Madison August 27 personal notes and local updates
List of marriages and travels from Madison area residents including Charlea Long and Susie Peak. Local events include Red Men hall construction, funeral of Mrs Elizabeth R Gray, a light penalty for Edward Ely, and various visits, car sale, injuries, political appointments, and a mysterious hole in a shop window with no missile trace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlea Long
North Vernon
Susie Peak
City
Carpenters
Cansan
War Exhibits Open In West Show Window On Defense Needs
An exhibit by the National Society for Preparation and Defense of the Nation in a Horuff dry goods store presents miniature soldiers charts and planes to urge timely peacetime preparation. It contrasts U S arms with Germany France Russia and Britain noting Navy and submarine shortages and a relative U S rifle stock of about 600000 versus over 12 million abroad. Lt Morrison cites that even modern submarines are needed to defend the Atlantic coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horuff Dry Gente
National Society For
U.S
Navy
U. S
Germany
France
Russia
England
United States
Morrison
Atlantic
Fish Fry Planned by Jeffersonville Motor Boat Club
The Jeffersonville Motor Boat Club will hold a fish fry at the Indiana side camp below Six Mile Island on the second Sunday in September. Surf board riding will be among the sports offered. The club will travel to Madison for Labor Day regatta but no Jeffersonville regatta this year. C. B. Gilbert and Charles Foster expect to enter their boat at Madison. Officers elected: William Valera commodore, Edward Jackson vice commodore, J. E. Rudolph secretary, James Goreuch treasurer.
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Jeffersonville Motor Boat Club
Indiana
Six Mile Island
Madison
Jeffersonville
Gilbert
Charles Foster
William Valera
Edward Jackson
J. E. Rudolph
James Goreuch
Jeffersonville News
Runaway buggy crash injures Mrs Smitha and Mrs Coffin
Mrs. William B. Smitha and Mrs. Late Coffin narrowly escaped death in a Bedford road runaway yesterday afternoon. Their horse-drawn wagon collided with a lumber pile, throwing them under the horse. Smitha suffered a head wound and hip bruise requiring stitches. Coffin was bruised but had no cuts. Children with Coffin walked away unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Smitha
Late Coffin
Milton
Bedford Road
Coffin
Long Hill
Earle Addresses Wilson Stand at Chau tauqua
Prof Edward M Earle spoke on Monroe Doctrine and Latin American neighbors at Chau tauqua, praising Wilsons stance and opposing global war by militarization. He defended the Philippines and Hawaii policy, defended the Panama Canal toll repeal, and urged avoiding interference in Mexico while lauding the Ben Greet Forest Players performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chautauqua
Edward M. Earle
Ben Greet Forest
Elks Band
Early
Earle
Phillippines
Hawaii
Lusitania
United States
England
Germany
Wilson
Mexico
Madison Stove Foundry Auction Signals City Industry Boost
Edward Eckert advertised the Madison stove foundry for sale and letters from several large city foundries said they would bid at a 10 o clock public auction. If sold the plant may resume operations and add to Madison's industry as it previously employed many workers. Hanover Lodge No 557 Knight of Pythias filed articles of incorporation with the County Recorder yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Eckert
Madison
Hanover Lodge No
Knight of
Indicted Walter Greenbaum in Eastland Disaster Case
Walter K Greenbaum vice president and general manager of the Indiana Transportation Company was indicted by the county grand jury on the charge of manslaughter in connection with the Eastland disaster. The indictment charges the boat was unseaworthy and overloaded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Walter K Greenebaum
Indiana Transportation Company
Jealousy Slices Miss Griffith in Evansville Scuffle
Charles Kroener is under arrest for slashing Miss Lee Griffith severing two arteries. Miss Griffith is in serious condition after a quarrel driven by jealousy in Evansville.
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Evansville
Lee Griffith
Charles Kroener
Pershing Home Tragedy and War Advances Reported
Bad News from San Francisco reports Mrs J J Pershing wife of General Pershing and three children burned to death at their Presidio home. Berlin dispatches claim Olita fortress captured as German forces push toward Russia splitting Poland and threatening Moscow. In Chicago the mining strike and leaders draw sharp critique from George P West with John D Jr and Governor Ammons named in press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Mra
J. J. Pershing
General Pershing
Fl Paso
Presidio
Berlin
Olita
Niemen River
Beetween Kovno
Grodno
Russia
Poland
Teutona
Moscow
Chicago
Rockfellers
Colorado
George P. West
United States Industrial Relations Commission
John D. Jr
Governor Ammons
West
John R. Lawson
Fitting Aliens as Useful Citizens in Eight Years
Washington report from the bureau of naturalization cites 2,600,000 foreigners seeking citizenship in eight and three quarter years of federal supervision. About 1,750,000 declared intent or took first papers, 750,000 sought final papers, and 650,000 gained citizenship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Naturalization
Department of
Iabor
Bureau
Naturalization Courts
Reunion at Liberty Grove Best Ever Meeting
The reunion at Liberty Grove yesterday drew about four thousand attendees. Eighteen attendees were over eighty years old, with Mr Schelke of Madison photographing the group and Mr Dennis Beach age 91 winning the cairy. Speeches were nearly complete and the event was labeled a grand success due to the efforts of Henry Kohl, president, Jesse Housefield, secretary, and their assistants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schelke
Madison
Dennis Beach
Geo. Ventile
Henry Kohl
Jesse Housefield
Real Estate Transfers Involving Whitsett and Walters
Real estate transfer notices show John H. Renschler and wife selling 66.60 acres in Republican township to Schuyler A. Whitsett and others for 3350 dollars. Albert E. Clashman sells 160 acres in Lan canter township to John A. Walters and wife for 10000 dollars. Portugal's exports increased notably last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Renschler
Schuyler A. Whitsett
Albert E. Clashman
John A. Walters
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Mra. A. J. Debler
Paris
Ille
John Diederich
Edgar
J.diacapolis
Middleford
M. D. Wilson
Jeannette
Annie Johnson
Martinsville
Fred Pfortner
South
Jefferson Street
Elizabeth R. Gray
Brooksburg
Crozier
Edward Ely
Kentucky
HE. D. Marchall
Charles Dierkes
Trimble County
Margaret Duenisch
Alda Voelker
Indianapolis
Madison Automobile Company
Andrew Smith
Canaan Road
Gregory Debando
North Madison
James E. Watson
Old Settlers
Liberty
M. R. Sulzer
Rushville
Margaret Teed
Kankakee
Sarah Buchanan
Altoona
Margaret Tague
Mary Preenatt
Garrison
Leonard Wood
Plattsburg
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
William Kremis
Harvey
Long Beach
Cal
Misa Berenice Peters
Clinton County
Porter Elsea
Hanover Township
Kremie
Miss Peters
Elsea
Big West
Fred Bach
East Main Street
Bach
Elerka
Aluuff & Sona
London
Palm Grove
William Smithe
Thie City
Lete Coffin Painfully
AU Tauqua
Stove Foundry
Walter K. Greenbaum
The
Indiana Transportation Co
Eastland
Calfornia
Anthony Caminetti
American Presa Association
Humphreys
Humphreys Homeo
William and
Aon Streets
New York
Kore
Mer
Ebersole
N. T. Drake
Masonic
the Madison Investment CO
Indiana Title Association
Makers of
Jefferson County
Madison, Ind
Coffies
F. W. Pfortner
Jefferson Streat
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mass
Portugal
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