Fox Hunters Meet Draws Big Attendance in Scotland
The Southern Indiana Fox Hunters Association held a week long meet near Scotland eight miles northeast of town with headquarters at Blackamore Grove. About 1090 people attended the final day with many dogs changing ownership and a barbecue on Sunday. Willard Bowman was chosen president for next year. new officers and directors from several counties were announced.
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Scotland
Here
Indiana Fox Hunters
Tance
Illinois
Ouen
Central Union expands toll facilities in Daviess county
The Central Union Telephone Company spends $10,000 to extend toll facilities to Washington Petersburg Plainville Elnora and Odon. It also notes $250,000 spent last spring to replace property damaged by sleet storms floods and cyclones and $80,000 of that amount to repair damage caused by the two forks of White River.
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Central Union Telephone Company
Daviessey
Washington and Petersburg
Plainville
Elnora
Odon
Forks
White River
Fresh oysters headline confusion stalls publication
A garbled OCR fragment mentions oysters and a benevolent tone but lacks clear event details, names, or places. The readable portion hints at a oysters theme and a kind or slow reference, yet no concrete actions or dates are established.
Keck and Caughey Launch Annual Store and Range Opening
The hardware firm Keck and Caughey hosted their annual store and range opening this week drawing many visitors. Demonstrations included hot biscuits and coffee with souvenirs given away. Weather was poor at times, but advertising drew crowds and sales have been satisfactory.
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Keck and Caughey
Wade and Pownall union held at bride's home
Miss Trula Pownall became Mrs Roscoe Wade in a Sunday noon ceremony at the bride's parents home attended by about forty relatives and friends. Rev A C Trusty officiated. Beatrice Correll played Mendelssohn. reception followed. The couple will reside in Terre Haute after a brief post ceremony reception.
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Roscoe Wade
Last Day to Pay November Tax Installment Without Penalty
Indiana statute fixes the first Monday of November as the deadline for paying the November installment of 1913 taxes without penalty. The notice urges full payment by Monday November 3 to avoid penalties.
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Indiana
Bicknell Leaders Pledge 1000 For Mine Traction Line
Fifteen business men in Bicknell subscribe 1000 each to fund a four mile traction line to the mines. The town backs the project as essential to growth and future prosperity. The speaker urges similar local initiative to spur progress and success.
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Bicknell
Newspapers Plan 1914 Subscription Price Increase
Several weekly papers announce price hikes for print-paper and ready prints with a new schedule for 1914. The change, effective from the first of the month, sets annual rates at 91.50, signaling higher costs for readers.
Suit filed over alleged husband alimony in Vincennes case
Mrs. Nora English of Elnora sues Ella Cochran of Vincennes for damages claiming alimony abuse. William English, her husband, is jailed in Vincennes on a charge of shooting Robert Wright. Lawyers Gardiner Tharp Gardiner for English. James S. Pritchett for Cochran.
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Nora English
Elnora
Ella Cochran
Vincennes
English
Cochran
William English
Robert Wright
Elnora Woman Perlina Perkins Dies at 80
Mrs. Perlina Perkins of Elnora died last Friday aged 80 years 10 months and 17 days. Born Nov 30 1832 she married Enoch Harris at 18 and had one son who died at five. Later she wed Roseberry Perkins and had eight children eight died in infancy two sons and two daughters survive Annie Hinton Minnie Dean John and William Perkins. She joined the Church of Christ young and remained a member until death. Funeral at Pleasant Grove Church with Rev S H Dyer officiating burial in Osmon Cemetery.
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Perlina Perkins
Elnora
Roseberry Perkins
Annie Hinton
Minnie
Hallowe'en festival opens with fun and fundraisers at school
The Hallowe en event will feature a short musical and literary program then a lunch and attractions like pie counter candy popcorn and fortune telling. A small admission will be charged. Orin Crooke 14 visited Indianapolis. Odou beat Plainville 5 2 on Oct 18 as OHS won three of four. Seniors name Clarence McCoy as president with officers to be chosen.
Malissa Fields Declared Insane by Local Doctors
Malissa J. Fields aged 59 of Madison township has been adjudged insane by Dr. MacGuver Porter Dr. Charles C. Young and Squire Joseph Hastings and an application for admission to the Southern Indiana Hospital for the insane at Evansville has been filed.
