Crossing the Ocean and Death in a Transatlantic Voyage
Arthur Brisbane writes aboard the Aquitania about death and travel between New York and Paris noting how ocean voyages erode fear and superstition. He reflects on history from Columbus to modern ships, and mentions Lieut Robert Dulaney visiting from Manila with upcoming station at Fort Harrison Indianapolis.
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Paris
Cherbourg
New York
Robert Dulaney
Manila
Harry B. Dulaney
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indianapolis
Mickie Advises to Ditch Rubber Stamps for Printed Stationery
A columnist urges readers to stop using rubber stamps on letterheads and envelopes as dated style and suggests ordering printed stationery from a supplier. The note emphasizes modernizing business correspondence with upscale paper products.
Former local man recalls Marshall in 1893 picnic talk
Mr. Scheneck of Lincoln told the Clark County Chicago Association in Jackson Park of Marshall in 1893. He described storefronts, churches, schools, banks, and daily life, noting progress since then and recalling neighbors and local figures who shaped the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Scheneck
Lincoln
Marshall
Co. E. Schenck
Illinois
Marshal
Clark County Chicago Association
Jackson Park
Chicago
Frank Miller Dry Goods
Ilinois
Court House
Lyman. Booth
Will Greenough
Mattie Wright
Will Hippard
True Booth
Marshall House
Smearengin
Knipe
Mary Shaw
Frank Foster
Hurst Furniture
Ed Hughes
Dib Doll's
Cole Bros
Grabenheimer’s
Gus Purdum
Lockhart
Dr. Devol
Jim Dougherty
Mershall
Archer Hotel
Davidson
LeSeure
City Collector Tibbs Weds Olive Thompson
Miss Olive Thompson of Marshall married Herbert Tibbs of Marshall at their home 712 Beech Street on Thursday August 11 at 9 PM. Squire Thomas Craig officiated as the groom furnished the house. The bride had worked at Keifer Drug Store before the ceremony.
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Olive Thompson
C. E. Thompson
Marshall
Herbert Tibbs
Beech Street
Thomas Craig
Keifer
Chevrolet Stolen from Paris Recovered in Marshall
The Chevrolet coach owned by C. H. Peters of Dana Indiana was taken from in front of Piper Hardware in Paris Sunday evening about 9 00. Sheriff Harry Coldren traced and recovered the car around 10 30 on South Fifth Street in Marshall where it had been abandoned. Peters later went to Marshall to retrieve it.
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C. H. Peters
Dana
Ind
Piper Hardware and Harness
Paris
Harry Coldren
South Fifth Street
Marshall
Marshall Auto Sales Conducts Marshall Car Canvass
Ragan Hedges of Marshall Auto Sales completed a house to house canvass in Marshall uncovering 377 cars and 46 trucks in town. Ford leads with 192 cars, followed by Chevrolet and Dodge with 31 and 25 respectively, and the nationwide implication suggests 16,588,000 cars in use if Marshall reflects average conditions.
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Ragan Hedges
Marshall
United States
Marshall Auto Sales
Fords
Chevrolet
Dodges
Ford
Dodge
Snidebaker
Buick
Cadillac
Pontiac
Cole Page
Elvar Saxon
Auburn
Packard
Mrs Clara Johnson Dies at 86 in Annapolis
Mrs Clara Johnson died at her home in Annapolis last Thursday aged 86 years and 25 days. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 00 PM at the residence and burial followed at Mt Pleasant cemetery. She is survived by five children Ben Johnson of Marshall John Johnson of Colorado Mrs Clara Nelson Mrs Minnie Jackson of Charleston and Joe Johnson formerly of Robinson.
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Clara Johnson
Annapolis
Mt Pleasant
Johnson
Ben Johnson
Marshall
John Johnson
Colorado
Clara Nelson
Minnie Jackson
Charleston
Joe Johnson
Robinson
Community Meeting at Asbury Church Tonight
A community meeting will be held at Asbury church this evening. Speakers include R. E. Apple of Martinsville, county farm adviser, and George Taubeneck of Marshall. The roll call response will be a memory verse from Sunday school lessons.
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Asbury Church
R. E. Apple
Martinsville
County Farm
George Taubeneck
Marshall
Melrose Man Charged With Stealing Chickens
Harry Robinson of Melrose was brought before Squire Tom Craig Monday on a charge of stealing chickens. He was released on a $500 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melrose Man
Harry Robinson
Melrose
Squire Tom Craig
Hurst Building Being Given Coat of Paint
The building on the west side of the square owned by Miss Ethel Hurst and occupied by Heizer Electric shop is being painted tan. Chas Metz and son John are doing the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Hurst
Heizer Electric Shop
Chas, Metz and Son
John
Fox Hunters Meet Held by Wabash Valley Association at West Union
The Wabash Valley Fox Hunters Association will hold its annual meet at West Union from September 19 to 24. The event features daily dances and entertainment each afternoon and evening, with races each day and prizes awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash Valley Fox Hunters Association
West Union
Illinois to Issue New License Plates in 1928
Springfield declares white figures on maroon for 1928 Illinois auto plates. Numerals will use a new style for visibility. The end will feature the abbreviation TL instead of the state outline. A total of 1,500,000 pairs of plates will be required.
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Springfield
Ill
Illnois
Preacher Lands in Jail After Accepting Auto Ride
Rev O G Grantham of Chester Indiana was jailed in Danville after riding with a young couple toward Chicago. He and the couple were arrested for possessing a stolen car and released by Judge Lindley after Grantham argued he was a victim of circumstances.
