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Newspaper
Connersville Times
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1911
Page
3
Readable fragments suggest a heated debate among Democratic legislators over actions in the senate. A reference to Mr Kern and a nickname or misread phrase indicates opposition or challenge within a party alignment.
Miss Sallie Smith died Tuesday evening at 6 at the home of her niece Mrs Curtis Withrow on Central avenue after a brief illness. Born in Williamsburg Ohio she lived there until moving to ownersville with the Withrows. She cared for Mrs others as a mother and was regarded as gentle and devoted. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the Withrow home conducted by Rev Elmer St Clair and burial followed in Williamsburg. The family will transport her remains on the FE D R R to Williamsburg for interment beside her mother and sister.
Indiana delegates move to tilt the lid on a general pension bill as Northern Democrats clash with Southern colleagues. The House adjourned to block non caucus measures while Indiana, Ohio, and Illinois members consider backing the reform despite party resistance.
An intense dispute over pension legislation splits the party. Northern Democrats fear defeat if the bill fails to pass while Southern members warn against backing a general pension measure, signaling a high stakes political showdown within the party. Administrator to sell John W. Rowan estate property at public auction on July 6 1931. farm near Alpine and Orange features livestock implements and household goods. The sale begins at one o clock with items including cows calves horses hogs plows drills buggies harnesses stoves and more.
Indianapolis grain and livestock market quotations include Wheat No 2 red at 83 cents, Corn No 2 around 585 cents, Oats No 2 mixed 38 cents, and hay barley noted at 9.19.06. The report lists price highlights for corn and cattle futures as well.
A Hamilton girl aged thirteen slept walked and fell from a second story window at her father’s home around eight o’clock last night. She was insensible to injuries but the accident prompted a medical examination and the event was reported in the Hamilton News.
A revival spreads in Rushville as Evangelist Orr preaches powerfully at the new tabernacle. Singing Evangelist Harry M. Ross and his wife assist, drawing great crowds nightly. Barbershop prayer meetings and business leaders back the effort, with many advancing toward a better life as the revival enters its second week.
Rome reports deny rumors of papal ill health. Since the gout flare has ended the Pope is said to be in excellent physical condition amid a cool season. Papal secretary and church figures were granted audiences today and found him well.
The listing shows grain prices for wheat oats and bran with per bushel and per hundredweight figures. It also gives ranges for cattle hogs sheep and calves with Good to Choice and Fair to Med classifications and various price points from a historical market page.
A damaged OCR fragment alleges an ad from Owl Pharmacy touting "quick and permanent" kidney and bladder remedies. The garbled text mentions old Foley products and pills intended to treat urinary issues, but the story context and specifics are unclear.
Washington reports United States Senator Jake Lea of Tennessee donated a quart of his blood to his wife at Georgetown Hospital to save her life. Surgeons connected arteries with a tube and a pump as Lea swooned, but the transfusion continued until the wife improved and the senator collapsed from exhaustion.
Richmond Ind June 19 S E Nicholson legislative superintendent of the Anti Saloon League and author of the Nicholson law says the 1912 campaign will center on liquor issues with a push to restore county local option Indiana has outgrown small unit option and the Moore law. He argues county option deserves a longer trial and vows support for candidates who back it. Nicholson is known as father of Indiana s modern liquor law.
A fragmented snippet reports on an inscription found on an egg associated with a hope hen, with unclear context and garbled OCR text referencing the Columbus Republic and Hope Journal and mentioning a “second look.”
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