Walsh Forged 10 Make Assignment Financial Collapse
Banks led by Chicago National Bank Home Savings Bank and Equitable Trust suspend after massive loans to Joan R Walsh of Southern Indiana railroad. Liabilities about 26 million with assets 16 million. Depositors assured full payment. Walsh interests wealth valued at 29 million. Possible transfer to Rock Island system.
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Chicago National Bank
Home Savings Bank
Equitable Trust Company of Chicago
Joan R. Walsh
Southern Indiana Railroad Company
Trust Company
Walsh
National Roads in Early Days
State Geologist Blatchley asked Rev Frazier to recount a turnpike from Ohio Falls to Vincennes by Frazier’s father. The piece details 1830s Indiana road building, wooden bridges, macadamized sections to Indianapolis, and the New Albany and Vincennes Turnpike linking Falls cities to Vincennes with engineer John Frazier at the helm.
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Blatchley
Frazier
Elkhart
Ohio Falls
Vincennes
Indiana
Bishop Berkley
Seaboard States
Alleghenies
Richmond
Terre Haute
Indianapolis
White Water
Dublin
Cumberland
Maryland
Springfield
Ill
Clay
Lincoln
Ohio River
Falls
St. Louis
New Albany and
Louisville
Jeffersonville
New Albany
John Frazier
State Street
Paoli
Orange County
Death Claims Former Pastor Thomas C. Danks
Rev. Thomas C. Danks former pastor of a local Methodist church died at his Patoka home at 74. Born in 1831 in Pittsburg he worked in iron manufacture in New Albany in the sixties. He entered ministry in 1871 served twenty five years across the region and was superannuated in 1896. He served in the Civil War and belonged to the Sullivan G A R Post.
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Thomas C. Danks
Patoka
Mr. Danks
Pittsburg
New Albany
Danks
Sullivan G. A. R. Post
Dr Coulson Married in Bloomfield
Dr Sewall B Coulson of Jackson Hill son of Mr and Mrs Kent Coulson of Indianapolis formerly of this city wed Miss Pearl Russell of Bloomfield in Bloomfield on Friday.
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Sewall B. Coulson
Jackson Hill
Kent Coulson
Indianapolis
Pearl Russell
Bloomfield
Bloomfield, Friay
Carlisle peddler license ordinance drafted in Carlisle
Attorney W T Douthitt for the town of Carlisle drafts an ordinance to fix licenses for peddlers and shows in Carlisle outlining permit requirements and regulatory steps.
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W. T. Douthitt
Carlisle
Champion Corn Shuckers Win Sullivan County Title
Mr and Mrs Burkeybile are named Sullivan county champions by the Graysville correspondent of the Union after they shucked 225 bushels in fifteen hours and traveled twelve miles home.
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Burkeybile
Sullivan County
Graysville
The
Union
Bethlehem Story Retold A Christmas Nativity Scene
A biblical account describes Caesar's taxed world, Joseph and Mary seeking shelter in Bethlehem, a manger birth, shepherds guided by angels, and the proclamation of a savior king. The shepherds hurry to see the child and share the news of this miraculous birth.
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Ceaser Augustus
Gallilee
Joseph
Bethlehem
Morgans of Gill Township Celebrate 51st Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Thomas Morgan of Gill township will celebrate their fifty first wedding anniversary next Friday They were married December 22 1854 and are among the county s oldest natives Mr Morgan born November 22 1830 and his wife born May 9 1836 both grew up and lived in Gill township all their lives
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Thomas Morgan
Gill Township
Mr. Morgan
Locomotive Voice Halts Work Near Vincennes
The text describes a journey toward Vincennes with a telegraph line beside the road and tame scenes of tallyhos and a rumbling carriage when suddenly work stops after a portentous sound is heard in the woods. The voice of the locomotive is implied as the cause.
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Ing
Vincennes
Hymera Grants Electric Lighting Franchise
At the Hymera town board meeting Thomas Dun can William H Hornberger of Lafayette and H L Hyatt of Jasonville were granted a franchise to supply Hymera with electric lighting. They plan a $200 000 plant near the Wilfred mine and aim to supply light and power to Hymera and to Sullivan Shelburn Farmersburg Linton Coalmont and Jasonville by December 1906.
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Hymera
Thomas Duncan
William H. Hornberger
Lafayette
H L. Hyatt
Jasonville
Wilfred
Sullivan
Shelburn
Farmersburg
Linton
Coalmont
Miner Bleeds Heel At Hamilton Mine After Ax Injury
Isaac Dumond, a miner at the Hamilton mine, cut his foot badly with an ax last Wednesday. A deep gash opened the heel and a tendon was severed. Dr. As bury of Hymera attended him.
