Faithful Alpine Guide Weber and the Mont Blanc Tragedy
A mountaineer recalls his loyal German guide Weber who saved him on the Matterhorn and later died defending others on Mont Blanc. After Weber’s death the narrator vows not to climb again but is drawn back to Mont Blanc, surviving a ferocious snowstorm with a guiding voice leading them to safety.
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Ton
Mesereau
Sulde Upom
Jairlaken
Warl Weber
Laterluken
Wetterhorn
Elser Monk
Jungfrau
Alps
Bins
Weber
Herr
Lala
Mont Blanc
Europe
Switzerland
Chamonix
Mvke
Dimcult
Grand Mulets
Personal notices from Marshall area residents
Local column lists numerous visitors and travelers to Marshall Indiana from Terre Haute Paris Martinsville Oliver West Union and other towns. It notes social visits business trips vacations and family gatherings across multiple days including Sundays and Mondays with many named individuals and towns.
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John Link
Paris
Myles Hall
Terre Haute
Marshall
Jake Laufman
A. L. Williams
Martinsville
Carey Winterrowd
Arthur Poorman
Little ‘Son
Booth
Jack Thornton
Ora Tipton l
Robert Reese
Fred Kelly
John Brandenstein
Eck Gard
Melrose Township
John Rademaker
Oliver
West Union
West York
Sam Freeman
Anderson Township
Change in money orders to save post office funds
Washington June 10 change in postal money orders ends mail advice to postmasters. The new form adds a stub with marginal check and a receipt for the remitter, plus a coupon retained by the postmaster. Estimated annual savings reach about 500000. The form will be issued once safety paper is available.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Mrs Paddock Dies Suddenly at Darwin Home
Mrs Paddock aged 69 died suddenly at her son Otia Paddock's home near Weet Union while helping shell peas. She had been in poor health for years but not considered precarious. Funeral arrangements were to be held at Darwin with four children surviving.
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Danville
United States
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Big Four
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Uke Erie & Western
Chicago & Indiana
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New York
Boston
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Thousand Islands
Jersey
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Clark’s Lake
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Mich
Winena
Med Lake
Bed
M. J. Ahein
Gen. Pass. Agt
Cincinnati
R.G. P.O
The
Republican
Jim Cork
John Pearce
Will Etchison
Casey
M. W Ruackel
St. Louis
Ty Vaughn
Greencastle
Russell Q.'dorff
Einham
Harry Husted
J. W. Graham
Harve Wisterrond
John W. Ingram
Jerry Orthwine
Don Young
J.M. Doherty
Terre Naute
Lillian Craig
Jean Rhaepler
Ben Bietbaim
Redman
Clark County
Mrs. Joseph Bush
Irwin Rogeva
Walter Worsham
Era Huston
Helen Hite
Kansas Station
Eli Redman
Thomas Craig
Charles Lutz
Warren Baker
Ohio Oil Co
Jacob Metz
Rushville
Nlinoia
B. F. Stover
Wabash Township
Oklahoma
Irene Hogue
Vincennes
Lucy Shaw
D. R. Martin
Kitty McLaughlin
Seymour
Ind
F. W. Messimer
Bradford
Ohio
Isaac N. Flesher
Alvina Nitache
Gertrude Machlan
Bubecks
Darwin Township
Byron Dolson
Pimento
Indiana
Wes Mundy
York Township
Tuesay
Olin Gore
Roy Jeffords
He Office
W. H. James
Harry Win
Memphis
Tennyee
Marshall and
Hugh Rees
Gilbert
Decatur
Hugh
Vandalia
Mackaville Polns
Helen Writehard
Delaware
Chicago
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Frank English
Ilinois
I. W. English
R. Sisson
Ave Herbert
Newton
Hunt City
Rubiacon
Carrie Keller
Nowata
Okahoma
Missena Wder
Traew
Cecilia Gannon
Sel Suline
Vern Mullins
Martapert
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Mieses Elsie Eqgebrecht
Mabel Stateler
Miki Curran
Lyon Parker
Jotn Randolph
Fred Sinclair
Rosalie
Martinville
Harry Dulaney
Sam Prevo
Bridgeport
Dulaney
Sam Prevo Jr
George Collins
Westfield
W. W. Ralston
Lucile
Genevieve
Thompson
Amo
Sam Pravo
Harry B. Dulaney
Charleston
Mea. I. C. Whitlock
George Armstrong
Carl H. Averitt
Nannie Nusbaum
Paul Gallagher
Fred Rose
Harry Martin
Millard Lake
Lloyd Bartlett
Blizzards Ford
North Big Creek
J. E. Tibbs
Tibbs Miss
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H. O. Weldon
Maud Moses
Philadelpia
Clara Schwanecke
Miss Moses
Philadelphia North American
Harry Drake
T. J. Golden
W. T. Hollenbeck
Lon Archer
Ed Emerson
B. F. Johnson
Wm. J. Hutchins
Clarksville
George T. Miller
Lebanon
Bess Finkbiner
Champaign
Effingham
Tuscola
Ruth Foster
University of Illinois
Mrs. Paddock
Calladiums
the Marshall
Foster Martin
Iler
H. M. Dewey & CO
Randall’s ‘Queen’ Flour
J. T. Randall
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