Little hope for Captain Sharp’s fate at noon today
Pittsburg dispatch reports that the famed aviator Captain Sharp is weakening and not expected to survive the day.
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Captain Sharp
Pittsburg
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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1919
Page
1
Captain Maurice Sharp in Critical Condition in Pittsburg
A noon message from Pittsburg reports Greencastle aviator Captain Maurice Sharp in critical condition with life hanging by a thread. His mother Mrs E Sharp and wife are at his side in the Greencastle area as two additional operations failed to halt his acute appendicitis complications while in Pittsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Maurice Sharp
Greencastle
Famy
Captain Sharp
DePauw
Sharp
Anthlete
Aviation Corps
Rich Field
Waco
Texas
Putnam County
Obituary for Lloyd Bryan McGill Born 1897 Indiana
Lloyd Bryan McGill born near Greencastle Indiana December 4 1897 died July 5 1919 at his sister Mrs Charles Estes home. Son of John F and Ora Bryan McGill he lived a Christian life despite illness. Survived by mother John F McGill two sisters Mrs William Patterson of Brazil Indiana and Mrs Charles Estes of Greencastle two half sisters Mrs Ina Disney and Miss Velma McGill half brother Austin McGill of Cloverdale grandfather and grandmother Boardman and uncle Alva Brven. Funeral at Locust Street Church on Sunday July 6 conducted by Rev D W Nichols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Bryan McGill
Greencastle
Ind
Charles Ess
John F
Ora Bryan McGill
Lloyd
John F. McGill
William Patterson
Brazil
Charles Estes
Reencastle
Na Disney
Velma McGill
Austin McGill
Cloverdale
Gandfather
Boardman
Alva Brven
Locust Street Church
D. W. Nichols
Washington Gossips on Packership Fight in Senate
In Washington on July 14 Senator Sherman of Illinois urged deep cuts to federal trade commission appropriations while signaling distrust of the agency. The piece notes a looming Senate clash over packers control, with Kenyon and Penrose opposing farm and trade regulators, and farm groups mobilizing as advertisements from packers mount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sherman
Illinois
Senate
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Warren
Smoot
Kenyon
Iowa
Department of Agriculture
Penrose
Republican
Political Conventions and Indiana Figures Mentioned
Senator Harry S New discusses presidential speech and political conventions noting applause then business in conventions. He cites Indiana figures and recalls campaign spending by Senator Newberry. A brief House gallery scare in Indiana delegation ends with Will Wood about to ask a question. Fred Hixon visits Indianapolis with friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry S. New
Indiana
Senate
Newberry
Michigan
Senator New
House
Wil
Wood
Voorhees
Turpie
Hendricks
Beveridge
Kern
Shively
Taggart
Man Breaks Window Glass in Jail Suicide Attempt
William A. Haltom, confined in the county jail, breaks a pane and slashes his chest with glass in a suicide attempt. The incident details a stark act of self harm within the facility and notes no further outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Haltom
Guard Placed With Him In Indiana Jail Suicide Attempt
William A. Haltom, declared sane a week earlier, slashed his chest with glass in the jail Sunday. Sheriff Harris found him bleeding after breaking a jail window pane and slashing his feet. Dr Hutcheson dressed the wounds. Haltom refused dressings and bled anew. He believes someone will kill him, and his brother Thomas died by suicide years ago. Haltom to be taken to Indianapolis for treatment at the hospital for the insane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Haltom
Haltom
Harris
Hutcheson
Court House
Jefferson Township
Thomas Haltom
Indianapolis
Hospital
Hog prices rise in Indianapolis market on light supply
Four thousand hogs sold 25 cents higher as early sales noted in Indianapolis. Hog prices ranged around 22.70 to 22.85 with about 2,000 hogs purchased by local packers. Cattle were mostly steady with weaker portions, calves steady to lower, and sheep steady. Mr and Mrs C G Evans and daughter Florence visited Turkey Run on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
C. G. Evans
Miss Florence
Turkey Run
Putnam County Hires Clay County Surveyor Koehler
County commissioners appoint William Koehler of Clay county to oversee bridge and road construction in Putnam county. Arthur Plummer recently resigned as engineer. Koehler, a DePauw graduate, has worked in the Clay county surveyor’s office. Mrs. Koehler is Verna Stoner, daughter of John Stoner of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Koehler
Clay County
Putnam County
Arthur Plummer
Koehler
DePauw
Week's Time Taken on R-34 Round Trip
London July 14 The round trip time of the British dirigible R-34 for the voyage to America was a little more than 183 hours seven days and fifteen hours. Landing at Puthem 100 miles northeast of here was at 6 55 yesterday morning Greenwich time seventy five hours after the start from Mineola. Westward journey about 3200 miles eastward 3000 miles average speed to America 29.5 miles per hour back 40 miles per hour for round trip 33 1 3 miles an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
America
Puthem
Here
Greenwich
New York
Mineola
East Fortune
Scotland
Victory March Seen by Great Concourse
Paris July 14 Allied and American troops begin a triumphal march through Paris to celebrate Victory Day and Bastille Day. The weather is brilliant, more like October. Indiana freight rate dispute prompts Indiana business leaders to meet at the Commercial Club at 8 pm with a traffic expert from the Indiana Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Indiana
Commercial Club
Indiana State Chamber of Commerce
Illinois
Chautauqua Ticket Sale This Week Expected
City canvass anticipates the sale of 800 tickets for the Chautauqua event. Sale begins Wednesday or Thursday as residents are urged to buy early.
