United Brethren Preachers Named for Coming Year
Richmond Ind Aug 17 Appointments for the Indianap lis district of the White River conference of the United Brethren church have been made J T Roberts presiding elder Anderson S L Postlethwait Andersonville John Seelig Blue River M R Myer Boyleston J F Hargrave Columbus R W Harlow Cowen C E Hunt Elwood L K Waldo Fortville J H Wyatt Franklin H W Robbins Greenfield O F Lydy Greenwood A M Shaw Hagerstown M W Bartlett Indianapolis First church E E Swords Second church Charles Broughman University eights J E Paddock Beech Grove L } Eaton Lapel H T B Walker Lynn A Robbins Markleville A D Williams Middletown W P France New Castle A B Alford New Lisbon D E Johnson Noblesville W L Waldo Per aleton C P Martin Richmond M Hobson St Paul G FE Swartz Rev M F Dawson former presiding elder of the Indianapolis district was transferred to the Marion district
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Richmond
Ind
Franklin
H. W. Robbins
Greenfield
O.F. Lydy
Greenwood
A. M. Shaw
Hagerstown
M. W. Bartlett
Indianapolis
Charles Broughman
University
J. E. Paddock
Beech Grove
Eaton
Lapel
H. T. B. Walker
Lynn
A. Robbins
Markleville
A. D. Willams
Middletown
W. P
UNKNOWN MAN MEETS DEATH UNDER WHEELS
An unidentified man was struck by a Big Four train near a baseball park on Sunday. Engineer Haller found the body across the tracks after stopping the cab, with a pocket containing the names F. Frank of Cincinnati and Edward Stack of Dayton. The body was sent to the city morgue for identification.
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Haller
Big Four
F. Frank
E. Sixth Street
Cincinnati
Edward Stack
Dayton
Douglass Accused of Assault Captured in Indianapolis
Willard Douglass, accused of attempted assault on 13 year old Mary Dugan, daughter of Samuel Dungan, was brought to Indianapolis from Whitestown Sunday by Detective John Morgan. Police had pursued Douglass since the assault occurred weeks earlier as the child rode to her father's Broad Ripple summer home. the mother encountered the assailant and screamed, prompting his flight.
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Willard Douglass
Mary Dugan
Samuel Dungan
Indianapolis
Whitestown
John Morgan
Douglass
Broad Ripple
IGE CREAM FEAST LOSES SYMPATHY FOR BEGGAR
A beggar in a Meridian street corner amused onlookers by eating two ice cream cones at once and soliciting alms between bites. His gleeful display eroded public sympathy as passersby declined to help.
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Meridian Street
Circle
Traction Line Extension Planned From Danville to Rockville
An extension of the Indianapolis and Danville traction line from Danville to Rockville, forty three miles west, is regarded as certain. The route would pass the grounds of the new state tuberculosis hospital and provide Rockville with a direct connection to Indianapolis.
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Danville
Ind
Indianapolis
Rockville
State Tuberculosis Hospital
Commissioners Tour to Greenfield for County Line Road Talk
County commissioners John Mc Gregor John M Mendenhall and W 41 Roberts in Roberts touring car accompanied by County Auditor Albert Sahm rode to Greenfield Saturday to meet Hancock county commissioners about a proposed county line travel road proposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McGregor
John M. Mendenhall
W. 41. Roberts
Dr and Mrs Lukenbill Return From Europe
Dr and Mrs O C Lukenbill are home from Europe where the doctor completed a graduate course in medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Lukenbill
Europe
O. C. Lukenbill
Indiana Visitors Fill New York Crowds This Week
A New York City note lists numerous Indiana residents seen in the city during the week. Names include L. D. Bledsoe O. D. Davis W. Davis A. A. Kiser and many others from Terre Haute Muncie Evansville Lafayette Richmond Clinton Clinton and Indianapolis among the Hoosier contingent.
