Births and travel notes in Madison civic items
Multiple community notices report births in Madison and visits by locals to and from nearby cities. Names include Daum Miller Jeffries Waltz Coleman Shilling Austein Harris Ford Scott Niesse and others. A steamboat pilot, Capt Thomas Pierson, dies in Paducah, while Louis Sulzer plan return to Madison.
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Jane
Earl Miller
Roy Jeffries
Effington
Jll
Margaret Waltz
Fayette
J. N. Coleman
Brooksburg
Indianapolis
George Shilling
St. Louis
Paul Eaglin
Clyde Austein
Detroit
Mich
Madison
Gertrude Harris
Liberty
Texas
Thomas B. Pierson
Paducah
George C. Lindsey
Julia
Hanover
Elizabeth Huder
Loretta Adam
Kate Niesse
East First Street
Rev Whitsett's Troubles Ends in Sorrow in Madison
Mrs. Norman formerly Miss Bertha Crosby of this county died likely from typhoid pneumonia while visiting for the Chautauqua. Her sister Mrs Whiteett rushed to her bedside but left due to her own ill child. The funeral and burial are planned at Hope.
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Elizabeth Maier
Katie
Norfolk Va
Mary Mary
Frank Schram
North Walnut Street
Senator Burton
Kentucky River
Mesare
W. E
W.G. Stewart
Egypt Bottom
Madison
W. E. Stewart
Louis Sulzer
Jefferson
Mabel
Frank Hill
Holton
Indianapolis
St. Magdalene
John Daily
Albert Schissel
New York
Neb
Schiesel
Nebraska
Bachman Post G A R Faces Disbandment Considerations
At Bachman Post G A R the trustees were authorized to draw all shares from the building association. $500 of assets will be deposited in a local bank with the remainder divided among 53 living members. Once 125 members stood this year 53 remain due to death and loss. The post may dissolve, though most favor continuing. The post has long been a valued Civil War era organization in the county.
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Bachman Post G. A. R
Building Association
Post
Builders
Bachman Post
Madison
G. A. R. Post
Teachers Institute concludes with praise for lectures and music
The teachers institute closes after a week of applied psychology lectures led by Dr Von Kleinemid and Prof Thomas. Musicians Miss Vail and Mrs Blackard receive acclaim. Hannah Tibbetts and Christine Tinling gain recognition for performances. the event adjourns at 2:45 with high praise for all instructors and local talent.
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von Kleinemid
Indiana Reformatory
Thomas
Levi Burnworth
L. K. Proteman
Lydia Middleton
Long
Margaret Vail
Clyde Blackard
Cecile Leakey
Helen Leland
Huber
Hannah Tibbetts
Rip van Winkle
Christine Tinling
A. O. Neal
Teachers’ Institute
William Pender
Reed Whistler
Indianapolis
Margaret Scott
Madison
Egerter
Helen McGregor
McGregor
Dumdum Bullets Accusations Across Early Wars
The French government charged Germany with using dumdum bullets on the war’s early days, a claim not substantiated. Descriptions explain dumdum bullets have hollow noses causing expansion and severe wounds, with various nations allegedly involved in different conflicts but often denying the charges.
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Paris
War Office
Dumdurm
British India
Tuszi
Berama
Japan
Japg
Liaoyang
Linovitch
Internal Revenue Receipts Show Record Gain in 1914
Washington reports that total internal revenue for the year ending June 20 1914 reached 350 00 89 4 a new high with income and corporation taxes leading the rise. Cigarettes and fermented liquor contributed substantial sums while distilled spirits declined, and New York Illinois Kentucky and Pennsylvania paid the most in taxes.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
New York State
Illinois
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Hunts Fossils in Texas by Peabody Museum Leader
Dr. Edward L. Troxell of Yale's Peabody Museum travels through Dallas toward Tulsa and the Texas Panhandle to lead an expedition for prehistoric fossils. He describes past finds of three toed horses, elephants, camels, and sloths from the Panhandle and aims to uncover more specimens this year in the ongoing project.
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Dallas
Tex
Edward L. Troxell
Peabody Museum
Yale University
Tulsa
Rock Creek
Texas Panhandle
America
Panhandle
Dr. Troxell
University
Till
Judge Tests Citizenship Candidates With National Heads
A New York judge recalling Napoleonic fame asks citizenship hopefuls who leads their nation. Respondents name the king, his son, the president, and the president’s son, revealing gaps in knowledge but practical ability to work. The judge notes widespread schooling gaps over deeper civic understanding.
