Old settlers reunion draws ten thousand to Farmersburg event
The fifteenth annual Sullivan and Vigo counties gathering at Bennett's grove drew about ten thousand attendees. Speeches by Charles D. Hunt and Oscar Bland highlighted the program. The oldest attendee was Sarah Statesman, age 73, with many septuagenarians and octogenarians from Farmersburg, Terre Haute, Pimento, Tangier, Sulphur Springs and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmersburg
Sullivan
Vigo
Bennett’s Grove
A. P. Asbury
Oscar Allen
Charles D. Hunt
R. E. Moore
Rockville
Oscar Bland
Linton
United States
W. A. Cullop
Washington
Sarah
E. K. Asbury
Mary Asbury
John M. Branson
W. M. Carpenter
J. P. Wilkey
Thomas B. Springer
Elijah Brock
Cynthia Armstrong
Mary A. Moulton
Lydia Deal Faucett
All of
Terre Haute
Mary Lovelace
Prairie Creek
E. A. Brown
Pimento
John H. Carpenter
Lewis
John Higdon
Sulphur Springs
Texas
Jennie Deal
Tangier
Ind
1912 1914 Democratic records show employment shifts and output
Amid figures from 1912 and 1914 the Democratic era is shown to have created widespread job losses and idle resources. The record lists commercial and banking failures, idle freight cars, reduced railroad earnings, and rising imports under the Underwood law, while noting gains in gold shipments and declines in the treasury balance.
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Democratic Party
Wilson
Abraham Lincoln
General Fund of the Treasury
Indiana Farm Laborer and Horse Values Reported
The United States Department of Agriculture issues figures for Indiana showing farm laborers average 9 hours 34 minutes per day with 131000 workers. horse value at 116 dollars per head with 854000 horses statewide valued at about 99064000 dollars. Marriage licenses listed include Merrill Chandler with Omieda Washington and other pairs across Indiana and Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
United States Department of Agriculture
Ith
Union
Merrill R. Chandler
Omieda B. Washington
Kentucky
John Getche
Sofi Ragna
Jackson Hill
Charlie G. Plummer
Goldie Cox
Haddon Township
Josiah B. Shipman
R. R
City
Bessie J. Pigg
Cass Po
Ind
Virgil McCracklin
Mary Brunner
Farmersburg
Noah. A. Beadle
Maggie Lee Norris
Jasonville
Personal notices from the Crowder hospital area
J H Gordon to undergo surgery at Crowder hospital tomorrow. Mrs Richard Shepler of Dagger had a successful appendix operation at Crowder hospital Sunday morning. Mr and Mrs James R Riggs and family left for Prather Indiana and Louisville Kentucky to visit relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Gordon
Crowder Hospital
Richard Shepler
Dagger
Frank Williams
Robinson, Ill
Williams
Sullivan
Edith Lang
Effie Douthitt
Crawfordsville
I. L. Thomson
Ethel Dudley
Chicago
Pauline Dudley
Robert Campbell
St. Louis
John H. Allen
Farmersburg
A. D. Morris
Opal
Graysville
Garnett
Kansas
Phillip Morris
Max Billman
Fred Hawking
Indianapolis
J. B. Mullane
Lorin Willis
Bicknell
C. W. Willis
Carl Scott
Clinton
Scott
C. E. Draper
J. W. Fowler
Louisville
Statistical Report on Sullivan County Schools for 1913 714
County Superintendent Richard Park sent the 1913 714 Sullivan county schools statistical report to the state. It lists enrollment by township, daily attendance, salaries, term lengths, buildings, and indebtedness, with totals for the county and towns. It also notes hog disease losses and national dog losses per 1,000 head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Park
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Sullivan County
Panama Canal Opens with Ancon Captain's Ties Felt
The Panama Canal opened officially on Saturday and local interest centers on the Ancon trial voyage captain G H E Luckeforth father of Mrs C C Carr of this city. The Ancon, one of the Panama Railroad Line’s two largest ships, is government owned and carries 10 000 tons register with a crew of 75 besides the captain. Luckeforth is a veteran line commander who has sailed since age 14.
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Panama Canal
G. H E. Luckeforth
C. C. Carr
Panama
Luckeforth
Unclaimed Letters at Sullivan Post Office August 19 1914
Advertised letters remaining unclaimed in Sullivan Indiana post office as of August 19 1914 include Miss Madonna Bail and Miss Billie Standish on the Ladies List and Messrs J P Bogard Lawrence Broch Fred Buscha Richard Gordon Tom Liebarger on the Gents List. Call for these letters within two weeks or they go to the Dead Letter Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan, Ind
Bail
Madonna Standish
Billie Gents
Bogard
J. P. Broch
Lawrence Buscha
Fred Gordon
Richard Liebarger
Tom
Weather of a Week Report from Farmersburg
Miss Carrie Yeager, cooperative weather observer, records a week ending August 16 with daily highs and lows ranging from 80s to 90s and mostly clear skies. Rain totals include .20 inch on the 10th, .25 inch on the 11th, and .66 inch on the 13th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmersburg
Carrie Yeager
Co-Operative
New Suits and Legal Actions Listed
Multiple civil filings include William Crawford versus Monon Coal Co for personal injuries, Edward Isom versus Gregory Coal Mining Co for personal injuries, and Sarah E Followell versus James R Followell for divorce and custody. Also includes divorces, damages, mortgages, and a mandamus involving state and railroad entities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Crawford
Monon Coal Co
Edward Isom
Gregory Coal Mining Co
John E. Alsman
Leopold
Nathan
Ivan Nathan
Sarah E. Followell
James R. Followell
Courtney Lamb
Nellie M. Alsman
Charles Alsman
the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co
W. Scott McCord
Ida McCord
Stella M. Fowler
Rufus Fowler
Indiana
Dugger
Illinois Central Railroad Co
Mandamus
Mary HE. Jaynes
Charles A. Jaynes
Fragmentary OCR Card Reads Like A Puzzle
A sparse OCR fragment shows letters and punctuation with no clear event or names. The text lacks readable entities and does not reveal a coherent headline or summary.
