Campground Visits and Local News Noted
Campground items include several family visits and social calls. Walter Lemmon of Rehoboth visited William Wolpert. Katie Cooper of Louisville visited Philip McCue’s family. Mrs. Potter of Thaisville and Mrs. McCue of Elizabeth visited Mrs. P. B. Cooper. Additional visits include Mr. and Mrs. Brown of Iris with nieces from Louisville. Clarke of Muncie and Dr. Davis of Corydon with the S. McRae household. Amzi Wickham and family plus Lilie Stonceipher and son from Nebraska. Miss Zimmeramean and Ed Taylor of New Albany with James Black and others visiting Joly J. Cones family. Miss Latin Satter of Noy Midietown died of psychoht fever and was buried at Campennis on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Kirkham
Walter Lemmon
Rehoboth
William Wolpert
Katie Cooper
Louisville
Philip McCue
Sarah Potter
Thaisville
Lotta McCue
Elizabeth
P. B. Cooper
Will Brown
Iris
Neices
James Phipps
Clarke
Muncie
Dr. Davis
Corydon
Samuel McRae
Amzi Wickham
Lilie Stonceipher
Unclear report of a found infant near Playd Street bridge
Fragmentary note records a baby girl found in a wrapped bundle near Playd Street bridge and a blue calico dress. A resident reported to the Chief of Police and officers investigated the scene and transported the infant to local authorities for safekeeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Wvilaissuit
West Main Street
Playd Street
Ile -Cuk Ik Tau
Police
Aus- Lin
Tophar
Horse Styles in Town Slip Theft Case
A damaged text fragment reports a theft involving a shoe and a trainer, with unclear names. Police note a suspect with a dark complexion seen near Princeton and Desis, and warn the thief may be evasive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Desis
James Stewart Escapes Jail By Forcing Wall Hole
James Stewart, jailed on a minor charge, shed his shoes at the fair and pried a rock in a cell floor to enter a vault and escape through a wall hole. Police have searched but cannot locate him. he is said to have lived in New Albany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Stewart
New Albany
Bread Sale Surges as William Lewis Tops Week of Fair
Grocer William Lewis leads the fair week with sales of 2300 loaves 50 buns and 200 cakes drawing strong shopper turnout and brisk demand for bakery goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lewis
Hub's Great Loom-End Sale Drives Weekend Rush
The Hub reports a record loom-end sale with Lust Saturday drawing crowds from opening to closing, many shoppers overran stock but promised returns. The store pledges more stock and continued bargains as C. P. Trotter & Co. invites county residents to visit and see ads fulfilled.
Church Notice for September Sermon at Heidelburg
Rev. C. H. Schoepfie of the Reformed Church at New Middletown will preach next Sunday night September 17 at Heidelburg church. Services begin at 7 30 o clock. All are invited to attend. Bring Gospel or Pentecostal hymn books to sing along. C TV Scio enr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Schoepfie
The
Reformed Church
New Middletown
Heidelburg Church
Jove Svod
C. TV. Scio Enr
Local mentions and mishaps in Elizabeth area
The report notes Jennieir on Mill aiga fall from an apple tree injuring an arm and shoulder. Miss Flossie McRae plans to return on September 10. Mrs. Babcock has come back from a trip to Niagara Falls. Mrs. Lotta Treece bumped into a black snake at her side door while sweeping, an unusual encounter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Areh
Flossie McRae
Local Notes From Bridgeport and Vicinity
Rainy weather and plentiful water supply for the water works. Louie Diddlcott moved from Louisville to Bridgeport last Thursday. Hays family from Hardin county moved to Beeler farm near here and form a musician group. Simon Ower to carry mail until a new appointee is commissioned. Carrie Funer gave a debut last Saturday. Leslie Bowman and his mother sick with scarlet fever but improving. Mrs. Farnssey ill near Leights west of here. Mai Lafollette visits Cur nick family on Silver road. Hays brothers hosted a string band night. bass fiddle player age 12, first violinist age 14. Rev. Alexander baptized four at Stey bar two miles east last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louie Diddlcott
