Fontanet Powder Mill Explodes Deeply Damaging Town
A series of blasts at the Du Pont Powder Company plant in Fontanet injures and kills many. The disaster flattens homes, churches, and schools, with about 25 dead and nearly 1000 injured. The event shatters the region, with towns across 50 miles feeling the shock and tens of thousands affected.
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United States
Fontanet
Terre Haute
Dupont Powder Company
Brazil
Crawfordsville
Indianapolis
Greencastle
Bloomfield
Kingman
New Wallace Bank Opens In Wallace Oklahoma
The Farmers Bank at Wallace opened for business Monday morning October 7 in Love and Fine building beside the furniture store. Capital stock is 10000 dollars. Directors number seven: A B Lowe, A B Green, H H Clove, M L Krout, Bloomer Myers, E W Bever, James J Williams. A B Lowe elected president H H Clore vice president Jacob E Fine cashier. Forty four reliable citizens as stockholders including A B Lowe J E Fine H H Clore A B Grimes Lee Philpott Will H Gray Levi M Myers C E Short Henry Whitman Ira E Wilkinson William E Wilkinson E M Philpot D C Shoof James J Williams Marlin L Krout E W Bexet Maria Clore C C Wert L M Myers C C Grimes J S Livingston Isaiah Lowe Geo B Brown M W Clark Bloomer Myers C E Myers Arion Myers M B Wilkinson Robert Krout A E Starns Howard Smith M F Wooley A H McElwee Samuel H Kellar David Ml McElwee A F Osborn J J Rivers Geo W Berry S E Rusk J T Kerr Harvey McBroom Walter S McBroom.
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Farmers Bank
Wallace
Love & Fine
A.B. Lowe
A. B. Green
H H. Clove
M. L. Krout
Bloomer Myers
E. W. Bever
Jas. J Williams
A. B. Lowe
H. H. Clore
Jacob E. Fine
E Fine
A. B. Grimes
Lee Philpott
Will H. Gray
Levi M. Myers
C. E. Short
Henry Whitman
Ira E. Wilkinson
William E. Wilkinson
E. M. Philpott
D.C. Shoof
James. J. Williams
Marlin L. Krout
E. W. Bexet
Maria Clore
C. C
A. F. Osborn
J. J. Rivers
Geo. W. Berry
S. E Rusk
J.T. Kerr
Harvey McBroom
Walter S. McBroom
Fitch B Cooper to be heard next Wednesday night
Frank Myer improves from typhoid fever while the Fountain circuit docket includes the case of Ham Hays Zaney Hughey and his father Robert Hughey for robbery of John Hathaway. Special venire drawn lists Volney Long Cain Wallace Adkins Jackson Ed Hughes Logan Wm Hunt Troy H S Edwards Cain L G Martin Logan with O S Jones as defense attorney amid broad witness summons from the south county.
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Fitch B. Cooper
Frank Myer
Ham Hays
Zaney Hughey
Robert Hughey
John Hathaway
Fountain Circuit Court
Volney A. Long
Cain
Wallace Adkins
Jackson
Ed Hughes
Logan
Wm. Hunt
Troy
H.S. Edwards
L. G. Martin
O. S. Jones
Visit to the Old Nolen Farm Brings Memory of Shoemaker Bench
J F Redenbaugh and Tobias Nolen visited the old Nolen farm near Wallace last Sunday and shared a meal with Henry Nolen. They recalled Redenbaugh’s shoemaker bench given decades earlier, which Henry had treasured and kept safe. Henry, once a faithful apprentice, now cherishes the bench with fond memory of their work together.
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J. F. Redenbaugh
Tobias Nolen
Nolen
Wallace
Henry Nolen
Mr. Redenbaugh
Henry
John
Mr. Nolen
Col John F Smith and wife visit Bowling Green family
Col John F. Smith and his wife arrived in Bowling Green yesterday morning for a short visit with their son, C. F. Smith, staying a few days in the city.
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John F. Smith
Bowling Green
C. F. Smith
High School Lecture Course Promises Entertaining Season
The High School launches a four act lecture series with Fitch B Cooper Marshall Entertainers Alice Dale Concert Co Shine Hawks and others. Season tickets cost 1 dollar for adults and 25 cents for children. The first show is next Wednesday October 23 featuring Cooper with a three part program including The Man with an Other Fiddle and The Mystic Chair. Proceeds benefit the library fund and state inspection needs.
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Fitch B. Cooper
Marshall Entertainers
Alice Dale Concert Co
Sunshine’ Hawks
Opera House
Cooper
Dot Ratcliffe
Warren Lindley
Louis Dix
Maupet Lewis
Genevieve Kooe
CuHas
Massey Violet Smith Maude Lewis
Freas
jJames Wilkinson
Letter from New Mexico invites homeseekers to Elkino
A 1907 letter from Martin Steers urges readers with no home to move to Elkino New Mexico. He extols sandy soils retaining moisture and claims high yields in corn cotton beans pumpkins squash turnips and watermelon. He touts favorable climate for health and cheap government land, inviting correspondence.
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Elkino
New Mexico
Martin Steers
Topics for Evangelistic Series at Christian Church
A schedule of weekly topics for an evangelistic series begins next Saturday at the Christian church. Topics include The elements necessary to successful evangelistic work Christ and the Bystanders The Great Christian Memorial Gods Dynamic The Gospel of the Grace of God If Jesus were in Kingman tonight what request would you make of Him The Symbolism of the Child The Two Roads Subscribe now.
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Christian Church
Christ
Jesus
Kingman
Indiana Game Law and Local Sale Notice
The article describes Indiana’s closed season for game from October 1 to November 10 with exceptions for wild fowl and woodcock and warns fines for unprotected rabbits. It notes an open season from November 10 to December 31 with hunting allowed except for squirrels without farmer permission. It also lists a public sale by Clay Thompson on October 31 featuring cattle hogs corn and hay, and mentions Omer Drake attending a relative’s wedding in Frankfort.
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Indiana
Clay Thompson
Wm. Lusk
Sugar Creek
Omer Drake
Frankfort
J H Ephlin Offers Fall Suit Savings
J H Ephlin promotes money saving deals on fall suits while Miss Mollie Russell appears credited for improving writing.
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J. H. Ephlin
Mollie Russell
Opened New Mine Offers Abundant High Quality Coal
J. W. Hornine announces the famous Raridan mine is now open with ample excellent coal. This business note signals ready supply and ongoing production opportunities.
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Raridan
J. W. Hornine
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