Joseph Cannon Watson Born to Congressman Watson's Family
A son named Joseph Cannon Watson was born to Congressman Watson and his wife last Thursday. Rev. Thomas H. Kuhn won the Sixth District Democrats nomination for Congress at Shelbyville on June 3 on the first ballot and will have united party support. Temperance advocates report boycotts harm the cause, while a Connersville ladies committee remonstrance against saloons prompts merchant resentment. temperance progress continues with steady pace.
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Congressman Watson
Joseph Cannon Watson
Thomas H. Kuhn
Shelbyville
Kuhn
Connersville
Merchants’ Association
Fruit Crop Conditions Report Reveals Light Yields
The May 25 report shows a very light overall fruit crop with peaches and small fruits best. Strawberries look fair. apples, pears, plums, and cherries generally light. Leaf curl threatens peach harvest. sprayed orchards gain 25 to 50 percent in apples. Regional yields vary by area.
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Ben Davis
Grimes
Rome
United States
W. B. Fick
Horticultural Society
Local anglers reel in three fine bass on Milton river
Geo Roby caught three bass weighing 3 pounds, 2 pounds, and 2 pounds in the river south of Milton. Cal Brandenburg came from Terre Haute with his son George to visit brother John Brandenburg and old friends for a brief, welcome reunion.
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Geo. Roby
Milton
Cal Brandenburg
Cal
Terre Haute
John Brandenburg
George
Rev
Scott
Gale Hatton
Ella Isom
Belle Plain Illinois
Milton Christian Church
Ann Rothermel
Laura Rothermel
Montpelier
Harry Rothermel
Mr. Rothermel
W. H. Scott
Grace Laswell
Rev. Scott
John Ferguson
Public improvements and river project debated in Cambridge City
The Greenfield Star extols Cambridge City as one of the prettiest best improved towns and urges continued public works. Residents discuss straightening Lick Branch and using storm sewer plans to better utilize the waterway. Building a square each year could advance progress without overburdening citizens, though benefits go beyond dollars.
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Greenfield Star
Cambridge City
Lick Branch
Local Notes on Families and Travel
Mrs E E Oldaker visits Henryville to see her parents. Mrs Sarah Reiser returns to Indianapolis for medical care. Frank Williams near town improves after serious illness. Fred Dryer enhances his home with new paint. Mr and Mrs Jesse DeHays spend a Sunday with Vernon DeHays north of Richmond and enjoy abundant land. Miss Harriet Menk from Dayton vacations at her Pennville home with M L Geh ring and Belle Menk.
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Jesse DeHays
Vernon DeHays
Richmond
Harriet Menk
Dayton
Pennville
M. L. Gehring
Belle Menk
J. L. Manlove
G. A. Borders
Mesdames Jas. Shank
Mr. Paxson
Ernest Doty
L. H. Warren
Harrison Hicks
Mies Metta Hicks
George Stant
John Bowman
Rushville
Alice Brown
Frank Clark
Chicago
Brown
Woman's Cemetery Association
Westside
Lena Becker
Mabel Taggart
R. Garland Willitt
William Taggart
North 22Nd Street
N. W
Taggart
Miss Tingle
Milton
Dublin Notes Highlight Local Social and Sports
Edgar Wiker returns from Indianapolis and many locals visit kin in Dublin. A children’s day program at the Christian church draws crowds, and U B baptisms near Dublin attract attendees. Local teams play ball at Capital Hill park with fast action, including a 4 to 2 win by the Grays over Krell-French.
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The
Christian Church
Mose
Capital Hill Park
Grays
New Castle
Flower City Boys
Boyd
Lacy
Wise
Gilbert
Shiverdecker
Ridge
Weaver
Enyeart
Short
Caldwell
Krell
Little Giants
Milton
Swedenborg Remains Exposed in London Church Relic
In a shabby London slum church the remains of Swedenborg were moved to a grand Swedish basilica plan. The century old chapel once served as the Swedish legation’s chapel and now hosts a mixed crowd of mechanics, aristocrats, and clergy as officials discuss his legacy and controversial theology.
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Ep. Trisune
Princesa Square
St. George’s-in-the- East
London
Legation
Sweden
Charles XII
Spain
Greece
Emanuel Swedenborg
Upsala
Ridarholmen
Stockholm
Linzus
Celsius
Narva
Pultava
Lutzen
Swedenborg
Charles
Strometad
Iddefjord
Fredrikshald
Norway
Mason Lodge Rules Limit Public Entertainments and Attendance
The grand lodge of Masons bans lodge rooms from public entertainments with admission fees and bars a man with a severed left hand from Masonry. No lodge may vote to attend church as a group on Sundays, and public lodge processions on Sundays are prohibited except funerals. Martin H. Rice reported year receipts of $16,245.14 and a cash balance of $22,223.14.
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Grand Lodge of Masons
Martin H. Rice
Grand Lodge
Noted Rail Ticket Thief James Crawford Sentenced in Indiana
James Crawford also known as R. A. Gaver and possibly other names was captured in South Bend and returned to Richmond. In Wayne circuit court he pleaded guilty and received a prison term of ten to twenty years for robbing the Pennsylvania ticket office in Hagerstown. He is regarded as one of the country’s leading railroad ticket thieves, with railroads accounting for large losses to secure his imprisonment.
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James Crawford
R. A. Gaver
Pennsylvania
Hagerstown
South Bend
Richmond
Wayne
Manners Make the Boy and Girl, Says a Lesson
A proverb-like line notes that a boy who removes his hat at home and a girl who uses please and thank you tend to be neater and more polite. The message emphasizes small courtesy as a mark of character.
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