Louisville
Hays
Hardin County
Beeler
Henry Beeler
R. R. Carrier
Simon Ower
Carrie Fulner
Leslie Bowman
Joseph Farnssey
Here
Mai Lafollette
Florida
Curnick
Silver Road
Ing
Rev
Alexander
Embury Church
Immerson
Stey Bar
Local Notices and Social Visits From Corydon and Vicinity
The Corydon area shows a flurry of visits and family news. Miss Nancy Brown and Stoy Brown married September 1 with congratulations from neighbors. Miss Blanche Melton of Louisville visits, while John Neafus’s condition worsens. Miss Nettie Ludlow hosts a social, and Andrew Bauman erects a new house as families plan gatherings and long lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Laman
Vier Guards
Pasueah
Inyo Os
Hearne
Eva Famimer
Sor Atheny
Mi ’Sses O
Goulie Shields
Bliss Muchaver
New Stbany
Ting the Fanis
Wowtas
Mt. Carmel
Lillpop
Tom Tiays
Maybelle Edwood
Hei
Cory Dats Fiek
Kamily
Ilenny Ludlow
Blanche Melton
Louisville
Mollie Haun
Cora Neafus
New Albany
Dick Kine
John Neafus
Nancy Brown
Anderson Brewn
Stoy Brown
Ofompson Brown
Corydon
Kate Beckhart
Stanley
Nettie Ludlow
Andrew Bauman
Ada Conrad
Valley City
Moberly News Roundup Includes Moves and Visits
In Moberly farmers prepare to cut corn. J N Davis and family relocate to New Albany. Nettie Loudon stays with Mary Rowland in Corydon. C W Davis and Rose visit Anderson Indiana. Mr and Mrs C E Grabill and J W White visit Princeton relatives and attend the fair last week. Ed L Watson and family visit Valley City. Rev W G Morgan to preach in Moberly Thursday night September 14. Peter Burgess leaves for Kokomo to visit daughter Mrs Clarence Harmon and will attend the State fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. Davis
New Albany
Nettie Loudon
Mary Rowland
Corydon
C. W. Davis
Rose
Anderson
Ind
C. E.grabill
J. W. White
Princeton
Peter Burgess
Kokomo
Clarence Harmon
Local Notables Visit Relatives In The Area
New Salisbury residents report illness Arville Deweese and Miss Nora Temple visits noted. Prof Harry Cook and wife return from Fontaine Perry Park after visiting Mr and Mrs David Murr parents. Clarence Byrn travels to Frederickshoro to lead the band. Mr and Mrs Ward Guernsey and son Welurn visit Jeffersonville relatives. Rev M C Patterson and family visit his mother and kin near here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arville Deweese
Nora Temple
New Albany
Harry Cook
Fontaine Perry Park
David Murr
Clarence Byrn
Frederickshoro
Ward Guernsey
Welurn
Jeffersonville
J. P. McCoy
Warden Montgomery and Jack M Binkley Wed at Clerk's Office
Warden Montgomery and Jack M. Binkley were married at the Clerk's office yesterday by Justice Sherrill. The ceremony was performed in a simple civil setting. Monitored by officials, the couple began their marriage in a private, low key event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warden Montgomery
Jack M., Binkley
Justice Sherrill
Sunshine guests visit local families and neighbors
Sunshine. C A Pinatre Joseph Vernia of Chrisney visited J Pinaire and family recently. Mrs Frank Morlen and family of New Albany have been visiting here. Mr and Mrs Joe Pinaire traveled to New Middletown on business. Stephen Vernia and sister Gillia of near Milltown visited in the area last week. Arthur Garbraugh and Miss Belle Bauile of New Albany visited Mrs Garbraugh of this place last week. Martin Medall of Jasper with sister Kate returned home after an extended visit. Mr and Mrs Francis Davis and daughter Mini visited Mr and Mrs George Mill near Blue River Saturday. Minnie Davis of Louisville visiting her sister Mrs Jon Tawlines of Milltown is now visiting her parents here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Vernia
Chrisney
J. ¥. Pinaire
Frank Morlen
New Albany
Joe Pinaire
New Middletown
Stephen Vernia
Miss Gillia
Milltown
Arthur Garbraugh
Belle Bauile
Garbraugh
Martin Med’all
Races at Harrison County Fair Listed In Scribbled Page
A fragment lists various race names and participant mentions for the Harrison County fair. Scattered names such as Miss Bea Robison and Leonard are noted alongside clues of horse and public events. The legible items suggest a busy program with multiple heats and entries across Wednesday and Friday sessions.
