Bloomington Soldiers Recalled for First Time Since 1898
Bloomington is called to active duty as the State Guard mobilizes about 1,800 men and 150 officers. Col. T. J. Louden orders 660 in his regiment to assemble outside Indianapolis and move in force, with 40 rounds per man and strict discipline to avoid shooting without orders. A humorous episode involves two Bloomington cooks and a Bucktown feud spilling into the alert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
State Guard
T. J. Louden
Indianapolis
Louden
Indiana University
Thomas R. White
Col
Dr. Gardner
Dr. Holland
Gardner
Philippines
Bedford
National Guard
Lee Huber
Alex Scott
Lieut. Huber
Alex
Charles Sweeney
Scott
Bucktown
Curly” Gilmore
Sweeney
Penro Elected Mayor of Loogootee in 246 Vote Victory
The Loogootee election results showed the Republican ticket winning all races by large margins. Mayor Penro Elected by 246 over Democratic challenger. clerk treasurer and councilmen at large also won with double digit majorities. Frank Kays led third ward councilmen with an 81 vote win over Frank OBrien.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loogootee
Frank Kays
Frank O’brien
Loogootee Tribune
Daughter of Albert Greer Dead
Ruth Agnes, four months old, daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Green, died at home Friday. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 PM from the home. Burial followed at Green Hill. Mrs John Henderson has returned home after visiting in Tunnelton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Agnes
Albert Green
Green Hil
John Henderson
Tunnelton
Callahan Grandparents Reach Thirty-Nine Grandchildren
Mr and Mrs Alexander Callahan of Needmore celebrate a 39th grandchild with Harriet Zulene Callahan born Nov 6 to Sherman Callahan and wife. The couple now has 35 living grandchildren and five great grandchildren with four deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman Callahan
Needmore
Alexander Callahan
Harriett Zulene Callahan
Funeral for Mrs Effie T Dobson Held at Green Hill
Funeral services for Mrs Effie T Dobson were largely attended Thursday November 6 from the family home on S street. Rev A I Dubber and Rev Owen led the rites with pallbearers from her order including Mrs Mary Acton Mrs Kate Hodge Mrs Charles Taylor Mrs Graham and Mrs Homer Crawford. Interment followed at Green Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie T. Dobson
S$ Street
A. I. Dubber
Owen
Mary Acton
Kate Hodge
Charles Taylor
Graham
Homer Crawford
Green Hill
New Law Bans Hunting with Ferrets
A new law prohibits hunting of any kind using ferrets. The statute applies to all hunting activities and penalties may follow for violations, reflecting precautionary wildlife management and animal welfare concerns.
Threats to Kill Alleged in Schleer Divorce Suit
Robert F. Schleer files for divorce in Lawrence circuit court alleging Texie Schleer threatened his life while asleep and hurled insults at him and his parents. The couple wed May 4 1911 and separated November 2 1918. complaint cites neglect of duties and alleged infidelities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert F. Schleer
Albert J. Fields
Lawrence
Texie Schleer
Birthday of G W Inman Celebrated by Baptist Brotherhood
The Baptist Brotherhood held a surprise birthday gathering at Highland Park resident G W Inman and his wife hosted by Mrs Inman's parents. Guests arrived quietly, lights out, then surprised him on return. The evening included Scripture reading prayers songs and refreshments of cream cake and coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Brotherhood
G. W. Inman
Highland Park
Attachment of James Finns goods at Monon station
Ira Anderson of Logan won an attachment in Justice Iseminger court against James Finn. Constable Charles Harmon attached Finns household goods at Monon railway station on Thursday as Finn prepared to move to Kentucky. Anderson says Finn bought a large bill of goods late the night before and sold unused items for cash. The goods were left at the station pending disposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Harmon
James Finn
Logan
Kentucky
Justice Iseminger
Ira Anderson
Anderson
Monon
Bridge Bonds Sold for Premium at County Auditor Office
A $20,000 bridge bond issue sold Friday at the Office of County Auditor Ezra Edwards for $20,113.00 with accrued interest. Winning bid by H. M. Campbell Sons & Co. Other bids included Myer Keiser Bank 20,061.51 Fletcher American and Miller 20,106.75 J T Wild & Co State Bank 20,075.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra Edwards
HE. M. Campbell Sons & Co
Myer-Keiser Bank
Fletcher American and Miller & Co
J. T. Wild & Co. State Bank
Ic. M. Campbell Sons & Co
League forms Anti Tuberculosis League in Lawrence County
Tri Kappa representatives Grace Owens Bailey and Algene Brown presented plans to the Lawrence County Medical Society for an auxiliary to employ a visiting nurse. The league will use funds from last Christmas Red Cross stamps sale to educate families and provide home visits teaching preventive sanitary methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County Medical Society
Grace Owens Bailey
Algene Brown
Tri Kappa Society
Anti-Tubercular League
Red Cross
Lawrence County
League
Prominent Attorneys Challenge Indiana Estate Case
