Zink Wins Indiana TPA Secretary and Treasurer Post
Charles M. Zink of New Albany was chosen unanimously as state secretary and treasurer of the Indiana division Travelers Protective Association at Indianapolis. The vote followed a fierce debate over headquarters location and officer terms, with Zink’s election prompting a shift of leadership at the Laub-Zink Furniture Co and a temporary New Albany TPA headquarters arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Zink
New Albany
Travelers’ Protective Association
Indianapolis
Indiana
Zink
W. J. Counts
Laub-Zink Furniture Company
J. H. Zink
Laub-Zink Company
C. M. Zink
Oklahoma
State Street
Terre Haute
W. D. Chambers
New Albany Post
Charlies Newhouse
Post Q
Raymond C. Eilis
State Legislative Committee
Hoosier
Sudden Death at Seymour Claims Mrs Julia Fiske Parks
Mrs Julia Fiske Parks of this city died suddenly today while visiting a friend in Seymour. Heart trouble is suspected as the cause. Her sister Mrs Henry C Kenney and her son Elbert Kenney left for Seymour this afternoon. She was about 55, widow of Prana Parks, and a daughter of the late Capt Peleg Fiske. Her body will be brought home to Mrs Croxall’s and funeral plans will be set after arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Fiske Parks
Seymour
Weddle
Henry C. Kenney
East Ninth Street
Kenney
Elbert Kenne
Parks
Capt
Peleg Fiske
Prana Packs
Medora
Ind
al Croxall
East Elm Street
William Fowler
Marion
Croxall
Indiana Official Plans Panama Pacific Exposition Visit
Former State Senator Evan B. Stotsenburg a member of the Indiana Panama Pacific Exposition commission joins Governor Ralston and family on a June 14 tour to the Pacific coast. The party travels through Chicago Denver Salt Lake City Los Angeles and San Diego then returns via New Orleans with plans to visit the Panama Canal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Stotsenburg
Ralston
Evan B. Stotsenburg
Indiana
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Denver
Salt Lake City
Exposition City
Los Angeles
San Diego
New Orleans
Panama
Rumors on Postoffice Annex Bid in Scottsburg
Rumor says J. Fred Beggs of Scottsburg won the postoffice annex contract with a 66000 dollar bid, lower than others. Postmaster John A. Cody has not received official notification, while work on the Woodward block repairs continues and a move to the new quarters near June 15 is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Fred Beggs
Scottsburg
Postoffice
Treasury Department
John A. Cody
Beggs
Woodward Block
Main Street
Post Office
Thieves Raid Ginseng Field At Paoli Pike Farm
Prof Levi H Scott reported last night’s theft from a ginseng patch on his Paoli pike country place north of the city. About forty pounds of roots were dug up tops cut off and left. Dried roots value eight to ten dollars per pound. green roots two dollars per pound. Miss Gladys Sullivan of Kokomo visits Mrs Walter Davis at 119 Conner Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi H. Scott
Paoli Pike
Scott
Orient
Special Judge to Try Case in Davis Prosecution
The state case against Squire E. Davis for a reported incident was reassigned to May 24 after the prosecuting affidavit by Judge J. M. Paris. A special trial judge will be chosen from Ridley Fortune Dowling Ewing or Bullett. Witnesses posted $50 bonds. Davis remained jailed if bonds not increased. Other damages cases were removed or continued to October term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire E. Davis
Lillian Farrell
Davis
J. M. Paris
William Ridley
James W. Fortune
Alexander Dowling
John W. Ewing
Walter V
Ptomaine Victims Recover After Corydon Outing
A dozen or more members of a Corydon public school class sickened by ptomaine poisoning during an outing have recovered. Initially feared dead, all fell ill within minutes, including the teacher, prompting swift medical help and an ice cream link being investigated. Mr. and Mrs. Silas Nichols returned from Centralia, Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corydon
Floyd County Shows Gain in 1915 Enrollees
The 1915 enumeration of residents aged six to twenty one across Floyd County towns and New Albany shows a net gain of 278 over 1914, totaling 9,490. Gains in Georgetown, Franklin, and the city of New Albany reflect annexations and district shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Albany
Georgetown
Glen W. Scott
Lafayette Township
Greenville
Georgetown Township
Franklin Township
City of New Albany
Death of Frank Goss in Greenville Hotel Businessman
Frank Goss, longtime Greenville hotel operator, died Sunday morning at his home after a congestive chill. He was sixty five and survived by his wife five daughters and one son. Daughters include Mrs Pearl Utz Harold Goss Mrs Frank Reisert and Mrs Lottie Goss. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 10 o'clock from the residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Goss
Greenville
Pearl Utz
City
Harold Goss
Frank Reisert
Lottie Goss
Harry Johnson
Indianapolis
Brooks Briscoe
Whiteland
Ind
Finest Boat on the Ohio Coming Here
The Homer Smith steamer arrives at New Albany June 8 for its maiden local voyage. The 275 by 50 foot craft boasts five boilers, a 27 foot wide wheel, water purification and ice plants, 2000 incandescent lights, a 135 foot ballroom, multiple dining rooms, and safety features. two weeks post arrival it sails to Cairo and back with summer tourists, then runs all day and moonlight excursions from the Falls Cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Street
New Albany
New Albany Chamber of Commerce and Retail Merchants’ Association
Homer Smith
Ohio
River Coal and Supply Company
Pearl Street Lune
Walls
Ohio Valley
Mississippi
Leavenworth
Cairo
Three Falls
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Lewi-Zink Furniture Company
Gladys Sullivan
Kokomo
Walter Davis
Conner
Richard Land
Pennsylvania Terminal Railway Company
Elmer Jackson
P., C., C. & St. L. Railroad Company
Clem Crone
Southern Railway Company
Silas Nichols
Centralia
Wash
the Tribune
Floyd County
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