Teachers Association Session Highlights and Elections
The Teachers Association held a focused Saturday session with Olcott addressing forenoon spelling simplification and the role of story in classrooms. Resolutions urging supportive legislation were adopted. Sylvanus Jackson was re elected president with A N Palmer vice president Miss Duncan secretary and Nelson Henderson treasurer. The group will not meet next year but teachers will attend the State Association.
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Teachers’ Association
One Man and Wife Travel Separate Tickets at Station
A Seymour Republican item notes a Martin County couple on a wedding trip. The groom, taught marriage makes two become one, buys a single ticket to train No 4. The conductor explains they must use two tickets, and the wife buys a second ticket when transferring to the Pennsylvania line.
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Martin County
Pennsylvania
Seymour Republican
Indiana teachers press for higher pay as legislative push begins
Indiana school teachers organize to lobby the legislature for increased wages. The State Teacher's association has prepared statistics showing lower pay than other professions and aims to introduce a salary bill when the legislature convenes. Superintendent Cotton leads the drive with support from Senator Pelzer to join the educational committee.
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Indiana
State
Cotton
Clemor Pelzer
Boonville
Miller
Mrs Jane E Dodd A Bedford Educator And Widow
Mrs Jane E Dodd born September 22 1837 in Bedford Indiana died November 18 1906 after a year long illness. She became a respected teacher in several county communities and lived in Tunnelton with her husband Cranston T Dodd county commissioner until his death in 1884. She returned to Bedford to spend her remaining years with devout Methodist faith and is survived by sisters brothers and many relatives and friends.
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Jane E. Dodd
Bedford
Ind
Methodist Episcopal Church
Cranston T. Dodd
Tunnelton
Dayton detectives press on in Gilman murder probe
Dayton authorities chase a discarded coat and scribbled notes as clues in the Gilman murder case. A suspect pictured on a bus with Dana Gilman has vanished, while a potentially deranged Raymond Grise is under Pontiac scrutiny.
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Paive Amlecornty
Dayton
Gilman
Cavonette
Edgemont
Don
Dan
Hughes
John Holt
John Wright Friday
Pontiac
Mich
Raymond Grise
Grise
Ohio
Pinkertons
Dana Gilmar
Harry Williamson
New Arlington
Kline
Tintown
Cline
State vs Dr Martin cases continued in circuit court
The State in several cases including Dr Martin actions had Friday settings continued. Spunk Jones a Bloomington man charged with first degree murder has a Jan 8 trial date. Mattie Parker proprietress of the Dewey House faces grand jury indictment for keeping a house of ill fame with trial set this afternoon before Judge Wilson.
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Martin
Mattie Parker
Dewey
Wilson
Two Newborns Reported in Local Families
A daughter was born Sunday afternoon to Mr and Mrs Onas Emery of West 9th Street. A son weighing ten pounds was born last night to Mr and Mrs Kirby Bennett of South J Street.
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Onas Emery
West 9Th Street
Kirby Bennett
South J Street
Police Court Handles Thanksgiving Drink Fine and Gambling Fines
James Easton paid a ten dollar fine and costs after a plain Thanksgiving drink in Mayor Fillion's Court and went to jail. Ed Simpson and Scott Clampitt were fined ten dollars each for maintaining and visiting a gambling place, totaling twenty dollars with costs. Simpson paid, Clampitt remained.
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James Easton
Ed. B. Simpson
Scott Clampitt
Fillion
Simpson
Clampitt
Railroads face suits over safety devices and other updates
Attorney General Moody orders suits against numerous railroads for failure to install safety appliances as required by law. Other items note the Panama Canal progress. a six day bicycle race to start at Madison Square Garden. a memorial window for John Hay unveiled in Philadelphia. a Gilette murder trial testimony about blood clots. and wage increases for Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe trainmen.
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Moody
Eee
John Hay
Keneseth Israel Temple
Philadelphia
Commissioners Court Rejects Liquor Licenses for Two Applicants
The Board of Commissioners met and reviewed county bills. Henry Johnson and George W. Jones had liquor licenses to retail alcohol rejected due to insufficient publication time of the notice.
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Board of Commissioners
Henry Johnson
George W. Jones
Workman Suit verdict awarded 2500 dollars
In the Shoals case of Mrs. Cornelia Workman versus William H. Workman the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for 2500 dollars. The defendant is her husband’s father and both families are described as well known and wealthy.
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Cornelia Workman
Shoals
William H. Workman
W C T U Mothers Meeting Discusses Child Culture
The Mothers' Meeting of the W. C. T. U. met in the Christian church parlor in Navy on Friday afternoon under Mrs. Linnie Glover. Devotions by Mrs. Vance covered self control and calm conduct as keys to guiding children through inner development rather than punishment. Miss Lelia Rowe and Miss Maggie Huffines sang, and the session closed with prayer by Mrs. Glover followed by refreshments and social time.
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Christian Church
Navy
Linnie Glover
Vance
Lelia Rowe
Maggie Huffines
State Soldiers Home seeks funds for expansion
Indiana lawmakers visit the State Soldiers' Home to assess needs as trustees request over 260000 dollars for a new hospital the old man's home grounds and infrastructure upgrades. They report rising demand for admission with winter peaks and plan to convert current facilities if funds are approved.
