Washington Letter on Post Office Scandals and Roosevelt’s Yellowstone Trip
Washington correspondent reports on Post Office Department irregularities involving Judge Tyner and associates, ongoing investigations, and anticipated resignations. It notes President Roosevelt recovering in Yellowstone with strenuous travels, Treasury Secretary Shaw joining him in Iowa, and bond exchange activity affecting 2 percent securities.
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Shaw
Shenandoah
Iowa
Des Moines
Cummins
Roosevelt
Program for Business Meeting at Methodist Church May 1 1903
A local notice lists an evening program including quartets, recitations, duets, songs and instrumental readings. Performers include Blanche Tridle Ottie Wilson Leonard Dickey Walter Tridle Coral Tillman Blanche Ferree Lulu Sprigg Edson Wiley James Arthur Laura Rantz Nellie McClare Howard Tilman Frankie Carter and Grace Miller. All are invited.
Roy Burdge Tops County Exam In Common School
Roy Burdge wins top honors with a general average of 93 in county common school exams. Miss Julia Arthur follows in his class with 90.3. Roy’s prowess at state embalmer licensing exams in Indianapolis last summer is noted, as is his future promise. The passage also critiques a money driven American focus, contrasting with English statesmen and notable financiers like Morgan, Carnegie, and Rockefeller.
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Roy Burdge
Julia Arthur
Roy
Indianapolis
America
Salisbury
Gladstone
Disraeli
Chamberlain
Finance
Morgan
Carnegie
Rockefeller
Mackay
Paris
Obituary for Mrs Alice McKrill at Silver Lake
Mrs Alice McKrill born February 6 1856 in Palestine Indiana died April 28 1903 in Silver Lake Indiana after a lingering illness aged 47 years 2 months and 17 days She married Jacob McKrill February 11 1873 and had one son She joined the Methodist Episcopal Church at Palestine later worshiped at Silver Lake Her last words were Jesus is with me I am not afraid The funeral was held at the Silver Lake Methodist church at 9 o clock Thursday morning and burial followed in Palestine Indiana She leaves her husband two brothers and many friends to mourn her departure
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Alice (Underhill) McKrill
Perry
Mary Jane Underhill
Palestine
Kosciusko County
Ind
Silver Lake
Jacob McKrill
Jesus
Leesville man saved by Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption
A Leesville resident W H Brown nearly died but recovered after using Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption. He says it gave immediate relief from asthma and led to a complete cure. The remedy is praised for curing throat and lung ailments including asthma bronchitis pneumonia grippe and consumption. Price by unknown dealer.
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Leesville
Ind
W. H. Brown
King
Death of L Winnie Flora Aged 17 In Indiana
L Winnie Flora daughter of S B and Sarah L Flora was born in Jefferson County Illinois on February 7 1886 and died in Silver Lake Indiana April 22 1903 at age 17 years 2 months and 15 days She leaves a father a mother and two sisters Funeral services were held at the house corner Walnut and Poplar streets on April 23 at 2 o clock with Rev H L Greenawalt officiating Interment was at Lakeview cemetery She had graduated with the county class of 1902 and traveled with her grandmother in the Rocky Mountains and along the Pacific coast
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L. Winnie Flora
S. B
Sarah L. Flora
Jefferson County
Illinois
Silver Lake
Indiana
Winnie
Spirit Land
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Coast
Walnut and
Popar Streets
Lakeview
H. L. Greenawalt
High Price For Horses Strong Demand Lifts Draft Prices
Farmers report a nationwide surge in draft horse prices as supply tightens. Even poor horses fetch about 100 dollars, while owners fear setting prices for top animals. Prices have risen for years and may stay high as breeding rebounds slowly to meet inexhaustible demand.
Large Death Rate of Veterans in Indiana
The article notes an enormous death rate among elderly veterans in Indiana with an average of 200 deaths per week. It claims this is the highest rate since the Civil War ended, highlighting a grim postwar mortality surge among former soldiers.
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Indiana
Card of Thanks from Flora and Wife
The family expresses sincere thanks for help and sympathy during the illness and death of their daughter. Flora and wife extend gratitude to friends and neighbors for support.
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Flora
Extra Copies and Rural Free Delivery Coming
The Record offers extra copies by mail for friends and relatives. Marshall county will gain full rural free delivery in May, first in Indiana's thirteenth district. The piece notes a new system for wedding attendances via telephone at the bride's home and jokes about its popularity.
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Marshall County
Indiana
Spring Ailments Bring Aches And Fatigue
Readers describe spring weariness with leg and back aches and overall tiredness as warmer days arrive. Some note subtle headaches and muscle soreness accompanying seasonal lull.
May Conkey cover features poster tennis girl and serial by Coulter
May issue of Conkey's Home Journal highlights a poster tennis girl on its cover. The fiction opens with serial Mr. Desmond, U.S.A. by John Coulter, a longtime war correspondent who studied army life in the west. The story draws on real life army incidents familiar to officers and soldiers who served there. The American Flower Trade is the subject in the illustrated pages.
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Conkey
Mr. Desmond
U.S. A
John Coulter
West
Subjan Sregere
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Washington
Capitol
Washington, D.C
Post Office
Tyner
Postoffice Department
Clafs
Law Dlvision
Barrett
Harrison J. Barrett
Post Office Department
Missouri
Postoffice
Bristow
Machen
Beaver
Payne
White House
Yellowstone Parix
the Treasury
Tate
Enese
Blanche Tridle
Ottie Wilson Leonard Dickey
Walter Tridle
Teres Wee
Weess
Coral
Tillman
Ottie Wilson
Blanche Ferree
Lulu Sprigg
Edson Wiley
James Arthur
Laura Rantz
Nellie M
Clare Howard
Tilman
Frankie Carter
Miss Grace Miller
Mortuary
Alice McKrill
L. Win
Nie
Alice (Uneerhill) McKrill
Place
J. W. Tilman
Richardson
Dickey & Sons Dealers
Syracuse
Troy
Stout & Son
Osborne
S. D
Henperson
Silver Lake,Ind
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