Goodrich Critiques Adair on Indiana Governance Claims
James P. Goodrich, Republican candidate for governor, defends his positions in a Merom and Fort Wayne speech sequence. He disputes Adair's charges on laws, state institutions, and cost increases, arguing misrepresentation and urging stronger action against greed and graft. He cites specific figures from 1908 to 1915 and contrasts them with Adair’s statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
James P. Goodrich
Adair
Merom
Ralston
Hanly
Democratic Club of
Indianapolis
State Board of Charities
Southeastern Hospital For
Tuberculosis
Acer
Fort Wayne
Indiana
National Congress
Washington
Addis
Congress of the United States
Paxton Hosts Interdenominational Gospel Meetings
A series of gospel tent meetings will begin in Paxton on Tuesday September 5 led by Rev. George Huff and Rev. E M Cornelius. The events aim at upbuilding God's kingdom and salvation, inviting all churches to attend and assist.
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Paxton
George Huff
E. M. Cornelius
St. Louis
God
Old Folks Day at Providence Church Sermon by Rev E H Wood
Providence church hosts Old Folks Day on Sunday September 3 all day. Bring dinner and come early for Sunday school at 19:00 a m. After meals, a sermon by retired bishop Rev E H Wood of Washington Indiana and a testimonial meeting with old songs will conclude the day. All ages urged to attend with baskets filled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence Church
E. H. Wood
Washington
Indiana
Public Health Service urges preparedness versus personal hygiene contrasts
A fragmented Public Health Service piece questions consistency between national preparedness and individual habits. It pairs examples like wash routines and toothbrush checks with fly swats and backyard trash, highlighting gaps between public guidance and daily practices.
Deathbed Update From Chicago Schools Leader
Word from Danville says John O D Shoop superintendent of Chicago schools and former Merom seminary lecturer lies dying after an automobile crash. His mother is summoned from Washington Court House Ohio. Three other men in the wrecked car are badly hurt and listed in danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Til
John OD. Shoop
Chicago
Merom Chantauquas
Sis
Washington Court House
Ohio
Williams clarifies Hymera school plans for eight months high school
W J Williams trustee of Tackson township says Hymera will have eight months high school and at least seven months in grades. He dismisses circulating reports that there would be no high school at Hymera as entirely unfounded.
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W. J. Williams
Tackson Township
Sullivan
Himera
Sir. Wiliams
Hyomera
Farrand Faces Bigamy Charge After Desertion Arrest
James Farrand of Curry township, jailed last week on wife desertion, was returned to Watseke Illinois by Sheriff Brown to answer a bigamy charge. Farrand filed a habeas corpus suit in the circuit court Friday against Sheriff Kelle.
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Farrand
James Farrand
Curry Township
Watseke
Tllinois
Brown
Kelle
Advertised Letters in Sullivan Post Office August 30 1916
List of letters remaining unclaimed in Sullivan Indiana post office dated August 30 1916. Two weeks to call before being sent to the Dead Letter Office. Ladies list includes Carter Mrs Ray McCunn Mrs Mary Eubank Mrs Nellie Goodman Miss Marie Raley Miss Etta. Gentlemen list includes Brooks Robert L Case Arthur Francis Mr Wm Kesgmor Mr Ora Morris John T & Louise Shanks Mr Wesley Stoner Mr William Tailor Joe Treadway Mr Wm. R. Please say advertised and give date advertised when calling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan, Ind
Carter
Ray McCunn
Mary Eubank
Nellie Goodman
Marie Raley
Etta
Brooks
Robert L. Case
Arthur Francis
Wm.Kesgmor
Ora. Morris
John T
Louise Shanks
Wesley Stoner
William Tailor
Joe Treadway
Wm. R
W. E. Aydelotte
P.M
Sullivan Union and Terre Haute Daily Star Collaboration
Two Indiana newspapers the Sullivan Union and the Terre Haute Daily Star mark a one year milestone in a joint venture started February 5. The partnership aims to expand local news coverage and share resources for regional reporting.
Objections Filed In Island Levee Appraisal Case
Walter F. Wood representing Fairbanks and Turman landowners filed circuit court objections to the appraisal report on Island Levee improvement. Condemnation actions by John W. Lindley target landowners including Arnold Hurst and Margaret Piety amid damages listed for several claimants. The levee project may be delayed, risking flood protection for Turman and Fairbanks townships next spring.
