Miscellaneous notes from Greencastle area social updates
Local notes list visiting relatives and friends in various towns including Muncie Indianapolis North Vernon and Madison counties. Shipped livestock to Indianapolis. Reports of illnesses and recoveries at home and in nearby towns. DePauw University Day planned at Battle Ground camp meeting with program by Gobin and Hickman.
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Davie Jenkins
East Hanna Street
DePauw University
Battle Ground
Gobin
Hickman
DePauw
Indiana
Uncle Tom's Cabin in a Greencastle Barn Spoofs Local Parade
In Greencastle a children's troupe staged Uncle Tom's Cabin in Ben Williams' barn on West Franklin Street with a Saturday parade, a 2 pm and an evening show drawing 75 then 150 spectators. Cast included Eva, Marks, and local youths. admission was one cent, seats two. The crowd caused roof shingles to tear loose as the barn proved crowded and lively.
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Greencastle
Ucle
Ben Williams
West Franklin Street
Blood Hounds
Eva
Sam Preston
Miss Paxton
Earl Williams
Herbert Williams
Robert Hanna
Lacy Stoner
Walter Wilson
Ollie Lane
Glen Cooper
Carl Fussler
Longest Food Hiatus Joked By Professor And Wife
In Leslie's Weekly a quip compares endurance without meals to three days fed by a spouse's cooking. The exchange features Miss Waffles asking about food abstinence and a professor replying with a humorous personal limit.
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Leslie
Procedure for Seining Under New Fish Law
The article outlines steps to obtain a seine license from the Columbus Indiana commissioner. It covers bond requirements with $500+ encumbrance, sureties, a 50 cent revenue stamp, and a $1 submission to the commissioner. Licenses are single party, valid five years, summer use only, with net size limits and separate bonds for each net.
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Columbus
Ind
U. S
Death of Sherman Scott of Phoenix Former Greencastle Lawyer
Word arrives of Sherman Scott's death in Phoenix Arizona after moving west for health four years ago. He once served two years as county superintendent and was elected probate judge taking the seat in January. His wife Mary Wyatt was a resident of the county. Burial plans remain undetermined.
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Sherman Scott
Phoenix
Ariz
Scott
Greencastle
Mary Wyatt
Walters Sues for Divorce Over Habits and Absences
Mrs. Maud S Walters through attorney Harry Mathias sues John W Walters for divorce in Greencastle township. They wed in August 1897 and separated in November 1897 after she cites habitual drunkenness profanity and failure to attend church as grounds.
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Maud S. Walters
Harry Mathias
John W. Walters
Walters
Greencastle Township
Bound For War: Young Marion Boy Quick to Enlist
Fred McNary son of Peter McNary of Marion township ran away this week to Terre Haute to join the regulars after passing the examination. Examiners refused to take him in but he left Terre Haute before his father arrived and is now missing, with general belief he has enlisted elsewhere. He is not yet 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Waltz
Anderson
Mrs. Donner
John Stoner
D. L. Harris
Chas
O. Talbott
Squire Ashton
Eel River
Hanna
Vansanv
Arnold
Mt. Meridian
L. M. Wright
Blue Jay
Fred McNary
Peter McNary
Marion Township
Terre Haute
Captain Starr Secures Post With Grau Opera Company
Capt. Wilbur Starr telegraphed his father that he secured a position with the Grau Opera company in New York after waiting for the director to return from Europe. He has been in the city a couple of weeks and will return home soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Starr
Grau Opera Company
New York
Europe
Wilbur
Root to Lead Plans for Cuba and Philippines Government
Elihu Root of New York has accepted the war portfolio in President McKinley’s cabinet. The president aims to give Cubans self government and asks Root to formulate plans to establish a government the United States can recognize. Root will shape civil rule in the Philippines when the time comes, more so than directing the military campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elihu Root
New York
McKinley
Mr. Root
War Department
Root
Philippines
Epworth Leaguers Meet Opens International Convention
The fourth international Epworth League convention opened in Indianapolis on July 20 with two simultaneous meetings at Tent Epworth and Tomlinson Hall. Attendance was expected around 15,000 delegates, with 7,500 and 3,000 seat venues filled. Topic discussed was Methodism of To Day. A crisis is seen as possible due to Milner demand conflicts with imperial authorities.
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Epworth League
Indianapolis
Tent Epworth
Tomlinson Hall
Italians Lynched in Tallulah Jail Yard Over Plot
Five Italians accused in a plot to murder Dr. J. Ford Hodges a leading Tallulah Louisiana physician were lynched in the jail yard. The incident threatens to trigger international controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Ford Hodges
Tallulah
President Thanks Soldiers for Filipino Service
The war department released a telegram from the president to Gen Otis praising the soldiers in the Philippines for their patriotism and continued service after the peace treaty ratification.
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War Department
Otis
Evansville Invites McKinley to Blue and Gray Reunion
Evansville Indiana invites President McKinley to attend the blue and gray reunion to be held October 10 to 14. The president will attend if possible.
