Tragedy on old Terre Haute and Devansville line remembered
A 21 year old account recalls a deadly derailment when a washout at Hazelton caused a coach with conductor George Sears to plunge into quiksand. The White River shifted channels. the missing occupants were never recovered. The piece also notes reconstruction of the C. & E. I. line with a steel bridge and lists local officials, lawyers, businesses, and an item about a trousers loss reported by Gilbert Gambill.
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Terre Haute & Devansville Railroad
George Sears
White River
Hazelton
Union
Gilbert W. Gambill
Joe T. Akin
California
San Francisco
Fresno
San Francisco Daily News
Joe
Hope Gilbert
Chicago Tribune
Cincinnati Enquirer
Boston Transcript
Fine Bridge Spans Hazelton Washout Tragedy Twenty-One Years Later
The Hazelton bridge of the C. and E. I. railroad, site of a terrible wreck twenty-one years ago, remains a continual source of trouble for the railroad company and its operations. The bridge cost three hundred seventy five thousand sixty dollars and continues to vex the line.
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Hazelton
C. & E. I. Railroad
Rairoad Company
Teene Oise Fox Inc
Dr King’s New Discovery Promoted for Kids Colds
An old advertisement warns about ill ventilated rooms and damp clothing causing colds and croupy coughs in children. It promotes Dr King’s New Discovery as the remedy for children and adults, noting nearly 50 years of use.
Notice to Non-Residents in Sullivan Circuit Court
Sullivan County Indiana quiet title suit in the February 1917 term identifies Fannie McCammon Isaac Shannon and others in Complaint No 17258. Action seeks to quiet title to real estate with a filing date noted as the 6th day.
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State of
Indiana
Sullivan County
Sullivan Circuit Court
Fannie McCammon
Isaac Shannon
Court Quiet Title Action in Sullivan County Indiana
The complaint seeks to quiet title to the south half of the southwest quarter of section 1 in township 6 north range 9 west Sullivan County Indiana. Defendants and unknown heirs are notified to appear by May 7 1917 or the case will proceed in their absence. The Clerk David Giles presides. Walter F Wood represents the plaintiff.
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Tsaav Shannon
Isaac Shannon
Simpson Pestwood
John Davidson
John S. Davidson
Loving Davidson
Layina Davidson
Edward Davidson
Taiana
Sullivan County
Indiana
State of
Wee
Sullivan County sale of real estate by commissioner schedule
The Sullivan Circuit Court appointed commissioner will publicly sale March 29 1917 the real estate in cause 17186 with Cora B Bedwell as plaintiff and Maury L Angel et al as defendants The property includes 26.45 acres described tracts and several lots in Wilkey and Allens addition Sullivan Indiana Sale terms pay one third cash one third in six months and one third in twelve months with mortgage security at 6 percent and liens except 1917 taxes. Sale starts 1 PM at west end of the 26.45 acre tract.
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Sullivan Circuit Court
Cora B. Bedwell
Maury L. Angel Et al
County of
Sullivan
Indiana
Township
Wilkey and Allen
City of
Appointment of Administrator for Fordyce Estate
Levi Bardsley named administrator of the estate of William A. Fordyce, deceased, of Sullivan County Indiana. Estate described as solvent. Hays & Hays listed as attorneys. First instruction March 14, 1917, St.
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William A. Fordyce
Sullivan County
Indiana
Levi Bardsley
Hays & Hays
Willows Hill Couple Visit Here Last Week
Mr and Mrs Samuel Churchill of Willow Hill Ul visited here last week. The note records a social visit by the couple to the town, indicating cordial local ties.
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Samuel Churchill
Willow Hill, Ul
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Readable fragments show numbers and a time sequence likely from a public or sports listing. No clear named individuals or organizations are identifiable. The item presents times and numeric values without full context.
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Federal Reserve
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