Ford for President Amid Mixed Public Sentiment
The Madison Herald notes Republicans backing Henry Ford for president amid fear of Roosevelt and concerns about Ford’s temperament. It likens Ford to a denyer of problems and suggests a three month window to provoke national turmoil, while acknowledging broad electoral support.
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MR Ford
Henry Ford
Chicago Tribune
Roosevelt
Moloch
T. R
Mr. Ford
Ford
Pleasant Point Church Services and Social News
Pleasant Point community notes report Brother Speed filling the pulpit at Wirt for morning and evening services to a large audience. Sunday school attendance reached 95 at 9 30 am. The BYPU was well attended and a contest ends next Sunday night. Eva Crawford left for Charleston NL Monday after caring for her aunt, Mrs Nannie Maddox. Mr and Mrs Buford Demaree hosted relatives and friends at their Wirt home. Peter Isenhardt of Madison visited his mother Mrs Louise Bechman. Edith McGee hosted Ida Bramwell Ada Bramwell and Mr Ear Cline near Smyrna. Frank McGee spent weekend with Albert McGee and family at Cross Plains. Eugene George visited friends in Manville.
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Brother Speed
Wirt
B. Y. BP UL
Eva Crawford
Charleston
Miss Crawford
Nannie Maddox
Buford Demaree
Peter Isenhardt
Madison
Louise Bechman
Ida
Ada Bramwell
Ear Cline
Smyrna
Edith McGee
Frank McGee
Albert McGee
Cross Plains
Eugene George
Manville
Williams elected department commander and delegates named
Col W B Williams of Bedford chosen department commander by the G A R state encampment. Delegates W H Osborn and C C Gourley elected to the National Encampment in Kansas City in August. Fourth District delegates to the 1917 meeting at Evansville Indiana and Kansas City noted.
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Kansas
Evansville
Ind
Indianapolis
W. B. Williams
Bedford
W. H. Osborn
C. C. Gourley
Kansas City
Daniel Wayland Leader in Whites Run Farm Family Dies
Daniel Wayland 77 a prominent farmer of Whites Run died May 10 at Carrollton after a paralysis. He leaves two daughters Mary and Bernice Wayland a wife and six other children dead earlier. He was a member of the Christian church.
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Carrollton
Daniel Wayland
Whites Run
Mary
Bernice Wayland
Wayland
The
Christian Church
Hanover College Opens Summer Quarter with Moonlight Ohio Ride
Hanover May 10 The college opened today for the summer quarter a normal term for professional teacher training. The senior class held its seventh monthly party including a moonlight ride on the Ohio river in motor boats and a picnic on the Kentucky shore. Gifts to the endowment fund were announced by secretary E W Demarce Morgantown 1000 Hi Thornton Indianapolis 500 J S Vannatta Brookston 750 W L Craig Noblesville 250 William Donner Pittsburgh 1500.
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Ohio
Ohio River
Kentucky
Mrs Frances Branham Celebrates Ninety Second Birthday
Mrs Frances Branham marked her ninety second birthday at her son Fred Branham’s Columbus home. A longtime Columbus resident and active First Baptist member she remains mobile and engaged with daily news. Her friends offered warm congratulations on the milestone.
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Frances Branham
Fred Branham
Columbus
North
Madison
Veterans vote down resolution to remove Bridges in Indiana encampment
At the Indiana United Spanish War Veterans encampment in Evansville a resolution to send a delegation to Governor Ralston asking removal of Adjutant General Frank L. Bridges for political reasons was offered and rejected during the session.
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Evansville
Ind
United Spanish War Veterans of
Indiana
Grand Army of the Republic
Samuel M. Ralston
Frank L. Bridges
Bridges
Centenarian’s Death Stirs Health Fad Debate
In Evansville a centennial celebration ends with the death of Anna McKinney a 100 year old woman described as a heavy pipe smoker snuff user gin drinker and sleep with windows closed. The piece mixes health reform slogans noting air fresheners rest fresh air and cautions about disease causes and cures.
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Evansville
Anna McKinney
U. S
Unusual Wind Blows Limb Onto Delivery Man
George Imel, driving a delivery wagon with Henry Delmer, was struck by a maple limb blown from a Franklin Street tree by strong wind. The limb, five to six inches thick with a smaller attached piece, left a fork around Imel’s neck and caused him to slump briefly. He returned to his store with no broken bones. Delmer unharmed. Columbus Republican.