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Isaac Dumond
Hamilton
Dr. Asbury
Hymera
Huntington Leads Eastern Star Play in Terre Haute
Mrs J B Huntington a former Shelburn resident now living with her husband in Terre Haute took a leading part in an Eastern Star play in that city about two weeks ago.
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J. B. Huntington
Shelburn
Terre Haute
Frisco Florida Limited to Run to St. Augustine
The Frisco line will operate the Florida Limited on January 8 leaving Sullivan at 6 22 p m as a through train to St. Augustine reaching Jacksonville at 8 40 p m in twenty seven hours The train features new equipment including dining and observation cars Connections at Jacksonville via Miami and Port Tampa to the Havana steamer are available.
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Frisco
Sullivan
St. Augustine
Fla
Jacksonville
Miami
Port Tampa
Havana
Mont Getty Returns From Hymera Building Project
Mont Getty came back last Wednesday from Hymera where for months she oversaw the erection of eight brick structures including a town hall jail store rooms and the new opera house. Her work pleased the Hymera residents and met high expectations.
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Mont Getty
Hymera
Getty
Santa Claus Appears in Progressive Hardware Window
A funny man has appeared in the front window of Scott Brothers Hardware. William Kell, in firm employ, crafted the display with Santa as the main attraction. Santa’s body uses a Special heater, legs of stove pipe, and arms of building paper, making a notable window scene.
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Scott Brothers
William Kell
Santa Claus
Wabash Navigation Aid Sought by Chaney Amid Inland Roads Vote
Congressman Chaney works with Chapman and Holliday to push a river improvement appropriation for the Wabash south of Terre Haute. A county road supervisor vote yielded very low turnout with several positions listed and two appointees.
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Chaney
Wabash
Louis Ludlow
The
Star League
Congressman Chaney
House
Terre Haute
Pleasant T. Chapman
Twenty
Illinois
Holliday
Indiana
Army Engineers
What They Want for Christmas
A list of humorous or satirical wishes attributed to local individuals. Names include Vince Munich, Will Riggs, C H Stratton, Dr E R Riggs, H Lucas, G R Stivers, Abe Frakes, Josh Ernest, Arthur DeBaun, C J Sherman, M Haddon, K S Crowder, and John Dudley. Items range from political favors to personal desires and ideal gifts.
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Vince Munich
Will Riggs
C. H. Stratton
E. R. Riggs
H. Lucas
G. R. Stivers
Abe Frakes
Holy Land
Josh Ernest
Arthur DeBaun
C. J. Sherman
Sullivan
M. Haddon
Aeree K K
Woman Kills Rabbit In Sullivan County Pasture
Will Parsons of near Farmersburg spied a rabbit in his pasture and asked his wife to bring the gun. She fired as the rabbit bolted and killed it, illustrating Sullivan county women's shooting prowess if needed.
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Will Parsons
Farmersburg
Snew
Sullivan County
Curry Wilson Wedding Ties Terre Haute Couple
Miles K. Curry of Terre Haute married Flora M. Wilson at the bride’s parents home one mile south of town. Rev. Daniel Ryan officiated with few friends present. Curry recently returned from three years US Army service and will relocate to Terre Haute where he works in the Vandalia railroad shops.
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Miles K. Curry
Terre Haute
Flora M. Wilson
James H. Wilson
Daniel Ryan
Carlisle Methodist Church
Curry
U. S. Army
Mr. Curry
Vandalia
Carlisle News
Turner and Hovis Tie the Knot in Civil Ceremony
Karl Lucian Turner and Crawt Charles Effie Hovis obtained a marriage license and planned a formal ceremony. The couple, residents of local communities, announced their forthcoming nuptials with family and friends invited to celebrate.
Benefit Oyster Supper for Sullivan Fire Company
An oyster supper will be held at Leach's hall tomorrow evening to raise funds for the Sullivan Expert Fire Company. Proceeds will aid sick members of the organization.
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Leach’s Hall
Jury Commissioners Fill Jury Box for the New Year
Sullivan County jury commissioners selected 160 male taxpayers from tax duplicates in the auditor’s office. Names were placed in the box to form the grand and petit juries for the ensuing year, with 160 men distributed across the county’s districts.
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Sullivan County
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S. I
DR. Coulson
Shuckers
Geo. F. McNaughton
New Lebanon
Ind
Christ the King
BIG Lighting Project
Florida Flyer
McKee
Geo. Goodwin
Gill
T. L. Joseph
W. D. Pinkston
Fred Bolinger
L. M. Anderson
Sam Bolinger
Turman
Lou Riggs
A. E. Borders
John Monk
Charles E. Montgomery
Jas. Bilyew
Gus Eslinger
Wm. T. Ridge
G. S. Turnbull
Bilyew and Eslinger
Rabbit
Curry-Wilson
Karl Lucian Turner
Charles Effie Hovis
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