A $100000-plus estate case in Brownstown circuit court pits Claude Hindelider against Katherine Hindelider executrix of John Hindelider. Hindelider alleges he is the illegitimate son and seeks a share, challenging the will dated 1908 as made while the testator was of unsound mind. Over 100 witnesses called, case to last a week, with extensive legal representation from Eph Inman, Judge O H Montgomery, Joseph Henley, and Branaman firms. The Hindelider family is among the county’s wealthiest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownstown
Ind
Claude Hindelider
Katherine C. Hindelider
John M. Hindelider
Aleges
Eph Inman
Washington
O. H. Montgomery
Seymour
Supreme Bench
Joseph Henley
Bloomington
Thomas Branaman
Indianapolis
Branaman & Branaman
Hindelider
Hawthorne Club Plans Fourth Annual Ball Thanksgiving Eve
The Hawthorne Club will host its fourth annual ball on Thanksgiving Eve at Wilson's Hall. The event features the Bieser Orchestra of Indianapolis providing music and draws Bedford social circles, marking a highlight of the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawthorne Club
Wilson’s Hall
Bedford
Bieser Orchestra
Indianapolis
Free market prices miss the tariff reform promise
A Sullivan Union column questions the tariff policy under Woodrow Wilson. It argues free lists for meats sugar wheat and salt do not translate to cheaper prices for consumers. The piece accuses the administration of failed promises to lower living costs and urges truth about tariff impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Wilson
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow
Mexico
Buncombe
Sullivan Union
Forgotten dynamite explodes at Hunter Bros quarry
An explosion at the Hunter Bros quarry occurred Tuesday when two sticks of dynamite buried over four years detonated. Pierce Dodd and Charles Layman barely escaped as a second blast followed, explained by a fuse reigniting during nearby work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunter Bros. Quarry
Pierce Dodd
Charles Layman
Bloomington
Dodd
Layman
Aged Woman Turns 101 With Neighborhood Celebration
Thursa Wray of Mitchell Indiana marked her 101st birthday with neighbors at George Sanders home three miles southwest of Mitchell. Known as Aunt Thursa she remains remarkably active able to walk a mile or two. She no longer sews as well says fatigue and nervousness limit her. She lives with her adopted daughter Mrs Mary E Sanders and has a son in Illinois. Her husband died in the 1870s.
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Mitchell
Ind
Thursa Wray
George Sanders
Thursa
Liberty Church
Illinois
Mary E. Sanders
Merchant Tilghman Boston Escape Fire on Express Train
Boston, a well known Pullman car passenger from Pullman city, faced a sudden blaze on an east bound B and O S W railway near Aurora Indiana. The train was moving at 25 miles an hour when crowds signaled the engineer who halted the run and the fire was put out with slight damage. Passengers were moved to a different coach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilghman Boston
Cincinnati
Boston
Aurora
Indiana
Fayettesville Man Harry Chapman Noted in City Visit
Harry Chapman of Fayettesville was seen in the city Friday, making a brief appearance during his travels.
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Harry Chapman
Fayettesville
City
Thanks to neighbors and Rev Dubber for sympathy
Beu lah McGuire Schmidt is remembered with thanks from Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McGuire Nellie McGuire David H. Schmidt Mrs. Ora Carson and Fannie Carson for their kindness and support during this sad hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Dubber
Beulah McGuire Schmidt
J. W. McGuire
Nellie McGuire
David H. Schmidt
Mrs. Ora Carson
Fannie Carson
November Storm Series Foretold By Parson Hicks
Parson Hicks predicts a stormy November with a series of front moving systems. Expect rain wind and thunder from early in the month with cooling waves and frosty nights reaching far south. A late month storm arc may bring rain turning to snow in northern areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parson Hicks
St. Louis
Conductor Albert Pearson Elected Lafayette Councilman
Albert Pearson, a well known Monon conductor, was elected councilman at Lafayette on the United Citizens ticket opposing the Democratic organization. He has relatives in this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Pearson
Monon
Lafayette
United Citizens
Democratic
Caxton Visit and Funeral Attendees in Martinsville
J. R. Scherschel and daughter Miss Ottilia spent Thursday at Caxton. Misses Gertrude and Marie Schmidt attended the funeral of Mrs. Beulah McGuire Schmidt and returned to Terre Haute Friday. A Martinsville Republican woman urged the Reporter to hope her party quits wearing divided skirts. Misses Florence Dye Harriet Farmer Katharine Stoessel Helen Martin visited Bloomington to join Pi Beta Phi at the fraternity house with Miss Edwina Day serving as chaperone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude
Marie Schmidt
Beulah McGuire Schmidt
Terre Haute
Martinsville
Florence Dye
Harriett Farmer
Katharine Stoessel
Helen Martin
Bloomington
Pi Phi
Edwina Day
Pi. Phi
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Curly
Penro
Albert Greer
Brand Parents
Mrs
Ander Callahan
Robert
F. Schleer
Highland
Li Aade
Gan
Losis
Tri Kap
Anu
Darge
Pullman
WSHT
Pearsona
J. R. Scherschel
Ottilia
Caxton
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