Speaking Big Event in Former Days at County Fairs
In early Indiana county fairs one address day drew crowds by featuring well known speakers with farming insight. Oliver H. Smith, Berry Sulgrove, and Horace Greeley addressed Marion, Warren and Fountain counties, stressing practical farming, scientific methods, and the use of fertilizers and entomology to win farmer interest.
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Indiana
Oliver H. Smith
United States
Marion County Agricultural Society
Whitewater Valley
Flat Rock
Rushville
Brandywine
Greenfield
Indianapolis
Whitewater
Wabash
Marion County
Marion
Cincinnati
John Hager
Berry R. Sulgrove
Warren
Fountain Counties
Sulgrove
Indianapolis Journal
Fayette County Agricultural Society
Horace Greeley
Connersville
New York Tribune
Lished
Greeley
Fayette County
Marriage Licenses Report From Kentucky Parishes
A list of individuals obtaining marriage licenses in Kentucky counties includes Joseph Norris 23 and Cora Lee Medcalf 20 wed Oct 9 by Samuel I Brown. Claude E Willis 20 to Ethel Rhodes 16 in Spencer. Larry E Neal 26 to Katie Whitmer 18 in Sacramento. William F Bell 28 to Barbara Maze 27 in Owensboro. Ossy Stepro 19 to Lydia A Smith 18 in Warrick. Fred Anders 22 to Frances Sanders 19 in Spencer. Thomas Bennett 26 to Arnie Collins 20 in Kentucky. Oliver Day 20 to Anna Berry 13 in St Josephs all tied by Esq Brown or S I Brown on Oct 7 or Oct 9.
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Joseph Norris
Farmer
Kentucky
Cora Lee Medcalf
Esq
Samuel I. Brown
Claude E. Willis
Spencer County
Ethel Rhodes
Larry E. Neal
Sacramento
Katie EK
Whitmer
I. Brown
Willian F. Bell
Carpenter
Owensboro
Barbara M. Maze
Ossy Stepro
Lydia A. Smith
Warrick County
Fred Anders
Frances Sanders
S. S. Brown
Thomas Bennett
Arnie Collins
Esq. S . Brown
Odd Fellows Travel to Evansville for District Meeting
Rockport Odd Fellows club, led by captain Sidney H. Green, traveled to Evansville Tuesday for Vanderburgh county district gathering. About fifty members from the local lodge attended, prepared to perform first degree work at the Evansville meeting.
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Rockport
Odd Fellows
Evansville
Vanderburg County
Sidney H. Green
Judge Anderson frees proprietors of News Be
Judge Anderson decides proprietors of the News Be newspaper are not to be removed to Washington. The ruling focuses on jurisdiction and regional authority over the press and upholds local control. The decision signals a setback for centralized intervention and reinforces local governance.
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Anderson
Washington
Suspicious Panama affair sparks judge ruling and notes
Judge A B Anderson dismissed criminal libel proceedings against Delavan Smith and Charles R Williams publishers of the Indianapolis News over Panama canal allegations. He signaled a cautious view on libel per se and noted public interest, urging a summary of evidence. Charities and corrections report details jail, orphanage, and county farm conditions.
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A. B Anderson
United States Court of
Delavan Smith
Charles R. Williams
Indianapolis News
District of Columbia
Panama Canal
United States
Anderson
Tam
Panama
Nicaragua
United States Senate
William Nelson Cromwell
Republic of Panama
Cromwell
Tubercular Teacher Contracts Questioned by State
Dr J N Hurty informs state superintendent that under state board health rules and supreme court rulings any contract made with a township trustee and a tuberculosis afflicted teacher is void. In Montgomery county a three year licensed teacher contracted for the year, then showed dangerous TB form and patrons demanded removal while the teacher sought pay.
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J. N. Hurty
Board of Health
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
State Board of Health
Supreme Court
Montgomery County
John Riehl 86 Died in Troy After Illness
John Riehl aged eighty six died at his home in Troy last Friday October 8 after two months of general debility. He leaves four sons and four daughters including Mrs. Joseph Cowen near Rockport and George Riehl ex trustee of Huff township. Funeral was held Saturday at St. Pius church in Troy.
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John Riehl
Troy
Riehl
Joseph Cowen
Rockport
George Riehl
Huff Township
Louisville
Owensboro
St. Pius Church
Assault and Battery Verdict In Local Court
Culmer Cissna was tried on an assault and battery charge by a jury in Esq Brown's court Tuesday afternoon. He was found guilty and fined 1 dollar plus costs totaling about 60 dollars. Cissna's attorney appealed to the circuit court. S. M. Savage, deputy prosecuting attorney, prosecuted the case in what was his first prosecution and he won.
