How Indiana Counties Got Their Names
Indiana counties bear names honoring soldiers and explorers from the Revolutionary and War of 1812 eras, with many named for generals such as Clark and Wayne, explorers like Pike, and governors or senators. The article also notes counties named for Native words like Miami and Tippecanoe, for rivers like Wabash and Vermillion, and for foreign figures such as Lafayette, reflecting battles, pacts, and early American leaders.
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Tippecanoe
Indiana
Bayer
Major Fountain
Kentucky
Abwimier
Daniel Sullivan
Clark
Vincennes
William Crawford
Ohio
Clark County
Miami
Delaware
Lake
Lake Michigan
St. Joseph
Elkhart
Vermillion
Wabash
John Starke
John Newton
William Jasper
Savannah
Francis Warren
Israel Putnam
Francis Marion
Anthony” Wayne
Danis Morgan
Nathaniel Greese
Henry Knox
Daniel Boose
Whentucky
Boone County
Zebukoy M. Pike
Pike's Peak
Pike County
Udiaries
Wiliam Whitney
William Allen
T. A. Tioward
Richard Montgomery
Quebec
Francis Vigo
Jacob Brow
United States Army
Ness
Eleanor Ripley
John P. Martin
David Porter
Stephen Decatur
James Lawrence
Lake Erie
Oliver Hazzard Perry
John Marshall
United States
Isaac Blackford
Indiana Supreme Court
John Johnson
Henry Vanderburgh
First
State Court
Samuel Huntington
Connecticut
Charles Carroll
Maryland
John Hancock
Hoosier
Noah Noble
Lewis Cass
Michigan
DeWitt Clinton
New York
John Jay
William Hendricks
Isaac Shelby
Jonathan Jennings
John Gibson
Indiana Territory
Charles Thomas Posey
John Quincy Adams
James Madison
James Monroe
George Washington
Andrew Jackson
Thomas Jefferson
William Henry Mhharrison
John H. Benton
Missouri
John Tipton
Alexander Hamilton
Benjamin Parke
Patrick Henry
Virginia
Henry Clay
Joseph Bartholomew
Benjamin Franklin
Henry Dearborn
Jefferson
Bush County
Benjamin Bush
Philadelphia
Fulton County
Robert Fulton
Switzerland County
Old Country
Orange
North Carolina
William IV, Prince of Orange
Union County
Fayette
Wayne
LaGrange
Marquis de Lafayette
Daron Ocon Steuben
montaiNs
Colonies
Great Britain
Progressives Returning to Republican Fold Echoes in Indianapolis
A letter from Will Hays era highlights former progressives rejoining the Republican Party. J. M. Bowman of Whitaker, Ind., urges backing a protective tariff and warns against Democratic division, citing unemployment and idle homes in Indianapolis. Bowman praises party leadership and calls for united GOP action to restore jobs and American industry.
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Indianapolis
Daily Mail
Progressive Party
Will H. Siays
Republican State Committee
Ind
Republican Party
G. QO. P
Democratic Party
Argentine
Canada
U. S
Europe
Atp
United States
Hays
Lincoln
Moose Party
J. M. Bowman
Whitaker
Georgia Letter From C. E. Weir of Glennville
Georgia letter from Glennville dated November 30 1914 shares local picks ups and gossip with humor about town characters boat race wrecks and jokes. It notes war talk fears mild and humorous anecdotes along with mild business notes on cotton turpentine rosin lumber and oats with a bleak yet hopeful tone.
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Glennville
Union
de Lux
Tiow
Savannah
King’s Ferry
Georgia
Italy
Brunswick
Atlanta
Sherman
Wheeler
Cc. Ke. Welk
Red Cross Seals Are Going Fast in Indiana Campaign
Indiana Red Cross Seals Commission reports strong progress across counties led by Fort Wayne on per capita and total sales. Indianapolis hosts Santa Claus selling seals. Logansport plans a Red Cross Seal Day parade. Evansville and Terre Haute run vigorous drives. Five counties trail but expect to surpass the thousand-dollar mark as a statewide push against tuberculosis continues.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Red Cross Seals Commission
Indiana
American Red Cross
Fort Wayne
Allen County
Red Cross
Santa Claus
Logansport
Evansville
Terre Haute
Marion
Vigo
Allen
Vanderburgh
St. Joseph
Commonwealth
Perry County Tribune Returns to GOP Watchful Waiting
The Perry County Tribune shows support returning to the Republican Party amid national debate over Mexico policy. The Indianapolis dispatch notes Indiana papers increasingly back Republicans, citing the Tribune as the first to back the Chicago convention in 1912 and pledging to help the 1916 Republican sweep.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Indiana Republican Editorial Association
Perry County Tribune
L. W. Henley
Republican State Committee
A. B. ” Cummings
Tell City
Ind
Holt
Chicago
Strike Ends on 65,000 Barrel Tank Project
Work resumed on the National Refining Co oil tank southwest of town after union riveters halted progress over short rivets. The dispute arose when idle time pay was demanded. the company refused, contending riveters had promised no back pay.
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National Refining Co
Shelburn Enterprise
Jesus Commission and the Holy Spirit Promise
The study analyzes Jesus commissions given after the resurrection and the forty day period. It explains that full authority comes from the Father through the Holy Spirit, and that the Eleven, later Paul, began the church’s mission to teach, baptize, and disciple in all nations.
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Alicay
Jesus
Jerusalem
Levi
Messiah
Ole
Aaron
God
St. Matthew
Galilee
St. Paul
Judas
Jesus Christ
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C. E. Weir
Marion Chronicle
Mexico
Mexican Republic
Wilson
Washington
John C. Chaney
Citizens
Suilding
Insurance, Abstracts
Terre Haute Daily Star
the Sullivan Union
Sullivan Union
Postoffice
R. R. No
Riggs Clay Product Co
Sullivan
Shelburn
Atlanta Constitution