Great Fortifications at Diamond Point and Honolulu Visit
A traveler reports docking in Honolulu on the way to Manila with notes on Diamond Head fortifications, Waikiki Beach, Punch Bowl, and scenes as the Cleveland and Manchuria ships call. He praises Hawaii as a Pacific paradise and urges fellow Americans to visit to understand the archipelago as part of the United States.
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United States of America
United States
Malakai
Oahu
Honolulu
Diamond Head
Waikiki
McKinley High School
Cleveland
New York
San Francisco
Royal Hawaiian Band
Paradise of the
Pacific
Hawaii
Monk Custody Suit Seeks Possession Of Three Children
Mary Jane Lumsden seeks control of Velma Monk 18 Daisy Monk 15 and Magnolia Monk 7 in circuit court. Default entered as mother did not appear. Sullivan board of children's guardians had urged custody in 1907 citing saloon loitering and bad company. Children are in first class homes and board aims to keep them there despite mother's promise of kindness and a good home.
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Mary Jane Lumsden
Mary Jane Monk
Velma A. Monk
Daisy Belle Monk
Magnolia Monk
Sullivan Board of Children’s Guardians
Shirley Hill
Reminiscences of a March Journey and Local Deaths
A. A. Holmes recalls a blustery March trip to Hutsonville Illinois twenty five years ago when ice blocked the river crossing and a skiff was needed. He notes the death of James Reid around February 28 or March 1 and later describes Uncle John Buff at Merom and Buff’s death shortly after. Mr. Willis died in 1892.
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A. A. Holmes
John Willis
Hutsonville
Ill
Haton’s Mill
James&. Reid
John
Robinson
Willis
Weather of a Week in Farmersburg
Weather report by Maurice Yeager, cooperative observer, covers the week ending February 27. Cloudy to clear days with rainfall on the 26th and 27th totaling 1.05 inches. Temperatures ranged from a low of 28 to a high of 43 degrees.
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Farmersburg
Maurice Yeager
Co-Operative
Serious charge against Everhart sparks jail entry
Jesse Everhart, 29, a Mildred miner, is jailed after a warrant sworn by Corda Godfrey. She says he broke into her home Friday night, threatened to kill her, and she fled barefoot to a neighbor’s. Bays & Bays to prosecute. Everhart previously faced a murder charge and was acquitted.
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Jesse Everhart
Mildred Miner
Corda Godfrey
Everhart
W Ed Shepherd Marries Greene County Woman
W Ed Shepherd cashier of the First National Bank Jasonville and Mary F Owen of Newberry Ind were married Monday by Rev J C Fowler at the home of the bride’s brothers John and Harry Owen in Paris Ind Shepherd formerly resided here and served one term as county clerk
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W. ED Shepherd
Greene County
Ed. Shepherd
First National Bank
Jasonville
Mary F. Owen
Newberry
Ind
J. C. Fowler
John
Harry Owen
Paris
Mr. Shepherd
Botts Celebrate Golden Wedding in Local Home
Mr. and Mrs. Leander Botts marked their golden wedding anniversary at home this Sunday with a large dinner and many relatives and friends in attendance.
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Leander Botts
New Phone Company Holds Big Meeting
A largely attended mass meeting at the courthouse discussed a proposed new telephone system with free county tolls as a key goal. Prominent locals including Elias Brewer John M Thomas Charles D Hunt and others spoke as stock solicitation and subscriptions rise. A committee led by W A Thompson was appointed to study the venture and report. Hunt said he was promised three years of free quarters for exchange if the company forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Elias Brewer
Dugger Telephone Company
John M. Thomas
Charlies D. Hunt
W. A. Thompson
Charles D. Hunt
Walter Scott
John Thomas
Dave Graham
L. A. Stewart
Charles Pirtle
R. A. Plunkett
W. H. Eaton
James Meisenhelder
W. H. McGrew
Fairbanks Triumphs Over Farmersburg In Prep Tilt
Fairbanks defeated Farmersburg 30 to 25 in Terre Haute as a curtain raiser to the Rose Poly Indiana University game. Criss starred for Fairbanks while the Steward brothers led Farmersburg. The first half ended 23 to 11 with Fairbanks maintaining the pace. two teams scheduled another local clash with Central Christian church team pending.
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Fairbanks
Farmersburg
Rose Poly
Criss
Steward Brothers
Central Christian Church
Terre Haute
Drake
Pound
Johnson
Wilson
Glenn
H. Steward
Edgar Steward
BE. Steward
Sparks
Cries
Newlin
R. P
Tiger operators leave for parts unknown
May Conger of Mammoth filed an affidavit Thursday against Onie Boyle charging him with conducting a blind tiger. Mrs. Conger served notice of the affidavit, but Boyle had departed when officers went to serve it. An other tiger operator has also disappeared from Mammoth.
