Prize Court Revived as Ships Captured by Britons Are Ready for Proceeds
London report on September 22 notes Britain has revived the Prize Court as German merchant ships are captured worldwide. Vessels may be condemned or freed based on papers, cargo and neutral flags, with prize proceeds prorated to captors. The process aims for fair, prompt adjudication and future reforms.
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Rerbert Temple
International News Service
London
Admiralty
England
Seucade
Royal Courts of Justice
Samuel Evans
Woman Files Divorce Suit Over Cruel Treatment
Nellie Moore filed for divorce from Charles L. Moore in circuit court. Married April 12, 1896, they separated September 20, 1914. They have a 12 year old daughter. She accuses him of cruel and inhuman treatment and failure to provide. She seeks divorce custody and costs.
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Nellie Moore
Charles L. Moore
Mahan Case Settled in Squire Harlan Court
State v Hoover Mahan ended with his arrest for failing to pay a $1 fine and costs in Squire Harlan's court. The judge dismissed the habeas corpus challenge after the plaintiff, represented by Jesse Smith, paid the $1 fine and $14.25 costs to secure release from jail.
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Hoover Mahan
Squire Harlan
Squire
Jesse Smith
Fine program at vesper service at Presbyterian church
A church vesper featured a mixed quartet performing Unfold Yet Portals from The Redeemer by Gounod and Holy Art Thou and Largo by Handel. The ensemble included Jones Gabriel Coombs Frank Tolle Hopper Lagollette Byrd. The event pleased music lovers and attendees. A vesper talk discussed The Unwritten Sayings of the Master and Lord's Presence with Lonely Toilers, promising a deeply interesting series.
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Presbyterian’ Church
Jones
Gabriel
Governor Ralston Praises Indiana Tuberculosis Hospital
Governor Ralston and Mrs. Ralston with their two sons toured Rockville Indiana to inspect the state tuberculosis hospital and praised the staff led by Dr Walter Geckeler while noting funding needs but saying it is premature to discuss increases.
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Ralston
Rockville
Ind
State
Walter Geckeler
Stories of Wounded Britons Bring Cheering Pieces
London dispatch describes daily arrivals of hundreds of wounded British troops, their vivid reminiscences at stations, and how crowds shower them with cheers money flowers and delicacies. Officers parade in bandages and slings as Red Cross trains unload at Waterloo and stretcher brigades ferry men to hospitals.
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Herbert Temple
International News Service
London
Monsom
Argyll and Sutherland High ‘Lander
Red Cross
Waterloo
Tob
Sweden and Norway Mobilize Amid War Tension
Stockholm dispatch notes Sweden and Norway mobilizing parts of their forces and tightening controls as Germany and Russia clash. Officials deny blockades but increase patrols, guard bridges, and restrict travel. The king travels discreetly by car while public access to the palace dwindles and newspapers avoid hard details.
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Iinternational
Stockholm
Europe
Sweden
Norway
Unsala
Belgium
Belt
High Seas
Soldiers Move By Bus After Wounding
Soldiers, cheerful amid chaos, boarded buses to evacuate from the scene. Some wounded were more seriously hurt, one man on a stretcher paused while a doctor checked his pulse. Others were carried on stretchers into vans, laid on mattresses with pillows as they headed to a hospital with minimal delay.
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Hwever
Lebanon City Flourishing Under Treasurer Actin’a Hooks
Special Agent in City reports Lebanon in flourishing condition praising Treasurer Actin’a Hooks for fiscal stewardship. Officials note strengthened finances and improved municipal services as the city rebounds.
Census Agent Praises Lebanon Books Clean in City Finances
H Thomas a special agent for the United States Department of Commerce Bureau of Census is in Lebanon reviewing city records for cities with 2500 or more inhabitants. He reports receipts expenditures tax levies and property valuations show Lebanon in excellent shape and Treasurer Martin’s books clean. Also Crawfordsville Journal notes Rhella H Emmert files for divorce from Mayme R Emmert alleging temper abuse and threats dating to 1913 1914 with separation May 1914 and May 12 departure. attorney C D Orear of Lebanon represented the plaintiff.
