Governor Samuel M. Ralston Invites Hoosiers Home
The Indianapolis 1916 note urges former Indiana residents to attend the Centennial celebration and visit the old homestead. The governor extols Indiana’s progress, heritage, and self-reliance, inviting relatives to witness the state’s glory and endure a touch of nostalgia. Decoration Exercises at Worthington Highlighted by J. M. Hudson Oration.
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Indiana
Samual M. Ralston
Hoosiers
Hoosier
Union of States
Samuel M. Ralston
State House
Indianapolis
Shack demolition for railroad construction on right of way
A crew from the S C A R Co tears down the old building south of the depot to salvage wreckage for section houses along their line.
Wagon Load of Wool Brings $250 in Town Market
A reader reports a wagon loaded with wool passing through town on Saturday. The dealer said the load was 36 cents per pound, valued at $250, with sheep skins used to make kid gloves, amid political chatter about wool prices.
Died of Broken Heart After Auto Crash in Terre Haute
Leo Q O Bales of Terre Haute drove an automobile that killed Leonard Harold aged 18 on May 21. Bales faced arrest and bail, then illness and legal actions followed. A city judge exonerated him in writing, but soon after he died, ending the case.
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Leo QO
Bales
Terre Haute
Leonard Harold
Newton
Juuge
Farmers Union meeting attended by national and state officials
S Barrett national president of Union City Georgia Mrs Anna Lathrop state secretary of Lebanon Indiana Hugh Welton Knox County chairman Vincennes and Walter Smith of Knox County joined Bloomfield Thursday at a meeting of The Farmers Union for discussions on local agriculture and union affairs.
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Farmers Union Co
S. Barrett
Nat
Union City
Anna Lathrop
Lebanon
Ind
Hugh Welton
Knox County
Vincennes
Walter Smith
Bloomfield
The
Farmers Union
Chautauqua Savings Bank Ad Promises Free Service
Dr. Mason announces that Chautauqua saving banks cost you nothing to use. Visit his office to be furnished with the service at no charge.
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Chautauqua Saving Bank
Mason
Chautauqua
Mrs Ella McDaniels Dies at 24 in Linton
Mrs Ella McDaniels wife of Homer McDaniels of Linton died at home Friday afternoon aged 24. She is survived by daughter Mildred Marie her parents Mr and Mrs John Powers and many other relatives and friends. Funeral services at St Peter's Catholic church Sunday afternoon.
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Ella McDaniels
Homer McDaniels
Linton
Mildred Marie
John Powers
St Peter’s Catholic Church
Settlement in Hemstead H Shaw v Dyer case in Sullivan Circuit Court
The case of Hemstead H Shaw against Fred Dyer executor of the Lessie H Shaw estate and Anna and Mira Brollettes was settled in Sullivan Circuit Court on Tuesday. The will was contested on grounds of undue influence and unsound mind. It is reported the plaintiff will pay costs and receive 1500 dollars.
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Hemstead H. Shaw
Health Bulletin Emphasizes Rural Sanitation
The U S Public Health Service issues a free bulletin on summer infant care and the link between clean water food and housing and public health. California cut typhoid deaths by seventy percent over the last decade.
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U. S. Public Health Service
California
Finest Greene county cattle shipment offered by Marvin East
Marvin East son of Z P East Worthington Greene county Indiana puts up for sale thirty Angus steers weighing about 1424 pounds each at a price of 10 50 per hundredweight. The herd fed near Worthington and East is Purdue University graduate noted by the Daily Live Stock Journal.
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Greene County
Marvin East
Z. P. East
Worthington
Daily Live Stock Journal
Purdue University
Indiana
Commencement Picnic in Greene County Held at Beasley’s Park
The common school graduates and farmers of Greene County plan an all day picnic and basket dinner at Beasley’s Park in Linton on Saturday June 10. Prof. Christie of Purdue and Prof. Grose of DePauw will speak on education. State Supt. Greathouse will also address the gathering.
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Greene County
Beasley’s Park
Linton
Christie
Purdue
Prof
Grose
DePauw
Greathouse
Circulation Secured by E C McCormick
A brief notice states that circulation duties are secured by E C McCormick, relieving others from handling distribution tasks. The item highlights administrative arrangements for newspaper operations.
Destructive refrain in St Louis Globemocrat critique
A sharp rebuke notes that experience teaches only restraint and labels it unconstructive in a St Louis Globemocrat critique about political strategy. The concise remark challenges practiced caution as a flawed guide to progress.
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St. Louis
Administration Notice for Samuel Timmons Estate
Notice is hereby given that John Loffuand is appointed administrator with the will annexed by the Greene County Circuit Court Indiana to manage the solvent estate of Samuel Timmons deceased March 23 1916 located in Greene County Indiana.
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Circuit Court
Greene County
State of
Indiana
Samuel Timmons
Sife
John Loffuand
Weatherwax Brothers Quartet to Sing on Lyceum Tour in Philadelphia
The Weatherwax Brothers, a renowned quartet, performed at a Redpath Chautauqua event before 15 000 in Philadelphia at Billy Sunday's request. They began public singing in 1896 during the McKinley campaign in Iowa and gained fame across the United States. The group also features a trumpet quartet and is noted for its family blend and long shared practice.
