Tri Kappa Christmas Fund Drives Jeffersonville Help
The Tri Kappa sorority asks Jeffersonville residents to drop loose change at local donation boxes to support Christmas stockings for needy children. Buy a ticket for The Dream on Thursday December 25 to aid the Community Tree effort and extend charity work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri Kappes
Jeffersonvile
Citizens Trust Co
Swartz D. G. Co
OM. Frank's
Best Bros
Dream Theater
Christmas Savings Club Forms at Citi zen Trust Co
The Citi zen Trust Co invites customers to join a Christmas Savings Club now forming. Participants can save together through a shared plan, benefiting from discipline and collective support during the holiday season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizene Trust Co. Adv
Poor Rating for Indiana National Guard Companies
A federal report by General Mills labels Indiana militia units largely poor. Only four states have lower militia participation, with Indiana at 0.35 percent of militia age serving, amid 42 total Indiana organizations and Captain Laurant A. Douglass boosting Company M in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard
Indiana
Meneral A. T. Milles
Washinton
War Department
State Guard
District of Columbia
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Texas
First Infantry
Laurant A. Douglass
General Mills
Helings
Spiet’s
Christmas Savings Club Opens at Citizens Trust Company
Good news for everybody the 1916 Christmas Savings Club begins Monday December 20 at Citizens Trust Company enrollment is rapidly being taken join at once to get your share of the holiday funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens Trust Company
Bridge property inspection by Big Four officials in Louisville
C J Brister traffic manager and H A Worcester general manager of the Cleerland Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis Railroad Company mapped local bridges land lines and terminal holdings as part of a nationwide appraisement. C and O officials joined a related trip. A special Louisville and Jeffersonville Bridge Company directors meeting occurred during their visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Brister
Cleerland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad Company
Big Four
H. A. Worcester
United States
Louisville & Jeffersonville Bridge Company
Supplies Being Received at Quartermasters Depot
Supplies under long established contracts arrive at the Quartermasters Depot to stock various seeds for the army. Wagon parts replenish dwindling wagons while other items are expected from Low on under contracts set since July 1, marking typical mid year stock patterns for the depot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hegin
Charlestown Man Dies After Illness at Norton Infirmary
Charlestown resident Jenjanlin R. McConnell aged years, longtime Louisville produce businessman, died at 5 45 yesterday afternoon at Norton Infirmary where he had been cared for three weeks. He retired ten years ago and bought a Charlestown area farm. Survived by wife Ada, three daughters Mrs Albert Englehard, Mrs R G Newborne, Miss Myra McConnell, and son Henry K. McConnell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenjanlin RR
McConnnell
Charlestown
Louisville
Norton Infirmary
Ada McConnell
Albert Englehard
R. G Newborne
Myra McConnell
Henry KO McConnell
Civil Service Examinations Listed in January Dates
The Civil Service Commission announced tests in this and ten other Indiana cities for January. Positions include draftsman in the ordinance department, lab aid in seed testing, bacteriologist and pathologist in Manila, chart engraver, teacher of agriculture, junior pharmacologist, nautical expert, and assistant metallurgist with salaries from 690 to 16,000 dollars. Many posts span government bureaus and fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Civil Service Commission
Indiana
Ordinance Department
Bureau of Plant Industry
Bureau of Science
Manila
Bureau of Navigation
Ft. Apache
Arigona
Bureau of Chemistry
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Mines
Post Office Extends Evening Hours for Christmas Packages
The post office keeps the window open at night to assist workers and others who cannot visit during the day, making it easier to send Christmas parcels. This schedule is described as a great help to the public.
