Sunny Jim Sherman Nominated for Vice President
Robertus Love profiles James Schoolcraft Sherman, Utica congressman and veteran legislator nicknamed Sunny Jim. The piece traces his career from Utica mayor to long congressional service, notes his business roles, says he and Taft share a college pedigree, and rounds out with family, health, and his baseball fandom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robertus Love
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Thomas A. Hendricks
John A. Logan
James Schoolcraft Sherman
Sherman
Chicago
Jim Sherman
Congress
Jim
Utica
Peter Sherman
Dad
House
Reed
Senator Platt
Roosevelt
New York State
Platt
McKinley
Senate
Champ Clark
Missouri
Mr. Clark
Speaker Cannon
Serena E. Payne
John Dalzell
Tawney
Minnesota
Clark
Bill
Taft
Cincinnati
Bello
Hamilton College
Yale
Hamilton
Tuca Trust and Deposit Company
Sherman Fias
Port of
New York
Uticans
Ices
Sunny Jim
Washington
Mr. Sherman
Hughes
Utican
Thomas C. Platt
Tom Wheeler
New Hartford
Sanford Sherman
Jones
Uebss
Cannon
Uncle Joe
Congressional Club
Carrie Babcock
Shermans
Sherrill
Richard
Thomas Moore Sherman
Richard Updyke Sherman
Brother Jim
Oneida County
Shermar
Genesee Street
David Harum
Christ Presbyterian Church of
Otter
Élidws
Local Gossip and Visits Across Several Indiana Towns
A roundup notes Jesse Mahley’s brief Mississippi home visit with family while relatives and friends travel between Bloomfield Terre Haute Robinson and Shelburn. Several residents visit relatives in Indianapolis St Louis St Paul and Arizona. A Merom Station wedding Ora Lewis and Nora Burkeybile are married. A July 4 gathering near Shelburn features community members and music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse W. Mahley
Mississippi
Louise McClanahan
Los Angeles
Roy McClanahan
Charles E. Henderson
Bloomfield
Judge Henderson
Circuit Court
Henry Mahley
Jacob Mahley
Edinburg
Mahl
Robinson
Charles Gambill
Indianapolis
I. N. Snow
Frank M. Douthitt
Linton
B. D. Thixton
Terre Haute
Beulah Moss
Springfield
E. R. Riggs
Princeton
Eva Reed
Paris
Nelson Byington
Little Rock
Ark
Lizzie Ruston
Josh Beasley
Lake Winona
Elise Krug
Mt. Vernon
Curtis Gilbert
Arizona
Ora Lewis
Nora Burkeybile
Merom Station
Squire Kirkham
Martha Durham
J. J. Club
Graysville
Carl B. Sherred
Andy McClanahan
Niagara Falls
N. Y
New York Stock Company
Bertha Scott
Irvin Scott
C. R. Hinkle
Jess Mahley
St. Louis
St. Paul
Asa McKinney
Shelburn
Sylvester Jennings
Samuel Douglas
David McKinney
Dunbar Beardsley
Norris
John Hazelrigg
Sarah Weaver
Will Ransford
Loren McKinney
Gertrude Dennis
Imo
New Suits Filed for Divorce and Damages
Multiple petitions filed including Hannibal Felton versus Josephine Felton for divorce and Kate F Lackey versus Indianapolis Southern Railroad for damages. Also Matt H Berry versus Margaret E Creager and Homer Creager on note, and Thomas F Dunn and Hugh Dunn v William and Mary Clark for injunction and damages. Guardianship petition seeks sale of real estate for Ethel J Wright with Wiley Gambill as guardian. Bessie Davidson sues Charles R Davidson for divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal Felton
Josephine Felton
Kate F. Lackey
Indianapolis Southern Railroad Company
Matt H. Berry
Margaret E. Creager
Homer Creager
Thomas F. Dunn
Hugh Dunn
William Clark
Mary M. Clark
Ethel J. Wright
Wiley Gambill
Guardian
Bessie Davidson
Charles R. Davidson
Antiqued Chair Draws Attention at 200-Year-Old Fair
At the July fair a chair believed to be two centuries old captivates visitors. Organizers highlight its craftsmanship and historic value attracting collectors and locals alike.
A Fair Exchange
A twenty year old southern beauty and a West Point cadet share flirtation and a necklace of rings as they test love and memory. Years later they meet again and recall a complex courtship marked by gifts, engagements, and a final, mutual recognition amid military life. EXEMALINE G. BURKE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
United States Cavalry
Georgia
Chinatown
Pekin
Gettysburg
Hudson
Scott
Martial
Exemaline G
Burke
Watch Us Grow Central Cujon Telco notes new connections
The Central Cujon Telephone Company highlights recent connections in its Sullivan exchange list and nearby towns Carlisle Dugger Fairbanks Merom Shelburn. It advertises no rental for three months with payment for the fourth at signing and a ten cent toll to several points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cujon
Sullivan Exchange
Sullivan County
Carlisle
Dugger
Fairbanks
Merom
Shelburn
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sunny Jim” Sherman
Warhorse
Mr. Taft
Sho
James
James 8. Sherman
Fairview
Utica, N. Y
Lyons
Biunreds
Sullivan, Indiana
Lyons’ Business College
Billman & McBride
Bailey
W.A
Burton
Jesse
Cox
Arthur
Rural
Dutton
H. E
Drake
M. E
Davis Cafe
Douglas
Harvey
Fallowell
Noah
Gravemier
John
Greer Wilkinson Lumber Co
Gleason, T
Harper
A. J
Knotts
Carl
Knight
Bud
Leonard & Goodman
L. Long & Warren
Loudermilk
Joe
Martin
J. E
Modglin
Jack
Moore
H. C
Miller
Rev
Melnotte
McCloskey
Mary
McIntosh
Alex
Pinkston
Fred
Queen
L_ Robinson
Reid
P. L
Robertson
Albert
Ira
Stewart
Evert
Ella
Sullivan Fruit Co
Scott Hardware Co
Hyme
Fl. C. Moore
Mgr
Sullivan Steam Bottling Works
Evansville
Spottsville, Ky
E. & T. H. RY. Company
Sullivan
Spotiaville
D. H. Hillman
T. E
Antigue
W. L. Laurent
Real Estate and Insurance
Shelburn, Ind
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