Local Briefs From Madison and Surrounding Areas
Mrs. Charles Apley and son Charles travel to Franklin to visit. Mr. and Mrs. Will Suter of Evanaville visit his mother on the Kent road. Mrs. Fred Evane returns to North Vernon after visiting Dr. and Mrs. B. Fewell. Alva Deputy and son Roy depart for Indianapolis to seek treatment with Dr. Carl Henning. Mrs. Otto Rott, formerly of this city, elected Chaplain at the State DAR meeting in Bloomington. Senator Rowland H. Jackson leaves for Versailles after assessing political prospects. Mrs. Frank Aspinal hosts a shower for Miss Marion Schofield whose engagement to Ward Eingel of Murfreesboro is announced. Deputy Sheriff Ed Snyder, City Marshal John W. Russell, and O. E. Carter escort patients to Cragmont yesterday. E. C. Sloan of Grove Center and G. W. Sloan of Cleveland travel. they attended M. O. Sloan’s funeral in Trimble county, Ky. Rivers rise after recent rains aiding navigation. Indiana arrived at the wharf to unload and load freight. Mrs. Charles A. Korbly, wife of Congressman from Indianapolis District, ill in Norfolk, travels to Indianapolis with sister Mrs. John G. McNutt after a Mayport to Baltimore transfer. Washington special.
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Alva
Roy
Hanover
Indianapolis
Carl Henning
Otto Rott
City
Bloomington
Daughters of the American Revolution
Rowland H. Jackson
Jefferson
Switzerland
Ripley
Versailles
Frank Aspinal
Marion Schofield
Ward M. Eingel
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Ed Snyder
Jackson County
Matshal
John W. Russell
Brownstown
O. E. Carter
Cragmont
E. C., Sloan
Grove Center
G. W. Sloan
Cleveland
M. O. Sloan
Trimble County
Indiana
Charles A. Korbly
Indianeapolis
Norfolk
John G. McNutt
Baltimore
Washington
Senate Passes War Tax Bill On Domestic Wines and Spirits
The Senate approved the Finance Committee amendments to the war tax bill covering domestic wines tobacco cigars and cigarettes with specific rates. Still wines and fortified wines face 55c per gallon for grape brandies. fortified wines 10c a quart. cordials 24c. champagne 25c. Telegraph and telephone messages incur 1c if tolls exceed 15c.
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Washington
Senate
Finance Committee
Panama Canal Navigation to Reopen in Ten Days
Washington report says navigation of the Panama Canal will be re established in ten days barring further landslides. Col Goethals dispatch notes progress and expects Channel access to resume soon.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Goethals
Contractor James McShierley Dies in Interurban Accident
New Castle Indiana October 16 James McShierley a prominent contracting builder died at midnight from injuries after being struck by an interurban car in New Castle The item notes a global mortality figure of sixty seven deaths per minute and 96480 per day.
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New Castle
James McShierley
Swift’s Plantation Tutor Role and a Southern Romance
Adelbert Swift, a northern graduate, takes a tutor post in Colonel Southgate’s South Carolina plantation to learn plantation management. He befriends Estelle Martindale, daughter of the indebted owner, while her father, Albert Martindale, opposes the match. Martindale’s fear of losing control over the plantation fuels a campaign to disrupt the budding union as Swift moves from friendship to love.
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Adelbert Swift
Northern University
South
Southgate
South Carolina
Swift
Colonel Southgate
Southgate Plantation
Estelle Martindale
Estelle
Martindale
Albert Martindale
Miss Martindale
Marston
Swift and Estelle End a Southern Duel Crisis
Estelle intervenes to avert a duel between Swift and Martindale over a note and honor. A sheriff arrives to force payment, but Estelle offers a plan: marry Swift, have Martindale concede, and Swift buys the Venable plantation while protecting his love and family honor.
Submarines Prove Deadly Naval Weapon in 1914
British and German submarine actions reshape early war power. German U boats sink British cruiser Pathfinder and three British armored cruisers later while British counter moves lure German vessels from shelter. With bases at Helgoland and long range, submarines threaten Royal Navy trade and coastal defenses as both sides adapt to underwater warfare.
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London
Pathfinder
Trela Tunewares
Wilhelmshaven
England
Aboukir
Cressy
Togue
Hook of Holland
Helgoland
Selgoland
Wook
Holland
Tholland
Sir Percy Scott
Hog Attack in Michigan Leaves William Shepard Injured
In Lawrence Michigan nineteen year old William Shepard was gored by an enraged hog while guiding it to a new field. His younger brother escaped as the animal charged, and William fought back with a club, subduing the hog so the boy could flee.
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Lawrence
Mich
William Shepard
Shepard
William
General Election Notice for Jefferson County Indiana 1914
The Jefferson Circuit Court clerk issues a 1914 general election notice listing candidates and questions for Jefferson County Indiana. Voters will decide on a U S Senator secretary of state and many state and local offices plus a constitutional convention and a centennial memorial question on November 3, 1914.
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State of Indiana
Jefferson County
Indiana
M. Prenatt
Jefferson Circuit
United States
Supreme Court
Matison
Milton Township
Shelby Township
Monroe Township
Lancaster Township
Smyrna
Graham Township
Republican
Saluda
Hanover Township
Exports Sent Abroad Show U S Share in World Trade
Canada imports most from the United States while Great Britain and Germany top competitors. The new Commerce Bureau volume notes prewar trade patterns with Britain buying 3 billion dollars and the United States supplying shares to Belgium, the Netherlands and others. American goods accounted for varied percentages across nations, with Canada at about 66 percent of its imports from the United States.
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Canada
United States
Washington
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
United Kingdom
Germany
France
Netherlands
Great Britain
Belgium
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Russia
India
Australia
Argentina
Japan
Brazil
National Woman's Relief Corps Reports Large Membership
The National Woman's Relief Corps announces a membership totaling over 10 090. The figure reflects broad support across chapters and marks a milestone for the organization.
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The
National Woman’s Relief Corps
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Madison
Charles Apley
Charles
Franklin
Will Suter
Evanaville
Kent Road
Fred Evane
BE. B. Fewell
North Vernon
New Castle, Ind
Esteile Martisdate
Martindine
Father
Tam
Wood
Martindale Plantation
Martindile
Walker
Majah
al Tree
Mr. Swift
Venable
Congress
5Th Judicial Circuit
Jefferson Circuit Court
Thia
Humphreys’ Wernedias
Infante
Milania
Torenza
Prem
Tooipilarys Homeo, Medicine CO
Cornet “Tiling
Ann Streeta
New York
Hbersole
N. T. Drake
Masonic Bldg
the Madison Investment CO
Memobver
Indiana Title Association
Richert Block Matlison
Pfortner’s
F. W. Pfortner
S. Jefferson Street
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