This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1914
Page
1
The president of Foulkes Construction Company arrives in Greencastle and finalizes arrangements for a start on the new Greencastle sewer system. The contract is signed today and work is set to begin soon.
George Foulkes of Terre Haute signed the Greencastle sewer contract with Mayor J. Walter Cooper and city officials. The deal totals 57 757.27 dollars with completion by December 31 1915 and a 80000 dollar bond. Work to begin within a week, machinery and materials en route, and early full operation targeted by March next year.
The Cloverdale Methodist Sunday school team defeated Locust Street HU 17 to ? in a one sided game at Cloverdale on Wednesday. The locals blamed ragged play and misplays for the loss while Cloverdale piled up a big score behind strong pitching. A return game is scheduled for Friday at McKeen Field and locals hope to even the series. Coatesville Boy Scouts visited to play the B I G team on McKeen Field.
War price relief seen as Hoosier bananas and pawpaws become ripe and plentiful. Edible fall mushrooms are abundant this season and readers are urged to distinguish them from poisonous varieties for safe consumption.
School board members say the project will be dropped as they are confident the case cannot win in court and that pursuing it would waste CEPY's money.
Two board members say council consent is required for bonds and that pursuing court action would waste public money. The board may refrain from appearing in court as a suit seeks a permanent injunction halting the proposed building.
A large meeting gathers Holsiers from many counties in a twelve story million dollar building. The Weph Convention Hall and club features are showcased as the centerpiece of the movement.
Greencastle leaders back a state wide Coliseum club to build a million dollar Indianapolis complex with a 10000 seat convention hall and 360 hotel rooms. A twelve member Putnam County committee will oversee membership and county interests. The project aims to showcase Made In Indiana products with a permanent county exhibits and a central information hub. Mrs. Louis Zacharakas travels to Indianapolis seeking steamship passage for her husband from Greece.
Dean R. G. McCutcheon of the De Pauw School of Music received a letter from Martha Geyer Degner a faculty member who spent summer in Europe and is now visiting Morris Illinois. She plans to arrive in Greencastle late next week to begin work at the local institution. Mr and Mrs R B Arnold move from North Indiana Street to a farm several miles north of the city.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.