Count of suffragette parade exposes inflated newspaper tallies
A Washington observer recounts tallying 1,165 women and children in the May 9 suffragette parade, with a total procession of 1,485 including men and boys. He criticizes several papers for overstating figures while praising the Washington Herald for accuracy and noting the march was a disappointing display compared to the 1913 event.
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Washington
D. C
Washington Herald
Washington Evening Star
Washington, Times
Washington Post
Pension Bureau
New Jersey Avenue
Capitol Street
Capitol Grounds
Capitol
Bureau
Driscol-hotel
Martin D. Foster
Marshall
Star
the Post
Times
America
Marshall Herald
Durette Captured After Long Proximity to York
Ike Durette a longtime local dealer of illicit goods was captured after repeatedly eluding arrest by staying near the Indiana state line Sheriff Gallatin dispatched Cap Shade to York leading to his arrest Monday He pled guilty in county court and received a 100 fine and 30 days in jail on each of two counts His wife already jailed on a similar charge was released by the state attorney
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike. Durette
York
Durette
Indiana
Gallatin
Cap Shade
Ike
Tuck
Memorial Day committees named at G A R hall meeting
At the G A R hall last Friday evening committees for Memorial Day were appointed. Arrangements: Wm T Hollenbeck W L Cale Sol Handy. Finance: Foster Martin John K Black J I Whallon. Music: L A Wallace J L Whiteside Lu Cole. Flower: Mrs Emma Lockard Mrs Edy Smith Mrs Wm Purcell Mrs J Wi Nusbaum Mrs James Claypool. Decoration Day program follows. graves at St Marys cemetery decorated in forenoon. 8 pm meeting at the roli Theater with address by Wey Perrin and cemetery creation afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. R. Hall
Com
Wm.t. Hollenbeck
W.L. Cale
Sol Handy
Foster Martin
John K. Black
J. I. Whallon
L. A. Wallace
J L. Whiteside
Lu Cole
Flower
Emma Lockard
Edy. Smith
Wm. Purcell
J. Wi .Nusbaum
James Claypool
St. Mary's Cemetery
Auto lesson ends in rollover near town
Jay Garwood, a first time driver, was in a Ford touring car with chaperone Will Wallace when he lost control on a sharp curve north of town. The car rolled over but the occupants were not injured and continued their journey. Nearby, James Wyrick died at his Wabash township home after a brief pneumonia illness. He was 82, survived by six children, one brother Enoch and two sisters Mrs Reese Davison and Mrs James Snyder. Funeral services will be held at Livingston tomorrow.
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Jay Garwood
James Wyrick
Wabash Township
Th County
Enoch
Reese _ Davison
James. Snyder
Livingston
Morrow
New Automobiles Delivered to Several Buyers
Charles Brandenstein last week delivered Maxwell automobiles to Williams of Anderson Ohio, Beadle of Douglas, and Floyd Barbee of Westfield. P. E. Read sold a seven passenger Studebaker to Edward Henbest. Irvin Rogers delivered three Fords to Gus Ritter Marshall John Eitel Wabash and to West Union parties.
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Charles Brandenstein
Maxwell
Aseph ‘Williams
Anderson, . C
H. Beadle
Douglas
Floyd Barbee
Westfield
P. E. Read
Studebaker
George Purdum
Edward Henbest
Irvin
Rogers
Gus * Ritter
Marshall
John~Eitel
Wabash
West Union
County Clerk Receives Exam Results For Highway Supt Post
County Clerk Martin received word from the State Highway Commission that George Purdum and Zane Arbuckle passed the examination for county superintendent of highways. A special board of supervisors meeting on the 25th will appoint one of them to the vacant post.