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Legislative Visiting
Indiana
W. S. Haggard
Board of Trustees
Home
General Assembly
Mess Call
Tri-Weekly Tribune offers cheap access to New York news and market reports
The Tri-Weekly Tribune is published Monday Wednesday and Friday and claims to distill the Daily Tribune for the week. It highlights farm market data for flour grain wheat cotton livestock butter cheese eggs and other products and includes expert articles on rural improvement forestry irrigation and gardening. Various combo offers and prices are listed. The Indiana Railway Commission ruled fertilizer freight rates at 66 2 thirds percent of standard sixth class charges and ordered prerating for Southern Indiana.
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Indians Burned Write Man at Stake
Relatives in Crawfordsville learned that Thomas H. Taylor a former county resident was killed by Ute Indians during a Montana uprising. Taylor, active against the Indians, was reportedly captured while with the Sixth Cavalry and burned at the stake. His Montana ranching brothers had been living with him, and a private dispatch confirmed the charred body.
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Crawfordsville
Thomas H. Taylor
Montana
Sixth United States Cavalry
Taylor
Couny
The chicken hawk crusade and index overview
A state wide drive against the chicken hawk notes its predation on quail and chickens amid rising quail numbers and farmer precautions. The piece also extols The New York Tribune Index as a key to locating vast newspaper content, offering cross references for editorials reviews and features, priced at one dollar.
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New York Tribune
The
Tribune
Millard Smiley and Martha Li in Stage Pairs
Odus Jackson and Anna Sears open with Fred Ford and Harriet Thomas in the staged event sequence featuring Millard Smiley and Martha Li as the principal pairs.
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Millard Smiley
Martha Li
Odus Jackson
Anna Sears
Fred Ford
Harriet Thomas
Sly Brer Fox Haunts Bellows Mill Area in Kentucky
In Bellows Mill near Tayloror dsburg Kentucky a red fox and a large chicken hawk preyed on poultry for years. Hunters Baiford Van Arsdall and Jeptha Britton witnessed the hawk drop a rabbit and the fox seize it. The fox killed Britton’s dog, then the hunter shot and killed the fox. The hawk later died as the fox waited, leaving the area in peace.
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Bellows Mill
Tlarrodsburg
Reynard
Fox
Hawk
Baiford van Arsdall
Jeptha Britton
van Arsdall
Britton
Rabbit Shot Incident Wounds Hunter on Thanksgiving Near Palestine
Walter Chilton deliveryman for Buchanan's grocery fired at a rabbit near the B and O S W bridge. the shot struck Thomas Chapman hunting above the bank in the calf. Chapman was treated by Dr Freeland, about 20 No 5 shot embedded in his leg and will heal with treatment.
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Walter Chilton
Buchanan’s Grocery
Thomas Chapman
Palestine
Chilton
Chapman
Dr. Freeland
A Soldier's Life in the Coast Artillery
Indiana lad Sam Glover of Leesville writes from the Coast Artillery frontier recounting daily drills in infantry and artillery, use of 12 inch mortars, deck and armor piercing shells, constant gun maintenance, guard duties, and a rough but lively mess hall nicknamed slum, while longing for home.
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Epitor
Leesville
Coast Artillery
Sam Glover
12Th Co. C. A. U.S. A
Thanksgiving Collection For Hospital At Union Service
At the Union Thanksgiving services in the First Baptist church a morning collection of 20.70 was taken and given to the Hospital. The Presbyterian ladies plan a parish bazaar on Friday evening December 7 to offer Xmas presents.
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First Baptist Church
St. John's Church
William Crossmanette
Bloomers Cause Rift at Greencastle Church Split Over Pastor
The First Presbyterian Church in Greencastle faces a church split after Mrs. Cammack wore bloomers during a visit by Rev A W Sonne and his wife. The pastor denounced the attire and a congregational vote narrowly kept him in place by 61 to 57 as finances and membership wavered.
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Greencastle
A. W. Sonne
Mr. Sonne
Board of Sessions
Arrests in Dayton and Columbus in Gilman murder case
The Dayton and Columbus reports detail arrests tied to Dana Gilman’s murder as police doubt a white suspect and focus on a colored man. David Curtis and Roxey saw Gilman on the night of the crime, while patrols pursue leads amid Thanksgiving. Mrs. Gilman remains hospitalized with uncertain recovery.
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David Curtis
Roxey
Dana
Tintown
A. J. Patterson
Cincinnati
Columbus
Robert Royal
Gilman
Royal
William Shellenbarger
Shellenbarger
Dayton
Springfield
Collins
Fayne
Miami Valley Hospital
New Arlington
Two men burned by misfired shell while hunting
James Culhan and Robert Faucett were riding in a buggy on Thanksgiving when a No. 12 shell in a No. 10 shotgun misfired. Powder back-filled and burned their faces. they were not seriously hurt and the pewee escaped.
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James Culhan
Robert Faucett
Child bitten on hand by four dogs Monday evening
A young child of Mr and Mrs Mike Wallner suffered a severe hand bite from four dogs Monday evening. No further injuries or details provided.
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Mike Wallner
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