Local Ledger items span courts picnics births and deaths
Sheriff Long and Deputy Meyer arrested Thomas Hicks of Galena on a wife beating charge. St Marys on the Knobs plans a Fourth of July picnic at Perrins Grove. Tollgate keeper Lee Kinney reports improvement and hope of recovery. A vermin threat to maples appears as Dr J H Ashabranner loses his auto in Indianapolis and purchases a new Overland. A gasoline stove explosion at Edward Groh’s home causes minor burns. Townsend & Freeman buy 6,000 acres of timber land for market. Fish and Game Association votes to plant fish in Silver Creek and Indian Creek. Claude Sittason named doorkeeper for Democratic convention in St Louis. Scott Leach, son of Dr W J Leach, graduates chemical engineering from Purdue. Capt Thomas Cannon attends Democratic National Convention. sixth time. Will Dishman leaves for Los Angeles. farewell with stick pin. Charles L Zabel of Tishiminge Development Co visits Louisville. Pawnee Loft Haymakers member. Edna Sullivan, 12, wins best vegetable variety at Edwardsville fair. Funeral of W N Rudy held at 703 East Market Street with interment in Fairview. Mrs Mary Father Byrne Dubois dies at Milltown aged 21. survived by husband and family. Earl Dome sails to New York to prepare for missionary work in China. brother Arthur to stay in Boston for YMCA work. Mrs Jeannette S McConnell of Silver Hills dies of tuberculosis aged 30. survived by husband H K McConnell, two daughters, mother, sister, and brother. Body taken to Nashville for burial.
Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Ad
An advertisement extols Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a reliable family medicine for summer use. It urges buyers to obtain it and mentions its wide availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Byduk
From the Farthest South to New Albany Honored Couple
A New Albany girl Mrs Eva Cannon Brooks now living with her husband in Buenos Ayres sends a letter praising Argentina. She notes growing American tourist interest, wealth and enterprise among South Americans, and that her husband Richard Brooke is president of the American colony club. They hosted Mr and Mrs McAdoo at dinner during the Pan American Congress lasting two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argentina
New Albany
Buenos Ayres
Eva Cannon Brooks
Brooks
Richard Brooke
American Colony Club
United States
MecAdoo
Cooking With Old Fellows Visitor From Rockport
Miss Kate Barnett of Rockport, secretary of the J O O F Home Committee, visited Greensburg on Wednesday with James Draper. She is reviewing admission cases for the Home, which hosts about 140 Odd Fellows and widows, including six from the city, while hospital expansions and improvements proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Barnett
Rockport
James Draper
Boys' accidental gun mishap near Palmyra
Oran Voyles, about fourteen, was accidentally shot by Harold Webber, son of Charles Webber, near Palmyra. Harold, also about fourteen, was driving a disc and had the gun to shoot blackbirds. The Voyles brothers were nearby when the incident occurred. The injury is described as slight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oran
Flint Voyles
Palmyra
Harold
Charles Webber
Webber
Voyles
Shrine Club grants gilt edge bond to Masonic Temple
The Shrine Club held a Wednesday night meeting and decided to present the Masonic Temple Committee with a gilt edge bond worth 500 dollars. The gift is expected to be appreciated by the building committee and the Masonic fraternity overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shrine Club
Masonic Temple Committee
Massonie Fraternity
Two Old Men at Centennial Celebration Share Longevity Record
The Charlestown and Clark county gathering honored two elderly men, William J Bottorff and Martin Hanger, noted for long lives. Bottorff, described as hale despite being past $2, visited relatives Loren Bottorff and Mel Gney Hisey, while Hanger, about WS years old, enjoyed time with local youths. The Denocrat notes the Bottorff family’s reputation for longevity in southern Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Bottorff
Charlestown
Clark County
Ife
Lorenzo Dow Bottorff
Mel
Gney J. Hisey
Andrew ©. Keller
Corydon