Advance Greencastle Chautauqua Sales Drive
The Greencastle advance ticket committee adopts the slogan Over the top in one day and plans to canvass every home Wednesday or Thursday. Charles McGaughey, chair, says sixteen volunteers will flood Greencastle with rapid fire sales. Adult tickets cost 2 dollars and children's 1 dollar with a target of at least 800 tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Charles McGaughey
Chautauqua Speakers Seen As Great Attraction by Committee
Local committee debates whether lectures or entertainment make Chautauqua the strongest draw. Advocates praise speakers like Willis Bible Knox and Mother Lake, while supporters highlight entertainment acts such as the Harry Bennett Scotch Entertainers and Mozart Orchestra Ladies program, noting education in music and Highland customs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank B. Willis
George P. Bible
James 8S
Knox
Lake
Harry Bennett
Bennett
Harry Lauder
Real Estate Transfers and Domestic Trip Report
George W Harper and wife deed land in Warren Township to State of Indiana for 5500 dollars. Elisha G Cowgill sells land in Marion Township to Phylander Pruitt for 3150 dollars. Otis Gardner family and Joseph Gardner report return from a motor trip to Peru Indiana visiting J J Beamer and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Harper
State of Indiana
Warren
Elisha G. Cowgill
Phylander Pruitt
Marion
Otis Gardner
Walter and
Mildred
Joseph Gardner
Peru
Ind
J. J. Beamer
Winsome Ladies Entertains With Dramatic Readers And Hawaiian Varieties
The program features Hettie Jane Dunaway in Just Plain Judy with ten costume changes, plus Ringgold and Major musical settings. A Hawaii segment by Hawaiian Singers and Players follows, then Victor's Columbian Band delivers lively and descriptive pieces and novelty numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hettie Jane Dunaway
Judy
Miss Dunaway
Romance
Great
Victor’s Columbian
Miss Lola Jones Joins Greenfield Bank Employee
Sunday activities include Lola Jones spending time with friends in Greenfield and working at Central National Bank. A band practice change shifts to Wednesday evening ahead of a Friday concert for twenty members on the public square. Domestic Science Club meets Wednesday at 2 50 with Mrs Milo West near Bloomington Pike. Mrs Catherine Hirt, 80, dies in Madison township. funeral Tuesday at 11 in Hirt home with burial at Hasty cemetery led by Rev William Shelton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lola Jones
Greenfield
Miss Jones
Central National Bank
Milo West
Bloomington Pike
Catherine Hirt
Madison Township
Hirt
William Shelton
Reelsville
Clinton Falls Community Notes Mixed Social and Local Events
The community reports visitors and gatherings at various households including the Batman sisters at No 10 school house on Saturday night. Several families shared visits with relatives, while Blackberry picking and a Dunkard church meeting drew local attention. George Love was injured after a fall from a load of wheat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batman
No. 10 School House
George Grider
Fincastle
Eliza Jewett
Jessie Coffman
John D. Newgent
Sarah
Emily Boswell
Eula Staggs
Verna Lewis
Golda Bee
Frances Dawson
Clay
George Pierce
Heroes Stir Crowd at Methodist Centenary Exposition
Colonel Alvin York, hailed as the war's greatest American hero, and Lieutenant A. C. Reed, commander of the NC-4, deliver addresses at the Methodist Centenary Exposition, stirring a large audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin York
A. C. Reed
NC-4
Crowa Cheers Speakers At Methodist Centenary Exposition
Phillip Maxwell reports on the Methodist Centenary event featuring Col. Alvin C. York and Lieut. A. Reed. York, famed for World War I exploits, and Reed, commander of the NC-4, were honored as crowds cheered their motorcade entry. Reed shared reflections on the Atlantic flight and European cooperation, while York spoke on Christianity and his intent to pursue ministry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Maxwell
America
Alvin C. York
A. ©. Reed
Atlantic
Europe
Lieut
Reed
Col. York
Tennessee Mountains
Coliseum
Fred B. Fisher
Lieut. Reed
England
Sunday Joint Service at Locust Street Church
The Locust street church hosted a Sunday evening joint service with Rev. Blaine E. Kirkpatrick of the College avenue church delivering a sermon titled Dead unto sin and alive unto God from Romans. Music was by the Locust street choir and Charles McGregor singing The Bird With a Broken Pinion Never Soars as High Again. next Sunday’s service will be in the Presbyterian church with Rev. Don Nichols delivering the sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Locust Street
Blaine E. Kirkpatrick
College Avenue
Kirkpatrick
Charles McGregor
Presbyterian Church
Don Nichols
Locust Street Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vine
Lloyd McGill
Rev. Nichols
Mr. Howard
Wm. Patterson
Chas, Estes
Fred Hixon
Frat Stuer
Nsane Man
Clinton Falls
Jacob Pierce
Ned Newgent
Bertha
Dortha
Randa Siglar
Dunkard
CROWA
Horace Tingley
Evansville
Irvin Reynolds
Lillian Southard
Charles Southard
South College Avenue
Crawsonisvilia Thiomekain A
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