Monon Rail Wrecks Spur City Notes and Rumors
A Monon railway disaster near Greencastle caused by dispatcher orders led to a massive wreck with engines 74 and 64 and a cargo pileup of coal ice and lumber. No crew fatalities except one sprained ankle while investigations focus on the Bloomington dispatcher.
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D. L. Peters
City
Louisville, New Albany & Chicago
Indiana
Bloomington
Bainbridge
Jerry Finnell
Greencastle Junction
Monon
Greencastle
Greencastle City Loafers and Local Notes Summary
In Greencastle loafers linger as harvests rise and labor demand grows. Crawfordsville society debates a chaperon trend while Greencastle women prove self sufficiency. Grapes suffer black rot and a copper lime remedy is offered. The Monon railway line disruption unnerves locals. Rev Dr A Marine, former College Avenue M E pastor, dies in Lincoln Nebraska leaving a family and a $3000 life policy.
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Crawfordsville
Sunday Star
Greencastle
A. Marine
College Avenue M. E
Lincoln
Neb
Schumann Quartet and guests entertain at M B E Church
The Schumann Quartet from De Pauw University provided an excellent program at the M B E Church last Tuesday evening with elocutionist Miss Sidelia Starr and pianist Miss Ethel Sutherlin visiting Miss Juda Darroch. Rockville notes from Indianapolis Sunday Journal. Mrs. Insley and son Harry returned to Greencastle after a short visit. Miss Reba Insley sails home from England. Miss Ivona Carr of Greencle is visiting the Misses Welsh on Liberty Avenue.
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Schumann
DePauw University
M. BE
Sidelia Starr
Ethel Sutherlin
Juda Darroch
Rockville
Indianapolis Sunday Journal
Census Figures Place Green Castle At 3521 In Putnam County
Supervisor Seale reports Green Castle population at 3,521 and Putnam County at 21,430 in the latest census statistics.
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Putnam County
Seale
Greencastle
Greencastle Considers Street Lighting Bids
The Greencastle common council opened bids for street lighting from Sun Vapor of Cleveland and Greencastle Electric Light. Sun Vapor offered per post rates for 150 to 175 lamps over one to three years, while the local Electric Light firm priced per lamp by tiers from 15 to 45 lamps. The committee will report at the August 11 meeting. current cost for 175 gasoline lamps plus 15 electric lights is $3,583.93.
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Common Council
Sun Vapor Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Electric Light Company
McGuire
J.T. Stewart
Greencastle Electric Light Company
Electric Company
Greencastle Beats Plainfield In Thrilling 3 to 2 Baseball Classic
One of the city’s most interesting games saw Greencastle and Plainfield at Lynch's park Friday. Visitors led 2 to 1 until the last inning when Greencastle loaded the bases and a lucky hit plated two runs to win 3 to 2. Both sides displayed strong batting and excellent fielding.
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Greencastle
Plainfield
Lynch's Park
FHA Blue Ribbon Speaker To Address Jefferson Farmers
L. J. Rightsell will address Jefferson township farmers at Mt. Meridian Friday Aug 1 at 7 o'clock and speak at Belle Union Saturday Aug 2 at the same hour. Special offer: send 50 cents for a sample or to receive ads at any address until Jan 1.
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L. J. Rightsell
Jefferson Township
Mt. Meridian
Mr. Rightsell
Belle Union
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