Former Clerkin Store Named in Complaint as a Shiller
Former Clerkin clothing store owner S Sullivan is identified as a steerer in a complaint against the Duncan Gambling House. The filing labels adds that Ades acted as a shiller to recruit patrons for the gambling operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clerkin Sullivan Clothing
Duncan
Eugene Riggs
Merom
Shelburn
Vigo County
Shiller
Riggs
Wade Duncan
Isaac Ades
Wabash Avenue
jJusvtte
Jericho
Dun Zan
Ades
Broddie Duncan
Thomas Barnes
Ausby Revel
George Ades
Andrew Ellis
Chester Kizer
Terre Haute
Forty Years in One Office John T. Hays Honored
John T. Hays of Hays and Hays marks forty years in the same Terre Haute office begun March 1, 1875. To honor this record Will H. Hays hosts a bar dinner at his West Washington home, with the entire bar in attendance and speeches planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Hays
Hays & Hays
Will H. Hays
West Washington Street
Hays
Bar Association
Cullop Defends Bid for 1916 Congressional Run
In a letter to Otis W. Roberts, W A Cullop argues he is the strongest Democrat to win the 1916 district race, recounting vote margins and past victories. He dismisses the notion of a decoy and praises allies while criticizing opponents and local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Cullop
Washington, Ind
Roberts
Cullen
Missing Word Contest winner named in Farmersburg notice
The winner was Odie Stevenson of Farmersburg R. R. 4. Six words were omitted last week across local ads from Stark & Co. J. A. Knotts F. M. Douthitt and R. W. Cadwell. The winner identified four of the missing words including one from each ad. One word remained unguessed and will be left out again this week along with several others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odie Stevenson
R. R
Farmersburg
Stark & Co
J. A. Knotts & Co
F. M. Douthitt
R. W. Cadwell
Merchants Ice and Fuel Company
Indian Creek Mine Sets New State Coal Record
The Indian Creek coal mine near Bicknell in Knox county mined 3,307 tons in an eight hour shift and loaded 70 cars. The prior record of 3,103 tons was also held by this mine under Charley Gilmour. W. P. McQuade now serves as superintendent. the mine employs 450 men and has run steadily through winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Creek
Bicknell
Knox County
Charley Gilmour
W. P. McQuade
Barnhart Escorts Four Convicts to Federal Prison
Last Friday, Frank Barnhart of Farmersburg, deputy U S Marshal for Indiana, left Indianapolis with four convicted men for Leavenworth federal prison. The group included Fred Curl a post office robber, Charles Turner and James Cunningham Mann Act violators, and Thomas Dickey a colored man who stole parcel post packages. Curl received five years, Turner and Cunningham three years each, and Dickey two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Barnhart
Farmersburg
U. S
Indiana
Indianapolis
Leavenworth
Kas
Fred Curl
Charles Turner
James Cunningham
Thomas Dickey
Curl
Turner
Cunningham
Dickey
Baby Named Fred Freeman Cromwell After Local Tragedy
A baby boy was born Friday at City Freeman hospital to Mrs. Fred Cromwell. The father, a merchant policeman, was killed two weeks ago by a burglar in Linton. The child is named Fred Freeman Cromwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton
City Freeman Hospital
Fred Cromwell
Fred Freeman Cromwell
Mrs Lizzie Walker Rites Held Near Carlisle
Mrs Lizzie Walker died after four years ill health and was buried at Indian Prairie Cemetery four miles east of Carlisle. She had two marriages, first to Dr John Berry of Freelandville who died in 1964, second to John R Walker who died in 1905. She leaves son Roscoe Berry of Chicago, three stepchildren Shirley VanCleave Le Haute, Vince Walker Carn, and Virgil Farner Vincennes, plus an uncle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Lizsie Walker
Virgil Farmer
Vincennes
Indian Prairie
W.W. J. Brentlinger
James H. Mercer
Sullivan Presbyterian Church
Long Beach
Cal
Meteer
Pine Ridge
S. D
Utah
John Meteer
Long Beach Press
James Harrison Meteer
West Sixth Street
Cleveland Chapel
American Avenue
Hugh K. Walker
First Presbyterian Church
Grand Army of
Hick Meteer
Chicago
Crawfordsville
Indiana
Wabash College
Benjamin Harrison
Seventieth
Jane A. Ball
Union Theological Seminary
Harrison
Sisseton
South Dakota
Mercer
Dwight Mercer
Utah Copper Company
Garfield
Salt Lake City
John Mercer
Harry
Sullivan
St Patrick's Dance by Tri Kappas at Elks Home
Tri Kappas plan a St Patrick's Day dance at the Elks Home on March 17 at 8. The event promises festive revelry and community gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Patrick's Dance
Tri Kappas
Elks Home
Patrick’s Day
Bedwell Votes for Jones Primary Bill
Charles H. Bedwell, a state representative from this county, voted Friday for the Jones primary bill, a move seen as increasing expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedwell
Charles H. Bedwell
Sullivan and Greene Bill Moves Through Legislature
Sullivan and Greene collaborate on a bill now in the state legislature aimed at changing the senator. The measure seeks to alter leadership or tenure rules affecting the upper chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benz Bill
Former Sullivan Minister James H. Meteer Dies
Jev James H. Meteer, a former Sullivan minister, died last week at his Long Beach home, California, according to local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jev
James H. Meteer
Long Beach
Cal
Reapportionment Changes Senate and House Districts
