Bicycle accident on Main Street injures Joseph Augustin
Joseph Augustin, employed at Trow's mill, was struck by a car while riding east on Main Street at noon. He fell after swerving to avoid a machine and was treated at Dr. Totten's office. He sustained head cuts, facial injuries, and a bruised hip, with his front bicycle wheel wrecked. The driver remained unknown.
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Main Street
Joseph Augustin
Trow's Mill
Augustin
Angers Plumbing Store
Mr. Augustin
North Walnut Street
High School Elects Officers for 1920 1921
The classes of the High School have organized for the 1920 1921 year with officers. Freshmen choose Edith Sauley as president Wallace Bryant as vice president Joe Hunger as secretary Victor Hertz as treasurer Sophomores appoint Garfield Rogers as president Gertrude Klein as vice president Warren Cop page as secretary treasurer Juniors elect Bernard Cassidy as president Delia Snyder as vice president Cecelia Ford as secretary treasurer Seniors name Redford Dorsey as president Della Cross as vice president Earl Ringwalt as secretary treasurer Bertha Geile as treasurer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Sauley
Vicw
Wallace Bryant
Joe Hunger
Victor Hertz
Garfield Rogers
Gertrude Klein
Warren Coppage
Bernard Cassidy
Delia Snyder
Cecelia Ford
Redford Dorsey
Della Cross
Earl Ringwalt
Bertha Geile
Indiana Democratic Party Ticket List and Local Notes
A detailed campaign slate lists candidates for President to Clerk across Indiana counties including Cox Roosevelt Taggart McCulloch Foster Wagner Sunkel Deharity Unger Baylor Bowser Reidelbach Canfield Leland Danglade Porter Driggs Blake Bowman Coleman Kloppfer. A second brief note mentions San Francisco having more telephones per capita and plans for seventy two large grain elevators in British South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Cox
Ohio
Adelaide Baylor
Wabash County
Supreme Court
Francis LE. Bowser
Kosciusko County
Appellate Court
Elbert M. Swan
Spencer County
John C. Reidelbach
Fulton County
Harry C. Canfield
Batesville
Simeon E. Leland
Madison
James K. Danglade
Vevay
Emma D. Porter
Scottsburg
John W. Driggs
Andrew W. Blake
Herman E. Bowman
Dupont
Robert D. Jackson
Shelby Township
Edward A. Coleman
Brooksburg
Jacob L. Kloppfer
Kent
San Francisco
British South
Indiana Highway Board Costs Under Scrutiny
A critical view of the Indiana state highway commission accuses the board of spending taxpayers’ money with political favoritism and excessive overhead. It cites project costs, inflated per mile rates, and a costly maintenance and motor transport department, projecting total costs could reach $212.99 million for 3 600 miles of roads under current methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana State Highway Commission
Indiana
L. H. Wright
Goodrich
Marion County
Highway Commission
State Highway Commission
Ttsalf
Averaee
State Hichway Commission
Goodrich Commission
Yankee tax sleuths get points abroad
US treasury officials traveled to England to audit British insurers and shipping firms amid laxation concerns. The London Times notes early surprise, later tempered by the officials' cordial approach and US attitudes toward taxation assessments. Chartered accountants’ certificates are scrutinized as US profits may face stricter inspection by American inspectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
United States Treasury
England
London Times
Chartered Accountants
Phere
Chartered Aecountanta
Treasury
Bec
Beestie’s Dream to Learn in America
Beestie saved pennies to travel from Stardtat China to the United States. Her goal was to study in American schools and become a teacher, fulfilling her deepest wish through determined effort.
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Beestie
Stardtat
China
United States
Hired in His Bare Feet Hippolyte Martinet Walked Airborne East
Martinet, a Tampa carpenter by trade, walked barefoot from Seattle to New York City to visit the Stock Exchange. He says a doctor warned of consumption unless he stayed in the open air, traveling with only a sleeping bag and a country map in his pack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hippolyte Martinet
Seattle
New York City
Lippolyte Marrhinet
Wish
Stock Exchange
Exchange Building
Use of Please Costly in Telegraphed Messages
The article notes Americans spend over ten million dollars yearly to say please in telegrams. J Q Davies of the Great Northwestern Telegraph Co reports savings would be minimal even if the word please were omitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
J. Q. Davies
Winnipeg
Canna
Great Northwestern Telegraph Company
Ten Die in Mine Explosion Near Wilburton Oklahoma
Ten miners are dead after a shaft explosion near Wilburton Oklahoma. Officials believe a fan stoppage caused the blast entombing the workers. Local rescue efforts are underway as investigators assess the incident.
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Wilburton
Okla
US Deserters Less Than One Per Cent Reported
War department data show deserters among 24 million WWI registrants totaled 173 011, less than one percent, reflecting the small scale of desertion in the United States during the war.
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U. S
United States
War Department
Local Happenings In Madison And Nearby Areas
Madison residents James T. Jeffries and James H. Smith secured marriage licenses. Barbara Cupper was born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cupper of Toledo. Red Cross donors praised. Louisville store Levien and Schuesteinger to stock surplus army goods. Capt Ernest White and wife left for Dayton Kentucky. Elderly Trimble county resident Pliny Joyce visited. St Paul editor Roy Dunlop, Madison native, returns. Civil War veteran Fred Thomas recalls service.
