Indiana counties news roundup reports from Vincennes and local towns
Special Indiana county reports note Stevenson addressing a 12,000 audience in Vincennes with delegations from 75 miles, and Claude Matthews and others speaking. The column lists varied items from county fairs, indictments, curious anecdotes, industry notes, and local sports results across towns such as Laporte Kokomo Fort Wayne Muncie and Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincennes, Inc
Adlai E. Stevenson
Claude Matthews
Senator Voorhees
Gray
Peru
Kokomo
Johnson County
Chicago
Fort Wayne
John Gale
Poseyville
Muncie
Hammond
Richmond
Noblesville
Columbus
Anderson
Steam yacht launch by Dr Dan Smith at Grayville
Dr Dan Smith launched a self built steam yacht at Grayville last Monday capable of carrying ten to twelve people. The report notes other local items including Dr BE J Goodwin of Indiana winning space at the world fair for scientific lectures and a fatal assault by Wade Hill on Andrew Miller for money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Smith
Grayville
BE. J. Goodwin
Indiana
Wade Hill
Andrew Miller
State Board of Health
Grayvile
Carmi Fair
Weat
Salem
A River Trip to Coney Island on the New Mary Houston
A Cincinnati writer recalls a 3:30 river trip from Vine Street to a Harvest Home festival at a makeshift Coney Island on the river. He notes the crowded grounds, rides, dancing hall, ponies, and a lively crowd, with vivid scenes of boats, bridges, and river life, ending with a late-night return aboard the Guiding Star and reflections on the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Coney Island
Mary Houston
Vine Street
U.S
Woodruff
Pendleton
Houston
Dayton
Capt
Kates
New Harmony
Bis
Capt. Kates
Alexander
Guiding Star
Emma P
Coney Island Landing
Fairground
Posey County
Coney
Hana
Hagler
Harry
Walter
Walter Shinkle
Ed Freeman’s electric curiosities shine at fair shop visit
A Reatster reporter toured Ed Freeman’s Mt. Vernon shop, noting over 21 year old craftsman’s model machinery including two steam engines, an electric motor, a locomotive boiler, magnets and an eight cell galvanic battery. The piece highlights his technical promise, plus other fair week happenings from town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reatster
Ed Freeman
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Mt. Vernon, Ind
FFICE
Fourth Street
Main
Court House
U. S. Patent Office
Washington
C.a.snow&co
D. C
Jacob Breith
Breith’s
New Harmony, Indiana
Pert Ranatenses
Indies
England
America
2&E
Hooker & CO
West Broadway
New York
Perret Irri Tir Ito
Henry Brown
Ford & Bennett
J. D. Owen & Co
J. A. Wilhelm
H. C. Husband
Queensware
Owen Block
Oliver and
Peter Weber
Merchant -Taylor
Ind
Fias
W. L. Douglas
Hans
W.L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
Wm. Franzmann
Jyl
City Exchange
Fred. W. Walz
Arctic Saloon
Albert S. Newsom
Jely Albert
Newsom
William Green
M. E. Church
Mayl Joshua Wade
Acker
Jackson County
Jacob Lotz
Jeffersonville
Remington
Eaton
Seralyere
Laporte County
Salem Fairgrounds
Will Fostmight
Bob McCamey
Johnston
Fayette County
Clay County
Kokomo Glass Factory
Picturstown
Inn
Phillipstowns
Phillipstown
Gibson County
Princeton
PRU
RIDAY
Mt. Vernon
H. Hargrove
Mr. Vernon, Inc
the Sun
Center Township
Nancy Hanks
Independence
Iowa
Cuas. Moore
Charley
Wes Stallings
Jas. Baldwin
Emma Moore
Min Hofreiter
Emma Stewart
Tus Fair Music
L. C. Hamilton
Phil Whiting
Carmi
Louis Camy
C. Schaffer
Frank Korstman
Harry Hugo
Andy Hofreiter
L. J. Schmitt
E.R. Snelling
W. Ed Freeman
Geo. L. Beal
W. J. Beal
W.N. Bennett
Chag. Moore
L. W. Hugo
Fred Stoker
Opera House
Dow
Ler Winname
Louie Heckmann
Oregon
Elmer Elliott
Elliott
FW. Bechberger
P. Epson
Edson
Curis Wilson
Lyon Township
Illinois
Kentucky
Wm. Curtey
Mill Street
Exner Extterr
J. D. Owen
Twe Smith
Bob
Jim
Ribeyre
Mr. Axp Mas
Ep Bapwin
Ricarps
Heer
Bexnerr
Wadesville
Jor Horreirer
Fox River
Andy Horereiter
Maxee Raver
Ferry Landing
Susan BaLpwin
Evansville
Tax Park
Marble Shop
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