Public Xmas Tree To Be Held By Cit In Court House Yard
The Associated Charities of Sul livan decided to host a community Christmas tree in the courthouse yard on Christmas Eve with the Tri Kappas as arrangements committee. Funds will be raised via city canvassing directed by D E Chaney, with city choirs providing music as part of a permanent charitable event. The eighteen church and civic groups aim to remember the poor this Christmas and seek public cooperation.
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SuchHivan
Associated Charities
Sullivan
Court House Yard
Tri-Kappas
Charities Board
D. E. Chaney
John
Alva Hadden
H. W. Davis
J. M. Billman
John Schuberth
C. N. Vance
Former resident Mary Clark dies in Kentucky
Mrs Mary Clark of Lexington Kentucky died at Morganfield Saturday afternoon November 21 after months of illness. Born May 30 1837 she was 77 years 7 months and 21 days old at death. She married Thomas J Clark in the late fifties and lived in Kentucky for 53 years. She is survived by sons John Morganfield and Charles Lexington. Funeral was held at Morganfield on Sunday.
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Mary Clark
Lexington
Kentucky
Morganfield
Carlisle News
Thomas J. Clark
Hopkinsville
John
Charles
Republicans Given Worst of the Count in Indiana
Indianapolis reports recounts across Indiana show Republicans gaining multiple offices after the vote. Observers question how many votes the Republican state ticket lost due to strict ballot rulings. Kosciusko added one trustee after a recount. LaPorte sheriff recount reversed results, shifting from a 15 plurality to a 100 Republican plurality. In recounted precincts the average gain for Republicans was six votes per precinct.
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Indianapolis
Kosciusko County
LaPorte County
Indiana association of city and town superintendents meet in Indianapolis
Twenty fifth annual convention announcements released in Sullivan indicate attendance likely by County Superintendent Richard Park and City Superintendent C N Vance. Sullivan high school principal E C Snarr to discuss Vocational and Industrial Education in Our Smaller Schools.
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Indiana Association of City and
Claypool
Indianapolis
Sullivan
Richard Park
C. N. Vance
E. C. Snarr
Sullivan High School
Edna Polen Weds John D. Craig in Arkansas Rural Union
Former Sullivan resident Edna M. Polen of Malden Missouri married John D. Craig, a Grayridge Arkansas farmer, in Piggott on November 16. They will live at Grayridge. Polen was known here as Edna French.
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Sullivan
Edna M. Polen
Malden
Gill Township
Piggott
Arkansas
John D. Craig
Grayridge
Craig
Money orders in big demand this Christmas season
The Rockport Journal notes the heavy use of money orders during Christmas as a key gift channel. It cites that 100 million money orders are handled yearly by fifty post offices, with international orders peaking in December. War in Europe may reduce volumes yet prompt urgency to secure orders before December 1.
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Santa Claus
Europe
Washington
Spain
Italy
Portugal
Sunflower Seed Crop Expands in Indiana County
The article notes sunflowers as a growing cash crop in Indiana County with about 200 acres in Luce and Ohio townships last year and projections of 2,000 acres next season. Joe Beeler, early adopter, mentions a second carload ready to ship, while Ray Mattingly from Luce township invented a threshing method. The crop fetches around 75 per ton, yields 1,500 to 2,000 pounds per acre, and faces weevil issues elsewhere but not yet locally.
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Ohio
Luce Townships
Luce Township
Joe Beeler
Beeler
Kansas
Illinois
Ray Mattingly
Sam Beeler
Beech Grove Farm
Thanksgiving News From Graysville And Surrounding Towns
Readers note extensive Thanksgiving visits across Gill township and surrounding areas. Multiple families from Bridgeport to Vincennes and Watseka gathered with local residents including Mrs. Frances A. Kelly on East Washington street. A mining accident injures C D Rich with three broken ribs and a mashed foot.
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W. B. Neff
Bridgeport
Frances A. Kelly
East Washington Street
Esther Toole
DePauw University
W. G. Scott
Emerson Krug
Kansas City
Otto Krug
C. D. Rich
Reliance
W. S. Jewell
Evansville
George E. Lemmer
Jacob Otto
Watseka
Amelia Goodwin
Gill Township
New Lebanon
Merom
Sullivan
Edna Calvert
Robert Calvert
Fairmount
Rivalry in sale of Red Cross Seals across Indiana towns
Indiana cities including Fort Wayne Indianapolis Terre Haute compete in the 1914 Red Cross Seal drive aiming to outsell peers in per capita terms. The campaign offers pennants for leadership, names dozens of towns, and urges strong public support as anti tuberculosis work continues nationwide.
