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Newspaper
Greencastle Democrat
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1903
Page
2
J. H. Braun, 33, oversees stone placement for the Court House. With Caldwell & Drake eight years, he has led stone on major projects. He designs stone work for the Little Rock Arkansas capitol and is well respected by his men. He formerly worked in Fort Wayne.
The article extols Greencastle as a future forest city and county seat with public spirited leaders laying foundations for a prosperous era. It envisions a reunion of generations, a monument to destiny, and Greencastle as a center directing the welfare of a vast community.
Fragments from a period page present dialogue about language tastes and domestic skills. The text includes a farmer asking for Latin, a wife’s critique of a cook, and a sketched marital exchange, with stray attributions to Tit-Bits and Washington Star. The readable items are conversational snippets with no cohesive report.
Indianapolis report on Jesse McClure who shot his two children, crying in jail and expressing remorse. Prosecutors plan indictment and a trial set for next week. Mob danger recedes as jail guards stay posted. Funeral services held for Omer McClure. Richard McClure survives and shows signs of recovery after brain surgery planned to remove skull fragments.
A compiled list names H W Stewarts and others appointed as township trustees across multiple Indiana townships including Maysville Jackson Roachdale Franklin Russellville Greencastle Clinton Bainbridge Monroe Coatesville Floyd Marion Greencastle Madison Reelsville Washington Cloverdale Warren Tenenen Mill Creek and Cloverdale with route designations and addresses.
Secretary of School lists Orsa Overstreet in Greencastle George W Irwin in Roachdale James Ellsberry in Bainbridge W H Mahan in Russellville W E Horn in Cloverdale among board members in the region.
Reported Oct 28 that the Indianapolis Sentinel, owned by the late Samuel E. Morss, may be taken over by a stock company led by Thomas Taggart and J Oscar Henderson with Hugh Dougherty and James Murdock. Dougherty and Murdock present. Taggart abroad. bid offered by George F. McCulloch at 165000 dollars.
Long catalog of teachers and administrators by townships and schools including Franklin Township Cloverdale Roachdale Putnamville Greencastle and others with multiple No. listings, principals and specialty teachers, plus high school staff and district supervisors. Names include Kate Harvey Ida Brothers Etta Brothers Ethel Gardner Thomas Harvey Dora Blaydes Grace Reilly Forest McNary Lizzie Scott Orville Collins and many others.
Samuel H. Judy, longtime member of the Court House Construction Board and County Commissioners, born in Kentucky, located in Clinton township 21 years ago and active in county welfare. Elected County Commissioner in 1900 and 1902, his last term ends January 1907.
A young letterer at the St. Louis Globe-Democrat was fired for chronic lateness. After McCullagh warned him, he arrived 45 minutes late again citing a barber shop band as his motive. He was reassigned to write fiction for the Sunday paper in a final twist.
A clipped excerpt from a Philadelphia Press fragment shows a slang filled exchange about a mobile device and an ornate boast. The dialogue assigns blame and humor while hinting at a bygone style of slang and a comic mishap.
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