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Walter F. Wood
Fairbanks
Turman
Island
Island Levee Association
John W. Lindley
Arnold Hurst
Margaret Piety
Chauncey Myles
Bridwell
Circuit Court
C.e
W. L. Sisson
Wm. H. Jones, Jr
A. W. Pigg
Whauncey Myles
John H. Kiger
Pittman Sues County Commissioners Over Stone Road Claim
John H. Pittman filed a circuit court suit against Jackson county commissioners for 110 dollars claiming payment for 55 yards of stone used at a bridge in the Frank Nead stone road system. The bill has been pending about three years. commissioners deny the claim, saying the stone was not used per contract and the bridge was not built according to plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittman
John H. Pittman
Circuit Court
Jackson Township
Nead
Petit Jury Drawn for September Term in Sullivan Court
The Sullivan circuit court has drawn its petit jury for the September term. Court will convene September 4 with jurors reporting September 12. Members include Frank Curry Jackson Ira E Fuller Fairbanks Ross Campbell Hamilton John S Welch Fair Banks Alonzo B H Deckard Cass John F E Hazcrod Jefferson Albert A Hayworth Curry Bluford Dai Levy Haddon John J Harden Tur man Arthur A Brown Gill William L Self Jackson Frank Creager Cass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan Circuit Court
Petit Jury
Frank Curry
Jackson
Ira E. Fuller
Fairbanks
Ross Campbell
Hamilton
John S. Welch
Alonzo BH. Deckard
Cass
John FE. Hazcrod
Jefferson
Albert AR. Hayworth
Curry
Woman Injured in Russellville Car Crash
Mrs Charles Potter of Russellville Tennessee was seriously injured Thursday afternoon when a runabout driven by her husband crashed into a ditch on Beck hill south of town. The car rolled and was demolished with Mrs Potter suffering multiple broken ribs a deep hand laceration and internal injuries. She was taken to Crowder hospital and the Potters returned home Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Potter
Russellville
Beck
Potter
Ford TS Demolished Cochran Injured in Collision
Charles Cochran a Gill township farmer suffered a broken arm and fractured ribs Saturday night when his Ford car collided with a large touring car. Cochran was returning from Merom with Mr and Mrs Ed Dodds who had only minor injuries. The accident occurred at a corner with a corn field obstructing the view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Cochran
Gill Township
Cochran
Merom
Ed Dodds
Body of Soldier Basil House Buried Near Home
The body of Basil House, 23, U.S. Army soldier on the Mexican border, arrived Saturday for burial. He died of pneumonia in Nogales, Arizona. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse House of thirty miles east of town. The funeral was held at the residence Sunday afternoon and interment followed at Cold Hope cemetery.
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Basil
House
Nogales
Arizona
Jesse House
Cocd Hope Cemetery
Graysville Visitors and Local Notes Summarized
In Graysville Frank Badger and sister Mrs. May Parrott with children of Russellville Ind visited Sunday school. Parrott’s husband remains publisher of a Russellville paper. A recent severe rain wind storm damaged the corn crop more than May rain. The Wisener child died Sunday afternoon and was buried Monday at Union cemetery.
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Frank Badger
May Parrott
Russellville
Ind
Jas. E. “Ager
Palestine
Ill
Nancy Turman
Chauncey Miles
York
Rain and visits mark quiet South Giant week
A light rain refreshed South Giant Sunday evening. Claud Buck and family of Dugger visited brother G. T. Buck. both families traveled to Bicknell to see Clyde Buck, seriously ill. Funeral services were held for Mrs. Della McClung, who died after an operation in Linton hospital last Monday.
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Claud Buck
Dugger
Mr. Buck
G. T. Buck
Bicknell
Clyde
Della McClung
Linton Hospital
Wes Bedwell
Wes Bedwell Attended the Funeral of Mrs. Bedwell’s Sister, Mrs. Charles Spence
Sullivan
Charley
Clem Hutchison
Clem
Tommy Townsley
Lafayette
Purdue University
Manhattan
Kas
Kansas Agricultural College
Rolly Summers
Indianapolis
Parish P T A to Meet Friday in Graysville High
Turman township Par ents and Teachers Association holds a Friday 8:00 p m meeting in Graysville high school. Program is entirely musical numbers with ice cream served. Performers include Mina An Bivoir Rev Wm Yager Laura Durham Mabel Nowlin Hazel Ogle Lulu Lester Tressa Walters Minnie Watson Cushman Hallie Norris Zoma Frakes William Yager and more.
