Thomas Wadsworth Rites Held for Indiana Benefactor
Thomas Wadsworth died Saturday at his home near Eaglesville after a long illness. Born June 30 1828 in Lawrence County he was a pioneer minister and Civil War veteran who later favored the Populist Party. Funeral services were conducted at Eaglesville Methodist Church with Rev Morgan delivering the sermon.
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Dropped Dead Near Elnora Minister Rev W F Watson
Rev W F Watson a well known resident of Newberry and Odon area died of heart disease Friday while en route to Elnora to catch a train. Born August 24, 1851 he leaves wife Mary Stewart and five children three sons Charles C John R and Wm A. Watson. Burial at Baker cemetery after funeral at Mud Pike church conducted by Rev G P Crawford.
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Baker Cemetery
Mud Pike
Popular Fiction Reading Circle Organizes in Odon
Local readers form a club to share affordable fiction. Members pay about $1.50 for late titles, with a growing list including Bellamy, Doyle, London, Stevenson, and Ward. Officers are President Dean M. Inman, Secretary Mrs D W Hayes, Treasurer Lawrence Maher, Librarian Miss Florence Skomp.
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Lawrence Maher
Florence Skomp
Thanksgiving Day Proclamation Issued by Governor Hanly
Governor Hanly issued a Thanksgiving proclamation designating Thursday November 26 1908 as a legal holiday in Indiana. He calls residents to pause from trade and traffic to give thanks for the Infinite Father and the year’s blessings, urging prayer and renewed family bonds.
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Runaways On Friday the 13th Alarm Local Residents
Amish farmer John Ritchley and Elmer Sears reported runaway incidents on Friday. Ritchley’s team frightened on Hast Race Street caused a collision with a coal wagon and a telephone pole, injuring him slightly and wrecking his buggy. Sears’ wagon shafts broke, frightening a horse that ran until Sears restrained it about a mile north of town.
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Two New Circuits Proposed by Sullivan County Bar
At a Sullivan County Bar Association meeting members agreed to present a bill to the next state legislature. The proposal would divide the Sullivan Greene judicial circuit into two separate circuits with a court in each county seat due to rising judicial business and slow pace of court work.
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Aggressive Tactics of Luther Women in New Orleans
Amid election returns in New Orleans on November 3, posters on illuminated screens urged women to vote. Slogans claimed taxation without representation, pointed to wage earners, and cited countries like Australia and Britain to press for women’s suffrage.
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Jasonville Faces Water Crisis as Electric Plant Shuts Down
In Jasonville a water shortage forces the local electric light plant to close after two weeks of precarious operation. Residents haul water from distant wells for drinking and cooking, as the entire town suffers from limited supply.
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