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Napoleon
Paris
New York City
Nis
Lightning Strikes Pittsfield Church. Minister Saves Building
Rev. William Merriam Crane, pastor of the Congregational church in Pittsfield Massachusetts, prevented a blaze when a bolt hit the steeple causing damage but he arrived in time to extinguish a fire in the belfry. The church and rectory remained intact.
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Pastor Crane
Bolt
Pittsfield
Mass
William Merriam Crane
Congregational Church
Berkshire County
Crane
Morningside
Food makes jail popular in Columbus Indiana
Bartholomew county jail earns fame for its cuisine drawing county boarders. Sheriff Burns laments meals are delayed for inmates leaving him scant provisions. Eighteen prisoners receive coffee thrice daily and substantial rations, with tramps favoring the jail on first arrival.
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Columbus
Ind
Bartholomew County
Burns
Immense Cotton Leaves Near Lumberton
Fr A Wishart brought a cotton leaf to a Lumberton newspaper office claiming a twelve and a half inch span. He said many more leaves in the Strong Wishart place three miles west of town reached unusual size, far exceeding the usual seven to eight inches.
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Lumberton
N. C
Fr. A. Wishart
Wishart
Guam Population Totals 12,517, Herald Record
Guam reports a total population of 12 517 persons per The Herald. This figure appears in a local demographic update detailing residents across the territory and the latest census style count.
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Guam
Take the Herald
Fever Drink Remedy From Wheat Bran And Flaxseed
Instructions describe a traditional fever remedy by boiling wheat bran in water for an hour, straining, and sweetening with sugar and lemon juice. A second preparation uses boiling water on flaxseed to form a ropey infusion, mixed with hot lemonade and consumed.
Wisconsin's oldest resident marks 101 years
Amery Wisconsin notes William C Wright 101 years five months old as the oldest resident of the state. He lives with his son William H Wright near Amery. Elizabeth Handbell, daughter of William H Wright, and her son Norman form the fourth generation. The aged Wright is a plongar resident.
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Amery
Wis
William C. Wright
Wisconsin
Wright
William H. Wright
Here
Elizabeth Handbell
Wil.iam H. Wright
Norman
South to Grow Beef Cattle in Louisiana Demonstration Farm
Washington outlines plans for a 500 acre live stock demonstration farm in Louisiana to develop beef cattle. The project aims to replace cotton with cattle due to boll weevil damage, reduce tick infestation, and improve meat yield for packing houses. The site lies between cane sugar and cotton lands, targeting southern farmers to shift from cotton to beef production.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Louisiana
Pelican
Pius X Viewed as Internal Reformer by Cardinal Gibbons
Cardinal Gibbons says Pope Pius X should be judged for his internal work more than public image. Giuseppe Sarto, a peasant raised leader, focused on rooting out abuses, reforming the church, and exposing sore spots rather than seeking temporal power. He condemned rulers privileges and pursued church investigations without personal vendetta.
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New York
Cardinal Gibbons
Pius X
Pius
Giuseppe Sarto
Europe
Girl's record wheat yield by a 13 year old in Kansas
Cora Patterson of Caldwell planted four acres on her father's farm and cared for the wheat until thrashing. Her crop averaged forty seven bushels to the acre, the best yield in this part of Kansas, with only the cutting and thrashing left to others.
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Kansas
Wichita
Kan
Cora Patterson
Caldwell
Patterson
Two Headed Chicken Found In Michigan Farm
In Standish Michigan Harvey Beach of Blacking township Ogemaw county reports a chicken with two heads and three eyes both heads in good working order. The dispute over which head gets a worm remains unexplained.
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Standish
Mich
Harvey Beach
Blacking Township
Ogemaw County
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W. M. Stewart
Harry Voris
Hanover College
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Whitsett
Drewe
Builde
United States
Saves Blazing Church
North Carolina
the Herald
Department of Agriculture Aime
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Ann Streets
Ternal
Lydia Kk
Pinkham Medicine Co
Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Ebersole
N. T. Drake
Masonic Bldg
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the Madison Investment CO
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S. Jefferson Street
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