Special Homeseeker Excursion Rates via the Wabash
Wabash line offers homeseeker excursions with tickets on sale the first and third Tuesdays each month. Fares to Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Indian Territories about one fare plus $2 round trip. Gulf points in Texas and intermediates to Oklahoma priced at 25 40 round trip. Colorado and other areas on request. Tickets valid thirty days with liberal stopovers. For details contact E. W. Richeson, Agent.
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Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Gulf
Texas
Colorado
E. W. Richeson
Agt
St. Louis
Cuba
Florida
Gulf Coast
California
H. J. Rhein
Cincinnati
O. G
Indiana Equity farmers store wheat in Indiana counties
Evansville Aug. 5 One million bushels of wheat are stored in Posey Vanderburg Warrick and Perry counties by Society of Equity members. Farmers pay 1 cent per bushel into a fund to tide them over until a dollar a bushel. They pact to hold until Sept 1 or until Jan 1 if price stays below one dollar. Elevators rise in three counties. no elevator in this county. Millers Iglehart Bros say flour mills run half time due to large flour stocks. holding wheat three to five months could yield about 55 cents.
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Evansville
Ind
Posey
Vanderburg
Warrick
Perry
Society of Equity
Equity
John L. Iglehart
Iglehart Bros
Iglehart
Winona Boy's City Leaders Plan Interstate Juvenile Organization
Winona Lake Indiana August leaders of the Boy's City discuss continuing and expanding the boys city concept. A committee was named to report, and officials will serve year round. Nearly thirty delegations form wards in the city council with aims to extend to interstate ties and future juvenile cities nationwide.
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Winona Lake
Ind
Winona Boy’s City
Frank Abbott
Winona Lows
Adn
Wineua
Miner killed in gas explosion at Sullivan mine
Frank Delashmutt, a Shelburn business man and receiver for the A H Whitsett Coal Co, and pit boss George Anderson entered the mine to inspect it without safety lamps. Accumulated gas exploded. Anderson died, Delashmutt also killed.
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Sullivan
Ind
Frank Delashmutt
Shelburn
A H. Whitsett Coal Company
Anderson
Delashmutt
George Anderson
Indiana Republicans to Hold Fifth Annual Basket Picnic
At the Indiana Republican Editorial association executive committee meeting in Indianapolis the plan was approved to stage the fifth annual basket picnic at White City on Friday August 30. The event invites all Republican editors in the state and aims to be the most entertaining yet. Petersburg man dies by suicide after prior attempts. In Petersburg John C Meisenhelder aged 36, unmarried, from a prominent family, swallowed strychnine after a period of despondency. He had previously attempted to drown himself in a well and to cut his throat. Also in Indianapolis Alonso Greene Smith a leading local lawyer died at 1606 North Pennsylvania Street.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Republican Editorial Association
Claypool Hotel
White City
Petersburg
Ind
John C. Meisenhelder
Dry townships and saloon closures tally for Indiana
Rev. E S Shumaker reports 710 dry townships in Indiana with 1 041 335 residents and 904 saloons closed since May 1 1905. Dry wards total 34 sections and districts 24 with populations noted, Nicholson and Moore laws shaping remonstrance outcomes.
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South Bend
Ind
E. S. Shumaker
Indiana
Anti-Saloon League
Shumaker
Unrest Ends in Richmond as Youth Dies from Knife Wounds
Owen Brock aged 23 died at his home near Eaton Ohio from knife wounds inflicted by his uncle Perry Brock during a family camping quarrel on Twin creek. The elder Brock reportedly tried to stab a party member as the youths tried to break up the fight.
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Richmond
Ind
Owen Brock
Eaton
Perry Brock
Brocks
Twin Creek
Brooks
Bank in Brownstown Closes After Insolvency Find
The People's State Bank of Brownstown has closed after auditors found it insolvent. Stockholders face about $70,000 in logs to stockholders, but depositors are protected as stockholders are liable to cover losses in full. Total liabilities reach $336,000.
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Brownstown
Dnd
People’s State Bank
Auditor of State
Owensville Riot Trial Ends in Guilty Verdict
Leroy Johnson, a farmer near Owensville, was found guilty of riot in Squire Bassford's court. He was fined $20 and costs for interfering with negro workers digging a ditch. Three other farmers are under arrest and set for trial tomorrow afternoon.
