Local notices and community items mix with church and politics
A scattered set of notes lists obituaries and tributes, church construction battles, political figures and opinions, and local social updates. It mentions Col. Morrison of Illinois, a church contract fight led by Voliva, and the Personal Liberty League critique of Gen Grant era enforcement, alongside short town news and visits.
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Hoo
Michaelis
Personal Liberty League
Chicago
Gen Grant
Dickinson
Farm Listings Rush Indiana Acres For Sale
Classified notice offers farms in Boon Hendricks and Marion counties Indiana from five to 160 acres priced 80 to 150 dollars per acre. Also mentions Smock Anderson Clermont agents and includes a note about a Paris sheriff raid on a club with arrests and confiscations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Boon
Hendricks
Marion
Smock & Anderson
Clermont
St Louis Celebrates Centennial Since Incorporation
St Louis marks 100 years since its incorporation as a village with a centennial week. The city cites a booming population, the success of the world’s fair, and rapid growth in business and residential areas. Officials praise civic spirit and ongoing municipal progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Bureau
St Louis
Oklahoma's Test for Bank Guaranty Law
Oklahoma faces a sharp test of its bank deposit guaranty system as the Columbia Bank and Trust Company with nearly 3 million dollars in deposits closes. Depositors are to be paid in full from assets and the state fund, prompting other banks to accept sacrifices to cover losses. The incident highlights mismanagement and weak supervision, underscoring the need for strict state oversight to keep guaranty benefits reliable and discourage risky banking practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Columbia Bank and Trust Companys
State Banking Board
Wineh
Taft defends Roosevelt policies in Seattle remarks
President Taft, praised for good nature, tells Seattle audience he will carry out Roosevelt policies as he understands them. He insists he has confidence in Roosevelt and in himself, and replies to critics by stating he is doing the best he can.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Seattle
Roosevelt
West
The Bell Salute Fails in St Louis Centenary Plan
The St Louis centennial committee announced a sunrise bell salute for 444 city churches but many churches lack bells. Methodist leaders say none of the twenty two Methodist churches in St Louis own a bell, while other denominational input questions the salute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Louis
S. H. Wainwright
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
St. Louis
J. ‘Nicholls
Pearl discovery by Olney men in Embarrass river
Chas Baker and A I Coen of Olney found a two grain pearl while hunting in the Embarrass river. They brought it to Vincennes and were offered 500 dollars but refused, expecting 1000 from a larger jewelry firm in a bigger city. The pearl is white with a brilliant lustre and perfectly round.
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Chas Baker
A. I. Coen
Olney
Embarrass
Vincennes
Hudson Fulton Pageant Draws Historic Crowd in New York
Police and transportation officials estimate about 2,000,000 witnessed the land parade with 8,000,000 others unable to view due to crowding. Grand stand seats on Fifth Avenue sold up to 25 dollars. security included five thousand policemen along the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fifth Avenue
Pioneer Veteran Uncle Addison Hall Visits City
Orange resident and Mexican War veteran Uncle Addison Hall, a county pioneer, attended events Tuesday as a moving picture machine moved from Amusement Hall to Pythian Theatre. Victor Janney and St Tibbs will operate the shows with daily screenings starting Saturday at 7 30 p.m. Admission is 5 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addison Hall
Orange
Moving Picture Machine
Pythian Theatre
Victor Janney
St. Tibbs
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Charles Scott Puntisher
Marshall,Ilinois
Thane
Aldo
Voliva
Wm R Morrisor
Waterloo
Ars
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Congress
Democrati
Morrison
Pears
Jong
Ieyrus
Cook
Copenhagen
Sesgecurinx
Pargoon’s
J F. Kuhn
Man
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Charles Wharton
Frank Leslie
Terre Haute
Calvert Hollow
Hughes
Bessie Davis
McKeen
Wharton
West Union
C. E. Williams
Addison Fortney Y
F. A. Robinson
Warren
Ind
Giotet
Paris
Court House
North Pole
Pole
Robert Thorne
Henry Hudson
China
Betin Wien
Admiralty
Rossue
Iar
Rhes Sutherland
Hudson-Fulton
Fkuppenheimer
Cravenette
Kuppenheimer & Co
Kuppenheimer
House of Kuppenheimer
Diviser
Arya Daley
Barcains
Centennial
Big Four
H. J. Rhein
Cincinnati
Vincennés
J. D. Shoemaker
Claypool Building
Northwest Cor
Clark County
Caao Ur Reve
Asim Weavelagithe
Eye Agu
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