Madison Herald notices and personal items dated September 2 1920
Local Madison column lists social visits and guests including Miss Mabel Clarke of Columbus and Mrs Margaret Pfaff of Chicago. Marriage license issued to Warren Whit ham and Dana Risk of Jefferson County. Funeral services held for Robert McHenry with pallbearers at Marble Cemetery. Various residents travel and visit relatives in town and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Clarke
Columbus
Elsie Mersdorff
Edward Prewatt
Warren S. Whitham
Dana B. Risk
Jefferson County
A. R. Protsman
Hanover
Pine Village
Warren County
A. E. Moorhead
U.S. Navy
Kansas City
Margaret Pfaff
Chicago
Chris Eckert
S. Mulberry Street
Pfaff
Eckert
Albert .Jerries
Dorthy Com
Mary F. King
Cemetery Street
Cincinnati
O. B. Sappington
New Albany
Roy Kenney
Pittsburgh
Hennessy
West Main Street
Mildred Drisco
Chnkles Cook
Indianapolis
Bertha Brighton
Moorefield
Robert McHenry
King’s Daughters Hospital
Charles McHenry
Dupont
Marbie
Death of Mrs Helen Prenatt in Chicago
Clerk Edward M. Prenatt receives telegram announcing the death of his step-mother Mrs Helen Prenatt in Chicago at noon after months of illness. She is survived by Edw Prenatt and her son Maurice. Burial plans not stated. Former resident of this city, mourned by many friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Prenatt
Chicago
Funeral Costs Covered for Cobbler in Newark
A local obituary notes that friends raised 200 for the funeral of cobbler Emil Russo in Newark. The service included a hearse and a 17 piece band as mourners followed the casket into the grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Emillio Russeiadine
Cerer
Uke Curie
Personal crisis reports rise in 1920 New York
The Life League records show a sharp increase in personal crisis reports in the first half of 1920 from the previous year, with 2 771 cases overall and 1 810 male cases. New York contributed 341 reports, including 161 returned and 225 children. The league provides advice and financial assistance to prevent suicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Save A Life League
League
Discontinued Drilling at Crites Oil Well Near Wirt
Work at the Crites oil well on Judge Francisco's farm near Wirt ends after reaching 3,000 feet with no oil. Metal and mineral water were found at depths, no gas or air, casing partly damaged, and recovery efforts planned before plugging the hole. About $60,000 was spent with disappointing results for Madison and promoters. The Crites Company is led by HLM Crites with headquarters in Cheleaville.
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Crites
Judge Francisco
Wirt
Trenton
State Geologist
George Crites
The
Herald
Department of Conservation of Indiana
Francisco
Madison
Cheleaville
Chin
Hlm. Crites
Funeral of Mrs Peter Stephanus at St Michael's Church
Funeral services for the late Mrs Peter Stephanus were held at St Michael's Church with Rev M L Guthneck officiating. Interment followed at the North Madison Catholic cemetery. Pallbearers included Edward Willick Louis Roche Nicholas Andersteller Leo Schroeder Francis Mads Carl Bloom William Haummesser. The 48 year old widow, born near Moorfield, resided in Madison many years. She is survived by her husband eleven children and one sister Mrs Mary Ludwig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Stephanus
North Jefferson Street
St. Michael's Church
M. L. Guthneck
North Madison
Edward Willick
Louis Roche
Nicholas Andersteller
Leo Schroeder
Francis Mads
Carl Bloom
William Haummesser
Moorfield
Madison
Lillian Marguerite Edmonson
Edward Edmonson
Howard Dillon
Orleans
Brooksbury Road
King's Daughters’ Hospital
Edmunson
Goat Hollow
Brooksburg Road
Charles Gibbs
Gibbs
Dillon
King's Daughters Hospital
Lillian
Eagleston School
Christ In Church
Marie
Alvin
Bernard
Russell
Prank
Washington
Mr. Dillon
Dilon
Hanover
Manville
Jennie Dillon
Eggleston
Winslow Copeland Wedding at Hilltop Home
A pretty fall wedding took place at 2:30 PM at Dr J L Christie’s hilltop home as Miss Aldean Copeland became the bride of Mr Ralph Winslow of Greenfield in a small ceremony. Rev S M Schmuck officiated with no attendants. The couple left for Richmond after the ceremony. The bride, daughter of Dr and Mrs J W Copeland, is a Madison High School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J .L. Christie
Aldean Copeland
Ralph Winslow
Greenfield
Winslow
Richmond
7. W. Copeland
Moorefield
Madison High School
Thoughtful proverb from Matloch and a dated social note
The item cites W. T. Matloch on estrangement and temperament, mentions England listing 30 000 dependent blind persons, and notes Spanish belief that Tuesday is unlucky for marriages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Mrs Julian L Grebe Dies After Sudden Illness
The community mourns the death of Mrs Julian L Grebe at 54 after uremic poisoning. She was born Anna Belle Miller in July 1876, married 23 years ago, leaving husband Julian, a son and two daughters, plus two brothers and three sisters. She was active in Mt Zion and Markland churches and known for her cheerful, devout service.
