Plan for Republican reforms splits senators at Chicago conference
A 1913 Chicago conference urged a national convention to reconsider representation bases and party rules. Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman was empowered to name a three member committee to present the proclamation to the national committee in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Land
United States
Albert J
Iowa
Chicago
National Republican Committee
National Committee
Sherman
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Illinois
Party National Organization
Washington
Robert Juce
Massachusetts
William EK. Borah
Idaho
W. S. Kenyon
W. F. James
Michigan
J. A. Troutman
Kansas
Matrimonial Mixup in a Small Family Network
A widow who was married finds her sister wed to the widow’s sister’s son. The widow’s father-in-law is also married to another of the sister’s sons, creating a tangled web of in laws. The puzzle notes the immediate relation is clear, but tracing all connections becomes complex as more children appear.
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Iisoand
New Albany Anti Saloon League Drives Church Cooperation
The New Albany A r isterial Association met at the YMCA this morning where Rev Theodore Rudin read a paper on Federation and a committee was formed to foster closer church unity in temperance reform and citizenship. Prof R A Ogg and J A Miles reported local church funds raised Sunday to support state anti saloon efforts.
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Ing
New Albany
Theodore Rudin
German Methodist Church
R. A. Ogg
Greencastle
J. A. Miles
Bedford
Anti Saloon League
New Albany Ledger
Three Insane Patients Rejected by Madison Hospital
Three inmates from the county poor farm Lizzie Wilson Samuel Wilson and Gertie Hawkins were ruled unfit for Madison Hospital for the insane. The superintendent said they were fit only for the school for the feeble minded.
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County
Lizzie
Samuel Wilson
Gertie Hawkins
Madison Hospital
Dinner party honors visiting Green family in city
Sunday Mrs J H Cottom and sister Mrs Elmer Wells hosted a dinner at the Cottom home on South F street in honor of W S Green wife and son Roger of Louisville and their relatives. Guests included R M Green and children Ralph and Violet Val Babb F M Dixon and son Joseph Noble Kern Nellie Pollard Bertha Embree Isis Jones Clarence Davis Sam Breedlove and Harold of Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Green
Roger
Louisville
J. H. Cottom
Elmer Wells
Cottom
South F Street
W. 5. Green
R. M. Green
Ralph
Violet
Val Babb
F. M. Dixon
Joseph
Noble Kern
Nellie Pollard
Bertha Embree
Isis Jones
Clarence Davis
Sam Breedlove
Harold
Mitchell
Plesses Plan Move to Hay Cottage This Wednesday
Mr and Mrs A D Pless arrange to move to their summer home Hay Cottage on Wednesday. The notice notes their upcoming relocation and the residence name in a concise local update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
A. D. Pless
Hay Cottage
Turley Wins Mil l Road Contract for Mitchell and Hamer’s
Oliver P. Turley of Orleans was awarded the Mitchell and Hamer’s mill road project Monday at a bid of 3 365 dollars. The contract covers construction work at the site and lists Turley as the successful bidder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver P. Turley
Orleans
Mitchell & Hamer
Rochester woman reports Mayo Clinic goitre operation
Mrs James McCarty writes from Rochester Minnesota that Miss Mary OConnell underwent the first part of a goitre operation by the Mayo surgeons and is progressing nicely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McCarty
Rochester
Minnesota
Mary O’connell
Drs. Mayo
Lawrence County Farm Deals Landmark Purchases
Frank O. Stannard of Springville completed several real estate transactions in two weeks. He sold the Roberts farm to Walter Blackwell of Oolitic for 10520 dollars, trading 263 acres for 76 acres of Salt Creek bottom land plus a house and lot in Oolitic, and recently sold the Simpson Chambers farm to J. R. Spelbring of Lebanon, Indiana.
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Frank O. Stannard
Springville
Roberts
Walter Blackwell
Oolitic
Mr. Stannard
Salt Creek
Simpson Chambers
J. R. Spelbring
Lebanon
Ind
Mrs Sullivan Up After Train Incident
Mrs Mariah Sullivan, an elderly woman who walked from a Monon train Friday afternoon as it sped through the business section, is able to sit up and expects to be fully recovered within a week or two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mariah Sullivan
Monon
Mrs Mary Smith Adds Rochester Surgery News
Miss Mary Smith of East 16th street is improving after an operation at the Mayo Institute in Rochester Minnesota and will be able to return home in a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Smith
East 16Th Street
Drs. Mayo Institute
Rochester
Minnesota
Reunion Of Jackson Family At Owensburg Home
A Jackson family reunion was held at the home of Alonzo Jackson in Owensburg as a farewell for Rev. Harley Jackson and his family of Seymour. Attendees from the city included Elza Jackson and Otis Jackson families. Harley Jackson will soon move with his family to Washington state to begin a new assignment.
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Alonzo Jackson
Owensburg
Harley Jackson
Seymour
Elza Jackson
Otis Jackson
Springville
Washington State
Funeral of Martha Owen longtime Brownstown resident
Mrs Martha Owen eighty eight year old widow of James W Owen died Saturday at her daughter Hettie Henderson home after a long illness. Funeral rites were held at the Brownstown residence and then at Clear Spring for burial. She was a Baptist and a conscientious Christian. Survived by two sons McHenry Owen and three daughters Mrs Wm Milligan Mrs Marion Johnson and Mrs Henderson.
