Washington Letter Reports Suffrage Parade and Court Humor
Will Jones writes from Washington describing the suffrage parade from the White House to the Capitol, noting crowd sizes and petitions. He also recounts a playful scene with Senator Hoke Smith and newsboys, plus a late arrival by the Supreme Court to a show, and ends with a report from Spencer County Sunday school convention in Rockport Indiana.
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Washington D. C
Washington
White House
Capitol
Congress
Penn. Avenue
Indiana
Senate
Washington Times
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Senator Smith
Senator Newlands
Smith
Newsies
Newlands
Woman's Club elects officers as season closes
The Woman's Club held its May meeting at the Seminary building with spring decorations. Retiring President Laura Wilkinson praised the group's work and thanked members. Officers elected: President Helen Swan, Vice President Eva Stevenson, Secretary Jessie Markland, Assistant Secretary Kittie Nibjack, Federation Secretary Helen Baumgaertner, Treasurer Celista Diehl, Custodian Emma Davis. District convention set for Boonville May 6 with delegates Wilkinson and Stevenson and alternates Schoenfeld and Baumgaertner. Luncheon followed. adjournment to September.
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Woman’s Club
Seminary
Laura Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Helen R. Swan
Eva Stevenson
Jessie Markland
Kittie Nibjack
Federation
Helen Baumguzertner
Celista Dieh
Eastern Star Auxiliary Entertained at Huffman Home
The Eastern Star auxiliary met Tuesday afternoon at Mrs. B F Huffman’s home with Mesdames Hearing Hartey and Miss Haines Harrison assisting. Members enjoyed needle work social chat and a third contest. Neapolitan cream and cake were served guest Mrs Helen Nester of Boonville attended.
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Auxiliary of the Eastern Star
B. F. Huffman
Jessie Hearing
Bertha Hartey
Estella Haines
Jessie Harrison
Helen Nester
Boonville
Spencer Circuit Court Ends Term with Multiple Actions and Appointments
The January Spencer circuit term adjourns after six weeks with final reports in the Oscar Martin estate and Mary A. Billings guardianship, a drainage ruling in Clay and Hammond townships, ejectment for George W Roberts vs Quinery L Williams, and sale orders to cover debts. Don Seay and James Mattingley named county board of review for 1914. Callie Hale found guilty of child desertion. Community obituary notes Rockport elder Michael Spayd dies at age 89, longtime sheriff and public figure with a detailed life sketch.
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Spencer Circuit Court
Oscar
Martin
John C. Kinney
George W. Hurrom
Mary A. Billings
Emma Dawson
Albert W. Dawson
Joseph Schaeffer
Clay
Hammond Townships
George W. Roberts
Quinery L. Williams
Melchior Mayer
P. Gwaltney
Mollie F. Mayer
Jacob Scamahorn
Lizvie Scamahorn
Don Seay
James 'l
Mattingley
County Board of Review
Farmers Fertilizer Company
Bert Toole Et al
EK. L. Boyd
M. Swan
L. N. Savage
Otto C. Baumgaertner
Lena Eble Et al
Daisy B. Snyder
William Snyder
Robert M. Williamson
Callie Hale
Michael Spayd
Rockport
Mr. Spayd
Mary Spayd
St. Bernard’s Catholic Church
Otto Bosler
Asatia
Jacob Spayd
Kary Eberhold
Louis Napoleon
New York
Oil City
Keystone
Spencer County
Carter Township
Michae Spayd
Ferainand
Mary Hibb
Henry Spayd
Amelia Bosler
S. F. Bosler
Tillie Alles
Henderson
Annie Spayd
Catholic Church of
Mariah Hill
Spayd
This
Revered Local Figure Remembered For His Jovial Auctioneering
The passage recalls a beloved Kentuckian whose ringing auctioneer voice and jovial humor earned him a warm welcome home among citizens. His high moral standard and cheerful greetings left a lasting impression, and his absence creates a void hard to fill.
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State of Kentucky
Indiana May 1 crop report shows strong condition gains
The May first crop report lists Indiana winter wheat at 98 with United States at 95.5, rye at 95 in Indiana and 93.4 in the U.S., hay meadows at 91 in Indiana and 96.9 nationally, and spring planting above average at 37 in Indiana and 56.4 nationwide. Abandoned winter wheat area in Indiana is 13 percent, leaving 2,480,000 acres. U.S. abandoned 3.11 percent leaving 35,400,000 acres. Old hay in Indiana May 1 1914 was 234,000 tons, down from 465,000 a year earlier. Overall, prospects for farm products look better than average.
