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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1918
Page
3
Wheat bulletin notes storage limits impede market access. Farmers are urged to note the situation and await clearer pricing signals as the firm expresses temporary market absence due to climate and capacity constraints. The message carries a formal notice from MRS. JENNIE VIOLA DENNY.
Authorities say Carl Fink and Louis Strauss, both German nationals, were arrested in Jacksonville Florida for signaling to German submarines. Investigators report discovery of signaling devices in men’s rooms as part of alleged communications network.
Senator Pomerene introduced a resolution demanding a nationwide investigation into campaign expenditures in senatorial primaries. The proposal seeks federal scrutiny of spending patterns and funding sources across states.
Foreign reports say the entire Horenzollern dynasty abdicated the German throne while confirmation remains lacking. German forces retreat from St Mihiel and fortify the Von Ibndenburg line to defend Briey iron mines and Metz city as tensions rise.
The report covers multiple theaters with French and Servian forces pushing along the Balkan front taking 3,000 prisoners and 24 guns, Bulgarian troops reported behind German lines in France, and German raids repulsed near Haumont Thiaucourt St Hilaire Mont Sans and Rheims. Berlin claims successful operations on Cotes Lorraine front while Bulgaria arrives behind German lines in France. American aviators penetrate behind German lines gathering intelligence as fighting continues near Lorraine and the Aisne.
General Pershing's communique notes local combats with American prisoners taken and increased artillery and aviation activity. He adds there is nothing to report from the St Michiel sector. The message ends with a proverb about pluck and luck.
Diplomats in Washington report that Bolsheviks seek a new treaty with Germany and Austria to regain control of Russian territory. They believe Lenin and Trotsky’s regime is nearing its end as central powers may aid the effort.
The Jefferson County Food Administrator urges strict economy to sustain allied forces. Citizens should limit table meat to two pounds per person monthly, conserve sugar for home canning, prioritize beef, pork, wheat, fruits, vegetables, milk, and fish, and halt Sunday meat deliveries as the current period ends. Nicholas Harper leads the effort.
Nicholas Harper announces sugar prices will be fixed after September Sth with a 35 cent per cwt wholesalers margin and a one dollar per cwt retailer margin. Retail sugar may rise to about 10 to 11 cents per pound after stock depletion. Dealers must show proof of increased cost before any price hikes and may not raise prices while stock remains.
Cha pin, city editor of the New York World, surrendered to police claiming he killed his wife. He was taken into custody after a night wired from the hotel and later said he remembered nothing about the case.
North Birmingham Alabama experienced a violent explosion at the powder plant near noon. The blast shook the city and was felt across the area.
In San Antonio on September day, six Negroes were executed by hanging under court martial sentences for taking part in the Houston riots.
A Washington committee urges the Senate to establish a departmental aeronautics unit. The effort seeks formal structure and funding to advance military aviation priorities and oversight.
Charles J Doherty died at St Anthonys Hospital Louisville aged 35 after a neck carbuncle and long diabetes. He was a prominent local businessman, president of Doherty Realty and Lenesville Heating, VP of United States Trust Co, and former director of Louisville Slone Telephone Co. He leaves a sister Martha and four other sisters. Funeral time not set.
A blast in the Philadetbag district killed two people and left several others unaccounted for. Police and emergency crews searched the site for missing workers while investigators began determining the cause of the incident.
Katherine Lawless Steuperwald died at 3 this morning from apoplexy after a brief illness. Born in this city she would have been 57 on November 2. She married in 1888 to Mrostenerwald and leaves husband, one son, and two other children who died young. A lifelong member of St Michael's Church, she was loved for her affectionate nature and cheerful spirit. Her husband and son, Bur vlac Samuel Adelbert Steyrerwald, are awaiting return from Camp Shelby Mississippi with hopes of his stopover on the way east.
A promotional notice from N. T. Drake at the Masonic Temple touts a piano that provides expert-level performance with simple pumping. The ad claims even a child can master the instrument and promises high value for the price.
The funeral for Mrs Mary Schill will be from St Michael's Church Goelock Thursday morning with burial in the Catholic cemetery at North Madison. Her son Private Michael Hopkins of the tank corps at Camp Tobsham Pa will return to Madison tomorrow to attend. No further obituary details are provided.
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