State to Act on Dudley Case Amid Lynchings Fallout
Indiana officials including Governor Durbin and Attorney General Miller consider ousting Sheriff Dudley of Sullivan County under a self-acting anti-lynching statute. Coroner Maxwell may be brought in to assert the law, with decisions to be finalized after he arrives Thursday. The governor and Miller stress patience but signal readiness to act if prosecutors or coroner fail to move.
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Indianapolis News
Dudls
Sullivan County
James Dillard
Miller
Maxwell
Dudley
Cash Hadly
Statehouse
John
Durbin
Charles W. Miller
Silvers-Bodds Wedding Setstle in Missouri Farm
Mr and Mrs J L Silvers recently wed at the bride’s parents home in New Lebanon on Christmas Eve. Rev Willis officiated and a tidy supper followed. Olive Dodds Silvers taught for years in Sullivan county and the groom, a Lebanon native, has purchased a fine farm near Kansas City.
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J. L. Silvers
Missouri
New Lebanon
Willis
Silvers
Olive Dodds
Sullivan County
Lebanon
Kansas City
Judge Harris Plays A Cold Hand In Sullivan Promoters Case
In subzero weather Judge Harris presided over a mock court where Sullivan's local promoters faced a staged gambling dispute from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The tale recounts a gale disrupting relief bureau work, a playful courtroom ruse, and witnesses who lose control of the ace of clubs as the judge exposes the ruse. Miss Lelia Bassett hosts a sleighing party for public school pupils, traveling to Merom.
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Jack Staid
Poker Pete
Jack Pot
Lelia Bassett
Merom
Indiana Traction Eyes Sullivan to Vincennes Electric Road
The Western Indiana Traction Company, incorporated December 9, 1902 with 10000 shares of $10, aims to build an interurban from Vincennes to Sullivan. Officers include S. W. Williams president and E. H. DeWolfe secretary. Proposed routes pass Bruceville, Bicknell, Freelandsville, Oaktown, and Carlisle. The firm pledges no township taxes or bonuses and seeks necessary franchises with clear terms. The plan anticipates strong regional business and public benefit.
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Western Indiana Traction Company
S. W. Williams
E. H. DeWolfe
J. D. LaCroix
T. J. S. Robinson
C. W. Benham
Vincennes
Vincrnnes
Sullivan
Pleasantville
Dugger
Bruceville
Bicknell
Freelandsville
Oaktown
Carlisle
Busy circuit court session yields multiple divorces and sales
Circuit Court disposed many cases including divorces for Margaret Gray and others, petitions to sell coal and real estate, guardianships of Sallie Ann Worth and Chesleigh Gray, and multiple mechanics liens. Appointments of appraisers and a dismissed suit against Indiana & Chicago Coal Co. Also noted are quiet title for Alexander Snow and a granted divorce for Margaret Gray from Jacob Z Gray.
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Hix W. Davis
August L. Thrasher
Sallie Ann Worth
Samuel Gale
Jacob W
Pearl Combs
William H. Combs
Eva Combs
Louisa
Ida
Ruby
James Worth
Benjamin F. Worth
S. R. Cole
John T. Alkire
Samuel H. Alkire
Clyde H. Alkire
Jacob Marts
Ezra Marts
Nellie Gray
Chesleigh Gray
Wm. Willis
W. T. Douthitt
Martha A. Walters
Bertha A. Steele
James M. Reynolds
Margaret A. Stevens
Sarah A. Miller
Joshua Miller
Jas. M. Lang
Sullivan County
W. W. R. Frakes
Ella Batey
Indiana & Chicago Coal Co
Greene County
James T. Chambers
Actm
Sylvester Chambers
Richard Adams
Francis M. Correll
Joseph V. Merrill
Walter G. Scott
Alexander Snow
Wm. D. Griswold
Ellsworth Vanfossen
Elizabeth Vanfossen
H. K. Ross
Connecticut
M. Life Ins. Co
M. E. Drake
Dora Stultz
John Stultz
Mattie Douthitt
Eli Douthitt
Joseph Chrisman
Murray B. Mason
Charles Williams
Southern Indiana Railroad Co
Chas. L. Putte
John A. Moore
Flossie E. Sinclair
Margaret Gray
Jacob Z. Gray
Dynamite Cap Explosion Injures Carrysville Youth
Leon Stone, 38 year old son of Richard Stone of Carrysville, picked a dynamite cap with a pin and lost three fingers and a thumb from his left hand. His father had warned him beforehand. Amputation was necessary for the severely lacerated thumb.
