Train travelers and local events in Madison across March
Miss Florida Stuart left for Indianapolis while Miss Alice Henry rode to Cincinnati on the morning train. Mrs. Crawford and little Manly Jr. returned to Indianapolis after visiting Mrs. Ella Calloway. Contractor Donat works on Dr. Cochran’s office at West and Third. Louis Hayes aged 64 died at Cragmont and was buried in the institution cemetery. Comrade H. McCormick visited Marion Soldiers Home after a stay in town. Mrs. Earl Harter returned to Indianapolis after visiting family. The House passed the Hay army bill widening forces by 40 000 and authorizing 450 000 guardsmen. Jack Crafton was fined for intoxication. Frank Snodgrass and party left for Indianapolis via train after visiting Vevay. Estella Demarce sale drew large crowd with cows, horses, sow and pigs selling well. tobacco receipts light but prices steady. Charles Eckert and Cincinnati friends mourn the death of their eight week old daughter buried in Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donat
R. Cochran
West
Third Streets
Louis Hayes
Cragmont
Institution Cemetery
Haigh
H. McCormick
Ind
Margaret Lehnert
Matthew Lehnert
Crozier
John
Jack) Crafton
South Mulberry Street
Frank Snodgrass
Vevay
Annie Leap
Indianapolis
Leap
Estella Demarce
Canaan Pike
Chris. J. Kohli
Charles Eckert
Cincinnati
Eckert
John and
Eva Eckert
Jay Cooke and wife file separate bankruptcy petitions
Jay Cooke and Emma Cooke of 3380 North Meridian Street filed separate voluntary petitions in Federal Court. Mrs Cooke lists liabilities at 1980.70 with no assets. Mr Cooke shows liabilities at 24791.84 and assets of 245. They recently moved from North Vernon to Indianapolis and have run a hotel on South Meridian Street. Ninety thousand Texas farms have no cows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Cooke
Emma Cooke
North Meridian Street
Cooke
Indianapolis
North Vernon
South Meridian Street
Indianapolis News
Robbers Target Madison Machine Co Loot in Brass Theft
Mayor Crozier helps track thieves after a break in at the Madison Machine Co plant on Second Street. About 280 pounds of brass fittings and wire are missing with Lewis jailed on vagrancy charges while police pursue further arrests and the rest of the loot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Machine Co
Second Street
Crozier
Elza Lewis
West Street
Lewis
Fifth
West Streets
Mr. Crozier
Cate
Trow’s
Walch
East Front St
Court News Highlights in State vs. Thomas Pulliam Plea and Divorces
State pursues four liquor license charges with guilty plea and fines. Grand Jury adjourns after five days, 62 witnesses examined, five indictments returned. Lyland Thomas sues for divorce from Raymond H. Thomas citing abandonment and cruelty and seeks child custody and $5,000. property settlement arranged with two deeds placed in trust to Madison Safe Deposit and Trust Co. William A. Hartman files divorce against Olive L. Hartman alleging cruel treatment and infidelity with a man named Duff. married in 1905 in Kentucky. husband employed at Cragmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Pulliam
Lyland Thomas
Raymond H. Thomas
John McGregor
South Mulberry St
Grand Hotel
Madison Safe Deposit and Trust Co
Thomas
East First St
William A. Hartman
Olive L. Hartman
Duff
Cragmont
Clever entertainment at Willard Hall by local W C T U ladies
A large Willard Hall audience enjoyed a staged women’s temperance entertainment. Musical numbers by Cecil Leakey, Leota Denny, Florence Server, Tressie Augustin, and Hannah Tibbetts complemented a humorous tale of village gossip. The cast depicted social types amid fashion and farcical misunderstanding, ending with a moral on talkative women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Hall
Cecil Leakey
Leota Denny
Jesse Dunn
Florence Server
Tressie Augustin
Hannah B. Tibbetts
Mesdames
G. W. Augustin
F. M. Lee
George Mickel
G. E. Denny
Stapp
F. L. Peck
Potts
J. W. Judkins
Bedford youths facing charge after bad checks case
Walter Hood and Sinnett Gammon, under 18, were brought from Hill City Kansas to Bedford Kentucky by Deputy Sheriff Shelby Rowlett. They waived examining trial on forgery charges with bail set at 500 dollars as a manhunt for bad checks linked to Bedford Milton and Madison Indiana businesses continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Walter Hood
Sinnett Gammon
Hill City
Kas
Shelby Rowlett
W. C. Morgan
Milton
Madison
Ind
Navy Civilian Cruise Rules Announced by Secretary Daniels
The Navy outlines a civilian training cruise lasting Aug 15 to Sept 12 aboard Atlantic reserve battleships with starting points in Boston Newport New York Philadelphia Norfolk and possibly Charleston Civilians aged 19 to 45 must pay travel costs and a 30 deposit to cover subsistence and clothing The program aims to train reserves and offer optional advanced studies with four weeks at sea enrollments close June 1 at navy recruiting stations nationwide.
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Washington
Navy
Plattsburg
Army
Daniels’ Department
Atlantic Reserve Fleet
Boston
Newport
New York
Philadelphia
Norfolk
Charleston
Seaboard
Department
United States
Bedford Mother Reunites With Daughter After 24 Years
Bedford Indiana March 23 Mrs John Whitman after a search of more than twenty four years has found her daughter who was allegedly taken from her when the child was four years old The daughter Mrs Laura Brooks lives in Hannibal Missouri A telephone conversation confirmed their kinship and Mrs Brooks urged an immediate visit New York March 24 District Attorney Swan said he had a receipt for arsenic bought by Dr Arthur Waite whose father in law died from arsenic poisoning
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Bedford
Ind
John Whitman
Whitman
Hannibal
Laura Brooks
Hives
New York
Swan Today
Arthur Waite
Cuba’s Turquino Tops Island Peaks
A brief note highlights Turquino as Cuba’s highest peak while mentioning Honduras in relation to mountain rice production, presenting a compact geographic fact pairing the two Central American nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Turquino
Honduras
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Florida Stuart
Alice Henry
A. R. Crawford
Little Sn, Manly Jr
Ella Calloway
Texas
Bers and
Court News
Kansas
London
Reuter
Aurora
Shackleton
Antarctic
Ross Sea
Marian R. Rankin
North
Jefferson Street
Marian Rankin Graham
Graham
Campbell
First Presbyterian Church
Springdale Cemetery
Messrs
W. H. Todd
I. P. Scheik
W. O. Ford
Ben Lotz
J. W. Tevis
J. R. Colgate
Toronto
Grand Trunk
Port Credit
Coast Cities
The
Herald
American Press Association
Secretary Daniels
NTE
Bere
Rochelle
Ise
Torbonak
Vicar Reat Floren
Tur Centaun Company
Toria the
Ceataur Company
NEW /ORM CITY
Porter Hoffmans
Mais
Walant
Louisville
Madison Telephone Co
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