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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1914
Page
5
The Herald presents a poem by former citizen Hon John W Linck. It muses on aging and death, urging living fully, and the soul's journey beyond, with reflections on friendship, fate, and the hereafter.
A garter snake seen in the street at 149th street and Bronx avenue caused a half hour traffic tieup in New York. A woman shrieked as she almost stepped on the reptile while boarding a car, drawing hundreds and drawing police into the scene.
Ernest Hash and wife with baby of Dupont spent Sunday with Abe Van Antwerp. Ban Johnson and family of Big Creek visited Nannie Wildman. Mrs N J Van Antwerp and Florence Donovan with two children visited relatives on Big Creek. Rev E W Scarber of Canaan called on friends Wednesday. Robert Nay and wife of Haney's Corner spent Monday with Lizzie and Belle Thomas. Joseph Manning and wife occupy house recently vacated by Prof Harry Daonecker and wife. Edward Adams and wife made a business trip to Madison last Saturday.
The Ladies Aid Society of Liberty Church plans a meeting next Thursday afternoon October 8 at Mrs. Sarah Commiskey’s home. The pastor Eld Buroworth will preach Sunday morning and evening. Red Cross Ball Blue advertised as whitening clothes. All good groceries.
Berlin reports steady French and German advances on both wings with extended retrenchment lines. Paris notes German cavalry near Lille signaling a counter flanking move while Antwerp bombardment and eastern front actions continue amid ongoing battles and strategic concerns.
Reports from the front describe French lines forced back five miles as German concentrations tighten. Eight hours yielded eight hundred yards in one French advance amid near-total battles after twenty four days. Tokio notes final stage at Tsing Tao with German fortress surrender demanded. German success claimed at Antwerp fortress, while Austrians defeat Russians at Uzsok pass. Fort Camp Des Romains fell with casualties and prisoners on the Meuse.
Erie Oct 6. Thirty three officials and members of the National Association of Master Plumbers were indicted by the Federal Grand Jury on charges of conspiracy in restraint of trade. The alleged agreement with manufacturers aimed to bar robbers from selling to non members. Witnesses testified from Indianapolis to the Atlantic coast.
Saty dead by the earthquake in Smyrna and Konieh valley. In Smyrna on October 6 only sixty perished, fifteen thousand are homeless in the aftermath.
New York reports James Matlog a priest and courier who served near Bethnal Green has arrived with vivid observations from Mons. He praises British morale under Sir John French, notes German shelling and aeroplane use, and says atrocities were not seen while lauding Allied fighting spirit and discipline.
At the morning meeting of the F. and M. Insurance Co. directors the board organized by electing David Johnson as President John T Schofield as Vice President William McLelland as Secretary and Chester Williams as Assistant Secretary. Rio de Janeiro has thirty five motion picture theaters.
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