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Leon Stone
Richard Stone
Carrysville
Young Stone
Stone Home
Judge Rules Drug Store May Not Compound Liquor Without Certificate
In Merom Judge O B Harris ruled in the Parker case that a druggist cannot compound liquors without a physician's certificate. The State charged John G Parker with selling liquor without license to David Daniels, selling six ounces of whiskey containing gum guaiacum used as a rheumatism remedy. The defendant argued the compound was a medicine, but the judge held the liquor was sold without the required certificate.
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O. B. Harris
John G. Parker
Parker
Merom
David Daniels
Daniels
Harris
Trressa Conner Moran Died At Seventeen In 1908
Trressa Conner Moran, daughter of Wm H and Ollie Conner, born Feb 26 1885, died Jan 7 1908 aged 17 years 10 months 12 days. She married Isaac Moran Sept 18 1900 and bore two children, William Lee (1901) and Donna Dorrette (1902). An M E church organist from Paxton, she joined at 12 and was a devoted church worker and loving wife and mother. Her passing leaves her father, mother, grandmother, husband, two children, and many friends.
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Tréssa Conner Moran
Wm. H
Ollie Conner
Isaac Moran
William Lee
Donna Dorrettie
M. E
Paxton
James Hixon
Tressa
Charlie
Heavenly Beyond
Maxwell Moves to Deny Sheriff Warrant Requests
Auditor Lang will issue no warrants to John S. Dudley or Maxwell. Judge Harris deferred action until a formal suit. Coroner Maxwell and bondsmen pressed for recognition as sheriff and sought to stop Dudley warrants and subpoenas, with County Clerk Taylor stating he would continue recognizing Dudley.
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Lang
Dudley
Maxwell
Harris
W. P. Maxwell
William H. Crowder
John W. Wolfe
Durbin
O. B. Harris
Robert Taylor
James M. Lang
Circuit Court
John S. Dudley
Board of Commissioners
Taylor
Marriage Licenses and Visit Report from Danville
Marriage licenses issued for Lucius Caton to Ida Stella Drake and Fred Tony to Zada Robbins and John Batey to Carrie B Sexon. Miss Anna Griffin returned to Danville Illinois Saturday after visiting her sister Mrs Stratton.
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Lucius Caton Tg
Ida Stella Drake
Fred Tony
Zada Robbins
John Batey
Carrie B. Sexon
Anna Griffin
Danville, Ill
R. S. Stratton
Death of Mrs Walter Scott at 27 in Delcarps area
Mrs Walter Scott died at the family residence Sunday morning after a short illness. A daughter of Mr and Mrs Hardy Hill she aged 27 and married to Walter Scott in October 1901. She was a Baptist and Rathbone Sisters member. Survived by parents husband two brothers John and Sylvester Hill two sisters Miss Tulla Hill and Mrs Noah Drennan. Funeral held at Little Flock near Shelburn Tuesday with interment there.
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Walter Scott
Hardy Hill
Delcarps
Scott
The
Baptist Church
Rathbone Sisters
John
Sylvester Hill
Tulla Hill
Noah Drennan
Little Flock
Shelburn
Death of James Barnes in Jackson township
James Barnes, longtime Jackson township resident born in Allegheny county Pennsylvania, died last Wednesday after a long illness of cancer and dropsy. He lived in Sullivan county nearly 50 years and was about sixty. He was married in 1877 to Ella Jane Payne who survives him.
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James Barnes
Jackson Township
Allegheney County
Pennsylvania
Sullivan County
Ella Jane Payne
Mr. Barnes
Card of Thanks for Carl Phillips
The Phillips family thanks everyone for kindness and sympathy shown during the illness and death of their little boy Carl Corwin and Lucy Phillips express gratitude for support from friends and neighbors.
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Carl. Corwin
Lucy Phillips
Baptist Church Services Preview
Morning sermon titled Judging and Being Judged and evening sermon on Resisting God. All are invited to attend.
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Baptist Church Services
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Indiana Traction
Jacob Gray
State of Indiana
Glenna Coker
Guy Lowery
Edgar P. Jones
Lydia Hart
Mellie St. John
Albert St. John
Franklin S. Borders
Tilda Borders
George W. Moore
Mary E. Moore
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