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Julian L. Grebe
Grebe
Ryker's Ridge
Miss Shipman
G. E. Denny
Anna Belle Miller
Markland
Switzerland County
Melvin and
Isabelle Miller
Montgomery
Alabama
Julian Louis Grebe
Mt. Zion Church
Jonah Kredel
Clarence
Helen
Ethel
Harry Miller
Fort Miller
Dayton
Obio
Bess Hart
Mason
Ohio
Philip Markland
Stella Miller
Red Cross
Virginia
Methodist Church
Mt Zion Church
Strange Fish Story From a Far River Oddities and Puzzling Detail
A garbled text passage describes a strange fish tale with scattered names and places. The fragment hints at river life, events and people but remains largely unreadable with many distorted words and missing context.
Booze Prescription Record and Prisoner Releases Reported
The article notes a prohibition enforcement officer charging a person with tampering in prescriptions between February and March. It also reports seven prisoners freed in Siberia and mentions job requests and referrals to a chamber of commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiesa
Plossard
Teoetor Poyssell
Siberia
Warr
Real Estate Transfers Involving Farms Near Belleview and Bedford
John Hammil sells 40 acres near Belleview to James E. Darnell for 2500 through William E. Ogle agency. Bert Croxton sells 70 acres on Doe Run Pike near Brooksburg to B C Adams of Bedford Kentucky for 4750 through the same agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hammil
Belleview
James E. Darnell
William E. Ogle
Bert Croxton
Brooksburg
Doe Runpike
B. C. Adams
Bedford
Indiana GOP under fire over alleged large fund for presiden
Indianapolis reports Governor Cox accuses the Republican national committee of raising a large fund to influence the presidency. Indiana leaders scramble for denials as Senator Harry New and others dismiss the claims as weak and politically damaging amid internal party tensions in the Cox controversy.
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Lican National Committee
Pittsbore
G. O FP
Indiana
Harry New
Cox
Aged Republican to Vote for Cox in Indiana
Indianapolis veteran Captain PD Negley, son of Indiana Senate Republican leader Carry K. Negley, says he will vote the Democratic ticket this fall. He cites the league of nations as a reason and denounces Republican corruption, endorsing James M. Cox, Thomas Taggart, and Carlton McCulloch. He notes a shift away from GOP tactics and mentions a new Austrian republic deficit of 13,000,000 crowns.
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Indianapolis
Ind
PD D. Negley
Carry K. Negley
Indiana Senate
Negles
Batte
League of Nations
Nepublicans
James M. Cox
Thomas Taggart
Carlton 2
McCulloch
Republican Party
A & New
Negley
Fort Himan
Fort Donelgon
Shiloh
Atlanta
Andersonville
Austrian Republic
Mobility for Big Guns in Future American Fortifications
The article reports on secret wartime innovations now emerging including a 14 inch gun termed pride of the amour. It notes guns will be mobile on rails or drawn by tractors to avoid vulnerability to spotting aircraft. It cites 14 inch battleships as carrying powerful weapons and the gun's range at 35 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Airo
France
Army Ordnance
Fires 1,200 Years Old In Bombay Zoroastrian Shrines
Fires in Bombay’s Zoroastrian churches have burned for 1200 years since their Persian origins. The piece notes a contrast with the United States having one telephone per eight people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
Persia
United States
Kaiser’s Pets in Sad Predicament
A postwar German officer recounts how the old officer class lost status after Germany’s collapse. Former officers, now unfit for work, face scorn as soldiers describe officers shirking hardship, riding in cars, and imposing duties on privates. Rebuilt society sees ex-officers drift into reserve roles or seek student posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
United States
Belin
Rhineland
Oate
Mother of Twenty Six Revealed in Los Angeles Case
Abundia Rivera, 42, mother of 26 children with only one living, is cited as among the county's most unfortunate mothers. Dr. Margaret Barr reports 25 children died before age one. the surviving child is several years old and healthy. The discovery was made during the Interest of Better Babies program directed by Dr. J L Pomeroy, with Mrs Rivera found near San Gabriel married to her third husband, age 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abundia Rivera
Los Angeles
Margaret Barr
Los Angeles County Health Department
Dor. Barr
J. L. Pomeroy
Prayer Reward for York Newsboy Returns Wallet
Elwood B K Landis a 12 year old York Pa newsboy received two dollars and a prayer as a reward when he returned a wallet containing about eighteen thousand dollars in securities and cash to its owner, a woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood BK. Landis
York
Wealthy George L Moore Gives All To Public Works
The London business figure George L Moore with a $5 million yearly income plans to spend his fortune in a single lifetime. He seeks to fund a recreation ground and library, with any remaining wealth allocated to public benefits and works for the welfare of others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Moore
George Lir Masses
London
Mansoon Eroua
Tela
Moore
Thre Stuebett
Pacific's Largest Log On Display In Portland
A logger declares a 12 ft 6 in diameter 28 ft long 48 ton log from Montesano on Grays Harbor as the Pacific Northwest’s biggest. Officials note the crosscut saw was too short to cut it. The massive log would supply lumber for several houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Northwest
Portland
Ore
Montesano
Grays Harbor
The Lack on Immunity and Whipped Cream Quip
A quoted remark pits immunity against discipline with a humorous analogy. The speaker suggests children would be better off if they were whipped cream, contrasting protection with punishment in a witty aside.
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