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Culmer Cissna
Esq. Brown
Cissma
S. M. Savage
Indiana officials praise Owensboro Main Street upgrades
W A Russell A G Ward and A G Watson of Coydon Indiana who officiated at the Owensboro Kentucky fair last week visited the city Saturday night on their way home They were shown around by T C Basye and praised the broad concrete pavements Main street improvements and the fine stores observed during their stroll through town
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W. A. Russell
A. G. Ward
A. G. Watson
Coydon
Indiana
Owensboro
T. C. Basye
Main Street
Southern Indiana Teachers Association Plans Nov Meeting in Evensville
The Southern Indiana Teachers Association executive committee met and arranged a two day gathering for November 26 and 27 at Evensville. Committee members include Chairman A J Hopkins of Boonville and members F B Morgenthaler Rockport Walter E Trainor Petersburg B F Burris Washington and Leonard Young Evansville representing the southern region.
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Southern Indiana Teachers’ Association
Evensville
A. J. Hopkins
Boonville
Morgenthaler
Rockport
Walter E. Trainor
Petersburg
B. F. Burris
Washington
Leonard Young
Evansville
Big tobacco trade eyed for pooled burley in Indiana
Representatives of American Tobacco Co and Indiana Board of Control discuss a potential sale of about 500000 pounds of pooled burley. If samples meet expectations, a contract similar to Kentucky burley terms may be signed with prices from 14 down to 6 per hundred pounds for the grades. Most tobacco would be delivered in Rockport.
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American Tobacco Company
Board of Control
Indiana
Party Lines In Municipal Elections Endorsed By The Star
The Indianapolis Star editorial urges citizens nominations for city offices without party labels to promote honest local politics. It argues party allegiances complicate local races, cites Rockport’s commission plan as successful, and claims local contests should reflect citizen merit over national platforms.
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Indianapolis Star Republican
the Star
Taft
Denver
Bryan
Chicago
Rockport
Star
Dedication of St. Joseph’s Church in Dale Indiana
The Catholic church of St. Joseph’s in Dale Indiana will be dedicated on Sunday October 24 with Rt Rev Athanasius Schmitt O S B assisted by several priests. Rev Joseph Chartrand will preach. The ceremony includes a procession from town with local societies and a dinner after services. A large bell will be blessed at 2 30 pm and installed in the belfry next week. F W Wolf
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St. Joseph’s
Dale
Indiana
Athanasius Schmitt
O. S.B
Joseph Chartrand
Indianapolis
Chartrand
Knights of St. John of
St. Joseph’s Church
F. W. Wolf
The Next Congress and Tariff Reform
The piece argues Democrats have the best chance to control the next Congress and enlarge Senate representation. It attacks the Payne Aldrich Cannon tariff law and taft praise of it, blaming Republican leadership for graft. It asserts tariff reform depends on Democrats and predicts Democratic control of the next House if voters act.
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House
Senate
Congress
Laft
Aldrich-Cannon
Aldrich
Payne
Aldrich Cannon
Taft
Real Estate Transfers and Local Business Notes
Roxie A N Brown transfers out lot 7 in H in Rockport to Taylor G Basye for 1 dollar. Julius A Milton transfers to Laura L Ash. Thomas Milton to Louise L Ash for 1000 and 700 dollars respectively. Henry Hostetter to Bernard Bruning for 1000 dollars. George Frank and others sell to Alexander Williamson for 1434 dollars. George J Bence to Robert C Whitehouse for 1800 dollars. Thirteen mortgages eight releases one bond one will and one farm plot recorded in past week. Jordan P Jones of Boonville visits the city on Thursday to run a Boonville grocery business and is said to be thriving.
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Roxie A. N. Brown
Taylor G Basye
Rockport
Thomas Milton
Louise L. Ash
Julius A. Milton
Laura L. Ash
Henry Hostetter
Bernard Bruning
George Frank Et al
Alexander Williamson
George J. Bence
Robert C. Whitehouse
Pine Ne
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Oliver Day
St. Josephs
Anna Berry
St. Josephs, Ky
Brown
Thomas
D. 8. Tullis
J. G. Taylor
Teachers’ Association
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Jordan P. Jones
Mr. Jones
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