Bells at Sea En Route to Florida 1915 Diary Entry
Mrs. Bell and I travel aboard the Merrimac bound for Florida leaving Baltimore at 6 pm. We pass Chesapeake waters toward Sandy Hook Cape Hatteras and Savannah where we rest before continuing toward Beaufort Charleston and Jacksonville. The voyage is calm and the writer expects full recovery and work with veterans after December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Baltimore
Pension Bureau
Federal Army
Sandy Hook
Cape Hatteras
Savannah
Georgia
North Carolina
Marshall
Dib
Mrs. Bell
Mary Prevos
Beaufort
Charleston
South Carolina
Jacksonville
Savanneh
Sherman
C Bell
Death of Byron Mullins in Westfield at 62
Byron Reginald Mullins died at his Westfield home from apoplexy. He first fell ill July 28 and again the Saturday before his death. He was 62. He is survived by his wife and four children.
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Byron Reginald Mullins
Westfield
Child Declared Dependent Sent to Cunningham Home
Myrtle Lorene Cox of Westfield was declared a dependent child in county court on Friday and sent to the Cunningham Children's Home at Urbana for placement.
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Myrtle Lorene Cox
Westfield
Cunningham
Urbana
Taxes to Be Higher This Year Says State Officials
State taxing board will fix the rate early next month and set a higher levy than last year. The amount remains uncertain as officials decline to guess. The rate is determined by the governor auditor and treasurer from taxable property and legislative appropriations.
Fire destroys hotel in New Albany. Warriner couple escape in night clothes
For the past year Mr and Mrs Rob Warriner formerly of Marshall managed a large hotel in New Albany Mississippi. Early on Thanksgiving morning the building caught fire and burned. The Warriners escaped down a fire escape with only their night clothes. Seven other business houses burned. Loss estimated at 150000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rob Warriner
Marshall
New Albany
Miss
Warriner
True Co operation In Lawrenceville Fire Aid
Lawrenceville residents showcase co operation as A L Maxwell automobile company donates a motor driven fire wagon with equipment. Citizens Telephone Co provides a complete fire alarm system for the volunteer department and a community fund raises to uniform and complete the company gear.
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Citizens of
Lawrenceville
A. L. Maxwell Automobile Company
Citizens’ Telephone Co
Citizens In
Death of William V Day at 39 in Marshall
William V Day 39 died Monday at his parents home 714 South Sixth street after long illness from diabetes. Native of Marshall, lived in Terre Haute years, returned weeks ago. Survived by parents three brothers Ernest Ely Nevada Robert Terre Haute JR Jr and sister Mrs Silas Walker Marshall. Funeral 2 pm today at home conducted by Rev E G Sandmeyer, burial in city cemetery private.
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William V. Day
J. R. Day
South Sixth Street
Mr. Day
Marshall
Terre Haute
Ernest A
Ely
Nevada
Robert B
J R Jr
Silas Walker
E. G Sandmeyer
Casey Man Charged With Assault On 11 Year Old
Casey Man Casey Stoner of near Casey NL was arrested Sunday on a charge of attempted criminal assault on Leona Tyler 11 daughter of Mr and Mrs Wm Tyler 805 North Fifth Street. In City Court Monday the charge was amended to assault and battery with intent to commit a criminal attack. Stoner declined to plead guilty and sought a continuance. Judge Newton set the case for hearing next Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Stoner
Casey
Leona Tyler
Wm _ Tyler
North Fifth Street
Thomas
Stoner
Newton
Terre Haute Tribune
Winter Ball and Auto Races Highlight Brotherhood Meeting
The Methodist Brotherhood opened indoor baseball with a spirited game and staged an auto race segment. Chauffeur Jay Swern and crew faced the mock lodge challenge, while the refreshment committee provided snacks. T. R. Snavely urged Christmas charity for Marshall and Rev Zeigler spoke on The Second Fiddle stressing each member’s duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Brotherhood
Jay Swern
T. R. Snavely
Marshall
W. FH. Zeigler
Woman adjudged insane sent to Anne hospital
Mrs Winona Craig of Wabash township was adjudged insane in county court on Saturday and transported to the hospital at Anne for care and treatment.
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Winona Craig
Wabash Township
Anne
Thanksgiving Day in Glendale and notes on local life
A Glendale letter covers a mild Thanksgiving with clear skies and early rain, fig growing details, and travel tales. It laments California taxes and land title costs, contrasts California real estate with Illinois, and critiques title companies amid property transfers. The piece also lists grocery items for Thanksgiving and mentions visitors from Danville and Long Beach.
