Decatur Press items mix church music and local notices
A miscellany from the Decatur Press catalogues Music in Church Worship views by a local minister, editorial opinions on B. W. Wilson for district judge, endorsements by area lawyers, railroad progress to Greensburg, county governance matters, church dedications, school openings, estate notices, and a flood of local ads and business pleas.
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B. W.wilson
Wilson
J. W. Bemnsdaffer
J. S. Sc
Diana Farmer
Methodist Church
Southeast Indiana Conference
Rachel Stewart
James Blair
S. P. Crawford
Henry Burk
Caroline Stewart
Frank S. Crawford
I. F. Gibson
Silas Stewart
C. W. Paramore
Jacob Stewart
Green
Sarah A. Talbott
N. J. Roszsil
Catherine Woodfill
Elizabeth Hendricks
Marshall Hamilton
James Morgan
Cyrus Hamilton
Shiloh Methodist
William Terrill
Batterton
Shelbyville
J. G. Monfort
J. E. Hamilton
J. B. Foley
County
George H. Dunn
Lawrenceburg
James MM. Ray
Sale Advertisements and Humorous Aside From Local Notice
The text lists sales by D. J. Stewart, W. and G. A. Anderson at Spring Hill, W. and J. Trimble at Williamstown, O'Brien Gwynne & Co. and J. S. Gunn at Moscow, and briefly remarks on clerical scrutiny via a servant girl and the temptations of a badly cooked sirloin.
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Ayers
D. J. Stewart
G. A. Anderson
Spring Hill
J. Trimble
Williamstown
O’brien
Carthage Native Mrs McCarter Shines at Republican Convention
Mrs McCarter born east of Carthage grew up there taught school in Carthage around 1880 and later became the first woman to address the Republican Topeka national convention in Chicago. Her speech drew ovations. she is recalled by Judge Will M Sparks and Dr Frank M Sparks as a former Carthage teacher.
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McCarter
Topeka
Kansas
Chicago
Carthage
Margaret Hill
Rag Scattering Chaos Hits West City Streets
A wagon used for rag collection was wrecked when a horse hitched to it ran away after being frightened by a railroad train. The animal dashed through North Street and over the Big Four right of way scattering rags across a large portion of the west end.
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James Frank
West End
North Street
Sardinia Youth Severely Scalded In Gas Well Incident
Jacob Castor, a Sardinia youth, was severely scalded today at Ira Bird's gas well when hot water and steam escaped. He received first aid at a local physician and was later taken home in Mr. Bird's car.
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Ira Bird
Jacob Castor
Sardinia
Mr. Bird
Divorce Granted Emma Davis Today
Emma Davis was granted a divorce from Leland Davis by Judge Craig in circuit court this morning.
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Emma Davis
Leland Davis
Craig
Circuit Court
Aged Citizen Nimrod Wolfe Dies Near Burney
Nimrod Wolfe aged 70 died last evening at his home four miles west of Burney. Funeral services will be held at the residence Sunday afternoon with burial at Moravian cemetery in Hope.
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Nimrod Wolfe
Burney
Hope
Newlyweds Remembered At Honeymoon Chaiivari
Mr and Mrs William J Patterson guests of Mrs Anderon The couple spent their honeymoon at her parents home near Letts A lavish chaiivari attracted crowds from Greensburg Letts and Westport last night in a small town celebration with a traditional toast and community turnout.
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William J. Patterson
Alvin Anderson
Near Letts
Greensburg
Letts
Westport
Local notices and arrivals brighten McCoy’s Station day
J. H. Hamilton received a carload of cattle from Indianapolis at McCoy's Station today. Judge and Mrs. John W. Craig entertain a fine baby son arriving this morning. Earl Smith moves to town and manages Stratton Electric. Miss Myrtle Trisler travels to Wabash for her niece Ethel Trisler's Sunday wedding. Several visits and small notices fill the day as townsfolk reconnect.