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May Conger
Mammoth
Onie Boyle
Conger
Boyle
New owners take charge of Bellevue mine
Carlisle March 1 John Owens of Scranton Pa secretary and treasurer and new owner and mining engineer has taken charge of the Bellevue mine. The property will be placed in good condition and operated steadily.
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Bellevue
Carlisle
John Owens
Scranton
Star Store Sold to Ford and Calvert
Frank Nicholas sells Star store on the public square to W. H. Ford and Os Calvert of Shelburn. They will close out most stock here and move the rest to Shelburn.
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Star Store
Frank Nicholas
Star
W. H. Ford
Os Calvert
Shelburn
Bays Oratorical Contest Names Female Judges
The school board and Fred F Bays decide the Bays oratorical contest judges will include two gentlemen and two lady judges, all county residents. Eight contestants are expected this year.
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BAYS
School Board
Fred F. Bays
Van Horn Clinches Presidency of District 11 Mine Workers
W D Van Horn is elected president of United Mine Workers District 11 succeeding current chief W P Rollins. Van Horn previously led the district, returning to the top post.
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W. D. van Horn
The
United Mine Workers of District 11
W. P. Rollins
van Horn
Woman Sues Alliance Coal for 10000 Damages
By attorney J W Lindley Mrs George Waldorf files a suit for 10000 against Alliance Coal Company. Her husband was killed at the company mine in Gilmour last December.
Assessors Begin Annual Round. Peetz Presents Statistics Plan
Township assessors met in the Circuit court room to start biannual listing for 1909 tax values. State Statistician J L Peetz outlined data gathering focused on actual acreage and 1909 crops with fixed values for wheat corn and oats, aiming to improve accuracy and farmer cooperation.
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Circuit Court Room
Sullivan County
Sachel
J. L. Peetz
Frank Hiatt
Peetz
Jackson
Dora Beckett
Curry
Dan Frakes
Fairbanks
O. T. Criss
Turman
C. H. Bicknell
Gill
Matt Sims
Haddon
T. C. Woodard
Jefferson
Hugh Rose
Cass
Henry Asrey
Hamilton
Alva Haddon
Sullivan
Wheat crop in county reported in fine condition
County farmers report the wheat crop is in fine condition aided by late heavy snow. Some criticism exists regarding damage but most conservative growers say prospects are good. Acreage planted is about 50 percent larger than last year. Clover crop also appears in good shape.
Sullivan Boy Wears Corsets On Westward Journey
Frank Figg, a 15 year old from Sullivan County, left Terre Haute in January with little money and rode trains to Oregon. He was found in Polland wearing multiple layers including corsets and two coats along with worn shirts trousers and shoes after travelling cross country with help from strangers.
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Sullivan
Frank Figg
Sullivan Lad
Terre Haute
Oregon
Polland
Ore
Sullivan To Open Vaudeville Theater In Patton Building
J H Stewart has leased the O M Patton building on the public square for four years to open a first class vaudeville theater. A 25 foot deep stage, dressing rooms, scenery and 500 chairs are being installed. The venue will feature moving pictures and three top vaudeville acts nightly plus legitimate plays. Opening set for around April 1.
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J. H. Stewart
O. M. Patton
Public Square
Cutting affray leaves miner stabbed at Shelburn
Shelburn authorities report a quarrel at Lew McCrocklin’s soft drink parlors ended with Joe Oversby, an English coal miner, stabbed in the kidneys by John Beaver who is jailed on assault with intent charges. The incident occurred today in Shelburn.
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Shelburn
Lew. McCrocklin
Joe Oversby
John Beaver
Farmer Wins Bride in Brazil Wedding
Abe Louis Adams of near Worthington and Miss Armina Fisher Lemon of Sullivan county married today in George E. Law parlors. They will live on a farm near Worthington.
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Brazil
Abe Louis Adams
Worthington
Armina Fisher Lemon
Sullivan County
George E. Law
Triple jail deliv ery escapes last night
Three prisoners escaped from the county jail about 7:00 yesterday by sawing three bars from the south east window. Missing are Walker Wilson Hymera charged with operating a blind tiger Brad Beaver Shelburn charged with assault with intent on Joe Overby and Robert Carpenter Farmersburg charged with assault and battery. A steel saw was found in Wilsons bed tick this morning and bloodhounds were used but no trail was found.
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Walker Wilson
Hymera
Brad Beaver
Shelburn
Joe Overby
Robert Carpenter
Farmersburg
Wilson
Hays for Judge
The Record endorses John T. Hays of Sullivan as best suited for Indiana's supreme bench. A Republican of the old school, he is described as a peer among lawyers, a gentleman, and worthy of election even from a Democratic county.
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John T. Hays
Sullivan
Hays
Supreme Bench
Supreme Bench of
Indiana
Supreme Court
Iit
Indiana runs out of imported game birds for preserves
State Fish and Game Commissioner Z. T. Sweeney announced no more Hungarian partridges or Mongolian pheasants will be distributed in Indiana preserves this spring. Imports were cut from 38 800 to 2 800, with about 18 000 released since starting, and an estimated 40 000 birds now roam the state.