Brother O'Bannon
Ledeer
Fisherman Walter Foning Captures Rare Minnow Trout Tale
Walter Foning, popular local angler, reportedly invented a new bass catching method and rode his bicycle into Knob Creek to recover a two pound fish he seized from the ford. Wade Breen, another fisherman, tried a buggy net method, ended in deep water and soggy clothes as minnows reportedly laughed at his mishap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Bruder
Wade Breen
Walter
Knob Creek
Mr. Breen
Wade
Sailor Fred C. Rager joins Marines for Santo Domingo
Fred C. Rager son of Walter W. Rager of New Albany is with the U S Marines rushed to Santo Domingo aboard the Tennessee to guard the American Legation during the revolt against President Jimmes. He enlisted at the Louisville recruiting station on April 11, 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred C. Rager
Walter W. Rager
New Albany
U. S
Santo Domingo
Tennessee
Jimmes
Roger
United States Marine Corps
Louisville
Fish and Game Association secures federal and state fish aid
The Fish and Game Association reports assurance from Congressman Cox of a federal supply of game fish for creeks and county waters as arrangements proceed. State Warden Shireman confirms July delivery from state hatcheries of bass and other game fish, with a meeting tonight to decide stream placements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Fish and Game Association
W. E. Cox
United States
Shireman
Bilious Attacks and a Liver Toning Remedy Ad
An advertisement warns that bilious attacks impair liver function and digestion causing constipation nausea and headaches. It promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as a remedy to ton e the liver and cleanse the stomach, claiming quick recovery and a low cost of a quarter, with availability advertised.
Remarkable Woman A Coolman Family Figure
County surveyor B Bo Coolman lies ill at home 29 Bebarrell avenue attended by his mother Mrs Eliza E Coolman of Ravenna The article extols Mrs Coolman describing her as a remarkable 2 year old reader knitter and sewist with no glasses She is active and follows events with keen interest The Coolman household includes Major Coolman his nonagenarian mother his son Will Coolman and grandchildren William Wells and Maria Elizabeth Coolman all living at the residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Bo Coolman
Bebarrell Avenue
Eliza E. Coolman
Ravenna
Coolman
Major Coolman
Will Coolman
William Wells
Maria Eheabott Coolman
Summer War Camp Promotion Urges Local Participation
In wartime spirit the article promotes three military training camps at Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana, July to October, open to men meeting a 500-participant threshold. It outlines aims to build discipline, patriotism, and readiness, with a $25 cost plus travel and gear. Details available at the Chamber of Commerce. Several locals plan to attend.
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Plattsburg
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Indianapolis
Ind
Chamber of Commerce
Boy uses fake note to steal shovels and nails
At 308 East Market Street Charles Luette of O K Supply Store received a forged note asking for shovels nails and supplies for a work project. The boy planned to return with a $10 check signed J J Flynn. Tools were delivered the checker vanished and Luette alerted police while an empty house yielded no clue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Luette
O. K. Supply Store
East Market Street
Mr. Luette
Luette
Fourth and
Elm
Restored to Good Health by Chamberlain Tablets
A resident of Aunesville Ohio, Otto Gling, describes four years of stomach trouble and weight loss. After two bottles of Chamberlain's Tablets he reports a full recovery and renewed health, noting that a friend recommended the remedy and that it is obtainable everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Airs
Otto Gling
Aunesville
Ohio
Chamberlain
Bridge Petition Placed To Connect Isolated Indian Creek Area
In Lafayette township a large Indian Creek neighborhood claims isolation due to lack of a short bridge. About 15 to 20 families plan a petition to secure a bridge, hoping to gain a rural route and proper access to the outside world.
