Flat-Boat Voyage Tells of Bobby Taylors Bold Trade Run
Judge David Taylor recalls an uncle Bobby Taylor of Clear Creek who built a flat boat with eight men, loaded ham pork flour corn and potatoes, and sailed first to Natchez and New Orleans. Facing a glut in the southern market he chartered a small Spanish schooner at Havana, evaded export duties, shipped a return cargo to New Orleans, then returned to Indiana with profits and acquired land for farming.
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David Taylor
Terre Haute
Monroe
Robert Taylor
Clear Creek Township
Bobby
Clear Creek
Bedford and
Bloomington
Vicksburg
Mississippi
South
North
Ohio
Wabash
New Orleans
Salt Creek
White River
Kentucky
Natchez
Ilere
Copmal
Souman
Havanna
Cuba
Uncle Bobby
Aikurs
Carrollton
Ile
Gulf
Moro Castle
Old Spain
U.S
Congress
Hue
United States
Reily
Spain
Don Robertus Tayolus
North Star
Old
India
Forcin
J.B
Phillips Binds Cane Twine For First Class Binding
Thomas C. Phillips, after years of failed efforts, proves binding twine can be made from cane. A Scottish factory produced a strong, flexible sample sent to Phillips, overcoming American factory resistance and trust barriers that blocked competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas C. Phillips
Phillips
Dia America Tal Til
Avtorshies
Scotland
My. Phillips
Implanting New Teeth in the Jaw
A dental method called plantation uses real teeth instead of artificial ones. Cocaine anesthesia is used to drill a jaw socket and insert a tooth from another person. In young patients it may fuse as the gum heals, lasting three to ten years, with silver wires for elders or weak patients.
Death of Two Year Old Daughter in Maple Heights
The two year old daughter of William Gray of Maple Heights died that night at 11 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm, Gray
Maple Heights
Bloomington Fair Promises Its Greatest Week Yet
The Bloomington fair aims for a grand week with speed department entries due Saturday. Everyone entering must buy an entry ticket, contribute to the exhibition, and heed gate rules. Notable attractions include a grand fancy horseback drill by Monroe county Riding Circles, bicycle and mule races, and admissions varying by ticket type. Admission after Tuesday is 25 to 75 cents with season and exhibition tickets available. premiums exceed typical fair levels. Secretary Worrall has hired Roy Feltns and Tell Seibert to post notices nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Worrall
Roy Feltns
Seibert
Bloomington Fair
Presbyterans Choose Rev Warren Dunham for Walnut Street Church
At a Saturday meeting Walnut Street Presbyterian voted to call Rev Warren 2 Dunham of Indianapolis to fill the vacancy left by Rev Lucceck now in Washington. Dunham, a young former assistant to Dr J A Rondthaler, graduates of Wabash College, delivered a recent trial sermon that impressed members. His arrival date is undecided. salary offered is $1 000 per year plus parsonage.
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Walnut St. Presbyterian Church
Warren 2
Dunham
Tadianapolis
Lucceck
Washington, D.C
J. A. Rondthaler
Tabernacle Church
Wabash College
Andy
Indianapolis
Populists In Jail After Sunday City Meetings
Over six weeks populist committees in Indianapolis held political meetings in a tent loaned by Leroy Templeton. Speakers faced police threats and were jailed after Sunday sessions for alleged violations, then acquitted. Templeton and others vow to sue the marshal on his bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
West Indianapolis
Leroy Templeton
Sommers
Universalist Church of
North Indianapolis
Aga Surnie
Annie
Atte
Trenyiletor
Tong
Jennings
Galligan
Templeon
Rappaport
Justice At the Peace
Templeton
Bloomington
Parlor Decoration Innovations Impress City Builders
Walter Lindley nears completion of a West 6th street house and hires Dick Paynter of Chicago to fresco walls, claiming the work is the finest in the city and will last a century. Frank Fetter earns summa cum laude from Halle University and will teach history and political economy at Cornell next year, with Bloomington residents extending congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter
Lindley
West 6Th Street
Dick Paynter
Chicago
Paynter
Frank Fetter
N YW
Halle University
Germany
Fetter
Cornell University
Fotter
Bloomington
Indiana Democratic Convention Opens With Large Attendance
The largest Democratic party convention in Indiana history met in Indianapolis with 1747 delegates. Gov Claude Matthews spoke as Permanent Chairman after Chairman Taggart called the session to order. The platform praised state reforms and endorsed Cleveland administration, tariff reform, and direct senate election.
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Democratic Party of
Taggart
State Central Committee
Burton
AL Kinley
Cooper
Cleveland
Lidiane
Moat Important Happenings of a Day in Bloomington
Peter Bowman visits Ohio at a relative’s bedside while a marriage license is issued to William Johnson and Bella Trueblood. A horse wrecks at the south square. no serious injuries reported. Republican HQ near Collins and Karsel’s store to be dedicated Saturday night with J B Wilson wiring the address. Woman’s Relief Corps hosts refreshments at G A R hall this Thursday evening. Bloomington Orchestra to give a concert at old college chapel next Tuesday. proceeds to Presbyterian and Methodist Sunday schools. Oil rumored at a northern town mill, and a vein found in a 10 foot deep pool. Sharpers lure buyers with a dry goods offer paid by promissory note. Judge and mayor crack down on fines. workhouse affects payment habits. Dr Joseph N Rogers returns from New York after eye ear throat study and continues advancing medical practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Bowman
Ohio
William Johnson
Bella Trueblood
Bloomington
Old College Chapel
Presbyterian the Methodist Church
Secolle Bert
Fay Taylor
Harrodsburg
Monroe County
New Orleans
Brogan
Pat
Joseph N. Rogers
Lancaster
New York City
Rogers
Polyclenic Medical College of
New York
U.S
Metropolis
Mysterious Occurrence Aboard Louisville Southern Train
Spectator Senjamin Thompson recounts a troubling incident on a northbound Louisville Southern train about twenty five miles from Louisville. A woman who had boarded at Centre Alabama jumped from a car window, leaving her head injured as the train halted and backed to the scene. She was treated on board and sent to a hospital in Louisville after arrival. An accompanying woman refused to answer questions as passengers probed for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senjamin Thompson
Iaih
Louisville Southern
Louisville
Centre Alabama
Uhe Place
Thompson
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Presbyterans
Frank Faetter
Platform of the Democracy
Supreme Court
Flist
Geoorge
F. Reinhard
Fourth Diatrict
Joseph 8. Dailey
William J. Myers
Joseph T. Fanning
Morgan Chandler
Francis M. Griffith
C. W. Wellman
Charles W. Thomas
Alexander Fulton
Eli T. Jordan
Sries
Steve McPherridge
Collins and Karsel
J. B. Wilson
Central Committee
G.A. R
Sharps
Jay
Mrs. Byers
James B. Clark
Dr. Harris
James F. Morgan
Robert C. Greeven
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