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J. H. Hamilton
Indianapolis
McCoy's Station
Mary M. Armington
Marsh McCormack
West Hendricks
Edwin M. Beck
John W. Craig
Elmer M. Ryan
Milroy
Jennie Stout
North East Street
James N. Bush
St. Paul
Earl Smith
Anderson
Mr. Smith
Stratton Electric Company
Violet Baldwin
Elizanda Hazelrigg
Pendleton
M. N. Hill
Adams
W. W. Bonner
Henry Bonner
Myrtle Trisler
Wabash
Ethel Trisler
Howard Alyria
Charles Dobyns
Alex Burns
Brookville
E. L. Patterson
Samuel Donnell
Chicago
Cornelia Donnell
Charles Sturgis
Cincinnati
A. L. Chapman
Bozeman
Mont
Charles Childs
Harry Canfield
Batesville
Columbus
Elton Laws
Clifford Jackson
Harry Jackson
North Broadway
Len Emmet
Mike Heger
Josephine Hubbard
Terre Haute
State Normal
Will Shoemake
Kokomo
C. C. Power
Mattoon
N. C. Coy
Mollie Garrett
Virginia
Everety
Greensburg
Decatur County to Set 30 Registration Boards for Election
The Indiana legislature changes voter registration with two registration days before the November election. Decatur County will have 30 boards one per precinct with inspectors appointed by the county commissioners and clerks by the county clerk. Voters must register in person unless absent or ill. women may vote if suffrage passes and all eligible women must register at the same sites as men.
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Indiana
Decatur County
Court House
Decatur
Former Local Boy Undergoes Operation
Emory E Cochran was operated on at Polychinic hospital in New York City. Two procedures were performed in one session totaling about one and three quarters hours. He shows better recovery than expected. A former lieutenant in guarding German prisoners at Atlanta he served in the war and now works for Equitable Trust Co in New York City. He had previously been a language professor in an Oklahoma college and is a graduate of our city high school. Friends here follow his recovery with interest.
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New York
F. Stevens
Dan Stewart
John
Cincinnati
John Thomson
Isaac T. Phares
William Speer
Wm. Brownfield
Coverhill & Parrish
J. Hood
John H. Kirby
John H. Kirby, Gilder
James Gavin, Jr
Wilson & Bonner
Dr. Swem
Oscar B. Hard
Peters & Co
East Side of Square
Morris J. Williams
East Side Square
Lawrenceburg
H. H. Talbott
Martin Adkins
W. J. Robinson
Admr
Abraham Rynearson
Hobbs
Meredith Gay
Washington Marlatt
Mary Wheeler
Marlatt
Indiana
J. G. Monfort
D. Batterton
Presbyterian Church
G. D
J. A. Wheeler
Manly S. Butler
Woodfill’s Corner
John T. Hamilton
R. R
A. R. Forsyth
Rushville
Shelbyville
Emory E. Cochran
Polychinic Hospital
Wes 50Th Street
Cit
Atlanta
Equitable Trust Co
New York City
Oklahoma
Our City
Local man goes to Kansas City for auctioneers session
Ernest McGee, a well known auctioneer west of town, left today for Kansas City to attend the national convention of auctioneers in session there. He will appear on the program tomorrow afternoon speaking on the subject Just an Auctioneer. It is a rare honor for a Decatur County man to be featured on a national convention program.
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Ernest McGee
Town
Kansas City
McGee
Decatur
Woman Survives Fall From Stairs After Rain Incident
Mrs Orange Logan of west of town escaped serious injury after falling from the top to the bottom of the stairs while lowering a window during a rainstorm. She was without a light due to her daughter Nellie’s illness, suffered bruises and cuts but no broken bones and is expected to recover in a few days.
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Orange Logan
West of Town
Nellie
Graduation Exercises Held For St Mary’s Eighth Grade
Despite threatening weather a good crowd attended the graduation at St Mary’s Church. Rev Father Schneider conducted the service and awarded diplomas to the graduates. The Daughters of Isabella medal for best record was won by Miss Rose Kabey.
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St. Mary’s School
Father Schneider
Isabella
Rose Kabey
Former Greensburg Woman Praised for Service at Indiana Home
Indianapolis News tribute highlights Laura A. W. Cumback former Greensburg resident 1900 to 1905 widow of Gov Will Cumback. As superintendent of instruction at the Indiana S. and S. C. Home in Knightstown she oversees intake and school assignments trades supervision religious services entertainments and discipline across departments. Her long record spans 1885 to present with four and a half years away.
