City Relief Effort Gathers Funds For Indiana Flood Sufferers
A relief drive led by the Daily Review and city leaders raised about 3600 with contributions from Greensburg Masons Spring Hill Church and citizens. Committees merged under Mayor Mendenhall to coordinate clothing and food donations sent via relief train to Laurel and Clarksburg delivering bread comforts blankets shoes and supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Daily Review
Indiana
Harry Boyd
Harry Emmert
Henry Hodges
Mendenhall
J. E Mendenhall
Rev
A. Jordan
C. H. Ewing
J. E Caskey
K of P
Lawrenceburg
H. H. Sheldon
J. W. Fradenburg
M. B. Hyde
W. W. Jenner
T. £. Davidson
Greensburg Lodge of Masons
Spring Hill Church
St Mary’s Catholic Church
Greensburg
A. H. Jordan
Laurel
Bonner
Nine Elephants Drown In Wallace Circus Flood
Peru Indiana reports twelve elephants released from winter quarters stampede through the area. Eight drown, one injured and died, three roam. All camels and big cat stock perished, horses mostly drowned. A Michigan City life-saving attempt failed. Wallace heads toward the farm amid flood chaos.
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Peru
Ind
Joseph Leitchel
Wallace Circus
Wallace
Michigan City
Indianapolis
Death of John A. Donnell A Los Angeles lawyer dies at 75
Relatives report the death of John A. Donnell in Los Angeles on March 14 at age 75. He was born in Kingston, lived in Sigourney and later became a successful California attorney and state’s attorney. He leaves two sons in California and one in New York City.
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John A. Donnell
Los Angeles
Cal
Donnell
Rush County
Susan Dyer
Lowry
Cordelia) Donnell
Clarksburg
Kingston
Sigourney
Iowa
California
New York City
Randolph County
Henry County
Margaret Varble
Ruth Anderson
Greensburg
William Anderson Robbins
Mr. Robbins
M. E. Church
Health Conference Program Shows Remaining Meeting Dates
The Decatur County Anti Tubercular Association lists the upcoming schedule of health talks led by doctors and trustees. Events span multiple towns including Newpoint Millhousen Sardinia Clifty Burney Barris City Alert St Paul Greensburg Clarksburg Letts and Greensburg through mid April featuring Drs D W Weaver John Owens Ada Schweitzer J N Hurty and others.
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Decatur County Anti Tubercular Association
Newpoint
Paul Tisdall
W. C. Ehrhardt
Millhousen
de. D. W Weaver
F. C. Fields
Sardinia
D. W. Weaver
E. C. Jerman
E. C. Jerman. April 5, Clifty, Dr. P. C. Bentle
W.C. Barharat
Burney
Hamilton Mercer
Barris City
Paul Cindall
Alert
O. F. Welch
Prof. Holmes
St. Paul
Greensburg
Magee
South Side Square
Clarksburg
John Owens
State Board of Health
Letts
W. F. King
Ada Schweitzer
J. N. Hurty
Call to Old Hartsville Students for a Reunion
Hartsville college alumni show strong interest in a 1905 style reunion. Interested former students should write B A Clouse in Columbus Indiana with suggested time place and program. E A Allen a former Hartsville student now retired minister and lecturer shares biographical notes and talk topics.
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Hartsville College
B. A. Clouse
Columbus
Ind
E. A. Allen
Harvard
Allen
Hartsville
Decatur County
Elizabeth Shelhorne
Kingston
Napoleon Bonaparte
David Livingston
Young Man Rescued After Night in Tree During Flood
Vern Hatten, 21, of near Geneva, tried to rescue Wilfred Holland at the Charles mill. His boat capsized and he spent eighteen hours in a tree, while others in the water stayed aloft on branches. Rescued at 3 pm Wednesday, he was exhausted and feared to fall.