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Martin
State Highway Commission
George Purdum
Zane Arbuckle
Board of Supervisors
Unusual Wabash River Flood Ties Light Rain to High Water
The Wabash River swells despite two weeks without meaningful rain as heavy northern Indiana and Illinois storms flood low ground. Tributaries fill to banks as they back up, unable to discharge into the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash River
Indiana
Illinois
City Schools Plan Commencement at M B Church
City schools schedule Friday 7 46 p m commencement at M B church with 27 graduates led by May Christine Elzabeth Robinson Dorothy Pixley Agnes Greene Vivian Sullins Vera Wives Margaret Cole Lorena English Esther Schad Georgia Lee Lelia Ehrhardt Alice Stateler Sadie E Perrin John O Rourke Lu Scholfield Holler Grendel Fenton Bennett John D Scholfield Forest F English Russell T Smith Joseph Wallace Virgil Leroy Murphy John Fenton Quick Leland J Shoemaker Dewey Montgomery Harry E Jones Russell Dawson Eugene L Davison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Christine
Elzabeth Isabelle Robinson
Dorothy Pixley
Agnes Greene
Vivian Sullins
Vera Wives
Margaret Cole
Lorena English
Esther Schad
Georgia Lee
Lelia Ehrhardt
Alice Stateler
Sadie E. Perrin
John O’rourke
Lu Scholfield Holler
Grendel Fenton Bennett
John D. Scholfield
Forest F. English
Russel T. Smith
Joseph Wallace
Virgil Leroy Murphy
John Fenton Quick
Leland J. Shoemaker
Dewey Montgomery
Harry E Jones
Russell Dawson
Eugene .L. Davison
Auto and Buggy Collision at Auburn Sparks Fight
On a Sunday afternoon near Auburn an automobile driven by Harvey Tourtillot Uriah Sandy and James White of Westfield struck a buggy driven by George Ross after a disputed maneuver. The buggy horse was killed and the car damaged. While inspecting the wreck Andy Lowry arrived and a free for all fight began. Lawsuits are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Harvey Tourtillot
Uriah Sandy
James White
Westfield
George Ross
Ross
Andy Lowry
Births Record Reports Five New Arrivals in April and May
Birth notices list five families with newborns including Douglas children of Edward Busser. a daughter born April 14. Frank Cline welcomes a daughter in Westfield on April 21. J R Fitzgerald reports a daughter in Dolson on May 2. Frank Rayhel of Marshall welcomes a boy on May 16. Albert Bradley of Wabash reports a boy born May 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Busser
Douglas
Frank Cline
Westfield
J. R. Fitzgerald
Dolson
Frank Rayhel
Marshall
Albert Bradley
Wabash
Civil Service Exam for Clerk Carrier Held in City
An examination for clerk and carrier will be conducted at the post office on June 18 1914. Age limit 18 to 45. For blanks and details contact Earl M Perdue secretary Board of Civil Service Examiners Marshall Ill. 635 Boy Scouts Organized in Marshall
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Hmit
Earl M. Perdue
Board of Civil Service Examiners
Marshall, Ill
Memorial services for Killie and family in New York
Memorial at Livingston Sunday afternoon May 29 with sermon by Rev A B Cochon. Mr Killie and Mrs Killie will reside in New York City at 499 West 135th Street after closing a year long lecturing contract across New England and eastern states. Special invitation extended to old comrades.
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C.“Ad Killie
New England
Killie
New York City
135Th
Livingston
A.’ 'B. Cochonour
Church Attendance in Paris and Edgar County Reported
The article notes about 12 416 persons attended church services in Paris and Edgar counties on Sunday. It suggests involvement by voters in the area and hints at potential turnout effects on local affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Edgar County
Marriage Licenses For Lurber Hogue and Golden Cunningham
James H. Lurber of Dennison and Bessie M. Hogue of Asbury are granted a marriage license. Also listed are Parker tDe and Lulu Secrest of Martinsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Lurber
Dennison
Bessie M. Hogue
Asbury
Golden - Cunningham, Parker _tDe
Lulu Secrest
Martinsville
Railroads fined for freight rate violations in East St Louis
Fined 7500 dollars each against the Big Four route Chicago Indiana and Southern Railway and two other railroads after pleading guilty in East St Louis federal court to rebating and conspiracy charges tied to discriminatory coal hauling rates from O Gara Coal and Mining Company Eldorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States District Court
East St. Louis
O’gara Coal and Mining Company
Eldorado
Chicago, Indiana and Southern Railway Company
Indiana Harbor Line
Daytons at Indianapolis Races
Charles Keene tested the Beaver Bullett with Dayton Airless tires at the Indianapolis speedway, finding them highly resilient and capable of lasting a 500 mile race. Race officials banned the airless tires, replacing them with Dayton Pneumatics which covered 61 miles at 98 miles per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Keene
Dayton
Indianapolis Speedway
Court Actions and Local Burglary Report
Suits filed in the circuit court include Nellie V Claypési versus Melvin Claypooli for divorce and Jacob Smith versus W E Dill et al for foreclosure. Several divorces are listed with different spouses. Burglars hit two groceries Monday night at Ben T Baird’s and Black and Hutchinson’s. cash and goods were taken, with limited detail on items. A Jordan farm oil well near St Francisville floods in production at 100 barrels per hour, another well 3000 barrels daily, while the first big gusher has declined.