Railroad Employee Ill in Louisville Case
Edgar Perkins a railroad worker for the Pennsylvania Lines in Louisville fell ill Sunday while on duty and was returned to his home by a switch engine indicating a health incident during employment in Louisville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Perkins
City
Pennsylvania Lines
Louisville
Amalgamated Oil Co offers ground-floor stock in Oklahoma
Oil stock touts 20 percent advance on Nov 27 and 100 percent dividends in 90 days. Limited shares at $10 entry, claiming $260 par value after payout. Two dividends paid. Write for free information from Amalgamated Oil Co 1700 Colcord Bldg Oklahoma Okla Adv 11-18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Amalgamated Oil Co
Okla
Eczema Relief Ad Promotes Dean's Ointment
An advertisement claims eczema spreads easily and itching drives sufferers to distraction. It promotes Dean's Ointment as quick relief, priced at 50 cents, available at all stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Jeffersonville Lodge to Hold Regular Meeting Tonight
Masonic notice: Jeffersonville Lodge No. 340 F. and A. M. will meet Tuesday evening December 21 at 8 o'clock. Work in M. M. Degree. W. M. Herbet Huckelberry and Sec. W. B. Thornley sign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffersonville Lodge
Herbet Huckelberry
W. M
Prisoners Transferred Across State Lines to Indiana
Eighteen inmates from Michigan City State Prison were moved by special train from Chicago to the Indiana Reformatory after a governor ordered transfer. The prisoners, all under thirty, had been sentenced for escaping the Putnamville penal farm. the transfer aligns with 1913 law mandating Reformatory custody for youths who escape, unless life sentences apply. The journey was uneventful. prisoners were shackled and placed in cells upon arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Michigan City
Indiana Reformatory
Ralston
Putnamville
Evan B. Stotsenburs
Stotsenburg
Putnam Circuit
Reformatory
Ninth Street Pennsylvania
Weise
Appeals for Red Cross Seals aid from tuberculosis fund
Letters to the National Tuberculosis Association reveal varied pleas for help. A mother, a wife, and a teacher describe tuberculosis harming a son, a husband, and a sixteen year old girl. Funds are limited. buying Red Cross Seals can ease the burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Tuberculosis Association
Red Cross
Charlestown High Plans Inter-School Debate Series
Charlestown High School students form a debating society and arrange a series of debates with several high schools. They intend to cooperate in a proposed discussion league to promote competitive rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlestown High School
Pythian District Meeting Sets Sessions in Jeffersonville
The Eighteenth Pythian District from Clark Floyd Harrison Orange and Washington counties meets January 22 1917 in Jeffersonville with 24 lodges and 2830 members represented The afternoon program at Castle Hall includes music by Abe Gibbs Harmony Orchestra welcomes by Rev J M Vawter and readings and addresses by notable speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythian
Jeffersonville
Clark
Floyd
Harrison
Orange
Washington
George White, Sr
W. T. Gibbs
W. W. Worrall
Edward McPherson
Joseph Kerr
Carver Morris
Knights
Castle Hall
Abe Gibbs Harmony Orchestra
America
C. G. Prather
J. M. Vawter
Robert A. Brown
Grand Keeper of Records & Seals
Adel Prinz
Harry Wade
Insurance Department
Mr. Howard
William B. Gray
Jennie Wilson
Hk. Jacobs
F. E. Andrews
Myrtle Lodge
Byron T. Watt
G. K. of
Page
Hope Lodge
Charles F. Remy
F. A. Priest
River rise halts dam project near city
River rise forces government to suspend work on Dam 43 twenty miles below the city. About 700 men are unemployed as winter stoppage is expected.
Quail Season Ends as Rabbit Hunting Remains Open
The quail hunting season ends while rabbit hunting stays open until January 10. Few hunters had success securing birds this season.
Knights Templar Elect Officers for Jeffersonville Commandery
Knights Templar of Jeffersonville Commandery No. 27 elected officers last night. Names include John J. Snyder as Eminent Commander, William H. Wilcox Generalissimo, Thomas S. Bolton Captain General, Christian J. F. Eisman Excellent Prelate, Henry Best Senior Warden, William B. Edgerton Junior Warden, Fernando H. Miller Treasurer, Fielding L. Whitson Recorder, Altus H. Parker Standard Bearer, Franklin M. Rose Sword Bearer, William H. Harper Warden, and George A. Dunham Sentinel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffersonville
Knights Templar
John J. Snyder
Emminent Com
Fernando H. Miller
Fielding L. Whitson
Altus H. Parker
Franklin M. Rose
William H. Harper
George A. Dunham
Sentinel
Captain McCaskey Arrives to Assist Depot Quartermaster
Captain Walter G. McCaskey will report in January at the Government Depot as assistant to Major Theodore B. Hackett, Depot Quartermaster, under previously issued orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter G. McCaskey
Government Depot
Theodore BR. Hacket
Turkey supplies scarce as Christmas price rises
The article notes few turkeys, despite shipments to markets, and warns Christmas prices will be higher.
