Taxes Distribution Totals Weigh In On Warrants
Distribution from taxes totals 18 179 216.30 with warrants drawn by deputies Thomas L. Stoner and Amos H. Burtt under County Auditor George W. Stoner. The overall distribution amounts to 179 216.36 and allocates sums to state, county, Jeffersonville and other towns, townships, and school corporations with various advancements deducted. The city funds are described as greatly needed to replenish depleted accounts despite advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas L. Stoner
Amos H. Burtt
George W. Stoner
Jeffersonville
Clarksville
Charlestown
New Providence
Port Fulton
Setersburg
Bethlehem
Carr Township
Monroe Township
Oregon Township
Owen Township
Silver Creek
Union Township
Utican
Washington Township
Weod Township
Port Fuxon
Seilersburg
Jeffersonville Township
Stereopticon Lecture on Siam at St Pauls Parish House
A stereopticon lecture titled The Land of the White Elephant will be shown at St Pauls Parish House this Friday at 7 30 PM. The talk covers Siam manners and customs under Christian civilization and promises both instruction and amusement. Admission is ten or fifteen cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Paul’s Parish House
Siam
Land of the
White Elephant
Peculiar antique gun on display at Voigt Drug Store
The gun owned by Benjamin Cox of the Duicapike area is shown at Frank M. Doherty’s Drug Store in the Voigt building corner of Spring and Meple streets. It is a very old weapon with a silver inlaid barrel dragon motif and a gold ring, rumored to have once belonged to royals. A missing trigger part caused a misfire, with powder igniting into the barrel chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M. Doherty
Voigt
Spring and
Meple Streets
Benjamin Cox
Duica Pike
Store at Memphis Destroyed by Fire
The general store of William C. Coombs at Memphis north of the city burned Tuesday causing about 1500 dollars in loss. The blaze grew quickly before discovery and with no local fire department a volunteer company was formed to fight the fire. Robert McKee and his family heard the roar and saw flames enveloping the frame structure. insurance on the building stood at 800 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Coombs
Memphis
Robert McKee
Juror fears eased in Indiana damage case
In Fort Wayne Indiana December 10 a jury was seated for the term of the US district court when a compromise ended the Darling v Owen personal injury suit. Darling sought 15000 and will receive 2000. A juror had feared mental strain but the judge reassured him there would be no excitement and he would handle the strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Wayne
Ind
United States District Court
Abram N. Darling
H. H
Frank Owen
Waterloo
Darling
Red Cross Seal Contest Prizes Announced
The entry with the most Red Cross Christmas Seals wins a prize. First place receives a barrel of flour or $500 in gold from Jeffersonville Baking Co. Second place gets $2.50 in gold from T. J. Lindley. Third place offers a $1.50 watch or equal cash from W. G. Young. Contest closes December 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffersonville Baking Co
T. J. Lindley
W. G. Young
Christmas Savings Club fuels local shoppers and savers
Thousands of dollars circulate as Citizens Trust Company mails Christmas Savings Club checks to members. The program, now in its third year, has tripled enrollment and aims to boost earnings for gifts and future rain day funds.
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Citizens Trust Company
Christmas Savings Club
Santa Claus
Jeffersonville
Christmas Savings Club benefits paid to workers
In addition to thousands of dollars circulated through the Christmas Savings Club, employees of the local American Car & Foundry Company plant and the Government Depot seamstresses were paid today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christmas Savings Club
American Car & Foundry Company
Government Depot
Edison Plant Burns in West Orange Fire Destroying Main Works
A massive blaze at the Edison Company plant in West Orange New Jersey destroyed most of the modern reinforced concrete buildings. The loss is estimated near seven million dollars with about five million after insurance. The laboratory building housing Thomas Edison’s machinery survived with efforts to save it. Roughly 3,000 workers were displaced though some storage battery buildings survived, and about four firefighters were injured but not seriously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Orange
N. J
Edison Company
Thomas A. Edson
Weir Weighs Lawsuit Over Justice Office in Silver Creek
Jeffersonville townships legal clash centers on Weir who disputes overreach of authority by city officials. Prosecutor Warren B. Allison pursues ouster and forfeiture of the Justice of the Peace office. Weir says he maintains residence in Sellersburg and continues his duties at the Silver Creek office.
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Sellesbuprz
Clark Circus
Indiana
Warren B. Allison
Fourth Judicial Circuit
James H. Wei
Silver Creek
Justice of the Peace
Justices of the Peace
Jefferconvije
P— Benson R. Veasey
Frank Ogden
Wiliam James
Albert Rich
Alonzo Paulacks
Thomas Coward
Jeffersonville
Wei
Las
Silver Creek Township
Jeffe Cnvile
Pease
Mintain
Iself
Shiver Leek
Istice of the Peace
Siples
Kentucky
Jefferson
Oscar L. Hay
Masstrate Weir
Sellersburg
Deposition Notice in McMillin Divorce Case
A communication was sent to Miss Uth Beede in St. Petersburg Florida authorizing her to take the deposition of Mrs. Mary Plasket in the divorce action of Herbert S. McMillin against Ethel McMillin. Set for re hearing December 17 before Judge Alexander Dowling.
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Uth Beede
St. Petersburg
Fila
Mary Plasket
Herbert S. MecMill'p
Ethel McMillin
Set. Dow
Uize
Alexander Dowling
Dream Theater Presents A B C Comedy Company This Week
The Dream Theater screens the A B C Comedy Company for the rest of the week. A two reel feature Paid With Interest is highlighted as a strong card tonight with adr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. C. Comedy Company
the Dream
Foe Tonight
Adr
Russians Repulsed as Germans Advance in Polish Front
Berlin reports say Russian forces once bow shaped around Cracow have been repulsed at the wings while German and Austrian units gain the field in the South Poland theater. The Kaiser is described as favored by recent events. Amsterdam dispatch notes improved German prospects.