Firewood Consumption in Indiana by Farms and State
The USDA reports Indiana uses 2,176,800 cords of wood on farms valued at 8.86 million dollars annually, with total state consumption at 2,687,500 cords valued at 10.83 million. City use reaches 435,000 cords and mines 76,000 cords yearly. national totals span 85.94 million cords valued at 250 million, with farms 69.96 million, cities 14.22 million, mines 1.75 million. The US average is 2.91 dollars per cord, Indiana 4.03 dollars. US farm average 11 cords per year.
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Cass
Curry
Fairbanks
Gill
Haddon
Hamilton
Jackson
Jefferson
Turman
Carlisle
Dugger
Farmersburg
Shelburn
Total
Towns
Sullivan City
Township Institute
Sullivan
Indiana
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Tagging Indiana Bachelors for Matrimony Fun Idea
A column playfully proposes tagging bachelors to pair them with hospitable widows. It notes Indiana's roughly one hundred thousand bachelors and widows and suggests a marriage license could “solve two vexatious problems.” The piece adopts a satirical tone about social schemes and Cupid’s role.
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Indiana
Cupid
Nation Faces Meat Famine Driven by Price Pressures
Federal economists study rising meat costs as Agriculture Census shows a 4,183,000 head drop and $176,530,000 gain in value. January 1 1914 herd stands at 144,507,000 with hogs down 2,185,000, cattle down 175,000, sheep down 1,763,000. beef value up $166,688,000 while swine rise $9,842,000 and sheep fall $1,476,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
United States
Slates Fall Kill 23 Year Old Worker in Superior King Mine
Ralph Horn, 23, was crushed to death by a falling slate in the Superior King mine near Haga Oy last week. Investigators say a single slate collapse caused the fatal accident. authorities are reviewing safety measures at the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Horn
Haga Oy
Dental health and appearance through a common restoration
The text explains that dental health and appearance depend on tooth condition and that disfiguring teeth is no longer necessary to fill them. A single operation can restore health and natural appearance, requiring certain steps.
Dr Trey’s Synthetic Porcelain Dentists Offer Hidden Fillings
A dental ad promotes Dr Trey’s synthetic porcelain material that promises fillings indistinguishable from natural teeth. It argues the material preserves tooth appearance and aligns with good taste in dentistry.
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DR. Trey
Final Settlement Report in Lucas Estate Heard
Laura A. Lucas executrix of Benjamin F. Lucas estate in Sullivan County Indiana files final account in Sullivan Circuit Court. Hearing set for September 7 1914 the first judicial day of the September term creditors heirs and legatees must appear and show cause why report should not be approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura A. Lucas
Benjamin F. Lucas
Sullivan County
Indiana
Sullivan Circuit Court
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Farmrsburg
Bennett's Grove
Oscar E. Bland
Sarah Jane Asbury
Jane Asbury
G. W. Asbury
A. P
William Gaskins
Curry Township
James Cutsinger
John Curry
Mary Jane McGarvey
Win
James McGarvey
Philip Freis
Izer
Morton Lamb
Sisson
Collier’s Weekly
Tee Pike
Philip
Back
Floyd Phillips
Morris Dupee
Pike
John Hawkins
Gibson County
Princeton
Richard Hawkins
Farmers- Field
Wesburg
Sullivan Tern
James W. Brown
Alex Raley
Pinkston
The
Ohio
Frakes
John Whipps
Nial
Hays
Clarence Rutes
China
Iss Velma
Hallie Woodward
Tom Robbins
Fred Hoke
Dorothy McCloud
Greencastle
Glenn Nesbit
Lake Wawasee
Mary Stewart
Terre Haut
Kate Oliver
Paul Mason
Park
Ohio Oil Co
W. C. Kennedy Co
WV. T. Dia
G. R. Banson
Malinda Houpt Farm
Linton Oil Co
Jeff Blackburn
Turman Township
Litchfield
Charles ‘Burnett
W. A. Wilkey
Gill Township
Self
Hunt & Chaney
Thomas Stratton
Hunter & Wilgen
Chic Oil Co
John E. Moore
Sulivan County
J. Vv. Dix
Fari
DR. Lindley
Interurban Station
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