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New York City
New York
Indiana
L. D. Bledsoe
O. D. Davis
W. #. Davis
A. A. Kiser
Mr. Evans
BE. R. Fortune
J. H. Gibbens
R. R. Harold
R. C. Harriott
C. E. Hays
W. E. Hoffman
F. R. Jones
T. J. Stein
J. C. Vaughan
C. c. Whitlock
Terre Haute
W. Fuchman
E. M. Welch
Linton
W. B. Jones
Muncie
Miss Driescher
J. E. Katterhenry
S. Montgomery
A. A. Womack
J., C. Prince
L. W. Williams
Indianapolis
New 30 Cent Club Formed in Salem
Democrats of Washington county organize a Bryan Thirty-Cent club in Salem Indiana. Every member will contribute 30 cents to the campaign fund as part of a local effort reported on August 17.
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Salem
Ind
Washington County
Bryan
Hisgen Family Still Prominent in Indiana and Nation
Evansville Indiana dispatch notes Thomas L Hisgen Independence party presidential nominee from Springfield Massachusetts. It details his Petersburg Indiana origins, family ties across Indiana New York and Massachusetts, his father William Hisgen and the axle grease business run by The Four Brothers. It highlights his musicianship and civic activity plus siblings and cousins and confirms his current Evansville connection via L L Hisgen and the Commercial Realty firm.
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Evansville
Ind
Indiana
Thomas L. Hisgen
Springfield
Mass
Independence Party
Hisgen
Petersburg
Evansa Ville
William Hiisgen, Jr
Albany
IN. Y
Minnie Ashby
George B. Ashby
Terre Haute
Kate Pinney
N. Y
Carrie Batson
Princeton
L. Hisgen
Henry A. Hisgen
George C. Hisgen
Sarah Hisgen
Fred L. Hisgen
Commercial Realty Company
Thomas L
Henry A
George C
Gus
Four Brothers’ Axle Grease Manufacturing Company
Standard Il Company
Stendard
Hisgen Brothers
Congress
WN. Y
Independence
Massachusetts
Hearst
Louis Hisgen
Albert Hisgen
William Hisgen
Petersburg Press
P Ke County
Rygores Siore
Schrank
George Ashby
Petersbourge Tur
Frank
George
Gocé
Aml
Rec L. Hisgen
Chicago
Lake Trip Starts For Dr and Mrs Davis
Dr and Mrs John uiney Davis have gone to Chicago and from there plan a tour of the Great Lakes this trip will cover several locations and scenic stops along the lakeshore for sightseeing and relaxation.
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John Uiney Davis
Chicago
Great Lakes
Kern Pleased With Outlook For A Victory
Democratic vice presidential nominee John Worth Kern expresses optimism after the Bryan notification meeting in Lincoln Nebraska. He reports nationwide Democratic momentum and says Bryan will give two or three speeches in Indiana with dates to follow. Bryan and National Chairman Norman E Mack will visit Indianapolis August 2.
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John Worth Kern
Kern
Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Mr. Bryan
Indiana
Indianapolis
Norman E. Mack
John W. Kern
Myron D. King
Chicago
Democratic National Committee
Parks M. Martin
Mr. King
Rockville
Oscar Strauss
Indiana State Fair Names Judges Before Exposition
State Board of Agriculture reveals early list of judges across divisions led by E. Morse in draft horses M A McDonald for coach horses T W Bell for harness and saddle classes John E Vestal for mules Four cartty show judges include N H Gentry and J McWhorter Prof M A Secovill leads dairy cattle R J Stone handles Shropshires Oxfords Hampshires with Hal Woodford Urah Privitt and others naming swine winners C V Keeler James A Tucker O L McCord and W W Zike oversee poultry judging amid high competition.
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T. W. Bell
Chicago
John E. Vestal
Plainfield
N. H. Gentry
Se Galia
Thomas Clark
Beecher
Aberdeen
Aledo
Ill
M. A. Secovill
Lexington
Shropshires
Oxfords
Hampshires
R. J. Stone
Stonington
Hal Woodford
Paris
Ixy
Urah Privitt
Greensburg
Lloyd Mugs
Berkshires
Poland
D. W. Brown
Union City
Chester
Durac
Hughes
Atkinson
Mount Steling
Thos
Vinneder
Hope
C. V. Keeler
Winamac
James A. Tucker
Concord
Mich
O. L. McCord
Danville
W. W. Zike
Morristown
Reverend Conner Collapses in Central Christian Pulpit
Rev J W Conner fainted in the pulpit of Central Christian church Sunday after completing the service and starting to pray. He was helped by members and taken to his Irvington home and was reported much improved on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Conner
Central Christian Church
Irvington
Harry Conner 3 Found Dead on the Commons
The body of Harry Conner was found in high grass west of the Washington Street show grounds Sunday by Bicycle Officers Mullin and Stewart. He had been drinking heavily for two weeks and is believed to have died from excessive intoxicants.
