Steel Coaches Save Lives In Dixie Flyer Wreck
A Florida train wreck near Shelburn Sunday morning left one dead and several injured. The Dixie Flyer derailed after a defective switch causing widespread damage though solid steel cars reduced fatalities. Fire crews cleared wreckage as C E I and Vandalia crews restored mainline service by Monday afternoon. Charles Baldwin of Evansville died. injuries included Frommel in Terre Haute, Thornley in Anderson, Mosey in Chicago, Willis Phillips of Earlington, Fisher in Chicago, Griffith in Boonville.
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Vandalia
Dixie Flyer
Florida
Shelburn
Charles Baldwin
Evansville
Ind
FE. Frommel
Indianapolis
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Terre Haute
Harry Thornley
Anderson
B. Mosey
Chicago
Willis Phillips
Earlington
W. L. Fisher
John Griffith
Boonville
W. T. Greenleaf
Milwaukee
Wis
JL. van Lean
Baldwin
Maurice “Pink” Huffman
Huffman
Viola Riggs
Claude H. Padgett
L. van Lean
van Lean
J. T. O’conner
Vincennes
W. A. Foust
J. R. Collins
Arthur Groh
Freeburg
Ill
Harry Hill
W. R. Barnes
C. R. Craig
Sullivan
Traction Company
Pullman
Wreck of a Train Surface Daring Survival and Rescue
Passengers and crew describe a violent derailment with many miraculously spared lives. Baldwin perished after his brakes failed as the locomotive plunged forward. others escaped from overturned cars or slept through the disaster. Terre Haute and Evansville officials coordinated swift medical response and wreckage removal amid initial fatality fears.
Big Coal Deal Closed in Jefferson Township
Gould purchases five hundred acres of coal rights in Jefferson Township in a major energy deal.
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Jefferson
Gould
Modern Mine Development Paid For North Jefferson Land
Gould Coal Washing and Mining Company pays owners in Jefferson township 35 to 40 dollars an acre for 500 acres. A center-tract mine will become one of the county’s largest and most modern, with about 400 workers. Landowners paid include James S. Gray Rebecca Saucerman John A. Beck Baxter Saucerman Sarah E. Beck Grace Swaby Mary B. Fennell E S Kelley Pearl McGee Wm D Buck Esta Phillips John Ritter Charles M Cox Susan Robbins and Gerthel Pool.
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James S. Gray
Rebecca Saucerman
John A. Beck
Baxter Saucerman
Sarah E. Beck
Grace Swaby
Mary B. Fennell
E. S. Kelley
Pearl McGee
Wm. D. Buck
Esta Phillips
John Ritter
Charles M. Cox
Susan Robbins
Gerthel Pool
Two Men Charged With Illegal Sales
Sheriff Kelley and Deputy Orville Hale raided a blind tiger operation at the St. Clair Blocks northeast of the city on Wednesday evening and confiscated several bottles of beer and two jugs of whiskey. John Eisner, alleged proprietor, was brought to town by officers.
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Kelley
Orville Hale
St. Clair
John Eisner
Wreck on Dixie Flyer claims engineer and injures crew
A switch frog failure derails the Dixie Flyer near Shelburn causing engineer Maurice Huffman and fireman J L Van Lean to survive with injuries while a fellow engineer dies. The crash scatters cars and draws crowds as investigators begin.
City Plans Paving North and South Section Streets
The city council has received plans from city engineer F. M. Cunningham for paving North and South Section streets from the south line of Donaldson to Wolfe streets. A street sweeper purchase is under consideration, with a special committee investigating. A remonstrance regarding Buck creek sewer outflow was filed by Schlichter and Prose. Kinman and Stewart granted permission to prepare a city census for a forthcoming directory.
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F. M. Cunningham
Donaldson
Wolfe Streets
Messrs. Schlichter
Buck Creek
Guy Kinman
Everett Stewart
Woman Identifies Man As PEEPING TOM in City
John Wible was arraigned before the grand jury on a charge tied to a citywide string of peeping incidents. Several residents identified him by name as the man who has been peering into homes over the past weeks.
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Dome
John Wible
Petition seeks removal of administratrix in Henry J. estate
A petition in the estate of Henry Johnson, deceased, seeks removal of Mary K. Drake as administratrix. The filing signers include Willard F. Johnson, Jeff E. Johnson, T. W. Milligan, John W. Milligan, Joy E. Holmes, Albert R. Hayes, and Mary J. Anderson.
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Henry Johnson
Mary K. Drake
Willard F
Jeff E. Johnson
T. W
John W. Milligan
Joy E. Holmes
Albert R. Hayes
Mary J. Anderson
Public sale announced for John Curry farm in Haddon township
M A Haddon as commissioner will offer 171.83 acres of John Curry farm at public sale at the north door of the county courthouse on Saturday April 10. The tract is described as one of the county’s most valuable farming lands. Ogle J Morgan sold eighty acres near New Lebanon to John Springer and will relocate to Sullivan. Morgan will also hold a personal property sale March 18 at his farm northwest of New Lebanon featuring horses cattle hogs and farming implements.
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M. A. Haddon
John Curry
Haddon Township
Court House
Ogle J. Morgan
Gill Township
New Lebanon
John Springer
Kidnapping Scandal Shocks Dodd’s Bridge Area
Frank Garrepy a 45 year old oil pumper abducted 15 year old Loy Renford daughter of Mr and Mrs W A Ransford from their home near Dodd s Bridge. They fled in a automobile to Merom Station and boarded a west bound Illinois Central train. Police in Illinois towns have been alerted but the couple s whereabouts are unknown.