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Martha Owen
Brownstown
Hettie Henderson
L. V. Rule
Brownstown Presbyterian Church
Clear Spring
James W. Owen
Owen Township
Jacob Wells
Baptist Church
Cass
South Dakota
Wm. McK. Milligan
Arkansas
Marion, Johnson
Clermont
Ind
Henderson
Seymour Republican
Wild Cat Attack on Rider Near Silver City
F W Bush nephew of W F Bush, visiting his uncle Fred A Bush editor of the Silver City Enterprise, rode from Meerschaum camp in Sapello when two bobcats perched above the trail attacked. One leaped at him grazing his leg as he spurred away to safety, the other escaped. The Seymour Republican notes the incident.
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F. W. Bush
W. F. Bush
Silver City
New Mexico
Fred A. Bush
Silver City Enterprise
Meerschaum
Sapello
Acting Treasurer Appointed for Southeastern Line
Frank J. Lawlor has been appointed acting treasurer of the Southeastern line and notices to that effect were received Tuesday.
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Frank J. Lawlor
Southeastern Line
Oldest Ox Team in Brown County Hauls Heavy Logs
John Marley of Brown County owns what may be the state’s oldest ox team. The pair, aged 31, weigh 1 000 and 1 900 pounds, and have hauled logs to the railroad for twenty years with no days missed except Sundays. Marley has refused 600 dollars for the pair, noting they are the only animals in the county able to endure daily heavy work.
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John Marley
Brown County
Mike
Jerry
Marley
Miss Daisy Hawking a Spencer guest of Dr Mitchells family
Miss Daisy Hawking of Spencer is the guest of the family of Dr. E. E. Mitchell on West 16th Street.
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Daisy Hawking
Spencer
E. E. Mitchell
West 16Th Street
Sedimentation Basin Near City to Open by July First
City work at the southwest sedimentation basin and substation advances rapidly and should be ready for use around July first after a 30 day curing period for the concrete.
Indiana crops show remarkable gains amid floods and grain boom
Indiana reports indicate spring crops near remarkable levels with minimal damage from floods and a potential world record in grain and fruit. Wheat and other crops rise in optimism across the region while political debates on tax and debt loom in the Indiana legislature and labor circles.
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Indiana
Ohio Valley
Kansas
Salvation Army Tag Day Yields Modest Receipt
Captain O A Schnarr of the Salvation Army reports the May 10 Tag Day raised 79.79 toward local Corps indebtedness. He thanks Edna Pitts and many helpers including Miss E Pitts, Mrs Leonard, Margaret Pearson, Mary Alice Emery, Helen Armstrong, Frances Humston, Marion Mitche, Howard Hatfield, Mrs Sproull, Mrs Reed, Mrs Holcombe, Mrs Carter, Mrs Lockman, Mrs Underwood, Miss Guthrie, Mrs Dunihue, Mrs Freeland, Mr Tincher, Mrs Newland, and Lelia Cline for their assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. A. Schnarr
Salvation Army
Schnarr
Edna Pitts
R. B. Leonard
Deisa
E. J. Mann
W. A
Margaret Pearson
Mary Alice Emery
Helen Armstrong
Frances Humston
Marion Mitche
Howard Hatfield
Sproull
F. Reed
W. S. Holcombe
T. W Carter
Lockman
J. Underwood
Bessie Guthrie
Dunihue
Freeland
M. Tincher
Newland
Lelia Cline
Smithville Lacks Freight Agent After 48 Years
T Thrasher resigns as Monon freight agent in Smithville after forty eight years. The company will send an auditor at month start to check him up and release him.
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Smithville
T. Thrasher
Monon
Mrs. Jennie Alexander Returns to Bloomington from visit
Mrs. Jennie Alexander, who visited Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Winstandley on L street, has returned to Bloomington. Mrs. J. W. Hoppingarner, visiting her daughter Mrs. El mer. Jones at Shoals for several weeks, has returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Alexander
W. C. Winstandley
L Street
Bloomington
J. W. Hoppingarner
Elmer. Jones
Shoals
Able to Move Arm After Surgery
John Beddoe, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Beddoe, is improving after an operation to restore use of his right arm damaged by burns last summer. Mrs. Lynn Glover and daughter Josephine are in Louisville. Elizabeth Glover visits Monroe City to see her daughter Mrs. Charles Henderson. Gus Houston moves into Frank Bridwell address on West 14th. Henry Brown plans move to Nashville with Lee McCune of Cincinnati accompanying.
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John
Roy I. Beddoe
Elizabeth Glover
Monroe City, Mo
Charles Henderson
Gus Houston
Frank Bridwell
West 14Th Street
Henry Terbeck
Henry Brown
Nashville, Tenn
Mrs. Lee McCune
Cincinnati
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Samuel T. Zollman
Mr. Owen
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General Assembly
Keegan
Indianapolis
Joe Bell
Ed Perkins
State Federation of Labor
Inspection Bureau
Ralston
Fred Feick
Indiana State Journal
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Lynn Glover
Josephine
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