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Parent-Teachers Club
Parents and Teachers Association of
Turman Township
Graysville
Wm. Yager
Cornet
Tom Mann
Myrtle Osburn
Edward and
Virginia
Laura Durham
Mabel Nowlin
Hazel Ogle
Lulu Lester
Tishimingo plant to reopen under new owners
The Citizens Trust Co. in receivership sold the Tishimingo Tie and Stone Co. holdings. J. J. Parker and southern partners plan to market the patent and equipment and resume tie production at Merom Station. Claude Hubble returns from Detroit to supervise. John W. Cutter may become president of the new venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens Trust Co
Tishimingo Tie and Stone Co
J. J. Parker
Big Four Railroad
Merom Station
Claude Hubble
Detroit
John W. Cutter
Clarksdale
Merom
Merom Herald
Taylor and Cass Compete in 1848 Election Race
The 1848 contest featured Taylor of Louisiana opposing Lewis Cass of Michigan with Van Buren on the Free Soil line. Electoral vote stood 163 to 127, popular totals 1,360,101 for Taylor, 1,220,544 for Cass, 291,263 for Van Buren. Millard Fillmore named vice president.
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Zachary Taylor
Louisiana
Lewis Cass
Michigan
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Martin van Buren
Free Soil
Taylor
Cass
van Buren
Millard Fillmore
Franklin Pierce
Winfield Scott
Local Folks Attend Events and Face Storm Damage
Edgar Strain sold hogs to James Scott on Monday and Edgar Strain with Emmett Harrison watched a Terre Haute ball game Tuesday. Electrical storms damaged corn and a horse was killed by lightning. a large Johnson home barn burned. Community gatherings included chautauqua visits, reunions, and Sunday visits across Sullivan Parke and Vigo counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Strain
James Scott
Geo. Fuson
Vigo County
Emmett Harrison
Terre Haute
Mary Dickerson
John Kelly
Merom
H. A. VanVlieck
Johnson Home
Fairbanks
VanVleck
Earl
Lynn Gaston
Lulu Seever
Imo Thompson
Helen Bradbury
Loren Thomas
Percy Lester
Chautauqua
Cal
Claude Harmon
Sullivan
Edgar Hanley
J. L. Bradbury
Obituary of Harriet M. Steele Spencer
Harriet M. Steele born December 19 1853 died August 25 1916. She married Charles F. Spencer November 11 1875 and had four children two daughters died in infancy surviving Clarence and Ida. She joined Mt Calvary M E church about 35 years ago. Funeral at the family residence in Sullivan Sunday at 11 am conducted by Rev Toolet. Burial Mt Calvary Cemetery six miles southeast of Sullivan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet M. Steele
Samuel
Ann J. Steele
Chas. F. Spencer
Clarence
Ida
Spencer
Mt. Calvary M. E. Church
Sullivan
Rev
Toolet
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Newspaper Bundle Sale Offer Promoted
The Terre Haute Star and The Union promote a one year subscription for two dollars fifty cents, offering both papers together at a discounted rate.
Richmond Couple Visiting Relatives in Virginia
Mr and Mrs Robert Roberts of Richmond Virginia are visiting Mrs Roberts father John W Hunt on East Jackson street for a family gathering and reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Roberts
Richmond, Va
Mrs. Roberts
John W. Hunt
East Jackson Street
Terre Haute Star Value Competes With The Union
War news dominates the scene as Terre Haute Star touts same day home delivery, matching The Union’s speed. Both papers offered at 2.50 dollars, appealing to readers seeking rapid updates on the Mexican war situation.
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The
Union
Terre Haute Star
Star
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James PP
Goodrich
Greencastle
Acair
Ai. Adair
U. Ss. Public Health Service
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South Giant
Tressa Walters
Mrs
Minnie Watson
Cushman
Hallie
Norris Vielin
Hamilton Burton
Elizabeth
Hallie Pounds
Zoma Frakes
William Yager
Tishimingo
Coksing
Zachary
Buchanan
Kingsley
C. E. Thomson
Ela
Mabel
Crawfordsville
Ben Adams
Will Thomas
Parke County
J. B. McKinney
J. P. Martin
Thomas
Albin Bicknell
Adisa
Essie
Springer & Gouckenour
Jersey
Black Hawk
Paxton M. E. Church
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C. T. Willis
J. P. Polk
Homer Trimble
Celephone
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