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Indiana
Knightstown
Indianapolis News
Greensburg
Laura Cumback
Will Cumback
Laura A. W. Cumback
Cumback
Oregon Man Here to Visit Relatives
Martin Donnell of The Dalles Oregon arrived for a short visit with relatives. An alternate delegate to the Chicago convention he noted Oregon delegates backed Wood and Lowden while one favored Johnson. He described a recent air trip over the national capital and a hydroplane ride on the Columbia River covering ninety miles in ninety minutes with heights up to 3,000 feet.
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Martin Donnell
Dalles
Oregon
Chicago
Johnson
Wood
Lowden
Mr. Donnell
National Capital
Columbia River
Portland
Tuberculosis Truck Display Planned Here This Week
The tuberculosis division of the State Board of Health will bring a truck display to town early this week with lectures and moving pictures to educate the public. Dr. H. W. McKane will lead, with Dr. J. M. Sanders and local physicians assisting. those suspected of TB are invited to seek diagnosis.
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Tuberculosis Division
State Board of Health
H. W. McKane
J. M. Sanders
County Board of Health
Clemons Honor Mrs Clemons Birthday With Dinner Visit
Mr and Mrs H C Clemons hosted Mr and Mrs G W Clemons for dinner and supper in honor of Mrs H C Clemons sixty first birthday which occurred June 12 A two hour drive over unfamiliar roads included reaching Enochsburg The note ends with a playful invitation for another strawberry and chicken dinner in the country and asks who will be next.
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H. C Clemons
G. W. Clemons
H. C. Clemons
Enochsburg
Auto trip to funeral covers 663 miles without trouble
Albert Greenstreet and his daughter Edna returned from Keewanee Illinois where he went to attend his father J F Greenstreet's funeral. The entire journey was made by automobile and the machine covered 663 miles without a puncture blowout or trouble of any nature.
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Albert Greenstreet
Edna
Kewanee
Illinois
J. F. Greenstreet
Washington Township Farmers Meeting Debates Hog Feeding
Mr. E. E. Reynolds treasurer of the Indiana Federation of Farmers Associations addressed Washington township farmers. He outlined a plan to develop farm organization and the group discussed a July meeting to debate hog feeding under current price conditions. The session was held in the county agent's office.
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E. E. Reynolds
Indiana Federation of Farmers’ Asociations
Washington Township
Tech
Land Transfers Record for Marion Township and Westport
Wm L Wolford and others transfer 163.77 acres in Marion township to Wm A Hooten for 8560.85 dollars. William T Hause conveys a lot in Westport to Joseph M Tucker and wife for 800 dollars.
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Wm. L. Wolford
Wm A. Hooten
Marion Township
William T. Hause
Joseph M. Tucker
Westport
Calvin Coolidge Nominated for President by GOP Leader
The speech by Speaker Gillett at the Chicago convention praises Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts as a steady, dutiful governor and potential president. He is described as patient, principled, and capable, with a strong law-and-order stance and a calm, resilient character.
Train Collision Injures Week-Enders and Freighter Crew
A train returning week-end travelers collided with a freight train injuring several passengers and crew. Emergency responders rushed to the scene as investigators examined the crossing and rail cars for damage and causality details.
Pere Marquette Resort Special Crashes in South Chicago
One man died and score or more injured when the Pere Marquette Resort Special from Michigan collided head on with an eastbound freight in the South Chicago yards. The deceased is George Bateman of Grand Rapids Michigan, conductor of the passenger train. Officials say a switch was left open, causing the freight to enter the west bound track.
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Chicago
Pere Marquette
Michigan
George Bateman
Grand Rapids
Willis Charles Re-elected Indiana Miller Delegate at National Convention
Willis Charles a millwright with Garland Milling Company was re elected Indiana state representative at the National Convention of the Association of Millers in St Louis. The gathering of over 900 millers voted to hold the next convention in Detroit.
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Willis Charles
Garland Milling Company
The
Association of Millers
St. Louis
Charles
Indiana
Detroit
Repub National Convention Platform Condemns Wilson Policies
Digest of platform condemns Wilson administration for foreign policy Mexican policy war unpreparedness and tax policies. Promises tariff revision race equal pay and farm co operatives. Opposes government ownership of railroads and favors immigration reform and alien registration. Welcomes women to party and supports labor rights while upholding free speech and lawful order.
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Woodrow Wilson
Association of Nations
Wilson League of Nations
United States
Armenia
Republican Congress
Hawaii
Mexico
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