee Chairman of the American Association of Railroad Executives testified that lasting peace in the wage dispute hinges on both sides meeting to negotiate their own rules and working conditions.

Chicago W W. Atterbury Pennsylvania Railroad American Association of Railroad Executives

Hanover church entertainment nets 22 dollars for colored church

The Hanover M E church presented a night of entertainment by the Good Samaritans and Willing Workers, drawing a large crowd and netting 22 dollars for the colored church. An Easter program is planned for 2 p m next Sunday followed by a sermon by Dr W M Whitsitt. The article also notes the 1782 U S seal with the eagle and unfinished pyramid with eye symbol and misquoted mottos.

Hanover United States

Mary Pickford Scorches Dame Fashion Decrees

San Francisco March 22 Mary Pickford issues fashion decrees forbidding cobweb silk hosiery short dresses high heeled shoes and low necked waists on the street. The movie star criticizes current Dame Fashion and outlines acceptable street wear through her new standards.

San Francisco Mary Pickford

Labor Leaders Back War Field Plan On Railroads

Railroad labor chiefs who favor government ownership see Warfield proposals as a step toward ending private control. They warn the plan would place roads under a governmental super governing body and mark the owner class moving to take operation from managers. Phandh Phin League officials also support the proposals.

Washington Warfield Association of Railroad Security Holders Phandh Phin League

Germany Rejects Allis Demands for One Billion Gold Marks

Germany says it cannot meet the allies demand for one billion gold marks by March 23. The note was given to the interallied reparations committee this afternoon. Germany proposes a conference of experts to study the issue.

Paris Germany

Mysterious Explosion Shatters Emory Physiology Building

An unknown blast at Emory University in Atlanta injures no one fatally as fourteen students and professors are trapped under debris and several are thrown from windows. The first floor of the physiology building is wrecked.

Atlanta Emory University Physiology

Harding recess appointments to ICC and War Finance Board

President Harding named John Esch of Wisconsin to the Interstate Commerce Commission and Dwight Davis of St. Louis to the War Finance Commission. Both were expected choices, with Davis noted as a financier.

Washington Harding John Esch Wisconsin Interstate Commerce Commission Dwight Davis St. Louis War Finance Commission Davis

Disorder in Dublin Leaves 35 Hurt Since Saturday

In Dublin authorities report 35 people injured in ongoing disorders since Saturday. Officials say the casualty list is likely incomplete as some affected individuals remain hidden and uncounted.

Dublin

Poland to gain upper Sudta coal deposits split by plebiscite

Records from the Presect foreman office outline plans for Upper Suid to be divided between Polen and neighboring districts based on a plebiscite. The proposal would place coal deposits east of the Lanver river under Polish control, with a narrow southward boundary to the Lanver.

Sudta Wall Poland Suid Wall Lanver Cowie Poedts

Circuit Court daily trial renews Stephanus manslaughter case

The Circuit Court proceedings reopen the manslaughter trial of Frank Stephanus for the August killing of George Dittyen before Judge Griffith and the same jury. Prosecution led by Byron Mouser. defense by Sulzer, Lemen, Cooper, and FitzGerald. jurors listed. A second suit for $509 damages was filed by Olivia Shock Jey against William Muth after a February auto collision on Mulberry Street near Second Street. Miles represents Muth.

Frank Stephanus George Dittyen Alness M R. Sulver Griffith Sulzer Byron Mouser VB. Bear W. T. Harley Frank Kenworthy Edward Ennis Clem Stewart Elza Shelton George Stivers, Jr Charles Nichols Fred Crafton Millard Polk Charles Moore Irwin Jones Baxter McGee John W. Wallace Tus Lemen & Cooper George W. Miles Muth

Madison Baseball Grounds Leased for Park with Opening in Three Weeks

Madison Baseball Club announces grounds leased for a new ball park to be built with a ten year plan. The grounds committee reports progress on diamonds fencing and seating while preparations include plans for a seven foot high fence from Crooked Creek Bridge north to the street and opening games scheduled in about three weeks.

Ball Park Pfor Fem Oat Twee Phivers Jackson Hems Am Cid Madason Owl’ Os Toy Weel Speelfinrt Madison Madison Baseball Club

Aid Petition Urges Help for Suffering Armenians

A broad list of dignitaries and organizations backs a relief campaign for Near East Christian populations. The appeal, led by Mintor General Learard Wood and supported by figures from Pittsburgh to New York, calls for urgent aid and funds. A Kansas judge comments on courtship length to curb hasty marriages, noting legal limits may not stop determined couples.

Mintor Learard Wood de Fittion Widae Earn Pultbee Betten Near East Miarleon Avenue New York Kansas

Miss Clara Kinane Weds M O Donohue in Cincinnati

Miss Clara Kinane of this city marries Mr. M O Donohue of Philadelphia at a noon ceremony in Cincinnati conducted by Rev. Kapp of the Lutheran Evangelical church. The couple, soon to reside in Philadelphia, will spend a wedding trip east after visiting Madison.

Indiana Louis Vaughn Jefferson County Indianapolis Morris Chapel Milton Township Church Cemetery M. O. Donohue Philadelphia Cincinnati Clara Kinane Kapp Lutheran Evangeistic Church Madison the Herald

Thornton and Whit ham Receive County Marriage License

Cecil Thornton and Flenora Whit ham, both residents of the county, were granted a marriage license today by Clerk Nichols.

Clerk Noods James Phadson Rosetta Vinod Cecil Thornton Flenora Whitham Clerk Nichols

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