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Indiana
Fish and Game
Z. T. Sweeney
Columbus
Commissioner Sweeney
Philadelphia
Union
Bartholomew
Sweeney
Southern Indiana passes from Walsh directorships
Chicago February 26. The final phase of the settlement involving John R. Walsh, jailed for misappropriation at the Chicago National Bank, ends as Southern Indiana Railway directors elect new officials. EB Boisot becomes president with F O Wetmore treasurer and E N Tourtelot secretary. board includes Boisot Wetmore Tourtelot Hutchins Boutel, all bankers from First Trust and Savings Bank or First National Bank in Chicago.
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Southern Indiana
Walsh
Chicago
Iast
John R. Walsh
Chicago National Bank
Chicago Clearing House
Southern Indiana Railway
EB. K. Boisot
F. O. Wetmore
E. N. Tourtelot
E. K. Boisot
E. M. Tourtelot
J. C. Hutchins
O. A. Boutel
First Trust and Savings Bank
First National Bank
Clearing House Association
Farley Recovering From Insanity In County Jail
James Farley a Dugger coal miner held last week for violent insanity is reported to be improving. The county jail population drops to a remaining few: Walker Wilson serving thirty days for bootlegging, Robert Carpenter charged with intent to kill, Grover Willis for beating a board bill, Fred Landis for wife beating, and Farley. The bootlegging trade appears diminished.
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James Farley
Dugger
Walker Wilson
Robert Carpenter
Farmersburg
Grover Willis
Fred Landis
City Officers Clamp Down on Slot Machines
Police have banned all slot machines and are cracking down on bootlegging. Armed with orders, officers shut down machines in operation and warn they will arrest the first violators. Some poker games reportedly halted.
Dr Madge Hawkins Weds William Wallace Stephens
A marriage license was issued at St Louis for William Wallace Stephens of Memphis Tenn and Dr Madge Patton Hawkins of Terre Haute. Mrs Hawkins a longtime Terre Haute physician lived at 107 North Highth street and is widow of Audley B Hawkins. Parents traveled to St Louis to witness the ceremony. future plans are unknown.
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Madge Hawkins
St. Louis
William Wallace Stephens
Memphis
Tenn
Madge Patton Hawkins
Terre Haute
Two Fatal Mine Accidents Reported
William Pittman and Alex Roland, shot firers, died from burns in two separate mine accidents. Authorities investigated the incidents and named the victims in the mining region. This incident marks a deadly week in the local mining community.
Two Mine Fatalities Reported in Carlisle and Terre Haute
Last week two shot firers, William Pittman of Terre Haute and Alex Roland of Carlisle, died in mining accidents. Pittman was fatally burned in the Shelburn mine after attempting to fire too many shots. he leaves a wife and two daughters and was a United Mine Workers member. Roland was crushed by falling coal at Carlisle Coal and Cay Company, survived by a wife and four children.
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Alex, Roland
William Pittman
Shelburn
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Terre Haute
Pittman
W. D. Pittman
United Mine Workers
Center Ridge
Alex. Roland
Carlisle Coal & Cay Company
Carlisle
Roland
Pennsylvania
New City Hall and Better Fire Protection
Sullivan city council last week settled two welfare propositions: improved fire fighting facilities and a new city hall. It will review a site proposal next Tuesday and may trade the present hall as part of the deal. The fire equipment committee will report, suggesting a wagon with ladders hose and chemical apparatus and fire horses. A rock pile for offenders may be approved to fund sidewalks and street work.
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Sullivan
Old City
Wife Crosses Pond Dissolution Suit Sparks In Sullivan County
Ernest Dawson files for divorce in circuit court alleging his wife Agnes Dawson was unfaithful in England. Married 1899 separated 1907 with three children in England. He states they moved to America six years ago. wife has made multiple trips to England.
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Pond
Dawson
Agnes Dawson
England
Ernest Dawson
Sullivan County
America
Old Country
Albert Olinger Dies After Long Illness at 63
Albert Olinger died Thursday at Harve Draper’s home after a long illness with nephritis. He was 63 and survived by his wife and two children in Converse Indiana. He belonged to the I O O F lodge at Converse and his remains were sent there Friday by Guy Sparks. He had worked for Harve Draper for the past year.
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Merom
Albert Olinger
Harve Draper
Converse
Ind
Olinger
Guy Sparks
Mr. Olinger
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CO. G. Lawson
Philippines
Diamond Point
Yokohama
Messrs. Chaney & White, Sullivan
Hawaiian Islands
Wm. J. Lawson
Cross Street
Manila
P. I
Chas. G. Lawson
Nicholas
Patton
Linton Record
Alex
New City Hall
Carlisle Lodge No. 3
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