Madison News Briefs From May Day Observances To Local Weddings
Local items report W J Bare of Vevay en route to Indianapolis, Joseph and wife welcome a son, Capt. Wm Pullem back from Evansville, Green & North sell a 35 inch Oakland to Louis P Ruse of Switzerland county. Hanover loses to Terre Haute Normal 8 to 4 in baseball. Aurelius Hollcraft buys a Studebaker for Rural Route 4. Towboat manager Jesse Hall visits home. May 1 wheat crop at 1.90 percent normal with a 618 million bushel potential. Memorial Day committee progress and plans underway. Will James of Indianapolis visiting family then Cedar Point. Herbert Marquis turns 62 with birthday honors. Fire at Adams Row shed controlled by bucket brigade. Barbara Zoeller turns 83 with gifts from distant friends. Mrs Edward Grobmeyer dies of tuberculosis in Carrollton aged about 40. Rosa Mae James and Frack J Knoebel announce June 12 wedding. Groom- to-be Knoebel an Eagle Cotton Mills employee. The couple will wed in Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Steinhardt
Wm. Pullem
Evansville
Wauneta, Jo
Green & North
Oakland
Louis P. Ruse
Switzerland County
Hanover
College
Terre Haute Normal School
Lute James
Rosa Mae
Frank J. Knoebel
James
Spaulding & Schwab
Knoebel
Rachel Knoebel
Eagle Cotton Mills
Madison
The
Herald
City
Rifle contest in New Albany to select battalion team
The annual rifle contest for the 3d Battalion Indiana National Guard includes Co F of this city among four companies. It will be held at the combined range of New Albany and Jeffersonville on May 22 23 and 24 and as long as needed to choose the regimental team. Co F aims for a strong showing, with past participation of six to eight riflemen on each battalion team and several close margins from making the state team. The final national competition is at Camp Perry Ohio, with all services contesting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
3D Batt
F. N.G
Co. F
New Albany
Jeffersonville
Indiana National Guard
United States
Camp Ferry
Installation and inspection of Knights of Pythias Co No 10
The annual ceremony at the new Pythian hall on Jefferson Street was led by Capt A D Vanosedal. Newly elected officers installed include Captain John C White first lieutenant George Daily second lieutenant George Grayson treasurer Herbert Lyons recorder F W Schelke and sentinel W J Schmidt. The company reports good condition and a satisfactorily large membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. No. 10
Knights of Pythias
New Pythian Hall
Jefferson Street
A. D. Vanosedal
John C. White
George Daily
George Grayson
Herbert Lyons
F. W. Schelke
Girlard
E. J. Scott
Sentinel
W. J. Schmidt
Vevay High School Commencement Program and related details
The Vevay High School commencement program lists orchestral pieces The Red Widow and Night and Day, class events including a class address by W. P. Dearing Oakland City College, diplomas by Prof. R. N. Tirey, and music by Reldon's Symphony Orchestra Madison. Ushers, class colors and motto are noted along with the sale of six flower baskets to Jay Cooke Metropole North Vernon. Also mentions the Underwood Tariff Bill passage in the House 281 to 139 with party votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vevay High School
Red Widow
Bowman
W. P. Dearing
Oakland City College
Asher
Reldon
Hitz
Green House
Second
Church Streets
Jay Cooke
Metropole
North Vernon
House
Methodist Institute to Meet at Dupont May 19–20
The Moore’s Hill District Ministerial Institute of the Indiana Conference Methodist Episcopal Church will convene at the Dupont Methodist Church on May 19 and 20, 1913. The program lists devotions, addresses, panel discussions, sermons, and committees for planning the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dupont
Moore’s Hill District
Indiana Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Church
James Gardner
G. H. Murphy
H. A. Broadwell
H. J. Walsman
Batonville
Ind
Will Green, Jr
Rising Sun
A. I. Williams
W. M. Whiteitt
New Albany
W.H. Ake
E. C. Wareing
Cincinnati, C
Farewell party for Mrs Rebecca Heck before move to Montana
A neighborhood farewell gathering honors Mrs Rebecca Heck and her sons Paul and Maurice as they prepare to leave for Belgrade Montana. Guests include Chas Rohrman Allen Miles George Miles and many neighbors. Paul, 17, would have graduates next spring while 12 year old Maurice is noted for his friendly disposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Heck
Paul
Maurice
Belgrade
Montana
Heck
Chas. Rohrman
Allen Miles
Geo. Miles
Borden Heiress Runs Away to Seek a Home
A Borden heiress elopes seeking a home with no clear destination named. The report lists numerous individuals associated with the case and hints at family or guardianship tensions around the missing person.
