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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1920
Page
3
Public notice from the Herald Company dated September 2 1920 mentions Omics in East Main Street Madison Indiana. The readable fragment indicates an edition part and location but lacks further action or specifics.
Madison watchers report Irene Dunn travels to New York City to visit friends while Mrs. G. L. Spaulding and daughter visit Decatur Indiana. Births include Kathryn Marie Frances to Cecil and wife. Louis Francisco returns to Oxford Ohio to resume schooling. A divorce suit by Ethel Loos against Charles Loos Jr seeks alimony and custody. Teachers arrive back in Madison for St Marys School with Sister Petra’s return praised.
William Newton nineteen days old son of Mr and Mrs George E Burton of Depot street died at home at 4 pm yesterday after cholera infantum. The family receives sincere sympathy from friends. Funeral services set for tomorrow at 3 pm at the home with burial in Springdale cemetery.
Good authorities estimate the average human life at about thirty three years. One quarter die before six, half before sixteen, and only about one in a hundred live to sixty five. Deaths total about 67,700 daily and 35,630,485 yearly. births about 100,800 daily.
In Dayton Ohio on August 28 nine thousand Cox Electric League members across the United States prepare electric signs for Governor Cox campaign. The model sign features a circle with an N designed by George Williams New York who originated lighting the Statue of Liberty and led the project. Initial lighting forms C then Q and finally the cross at center.
A jumbled OCR excerpt describes travel strikes, road blockages, and related disruptions affecting commuters and travelers. It mentions various groups and locations, with references to police, transit workers, and potential timelines though text quality is poor.
Madison notes report couples receiving licenses in Jefferson county and a wide range of next-day travel and visitation updates. Marriage license issued to Dewey Marsh and Mima Philips. Richard V. Todd named administrator of Emaline Lockridge estate. Local residents traveling, visiting, teaching, and returning from trips, plus obituaries and accident news.
Robert McHenry died at 6 15 this morning after a brief illness of typhoid pneumonia. The 21 year old unmarried man formerly worked in Chicago and returned to visit his father on Irwin Pike four miles east of Dupont. He was taken to King's Daughters Hospital by Haighs ambulance and died there. He is survived by his father Charles McHenry twin brother and two sisters. Funeral services will be held at his fathers home on Wednesday with burial in Marble Hill cemetery. The family bears the loss with deep sympathy.
A historical notice outlines plans for a major water power project. Details indicate potential dam or hydraulic development, with discussions of location, capacity, and regional impact.
Police report details an arrest linked to a Kiccrnn Bug case and a separate street incident. The account mentions local locations and involved persons amid unclear wording and OCR garble.
A fragmented report notes a Geneva Wing Atherton Teletama accompanied by Conidite Posepth Bivelied, with questions on war records. The king and a soldier lingered in a survival moment and refused to discuss wartime experiences, prompting a terse newspaper reaction.
Mr Andrew Jacobs was crossing Main Street near Giertz bakery when a car driven by Brown of Pleasant Ridge struck him. He suffered bruises to his left arm and shoulder but no bones were broken and he walked home to North Walnut Street. The chrysanthemum petals note is added.
Funeral services for Peter Dasta, age unspecified, will be held Monday morning at St Boniface Church with burial in St Michaels Cemetery. Heis survived by widow Mary P B Dasta a son Anthony Dasta and two daughters Mrs Vincent Modica and Mrs Challip Lafancia. The deceased is father of Tony Dasta formerly of Louisville now in California.
Speaking in the House on April 13 1912 Governor Cox then a Representative urged creation of a Federal Children’s Bureau. He argued public opinion demands Federal participation in humanitarian work and that the nation needs uniform action to advance civilization. The article also notes Spaniards view Tuesday as unlucky for marriages and states the Antarctic Ocean’s average depth is under 2000 fathoms.
The page notes Franklin D Roosevelt’s wartime idealism, a Madison political appointment marking a milestone for women, and local summer visitors. It also recounts Ojibwa mythic practices of inflicting harm via wooden effigies as a historical curiosity.
Madison readers record a flurry of travel and family notes as residents head to trains for Columbus Indianapolis Richmond and Louisville. Several births marriages and visits are listed alongside local items such as Franklin James turning three and Charles Hughes welcoming a son at King's Daughters hospital.
Captain Sverdrup recounts a tense Arctic relay to free the Solovei Boudimirovitch crew. The Sviatozor icebreaker leads a scramble through dense Kara sea pack, with Kanada and Wanda in close pursuit, to reach Archangel after supplying and rescuing the stranded ship and its people.
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