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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1920
Page
4
A note from Germany warns it may consider the treaty broken if the League of Nations mandate is not respected. Officials in Porteattan report Vienna press on the issue as calls rise in the assembly for action. George Barnes and Bertie Parament speak for workers urging sanctions against Germany.
London reports the Daily Express summarizes a near final settlement between Japan and America. Japan would stop discrimination against Americans and grant full citizenship to Japanese. minor points like daily Japanese nationality remain to be resolved. The piece notes there is prospect that remaining questions will be disposed of.
London reports that Cecil Malone a former member of the House of Commons was sentenced to six months imprisonment for a public speech deemed seditious. The case centers on alleged affiliation with opposing forces and the impact of his remarks.
At the White House this day officials stated that President Wilson has not yet decided his plans after March 4. The announcement clarified no firm course of action was chosen.
Philip S. Pogue president and Judge Arthur Peter counsel for the Louisville Home Telephone Company met with Mayor Smith and City Attorney Joseph S. Lawton to discuss renewing the twenty year franchise before it expires March 1. Officials said nothing of import ance was transacted but urged an application before January 1. The note adds a quip about the liver working more on a meat diet.
Local notices list a birth in Madison on Tuesday November 16 a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Anthony Stephanus of north Jefferson Street. The report covers travel for residents including visits to Louisville and St Louis and mentions births and new residents arriving in Madison. The Knights of Pythians at East Enterprise Switzerland county hosted a large banquet with Judge P E Bear delivering an eloquent address on Pythianism.
The Em ma Scott circle of the Kings Daughters met with Miss Agnes Donlan at her N West street home and laid plans for a municipal Christmas tree to benefit local children. The circle asks for cooperation from all city lodges and organizations to ensure every Madison child has a Christmas, with future meetings to advance the plan.
A telegram to Walter Bo Parker of Dedham Massachusetts said his body had arrived in New York City and would be escorted to the Parker home by a military detail. The message confirms a second notice of his death after injuries from the Arpount drive. Parker is listed as alive by the War department despite the claim.
A Navy board of inquiry found fixed ballast will prevent capsizing in navy craft built for submarine defense after a June Delaware River incident that killed nine. The vessel had a small stability range and light load, making it an unsafe seaboat, swamped by an air squall that shifted fuel and water in tanks. The report assigns no single person fault.
Deputy Game Wardens Gilpin, Rohrabaugh and Chamberlin led arrests for violations of game laws in Squire Chapman's court. Defendants include Don Whitman for hunting without a license, Ned Clemence and Addison Oak for possession of skunk hides, Albert Eldridge for possessing a live skunk, and Roy Tingle for skunk and possum hides. fines total 20.50 per case. Judge F. M. Griffith handled leftover matters, including quiet title suit by Clemens G Hunger and Kate Hunger, and final settlements for estate matters, with divorces and guardianship actions also addressed.
Miss Grace King of Purdue visited Madison on November 17 to judge the Summer Chautivitye class. Cash prizes totaling 50 were awarded to several students including Anna Kalin Gladys South Irene Hunter Ruth Hobwager and Martha Gallagher. Purdue trips to Laffayette were won by multiple scholars and Chautauqua tickets issued to all participants.
White House officials stated President Wilson has no plan to ask President-elect Harding to stop at a Mexican port to report on conditions. They added leaders would welcome Harding surveying Mexican conditions as a demonstration of the administration's policy wisdom.
The Young Peoples Bible Class of Christian Church hosted a farewell for teacher Mrs J W Moody at Mr Evans Cottman’s west First street home. Moody leaves next week for Greenfield Indiana where Rev Moody has accepted a pastorate. Guests toasted marshmallows by an open fire and played games before presenting a silver meat fork as thanks.
The No. 4 fire company's chemical truck battled a roof blaze at the home of Mrs. Mary Haas at the corner of Second and Vernon streets. A defective flue caused the fire, burning about three to four feet of roof before firefighters stopped it with no further damage.
Immigrant figures and policy debates unfold as officials and business groups urge shifts in settlement. Wallis cites immigration authority limits while delegations press Tilis Island to curb arrivals. Detroit residents note current conditions and Malta arrivals amid Canada travel bans.
Engineers overcome heat and insects to lay water taps at depth of two feet along the desert railway. The find eases anxiety for engraving crews, enables sheep to graze along the track, and experts predict the desert will become a major grazing region capable of supporting millions of sheep.
Knoxside Tennessee reports Efector W. Church of Oxford New York, Union veteran, left his estate to the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Income is to perpetuate the fame of Jefferson Davis Robert E. Lee James Boyd Gardner and Jubal Early.
In Louisville at the Old Inn hotel a deputy and officers arrested six men in the lobby amid a liquor sale investigation. Kee Brant and the unnamed bellhops were among those charged with selling liquor.
Fragmented text discusses Shakespeare and Stratford themes, reference to readers and visitors, with mentions of Denver, New York, Dorocoon, Australia and South Africa. The passage blends literary reflection with travel and cultural observations, noting strangeness and universal attraction of Stratford as a retreat and site of interest.
Locals in Stratford celebrate a vow of peace during a Shakespearean gathering. Townspeople recount cultural rituals and discuss hopes for harmony as leaders and residents reflect on heritage and community identity.
The story recalls a devoted dog named Viver tied to Mt. Sterling and his owner. After his death he left behind a plan to memorialize him with a $1000 monument featuring a life likeness. The tale is presented as local lore and community memory.
Simple at home recipe claims to ease catarrh and colds. Gargle with premixed solution, spray nostrils, and rinse throat to keep nasal passages clean and reduce germ spread.
The prompt requests a compact summary of a dental surge topic. The item notes the United States Army endorsing a dental sacrifice or practice as ideal, emphasizing recommended proper ties and procedures within military dental readiness.
An old medical notice touts Woodoris and Tetra Tio Feren as restoring normal function for nervous debility. It urges cautious use with dosages and timing, claiming rapid improvement and renewed vigor after a few days.
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