Madison Herald items from November 1917
In Madison Indiana on November 21 1917 reports note the birth of twin boys to Mr and Mrs Charles Cox of West Main Street. The will of Bennett Lawler is admitted to probate. Soldiers from Indiana discharged at Camp Taylor and nearby areas are named including Roland Pavy formerly of Madison. Local residents host and visit relatives for Thanksgiving with several departures and arrivals noted. Frances Herndon a colored woman dies, with funeral planned and burial at Springdale cemetery.
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Charles Cox
West Main Street
Bennett Lawler
William Alexander
Todianapolis
Madison
P. Peear
Cincinnati
Astor
Louisville
Roland Pavy
Tobe Eaglin
Burton Eaglin
Fort Risey
Kansas
Thomas Curran
Owensborn, Ky
Wm. ©. Adler
Rochester
N. Y
Jennie Adler
Depot Street
Adler
Frances Herndon
Amanda Valentine
Sprinigedale Cemetery
Remains of Mrs Sarah A Swan Brought Home for Burial
The remains of Mrs Sarah A Swan, age 73, arrived from Allerton, Iowa, and were taken to Phagehos chapel for funeral services at Canal Church near Hanover. She was born in Mansvide, lived in Hanover township, and years ago in Iowa. She leaves brothers and many relatives in the city and county.
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Sarah A. Swan
Allerton
Cannel Church
Hanover
Mansvide
Han
Hanover Tewnstea
Wes Swan
Iowa
Janes Fee
Kansas
Income tax plan eyed to fund war costs in December
Washington reports Congress will consider a tax bill imposing at least 10 percent on incomes of individuals, firms, and corporations to cover war expenses. Also notes state vet Dr S D Wiles to test Jefferson County dairy cattle for tuberculosis and a War Department order to demobilize National Guard units delaying deployment to France. Prohibition defeated in Iowa by 982 votes. Labor’s worst enemy is the working man who won’t work.
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Washington
Congress
Fisk
S. D. Wiles
Veterenarian
Jefferson County
Wiles
War Department
G;uard
France
Iowa
Carrollton News Briefs Highlight Local Happenings
Farmers report soft corn due to early frosts with up to twenty percent damaged in parts. The Carrellton circuit court opens Monday with a heavy docket including a murder case at the local ballpark. Town announces tobacco market opening Sunday December. A local wedding and other scattered notes fill the report from Carroll County and nearby areas.
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Carrollton
Carrell
Bradley Johson
Ams Colemonor
Carroll County
Poe Hiecoot Carrolita
Denver
Tobereuboss
Getees
Tartin Sambo
Sder
Ds Veda Cid
Dhedi
Greass Phils
Fas County
Geena Joer
Amambe
Indiana Odd Fellows Hold Annual Session in Indianapolis
Fragmented OCR text describes Indiana Odd Fellows gathering in Indianapolis with mentions of grand lodge officials and ceremonial routines. Disjointed phrases reference leaders and placements without clear events or outcomes.
Fragmented OCR Reads Violence Note in War Reporting
An unreadable OCR fragment hints at a violence incident with words like attacked and wounds. Names, places, and precise details are missing, but the text suggests a report of a physical assault or confrontation with implied injuries.
American Square Deal One Hope of Bulgaria
Bulgaria welcomes the American square deal as a guarantee of justice after the European war. Bulgarian Minister Stephen Jamaretoff says Bulgaria will avoid fights that widen bloodshed and trusts the United States to secure fair terms once the conflict ends.
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Square Deal
Bulgaria
United States
Washington
Jefferson
Lincoln
Stephen Jamaretoff
Europe
Marriage and Obituary Notice From a Local Assembly
Miss Blanche Cale and Mr Ed Sef married at Louville on a Saturday. The article reports a wedding and mentions reactions, a memory of Mrs Mars do sooner occurring this morning, and lists survivors including Mrs AL 2 hinges of Foltz. A long obituary section notes illness, treatment, and a man’s knowledge quote at the end.
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Blanche Cale
Louville
An Appeal to Americans by Stanwood Menken urging wartime unity
Stanwood Menken, president of the National Security League, appeals to Americans to support the World War effort. He argues Germany threatens democracy, urges victory to preserve liberty, and calls for unity in Congress, labor, food use, Liberty Loans, and opposition to pacifists and conscientious objectors. He stresses duty, sacrifice, and vigilance to secure peace and national honor.
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Gaerigens
Germany
Wilson
Congress
America
Prussia Debated as Autocracy in Legal View
Henry A. Forster, a noted New York constitutional lawyer, argues Prussia is an autocracy based on 1856 evidence in American law reports. He cites King of Prussia v. Kueppers Adm’r 22 Missouri, 661, noting the king’s unrestrained will as law in 1866 and the absence of a constitution.
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Henry A. Forster
New York City
Prussia
National Security League
American Law Reports
King of
Kingdom of
Switzerland Holds True Neutrality Says U S Envoy
Pleasant A. Stovall United States Minister to Switzerland reports from Washington that Switzerland remains genuinely neutral despite challenges. He notes efforts to facilitate American food exports and asserts Switzerland deserves every courtesy and right of a neutral nation in Europe.
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Switzerland
Europe
Alps
Pleasant A. Stovall
United States
Washington
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