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Vern Hatten
Geneva
Wilfred Holland
Charles Mil
Charles McAuliffe
Burney
Maurice Douglas
Hatten
Clarksburg
George Wirt
Fugit
George
M. E. Newhouse
Notable Local Happenings Across Greensburg Area
A roundup of town items notes Ira Grover at eighty six on his Marshall county farm, Clay Elder selling twenty seven hogs, Rev J G Chafee lecturing on Snowdrifts, and Eli Perkins addressing G A R. Local fires, weddings, and deaths are logged including David Ardery's home loss, John Robbins burial, and Miss Julie Gray's December wedding.
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Ira Grover
Marshall County
Clay Elder
J. G. Chafee
M. E
Peru flood aid appeal cites 7 000 homeless needing $30 000
A message from Peru Indiana reports 7 000 homeless after a citywide flood and seeking $30 000 in relief funds. Indianapolis clergy note cash is the urgent need while locals pledge varied sums from 50 cents to 500 dollars amid generous provisions and community fellowship.
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Peru
Greensburg
Harry Nyce
Indianapolis Star
Ind
Joseph Shirk
Finance Committee
Relief Committee
Indianapolis
Indiana
Dixon's Influence Shapes Indiana Comptroller Race
Indiana Democrats seek the comptroller post held by Robert Tracewell a $6000 job. Candidates include Franc B Jacqua of Portland and Judge G E Downey of Aurora with Senators Shively and Kern backing Jacqua. Lincoln Dixon the Indiana house leader favors Downey and is seen as a battleship leader in Washington.
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Indiana
House
Downey
Washington
Dixon
North Vernon
Bad Break in Mails Delays Eastbound Service
The post office stayed open all day Sunday for the public. Mail from the west moved, but eastern mail was cut off by floods and arrived Monday in small amounts. The Indianapolis Stars were six days late. City patrons received mail near noon after a three day gap, with service by hack transfer from Fairland to Shelbyville. It was the worst mail break since the Civil War era.
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Indianapolis Stars
Fairland
Shelbyville
Quarantine for Mrs Rolland Clark In Chicago
Mrs Rolland Clark of Clarksburg quarantined in her sister’s Forest Park Chicago home as small pox cases emerge in the household.
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Rolland Clark
Clarksburg
Forest Park
Chicago
Dayton Flood Letter Reveals Grim Riverfront Destruction
An eyewitness letter from Dayton Ohio dated March 27 3913 describes the flood aftermath with levee breaches and widespread ruin. It notes many residents washed from homes roofs and second stories, bridges damaged and a morgue in the post office as relief arrives and water levels recede.
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H. C. Crampton
Dayton
Ohio
Bol? Street
Union Station
Dayton View
Fifth Street
Dr J C French Remembered By Natchez City
The Daily Democrat notes tributes to Dr J C French longtime city health officer. A large crowd attended the funeral home service at Trinity Church led by Rev F Sterling Gunn as merchants and firms closed in his honor. Factories halted and streetcars stopped as Natchez united in mourning Greensburg native.
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Daily Democrat
Natchez
Miss
J.C. French
F. Sterling Gunn
Trinity Church
Greensburg
Hack Drivers Reap Harvest In Rail Gap
The Fairland to Shelbyville hack line opened Friday to cut the Big Four gap. Hackmen charged up to 23 for five miles, prompting Sheriff John W. DeMoss to protest by walking the ties. Traveling men and women chose to hoof it. the sheriff paused on route to Madison with an insane patient, detouring to Indianapolis for three nights before hospitalizing the patient awaiting rail reopening.
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Fairland
Shelbyville
John W. DeMoss
Indianapolis
Madison
Pastor A Burns to Move From Fairland to Gwynneville
Shelbyville Republican reports Reverend A Burns, pastor of the Christian church at Flat Rock, plans to relocate his residence from Fairland to Gwynneville and make it his permanent home.
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Rev
A. Burns
Christian Church
Flat Rock
Fairland
Gwynneville
Shelbyville
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