Grand Army of the Republic elects officers at national convention
Coroporal Tanner of New York wins the commander in chief role with 447 votes at the Grand Army of the Republic's national convention in Minneapolis. R B Brown and Charles Burrows were nominees, with Burrows withdrawing. Tanner will appoint an adjutant general and a national patriotic instructor before returning to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapman
Kan
Minneapolis
Corporal Tanner
R. B. Brown
Zanesville
Charles Burrows
Rutherford
N. J
Charles G. Burton
Nevada
Burrows
Tanner
Brown
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Burton
Missouri
Washington
John Tweedale
Allen C. Bakewell
New York
Thomas G. Sample
Allegheny
Council of Administration
Sample Ts
Penalty for surrender lands four Russian naval officers
An imperial order dismisses Rear Admiral Nebogatoff and the captains of the battleship Nicolai I and cruisers Admiral Seniavan and General Admiral Apraxine who surrendered to Japan in the Sea of Japan battle. They lose rank and face punishment under naval law, with orders to try other officers who surrendered their ships upon return to Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Nebogatoff
Nicolai I
Ski
Seniavan
Apraxine
Albanians Arouse Constantinople Inquire About Army Call
Four more battalions of Redifs are called to join the Third army corps due to Albanian hostility in certain districts and insurgent activity, particularly by Greeks in Macedonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cnstantinople
Redifs
Third Army Corps
Albania
Mace- Macedonia
Turbulent Conditions in Baku Spark Widespread Fears
From St Petersburg reports dated Sept 7 the Armenian and Tartar factions in Baku have fallen beyond control. Streets are unsafe for residents and available troops appear inadequate to restrain ongoing clashes in the surrounding region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Baku
Haubstadt Bank Audit Clears Shortage Allegation
Evansville Indiana September report states the Haubstadt State Bank books were examined under H H Ogden. The retiring president Alois Ziliak claimed a shortage, later offset by a Mayfield bank credit of over five hundred dollars. The missing cashier Thebes Farthing has not been found since August 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
State Bank
Haubstadt
H. H. Ogden
West Side Bank
Alois Ziliak
Hanbstadt
Thebes Farthing
Handstadt Bank
Mayfield Bank
Thebes
Trambstadt Bank
Mills Go to Scrap Pile in Alexandra Ind
Massive and costly machinery from the Perre Haute mill arrives to join other scrapped equipment at the Alexandra Indiana plant. Rumors swirl of further layoffs and a possible restart within eighteen months, but most machinery has been moved to the scrap heap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Prominent Crawfordsville citizen kills wife then himself
Godfrey Guntle, seventy, shot and killed his wife, sixty, at their country home near Whitesville six miles south of Crawfordsville, on Saturday afternoon and then shot himself in the head. He had suffered cancer and poor health, with rumors of domestic troubles affecting his mind. He owned his own farm and was financially secure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Ind
Godfrey Guntle
Whitesville
Guntle
Witness Missing in Babb Murder Case in Shelbyville
In Shelbyville Indiana on September 8 officers failed to locate the sole witness besides Mr and Mrs Daniel Wilkins to the Babb murder investigation. The Wilkinses maintain self defense and without contradicting testimony the grand jury may not return a bill against Wilkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
Ind
Daniel Wilkins
Babb
Wilkins
Indiaman May Become Governor
Laporte Ind Sept 5 William R Mellor of this county recently went to Nebraska locating in Loup City and has entered the race for the Republican nomination for governor His extensive acquaintance with farmers has sparked a movement that threatens to sweep the state and give him the nomination over many candidates
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiaman
