Sullivan News Notes Highlights Local Visits and Events
Sullivan, Ind. notices show numerous visits by residents to and from nearby towns, including Miss Bertha Smith from Indianapolis and Miss Cora Mickey from Colorado. Local commerce promotes furniture, with solid oak bedroom suits at No. 9 West Side, while farm and daily life updates cover deaths, marriages, licenses, and civic plans. A district meeting in Farmersburg aug 14 and a Republican convention excursion to Linton July 10 are announced to rally local participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Mickey
Colorado
Henry
Euna
Elsie
Alma Newlin
Hutsonville
Ills
Max Holmes
Sullivan Mercantile Co
Sullivan
West Side
Linton
Sullivan County
John C. Chaney
Local News Briefs and Classifieds Highlight Community Notes
Merom resident David Harber visited the city today. Mrs. James Billman traveled to Evansville to see Mrs. George Billman and reported the birth of a 10 pound boy. Rebecca lodge members enjoyed refreshments at North Main with an oak parlor pedestal gifted to the hostess. A reader appeals to recover a stolen pipe wrench taken during water pipe repairs near Judge Buff's home. Money to loan offered at 5 percent for ten years with partial payoff options. Abstracts of title prepared at reasonable prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Harber
Merom
James Billman
Evansville
George Billman
C. E. Wilkey
Rebecca Lodge
North Main
W.F. Wood
Hunt & Wood
Brief Dispatches From Wednesday
Reports include Jane Toppan confessing to 31 murders and Constantine Smyth nominated for governor. Deaths involve Newland Whittey of cholera and David S Littler. Crimes include William Cratchfield arrested for robbing Lincoln National Bank and a Nora Fuller suspect surrender in Sedro Woolley. Promotion news notes Bates and Pagis to major generals and Roosevelt visiting Miram Oct 2. A Braddock battlefield monument plans, a Spain church lightning death toll, and Knox ordering tobacco trust probes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Toppan
Constantine J. Smyth
Newland Whittey
Philippine Scouts
Batangas
William Cratchfield
Lincoln, Ky
Nora Fuller
Sedro
Wash
John C. Bates
George W . Pagis
Milnois
Roosevelt
Seace Miran
Braddock
David S. Littler
Minots
Pinerio
Spain
Knox
Yale Plans North China Mission and Political Dispatches
The report notes Yale will dispatch a special mission to North China. It also covers party nominations in several states including Pattison in Pennsylvania and Rosing in Minnesota. Additional items include the Independent Telephone Association in Philadelphia and a sundry civil bill conference report passed to the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
North
China
Kansas
Great Britain
Revert L. Pattison
Minnesota
E. L. Rosing
Independent Telephone Association of America
Philadelphia
Nebraska
W. A. Thompson
Grand Island
la Cananea
Sonora
James Brenham
John Settle
Bell County
Branham
Yale Varsity Crew Beats Harvard In Fast Eight Race
The Yale Varsity crew defeated Harvard by four boat lengths in a high speed race. Yale finished in 20 20, Harvard in 20 38, marking Yale as the faster eight in this season’s matchup.
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Fort Myer
Eli’s
Yale
James Whitcomb Riley
Indiana
Senate
Castro
Postal Telegraph Company
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Madrid
Harvard
Global and Domestic Turmoil Roils Early 1903 Headlines
The Cherokee bill clears the senate while Mexico and the Vatican move toward reestablishing ties. U S business failures reach 153 with 177 prior week. A Chinese mob destroys missions and kills a missionary. Revolutionists seize a train in Venezuela aiding Castro officers. The Dolphin arrives with 12 boxes of gold dust worth over 1 066 million. Two mine accidents near Dovey New Jersey kill five and likely fatally injure a sixth. President Loubet closes religious institutions failing to meet church law. An international Sunday school congress elects Rev Dr Pyler as president. Fritz Muehlenthaler attempts suicide in Buffalo after a fishing dispute. Riots erupt in England over coronation postponement.
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Senate
Mexico
Vatican
United States
Venezuela
Ejida
Castro
Dolphin
Skagway
Dovey
N. J
Loubet
International Sunday School Convention
B. B. Pyler
Denver
Fritz Muehlenthaler
Eee
Buffalo
England
Tornado Kills Three near Evansville and Other News
A tornado near Evansville Saturday night kills three persons including J W Lively and two children in Raveton Tenn. A four year old mounts Washington Pa shoots his wife and dies. King Alphonso XIII rumored to wed a Russian princess. Chicago printers strike averted. seven jurors convicted in omnibus bribery trial. Captain Sam Bryant dies in Louisville after long illness. Cotton mill planned near Kansas City with ten million dollars investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt Key
Evansville
Raveton
Tenn
J. W. Lively
Kansas City
Sam Bryant
Louisville
Andrew Hellman
Mount Washington
Alphonso XIII
Chicago
Congress Adopts Philippine Conference Report and Miscellany
The house passed the Philippine conference report by 149 to 92. Indiana will donate about 12000 dollars to the McKinley monument fund. The United mine workers strike in the Norfolk and Western coal field nears end. In Charleston West Virginia a rain storm dropped an inch and five hundredths. Philadelphia street railway magnates plan a consolidation of Indiana electric line. Ten Z Malcolm and Miss Jennie Langtry marry. A bill passed to pay Rear Admiral Schley retired the pay and allowances of an active rear admiral. The mine workers’ national organization ships three carloads daily to aid the West Virginia miners. Governor Savage and staff visit Seattle for the saving free keel of the new battleship Nebraska. Port au Prince elections have been intermonte. Political party activity intensifies in Bartire and related areas. The Boston Transcript notes a humorous exchange about a mind reader and book reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
McKinley Monument Fund
Indiana
United Mine-Workers
Norfolk & Western
Charleston
W Va
Philadelphia Street Railway
Indiana Electric Line
Ten Z. Malcolm
Jennie Langtry
Nebraska
Port Au Princes
Barti Re
Barmneend
Nothing Was Lost A Wedding Omission Story Told
A naval officer, after Civil War service, recites the wedding vow by rote and misses the worldly goods clause. The clergyman notes the omission and the groom consoles himself that his wife did not lose any blessing, per the Washington Star account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Navy
Washington Star
Telegraph Office Refuses Collect Message
A telegraph operator declines to send a collect message to a stranger. The applicant questions trust, while the operator cites company rules preventing such a service, noting the impossibility of fulfilling the request. The exchange ends with the applicant remarking on the odds of getting a tick on the earth.
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Boston Courier
Hunting the Gorilla with a Manlike Soul in West Africa
An account describes gorilla hunting among West Africans who fear the brute’s supposed manlike spirit. It recalls a French hunter’s encounter with a large male gorilla, detailing a dramatic roar, power, and a fatal shot after the animal confronted the party at close range.
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Allen Sangree
Ainslee’s
Orilla
Job Work Call At Union Office
Union office issues call for job work appointments and inquiries. Stakeholders urged to contact union representatives for guidance, submission of documents, and scheduling during office hours. Authority and deadlines not specified in the readable text.
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