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Insidian Creek
Lafayette Township
Waterways appeal urges national pledge for rapid harbor system
The piece argues for a united national push to develop waterways and harbors, urging readers to press national committeemen and delegates to include a clear pledge in party platforms. It contrasts U.S. spending with Europe’s in war times, noting Germany and France maintaining extensive canal work while the U.S. cuts expenditures. It cites Germany’s larger merchant marine and rising foreign trade, urging action despite war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Congressional Record
Canada
Germany
France
Rhone
Marseilles
Congress of the United States
Great Britain
Futhermore
National resources and harbor growth sustain Germany
The passage argues that national resources exceed by ten, perhaps twenty, and Germany did not halt harbor development or waterway improvements. It links sustained military efficiency and commercial dominance to industrial growth, which relies on transportation, with water transport being the cheapest load carrier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Found Dead in Home After Sudden Illness
W N Rudy, 51, died at his Mayesville Kentucky birth place after a sudden illness overnight Monday into Tuesday. He lived in the city for about 15 years, worked as a foreman at Hoosier Dye Works, and was a Centenary M E church member. He leaves a widow, nine children, and two brothers. Rudy once held Kentucky Knights of Pythias grand chancellor honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. N. Ruey
Mr. Audy
Ya. m
Andy
Mayesville
Hoosier
Centenary M. E. Church
John Thomas
Thomas Dugan
Bellview
Wn. Dorsey
Dayton
Anna
Rudy
Gilbert Trunk
Porter
Willian
Charles
Ray Rudy
This City
George Rudy
Mayenville
Charles Rudy
Memphis
Tenn
W.N. Rudy
The
Knights of Pythias of
Kentucky
Belled Buzzard sighting near old enameling plant
In Salem Sunday afternoon Rawlings Bauer Samuel Hobbs and other boys spotted a large bell attached bird known as the Belled Buzzard flying northwest. Residents say the same bird has been seen for over twenty years across Floyd Clark and Washington counties and seems at home there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Rawlings Bauer
Samuel Hobbs
Mr. Buzzard
Salem Democrat
Floyd, Clark
Washington
Fish and Game Association Eyes Local Hatchery Site
The Fish and Game Association met at the County Assessor Victor Herb's office. It plans to locate a fish hatchery in Floyd county near New Albany, with several promising sites under consideration. State Game Warden Shirewan will visit to inspect locations and assist civic groups in securing a hatchery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Herb
Floyd County
Shirewan
New Albany
Chamberlain's Liniment Praised by Reader
A reader from Wabash Indiana, Mrs Florence Slife, attests Chamberlain's Liniment eases sprains bruises and rheumatic pains. The ad promises prompt relief for rheumatic discomfort and notes availability everywhere.
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Chamberlain
Florence Slife
Wabash
Ind
Ady
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Weekly Ledger
Long
Meyer
Thomas Hicks
Galena
St. Mary’s On the Knobs
Perrin’s Grove
Lee Kinney
J. H. Ashabranner
Edward Groh
Beharrel Avenue
James Townsend
Arkansas
Townsend & Freeman
the Fish and Game Association
Silver Creek
Indian Creek
Claude Sittason
Democratic Party
St. Louis
Wilson
Marshall
Scott Leach
W. J. Leach
Purdue University
Thomas Cannon
Democratic National Corrention
Cannon
Will Dishman
Los Angeles
Elbert Kenney Wade
Charles L. Zabel
Tishiminge Development Company
Tishiminge, Ohlo
Pawnee Loft Haymakers
Republic Building
Edna Sullivan
James S. Sullivan
Edwardsville
Edna
Gardner
Georgetown Township
W. N. Rudy
M. B. Hyde
Fairview
Mary Father Byrne Dubois
John W. Dubois
Milltown
Minnie O. Vines
Lillian Lughed
Virginia Byrne
Stone Lake
Wis
Raymond Byrne
City
Earl Dome
A. W. Dome
West Market Street
New York
China
Arthur Dome
Boston
Jeannette $. McConnell
Silver Hills
Lonixville
Sheia
H. K. McConnell
Jeannette
Adrienne
W. W. Shute
Alice Daling
Nashville
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Boy With
Fletcher
New Albany Bay
Indiana
Father
Fish and Game
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