Laporte
Ind
William R. Mellor
Nebraska
Loup City
State Board of Agriculture
Crossing Tragedy Claims Three in Indianapolis
Caught at the crossing on the North Western interurban line, in Indianapolis, three people were killed instantly: William Jackson, 70, his son William, 35, and Clara, wife of the younger man, 30, struck by an inbound freight car on Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
William Jackson
William
Clara
Cantwell Improves After Long Illness in Indianapolis
Sydney W. Cantwell, former speaker of the Indiana House, shows improvement at St. Vincent's hospital after weeks of critical illness, following a severe spell of sickness in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Sydney W. Cantwell
House of Representatives
St. Vincent's Hospital
Child burns to death threatens no hope for recovery
Elkhart Indiana September reports Gladys six year old daughter of Elmer Smith caught fire from matches while playing. She ran from house to house seeking help and doctors say there is no hope for her recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Ind
Gladys
Elmer Smith
Indictment in Rushville for First Degree Murder
Rushville Indiana grand jury returns an indictment charging Mrs Anna Bankert with murder in the first degree for the killing of Norman Cook on Saturday night August 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rushville
Ind
Anna Bankert
Norman Cook
Treaty is signed closing act of Great Peace conference
Portsmouth September 5 The Treaty of Portsmouth was signed at 3 pm in a formal brief ceremony. Plenipotentiaries of Russia and Japan signed with quill pens as officers present. Afterward the Russian mission attended a Te Deum service at Christ Church Portsmouth. Witte and his suite depart for New York Wednesday morning. Baron Komnura to visit Harvard before Oyster Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
N. H
Russia
Japan
Peirce
Naval Stores Building
McLane
Portmouth
Admiral Mead
Winslow
Wes
Christ Episcopal Church
Witte
New York
Baron Komnura
Oyster Bay
Harvard
Treaty Signed By Russian And Japanese Plenipotentiaries
In Portsmouth on September 1 Mr Witte led the Russian plenipotentiaries to sign the treaty. Baron De Rosen spoke on its significance for Russo Japanese relations and Baron Komura thanked the audience. The Russian mission attended a joint thanksgiving service at Christ Episcopal church. A senior Japan official called the treaty possibly the most important feature of the twentieth century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Witte
Baron de Rosen
Baron Komura
Baron Rosen
Christ Episcopal Church
Japan
Japanese envoy delivers Oyama peace letter to General Linovitch
A Japanese commissioner with a white flag and fifty soldiers arrived near the railway in Gadzyadani Manchuria at 1 pm and handed a letter from Field Marshal Oyama to Russian officers. The note congratulates Linovitch on peace and asks for Russian plenipotentiaries to arrange an armistice. Oyama names General Fukushima as his plenipotentiary and proposes Chakhedza as the meeting place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gadzyadani
Manchuria
Marshal Oyama
Linovitch
Oyama
Fukushima
Chakhedza
Japanese envoy Baron Komura rests amid delay in New York
Baron Komura fills his Waldorf Astoria apartments as all social engagements of the Japanese envoy are cancelled or postponed. He suffers from intestinal trouble but is not considered seriously ill, and he has been told to rest for a few days. The party planned to depart for Seattle next Thursday and sail homeward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Baron Komura
Waldorf-Astoria
Seattle
Wash
Envoys Witte and Rosen Tour Washington before Hamburg
Russian peace plenipotentiaries Mr Witte and Baron Rosen traveled with five aides through Washington on Sunday visiting historic sites. They departed late afternoon for New York, from which Witte sails to Hamburg the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mr. Witte
Baron Rosen
New York
Witte
Hamburg
Russian Apathy Over Portsmouth Peace Treaty Report
