Taft to Visit Indiana for Independence Day
President Taft will travel to Indiana for the Fourth of July to speak about reciprocity and possibly the Anglo American arbitration treaty. He will avoid political topics while in state, attend a Marion Club harmony banquet, witness a railroad collision drill, and address the Marion Club in the evening.
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Washington
Taft
Hoosier
Hoosiers
Indiana
Marion Club
Indianapolis
White House
Fairbanks
Davidson
Associated ‘Brotherhoods
Fair Grounds
Battle ship Maine rust and mud report amid wreck
The engineers discuss raising the wreck of the battleship Maine. They doubt the heavy steel hull and guns can be saved as rust and thick mud threaten the structure. A plan to float and salvage is uncertain and being considered for next week.
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Havana
Maine
Ly & i Nation
Ltt Fasmedaabetots
Scholl will probate filed naming widow as executrix
Jonas Scholl's will was filed for probate with the county clerk. All personal property goes to widow Sarah Scholl. Real estate is hers during life. After that the estate goes to son J Edgar Scholl and to George L Fisher and wife, with the wife and husband receiving half and the son the other half. Witnesses A H Rieman and Charles F Vance sign. Executors bond not required.
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Jonas Scholl
Sarah Scholl
J. Edgar Scholl
George L. Fisher
A. H. Rieman
Charles F. Vance
Abe M Ferrin First In Field For Wheat Harvest
Abe McFerrin, north of Hubers Station, started harvesting Saturday with a binder. Neighbors followed, wheat turning fast across the river valley. Report notes good quality and quantity, though straw may be less abundant than in some years, with favorable weather likely to drive uninterrupted harvest.
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Abe McFerrin
Hubers Station
Fifty Years Ago in Indiana and Arkansas Migration
Fifty years ago today A G Stiffner left Carroll County Arkansas for Indiana by wagon, citing secessionist violence. The Connersville paper notes Arkansas Union strength and few secessionists. A militia squad and artillery were sent to Evansville to cooperate with the Ohio River blockade. Meredith announced a three year regiment call from Bates House Indianapolis, with other officers listed.
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Indianapolis Star
Indiana
Indianapolis Journal
Cornersville
Connersville
Carrol
Arkansas
Stiffier
Evansville
Lieut. Wallace
Ohio River
Crescent City
S. Meredith
Journal
United States
Bates House
Indianapolis
Russell
Charles Naukomo
Ham Linked to Ptomaine Poisoning Probe Hits Local Abattoir
Rushville Republican reports Week’s Fresh Meat & Provision Co cannot explain a ptomaine poisoning outbreak blamed on cold boiled ham. The firm recalled all stock and shipped it back to Indianapolis Abattoir Co, which cannot account for the trouble.
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Weeks Fresh Meat & Provision Company
Rushville Republican
Indianapolis Abbatoir Company
Abattoir Co
Daniel Scotten Dies at Home After Long Illness
Daniel Scotten, an aged long time resident of this city, died at his home on Ohio avenue at a quarter before eight this morning after a period of declining health. He formerly drove a stage on Brookville Route before the days of the railroad.
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Daniel Scotten
Ohio Avenue
Grave Robbery Suspected at Stringer Cemetery Plymouth
Reports from Plymouth Indiana indicate grave robbers disturbed the grave of Mrs. Letti Mosher, buried May 19, with bandages torn and the face and arms exposed. Undertaker notified authorities and relatives as investigators searched the Stringer cemetery for clues.
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Plymouth
Ind
Stringer
Letti Mosher
Miners Shot at Golden Knob Mine in Sullivan Area
Report from Jacksonville recalls a deadly incident at the Golden Knob mine where miners Joe Gesick and Shartes Hilas were fired upon. Both men died from chest wounds before medical staff could respond as Proctor Knott, a noted Kentucky statesman, was mentioned in connection to the district event.
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Jacksonville
Joe. Gesick
Shartes Hilas
Golden
Knob
Sullivan
Hachman
Ector Knott
Proctor Knott
Kentucky
Ebenezer Pruden Dies at Near Eighty in Connersville
Ebenezer Pruden born July 19, 1835 in Oxford Ohio died aged near eighty after a long illness. A Union soldier with the 72nd Indiana Volunteers, he served from 1862 to the end of the Civil War and later settled in Connersville for 21 years with wife Ernostine Davidson and six children. Funeral is Thursday at 3 p.m. at the house on Weathernavetue with G A R officiating and interment in the city cemetery.
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Ebenezer Pruden
Oxford
Ohio
Ernestine FE. Davidson
Rainsville
Indiana
Belle Boyd
Valley of the Shadows
Pruden
72Nd Regiment of
Indiana Volunteers
Connersville
Weaternavetue
Essay by Wilfred Smith Wins DAR Prize on Causes of Revolution
The twelve year old Wilfred Smith son of Rev W F Smith wins the five dollar prize from the Connellville Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution for an essay on Causes and Justification of the American Revolution. The piece covers early colonial prosperity from 1607 through 1763 and outlines British policies including Grenville's tax plan and the Stamp Act, writs of assistance and colonial resistance, noting the shift toward taxation without representation and the Declaratory Act.
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Conneville
Daughters of the American Revolution
Wilfred
W. F. Smith
North ‘America
Engel
England
Europe
America
George Lil
Lord Grenville
Grenville
West Indies
Shirley
Massachusetts
Ibuttorrs
Congress
Townshent
Proto
Oly
Claim of Kidney Remedy Endures Since 1909
J B Smith of Connersville Indiana endorses Dean's Kidney Pills after long use claiming they cured kidney trouble headaches and swelling. He says the remedy, purchased locally for 50 cents, has maintained health and prevented attacks since June 1909.
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Connersville
J. B. Smith
Fayette Street
Ind
Dean
Buffalo
Two Thousand Little Bass Were Released In Creek Area
Sots and Sottong report on 2,000 small mouth bass released from a hatchery near Flatrock Creek east of the city. Officials warn pollution from factories endangering streams and note many fish deaths in Blue River area.
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New Castle
Jacob Sottong
Gouthern
Apolis
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MR. Scholls Will
Abe M’ferrin
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Rushville
Brookville
Days of Railroad
Cosmo Gordon Lang
Archbishop of
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Phata
American Press Association
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Wilfred Smith
W.F. Smith
Daughters of Revolution
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