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H. Thomas
United States Department of Commerce
Bureau of Census
Martin
Stathella H. Emmert
Lebanon
Crawfordsville Journal
Rhella H. Emmert
Mayme R. Emmert
Stroit
C. D. Orear
Thrown Against Pole Injures Fordyce Man
William Cain of Fordyce street was seriously hurt Tuesday morning when the horse he drove bolted past a runaway machine. He was thrown onto a telephone pole, crushing his chest and shaking his body. He was taken to his brother’s home near Pleasant View for treatment. Doctor Williams subtlely predicts recovery unless complications arise. The accident occurred about ten thirty, five and a half miles west of Lebanon.
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William Cain
Fordyce Street
Cain
Pleasant View
Williams
Lebanon
Annual Meeting of National Horsethief Association Set in Lafayette
Indiana and Ohio delegates totaling about 300 will gather in Lafayette at Red Mens hall on October 7 and 8 for the annual meeting. Chas F Martin of Jamestown is president Ira Meharry of Shawnee Mound is secretary. A county meeting in Lafayette plans final convention arrangements and housing overflow prompts notifying police headquarters for room rentals.
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National Horsethief Association
Lafayette
Indiana
Ohio
Red Mens’ Hall
Purdue University
Chas. F. Martin
Jamestown
Ira Meharry
Shawnee Mound
Circuit Court Room
Jahrmarkt
Powell
Prominent Lebanon couple to wed at Central Christian Church
Beulah Campbell and Benjamin H. Coombs announce their October 28 wedding at Central Christian Church. The event marks the church's first formal wedding since 1904, with relatives and close friends attending a luncheon hosted by Tri Kappa at Mrs. Amanda Campbell's East Main home. Campbell is a teacher with ties to Chicago and Indianapolis, and Coombs runs with Pianell Coombs Lumber. The couple are longtime Lebanon residents active in church and fraternal circles.
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Tri-Kap+ pa
Amanda Campbell
East Main Street
Campbell
Mr. Coombs
Central Christian Church
Lebanon
Miss Campbell
Indianapolis
Chicago
Chicago University
Tri Kappa
Coombs
Pianell Coombs Lumber Company
Chas. LaFollette
Thorntown
Ed. Chayers
Tirdianapolis
Mesdemes Louis Sterling
Earl Higgins
Meredith Callane
J. C. Daniel
John Hornaday
Bee ‘Crane
Hazel Wyncoop
Ethel Orear
Miss Iva Flannigan Moves Toward Seattle
Miss Iva Flannigan and her mother halted in Thorntown for a few hours while en route to Cincinnati. She has held a fine stenographer post in the legal department of the Big Four Railway in Cincinnati. They plan to leave October 1 for Seattle to live with Archie Flannigan who works for Seattle’s Municipal Railway.
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Iva Flannigan
Thorntown
Cincinnati
Miss Flannigan
Big Four Railway
Seattle
Wash
Archie Flannigan
Municipal Railway Company
Waggoner Climer Families Hold First Reunion
Relatives and friends of the Waggoner and Climer families gathered at a grove home near Colfax for their first reunion. Ira Waggoner of Thorntown was elected vice president.
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Waggoner
Climer
Jamca Waggoner
Colfax
Ira Waggoner
Thorntown
Houghton Drafted to Serve in British Army
Eugene Houghton, once of Lebanon and naturalized Canadian subject, was called for war duty by the British Army. He commands a machine gun section and sails for England Tuesday morning, leaving wife Mary and daughter Mary in Lebanon for the time being while her brother Russell Phillips resides in Winnipeg.
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Eugene Houghton
Mary Phillips Houghton
Lebanon
Winnipeg
Canada
British Empire
Eien
Peg
Mr. Houghton
England
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