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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1920
Page
1
Hanover College in Hanover Indiana opened on Wednesday with a registration surpassing last year’s. The delay was due to unfinished work on the Piunne house dormitory and two temporary frame dorms. The faculty includes two new men Meoftony O Thompson and A T Norgan joins the history department.
General Feland placed in charge of the Planning Section in Washington. Geo Levan Peland of the Marine Corps Reserve is among WWI officers who earned the Distinguished Service Cross and other honors for Belleau Wood Soissons Mont Blanc and the Argonne. He will be relieved in Santo Tomé by Brig Gen Charles G. Jones as chief of staff following Maj Gen Wendell G. Neville. General Poland, a Kentucky native, previously commanded Marines at Belleau Wood and was decorated with the Croix de Guerre Legion of Honor and the Distinguished Service Medal.
A new United Army Goods Store is preparing at 115 West Main Street in the former Splauding & Schwab building. Carpenters work today for a Friday October 1 opening and a surplus army goods line will be announced in The Herald tomorrow. At a sheriff sale the late George A. Dittgen estate sold for 1700 dollars to Madison Building & Loan Association as officials left to attend a show.
The first three games will be in Brooklyn while the pennant winner hosts the remaining four. The Indians cannot have Cleveland park ready for the opening, so Brooklyn hosts the initial series despite Chicago.
Dr Spencer J Dawes medical examiner of the New York state hospital commission urged increased appropriations to deport aliens found insane He noted about 200 aliens were deported last year and many more could be repatriated with funds. He explained state and federal cooperation and highlighted costs borne publicly until deportation.
Marine Corps Colonel Elisha Theall returns to duty at the Washington headquarters after a remarkable recovery from a severe car crash last November. Theall, a veteran officer and former secretary of the House Naval Affairs Committee, had been retired in 1907 and restored to active duty twenty years later. He is noted as a prominent figure in public life with ties to many leading officials.
Farmers of Washington township Marion county filed suit in Superior Court seeking an injunction against County Treasurer Lemcke and the State Tax Board to prevent collection of taxes raised by horizontal tax increases. The case, heard here, tests the legality of the increases authorized by the State Tax Board and approved in the last special legislative session.
Sadi Lecointe aboard a Nieuport won the James Gordon Bennett cup race at Etampes France on September 28. Frederick Raynham of Britain and American flyers Major Schroeder and Howard Rinehardt dropped out or abandoned due to mechanical issues. The race time was 1 hour 6 minutes 17.50 seconds with an estimated average speed of 271 kilometers per hour.
President Wilson issued a statement through Tumulty in reply to Edwin Swarts of Los Angeles outlining support for the League of Nations as it relates to the Irish question. He urged creating a forum where global peace and freedom concerns can be addressed.
Belfast reports a large outbreak of rioting with more than twenty injured after clashes. Soldiers used bayonets to clear streets and later rioting resumed, prompting troop reinforcements and armed patrols. tanks were prepared for emergency use.
Chicago, Sept. 28. The grand jury indicted eight White Sox players for conspiracy to commit an illegal act in the 1919 World Series. Suspects include Gandil, McMullin, Felsingham, Risberg, Cicotte, Williams, Jackson, and Weaver. Owner Comisky suspended all eight, effectively ending their pennant bid. Cicotte reportedly waived immunity and confessed.
Nettie Dixon reports on a Republican campaign ploy offering a free unbeveled mirror to women, sparking backlash over vanity and war memories. The piece notes the $30,000 cost and concerns that the flat mirror reveals flaws, angering female voters. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lothspeich return from North Dakota visit.
Governor Cox campaigns in Sioux City and South Dakota blaming Senate blocking of the treaty for possible wage reductions and farm price slump. He says failures to aid global business conditions cause lower prices and accuses big business of exploiting the situation to protect consumer prices.
In London on September 28 MacSwiney on the 47th day of his hunger strike tells his sister I feel quite used up. The note captures his declining strength amid ongoing protest.
A mass of smouldering ruins marks Trim after an attack by police and soldiers. Two persons were wounded as homes and businesses of Sinn Fein leaders were burned. Two hundred soldiers swept the town, forcing the populace to flee in panic.
Rev. Rader and family plan to relocate to the city within days. Mr and Mrs James Edwards mourn the loss of their infant daughter Nannie Agnes age three months and twenty days who died at home on 507 East First Street. Funeral will be from the family residence with burial in Moffett's Cemetery Trimble County Ky.
Deputy mourns the death of James J Robertson a long time banker church leader and devoted family man He served as president of the Deputy State Bank and led the Deputy Camp Meeting Association for 49 years His widow is deceased and he leaves three daughters Rose Belle and Lucy funeral plans await a Thursday service with burial in Deputy Cemetery
Jury Commissioners drew the October term juries in the clerk’s office. Grand Jury members include William Cowan and William Muth among others. Petit Jury features John Schumeier, Charles Buck, Edgar Conway, and more. Reserves listed: Robert Hiland and others. Judge Griffith will convene the term next Monday.
County Superintendent W. Guy Pender met with Five Points school patrons who presented a petition to rebuild on the same site. Bids must be advertised early and the term is underway, so rebuilding is not planned now. Pupils will attend Lancaster Middlefork and Wirt schools this term. Prof. Pender seeks another post for Miss Hazel Riggle to avoid job loss. Good sponges grow scarce in Tunis waters.
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