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Harry Conner
W. Washington Street Show Grounds
Mullin and
Stewart
Conner
Auto crash kills two children in Bicknell incident
In Bicknell Indiana Dr. Alonzo McDowell lost control of his auto yesterday evening, overturning it on a high embankment. The 11 year old son of Dr. McDowell and the five year old daughter of Gottlieb Osterhage were killed. Mrs. Osterhage broke her right arm. Mr. Osterhage and Dr. McDowell were injured.
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Bicknell
Ind
Alonzo McDowell
Freelandsville
Gottlieb Osterhage
Bride shoots husband in dispute over honor and support
New York August 17. Rose Graziano, a pretty bride of six months, shot and killed her husband Dominick after he demanded she support them both at the cost of her honor.
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New York
Rose Graziano
Dominick
Farquer Widely Believed to Have Traveled to North Dakota
Danville Indiana August 17 James Farquer a well to do farmer who disappeared from his farm is believed to have gone to North Dakota. He left a note to a friend telling him to get his property and turn the proceeds over to Mbps.
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Danville
Ind
James Farquer
North Dakota
Tie
Mbps
Farquer
Obituary Notices for Gregg Nelson and Kesler
Three short obituaries report GREGG James M. age 4 of 1414 Hoyt Avenue died Sunday at home with funeral 2 PM Tuesday. NELSON James B. age 42 manager of Merchants Heat and Light died Sunday at 2315 Broadway after appendicitis and gastritis with funeral 16 o'clock Wednesday. KESLER Charles O. age 24 of Flackville died Sunday with funeral at Olive Branch M Church. Survived by widow and children. siblings listed. Political and civic roles noted for Nelson and Gregg formerly postmaster at Danville.
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Gregg
James M. Gregg
Hoyt Avenue
Indiana
Grant
Danville
Ind
Nelson
James B. Nelson
Merchants Heat and Light Company
City Civil Engineer
Broadway
Deaconess Hospital
Kesler
Charles
Flackville
Olive Branch M. Church
Lawn fete for blind man benefits Mr M'Graw
A lawn fete will be held Tuesday evening at Clifton and Eugene streets to aid Mr M'Graw, who is blind, with the proceeds supporting his needs.
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Clifton
Eugene Streets
M’graw
Paris undertaker secretly seats mourners above coffin
A Paris undertaker has arranged a novel hearse in which the coffin is stored in the vehicle’s rear compartment while mourners sit on seats above and accompany the body. This unusual configuration allows mourners to share the funeral journey more closely, blending transport and ceremony in a single ride.
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Paris
Blackburn's Cantor-Oil-Pilla renamed to Casen Rosal Pills
In March 1908 the product received a new branded name Blackburn's Casen Rosal Pills. Dealers may still hold stock under the old name Cantor-Oil-Pilla.
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Blackburn
Statement of Moscow Fire Insurance Company Condition 1907
State auditor certifies the condition statement of Moscow Fire Insurance Company as of December 31, 1907, is correct and filed in his office. Auditor J. C. Billheimer signs and seals the certificate dated April 7, 1838.
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Moscow Fire Insurance Company
William Street
New York
WN. Y
Paul E. Rasor
U. S
Moscow
Russia
State of Indiana
Office of Auditor of State
State
State of
Indiana
J. C. Billheimer
Steta
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Edward
Owell
Ence Party
East
William
Germany
Richelieu
Lawrenceburg
Aurora
Louisville
Return
State Board of Agriculture
Morse
M. A. McDonald
West Lebanon
Automobile Hearse
Ole Eee
Ane
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Eee
Shali
the People's
Bryce
the Grand
R. C. Odoms
Arthur Stuart
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