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Nellie V. Claypési
Melvin Claypool
Jacob Smith
W E Dill
Cora Vhambers
Peter Chambers
William M. Poffinbarger
Nora Poffinbarger
Minnie Forrester
Lon’ Forrester
Grant Weir
Cam Crandall
Ben T. Baird’s
Jordan Farm
St. Francisville
Murphy Farm
Wheat yield outlook dampened by Hessian fly outbreak
Reports say Hessian fly has appeared in large numbers and caused significant damage to wheat crops, tempering the prospect of a strong yield.
York teacher James A. Phillips dies by suicide at home
James A. Phillips a long time York school teacher and former York principal, killed himself at his home Monday morning. Coroner Haslitt cited arsenic or strychnine as the cause amid ongoing financial troubles. Born January 1854 in Mt. Vernon Ohio he leaves a new wife Helen Grier and five children from a former marriage. Funeral services were held yesterday at the M E church in York with burial in York cemetery.
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James A. Phillips
York
Haslitt
Phillips
Mt. Vernon
Helen Grier
Indianapolis
Ohio
Martinsville
Ill
Christian Church
M. E
F. C. Reed
York Cemetery
Monthly Medical Society Meeting in Clark County Courthouse
The Clark county medical society met in the courthouse Thursday afternoon with Drs. Burnside Mitchell S C Bradley Marlow Ryerson Weir Johnson McCullough Rowland Rogers and Haslitt among attendees plus E B Cooley of Danville and R B Boyd of Casey as visitors. Dr R A Mitchell spoke on feeding babies urging mother’s milk and detailing cow's milk and modified cow's milk methods while noting bottle and nipple hygiene and maternal health factors. Clinical cases were discussed and Dr Cooley described the state society’s work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County Medical Society
Court House
Cooley
First Clark County Murder Trial in 1857 Counts to Death
The account corrects a claim that Hattie York’s murder conviction was the county's first on circumstantial evidence. William Forsythe was tried at Crawford County special term after a venue change. the case relied on circumstantial details with minimal eyewitness impact and ended in a verdict of guilty. The lengthy trial featured notable legal figures and intense public interest.
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The
Robinson Argus
Hattie York
Circuit Court
Clark County
Wiliam Forsythe
Robert Ashmore
Justin Harlan
Crawford County
Ashmore
Forsythe
Thut
Ashmores
Someer
John Scholfield
Attorn
Rpd
Charlies H. Constable
Marshall
James C. Robison
Robert L. Dulaney
Marvell
John P. Usher
Terra Haute
Lincoln
Interior
William Reavill
S. Gb. Vance
Jesse Watkins
Abraham Norsewworthy
John Steers
James Kirk
Zenas’v
Special meeting of Clark County Supervisors to appoint Highway Superintendent
A special meeting of the Clark County Illinois Board of Supervisors is called for May 25 1914 at 1 pm in the Marshall courthouse to appoint a County Superintendent of Highways and to conduct other business. Dated Marshall May 16 1914. Wm T Martin Jr Clerk.
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Board of Supervisors
Clark County
Illinois
City of
Marshall
Marshall Umno
Wm. T. Martin, Jr
Sunday School Reports Pending to County Secretary
Sunday school superintendents without annual reports must submit them promptly to Jerry Ishler, county secretary, Martinsville. State association officers await these reports and the county secretary cannot proceed until they are received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Association
Jerry Ishler
Martinsville
Wildcatters Hopeful as Drilling Advances Near City
Prospect well on John Smith farm, east of the city, has reached about 600 feet with prospects of reaching pay. Other prospectors are drilling on the Bement farm at Farrington, continuing activity in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Smith
City
Mr. Bement
Farrington
Marshall Boy Gets Good Place
Harry Smith, long at Cornell University, has accepted the position of assistant professor of political economy at Washington State University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Boy
Harry Smith
Cornell University
Washington State University
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Durance
Lueck
al City
Mary Miller
E. G. Sandmeyer
L. O. Whitney Chotus
Board of Education
Euve Civil Service Examination
Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts of America
Mack Roligon
Mr. Killie
New York
Cairo
University of Illinois
Charles Tarble
Cloone
Prof. Williams
Cecil Bell
West York
Norma Bell
Gertrude Shaw
Wilfred Shaw
Lyman Booth
Ernest Nay
LaGrange
Monthly Medical Society Meeting
Sunday School Reports
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