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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1912
Page
8
An Indiana health department notice presents a satirical housefly letter describing how flies breed in dirty areas and threaten households. The voice urges readers to keep clean, use screens, and prevent filth to avoid millions of larvae next season.
The Union reports subscription favors from George Deterts of near Hartsburg Illinois and notes winter conditions and crop prices. It details April plans for Charles G Lawson son of William Lawson, a local secretary to the governor, plus a marriage of Porter J Dix and Roxie Johnson. Updates include illness and recovery of Mrs Edgar Eaton, land purchase by Henry A Dodds, travel plans of Gorby and family, and social visits in Indianapolis and Chicago. The piece covers birthdates celebrations and local movements among residents and former county citizens.
Tobe Anderson a saloon keeper of Terre Haute was arrested last week by Constable Rich on a charge of forging his father James Anderson of Fairbanks township to a 250 dollar note on a Farmersburg bank. He posted 500 dollars bond for his appearance.
In a letter to the Sullivan County Bar Association Harris announces he will seek the Democratic state convention nomination for supreme judge. He is from the local city and will have his name presented at the convention.
Three Sullivan brothers Frank Scott Roy Mattix and Walter Lisman all under sixteen disappeared and were believed to have run away. The youths returned home at one o clock this morning after reportedly being in Illinois.
W E Woods a clothier is making extensive interior improvements to his store. The young men’s department at the rear has been enhanced with alpine style shelving and unique roofing. An oil painting by Vincent artist Mr Hayden depicting a mountain camp scene adorns the west wall. Woods plans a grand opening once all work is finished.
Citizens Trust Company of Sullivan Indiana as administrator filed its final report of account in Sullivan circuit court for the estate of Ross Nixon deceased. The report will be heard on Friday March 29 1912 the 35th judicial day of February term 1912. Creditors heirs and legatees must appear to show cause why the report should not be approved. Lee F Bays Administrator Attorney. First insertion March 13 1912-81.
Charles Beeler, who stole $50,000 from Wells Fargo in 1899 San Antonio, served five years and later fled toward Mexico. He was pursued across Texas and into Mexico, captured by brigands, and finally returned to prison. Now six years free, he works as a locomotive engineer on the St. Louis Brownsville and Mexico line. The Wells Fargo company has pursued the case but has never recovered the missing money.
An English paper likens the Camelots du Roi to suffragettes as they press to restore the Duc d Orleans to the throne. The group includes nobles, waiters, and artisans led by figures like the Marquise de Vasselot de Regue and Count Bonin de Castellane. They riot at royalist events and even daub statues with red paint, drawing condemnation from the duke himself.
The article discusses Jesus healing a paralytic and forgiving sins, contrasting Divine Justice with Mercy. It explains the Jewish Covenant limits on forgiveness, then states the Church operates under redemption through Christ and the Holy Spirit. It links Psalm 103 to spiritual Israel as new creatures sharing divine healing and forgiveness.
Sullivan County Indiana Board of Commissioners in March 1912 divided townships into election precincts, set boundaries and polling places, with Precinct No 1 at Bell School House, Precinct No 2 at Graysville, and Precinct No 3 at Jesse W. Medsker shop. The action designates voting locations and voter estimates for each precinct.
John Luck of Brooklyn showcases a home model simulating wave driven propulsion. The craft features water tanks fore and aft with a central piston and cog wheel system, claiming wave action powers movement and offsets tide direction, with promised fuel and labor savings.
A fragment discusses firearms and targets noting novices can miss a small caliber direct hits on animals while a living human target yields fatal results. It suggests a trajectory principle behind lethal accuracy would add to knowledge for future generations.
A witty exchange develops as Miss Cayenne retorts that a pretty girl need not rely on mistletoe while a ready made philosopher claims good wine needs no bush. The playful banter pivots on clever lines and social banter.
Production notes reveal a fix to a failing scene by relocating to a chiropodist's studio. The tactic, credited to Billings, shifts the mood and space, altering the third act to revive audience engagement.
The text notes Tom Marshall labeled as too wet by William Jennings Bryan and deemed too small for big business by women's organizations, framing him as burdened in political circles.
Word arrived yesterday that John C. Chaney and his party, who had been in the province of Jalisco, Mexico for some time, have departed for their homes in the United States.
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