Proclamation honors ex president Cleveland death
The Roosevelt administration issued a proclamation mourning Grover Cleveland who died at Princeton New Jersey. Flags on federal buildings were lowered to half mast for thirty days and funeral honors planned. The notice notes Cleveland's public service defending honest money and his impact across party lines.
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White House
United States
Grover Cleveland
Princeton
N. J
Navy
United States of America
Washington
Cleveland
Army
Executive Department
Roosevelt
Cortelyou
Deecetives
the Treasury
John G. Carlisle
City
New York
Mr. Carlisle
Hillary A. Herbert
Carlin
Ontario
Carlisle
Mr. Herbert
State Department
Benjamin Harrison
Rutherford B. Hayes
Oyster Bay
Lightning Claims Martin County Farmer In Storm
John Smith, a prominent farmer living northeast of Loogootee, was struck and killed by lightning during a heavy storm over northern Martin County. He died in an open field at about age forty, leaving two children. Montgomery of Owensville, a melon grower, married Miss Arena Hardy after carving his name on a watermelon. In Louisville stock pens, 265 hogs and 69 cattle died after watering resumed on Monday.
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Martin County
John Smith
Loogootee
Smith
Alva C. Montgomery
Owensville
Ind
Benedict
Montgomery
Louisville
Sherman Held In Serious Condition In Cleveland
Congressman James S. Sherman Republican vice presidential nominee lies ill at Lakeside Hospital after a severe chill and probable gall stones. Doctors consider possible surgery. wife Elizabeth Sherman plans to come from New York.
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Cleveland
James S. Sherman
Myron T. Herrick
Sherman
Herrick
Richard A. Sherman
Hamilton College
Clinton, N. Y
New York City
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Democrats to Name Standard-Bearers for 1908 Campaign
The Democratic National Committee subcommittee will meet in Denver this week to select standard-bearers as the party prepares for the 1908 campaign. New convention auditorium should be ready early this week and workmen will install decorations. Both parties plan main headquarters in Chicago with New York branches and Washington as the distribution point for campaign literature. Republicans aim to issue their campaign textbook by mid July or late July with Democratic platform and convention proceedings included.
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Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Debs
Chicago
Gov
Altgeld
United States
Bryan
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Taft
Denver
New York Tribune
Democratic “National Committee
Repbllian
Middle West
New York
Washington
Globe-Democrat
The Cantaloupe Crisis and the Rockyford Controversy
An Enquirer piece laments the decline of the musk melon and attacks the spread of the cantaloupe as a superior brand. It condemns Colorado and Posey County Indiana for selling fake Rockyfords and warns that three out of four cantaloupes mislead buyers, with one hoped-for honest fourth.
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Lucullus
Colorado
Posey County
Indiana
Enquirer
Notice to non residents in estate sale case
State of Indiana Lawrence County Lawrence Circuit Court September Term 1908. William E Clark administrator of Martha Green estate files petition to sell real estate to pay debts naming John M Green as non resident and necessary party. Hearing set September 28 1908 at Bedford Court House.
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State OF Indiana
Lawrence County
Lawrence
William E. Clark
Martha Green
John M. Green
James F. Green
Emmna D. Green
Circuit Court
Indiana
State of
Circouit
Bedford
Boone Leonard
Lawrence Circuit Court
Notice to Non-Residents in Lawrence Court Divorce Case
In the Lawrence Circuit Court September Term 1908 Mollie Sylvester files for divorce from John Sylvester non resident of Indiana. Defendent must appear by the first Monday of September 1908 at Bedford Courthouse to answer or demur or final judgment will be entered in his absence. Clerk Boone Leonard signs.
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John Sylvester
Mellen & Underwood
Indiana
Lawrence
Bedford
Boone Leonard
Bids Sought for County Poor Asylum Supplies
Lawrence county Board of Commissioners invites sealed bids by 1 p m July 7 1908 for furnishing supplies to the County Poor Asylum for the quarter ending September 10 1908. Requisition on file in the Auditor’s office. Board may reject any or all bids.
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Board of Commissioners of
Lawrence County
Walter G. Owens
The White Man's Burden and a Note on Imperial Service
A Youth's Companion excerpt reviews Sir Robert Hart's forty five years as inspector general of the imperial Chinese maritime customs and praises his anti corruption record and rising imports. It also lauds Lord Cromer Sir Frank Swettenham and British governors general in Asia while linking Taft's Philippine work to western civilizing aims and democracy advances.
