Local Notes from Madison on May Day Weekend
Misses Leota and Neva Denny traveled to Seymour and Beatrice Lanham went to Wirt on the morning train. Jacob Dewar wed Anna Watson in the city. they were married last night by Squire Stuart. A woman patient arrived at Cragmont from Terre Haute with Deputy Sheriff Cass. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Hertz. Mrs. Ben Reed and daughter Martha visited Madison. Carrie Agnew, 56, died at Cragmont and was shipped to New Albany. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Pfister, their tenth child. two had died. Several locals visited the Hertz home. Watt Hall was arrested for intoxication. Miss Alice Shelton, now at Terre Haute normal, plans a summer course. Sheriff Monroe left for Indianapolis to testify in Devine case, related to a robbery near Indianapolis. Mrs. Carplay attended her mother’s funeral in Indianapolis. Louisville Jockey Club prepping Churchill Downs meeting. Derby Day May 13. Mrs. Morton left for Indianapolis to bring home her mother’s body. funeral at Springdale cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leota
Neva Denny
Seymour
Beatrice Lanham
Wirt
Russell K. Wyatt
North Vernon
Jacob Dewar
Anna Watson
Squire Stuart
Joseph J. Hertz
Ben Reed
Martha
Dana
Fred Grace
East Second St
Carrie E. Agnew
Cragmont
New Albany
Undertaker Schneider
Henry Pfister
Columbus
Pfister
Anna Schreiner
Peter Lehnert
Josie Schneider
Nicholas Hertz
North
Madison
Watt Hall
Lester Custer
Alice Shelton
Joseph Shelton
Lexington, Ky
Terre Haute
Monroe
Indianapolis
William Devine
Kentucky
Margaret Carplay
John Thomas
Frank Prindle
John Prindle
James L. Caplinger
Springdale Cemetery
Miss Pauline Hughes Wins Custer Contest at High School
Miss Pauline Hughes won the largest prize of 380 in gold at the annual Custer contest held in the High School auditorium. Randall Colgate took second with 15 in gold while Rayburn Austin Raymond Francisco and Opal Sherman also received prizes. Over 300 including parents and teachers attended. Judges were Rev. B Arends Rev. B L Stern and Mr H H Potter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Hughes
Randall Colgate
Rayburn Austin
Raymond Francisco
Opal Sherman
A. S. Custer
B. Arends
B. L. Stern
H. H. Potter
Belleview Items and Upcoming Sale of Horses
John J. Denny begins his new house. Liberty Church hosts Sunday service with a morning sermon and a Sunday night talk titled The Model Young Man. Mrs C W Denny teaches a large music class. A large sale of high bred horses is planned for Tuesday May 9 at Frank Moore's residence featuring several speedy ponies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Denny
Liberty Church
C. W. Denny
Frank Moore
Liquor charge lands woman in jail after minor fined
Ella O Banion a colored woman was fined twenty dollars and costs for giving liquor to a minor and sent to jail. She faced Nettie Gale Crooks, also colored, accused of cutting two women in a recent fight and bound over to the circuit court on a five hundred dollar bond. Police officers Alexander and Kremer made the arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire Stuart
Ella O’banion
Nettie Gale Crooks
O’banion
Alexander and
Kremer
Death of John Roth in Cincinnati After Illness
Telegram from relatives announces the death of John Roth at his Cincinnati home at 1 a m after a two month heart illness. He was about 55, son of the late Ferdinand and wife. survived by a widow, four sisters, three brothers. Funeral in Cincinnati Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Roth
Cincinnati
Ferdinand Roth
Madison
Mars
Oscar Mehrckens
Gus Zoeller
Indianapolis
Grant Zoeller
Anna Roth
W. C. Roth
Charles Roth
Fred Roth
Thief River Falls
Minn
Will Roth
Zoeller
Roth
Spring plowing delayed by rains and cold weather
Farmers face slow start to planting as continual rain and cool conditions persist. Soils stay damp and ground remains hard and packed, delaying plowing. One farmer notes horses are soft and will need eight to ten days to harden for work.