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Amsterdam
London
Berliner Tageblatt
Emperor William Improves but Confined to Room
Berlin reports say Emperor William's condition is steadily improving though he remains confined to his room by doctors orders. Reliable sources indicate he has been in this state for about a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Amsterdam
Ber Vn
William
Perlin
Berlin
Will'am
Three ships sunk with over two thousand aboard
Beharnhorst and the Gneisenau each carried 705 men and the Leipzig 286. In total more than 1,900 officers and men were aboard the three ships sunk.
Death of Alma Otheliy Bean er
The six and a half year old Alma Otheliy Beaner of Louisville died this morning from pneumonia. The burial will take place at Utica, where the family formerly resided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Otheliy Beaner
J. F. Beamer
Louisville
Utica
Snow Flurries Forecast for Jeffersonville Area
The local weather bureau forecasts snow flurries tonight with a minimum temperature of 25 to 30 degrees. Friday will be cloudy in Jeffersonville and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffersonville
Iecal Weather Bureau
Parole Refusal for Young Man Hayworth After Board Review
The State Board of Pardons in session at Indianapolis refused parole for Charley Hayworth, inmate at the Reformatory. He had eight rule violations and was convicted of horse stealing in 1913 after taking a horse from a barn near Terre Haute. His father, Charles Hayworth, sobbed as testimony detailed the offenses and thefts.
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State Board of Pardons
Indianapolis
Charley Hayworth
Reformatory
Hayworth
Terre Haute
Robinson
Charles Hayworth
Statehouse
Father shares tale of eleven children on Vigo County farm
A state board heard a Vigo County farmer describe his large family of eleven, with one left to fend on his son Charles Jr’s. journey from a rural life to Terre Haute, where missteps led to mistakes, and the board weighs reform versus family duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Passions
Vigo County
Charles, Jr
Terre Haute
Board reviews case of Charles Waller for manslaughter
The board hears Charles Waller 20 seek a term from two to twenty one years for manslaughter after a Pike county conviction a year earlier. Evidence shows he may have been intoxicated. William McKay of Chicago argued for his son John McKay who was sentenced in Elkhart county last June for bicycle theft with Congressmen James T McDermot interceding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Waller
Pike County
William McKay
Chicago
John McKay
Elkhart County
James T. McDermot
Niinois
For Rent and Health Tonics Advertised
For rent two rooms on one side of a double near Reformatory at 424 Woerner Avenue. Inquire or call 906-F. Burdock Blood Bitters advertised as a family system tonic to improve strength appetite digestion and sleep. Price 1.06. Sold by all druggists.
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Woerner Avenue
Milk wagon collision case leads Clark Circuit Court docket
Clark Circuit Court docket lists Thomas T. Taylor vs Louisville and Northern Railway and others for 30 damages from December 1912 collision on Spring street. No court session today. petit jury to report Monday with murder case James Brammel pending and other hearings before Judge George B. McIntyre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Kopp
James P. Baird
Clark
Lewisvile and Southern Indiana Traction Company
South Construction Company
Louisville and Northern Railway and Lighting Company
Spring Street
Tench and
Bileventh Streets
Thomas T. Taylor
Baltimore and Ohio S. W. Railroad
James Brammel
James Harris
Henry Treloar
George B. McIntyre
New Albany
Inmate John J. Jones inquest noted at Indiana Reformatory
Magistrate James H. Weir and doctors I N Ruddell and David Cohen led an inquest into John J. Jones a reformatory inmate with delusions of persecution and violent temper. Jones was described as the wildest man seen by Weir and the inquiry raised questions about where he should be examined and about the inquest funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Weir
Ballard
John J. Jones
Indiana Reformatory
J. H. Walker
County Supervisors to Plan District Teachers’ Association
Word from Claude E. Cogswell vice president of the Late Teachers Association reaches county and town superintendents to gather at New Albany High School next Saturday at 10 30 for a district organization plan. The meeting aims to schedule district sessions in each congressional district in late spring and decide topics for discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Scott
Claude E. Cogswell
Late
Teachers’ Association
New Albany
State Teachers Association
Indianapolis
Constable Commission for Jeffersonville Township Awarded
William Colvin was appointed constable for Jeffersonville township this morning and received his commission from Circuit Clerk Ballard under the Board of County Commissioners. The legal limitation is six and only six were elected in November and Colvin was appointed after varied opinions. There were no oldovers from the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Colvin
Jeffersonville Township
Ballard
Board of County Commissioners
Colvin
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Doherty's Drug Store
William Coombs
Red Cross
Lamerican Red Cross
Itistitag Ee
Reo Moss
Rae
Saving Club
OF Citizens Trust Company
Edison
Weir
Cust
Allison
Montevdeo
Uruguay
Crescen
Nurnberg
Gnesau
Scharnhorst
Leipzig
Port Santa Cruz
Buenos Aires
Terra del Fuego
South America
Ministry of Marine
Peidra Buana
Ricton Istana
Pantalon
Cape Sampio
Gestian Cosmos Line
Piedro Buena
The
Hague
Ber- Ynger
Tageblatt
Germany
Count von Spee
Frederick CD. Sturdee
von Spee
Gneisenau
Nurnbeg
Dresden
Admiralty
Yon Spee
Dream Theater
Petrograd
Warsaw
Kaiser
Father Sobse
Son
Clark Circuit Court
Traction Company
Petit Jury
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