Terre Haute businessmen tour Marshall to boost Wabash Valley
Eight five Terre Haute business men visited Marshall Indiana on Thursday to promote cooperation across the Wabash Valley. They urged better roads schools and churches and planned winter meetings to show the region’s potential. The Greater Terre Haute Club backs the push with a luncheon featuring a St Louis convention center expert.
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Terre Haute
Marshall
Wabash Valley
Wabash Valley Empire
Marshall Band
Bridgeport
Fort
Clark County
Rockville
Indiana
Robinson
Palestine
Hutsonville
Terre
Union Thanksgiving Service at Congregational Church
A union Thanksgiving service will be held Thursday at 10:00 o'clock at the Congregational church. Mrs. Clara Figg will direct music and Rev. Fred Chelan will preach. all city ministers will participate and congregations from Marshall area are asked to join. Ministers should meet at the church 15 minutes before 10 o'clock. P. Raymond Powers, chairman.
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Congregational
Clara Figg
Fred Chelan
Christian Church
Marshall
P. Raymond Powers
Ministerial Union
Obituary of Henry C Cork from Marshall WV area
Henry C Cork born August 24 1845 in Clarksburg West Virginia died November 19 1919 in Marshall He moved with his parents to Illinois in 1864 and lived in Clark county all his life His father mother three sisters and three brothers preceded him He leaves three sisters Mrs Bell Jewell Mrs Alice Peyton and Mrs Sue Blundell all of Marshall and fourteen nephews and eight nieces
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Henry Clay Cork
Joseph and
Catherine Cork
Clarksburg
West Virginia
Marshall
Illnois
Clark County
Bell ‘Jewell
Alice Peyton
Sue Blundell
Obituary of Emmazilla Wheaton Poll in Livingston
Emmazilla Wheaton Poll born September 22 1833 in Edgar County Illinois died November 19 1919 age 86 years 1 month 27 days. She married Walter Purdum Poll January 8 1851 who died November 14 1904. Survived by two children William H and Mary Priscilla and one granddaughter Margaret Doll. Funeral at Livingston Church November 21 2:00 pm. Burial Livingston Cemetery. J C Craig officiated.
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Emmazilla Wheaton
Humphrey and
Mary Halls Wheaton
Edgar County
Illinois
Walter Purdum Poll
William H
Mary Priscilla
Margaret Doll
Second Advent Church
Hfe
Livingston Church
Livingston
J. C. Craig
Oil Company Charter Granted in Casey County
Graham and Snavely filed a charter for the Stohr Oil Company of Casey indicating county interest in oil. Investors from New York and Pennsylvania join local capital backing, with leases secured in Parker township and drilling expected to begin immediately. The 1000 no par value shares are issued, and officers have not yet been elected.
Obituary of Sarah A Dougan of Marshall
Sarah A Dougan born December 10 1837 near Newark Ohio lived in Marshall most of her life. She died November 21 1919 at age 81 years 11 months 11 days in the same home where her father died 63 years earlier. She married Chenowith August 12 1901. he predeceased her in 1907. Funeral at Congregational church Sunday at 2 PM led by Rev Powers assisted by Rev Black.
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Sarah A Dougan
William
Mary J Black Dougan
Newark
Ohio
Marshall
John R
John Moke
Congregational Church
John
Sarah Black
Congregational Church of
Chenowith
P. Raymond Powers
D. T. Black
Real Estate Transfers Listing Multiple Property Trades
A compilation of real estate transfers lists buyers and sellers across various parcels. Amounts range from 1 to 4200 dollars with properties including acres and town names such as Marshall and Westfield. Transactions involve Elisha Claypool Milo Claypool John Weir Grace Patten C E Thompson Frank Triplett Harve Sanders Moora 411712 Raymond Swickard Mary McElfresh Allen Claypool William Reedy Fannie Sharp Meade Sharp Ben Miller Henry Miller Sherman Davison M F Tingley John Wolf Harry McDaniel Robert Barrett Reed Samuel Scholfield Maude Smith Susanna Cornwell Joseph Cornwell Martinsville State Bank W V Tarman and others.
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Elisha Glaypool
Allen Claypool
William Lamb
Ross Reedy
Fannie E. Sharp
Meade Sharp
Ben Miller
Henry Miller
Sherman Davison
Fred H. Francis
M. F. Tingley
John F. Wolf
Harry McDaniel
Robert J. Barrett
John A. Reed
Samuel M. Scholfield
Maude Smith
Marshall
Susanna Cornwell
Joseph Cornwell
Martinsville State Bank
W. V Tarman
Marriage Licenses Issued In Marshall And Nearby Areas
Isaac Huey aged 53 of Marshall to Nancy Elnora Huen aged 28 of Marshall register marriage license. Joel M. Henderson 26 Greenup to Grace L. Lacey 26 Casey. Ccooree EB. Jonas 28 to Mary Oliver 88 of Stingham. Walter HL Cling 32 Marilasvitla towns to Annale Day Dolson township exact details vary in records.