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George Ime
Charles [Eye
Franklin Street
Imel
Henry Delmer
Delmer
Okuma Praised for Courage and Education Leadership
A contemporary profile lauds Count Okuma as Japan’s emblem of fortitude and public virtue. It highlights his fearless stance amid wartime politics, generous support for debtors, and steadfast resolve to advance national interest. It notes his role as educator and founder of democracy, with Waseda University housing over ten thousand students under his presidency.
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Hese
Luis
Japan
University of Waseda
Waseda Middle School
Count Okuma
Hizen
Satsuma
Choshu
Hin
William Hendricks Indiana Governor and U S Senator
William Hendricks born 1783 in Westmoreland County Pennsylvania died Madison Indiana May 16 1850 aged 67 served Indiana governor 1822 to 1825 and in the U S Senate from 1825 to 1837 chaired Roads and Canals committee He helped found Madison and served as a congressman from Indiana before becoming governor Details note his residence near notable local figures H H S Thatch A H L Graham John R Colgate and Frank P D Vailbare current homes listed
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William Hendricks
Westmoreland County
Madison
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Congress
United States Senate
Gov
Hendricks
HH. S. Thatch
A. H L. Graham
John R. Colgate
Frank PD. Vailbare
Minister Warns Graduates on Love and Fashion Trends
The Rev L Brown of Connersville told Licking Township graduates at the Christian church that love should be guided by common sense not sentimentality. He warned against marrying for beauty or a sham, noting the era's unpredictable fashion and the era's “rats, frizzles, furbelows and switches” complicate romance.
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Hartford City
Ind
HumpreReys Witch Hazel Oil for Piles Relief
Advertises HumpreReys Witch Hazel Oil for hemorrhoids external or internal use with relief after one application. Offers two sizes 2 for 2? cents and $1.00 at druggists or by mail. Promises free sample of oil on request.
Tender Teeth the Uist sign of Pyorrhea
Public notice style advertisement describing pyorrhea gum disease and Senreco toothpaste as a cure. It promotes Senreco Tecoth Paste to prevent pyorrhea, claims whitening flavor and cool mouthfeel, and offers a 25 cent two ounce tube with sample by mail from TheSentanelemedies Company Cincinnati Ohio.
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Uist
Dental
Sentanelemedies Company
Union Central Building
Cincinnati
Ohio
Knights of Columbus elect officers at Indiana state convention
Delegates from Madison Lodge J J Kasper and Clements Hunger praised Lafayette hospitality as they returned from the fifteenth annual State Convention. A $35,000 Home for Boys was approved with a four year one dollar per member annual tax. Kokomo chosen for 1917 meeting. Father Gibaut Home planned for delinquent Catholic boys. Madison Walsh elected State Deputy. O Callahan State Secretary. Niblack State Treasurer. O Donnell State Advocate. Bernique State Warden. Supreme Council delegates named from Lafayette Noll Cannon Kasper with alternates Hirsch Campbell Twoney Murphy.
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J. J. Kasper
Clements Hunger
Madison Lodge of Knights of Columbus
Order At Lafayette
Lafayette
Order of Knights of Columbus
Indiana
Father Gibaut
Knights
Kokomo
Joyce
McGee
Indianapolis
Madison Walsh
Washington
John J. O'Callahan
East Chicago
Charles B. Bannon
Peru
Charles Niblack
Decatur
Frank Lohoff
Evansville
Joseph Hirsch
Cannelton
J. P. O'Donnell
Bloomington
Victor Bernique
Marion
Denis Schmidt
Supreme Council of the Knights of Columbus
Davenport
T. J. Connelly
John A. Noll
Huntington
Charles B. Cannon
Madison
Thomas Campbell
Shelbyville
Edward Twoney
South Bend
William Murphy
Crawfordsville
Sloan's Liniment Ad Claims Pain Relief and Quick Action
An old advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment for rheumatism and allied pains. It claims blood congestion causes pain and the liniment restores warmth and mobility, urging readers to buy 25c and 50c bottles, with a larger 1 dollar bottle offering six times the quantity.
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Sloan
Euffer
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