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Weatherwax Brothers
Redpath
McKinley
Iowa
Lyceum
Chautauqua
Local visitors and family gatherings across Solsberry and Lyons
Camp Ground Mr Beard and son of Solsberry visited Louis Wilkerson Sunday. The Larkin Club met with Mrs Bernard Workman Tuesday evening. Mrs Margaret Workman and son Claude spent Sunday at All Work man's. Mr and Mrs Thomas Ferguson and children visited Harvey Pearson and wife Sunday. Miss Lettie Workman of Lyons visited grandmother Mrs Emma Killinger and aunt Mrs Emery Flora from Thursday till Saturday.
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Larkin Club
Bernard Workman
Margaret Workman
Claude
All Workman’s
Thomas Ferguson
Harvey Pearson
Sunday
Lettie Workman
Lyons
Emma Killinger
Emery Flora
Maple Grandma Watson Improves
W A Smith and family visited in Spencer on Saturday. Ora Barton of Spencer visited her brother Edward last week. Wm Boyer of Freedom painting T L Franklins house this week. Rev Wyant and family called on Dean Jean and family Sunday. Matt Slough and family visited Mr and Mrs Cal Dyer Sunday afternoon. Mrs Mollie McClarren of Point Commerce visiting Wm Watson and family this week. Decoration services at Worthington Sunday afternoon. Ella Dyer Ada Falk and children visited their mother Mrs Wm Swearinger Wednesday. Wm Watson Amanda Franklin attended Lucinda Watson funeral at Jasonville Monday.
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Worthington
Odd Fellows
Knights of Pythias
Red Men
J. M. Hudson
Worthington Times
Franklin Ramsey, Jr
T. M. Ryan
J. M. Meredith
Ora Barton
Spencer
Edward
Matt Slough
Cal Dyer
Mollie McClarren
Point Commerce
Wm. Watson and Family
Ella Dyer
Ada Falk
Wm. Swearinger
Wm. Watson
Amanda Franklin
Lucinda Watson
Jasonville
Local Socials Report From Bloomfield and Worthington
Miss Lucile Lester visited Bloomfield on Tuesday and spent Sunday with Ellen and Rebecca Lester. Miss Marie Jolliff stayed with Helen Street last Saturday night. Ralph Bogard and Gale Ashcraft traveled to Bloomfield Saturday night. Lizzie Lester and her daughter Pearl shopped in Bloomfield last Saturday. Miss Edith Buckner of Worthington visited Pearl Lester.
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Lucile Lester
Bloomfield
Marie Jolliff
Helen Street
Ralph Bogard
Gale Ashcraft
Ellen
Rebecca Lester
Lizzie Lester
Pearl
Edith Buckner
Worthington
Pearl Lester
Julia Claussen in Lohengrin at Chautauqua closing night
The Swedish contralto Mme. Julia Claussen, prima donna of the Chicago Grand Opera, appears as Ortrud in Lohengrin on Chautauqua's closing night. Critics from Chicago to New York praise her sustained tone, dramatic energy, and versatility across works like Schubert and Fides.
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Mme
Julia Claussen
Chicago Grand Opera Company
Karleton Hackett
Chicago Evening Post
Germany
Glenn Dillard Gunn
Chicago Tribune
Ortrud
Clarence Whitehill
Telramund
Ruffo
W. J. Henderson
New York Sun
Mme. Claussen
Pitts Sanborn
New York Globe
Schubert
Eirlkonig
Fides
the Prophet
New York Evening Mail
Weekend Visitor List From Local Lesters and Geddes
Friday night visitors at M H Lester included Wilmina and Oral Lester Olive Sparks and Roy Lester. Saturday at T C Lester’s were Mrs Alfred Faucett and Mildred, Mr and Mrs Hofman of Mineral. Chas ee and John Geddes hosts welcomed Frank Neff Mrs James Bailey Evert Bailey and Milton Lester families. Simpson Chapel Sunday School plans to observe children’s day with a Sunday night program on June 11 inviting everyone.
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M. H. Lester's
Wilmina
Oral Lester
Olive Sparks
Roy Lester
Alfred Faucett
Mildred
Wm. Hofman
Mineral
Chas.ee
John Geddes
Frank Neff
James Bailey
Evert Bailey
Milton. Lester
Simpson Chapel
Dorcas Society Ice Cream Social and Visits Noted
Local residents share visits among Clover Bottom families including Lofflands Cranes Lindsays and Beards. The Dorcas Society hosts an ice cream social at Soulberry Saturday night and holds a day meeting at Mrs Ed Crane's home with a guest list of Everett Glover Johnston and others.
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Ladies of the Dorcas Society
Dorcas Society
Ed Crane
John Stephen
Robe Weaver
Ford Beard
Will Ruth
Harley Crane
Oscar Yoh
Walter
Walter Alacander
Jerryson
Will Alandy Glover
John Loffland
Daugh
Claude Taylor
Dannie Shi
Eva Glover
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E. C. McCormick
Walinger
Chicago
Grandma Watson
W. A. Smith
Wm. Boyer
Freedom
T. L. Franklins
Rev
Lester
Julia Claussen As
Ortrud In “Lohengrin
Matzene
Walter Cochran
Zona Cochran
Eva
T. C. Lester's
Ralph and
Geneva Crane
James Lindsey
Mary Lindsey
Dannie Shute
Parker Torrance
Bloomington
John Johnson
Frank Hedden
Andy Combs
Olive Crane
Gladys
Mabel Loffland
Audrey Beard
Chas. Calland
Mrs. Ford Beard
Earl Britton
Charles Barnes
Frank Barnes
Frank Keys
Freel Bullock
NG Poon Chew
NG. Poon Chew
San Freycisco
Hoe
China
Chen
Dr. Chew
Mark Twain
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