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Frank Garrepy
Lou Renford
W. A. Ransford
Dodd’s Bridge
Merom Station
Ilinois
Garrepy
Curry Township Oil Company
Ransford
Stoy
Loy
Ruth
Medford Bates
Merom
Bates Says Garreppy Instructed Wait Near Dodd Bridge
After driving toward Dodd bridge Bates reports Garreppy ordered him to wait. About thirty minutes later Garreppy returned with the Ransford girl and a suitcase. Bates took the pair to a station where they could not buy tickets before boarding the train. Details on fare or pre-purchased tickets are unclear. Garreppy, of French descent, is described as educated and previously employed as a pumper by Ohio Oil Company in local oil fields.
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Dodd Bridge
Bates
Garreppy
Ransford
The
Ohio Oil Company
Former Carlisle Girl Weds in Secret Ill. Ceremony
Miss Nancy Opal Cartwright of Terre Haute, formerly Carlisle, wed George Maxwell Donnelly October 31, 1914 at Olney Illinois. The marriage was kept secret until Donnelly completed his law degree at Indiana University.
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Carlisle
Nancy Opal Cartwright
O. J. Cartwright
Terre Haute
Olney
Ill
George Maxwell Donnelly
Indiana University
Minister at 79 Takes Bride at 72 in Hymera
Rev. Benjamin Franklin Julian, 79, of Hymera, a retired Methodist minister, obtained a marriage license to wed Mrs. Jane Hunter, 72, near Dugger. The bride, born in Carlisle in 1843, is a county resident and widow of David S. Hunter, former Pleasantville postmaster. The wedding date was not announced.
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Benjamin Franklin Julian
Hymera
Methodist Church
Railsback
Jane Hunter
Dugger
Julian
M. E. Church
Carlisle
Geo. Goodwin
David S. Hunter
Pleasantville
Young Couple Elopes Arrested at Robinson Ill
Orion Jackson eighteen and Jennie Wellington fourteen eloped by auto to Robinson Illinois to seek a license. They were arrested by Crawford county sheriff after arrival. The car was driven by Gus Kielblock of Dugger but Kielblock escaped arrest. Wellington and his wife notified, father James Wellington serving on jury. Sheriff Kelley determined to pursue further action.
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Orion Jackson
Eli Jackson
Pleasantville
Jennie Wellington
James Wellington
Robinson, Ills
Crawford County
Gus. Kielblock
Dugger
Kelley
Kielblock
Robinson
Petit Jury
Young Jackson
Wellington
Hunt Will Run Again for Congress in the Second District
With new primary law rules the second district Democratic field grows. Veteran Congressman Cullop seeks a fifth term while Charles D. Hunt and others from Sullivan, Knox, Martin, Owen, and surrounding counties consider runs. A $75 preprimary fee applies to candidates.
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Congress
Cullop
Charles D. Hunt
Vollmer
Mr. Cullop
Knox
Hunt
Alvin J. Padgett
Washington
Bloomington
Charles W. Welman
Cyrus E. Davis
Jadgett
John A. Riddle
Linton
Martin
Owen Counties
Shelburn Boy Signs for South Bend League Club
Calvin Hixenbaugh of Shelburn Indiana signs with the South Bend league club. Recommended by Tom Stevenson, a former South Bend graduate now with the St. Louis Browns. Pitcher Ellis of Washington Indiana also signed by South Bend.
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Shelburn
South Bend
Ind
Calvin Hixenbaugh
Tom Stevenson
St. Louis Browns
Ellis
Washington
Blacksmith Sets Cork Leg After Orchard Accident
A. J. Curry of Curry township, ex-county recorder, fell from his buggy last Wednesday and fractured his leg below the knee. Instead of seeking a physician he took the broken limb to a blacksmith to be set, discovering the leg was made of cork.
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A. J. Curry
Curry Township
Andy
Passenger Learns of Dixie Flyer Wreck After Sleep
A New York traveler bound for Florida on the Dixie Flyer slept through Shelburn wreck. He woke three hours after the Sunday morning incident to find his car derailed and stripped of its trucks, resting on the ground.
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New York
Florida
Shelburn
Union renewals praised by former Fairbanks farmer
Perry A. Poorman, now living in Katy Texas, said he regards The Union as the best county paper he has ever subscribed to after renewing last week.
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UNION
Perry A. Poorman
Fairbanks Township
Katy
Texas
Men Appear Before Vigo County Grand Jury
Last Wednesday F C Barber of Shelburn and S Wintermute of Sullivan appeared before the Vigo county grand jury in Terre Haute.
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Vigo County Grand Jury
Terre Haute
F. C. Barber
Shelburn
Wintermute
Sullivan
Commandery to Confer Red Cross Degree
Sullivan Commandery No. 64 K T holds its regular meeting tomorrow night and will confer the Red Cross degree upon three candidates.
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Sullivan Commandery
K. T
Red Cross
Property Sale on North Broad Street
RH A Billman sold Rehsam Dudley’s property on North Broad Street Friday to Richard Hayes.
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RH. A. Billman
Rehsam Dudley
Broad Street
Richard Hayes
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Athens
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Shaw
William Hammond
Superior
Lou Ransford
Garrrepy
Pleasantville Motor
Allinois
Sullivan County
Pearl Weir
Route Four
R. W. Cadwell
Vigo Grand Jury
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