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Princeton
Ind
Leroy Johnson
Owensville
Squire Bassford
Man Confesses to Fracturing Wife Skull with Seashell
Evansville Indiana August 8 Shirley J. Rasure an iron molder confessed to police that he struck his wife with a large seashell fracturing her skull. His wife Mrs Rasure lies unconscious and expected to die. He had earlier claimed she fell from bed.
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Evansville
Ind
Shirley J. Rasure
Iron Molder
Incendiary Fire Damages Most Of Chrisney Business District
Fire in Chrisney Indiana of incendiary origin destroyed two thirds of the business section as a south wind drove the flames from Taylor's furniture store to the square. In Laporte a west bound freight derailed a Pere Marquette train at Magee injuring brakeman J H Wolfe perhaps fatally. In Indianapolis Martin Duffy lies dying in hospital and his father John Duffy is badly hurt after knife wounds in a Saturday night saloon fight. Pat Harned fled.
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Rockport
Ind
Chrisney
Taylor's
Laporte
Magee
This County
J. H. Wolfe
Indianapolis
Martin Duffy
City
John Duffy
Pat Harned
Harned
Elusive fugitive hunted near Martinsville edge
Aug 2 Dateline Martinsville Indiana reports two attempts to capture Fred Baugh an escaped prisoner said to be lurking at his Monroe county home. Aug 8 Evansville reports Arch Clark electrician killed by Hive wire Missoula Montana age twenty seven. Aug 6 Washington man dies after peacemaker attack by Parker Cochran badly cut Aug 8 Lawrenceburg teen loses leg under train at the motion.
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Martinsville
Ind
Fred Baugh
Indiana Reformatory
Monroe County
Evansville
Arch Clark
E. G. Clark
Missoula
Mont
Washington, Ind
Andrew Parker
Wenlock Reynolds
Joseph Cochran
Parker
Will
Lawrenceburg
Frank W. Williams
Railroad Commission to Build New Veedersburg Depot
State Railroad Commission members visited Veedersburg last week meeting with Big Four and C. E. I officials to discuss a new depot. Citizens have long complained about the dilapidated station, deemed unsanitary, and a new facility was ordered.
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State Railroad Commission
Veedersburg
Big Four
Rob Roy Road petition sparks review and road change plan
Commissioners reopen the Rob Roy road case after a split viewers report. A new three member board will review the ground, considering a straightened route past the John L. Foster place, crossing the Binney and Foster lands with a grade and bridge across the creek, shortening the road by about fifty rods. Thomas Jefferson’s maxim and a health ad for Kohol for Indigestion conclude the page.
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Roy Roy
Roy Smith
Charles Coats
Albert Campbell
Charles R. McKinney
Richland
W. Bent Wilkinson
Jackson
Joseph H. McCord
Millcreek
John L. Foster
Rob Roy
M. B. Binney
Shawnee
Indiana State Fair premiums and new livestock pavilion
The Indiana State Fair opens in Indianapolis on September 9 with 24 600 in trotting and pacing purses and a 110 000 pavilion to house horse and cattle shows. Premiums total about 19 000 for beef and dairy cattle and 7 000 for show horses, while Weber's band and daily airship flights entertain attendees. Entry lists close August 28, and the five day event promises elaborate ceremonies and parades on opening day. Public notices request premium lists from Charles Downing. John Riha of Vinings, Iowa touts De Witt s Kidney and Bladder Pills with favorable results sold by The Heoges Drug Co.
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Indianapolis
Liverstock
Weber
Cincinnati
Eagle
Charles Downing
State Board of Agriculture
John Riha
de Witt
Heoges Drug Co
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K. of P
Curxton D. Smirg
Indiana State News
Tersely
Hoosiers
Winona Municipality
Indiana Republican Editors
Alonso Greene Smith
North Pennsylvanis Street
Rob Roy Road
Thomas Jefferson
United State
Hedges Drug Co
E.W. Rose
Stk
Eczema
Zemi
Zemo
Mary Perry Bellis
N. &That
Manford VanDorn
Covington
General
Layton & Bilsland
Eieht
Wenne Soap
Maple City
Maple City Soap Works
Monmouth, Ilinois
Coleman, Reeves & Coleman
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