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RED Cross
Indiana
Fort Wayne
Terre Haute
Indianapolis
Chicago
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Detroit
Grand Rapids
United States
Rochester
Richmond
Crawfordsville
Sullivan
Iuaporte
Michigan City
Anderson
Muncie
Decatur
Marion
Washington
Lagrange
Rushville
Logansport
Hartford City
Peru
Franklin
Connersville
Lafayette
Plymouth
Elkhart
New Albany
Wyoming
State Commission
Europe
Seal Committee
Longs Racing Car En Illinois Taken for Debt
J C Long and R T Clark of Merom Indiana visited the city in Longs racing car which was attached by Deputy Sheriff Davis in a debt suit filed by Maxwell Motor Car Company. The car remains in custody awaiting the court order after bills were charged to Tishomingo Tie and Stone Company where Long served as secretary treasurer.
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J. C. Long
R. T. Clark
Merom
Ind
Long
Messrs. Long and Clark
Davis
Lawrence County News
Railroader Sam Hardin Recovering After Decker Incident
Sam Hardin, a Shelburn railroader, was badly injured last week near Decker while working with a pile driving machine on the C and E I line. He was taken to Deaconess Hospital in Evansville with a broken shoulder a facial cut requiring seventeen stitches and burns to his face and hands. he is rapidly improving and may leave hospital in a few days.
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Sam Hardin
Shelburn
Decker
Deaconess
Evansville
Seek Oil in Vanderburg Perry Township
Evansville Dec 1 local oil promoters say agents of the Indian Refining Company have closed leases for about three thousand acres in Perry township Vanderburg county with the aim of sinking several wells to find oil. Oil prices here have fallen from 1 35 a barrel before the war to 91 cents.
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Vanderburg
Evansville
Indian Refining Company
Perry
Vanderburg County
Barco's Dental Ad Contest Winner Revealed
Miss Ruby Stanbaugh won this week's Barco's Dental Ad Contest and will receive one dollar for visiting Dr Barco's office. Ads submitted praised the dental services offering extractions fillings cleanings and crowns without cocaine.
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Dr. Barco
Ruby Stanbaugh
Coal Miner Killed by Freight Train Near Cass
Ulysses Dubois a 35 year old miner from Cass was struck and killed by an Illinois Central freight train near Victoria Station six miles east of Cass. The body was cut to pieces and taken to Humphries undertaking in Linton. Dubois had recently been released from Michigan City prison after a sentence for attempting to kill his wife who obtained a divorce.
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Cass
Ulysses Dubois
Victoria Station
Here
Illinois Central
Dubois
Monon
Michigan City
Humphries Undertaking Establishment
Linton
Obstacles Everywhere In Life And Public Street
A reflective aphorism by Thomas Hursley compares navigating life to walking a crowded street. It notes that crossing to the other sidewalk often appears easier, yet serious matters remain stubbornly unresolved and difficult to overcome.
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Thomas Hursley
Sweden's Wealth and its Natural Resources
Sweden holds abundant natural resources with extensive forests, rich ore deposits, and cascades that could fuel future industrial growth and prosperity. The text highlights forests ore deposits and waterfalls as foundations for wealth.
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Sweden
Heard in a Divorce Court
A humorous courtroom exchange has the judge asking about the spouse relations. The woman replies that her relations have always been pleasant, while accusing her husband’s relations of being the old grouches, highlighting a light moment in a separation proceeding.
Corn Drying Waste Figures Huge Freight Loss
The piece warns that improper drying of corn wastes money through extra freight payments. It estimates 436,682 tons of water are shipped with corn annually, enough to fill 14,556 freight cars of 69,000 pounds capacity, creating a train over 110 miles long.
Robins Seen Abundant Across Eastern U S
The robin is described as the most common bird east of the Mississippi with about fifty warblers per square mile, totaling around one hundred million robins in the region.
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United States
Mississippi River
Would you marry a woman who sued for breach of promise
The dialogue in the club fellows segment hints at social attitudes toward breach of promise suits and jury awards influencing marriage decisions.
The More Important Thing Doctor Claims Sex Control Soon
A physician argues that controlling a child’s sex may be possible soon. The Cleveland Plain Dealer editorial questions whether doctors should also guide a child’s actions rather than focusing on genetic outcomes.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Wreck on Illinois Central Derailed Train Kills Engineer
The Illinois Central line near Treviac derailed a special of empty cars around eleven o'clock last Wednesday. Engineer Maddock of Palestine, Illinois, was buried under the locomotive and killed. Brakeman Fred Hays, associated with Bloomington and later Palestine, was badly injured.
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Illinois Central
Treviac
Maddock
Palestine
Illinois
Fred Hays
Bloomington
Diphtheria Rabbit Death Story Sparks Farmer Controversy
Reported rabbit deaths from diphtheria are alleged to be false and started by farmers to deter city hunters. Indiana farmers are said to be tracking the claim and staying informed.
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Indiana
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Cozart
Barco’s Dental
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Victoria
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