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Glendale
Calif
Bell
Clark County
George Merritt Arbuckle
Iditarod
Alaska
Marshall
California
Illlinois
South Fifth Street
Land Title Trust of
Illinois
Laura Lynn
Danville
Minois
Rob Lynn
Long Beach
O. L. Kilborn
Daughter of Ed M. English Injured in Runaway Buggy Incident
Miss English, daughter of Ed M English, was seriously hurt last Friday when her torso ran away and she was thrown from a buggy near Varidalta station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Her English
Ed M. English
Varidalta Station
Adams Recovers After Desperate Jail Suicide Attempt
Adams Do B Adams is recovering after a jail suicide attempt last week. He cut his throat and wrist in the early hours, used a wash basin to hear the blood, and wrote farewell letters before discovery. Doctors removed 19 stitches and he can talk now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Do. B. Adams
Adams
Jury Drawn for January County Court Term
The jury for the January term of the county court was drawn this week. Members include John Renner, J C King, J T Mumford, John Heath, A D Hill, Casey Jo, Perry Soughers, Jesse Meloy, Frank Garver, Dolson, Noah Deverick, Johnson, Ed Gray, Charley Wells, John Conover, Claud Gregg, Martinsville, Warren Green, John Craig, H Clay Cork, Ross Stewart, George Morgan, J W Lewis, Marshall, John Staley, Thomas Hill, Cam Crandall, Orange, C A Reeds, Parker, Ora Kuykendall, Ed Flowers, Earl English, Wabash, Burley Bennett, James W Redman, Charles Vanscoyk, Westfield, Frank Lowe, York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Renner
J C. King
J T. Mumford
John Heath
A. D. Hill
Casey Jo
Perry Soughers
Jesse Meloy
Frank Garver
Dolson
Noah Deverick
Johnson
Ed Gray
Charley Wells
John Conover
Claud Gregg
Martinsville
Warren Green
John Craig
H. Clay Cork
Ross Stewart
George Morgan
J W. Lewis
Marshall
John Staley
Thomas Hill
Cam Crandall
Orange
C. A. Reeds
Parker
Ora Kuykendall
Ed Flowers
Earl English
Wabash
Burley Bennett
James W. Redman
Charles Vanscoyk
Westfield
Frank Lowe
York
Gas Well Fire Damages Drilling Rig Near Westfield
Charles Brock Jones of Ohio Oil Co. was drilling on the Epperson lease south of Westfield when a gas pocket ignited, setting the driller’s shack aflame. Steam smothered the blaze before severe damage, and no injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Brock-Jones
Ohio Oil Co
Epperson
Westfield
Revival at Our Church in Marshall Continues
Evangelical Association reports ongoing revival at the Marshall church with services planned at Immanuel and Marshall churches. Next quarterly meeting scheduled at Zion Big Creek church. Sunday services led by Pastor Leo J. Ehrhardt on December 12.
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Our Church
Marshall
Immanuel
Grand Turn
Our Marshall
Zion
Big Creek
Leo J. Ehrhardt
Christian Church Union and Society Meetings Announced
Christian Church Union prayer meeting tonight at 7 15 in Congregational church. WCTU holds important meeting Thursday at 2 30 at Mrs W Hl Zeigler home. Plus Vitra Class holds a business meeting Friday at Mrs Mary Gutndip home. Teachers' meeting next Tuesday at 7 in the pastor's study. Christian Endeavor Society meets at 6 15 p m and all are invited. W W Jones, Pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
WCTU
W Hl Zeigler
Mary Gutnndip
New Christian Endeavor Society
W Jones
Methodist Circuit Preaches At Asbury And Revival This Week
Sunday morning services at Asbury at 1030 with Sunday school at 930. Patton hosts a 2 pm preaching service with 10 am Sunday school. Revival meetings continue at Armstrong with 715 pm services nightly. Epworth League meets Sunday at 616 and preaching at 7 pm.
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Asbury
Patton
Armstrong
Epworth League
Request by Woman's Christian Temperance Union
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union asks county ministers to pray in churches on Sunday December 5 for guidance of the Sixty fourth Congress opening Monday. The prayer centers on the action regarding national constitutional prohibition. Mrs G L Kohl, Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
G. L. Kohl
Congregational Church News: Last Communion and Vigil
The Congregational Church announces the final communion of the year next Sunday morning and a 7 p.m. sermon by the pastor on Preparedness. Sunday school attendance averages 100 with a year over year increase. average collection is 4.78 dollars, up from 2.86 last November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
W. FL Ziegler
Boy Hunter Loses Arm in Hunting Accident
Roy Curl a Paris sixteen year old lost his left arm when his shotgun discharged accidentally during a hunting trip last Friday. The incident left him hospitalized with injuries described as severe.
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Roy Curl
Paris
Winter Comes Early Through Snow Storms
Sunday and the following day brought heavy snow storms to the area signaling an early winter onset. The prophets offer nine theories about the coming season, each likely incorrect but reflecting local weather lore and public curiosity.
Accident injures four year old son of Commodore Collier
The four year old son of Commodore Collier of Hatton was seriously injured Friday when knocked down by a horse, suffering a skull fracture above the right ear. Doctors Burnside Mitchell and Weir treated the wound, and recovery is expected.
