Fontanet disaster leaves town nearly wiped out
Thirty killed in a catastrophic Fontanet incident. The Plaindealer notes lack of Clinton listings among the dead and wounded and reports a widespread shock from hundreds of miles away. The powder company may rebuild the plant and town.
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Clinton
Fontanet
Powder Company
Circuit Court in Rockville Uses Three Special Judges
Judge D C Johnson presided most of last week in absence of Judge Rheuby who returned Tuesday to finish a ten thousand dollar damage suit. Special judges Piety and Walker handled cases. numerous matters dated for November 1 and 2. Cases include bastardy, quiet title, and foreclosures with various outcomes and estate settlements.
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Rheuby
Rockville
Johnson
Piety
Terre Haute
J. T. Walker
State of Indiana
Mamie Wishard
Melvin Jenkins
W. P. Thomas
H. T. Payne
Demur
James EE. Piety
E. KE. Neel
Plaintif
Conley
Conley & Conley
Aikman & Aikman
M. G. Rhoads
Jesse P
Infant William Conrad Dies After Brief Illness
William Conrad, grandson of William Reese and child of Mr. and Mrs. Edmunds, died after a brief illness on Tuesday morning October 16. Rev. Cc H. Leeson conducted the 11 a.m. funeral service, with many friends in attendance and floral tributes. Interment followed at Riverside Cemetery. The verse memorials express family sorrow and faith.
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William Conrad
Pearl Edmunds
William Reese
Cc. H. Leeson
Kingdom of Heaven
Riverside
Prominent Terre Haute Laundry Proprietor Killed by Street Car
James Hunter, proprietor of the Hunter laundry and a leading local figure, was struck and killed near the Country Club station two miles east of Terre Haute by a Brazil interurban car at 8:30 last Sunday night. He was deaf and did not hear the approaching vehicle.
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James Hunter
Hunter Laundry
Terre Haute
Country Club
Hunter
Local Marriage Licenses and Divorce Filing
Marriage licenses issued for Jesse M. Neet and Jennie Edna Whitlock Frank P. Cristy and Emma R. Cristy Charles E. Sproules and Este A. Kenneth Bert Reed and Emma Armstrong Anna T. Van Sant has filed suit for divorce against Wm. Van Sant.
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Jesse M. Neet and
Jennie Edna Whitlock
Cristy
Charles E. Sproules and
Este A. Kenneth
Bert Reed
Emma Armstrong
Anna T. van Sant
Wm. van Sant
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Dering Coal Co
James W. Hinds
Peter Cossey
Elizabeth Leatherman
James Dinsmore
Charles Ogden
Tobia Ruhinen
Johanna Wolfe
Anna Adams
David H. Fox
Charles N. Fultz
Charles Hosford
Bessie M. Thomas
George Thomas
F. F. James
Guardian
Flef
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Thomas
Frank EK. Sanders
Joseph F. Prather
Joseph J. Savage
Katie Savage
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Armour & Co
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National, Wire Cloth Co
Hess & Hess
Asa Hess
Abrams Hess
State
Purussta Bucco
Elijah J. Vickers
Samuel W. Laker
Burns Slack
Wellsville
Ed Steel
Steve
Harlan & Higgins
Frank P. Cristy and
Emma R
Harger
Hadley
Gome
Walker’s Drug Store