Inquests and Accidents Reported In Two-Year Span
Coroner Harris released figures showing fifty three inquests over two years. Among 53 deaths twenty six from vote causes and seven females, one male identified as colored. Rail and drowning incidents noted. five other deaths due to various causes. Curtis Ray, Marshall Woolery, Dr Oliver Melaclan connected with proceedings.
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Curtis Ray
Marshall Woolery
Napoleon Wrs
Kern
India
Thomas I. Tlarris
Ous
Oliver Melaclan
Cgaitie
Otee
Artis
A Jares Owens Severed Arm At Fire HQ Door
A Dec 31 incident at Piecedock fire department headquarters left Jares Owens with a severed artery after his arm was cut by glass from a door. He was treated by a physician and briefly blocked entry as the door glass shattered. The injury sidelined him for several days.
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Jares Owens
Piecedock
Fire Department
Owens
Co. Os
Crowe furniture move and Godwin pharmacy shift at Bedford
In Bedford area news, Crowe sells stock to Emmet Brown for his Main street furniture store, Jesse Godwin moves his pharmacy into Crowe’s vacated room, and a future occupant is said to stock more furnishings. Former County Treasurer Curtis Ray suffers a painful accident when a cow horn grazes his left eye, narrowly avoiding serious injury.
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Crowe
Emmet Brown
Bedford
Main Street
Jesse Godwin
Curtis Ray
Mr. Ray
Officials Take Oaths In Local County Offices
Prosecutor Marshall Woolery started the day at the police court with little to do. Dr. Oliver McLachlan the coroner from Oolitic and Henry McIntire the county surveyor from Mitchell also took office. County Commissioner David Cox retained his seat. Newly elected county councilmen assumed office after the election and held a first meeting.
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Marshall Woolery
Oliver McLachlan
Oolitic
Henry McIntire
Mitchell
David Cox
Mitchell Affair Brings Local Entertainments and Desertion Bond Reviews
MODS from this city attended the Mitchell affair Thursday and were royally entertained at supper. James H. Ragsdale charged with wife desertion is set for Wednesday with bond at 500. Roescale charged with deserting his children before Mayor Fields pleaded not guilty and trial set for 9 a.m. Wednesday. bond 590. Sixteen local Masons from Dee. 31st visited Mitchell lodge 228 for a three-candidate reception and supper. Campbellsburg sent visitors. Attendees from this city include McHenry Owen Charles Guthrie Dr. R. J. Williams John M. C. McMillan George McMillan Oscar Hartley Andrew Duncan Jasper H. Wyman Emil Benke Louis Roberts Robert F. Sproul Thanysan Ben Ti Sherwood Theo Brewer Mayor A. J. Fields and John E. McCormick.
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Dee
Mitchell Lodge No. 228
Reoork
Campbellsburg
McHenry Owen
Charles E. Guthrie
R. J. Williams
John M. C. McMillan
George McMillan
Oscar Hartley
Andrew Duncan
Jasper H. Wyman
Emil Benke
Louis Roberts
Rkobert FE. Sproul
Thanysan
Resignation of Monon Southern Division Superintendent
James M. Baths resigns as superintendent of the Monon railroad southern division at Lafayette Indiana. He will move to St Paul Minnesota to take a similar post with the Chicago Great Western. Baths began as a messenger boy in 1894 and rose to trainmaster before becoming division superintendent in 1912.
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Lafayette
Ind
James M. Baths
Southern Division
Monon Railroad
St. Paul
Minn
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Monon
Salt Lake City
Louisville
Baths
Chicago Great Western
Chicago
Eclipses in 1915 and Indiana history notes
The article notes two sun eclipses in 1915 on February 14 and August 10–11 not visible in the United States. It also recounts Dr. Logan Esary’s discovery of an 1818 Salem book on Napoleon and Indiana history, plus ongoing Indiana political maneuverings around President Wilson and legislative primary reforms.
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United States
Logan Esary
Historical Survey
Indiana University
Hitory
Indiana
Bonaparte
Salem
Ind
Patrick & Booth
Warder W. Stevens
Batec
Ore
Myr
Steens
Esarey
Napoleon
J. W. Newland
Bedford
West
Indianapolis
Wilson
Wooster
Indianapoli
Kern
Platform
Wern
Bell
Resolutions Committee
Bryan
Vern
Bennett on FV Conductor Replaces Uncle Jim Ross
Conductor Shorty Bennett of the Monon is relieving Uncle Jim Ross on through passenger trains for a few days while the latter is away due to a cow? pr
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Shorty Bennett
Monon
Jim Ross
Tri Kappa Charity Show at Colonial Theater Draws $61
The Tri Kappa Charity picture show at the Colonial Theater Monday night grossed $61. The film One Wonderful Night impressed with fine music. Mark Hackett of Louisville visited his grandmother Mrs. Sue Parks and other relatives, returning home to Chicago after the stay.
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Tri Kappa
Colonial Theater
Mark Hackett
Louisville
Sue Parks
John Hackett
Sue ‘Parks
Chicago
Oklahoma City Man Returns After Holiday Visit
Francis Mulky of Oklahoma City returns home after spending vacation with his mother and relatives. Mrs Mulky has been confined to her room for three weeks but hopes to leave for home once she can stand the strain.
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Francis Mulky
Oklahoma City
Okla
Joseph Bartley Passes Away After Long Illness
Joseph Bartley of Ingwood died Friday at 1 PM after a lengthy illness. He was aged father of Karl and Ernest Bartley. The Lawrence County Poultry Association held its annual show in Wilson's Hall, closing Saturday night at 10. The list of awards includes multiple cups and prizes across breeds such as White Plymouth Rocks, White Wyandottes, White Orpingtons, White Leghorns, Rhode Island Reds, Black Langshans, Barred Plymouth Rocks, Buff Plymouth Rocks, Silver Laced Wyandottes, Golden Wyandottes, Buff Cochins, Buff Leghorns, Buff Orpingtons, Silver Hamburgs, Indian Games, Sicilian Buttercups, and Turkeys with winners from Bedford, Mitchell, Bedford, Odon, and other towns.
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Josph Bartley
Lawrence County Poultry Association
Wilson’s Hall
Henry Williams
Greencastle
Alvie Flynn
Koleen
Woody & Son
Oscar Mann
S. T. Zoliman
Clyde Sharr
Buff Plymouth Rocks
Dillingham
Chas. Cie
Silver Hamburgs
W. H. Medaris
Alvis Flyer
Nerila Armstrong
H. T. Hundon
Odon
Boy Severely Wounded by Gun Accident During Hunt
William Mattingly, sixteen, of Loogootee, was seriously injured when his double barrel gun discharged as he dropped it while chasing it down an embankment. Thirty five shots entered his left side. condition not critical. He was taken to Loogootee for treatment and is recovering.
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Hitle
Finear Tsth
St Mary’s
Bonaparte
Indiana
Flarev
Indianapolis
William Mattingly
Seymour Mattingly
Loogootee
Yours Mattingly
Flo
Fter
Muattingly
Ile
Loogootee Democrat
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