Battle of Charlottesville disrupts interurban line to Knightstown
Conflict erupted at the Charlottsville line as Indianapolis and Eastern Trancon Co faced quarantine blocks from Rush Hancock and Knights town supporters. A car was halted by about 200 demonstrators, shots flew injuring manager Kirkpatrick, deputies cleared the line, and officials vow court action against rioters and Sheriff Larabee. Cars resumed Monday but halted again for settlement.
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Charlottesville
Skincock—Sleary County
Knightstown
Indianapolis and Eastern Trancon Co
Rush County
Henry
Hancock
EK. Hill
Join Curry
Greenfield
Sherriff
Stones Clubs
Kirkpatrick
Larabee
Carthage
Elmer J
Indianapolis Journal
Hancock County
Methodist Church Notes and Quarterly Meeting Preview
The Sunday school attendance rose to 90 with a $2.22 collection. Morning sermon titled And all these things shall be added unto you. evening theme Man. Forth quarterly meeting and conference next Sunday and Monday. Dr F S Tincher to preach. Lords Supper to be observed at morning service. W F M meets at Mrs Cora McCarty’s Thursday afternoon. Also includes a doctored advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Cure with testimonials and notary statement, Ohio 1886.
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F.S. Tincher
Cora McCarty
Town Awards Sidewalk Contract to Ogleby and Kelley Rashville
At Monday night’s meeting the town council awarded the Market Street sidewalk contract to Ogleby and Kelley of Rashville. Rates were 15 cents per square foot on Market, 13 cents on Main, and 16 cents on First Street. Several bills were approved, smallpox costs reached about 1100 dollars, guards were paid 400, Dr Coffin received 155 as physician, pest house lumber cost 173.21, and other small items increased the total. Yard work was withdrawn and a prohibition ordinance against inter-town passage was enacted.
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Ogleby & Kelley
Rashville
Market St
Main St
First St
Coffin
Knightstown Cousins Return After Smallpox Quiet
Knightstown Journal notes the crisis is past as smallpox abates and country cousins emerge from quarantine. town business hums with farm folk returning, tradespeople anticipate crowds, and local moves include property transfers and a medical remedy ad. Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets credited by Henry L Shattuck of Shellsburg, Iowa.
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Knightstown Journal
Knightstown
Henry L Shattuck
Shellsburg
Iowa
Chamberlain
J. H. McCarty & Son
Expenditures and Tax Levies for Year 1903
Jesse Henley trustee presents 1903 expenditures and levies for rifley township Rush County at annual meeting. totals include township 1300 and 11c per hundred, local tuition 2500 and 20c plus 25c per poll, special school 2800 and 25c per hundred plus 95c per poll, road 2300 and 20c per hundred, additional road 1195 and 10c per hundred, library 1015 and 6c per hundred, tools 364 458 and 23c per hundred, total 1147458 and 94c per hundred. August 1, 1902.
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Rifley Township
Rush County
Rocky Mountain Tea and a Medical Cure Ad
An Alabama reader from Verhepa, Gulledge pays doctors a large sum for piles. Bucklens Arnica Salva is claimed to cure with reduced inflammation and pain. The ad touts 25c salve at J H McCarty & Son. A pretty alpine hat girl appears alongside Rocky Mountain Tea promotion.
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J. H. McCarty & Son
McCarty & Son
Death of Parintha Anderson at High Point N C
Condolence message from Carthage Indiana friends on the death of Parintha Macy Andersons husband Joel J Anderson at High Point North Carolina July 30. The letter offers Christian prayers, solace, and hopeful references to heaven and eternal life.
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Joel G. Anderson
Parintha Macy Anderson
High Point
N.C
Elder Hart
Parintha Anderson
Joel J. Anderson
Christian
Mother Earth
Hesperian
Might
Knightstown Smallpox Quarantine Declared In Carthage Area
A Knightstown smallpox finding leads Carthage Indiana to declare a quarantine forbidding travel or shipment from Knightstown without health board permission. Violations incur fines from ten to one hundred dollars. The notice accompanies local market ads and vendor mentions in the Carthage paper.
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Knightstown
Indiana
Carthage
Ind
Secetary
Board of Health
Ned
Flower Fragrance and Soul of Flowers Declared
A leading perfumery maker claims that flowers possess souls and their fragrance is their living essence even after death. He cites jonquils as an example where in May the scent strengthens as blooms appear, while extracted perfume loses potency as flowers wither, seeming to crood with seasonal change.
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Mir Bo
Setaer
Pearson’s Weekly
Smallpox Epidemic Quarantine Eased In Knightstown Area
Physicians declare smallpox nearly eradicated and safety restored enabling residents to leave quarantine lines. Board of Health urged to lift quarantine as Henry County and Knightstown mark the date July 30. Also notices advertise Desirable Residence Property a six room house with large barn near Main Street with reasonable terms via Earl M Tweedy.
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Exhutstown
Ixp
Board of County Health Officers
C. H. Barrer
Secreary Board of Health
O. E. Hottoway
Sh. A. Surrey
Lush
Henry County
Earl M. Tweedy
Real Estate Transfers Include Orange Township Parcel
Emma Moore and husband transfer SU acres in Orange township to Orvite Ausley and wife for 4000. Joseph H. Kaufman and wife transfer lot 124 in H. G. Sexton's heirs' addition to Rushville to Richard Williams and wife for 5000.
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Emma Moore
Orvite Ausley
Orange Township
Joseph H. Kaufman
Richard Williams
H. G. Sexton
Rushville
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Ian Am Tha Maskat
D. W. Kirkwood
Battle OF
Indianapolis and Eastern Traction Company
Church Notes
Methodist
State of
Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J.cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Halls
Frank J. Cheney
A. D
A. W. Gleason Notary Public
Hall
J. W. McCarty & Son
Fred Folsom
J. R. Hill
Main Street
Levi Binford
Fifth Avenue
Enos Henley
Folsom
Will Wallace
Indianapolis
Duke
Wallace
R. Ford Stanley
Newley Street
Oren Beher
Stanley
S. F. Premer
Harry Watt
Nixon
R. F. Stanley & Son
Jesse Henley
Carthage, Ind
Tilkitien
J. C. Last
L B. McCarty
F.m.cregor
Secy
R. B. Stanley & Sons
Dublin
England
Dan
America
Victoria
Ireland
Scotland
Alf
Henley
McCarty
Henley’s Grocery
Von’t
Yale
Porter Bros
Berti
Grocer
O.S. Hill
Stati
Nady
Uwall
S. Aill
Carthege, Ind
R.E. Henley
Ww. M. Edwards
Optician
Knight Stown, Ind
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