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James T. Jeffries
Jamestown
John Jeffries
Upper Clifty
James H. Smith
Indianapolis
Lacy Williams
Levien & Schuesteinger
Louisville
Champ Kahn
West Main Street
Spaulding & Schwab
Ernest White
Pliny Joyce
Trimble County
Joyce
Roy Dunlop
St. Paul
Minn
Isabelle Dunlop
Dunlop
Caplinger
Shelby Township Farmers Meet Sets October Election
At the Shelby township Federation meeting Jeptha Storms as president set the third Saturday in October for officer elections. Committees reported on continued membership drives, aiming for full farmer participation by the next regular meeting. Indications suggest Shelby township will be 90 percent organized when a report is given October 16, 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby Township Federation
Jeptha Storms
Shelby Township
Free Clinic Opens for Jefferson County Needy
The King's Daughters Hospital announces a free clinic for those unable to afford doctors. Beginning next Wednesday the clinic serves general cases Wednesdays 8 to 9 a.m. and eye ear nose throat Saturdays 8 to 9 a.m. through a driveway entrance. The Jefferson county Red Cross will run a free dispensary for the poor in coordination with the clinic.
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King’s Daughters’ Hospital
Jefferson County
Red Cross
Jefferson County Red Cross
Death of Charles Temperly In Indianapolis After Long Illness
Sheriff Gilbert Dihammer received a long distance call from Indianapolis announcing the death of his brother in law Charles Temperly in that city after a long illness. He was about 35, born in Madison, son of the late William Temperly, lived in Indianapolis for years. Survived by his mother and two brothers Ralph of Indianapolis and Harry of Los Angeles.
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Gilbert Dihammer
Indianapolis
Inlaw
Charles Temperly
William Temperly
Madison
Ralph
Harry
Los Angeles
California
McKay Brothers Buy Valley City Laundry in Madison
Brainard and Huey McKay of Springfield Mass and their Madison ties have finalized the purchase of Valley City Laundry from F. L. Peck. They plan to take over October 1 with up to date operations and auto delivery. Brainard moves his family to Madison while Peck and family plan a California winter.
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Brainard McKay
Springfield
Mass
Huey McKay
Valley City Laundry
F. L. Peck
New England
McKay
Madison
George McKay
Mr. Peck
California
Governor Goodrich Leads Highway Delegation Into Madison Visit
Governor James P. Goodrich with L. H. Wright director of the State Highway Commission Commissioner Earl Crawford of Connersville and Commissioner Zeigler of Attica arrived in Madison after inspecting river routes from Vevay to Rising Sun and Madison. They registered at Hotel Jefferson and heard claims for the old state road as part of the highway system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Goodrich
L. H. Wright
State Highway Commission
Earl Crawford
Connersville
Zeigler
Attica
Madison
Vevay
Rising Sun
Hotel Jefferson
Dupont
Middlefork
Wirt
North Madison
W. A. Guthrie
The
Conservation Commission
Rotary Club
Clifty Falls
Reynard Hunting Club Celebrates 30th Anniversary
The Reynard Hunting Club marked its 30th year with an elegant gathering at the club rooms on north Walnut street. Prof. Winter's orchestra provided music as members and invited guests enjoyed an evening. The club began with 26 men and now boasts 38 members, with 22 of the original charter members still living and a fine clubhouse reflecting its success.
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Reynard Hunting Club
North Walnut Street
Winter
Remarkable Eleven-Tomato Cluster Weighs 7 Pounds 13 Ounces
Mr. Michael Linenweber of Holton R 3 brought to this office a single stalk bearing eleven tomatoes weighing 7 pounds 13 ounces. He notes this is the fifth cluster on one stalk and each is as large as this one. The display drew much attention at the office.
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Michael Linenweber
Holton
Kentucky clinician touts home remedy to fight catarrh
A Kentucky clinician denounces dismissive views of catarrh and urges a simple remedy. He recommends a mentholated remedy mixed with boiled water to form a full pint, claiming it could abolish half of catarrh in the country within two weeks.
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Kentucky
Block, son of Indianapolis millionaire, arrested after court room assault
William H. Block Jr the son of a millionaire was arrested in Indianapolis for alleged assault and battery with intent to kill Othneil Hitch attorney for Block's wife in a divorce case Hitch allegedly called Block a liar and Block knocked him down in the courtroom Mrs Block seeks five hundred thousand dollars alimony
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Indianapolis
William H. Block, Jr
Othneil Hitch
Block
Hitch
Ketcham of Indiana Heads Grand Army Encampment
Indianapolis September 21 W A Ketcham of Indianapolis was chosen Commander in Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic at the closing session of the Encampment today Officials will select the next encampment city later probably St Louis The encampment adjourned at noon
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Indianapolis
W. A. Ketcham
Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Army
St. Louis
Lanier Home Spotlight At Historical Society Meeting
Mrs. M C Garber presented on the Lanier home in its glory days and Mr A C Lanier’s long occupancy. Henrietta G Rogers shared reminiscences from elderly citizens, enriching archives with anecdotes and material for a potential pamphlet.
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the Historical Society
M. C. Garber
Lanier
A. C. Lanier
Henrietta G. Rogers
Indiana
Cincinnati
Louisville
J.F.D. Lanier
New York City
A. E. Lanier
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Democratic
Highway Board Oquanders Funds
Marion
Yankee Tax
U. S. Treasury
America
Herad
American Red Cross
Messrs
Joseph Kernen
Jol C. Craig
Home Service Section
M'Kay Brothers
Valley City
R. H. C. Club
Covington,Ky
United States Army
Wim
W.a.ketcham
G. A. R. Veterans
Hiempheeva
Wiilgara Street
New York
Humphreys
William St, N. Y
Sate Deposit & Trust Co
John W. Tevis
J. W. Cornett
Y. W. H. Miller
Beeld Lyon
Liberty Bonds
the National Branch Bank
First National Bank
Lowent MM
Streadi General Agent
West Third Street
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