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Indiana
United States
Jury Fails to Reach Verdict in McColly Suit
In Owensboro federal court last Friday Walter McColley a Rockport Black man sought 10000 dollars against T F McIntyre a Yelvington merchant for a leg injury from an April incident. Doctors said no pain remains yet the case will not be retried until November.
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Owensboro
Walter McColly
Rockport
T. F. McIntyre
Yelvington
Shes
Walter McColley
McIntyre
MelIneyre
Gardening tips for carnations and sweet peas in beds
Read tips on bedding carnations in sunny borders to bloom well and self care. Plant sweet peas early with support, prune blossoms to prevent seed, and fertilize in liquid form for rapid, abundant color. Begonias prefer sandy well drained soil and rich drainage is crucial to avoid root waterlogging.
Rockport Boosters Plan May 21 Visit by Louisville Group
Rockport boosters met at city hall to arrange a welcome for Louisville businessmen visiting May 21. A reception at the courthouse with a local speaker and brief Louisville addresses will precede tours of Rockport businesses. Committees were named for arrival, arrangements, and a hosiery knitting plant study while planning a July 4 celebration.
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Louisville Boosters
Rockport
Robert Richards
G. H. Walker
J. T. Jacobs
Louisville
Southern Depot
Court House
J. H. Walker
J. G. Baum
L. M. John
J. G. Rimstidt
Dr. H. G. Weiss
M. —&. Hirsch
Ne Boosters Club
J. G. Bauin
T. W. Savage
Louis Wiener
Marriage Licenses Reported for Seven Couples in Kentucky Counties
Jerome Payne and Laura Melton, both of Daviess county, Kentucky, to be married May 7 by J. H. Poole. Louis Clinton Snyder and Belle Hamilton Hill, Spencer and Ohio townships. Benjamin Coffman and Violet Williams, Owensboro, Kentucky, to be married May 9 by J. A. Poole. Walter C. Ayers and Neva Miller, Ham mond and Spencer counties. Lewis R. Day and Goldin Owens, Warrick counties. Michael Swinghammer and Katie Segar, Maria Hill fought in Dubois county.
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Jerome Payne
Daviess County
Laura Melton
J. H. Poole
Louis Clinton Snyder
Spencer County
Belle Hamilton Hill
Ohio Township
Benjamin Coffman
Owensboro
Violet Williams
J. A. Poole
Walter C. Ayers
Hammond Township
Neva Miller
Lewis R. Day
Warrick County
Goldin Owens
Michael Swinghammer
Dubois County
Katie Segar
Maria
Real Estate Transfers and Fire Damages Report
Summary of a week noting multiple real estate transfers including Richardson Estelle to C W Weideking Dale lot price 50 dollars and Louis N Savage to Sophia G Thomas Rockport lots 9293 at 86 30. Emma Brady Oscar to Alvis Broshears erp lot 2956 1000. Brown F to Samuel Bench Dale 1 2 Wedekinge ad 152. Doerr Louisa C to John H Herr Jr Dale lot 6 130. Dawson Harry to A W Dawson se sw 306.5 500. Vernie Emma J to Edith M Barker Chrisnev lot 86 1 w 6 releases 21 mortgages recorded. Fire damaged beer depot of Evansville Brewing Association last Thursday afternoon likely sparks from Southern locomotive.
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Richardson Estelle
C. W. Wedeking Dale
Savage Louis
Etal
Sophia G. Thomas
Rockport
Brady Emma
Oscar
Alvis Broshears
Brown F
Samuel Bench Dale
Wedekinge
Doerr
Louisa C
John H. Herr, Jr
Dale
Dawson Harry
A. W. Dawson
Vernie Emma J
Edith M. Barker
Chrisnev
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Will Jones
Penn
Supreme Court
Ofeluck
Capitol Grounds
Baroum and Bailey
J. Ham Lewis
Army
Navy
W. H Jones
U. B
George Burnie
Indianapolis
W. W. Barton
Chrisney
Laura Bergman
Lamar
J. B. Harter
A. R. Gentry
Nash Eskridge
Wm. A. White
J. W. Thrasher
Melvin Ice
BE. M. McCoy
Effie Porter
Woman's Club
Circuit Court
J. T. Mattingly
Board of Review
County
Apes Omer Ois
Renin Naman
Short Hiness
Rockport Boosters
Evansville Brewing Association
Southern
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