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Evansville
Ind
McKinley
Dr D H Moore as Bishop Candidate at General Conference
Several Ohio and Indiana and other conferences back Dr D H Moore editor of the Western Christian Advocate for bishop at the upcoming Methodist general conference urging support from regional representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Indiana
D. H. Moore
Western Christian Advocate
Sick Soldiers Return From Manila Transport
The ship Morgan City brought 478 sick, wounded and disabled troops home from Manila. They belong to the First Nebraska South Dakota Kansas and Iowa regiments.
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Morgan City
Manila
Nebraska
South Dakota
Kansas
Iowa
Money for American Soldiers Arrives on Transport Tartar
The transport Tartar sails for Manila carrying part of the Nineteenth Infantry and a shipment valued at 1,300,000 dollars for Philippine Army payroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Philippines
Reverend Russell Attends Worthington Conference
Maple Heights notes Rev. Russell attending a district conference in Worthington. Mrs. Mary King is improving on the sick list. Mrs. Will King died Friday evening after a long illness. funeral Sunday at 9 at the church with interment at Providence cemetery. Mrs. J J Merkle builds a new house on Albert Browning lot. Alice Browning returns to Indianapolis. Ed Crawley joins Ses Brazier's fishing party at Eel River last Sunday. Gertie and Myrtle Cooper attend Epworth League convention in Indianapolis. Dick Crawley builds a new porch. Joe Fry digs a 25 foot deep well.
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Will King
Russell
Providence Cemetery
J. J. Merkle
Albert Browning
Alice Browning
Indianapolis
Ed Crawley
Eel River
Ses Brazier
Gertie
Myrtle Cooper
Dick Crawley
Joe Fry
Coast defenses strengthened by General Wilson
The article credits General Wilson, chief of engineers, for the improved state of the United States coast defenses, noting the country is now well protected.
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Gen. Wilson
United States
California mining king Lloyd Tevis dies at American estate valued high
Lloyd Tevis a California multi millionaire mining king and stock raiser has died. His estate is estimated between 10 and 20 million dollars reflecting his vast holdings and influence in mining and turf interests.
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Lloyd Tevis
California
Board cuts cost at nine institutions by two hundred thousand
The Iowa state board of control reports savings of 200000 in managing nine state institutions compared with prior years, reflecting efficiencies in operations and budgeting across the system.
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Iowa State Board of Control
The Book Reviewer in Brawley Brags of Reading Speed
The Boston Transcript notes a local book reviewer in Brawley boasting of his exceptional eyesight and reading speed, claiming no one else in town could read the praised book without stopping to eat the leaves.
Peter Mitchell Stricken in Paralysis at This Time
Hon Peter Mitchell a founder of the Canadian confederation is stricken with paralysis and not expected to recover. New Jersey Democrats called for a meeting of the state committee at Asbury Park on August 8. The government dispatched a steamer to rescue 1000 miners stranded in Alaska's Kotzebue district.
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Peter Mitchell
New Jersey
Devereaux
Democratic State Committee
Asbury Park
Kotzebue District
Alaska
Archbishop Ireland Returning Home From Ireland
Archbishop John Ireland of Minnesota sailed from Ireland aboard the steamer Britannia and is returning to the United States.
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Ireland
Archbishop John Ireland
Minnesota
United States
Britannie
Monument to Col. Robert G Ingersol to rise at Glen Oak Park
Citizens of Peoria Illinois plan a monument in memory of Col. Robert G. Ingersol at Glen Oak park. The project reflects local tribute by the community and municipal support is indicated.
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Peoria, Ill
Col
Robert G. Ingersol
Glen Oak Park
Epworth League conclave ends with broad resolutions
The Indianapolis Epworth league meeting closes after four days with holy communion and 120 visiting clergymen preaching across churches. Resolutions urge Anglo American cooperation, condemn a legal decision on the anti-canteen act, protest a congressman-elect seating, and praise the good citizenship movement. A separate note mentions a major brewery deal and unrest in Lake Village Arkansas. Five miners die in a Grindstone mines explosion near Uniontown Pennsylvania.
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Great Britain
America
Griggs
Roberts
League
Plans for Unitarian Conference in Washington
The program of the eighteenth annual meeting of the National Conference of Unitarian Churches and other Christian churches at Washington, October 16 to 19, is nearly complete.
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National Conference of Unitarian Churches
Christian Churches
Washington
President McKinley plans August at Lake Champlain
President McKinley contemplates spending all of August on Lake Champlain. This would postpone the proposed trip to St Paul and Minneapolis.
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McKinley
Lake Champlain
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Cannon Punished for Polygamy in Salt Lake City
In Salt Lake City Utah Judge Mor rill fined Angus M Cannon 100 dollars after he pleaded guilty to polygamy. The case and location are noted with the judge's action.
Explosion on Austrian Torpedo-Boat Adler
A Pola dispatch reports an explosion on the Austrian torpedo boat Adler in the Adriatic. One officer and four sailors were killed. The incident occurred as the warship operated in Adriatic waters.
