Madison and Other Cities Hit by Liquor License Ruling
In Madison Indiana a court ruling challenges wholesale liquor license requirements. Leo M. Rappaport argues city ordinance exceeds power and conflicts with state law. Arrests of Crawford Fehrenbach Rose and Clements prompted the challenge. cases delayed to allow city attorney brief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo M. Rappaport
Rappaport & Kipp
Thomas A Rley
Rappaport
Common Council
James H. Crawford
Chicago War Memoir Letter Reveals Armored Car Assault
The letter, allegedly from Robert Beck a former Chicago taxi operator, describes driving an armored car with three Maxim guns and carrying 10,000 rounds. He recalls a crash killing three men and horses, his injuries, and doctors doubting recovery of senses. He notes widespread casualties and bodies not buried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Robert Beck
Chieige
Charles Grand
Beek
Charlie
Thes
Move Whole Town Wisner Mississippi to New Site
Wisner, the lumber camp hub in Smith county, is being moved ten miles away to a point twelve miles west of its current location. The town has a mayor and aldermen, a full ordinance set, and about 800 residents. Post office name change may take weeks though the move is nearly finished. The town includes a Y M C A chapter, a post office, stores, a drug shop, a meat market, a barber, and an electric light plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurel
Miss
Wisner
Eastman-Gardner Pamder Company
Smith County
Philadelphia
Nev
J. Henry Smythe
American University
Tennessee
Knoxville
Napoleon
France
Russia
Spain
Europe
Tiber
Thames
Nelson
Wellington
Miba
St. Helena
Ward
Simuering
Tientsin
Port Arthur
Thaivang Harbor
Manila Bay
Smythe
Vladivostok
Petrograd
Belgium
Turkey
America
United States
Mississippi River
Germany
Russian Empire
Italy
Japan
Tolland
Portugal
Atlantic
Pacific
Don't Buy Water for Bluing Red Cross Ball Blue Ad
Promotes Red Cross Ball Blue as a pure blue laundry powder and encourages buying Mrs. Austin's Bag Pan cake from grocers.
Democracy Good Times Ahead as 1916 Looms
Indiana interview with Cyrus Cline of Angola on the 1916 outlook. He hails Wilson’s administration as progressive and cites currency reform, anti trust amendments, and limits on corporate securities as protections for small investors. He predicts broad prosperity and continued Democratic success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis S. Thompson
Indianapolis
Cyrus Cline
Angola
Wilson
Cline
Europe
Woodrow Wilson
White House
Democratic Party
Wall Street
Doan's Kidney Pills Backed by Madison Woman
Mrs. J. O. Bumen of Madison says Doan's Kidney Pills cured her back pain and other kidney trouble after a few doses, claiming two boxes finished her ailment. Price 50c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY endorses the ad as the same remedy proven to help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Madison
J. O. Bumen
N. Jeffersson Street
Doan
Bumen
Foster, Milburn Co
Props
Buffalo
N. Y
Adv
Tetanus Death From Scaffold Fall In Crescent Hill
Joseph H. Quisenberry, a tobacco inspector and carpenter, died after tetanus set in from a fall from scaffolding while building a Crescent Hill house. Survived by wife, mother Mrs. Madie Quisenberry, sister Mrs. R. L. Baker, and a son and daughter. Funeral at 2 pm at home and 3 pm at Lander Memorial Church, Cave Hill Cemetery. Louisville Courier-Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph H. Quisenberry
Sta. Mary and Elizabeth Hospital
Mr. Quisenberry
Wile
Crescent Hill
Madie Quisenberry
R. L. Baker
Sherwood Avenue
Lander Memorial M. E. Church
Cave Hill
Louisville Courier-Journal
Governor to hear arguments over Dowell case at Indianapolis
Gov. Ralston will hear Saturday arguments on the court martial acquittal of Sergeant Ball who struck Walter Dowell, a national guardsman, in Indianapolis. The governor is believed to favor punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ralston
Sergeant Ball
Walter Dowell
Local Land Transfers and City Visit Report
Charles N. Finch and wife transfer 67 acres in Lancaster township to Emma D. Baker for private consideration. Harry Lemen and wife sell part of a south Mulberry Street lot to Indiana Smith for 25 dollars. Barnard Briles and wife move 60 acres in Graham township to Mary E. Sheets and husband for 2000 dollars. Otis A. Gerhart conveys lots one two and three in Fairview addition to Hanover to Andrew W. McKeand for private consideration. Mrs Viola Button of Vevay shops in the city today. War Department dispatches say Panama Canal reopening before November 1 is unlikely. A US cavalry patrol and six Mexicans fought about fifty miles from Brownsville Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles N. Finch
