Telephones Office and Residence Numbers Listed
A brief notice lists office number 69 and residence number 110 as contact details for Friday morning on December 31 1909.
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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1909
Page
3
Democratic District Convention Notice in Evansville
Notice sets January 5 1910 at 1 pm in Evansville Indiana for a Democratic District Convention of the First District to elect a member of the Democratic State Central Committee for two years. Gibson 18 Pike 12 Posey 16 Spencer 113 Vanderburgh 14 Warrick 14 total 117 votes. By order of the Democratic State Committee. T D Scales Chairman. F E Hatfield Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Indiana
Democratic State Central Committee
Gibson County
Pike
Posey
Spencer
Vanderburg
Democratic State Committee of
T. D. Scales
First District
FE. H. Hatfield
Democratic Mass Convention to Elect Delegates in Spencer IN
Spencer county Democrats schedule a mass convention on December 31 1909 at 2 PM in each township to elect delegates for the Evansville district meeting January 5 1910 and to choose precinct committeemen township chairmen and county officers. Meetings list township venues and timing with Rockport as central assembly. January 4 1910 2 PM to organize and elect county officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer County
Indiana
Evansville
Luce
Ohio
Hammond
Huff
Harrison
Carter
Jackson
Grass
Clay
County Central Committee
Luce Township
Hatfield
Rockport
Grandview
Evanston
Spencer County Democratic Central Committee
R. E. Roberts
W. A. McCullough
State Central Committee
Denison Hotel
Indianapolis
Marshall
Congress
House
Senate
Sermon Pleased Pleases Reidy and Willing Team Up
A readable fragment notes Reidy and Willing forming a strong team in response to a sermon that pleases. The item hints at collaboration or unity within a local context. No dates or places are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reidy
Morgan and Rockefellers widen control in Indiana
The piece argues financiers J. Pierpont Morgan and John D. Rockefeller dominate steel life insurance, railroads, telegraph and telephone service in Indiana and nearby states. It notes ship subsidy debates in Congress, party conventions in Indiana, and Senator Beveridge’s cautious federal appointments process, urging voters to demand fitness and accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Pierpont Morgan
Indiana
Morgan
Rockefeller
Fraud at the Custom House under Theodore the First
The article recalls large scale custom house frauds during Theodore the First's rule. It notes a few sugar trust workers were convicted for crimes while those higher in rank escaped severe punishment, having benefited from the schemes and lived lavishly. reforms caused only limited upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore
Custom House
Sugar Trust
Europe
Sugar Scandal Rumors Hint at Higher Ups Indictments
The dispatch reports sensational developments in the sugar scandal with rumors of indictments against higher officials in the American Sugar Refining Company. Probers into government frauds may disclose names at still higher levels, though public outcomes remain uncertain and skeptical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Sugar Refining Company
Congress
Bitter Morning Dreams and Femininity at Work
A West Sixty seventh street artist imagines a stock windfall to fund a free art institution. The dream ends when his attorney asks for two and a half dollars borrowed last week. Separately a New York Times observer argues women in offices mix work with homecraft, noting stenographers keep feminine items at their desks and mimic domestic tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Sixty-seventh Street
New York Press
New York Times
Death and obituaries in Lake Mill area rural paper
John Kerr aged sixty five died at his Lake Mill area home last Saturday at 9 12 pm after months of ill health. He was a prominent farmer survived by his wife with no children funeral Tuesday at his residence with Rev Z W Walker officiating. Interment in the family burial ground. Midway lodge J O O F and Rockport encampment led the funeral. Rockport Encampment changes meeting dates to the second and fourth Wednesdays. new officers to be installed in January. Joseph Yates, seventy six, died Thursday at nephew Albert Hargis’s home from neuralgia. funeral Saturday at Hargis residence with Masonic lodge in charge. Mrs Belden, sister of Julia Graham, died Thursday at age eighty. funeral Friday at 2 30 p m at the third street residence. Ice on the river stopped running and froze solid Thursday leaving people to walk on the ice Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kerr
Lake Mill
Mr. Kerr
Z. W. Walker
Midway
Midway Lodge
Rockport
George Stroube
C. P
Co. P. Abney
H. P
D. F. Hall
A. M Towers
J. W
A. Sargent
T. C. Basye
Charles Lieb
Joseph Yates
Albert Hargis
Early Boston Ballot Stuffer Charged and Fined in 1655
A Boston chronicle recalls a 1655 referendum on land alienation and a resident named John Pigeon who cast about a dozen votes with the word Yea. He admitted the act and was fined five pounds for inserting extra votes, prompting a fresh vote count of 402 ballots, 205 Yeas and 197 Nays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
King's Chapel
John Pigeon
Boston Transcript
Thirteen Strike Clock Puzzle Stuns Jewelry Store
A nervous man tests a clock at a jewelry shop. He claims the clock strikes thirteen instead of twelve, and the jeweler confirms the peculiarity after the chimes ring. The man reveals his family suspected the same, fearing a fault in his own work. He braces for a repair, glad to confirm the oddity.
No Rest for the Farm Servant in Scottish Village
In a northern Scotland village a parish minister tells farm servant John that all must work in this world as preparation for a better one. John doubts the afterlife will spare him labor and jokes about endless tasks like cleaning the sun and moon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
John
Your Physician Phone Link for Immediate Doctor Access
A local plea emphasizes having a home telephone to reach a physician at any hour during accidents or illnesses. The Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company, Rockport, Indiana, offers prompt, efficient service with doctors’ calls given priority. For rates and information, contact Manager, Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Company, Incorporated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company, Incorporated
Cumberland Telephone. &. Telegraph. Company, Incorporated
Rockport
Ind
Woman’s whistle halts fleeing driver in Louisville
A Louisville woman startled a block with a shrill whistle across Fourth Avenue. As a car neared a corner a man chased it in a desperate dash to nab the vehicle. The girl’s sudden signal stopped the car and the runner boarded, bowing thanks to the amused damsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Fourth Avenue
Peter Pan
tLouisville
Women's daily papers lead Shanghai Canton press
In China women run many daily papers with strong representation in Shanghai and Canton. The era features extensive female involvement with Home Notes among the noted titles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Shanghai
Canton
Appointment of Administrator for Barbara Deeg Estate
Notice from Spencer circuit court names William A Jones administrator of Barbara Deeg deceased Spencer County Indiana. Estate listed as solvent. Attorneys Smith and McCullough handle this administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer Circuit Court
Barbara Deeg
Spencer County
Indiana
Esite
William’ A Jones
Smith & McCullough
Attys
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Chas. B. Landis
James E. Watson
Indianapolis News
Beveridge
Hemenway
the Custom House
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THE
C. W. Halbruge Company, Inc
Weer
Cravenette
C. W. Halbruge CO
Main St
Rockport, Ind
J. S. Coles
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