Bryan at Murat theater urges prohibition in Indiana
W J Bryan spoke to a large Indianapolis audience at the Murat theater, declaring prohibition a closed question. He argued saloons corrupt towns, highlighted the social costs of drinking, urged voters to take responsibility, and praised the Women’s Christian Temperance Union while urging parties to act to enforce prohibition.
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Murat
Indianapolis
W. J. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Daniel
Atlantic
Pacific
Nebraska
Calaboose
Indiana
Bryan
Detroit
Kansas
Crats
Colorado
Women’ S Christian Temperance Union
Earth Praises and Thanksgiving to the Lord Above
A devotional piece extols God as ruler of sun and earth and thanks Him for blessings in the United States. The poem credits divine guidance to Washington Lincoln and the nation, praising peace liberty and progress while urging continued loyalty to divine truth.
Thimble Club entertained at Mrs Harrah’s home
The Thimble Club enjoyed a delightful Saturday afternoon gathering at Mrs. P. J. Harrah’s residence. Local attendees included several families and grandchildren of Mrs. Laura O Haver who marked her sixty eighth birthday with a family gathering last Sunday.
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Thimble Club
P. J. Harrah
Laura O’haver
Jesse Bach
Lawson Groves
Morgantown
Roy Bach
Linton
Ed Faith
Washington
Reading Club Discusses Government Functions at Library
The Tuesday afternoon meeting at the public library reviewed Some Function of the National Government and Who Administers It. Mrs. Claribel Burke led the lesson, with QO. P. Miller on Mail Order Business in Bloomfield and G. E. Endres on Postal Service.
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Public Library
Claribel Burke
QO. P. Miller
Bloomfield
G. E. Endres
Postal Service
Greene County Circuit Court Docket Summary
Multiple Greene County cases listed with divorces decreed at cost to plaintiff or defendant, custody orders, and maintenance. Dismissals include causes against Ogle Land Co and Goose Pond Reclamation, Illinois Central Railroad damages, and receivership dividends authorized for Three Bills Hardware.
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Bourbon
Silo
Company
Cora Canada
C. L. Canada
Raymond Adamson
Martha Adamson
Mary Watson
Harry Lee Watson
Harry Lee
Ruth Marie
Ethel Nolan
Ed Nolan
Grover Walters
Lola Walters
Board of County Commissioners
Ogle Land Company
Goose Pond Reclamation Association
Peter M. Cook
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Bierhaus
Brothers
William’ H. Padgett
Alexander H. Davis
Adm
Z. P. East
William Z. Barker
Hardware Company
Probate docket items reveal multiple estate actions and guardianships
The probate docket lists executors and administrators filing reports and final accounts, guardians of minors and insane wards updating or continuing trusts, sales of real estate approved, and attorneys from Jasonville and Linton present at court. Local residents such as Emily Hodgson, Arthur Bradley, Maggie Poole, and Nancy Livingston figures appear among guardians and beneficiaries.
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Wilson Neal
John “L. “Nicholson
Emily Hodgson
Alfred Bradley
Joseph Bradley
Arthur Bradley
Timothy Poole
Maggie Poole
Henry D. Gilbreath
Nellie Lewis
John L. Lewis
Scott
Sarah J Sharman
Oliver McIndoo
Joseph McIndoo
Wesley Steel
Richard Keller
John W. Wright
Joe
E. Beasley
Anna B. Wright
Orval Livingston
Nancy Livingston
Nancy J. Steward
Ross Steward
Hulda Steward
Hiram Loos
Jonah Loos
Ward
Daniel C. McIntosh
Moore C. McIntosh
Et al
Maud Messick
Jessie V. Pipes
Jesse Bland
James E. Shake
Rex N. Shake
John Crawl
William Crawl
Simon Lehman
Francis J. Miller
Linton Trust Company
Mary Clemenshesky
Cary Harrel
Arthur T. Mayfield
Sidney Edington
Jasonville
Daniel W. McIntosh
James B. Filbert
Henry Bordinett
Linton
Walter Holmes
Switz City
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W. J. Bryan At
Murat ‘Theatre
James A. Edgerton
American Press Association
Rim
Glashington
Lincoln
Earth
Alien Isles
Clubs and Society
The
Argonaut
David Bland
Reading Club
W. H. Mansfield
S. D. Miles
Ella Ritter
C. E. Engle
T.E. Slinkard
Sarah Combs
Amanda Riddle
Mary Yoho
Greene County Circuit Court
Walsh and White
James E. Pennington
Nora J. Claywell
Charles E. Claywell
Hazel Hicks
Joseph Hicks
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