Emma D. Baker
Lancaster Township
Harry Lemen
Indiana Smith
Couple Marries In Put in Bay Lockup Cell
Miss Jewelia Martin of Toledo and James Edward Wessel of Detroit wed in a jail cell in Put in Bay village, officiated by Justice of the Peace Homer Ramey. The bride quote requests an extraordinary ceremony. A white crow was sighted nearby in Harbor Springs, Michigan, among farm birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandusky
Uelia Martin
Toledo
James Edward Wessel
Detroit
Putin Bay Village
Practical Health Hint on Cancer Causes
An article cites Dr. W. J. Mayo linking surface cancer to prior skin or tissue damage and heat exposure. It notes burns and hot liquids as possible contributors, especially in workers like locomotive engineers and others exposed to high temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Mayo
Criticism at the Vidette prompts editor’s remedy search
A reader named P. G. Pester visits the Weekly Vidette and Faithful Guardian complaining that the Answers to Correspondents column lacks a needed mildew remedy for his son-in-law. He cites various reader tips and humorous verses from other sources, highlighting a request for practical household cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. G. Pester
Vidette
Guardian of the Home
Fireside
White House
Tom PL Morgan
Judge
Lessons I Don’t Take, Kids Say Funny
A Wisconsin State Journal quip captures a boy’s reply about school lessons. The jest highlights a child’s witty take on education and the lighthearted tone of classroom humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin State Journal
Onion Themed Poems Comic Exchange Attracts Replies
In a Louisville Courier Journal line a poem extols onions as strong and self sustaining while a Kansas City Star cartoonish exchange mocks poetry. A gag about lingering illness from Gaunt Grimm prompts a wry reply from Daft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennyson J. Daft
Gaunt M. Grimm
Kansay City
Widow Focuses On Family After Loss
A St. Louis Post-Dispatch sentiment notes widows prioritize loved ones after bereavement, contrasting with others who seek self first. The brief reflects social attitudes toward widows and family care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Follow Me Girl Prompts a Mysterious Pursuit
In a fragment from Williams Purple Cow Elle pleads why pursued, Il declares he must follow. Elle names May as her reply, and Il identifies himself as August in a terse exchange. The scene hints at a tense pursuit between two characters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elle
August
Williams Purple Cow
Handed Words at Princeton Tigers Page
A crude poem from the Princeton Tiger expresses a disturbing fantasy about controlling a woman and suppressing her screams, reflecting troubling attitudes toward gender and violence in student publications.
Well Recommended Divorce Plaintiff and Odd Audience Quips
A fragmentary comic column fragment shows a divorce plaintiff testifying about cruelty and weight loss, followed by offhand quips from a Fat Lady and others in a humorous gossip context. It includes playful lines about marriages, animals and social banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puck
Wealthy New York wife reports theft of jewels valued at 75000
Mrs James McMillan widow of a Michigan senator reports jewels stolen from a safe at her Manchester by the Sea summer home in Massachusetts. Only household members know the combination. Two detective agencies work the case. Princeton Ky chief A B Hopper shot and killed Charles Wadley last evening in his home after Wadley allegedly resisted a raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James McMillan
United States
Michigan
Manchestere
Theesea
Massachusetts
A. B. Hopper
Princeton
Charles Wadley
Wadley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Adison Geraldo
Nn Jerald Company
East Maintreet
Adison
Ind
Republican Party
Tetanus
Sergt. Ball
National Guardsmen
Viola Button
Vevay
War Department
Panama Canal
Brownsville
Tex
Mississippi
Ohio
Harbor Springs
Mich
Thomas Waenle
New York Times
Coffies
F. W. Pfortner
Jefferson Street
Ebersole
Fianos
A. T. Drake, Masonie Pidy
H. P. McCke
Lotz Bros. Ehoe
E. Main ST
R 'Odianse ‘True Association
Abstrast
Jaferson County
Humphrey
Romeo, Medicine Company
Willian Street
Humphreys
William Street
Dexas Coyote
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mase
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!