The Benz bill would redraw Illinois state districts merging Sullivan and Knox with Pike while Sullivan joins Greene for a joint senator. Knox gains a single representative and a joint rep with Pike. the new senatorial unit is 15,800 and 7,900 for representatives. Wayne and Union remain unchanged. Posey and Gibson stay linked. Indiana context implied with four-fifths of lines and local names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Knox
House
Knox County
Pike County
Pike
Greene County
Posey
Gibson
Wayne
Union
Bureau of Legislative Information
Te & T
Fairbanks Township Boy Returns After Navy Service
M. L. Piety of Fairbanks Township has returned home after two and a half years as a second class fireman on the U S cruiser New Orleans. The ship served in Pacific waters visiting San Francisco Nagasaki Mexico and Panama where he witnessed an aviation attack on Mexican ironclads. He bought himself out at Panama and came home via New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Piety
Fairbanks Township
Navy
Mr. Piety
United States
New Orleans
Pacific
San Francisco
Phillippines
Nagasaki
Japan
Navy Yard
Bremerton
Wash
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Piety
New York
Three From This County Named for Graduation
Indiana University faculty lists 3 candidates from this county for the ninety-fifth annual commencement. Miss Myrtle Barnett of Hymera majors in Latin, Miss Zoe Beasley of Sullivan majors in romance languages, and George Clyde Hale of Dugger majors in chemistry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana University
Myrtle Barnett
Hymera
Zoe Beasley
Sullivan
George Clyde Hale
Dugger
Play at Elks Home by King-Crawford class
Players from the King Crawford Classical School Terre Haute present Tommy's Wife a funny musical comedy at the Elks Home Saturday night Miss Ernestine Myers will feature in ballet and classical dances the troupe has earned a strong reputation for this production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King-Crawford Classical School
Terre Haute
Elks
Tommy
Ernestine Myers
Dave Miller Wins in Recent Fighting Return
Dave Miller formerly of this city returns to the ring under the name Danny Miller and defeats rival Jack Hill, with coverage from a Des Moines paper noting his Melcher Iowa roots and prior bouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Miller
Danny Miller
Des Moines
Iowa
Melcher
Jack Hill
Valley Ets An & Eets
Public Sales Advertised for March Across Local Farms
W A Murphy to sell horses cattle and farm machinery March 1 at his farm one mile southwest of York ferry auctioneers Harrison Drake. W A Wilkey Co to auction 75 head of mules March 9 at J Brown livery and feed barn South Main street with auctioneer G M Isenhower. Frank and Roy Drennan to sell stock and machinery March 2 at their Jackson township farm with Col R F Knotts as auctioneer. Albert Scotter sale March 9 near Narrows Fairbanks township includes stock machinery and furniture with Harrison Drake auctioneers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Murphy
York Ferry
Harrison & Drake
W A. Wilkey & Co
J. (. Brown
South Main Street
G. M. Isenhower
Frank
Roy Drennan
Jackson Township
Col
R. F. Knotts
Albert Scotter
the Narrows
Fairbanks Township
Former Sullivan Woman Speaks to Mothers Group
Mrs. Fred Hoke, formerly of Sullivan and now in Indianapolis, addressed the National Congress of Mothers and the Parent-Teachers Association. She urged parental duty toward the child, noted fathers’ responsibility, and asserted home school cooperation is essential for a child’s welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Fred ‘Hoke
Indianapolis
National Congress of Mothers
Parent- Teachers’ Association
Hoke
Mothers’ Congress
State Chairman Hays to Be Honor Guest at Gibson County Banquet
Will H. Hays, Republican state chairman, will be the honor guest at a Gibson county Republican banquet in Princeton tomorrow night. The event is a dollar banquet and reports from Princeton indicate a large representative gathering of Gibson county Republicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibson County
Princeton
Will H. Hays
Times Union closes after inscription ends shutdown
Local time records indicate the Union paper faced closure as an inscription project ended. Officials confirm the shutdown and note implications for readership and archival access.
Merom Man Signs Year-Long Prohibition Travel Contract
Clyde White of Merom has signed a one year contract to travel for the Indiana Prohibitionists. He will canvass and campaign to recruit signers to the Shaw pledge, which binds voters to oppose any party that does not oppose the liquor traffic. Friends expect success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merom
Clyde White
Prohibition Party
Indiana
Shaw
White
State Borrows $400000 in Short Term Financing
State officials announce a temporary loan of 400000 dollars to cover urgent expenditures. The move aims to stabilize cash flow until new revenue or budget measures can be enacted. Details on terms and repayment schedule were not immediately released.
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Shelburn Boy
Cnautauquas
Cullop
Indianapolis Star
Bing W. Lardner
Saturday Evening Post
Bush Leaguer
Otis
An Roberts
Indianapolis, Ind
Caleb M. Lowder
Lven County
Perm Weswse
Congress
Wilson
Serrit
Hunt
Salern Ilinois
W Sauusew
T. H. Railroad
State
Pue
Washington Street
E Sacee
Vollmer
McKittrick
Indian Creek Mine
Junior Cromwell
Lizzie Walker
The
Presbyterian Church
Benj. Harrison
U. S. Navy
U. S. S. New Orleans
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