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Commodore Collier
Hatton
Burnside
Mitchell
Weir
Bible Parade Arrives for Sunday Hotel and Jail Dedication
The Bibles furnished by the Gideons have arrived and will be placed in hotels next Sunday. A 2:30 meeting at the Congregational church precedes a parade to the hotels and the jail where the Bibles will be placed, inviting believers to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gideons
Congregational Church
Boy Injured in Portland Street Car Collision
Telegram reports Delance Hull age 16 son of D W Hull living in Portland after moving from West Union was badly hurt with his right foot amputated and a compound fracture of the left leg. Details scarce but believed struck by a street car.
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Sol Handy
Delance Hull
D W Hull
West Union
Portland
Oregon
Real Estate Transfers and Bank President Obituary
Real estate transfers include James Crowther to Sing Snedeker for land in 32-12-10 at 1200 dollars and Jane Lake et al to Hallie B Higgins for Lot 8 Block 32 Archer's 1st Marshall at 500 dollars. Other conveyances list properties in Casey and Marshall with prices from 95 to 6000 dollars. Asa J Baber, president of the First National Bank of Paris, died Wednesday at 84 from Bright's disease. born in Virginia, he moved to Edgar county in 1832 and led the bank for over thirty years. He was a prominent Republican figure.
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James Crowther
Snedeker
Jane Lake Et al
Hallie
Higgins
Archer
Marshall
Asa J Baber
First National Bank of Paris
Bright
Virginia
Wiinefsn
Edgar County
Paris
First National Bank
Birthday Party Honors William McKinley at Tur ner Home
Pleasant reception at the home of Mr and Mrs C W Turner near Clarksville Saturday evening honored their son William Mc Kinley home from normal school for Thanksgiving. Guests enjoyed games music conversation and a formal supper.
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C W Turner
Clarksville
William McKinley
Jessie
Rosa Clapp
Clara
Pearl Fox
Bertha
Irene Coombs
Mable
Victoria Turner
Mamie Claypool
Henry Fox
Ross
Ernest Richey
Owen Hendrix
Homer Clapp
Chester Lehman
John
Harold Claypool
Enmor
McKinley
Carroll
Quentin Turner
Joseph Fox
Clifford Turner
Glenn Clapp
Dolson
Hubert Simpson
Priscilla Fox
Qve Cunningham
Viola Simpson
Kansas
Mfr
Hurley Johnson
Blue Grass
Everett Stute$mnan
West Liberty
Marriage Licenses Listed for Chauncey Grow and James Usnbarger
Chauncey Grow of Weat Unton and Elsis Wernz of Melrose obtain a marriage license. James Usnbarger of a Preer township and Hazel Short of Gaser also secure a license. The article notes many leaders are women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey Grow
Elsis Wernz
James Usnbarger
Hazel Short
Republicans to Aid Wilson Amid Wartime Policy Debates
The piece notes presidents often rely on opposition party votes to pass major legislation, citing Cleveland McKinley Roosevelt Taft and Wilson. It argues Republicans will back Wilson's naval and army programs after criticizing them, while seeking stronger defense. It also quotes New York views on national defense panic and Bryan’s opposition as platonic or Pickwickian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Grover Cleveland
McKinley
Philippines
United States
Roosevelt
Taft
Canada
Willson
Congress
New York
Manhattan
Knickerbocker
Bryan
Washington
Robinson Gets On the Map and Local Trade Growth
The Wabash Refining Company ships large exports from Robinson Illinois with Made in Robinson Illinois USA branding. a carload of white oil goes to Bombay and a carload of parsMua wax to Naples Italy as the plant expands shipments globally amid promotional efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash Refining Company
Robinson, Winms
Robinson Constitution
Globe
Robinson
Illinois
Bombay
India
U. S A
Wabash
Naples
Italy
Chicago & Illicois Western Rail Reorganization Approved
State Public Utilities Commission grants permission for reorganization of the Chicago and Illicois Western railroad including branches from Hamilton to Springfield and Sidell to Olney. It sanctions $5.9 million of common stock and the same amount of preferred stock, with authorized hands totaling $2.675 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago & Illicois Western Railroad
Cincinnsus, Flamiton & Dayton
Hamilton
Springfield
Sidell Ul
Olney
State Publics Utilities Commission
Organiic
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the Bells
William Day
Casey Man
Insane Hospital
Adams Recovering
Evangelical "Association
Methodist Circuit
Boy Hunter
Real Estate Tranefers
J W Brown
Ritta Jj Estep
Bie
Dulaney
Henry J Ziegler
Lydia A Ziegler
Add Marshall
Shelby Patrick
Louise Henrick
Williams
Ad Casey
Cutsinger
Neal Daugherty
Peter Brosman
Robt Buckle
Roy A Fox
Marion Partlow
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