Madison Herald brief items and notices May 5 1921
Madison Indiana reflects on obituaries church services and local incidents. Mrs Martha Guess funeral and interment at Springdale cemetery. Joseph Helt funeral at west Third Street. Arthur Gates narrowly escaped drowning as horses lost their footing. storm damaged trees on Lexington Pike and at Chelsea. Current Events Club elected officers including Gox Curttman and Laura Bach.
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Martha Guess
Broadway Baptist Church
Springdale Cemetery
Sylvan Mouser
B. F. Mouser
Vietz
Indianapolis
Joseph Helt
West Third Street
Charles Bilger
Joseph's Cemetery
Laura Bach
West Main Street
Gox. Curttman
J. K Colgate
Roof. Stanton
A .G. Childs
Mary Ell
Bod. Scott
Madison pupils shine in Florists Delivery poster contest
Readers learn Madison public school pupils excel in a Florists Telegraph Delivery poster contest funded by Mr. E L F B Hitz. Judges picked winners from Igleston Lower Seminary and Broadway with Senior and Junior High extending the judging period. many students earned applause and learned from losses.
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Madison Herald
Madison Public Schools
EL. FB. Hitz
Iggleston
Lower Seminary
Broadway
East Pridas
Alligator Boy Copinger of Miami Expert in Reptiles
Henry Copinger of Miami known as The Alligator Boy raises and studies dangerous reptiles near the Florida Everglades. He has spent his life in or near the waterways and believes nothing of diving into streams infested with alligators to capture specimens.
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Dexansford
Gilliam
Goodock
Arthur Gates
Soa
Younge Giands
Henrys Copinger
Miami
Fla
Copiayers
Florida Evergrades
Copinger
City Dwellers Usually Have Darker Hair Than Country Folk
A note compares urban and rural hair color, stating city dwellers typically exhibit darker hair than country people. It also recalls the first city directory in Baltimore issued in 1786.
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Baltimore
First Fish Story of Season Delivers Local Yarn
A readable fragment describes a season opener anecdote in local fishing lore. The text references suggests a playful tale tied to community characters and seasonal hopes, capturing small town mood and anticipation for the coming period.
America Defeats Britain in Reconstruction Efforts
An article notes American actions in postwar reconstruction, mentioning a British opponent and U S positions. It describes the treatment of troops, economic measures, and shifting responsibilities as the United States asserts influence over reconstruction tasks amid wartime context. It references Allied expectations and local responses to government policy and public welfare.
Sudden death of Mrs. James Reed at daughter’s home
Mrs. James K Reed aged 74 died suddenly at 4 AM from a heart attack while visiting her daughter Mrs May Lauder Stuad in Brooksburg. She was born in the Capt. Washer home at Faremount and was the daughter of the late Samuel I Golden. A Jefferson County Motor Club was organized at a Commercial Club meeting with Ray Danner as president and John W Tevis as secretary and treasurer. A membership committee was appointed and work to promote the county’s natural advantages, state park and roads was urged.
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George Hurley
Indianapolis
Wilhelmina Furnish
Columbus
Ohio
A. W. Augustin
G. P. Gordon
Hanover
San Francisco
California
Stella Gibbs
Richmond
Burton Temple
Louis Richart
Seymour
John J. Zepf
Helen Finnegan
Broadway
Jeffersonville
James K Reed
Brooksburg
East Main Street
May Lauder Stuad
Samuel I. Golden
Capt. Washer
Faremount
Commercial Club
Jefferson County Motor Club
Ray 9. Danner
Presient
John W. Tevis
Graham Ross
George Majors
Will Ogden
J. P. Maddox
Loren Larimore
Frank Lee
Alvin Holsclaw
Lee Yunker
Richard Johnson
Ed. Eckert
Judge Sulzer Acts as Pro Tem in Circuit Court
Judge Sulzer serves as temporary presiding judge in the Switzerland circuit court at Vevay due to Judge Griffiths absence. Routine probate matters were handled, and last evening Judge Griffith acquitted Fred Sider of an assault and battery charge. The Jefferson circuit court set to convene on the fourth Monday in May.
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Fred Sider
Griffith
Layton Price
M. R. Sulzer
Switzerland
Vevay
Jefferson
Little Jean Ridicules Newborn Sister in Heaven Jest
A young girl named Jean expresses affection for a newborn sister sent from heaven but quickly shifts to scorn over the baby's loud cries. She jokes that the baby yell could have driven angels to eject her from heaven, reflecting childish rivalry and humor.
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Jean
Heaven
War harms Austrian music royalties and unprotected works
The article details postwar effort by Leo Fall and Franz Lehar to reclaim money from royalties blocked during war. It notes U S sequestering of alien enemy property, doubts about recovery, and the plan to pay authors via the Austria government in crowns at prewar rates. It highlights risks to American publishers and the need for German and Austrian authors’ concerted action.
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Leo Fall
Franz Lehar
Austria
United States
England
Vienna
Elsther
America
Anstriga
Armerbern
der Mmary
Lehar
Doctors Needed in Rural U S Urgent Shortage
Rural communities face a doctor shortage as urban areas overflow with physicians. Inducements, state backed medical service plans, and better rural training are proposed to lure graduates to small towns and improve access in remote districts.
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Frederic J. Unskin
Chicago News
Massachusetts
Aleste
Hoeber
Feerat Tawis
Bos Warren
Public Health Service
United States
Warren
Tito
Borless
Pastor Resigns to Work in Kansas City Factory
The Rev. Joseph Meyer, pastor of Budd Park Christian church in Kansas City, resigned his quinisterial duties to labor in a local factory. He said close contact with workers would help him learn about men and improve his pastoral work.
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Joseph Meyer
Budd Park Christian Church
Kansas City
Pudalster
Ile
The Great Marathon Boston Transcript Quote
A Boston Transcript snippet calls life a mad race and notes that once through it we are all out of breath. The quote frames existence as a strenuous, exhausting journey.
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Boston Transcript
Leopard Escapes From Train Car Near El Paso
A leopard escaped from a baggage car near El Paso while trains were stopped for a change. Crews discovered the big cat in the bag and sacks as a Negro porter named Jim aided the effort by climbing into the car as onlookers watched for his exit.
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Theo Stery
Leopeard
al el Paso
Los Angeles
Tuesco
Pueson
Jim
Akron vice raid uncovers elaborate hidden liquor tap
Akron police raid on a South Akron soft drink bar reveals a crude yet intricate concealed liquor setup. A hidden can built into a second floor pipe fed amber fluid through a back wall spigot after officers traced the line to its source. The proprietor is jailed under the Crabbe act.
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Akron (Os
Akron
Crabbe
Mother Cat Adopts Orphan Rat in West Virginia
An orphan rat found by a mother cat belonging to C. BR. Mark of Charleston West Virginia has been adopted by the old cat. She nurses the rat with her own brood and gives it full rations and tongue baths with the kittens.
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C. BR. Mark
Charleston
W. Va
Six of 1600 Voters Cast Ballots in Watsonville
In Watsonville California six of sixteen hundred registered voters participated in the school trustees election. Three candidates ran on the ballot and were declared elected.
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Watsonville
Cal
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