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Newspaper
Connersville Times
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1908
Page
3
A partial garbled account describes a fatal train strike near Shelby Street involving a pedestrian or bystander. It mentions an oncoming train, a scene of emergency response, and confusion over identities and outcomes.
In a local church school meeting yesterday officers for the coming year were chosen. The election results list the new school leaders and pledge to continue community service and religious education efforts.
The readable portion references a woman named Nellie McClarney Gribbs born Seesegubepyos ESS who died in December. It mentions her long life of devotion, marriage to Dota Gibbs, and survival by children and a sister, with unclear OCR noise throughout.
A jumble of fragmented phrases references people, places, and events, noting names like Alves, PAD, Pete Qataea, and Teaven while mentioning dates and duties. The text reads like scattered diary notes or OCR garble from a small town page with unclear structure and many illegible segments.
Fragmentary OCR note requests a purse at a Polish market and mentions a delivery livery and pricing context. The readable parts indicate a demand for a purse and a possible stall or seller reference with unclear details.
Funeral notices recount the death of Mrs. Davis of East Comersville after a brief illness. Survived by Clarence Davis, four children including a newborn infant, and many friends in the city and nearby. The community mourns the loss of a kindly figure who cared for her children and neighbors.
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