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Malissa J. Fields
Madison Township
MacGuver Porter
Charles C. Young
Squire Joseph Hastings
Indiana
Hos
Knew Her Business On A Rainy Sunday Morning
A weathered woman in stylish clothes walks with no umbrella when a sudden shower hits. She lifts her dress to cover her hat as her husband follows, joking that she saved her ankles after sixty years of experience and one new bat yesterday.
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Maria
Harper's Basar
Net Amiable. We had to let that servant go.
Fragmentary text shows a note about dismissing a servant with a question about work. No clear names, dates, or places are readable, leaving uncertainty about who, where, or when. The item resembles a brief diary or register entry describing employment change.
A Story of Mansfield A Peculiar Star and Fateful Prompting
An actor recalls Richard Mansfield's idiosyncratic temper and strict ethics after a Cyrano prompt scene. The star scolded a supporting actor, then faced a second incident where the prompt was again withheld, illustrating Mansfield’s demanding standards. The tale appears in the New York Telegraph.
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Richard Mansfield
Mansfield
New York Telegraph
Bynums Face Divorce Suit Over Abandonment
Clara Bynum of Plainville sues for divorce from John W. Bynum alleging abandonment. Married in 1908, they have two children and custody is sought by the wife. Attorneys are Hastings Allen Hastings.
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Clara Bynum
Plainville
John W. Bynum
Lasks
Hastings, Allen & Hastings
Rexall Store Ad Promises Potatoes at Carload Price
Farmers are warned of a Saturday or early week delivery of good eating potatoes with special low prices if delivered by car. NL F. Barkley invites contact at once and mentions a Rexall store in Grand Central Station, New York City.
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NL F. Barkley
Rexall
Grand Central Station
New York City
Barker York Nuptials Tie Two Local Lovers
Elza Barker and Maggie York were married last Saturday at the Methodist parsonage in Washington with Rev. Rader officiating. The bride, daughter of James York, and the groom, son of Tilman Barker, will reside on a farm north of Odon.
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Elza Barker
Maggie York
Washington
Tilman Barker
Elnora
Stuffle Daugherty Couple Wed Near Raglesville
Cecil Stuffie and Hannah Daugherty married at U B parsonage in Raglesville with Rev Perry Key officiating. The bride is William Daugherty’s daughter and the groom is James Stuffle’s son. They will reside near Raglesville.
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Daugherty
Raglesville
U. B
Perry Key
Wm. Daugherty
Mayfield Nominated for Mayor by Jasonville Republicans
At the Jasonville Republican convention Arthur T. Mayfield was nominated by acclamation for mayor. Mayfield, former superintendent of Odon schools, is a senior partner in the law firm Shields and Mayfield and has lived in Jasonville for about two years.
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Jasonville
Atty
Arthur T. Mayfield
Mayfield
Odon Schools
Shields & Mayfield
Church announces Sunday schedule and events
U. B. Church led by Rev. T. A. Garriott lists Sunday school at 9 30 preaching at 10 30 Junior C E at 2 00 Womans Day observed at 7 16 Choir practice Tuesday 7 15 Prayer Meeting Wednesday 7 15 Christian Endeavor Friday 7 15.
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Christian Endeavor
Fame and recognition in strange encounters with Disraeli
A London Standard reminiscence recalls an amusing episode where a passerby mistook Disraeli for Mir. Gladstone in public. Lady Dorothy Nevill recounts Beaconsfield’s tale of a cabman who hailed him, claiming he read all his books including Lothair, illustrating the dizzy heights of fame.
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Dieraeli
Whistler
Lord Houghton
Gladstone
Mir
Disraeli
Dorothy Nevill
Beaconsfield
Lothair
London Standard
It Made a Difference
A fragmentary dialogue shows a heated exchange where one man accuses another of slander over a poker debt and a wheat deal with his wife present, reflecting personal conflict and reputational damage. The sources mention a threatened confrontation and questions about truth.
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Binks
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Mrs. C. T. Wade
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Chris Ehart
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Was Young
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Indianapolis
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