Non-Bachelor Girls' Dance Draws Thirty Couples at Elks
About thirty couples attended the Non-Bachelor Girls dance last night at the Elks home and danced well into the small hours. All present praise the charming hostesses as the best of entertainers. Perry and Hollis supplied the music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks Home
Perry & Hollis
Indiana May Be Rebuilt After Destructive Fire
Rumors say the Cincinnati and Louisville Packed Co may rebuild the Indiana steamer after a fire burned it in Cincinnati last Monday. A rebuilt vessel at Madison would be a great boon if plans proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Louisville
Two Buiks Sell Puick autos through Eckert’s Sons
John Eckert's Sons, local Puick autos agents, report sale and delivery of two Mode D-45 cars to buyers Mr. William Kahr and Mr. L. E. Holwager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Eckert
William Kahr
L. E. Holwager
Marines Land to Protect U S Legation in Santo Domingo
On May 5 United States marines landed to protect the American legation as the revolutionary situation grew critical. In Monticello a county school report shows only one Negro pupil remaining in White County schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santo Domingo
United States
Monticello
White County
Four More Irish Rebel Leaders Shot in Dublin
Four leaders of the Irish rebellion, including Joseph Plunkett, were shot in Dublin. Seventeen others received ten years in prison. In Washington the United States announced an investigation into James Sullivan's arrest for complicity in the rebellion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Joseph Plunkett
Washington
United States
James Sullivan
Senator La Jollette Pushes War Reference Resolution
In Washington on May 5 Senator La Jollette triggered Senate debate by pressing a resolution focusing on the war reference. The move opens discussion on international situation and policy direction amid ongoing tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
la Jollette
Dawn of Night bought by Columbus-The Magazine Club
The Columbus-The Magazine Club purchased The Dawn of Night by J. Ottis Adams of Brookville. The painting was shown last week in the Indiana artists traveling exhibit and sold for 109 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Magazine Club
J. Ottis Adams
Brookville
Indiana
Wayne
Claire Tucker
Claypool
Columbia City
Whitley County
Protestant Excitement and Senate Passage of Farm Credit Bill
Pariotic excitement about safeguarding the United States Legation preceded a conference and civil ward appointment. The Hollis Farm Loan Bill for rural credits passed the senate 35 to 5 with Republicans opposing. Argentina reports 29.5 million cattle and 1.7 million horses. The sun’s light is stated as 600000 times that of the full moon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santo Domingo
United States Legation
Hollis Farm Loan
Senate
Sentanel Laxatives Offer Mayapple Root Remedy
Advertises vegetable calomel and mayapple root extract as a gentle liver stimulant and bowel tonic. Claims to replace mercury calomel with mild, non irritating action and promotes a 10 cent box with a free physician trial package upon request from Sentanel Remedies Co. Covington Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Sentanel Remedies Co
Madison Ave
Covington
KK Re
Birthday Tragedy as Toddler Drinks Lye in Home
Two year old James Bray died after drinking a lye solution prepared for laundry in his Broad Way home. Investigated by Deputy Coroner Dr M K Light, the incident occurred on his birthday with his parents Samuel and Mrs Bray. The father works as a draftsman for the National Motor Car Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Bray
Broadway
Samuel Bray
National Motor Car Company
M. K. Light
Indianapolis
Young Kansas Boy Becomes State's Youngest Organist
In Centralia Edward Everett, at thirteen, serves as church organist for a grownup choir. He plays voluntaries anthems and hymns with high quality, challenges peers, and enjoys baseball. The town notes difficulty in keeping women organists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centralia
Kan
Edward Everett
Aing
Edward
Parrot Announces Visitors at Halladay Home
Mrs. M. L. Halliday of Mexico owns a thirty year old parrot called unusually intelligent. The bird was brought from Mexico at four months old and later lived in Syracuse before moving to the Mexico village. It announces visitors by name at the door and signals hunger or discomfort with loud cries.
Remembered Prisoner Returns for Theft in Bridgeport
Bridgeport, Connecticut family and police recall Eugene Birmingham now chief of police, who arrested Michael Frawley as a youth in a Derby influenced disturbance. Frawley, elderly now, faces theft charges and is to be sent to New Haven after completing his Bridgeport sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Conn
Eugene Birmingham
Michael Frawley
Derby
Frawley
Birmingham
New Haven
Acquitted Camden greeted by Crandall family father in court
In Cole county Missouri Oscar Camden, age twenty, is acquitted of killing W. J. Crandall and wounding four others after a Jan. 29 shooting. W. D. Crandall, father of the slain youth, is first to shake hands and congratulate Camden. Camden and Harry Barron were charged jointly. Camden claimed self defense as Crandall and others pursued him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Cole County
Oscar Camden
W. J. Crandall
Camden
W. D. Crandall
Harry Barron
Crandall
Duesenberg Entries Lead Indy Sweep Stakes Rivalry
At the sixth Annual International Sweep Stakes on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway May 30 three Duesenberg cars headline the field with Eddie O Donnell as captain and D Alene as his teammate. Pete Henderson leaves to join the Prest-O-Lite Racing Team, leaving the third driver to be named as practice speeds begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Eddie O'Lonnell
Duesenberg
Wiseacres
D'Alene
Pete” Henderson
Pete
Rickenbacker
Prest-O-Lite
Indianapolis Speedway
D’alene
O'Donnell
Greatest British Navy Joke by German Raider Moewe
Count Dohna-Schlodien commanded the Moewe and sailed from a German harbor disguised as a merchant vessel through the entire British fleet in the North Sea. He then sailed into the Atlantic and sank eight to ten British ships before returning to the Sean harbor in a daring wartime feat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Count Dohna-Schlodien
Moewe
North Sea
Atlantic
Sean
Annala
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Belleview
Jon Roth
U.S
Sullivan
Greencastle
W. W. Bell
Monon
Bainbridge
Argentina
Young Baby
Lye
Castor
Berge of “Ohl Deswaelitioier
Bein
New York
Castoria the Centaun Company
Boy
Kansas
Parrot
Slayer
Missouri
Gilbertson
Pat Meming
Webbsboro
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