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Sir Robert Hart
Imperial Chinese Maritime Customs
Europe
China
Customs Service
East
England
Egypt
Lord Cromer
Frank Swettenham
Straits Settlements
Malay Peninsula
India
Clive
Warren Hastings
Lord Curzon
Robert Hart
Peking
Taft
Philippines
Jewelry guarantees and Edison phonographs sale ad
All jewelry guaranteed. Edison phonographs sold on easy payments. About a thousand records in stock to select from. Give us a call and hear them. Mrs. S. E. Anderson.
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Edison
S. E. Anderson
Notice To Non-Residents in Lawrence County Partition Suit
Plaintiffs in a partition suit in Lawrence Circuit Court filed against Gus Ober, Gay E. Swan, Emma Swan, Catherine J. Hays and Thomas A. Hays state they are non residents of Indiana. Defendants must appear September 8, 1908, at Bedford Court House to answer or demur. Clerk Boone Leonard signs the notice with the court seal.
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Guy E. Swan
Gus Oberg
Gay E. Swan
Emma Swan
Catherine Hays
Thomas A. Hays
Indiana
Gus Ober
Catherine J. Hays
Lawrence
Court House
Bedford
Boone Leonard
Mary Doane
James Doane
Henry P. Pearson
Augustus Solomon
James Solomon
John Solomon
Elmer Solomon
Elizabeth Wilson
James Wilson
John Wetzel
Annie Wetzel
Spat
H. PD. Pearson
Notice To Bidders For Needmore School Well
Office of Township Marshall Township Lawrence County Indiana announces sealed bids for drilling and completing a well at Needmore school house. Bids due July 6 1908 at 1 PM. Contractor to supply materials labor rock casing Rockford pump piping and fittings. Bond required for twice bid amount. Right to reject bids reserved.
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Marshall Township
Lawrence County
Indiana
Needmore School House
Rockford
Notice to Bidders for Needmore School Remodel
Notice to bidders from Marshall Township Indiana for remodeling the Needmore school house including two new rooms. Bids due July 6, 1938 at 1 PM with bid bond double the amount. Plans available at the Township Trustee or architect M C Pritdigot over Foster's Shoe Store Bed Or. Completion by Sept 1, 1903.
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Marshall Township
Lawrence County
Indiana
Needmore
Nomed
M. C. Pritdigit
Foster's Shoe Store
Sheriffs Sale of Bedford Property Under Court Decree
The Citizens Loan & Trust Company of Bloomington sues Samuel Smallwood and Levi A. Smallwood in Lawrence County Indiana. Sheriff Thomas W. Box will sell rents and profits for up to seven years and the fee simple of two parcels totaling 572.62 acres at public auction on Saturday July 11 1908 between 10 AM and 4 PM at the south door of the Bedford court house to satisfy a decree of $3517.85 plus costs. If rents and profits fall short the fee simple estate will be offered. The sale proceeds to cover the decree, interest, and costs with no relief from valuation laws. Dated June 19 1908. $16.50
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Circuit Court
Lawrence County
Indiana
Citizens Loan & Trust Company
Bloomington
Samuel Smallwood
Levi A. Smallwood
Court House
Bedford
Salt Creek
Said Creek
Aliso
Said
Thomas W. Box
Lawrence County Case In Lawrence Circuit Court 1908
James B Atchison and Carrie Atchison are named in Complaint No 6308 filed in the September term of the Lawrence Circuit Court. The document reflects a civil action in Lawrence County with action noted in the 1908 term. The filing includes case identification and parties but lacks further procedural details in the accessible text.
Rossa Divorce Complaint Filed in Lawrence Circuit Court
Frank Rossa is named in a divorce action filed by Carmela Rossa. The complaint, sworn by attorney Simpson B Lowe, claims Frank Rossa is not a resident of Indiana and orders his appearance on September Term 1908 at Bedford Court House to answer the complaint. Clerk C E Roone Leonard signs and seals the document.
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Frank Rossa
Simpson B. Lowe
Frank Rossay
Indiana
Lawrence
Bedford
Roone Leonard
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