In St. Petersburg on September 6, the signing of the Portsmouth peace treaty was received with notable quiet and the usual Russian war weariness, reflecting a persistent sense of indifference toward the outcome of the conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Portsmouth
Brief Dispatches Highlight Global, Local Calamities Today
Gulf coast yellow fever spreads. Adrianople fire damages 5 million. Havre Montana fire hits 100000. shah visit to Peterhoff deemed insignificant. Madisonville Kentucky fire destroys key block. loss 200000. Coventry shoots wife accidentally during bobcat hunt. Peanut roaster explosion in Evansville kills nine. storm on Lake Superior kills 18-20. loss about 500000. Baron Komura sails Sept 20. Hezekiah Butterworth dies at 75. Tosco steamer lost on Lake Superior. Toulouse theater fire causes no injuries. Parker to lead Brooklyn Rapid Transit with 100000 salary. Alfonso likely to wed Princess Eugenie of Dattenburg. Japanese defeat Russians near Meera Sept 1. US Spanish War veterans meet in Milwaukee. Brazil arbitration treaties with Argentina and Chile signed in Rio. Rumor government to dissolve Hungarian lower house. Death toll from Lake Superior gale rises to 29. Mrs McGuire killed in Waggoner J T explosion at peanut roaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Coast
Adrianople
Havre
Mont
Shah of Persia
Peterhoff
Madisonville
Coventry
Deadwood
S. C
Evansville
Fred Dillman
Lake Superior
Baron Komura
Japan
Hezekiah Butterworth
Warren
R. L
Tosco
Novelty
Toulouse
France
Alton B. Parker
Prof. Collins
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Madrid
Alfonso
Eugenie of
Dattenburg
Edward
Merea
Milwaukee
Brazil
Chile
Rio Janeiro
Benlaceest
Simdlay
Pensions total and roll peak noted. cholera claims in Prussia
The year’s pension outlay reached 141 142 861 dollars with total pensions since founding at 3 220 860 022 dollars. The pension roll peaked at 1 004 196 on January 21. In West Prussia Marienburg, one woman and five men died of cholera. Maxim Gorky rumored to run for national assembly. Steve Davis, a twenty year old Black man, was burned at the stake near Waxahatchie Texas for assaulting Mrs Norris. Dishonesty charges rocked the National Letter Carriers convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marienburg
West Prussia
Maxim Gorky
Steve Davis
S. P. Norris
Waxahatchie
Tex
National Letter Carriers’ Association
United Spanish War Veterans 1906 encampment planned
The United Spanish War Veterans will hold the 1906 encampment in Washington D C. Major Charles R Miller of Cleveland was elected commander in chief of the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Spanish War Veterans
Washington, D. C
Sequoyah
Muskogee
I. T
Charles R. Miller
Cleveland
Multiple Disasters and Tragedies Reported Across States
Reports from Uniontown Pennsylvania describe twenty workmen killed in a powder mill explosion. Mexico signals nationwide suppression of lotteries. A trolley car collision near York Pennsylvania kills one and injures fifty. Brewer Button of Western Springs Illinois dies by suicide after financial ruin. The Norwegian steamship Venezia sinks off the Jutland coast with ten crew and the captain’s family lost. Henry Portwood of Moweaqua Illinois kills wife and himself over a dispute regarding a child from a former marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uniontown
City of
Mexico
Republic
York, Pa
Brewer Button
Western Springs
Jutland
Henry Portwood
Moweaqua
Portwood
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C. P. Trotter & Co
Jennieisron Millaig
Bridgeport
Donn Carter
Laconia
Moberly
Sallie F. Pitman
Salisbury
Inez Gray
M. C. Patterson
C. A. Pinatre
Harrison County Fair
Jessie
Lucal von AW
Harrison County Road
Brownie
Simo Baran
Ist Money
Ptataie
Cloaks
Persie Tow
Sister Mones
Tame
Trayit
Anata Ce
Vince Tab
Miss Bea Robison
Sprog
Leonard Fences
Feromoneys
Alain Dron
Grand Army
Indiara State News
Hoosiers
Ana
Montgomery County
Italy
United States
Alonzo A. Lewis
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