Found Pair of Spectacles Ad
Owner may claim by proving property. Apply G Brenner at 527 East Maple Street for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenner
E. Maple
Russian Expedition Ported With Troops Bombards Varna
An Athens dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph reports a Russian cruiser and two destroyers convoying sixteen transports with troops arriving off Varna and bombarding the Bulgarian port. London also notes Lloyd George urging organized labor to supply skilled and unskilled workers for munitions factories as the war hinges on domestic labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Athens
Exchange Telegraph Company
Tin
Bulgarian
Varna
David Lloyd George
House of Commons
Munitions Department
Labor
Withdrawal of British Troops from Suvia and Anzac Areas
British forces in the Suvia and Anzac districts on the Gallipoli peninsula were withdrawn. The retreat marks a strategic pullback amid ongoing military operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Gallipoli
War Office
Paris
Suvia
Anzac
Gallipoli Peninsula
Descendant of Explorer Granted Divorce in Indiana Court
Milton Clark, a great-grandson of explorer George Rogers Clark, obtained a divorce in Superior Court at Indianapolis. His wife Elizabeth Chambers Clark, married in 1960 at Sullivan Island South Carolina, refused to join him in Indiana after his Spanish American War service and government work. He said South Carolina does not grant divorces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Rogers Clark
Indianapolis
Milton Clark
Elizabeth Chambers Clark
Sullivan, Island
S. C
Indiana
South Carolina
Busy retail corners noted by Fred C Kelly
In the January American Magazine Fred C Kelly notes that the Broad and Market intersection in Newark is one of the busiest corners in the United States serving as a transfer point for several car lines. He also cites the northeast corner of Broadway and Forty second Street in New York as another endlessly busy subway hub near the theater district with daily foot traffic well over 285000 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred C. Kelly
United States
Market
Newark
New Jersey
Broadway
Forty-second Street
New York
Theater District
Roosevelt not seeking Republican or Progressive nominations
Medill McCormick, former Progressive leader, told Chicago that Theodore Roosevelt is not a candidate for either party's presidential nomination at this time. He denied attending a Gary dinner and said Roosevelt has not allowed friends to put his name on any primary ballot. He doubted any stampede of the Chicago convention on June 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Medill McCormick
McCormick
E. H. Gary
New York
Roosevelt
Mr. McCormick
Partition suit in Clark Circuit Court heard by Judge Dowling
Judge Alexander Dowling presided in Clark Circuit Court over Ambrose Thomas versus John H. Thomas and others. The case seeks to declare transfers fraud, appoint a commissioner to sell due to a disputed land division, and involves trust conveyances and claims of ownership. The surety company sought release from the administrator bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Dowling
New Albany
Clark
Ambrose Thomas
John H. Thomas
Preston Grubbs
Letitia Grubbs
Alma Alfred
Judge Dowling
Fortune
Eliza Thomas
Palintiff
John Thomas
Schuyler
Grubbs
Hiram E. Heaton
William L. Caldwell
Blanche Lyon Caldwell
James Harris
Henry Treloar
Core Treloar
Paris
Harris
Emma Davison
Samuel Davison
Louisville & Southern Indiana Traction Company
Walter Swartz
Sellersburg
John Lacher
Louisville and Southern Indiana Traction Company
Margaret O'Connell
Dream Theater screens Neal of the Navy and The Little Captain
Tonight at the Dream Theater another part of Neal of the Navy will be shown along with a film titled The Little Captain of the Scouts. Five turkeys will be given away Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal
Navy
Dream Theater
Police Court Proceedings Report
William Dix charged with petit larceny for allegedly stealing a harness from George H. Holzbog was arraigned and the case set under advisement until December 27 by Magistrate Veasey. Charles Norris arrested for vagrancy had a concealed weapon and was given time to leave the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Dix
George H. Holzbog
Veasey
Charles Norris
Also Mentioned on This Page
THE
TRI Kappas
Government
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Pennsylvania
RED Cross Seal Fund
Pythian Meeting
Mander
William H. Wilcox
Thomas 8
Bolton
Eral
Christian J. F. Eisman
Excelient
Henry Best
William B. Edgerton
McCaskey
Black Sea
Burgas
Serbia
Bulgaria
Odessa
Lord Ribbiesdale
Dardanelles
Near East
Constantinople
Seddul- Bahr
Gibraltar
Clarksville
United
T. R. Yarn
White House
Circuit Court
Cele
A. Dowling
Surety Company
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!