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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1918
Page
1
A fragment from the Christian Leiener Monitor recalls a quaint Alsace legend of giants living in a castle. The tale centers on a giant family and their child daughter who finds a plow, horse, and man plowing nearby and returns with the items. The giant father asks what the girl found and the peasant avoids molestation thereafter.
A fragmentary foreign note describes alleged misdeeds in the French capital involving a Perrit and Territ contracts to destroy objects of resistance. It claims secrecy offers and eventual death of the secret with the proprietor, while soldiers today are said to still face the bug menace. Nearby, George Sprague from Madison Indiana reports being held up and robbed on Twelfth Street south of Broadway by two African American assailants who threatened violence if he cried out. Edna Rayburn of Goodland visits cousin Vera Hammel in Eagle Hollow.
American and British forces advance along the front, taking all objectives and pushing east of Mont Kemmel as German retirement continues. British troops enter Prenville Doigness and Bertincourt amid reports of heavy prisoner captures and widespread recapture of ground previously held by Germany.
Copenhagen dispatch says it is persistently rumored Field Marshal Hindenburg has suicided with no official confirmation.
House Ways and Means Committee outlined an eight billion revenue bill to tax war expenses for the coming year with an estimated total of about 20.06 billion dollars. The plan emphasizes wartime profits and peace taxes as the core revenue sources for the next fiscal period.
Disjointed fragments claim revolution has broken out in Bulgaria with army activity suspected. Reports from Berne and London sketch possible changes in rule and peacetime orders as authorities prepare responses amid unrest.
The United States formally recognized the Czechoslovak National Council as the de facto belligerent government and said it is ready to establish relations and support its war efforts against Germany and its forces.
New York reports cotton prices up by nine dollars per bale after government estimates. Washington notes the Agriculture Department's Aug. 29 condition index at 65.7, signaling steady norms in the crop outlook.
Allied troops moving toward Petrograd reached a point seven miles south of Archangel as of Sept 3. Mr. William Hall of Walnut Street is reported critically ill at home. County Council met to appropriate funds and cancel warrants. Mr. John Fout and daughter Ruth returned from Shelbyville, and Mrs. Fout prepared to buy and sell second hand articles on Mulberry Street.
Disputed Petrograd dispatches claim Bolshevik troops invaded and searched private homes after an assassination attempt. Reports say officers killed a British subject inside the embassy and seized documents, with subsequent clashes and arrests reported by authorities.
Navy Department announces the steamer West Haven shelled by a German submarine near Habtas Viijast det. The vessel was damaged but escaped, with crew report of no serious injuries.
Washington August 28 The following casualties are reported by the Commanding General of the American Expeditionary Forces today. Killed in action, missing in action, wounded severely, and other causes. Died of disease and wounds with totals. Stop these casualty lists quickly. The men and money of America will help donate. Volunteer days September 25 and 29.
Picturesque Vevay hosted a Swiss County tribute to men sent to the front with a 350 star service flag raised beside the clock tower. Hon. Flom Griffith presided as Elk’s Band performed while a chorus sang the Star Spangled Banner and the crowd cheered. Private John A. Scott of the Canadian Expeditionary Forces spoke of his war experiences. The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Pettit, conducted by Rev. O. C Bear, followed with interment at Springdale Cemetery.
A deadly train car crash near Chester Park kills Mrs Jegannett Knoebel Boston and injures several. The party traveled from Madison to Cincinnati for a Sunday outing when a mechanical fault caused the Uhler machine to derail. Mrs Knoebel died from injuries. Miss Mayfield and others sustained injuries. Funeral arrangements set for Thursday in Madison. extensive family details follow.
The Prechtiae Committee of the Board of Trustees held a meeting at Hanover College to address Dr J B Garrett Garretts death and to consider a proposal from the States Government regarding converting the college into a wider institution during the war. The board praised Dr Garretts long service to Christian education and extended sympathy to his family and friends, with President Wm Millis and multiple trustees and faculty in attendance.
The article lists Madison area men bound for Camp Taylor on September 6. Names include Clarence Wiltby Oss Haniten James Stohmson Clarence Sutherland Emer Ferguson Clyde To Griftth Wino J. Johnson Earl Roscoe Rogers Lewis Mc Walp Guy Easton Wilbur O Mahoney Roy Tingle Marl McCree Roy Kobarts Fred Halsted Glore Arthur T Carman and Alva A Richarson. Also notes fuel restrictions on Sunday and an upcoming examination for unclassified high school pupils. Lieut Wilbur F. Graham ordered to San Diego after training at Camp Taylor.
A fragmented note promises aid for prosthetic problems and home use. It pledges willful help, seeks to reassure, and hints at exclusive bed exelue offerings. The message emphasizes providing solutions and finding a way to satisfy wants.
A promotional note touts a piano that offers expert performance for beginners at low cost. Reverend Andrew Harper, recently elected parish leader in New York City, will join the Red Ha On-the-Hudson club and head to New York in late October. Harper leaves Madison after four years as Christ Church pastor, succeeding Bishe Van Buren who retired and died in Pittsburgh.
Labor Day in Madison saw nearly all factories closed and banks suspended. People took to the countryside and spent the day outdoors enjoying a long holiday.
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