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Isaac Huey
Marshall
Nancy Elnora Huen
Joel M. Henderson
Greenup
Grace L. Lacey
Casey
Ccooree EB. Jonas
Mary Oliver
Stingham
Walter HL Cling
Marilasvitla
Annale
Day
Dolson Township
Coal shortage threatens daytime power shutoff in city
The Marshall Herald notes severe coal shortages endanger both day and night electricity. With homes running low and distribution uneven, the Big Four water plant and public buildings face fuel limits, risking a switch to night work and higher costs.
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Marshall Herald
Herald
Big Four Railroad
Court House
Big Four
Circuit Court Busy With Varied Docket This Week
The circuit court featured a busy docket as cases progressed. Pearl Smith was convicted of stealing chickens and fined. Dan L. Moore and Claude Doran pled guilty to stealing automobile tires and were paroled. Thomas Griffin versus Cabot Hill saw full testimony with the jury out all night. Claude Bishop was acquitted of perjury. The Herald notes the upcoming fourteenth census in January 1920 and outlines its constitutional basis and administrative history.
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Zimri Brant
Pearl Smith
Dan L. Moore
Claude Doran
Martinsville
Thomas Griffin
Cabot Hill
Herald
Claude Bishop
Census Interpretation of the Word Farm and Census History
The article explains the definition of a farm for census purposes as land directly farmed by one person or household, including rented or managed tracts. It notes separate farms for each tenant or tract, and details historical census milestones, such as the 1810 manufactures census and the 1840 agricultural statistics start, plus projections for 1920 and notes on enumeration, staffing, and age reporting.
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Census Bureau
United States
Department of Agriculture
Union
Congress
The
Death of Guy Brown in Lovington Ends Long Local Career
Announcement of Guy Brown's death in Lovington notes he was manager of the Paul Kuhn & Co elevator in town for about thirteen years and had earlier worked for Poorman Bros. at West Union before returning home. He leaves a wife and six children.
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Guy Brown
Lovington
Mr Brown
Paul Kuhn & Co
Poorman Bros
West Union
Trial of Underwood versus Bragg Before Squire Craig
Today a circuit court case titled Underwood versus Bragg may be heard by Squire Craig at the courthouse. Seventy five witnesses have been subpoenaed in a case alleging Bragg threatens Underwood. Both parties hail from Casey and the report notes a broader hope for youths pursuing prominence through effort.
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Circuit Court
Underwood
Bragg
Squire Craig
Court House
Casey
P F Inlow Passes Away in Paris
P F Inlow a former Marshall resident and Clark county landowner died at his Paris home Sunday morning at 7 30 from a complication of diseases. Funeral services were held from the A B church in Vermilion with burial in Vermilion cemetery. Born near Veedersburg Indiana December 25 1841 he is survived by his wife one daughter Mrs Fred Snedeker Greenwood Mississippi four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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P. F Inlow
Marshall
Clark County
Paris
A. B. Church
Vermilion
Veerdersburg
Ind
Fred Snedeker
Greenwood
Miss
Village Cut-Up Teases Smith, Sparks Deadly Vibe
A cartoonish prankster in the village mocks a man named Smith with a line about hearing the name. The taunt draws concern as locals warn that humor can have fatal consequences, urging restraint in public quips.
Oklahoma Fifth District by election signals Republican sweep
Washington reports that the Oklahoma fifth district victory by Republican John J Harrard over Claude Weaver by about 900 votes on November 8 is viewed as a stronger sign of a 1920 GOP landslide than the prior general election results. The outcome fuels hopes for five more Republican senators.
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Washington
House
Senate
Oklahoma
Scott Ferris
Democratic Congressional Committee
John J W . Harrard
Claude Weaver
Wilson
Herrald
England
United States
Assembly of the
League of Nations
League of Nations Covenant
Dick" Mogan
Congress
Phelan
California
Johnson
Kentucky
Nugent
John Walter Smith
Maryland
South Dakota
Edwin Johnson
Robert Nicols Dies Suddenly on Gideon Hill
Robert Nicols of Anderson township near Alright died suddenly of heart trouble Monday while driving a team after gathering corn. He leaves a wife and six children. Funeral today at 2 1 o'clock at the home with burial in the city cemetery.
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Robert Nicols
Near Alright
Anderson Township
Gideon Hill
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Henry C. Cork
Emmiazilla Wheaton
Ross
Rex An
Sarah A. Dougan
Elisha Claypool
Milo Claypool
Frank Hurst
John Weir
Lot Marshall
Grace G. Patten
C. E. Thompson
Frank Triplett
Land Marshall
Harve O. Sanders
Moora
Jland
William V. Deabl
Thomas J. Watson
Raymond Swickard
Mary E. McElfresh
Westfield
George Washington
House of Representatives
Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce
Census Office
Rollin H Bunch
Horace G Murphy
Muncie, Ind
Indianapolis
Freelandville Bank
Vincennes
Liberty Bonds
Im Married
Nancy E. Huen
Bureau
P. F. Inlow
Smith
Charle
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