Teen ditched guardians seeks home amid Boston search
New York reports seventeen year old Ramona Borden daughter of Giail Borden owner of the eastern milk trust ran away from her father to find a home. She was located in Boston then returned to New York where she posed for photographs and spoke at length to reporters. She plans to move to Los Angeles with her mother and attend school there. She said she fled Pompton Lake sanitarium to escape hotel and school moves seeking a stable home. Her father reports no public explanation for the disappearance. Meanwhile a memorial note honors Raymond James who died February 4 1913 with a tender verse from the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ramona_ [areden
Giail Borden
Eastern Milk Trust
Boston
Borden
Los Angeles
Pompton Lake
N. J
Army pilot Lt J D Park dies in flight near Los Angeles
Lieutenant J D Park US Army aviator was killed when his plane collapsed during a flight from Los Angeles to San Diego. The report notes the accident occurred today and attributes the demise to the aircraft failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
J. D. Park
San Diego
Why the Courts Fail to Satisfy Public Trust
A Boston address by Charles W. Piet, Harvard emeritus, criticizes court practices and calls for professional reform. He argues trained scientists and other experts should assist courts impartially, not dominate proceedings, to restore public confidence amid minor procedural flaws.
Public Distrust of Courts Alters Justice Perceptions
A historical critique argues that distrust of courts and the practice of electing judges for short terms erode judicial authority. It cites miscarriages from indictments flawed in spelling or description and decries lawyers as partisan players while urging judges to be central to courtroom justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth
England
Smallpox Vaccine Rule for Alaska Travelers
The public health service orders all travelers from the United States to Alaska to be vaccinated against smallpox or present a certificate proving vaccination within the last five years. The regulation aims to prevent disease spread in the territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Washington
The
Public Health Service
United States
Territory
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W. J. Bare
Vevay
Indianapolis
Harry Dupraz
Proteman & O'Neal
P. Studebaker
Aurelius R. Hollcraft
Jesse Hall
Chinn Mining Company
Kentucky River
Fred W. Pfister
Holwager
Hese
Arevangemente
Will James
Fred James
Cedar Point
Herbert Marquis
West Second Street
Howard B. Humphrey
Barbara Zoeller
East Second Street
Charles Zoeller
Edward L. Grobmeyer
Carrollton
Lizzie Giaesber
Frances Tumbrink
G. W. Tumbrink
Grobmeyer
St. John'’s Catholic
Mad
Mies Rosa Mae James
Frack J. Knoebel
Kilmer A. Brown
Hazel Mary Shaw
Treas
Moore's Hill District
Terial Institute
W. C. Watkins
N. B. Hyde
Virgil Thompson
W. H. McDowell
U. S. Hartley
George R. Grose
D. D
W. S. Rader
J. M. D. Huddleson
T. J. Hart
D. C. Onatott
George Harrison
John French
H. H. Sheldon
C F. Mahler
John Asher
C. D. Wil
H. A. King
Johno Machlav
M.M. Carmichael
J. F. Jenner
E. B. Meginity
W. E. Brown
J. E. Cash
John Melvin
D. W. Noble
C. E. Smith
W. E. Fisher
G. R. Henderson
C. C. Brown
R. L. Bostic
Anna Augustin
Barbara Bodem
Kate Zapp
Elsie Jenkins
Margaret Cisco
Elizabeth Cisco
Hagel Black
Cecil Spann
Maggie Massing
Kate Linenweber
Mamie Bodem
Messrs
Cliff McClelland
Paul Heck
Bernard Miles
Dan Chambers
Roy Chambers
Graham Zapp
Cleve Kidwell
Percy Andrews
Jason Risk
Dick Kellar
Joe Augustin
Maurice Heck
Wa. Lehman
Nick Augustin, Sr
Oliver Moreland
John Rich
Steve Rich
Dale Bryant
John Augustin
Frank Augustin
Ansel Simmons
Wallace Bryant
Nick Augustin, Jr
Bernard Rohrman
Lawrence Rohrman
Raymond James
J. 0. Park
Louisville Water Company
Charles W. Eliot
Massachusetts Bar Associathon
Charles Wo Piet
Harvard University
Addes
Ben Deernee
Stefan
Ares
Homer Tea Aires
Kross
Sidan
Madison Safe Deposit
First National Bank
Indiana
Apital
Kidward Kempe
David Joboop
J. P. Sepetk
Caabier Ntrrest Wal
Kidward Kampe
Nicholas Hort Som Strader
David Jubasco
J. Wever
Iemen & Mechan
Ics’ Insurance Co
N. Horuff
W. O. McLelland
America
M. Strader
Mulberry Street
DR. Kinc
Adolph Schingeck
Buffalo
N.Y
Paria
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