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O. G Grantham
Danville
Marshall
Terre Haute Tribune
Grantham
Lindley
Chester
Valparaiso
Chicago
Mann’s Chapel
Marriage Licenses Listed For Several States
A list of marriage licenses issued to individuals from Chicago Palestine Oakland Indianapolis Terre Haute Marshall Sullivan Hutsonville Terre Haute and St Petersburg includes L A Bradsher 23 and Mary Nelley 21 both of Chicago Ralph Walters 33 of Palestine with Ora McDaniel 22 of Palestine Dwight Wheeler 28 of Oakland with Eliza Reynolds 24 Casey Moon 27 of Indianapolis with Amil Atterson 15 of Indianapolis Samuel Laren 26 of Terre Haute with Mary Freeman 15 of Terre Haute W of Tibbs 44 of Marshall with Olive I Thompson 34 of Marshall Robert I Hampton 21 of Sullivan with Myrtle H Adams 19 of Hutsonville Robert E Price 27 of Terre Haute with Frances Mitchell 23 of West Utton Frank Nicholson 25 of St Petersburg Fla with Olive F Sewell 23 of Marshall.
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L. A Bradsher
Chicago
Mary Nelley
Ralph Walters
Palestine
Ora McDaniel
Dwight Wheeler
Oakland
Eliza Reynolds
Casey Raymond Moon
Indianapolis
Amil Atterson
Samuel Laren
Terre Haute
Mary Freeman
Tibbs
Marshall
Olive I. Thompson
Marshall Robert I. Hampton
Sullivan Ind
Myrtle H Adams
Hutsonville
Robert E Price
Mitchell-Price Nuptials Tie Two Families in West Union Home
Miss Frances Mitchell daughter of Mr and Mrs John W Mitchell of near West Union wed Robert Price Jr son of Mr and Mrs Robert Price of Terre Haute at 10 yesterday morning in the Mitchell home. Rev Buford Tyler officiated with Mrs Colonel Thompson on piano and Miss Marion Swango singing. The bride wore a pink taffeta bouffant gown with orchid trimming and carried sweetheart roses. After a wedding breakfast the couple departed for an Eastern motor trip and will reside in Griffith Apartments Terr Haute upon return. Miss Mitchell, a King Classical and Indiana State Normal School graduate, was active in Gamma Gamma Sorority and taught in Hutsonville. Mr Price is a Garfield High and Rose Polytechnic Institute alumnus and works for Advante Electric Company in Terre Haute.
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Frances Mitchell
John W. Mitchell
Near West Union
Robert Price Jr
Robert Price
Terre Haute
Miss Mitchell
Buford Tyler
Colonel Thompson
Marion Swango
Gamma Gamma
Charles Paddock
Hutsonville
Price
Garfield High School
Rose Polytechnic Institute
Sigma Nu
Advante Electric Company
Death of W T Levensapp at 68 at East Main Street home
W T Levensapp aged 68 died Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 at the home of Mrs Viola Gaddis on East Main street. Funeral services were conducted yesterday at 11:00 at the Marshall cemetery with Rev John Mundorf presiding.
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W. T .Levensapp
Viola Gaddis
East Main Street
Marshall Cemetery
John Mundorf
Annual Home Coming Held at Spiketown
The sixteenth annual Spiketown church homecoming was held Sunday with about 250 attendees. President Moore of Maron led at 1 30 pm, readings by Litteral Barrett Redifer and Gage, welcome by Abie Honderich, and a memorial for Edward and Thomas Irwin. Three new members joined and officers for next year were elected.
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Spiketown
Moore
Maron
America
Abie Honderich
Marshall
Centinary
Ira Bussard
Palestine
Austin Gage
Danville
Nellie Frazier
Sarasota
Florida
Edward Irwin
West Terre Haute
Thomas Irwin
Charles Ross
Miss Coleman
Rosa Litteral
Lucile Barrett
Irma Redifer
Eleanor Gage
Ola Tingley
John Eib
Nathaniel Washburn
Grace Stitch
Terre Haute
Ben Bierbaum
Lina Bierbaum
John Fredenberger
Emma German
Daisy Fredenberger
Silas Litteral
Indianapolis
Maude Rosimer
Hosea Irwin
Emma Massey
Charles Redifer
Margaret Irwin
Cox
Urbana
Democrats select delegates at Marshall convention
The Democratic convention in Marshall chose delegates and alternates to attend the district judicial convention in Danville next Tuesday. Delegates include Norman Forsythe, Roy McNary, Harry LeSeure, Morris Logue, Frank Geisert, Ed Turner, Ross Lee, John Rodgers, Judge Jed Gard, John Forbeck, Nick Hurst, and G. F Bennett. Alternates are Hal Kesler, J A Sweet, Wm. Haughn, David Zeiler, Howard Taggart, Ned Childs, Buell Norris, Herbert Tibbs Turner, Jay Swern, Robert Scholfield, and Jesse Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Danville
Norman Forsythe
Roy McNary
Harry LeSeure
Morris Logue
Frank Geisert
Ed Turner
Ross Lee
John Rodgers
Jed Gard
John Forbeck
Nick Hurst
G. F Bennett
Hal Kesler J A Sweet
Wm. Haughn
David Zeiler
Howard Taggart
Ned Childs
Buell Norris
Herbert Tibbs
O .“. Turner
Jay Swern
Robert Scholfield
Jesse Young
Local pitcher John Gunder Regains Form in Marshall Circuit
John Gunder, a Marshall area baseball pitcher, has appeared for Independent teams through 13 games pitched. He has secured 12 victories and is noted for consistency on the mound this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gunder
Marshall
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