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Pola
Adriatic Sea
State dept Moves to Avert Crisis Over Tallulah Lynching
The state department is prepared to begin negotiations aimed at a settlement satisfactory to Italy following the lynching of five Italians in Tallulah Louisiana.
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State Department
Italy
Tallulah, la
Pension and army medical boards clash over veterans disability
The Chicago Record argues that pension and war department medical boards reach conflicting conclusions. A pensioner can be deemed disabled for a pension, then declared sound by the army, and later reexamineable for pension again, revealing systemic weakness in the pension bureau.
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Pension Office
War Department
Military Medical Board
Army Medical Board
Pension Medical Boards
Pension Bureau
Chicago Record
Glass Pipeline Innovation From Port Allegany Plant
A glass manufacturing firm at Port Allegany announces a new glass pipe line designed to transport oil or gas across the country and carry sewage or water. The glass pipes resist corrosion and underground electrolysis and are claimed to leak less than iron pipes.
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Port Allegany
Dr King's New Life Pills advertise appetite boost
An advert claiming Dr King s New Life Pills improve appetite digestion and regularity for health and energy. Sold by Piercy Co drug store for 25c.
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Dr. King
Piercy & Co
Nature Cure Promises Vitality From God Made Remedy
An advertisement touts Vilwe-Ore Nature as a god made cure for aging and a host of ailments. It claims to contain pure constituents and a vitalizing element for stomach, kidneys, liver, and blood, offered by Theo Noel in Chicago or Dr. J. H. Robinson in Coatesville for one dollar by mail.
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Theo
Noel
Chicago
Ill
J. H. Robinson
Coatesville
Lund
Heathen Salute and Mistletoe Exchange in Civic Custom
Analysis traces the origins of formal respect from Roman worship to modern etiquette. It notes soldiers’ salutes to officers as a ritual echoing ancient divine homage, compares bowing and uncovering to historic divine honors, and links monarchic titles to long standing practices, concluding with kissing under the mistletoe as a relic of pagan ritual.
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England
Tommy Atkins
Lieut. Jones
Russia
The Purchase of Louisiana and its Consequences
The article recounts Jefferson in 1802 pressing for New Orleans and Louisiana holdings, warning of British alliance if France gains control. It notes Bonaparte outsourcing talks to Marbois, setting a high price of 80 million francs, and the unexpected result of obtaining an imperial territory.
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Jefferson
Livingston
France
United States
New Orleans
Floridas
Louisiana
Arkansas River
Bonaparte
Marbois
Miracle Cure Promises For Mrs Stout Of Consumption
Marion Stewart of Muncie reports Mrs Rena J Stout of Cammack Indiana recovered from consumption after using Dr Kings New Discovery. The patient weighed 9 pounds at Yorktown before treatment and gained over 8 pounds, with a full cure claimed. Sold by Piercy and Co with a trial bottle available.
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Rena J. Stout
Cammack
Ind
Marion Stewart
Muncie
Yorktown
Piercy & Co
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Louis Snider
Miss L. Cooper
Stilesville
H. C. Wright
Centerville
Ed Kling
Peru
Miss Bowen
Mrs
J. G. McNutt
Rushville
James Maloney
Illinois
James Randall
Harl Bunten
Ray Cline
Fillmore
Lizzie Spurrier
Grand Rapids, Mich
Dr. Bence
Stoner Bros
Hamrick Station
Conrad Gautier
North Vernon
Carrie Waltz
Elma Ridpath
Frank Hays
Will Brophy
Miss Brophy
Nellie
Maude Gardner
Joan Cassell
Harry Bennitt
Springfild
Mass
J. W. Seaman
Badger Williamson
Madison Township
West Baden
Elkhart
Dr. Gillespie
Estella Grubb
Elizabeth Overstreet
Altamont, IL
O. P. Benjamin
Lafayette
DeMotte
Laura White
Nettie Akers
Guy Newby
New Albany
Auditor Denman
P. O. Colliver
Deer Creek
Harry
Stella McClaren
Wooster
Z. Potter
Brazier
A. G. Gray
Martha Bunyan
Belle Union
Mary Scott
Ladoga
Recorder Harris
S. F. Lockridge
R. W. Watkins
Carlisle
Herbert Church
John Cannon
John Maloney
A. W. Day and Family
Broomsburg
Gookins Day
Jefferson Township
Art Jackson
American Express Company
Frankfort
Wm. McMurry
Wesley McMurry
Birch
Harris’ Mill
W.H. Boyd
Democrat
Uncle Tom
Gen. Alger
Callen
Cuba
Epworth
Sir Alfred Milner
Cape Colony
South Africa
Dr. Moore
Maple Heights
Worthington
Mary King
Col. Ingersoll
Allen’s Drug Store
A. Allen
Osing
Epworth Leaguers
Milwaukee
Lake Village
Chico
County
Ark
Pennsylvania
Redstone Oil, Coal and Coke Company
Uniontown
Pensions and Disabilities
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