House Captured Near Evansville After Escape
Adrian House, who escaped from Marshal Fox of Shelburn, is jailed in Evansville awaiting trial for criminal assault on Christina Maranga, a 14 year old girl. A man named John Jensen was questioned but denied involvement as officials traced House’s escape via filed handcuff removal and a freight ride from Vincennes to Howell.
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Adrian House
Shelburn
Aésian House
Marshal Fox
Vincennes
Howell Station
Evansville
House
Covey
Sulliven
Ind
Adi
Vmtier
Ulinois
Bhorns
Muns
Focus Polices
Fehlstead
Howell
Princeton
Christina Marang
Fox Relives Narrow Escape From Prisoner In Transit
Marshal Fox recalls how House slipped away at Vincennes and how a rapid telegraph sweep to farmers’ lines aided the search. He notes the arrest proved elusive, credits Evansville police with a detailed description, and says he will study medicine in Chicago from May 6 to May 10 and return May 20.
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Chicago
Gasoline Ad Copy Feels Repetitive Phrase
An OCR fragment repeats a slogan about gasoline being the best that money can buy and trails with garbled text. The readable portion hints at a promotional line urging readers to come in. No clear event date or full product name is discernible from the snippet.
Escape tale ties Sullivan sheriff to Evansville capture
Captain Cover contacted Sheriff Waters to pursue a prisoner who escaped via Vincennes. The sheriff and Marshal Ton recaptured him last night and returned with the prisoner. The prisoner claimed he walked away from Marshal Fox at Vincennes House during the escape.
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Cover
Waters
Sullivan County
Ton
Walters
Marshal Fox
Shelburn
Evansville
Vincennes House
Shelburn School Building Funds Rejected by Advisory Board
Farmersburg May 8 Shelburn will get no 20 000 school building. The township advisory board met yesterday and voted against the appropriation. Trustee Hayworth had asked that 20 000 be used for a Shelburn school. John Lloyd Dr J B Maple and Thomas Slader formed the board with Lloyd opposing the sum as excessive. He noted Shelburn ground access and tax equity concerns and warned a north township population would be shortchanged.
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Farmersburg
Shelburn
Perley Hayworth
Hayworth
John Lloyd
J. B. Maple
Thomas Slader
Maple
Lloyd
Farmershire
Drain Main Street of Farmersburg
Farmersburg May. An effort to drain Main street on the square west of the railroad is planned. The street floods in rain due to poor drainage. new cement sidewalks and curbing will be installed. surface ditches will lead to a catch basin west of the railroad. a sewer will carry water from the basin to the creek.
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Farmersburg
May
Addie Amerman
William Rogers
Amerman
Rogers
Squire Huntwork
Mammoth Monday Accidents Cause Two Se vere Injuries
Shelburn May 8 Mammoth saw multiple wrecks as Charles Southwood and Howard Gummerre were severely injured and rushed to St Anthony's hospital in Terre Haute. Gummerre hurt when crushed between two cars. Southwood when a motor car train jumped the track, breaking his leg and leading to amputation.
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Shelburn
Southwood
Gummerre
Curry Township Land Leased Again In Shelburn Ind
Coal leases held by George F. McCullough on 5500 acres west of Shelburn were renewed after expiration May first. McCullough declined six month extensions at 3 dollars per acre but accepted a one year extension at 2 dollars per acre with 60 of 80 landowners signing. The item also notes local incidents and business moves in the Shelburn area.
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Shelburn
Ind
George F. McCullough
Here
McCullough
Edgar Lowry
Lowry
Mort Welch
Fairbanks
Elza Wood
Lon Bolinger
Olwin
Dan Frakes
Burchard
J. H. Wrork
W.O. Kirkham
John Bullock
Birthday Surprise At Henry Miller Home
Albert Walters asked Henry Miller to help fix a fence then returned to find a large birthday gathering for Miller. About fifty neighbors attended the celebration with a long feast and music by local performers. Marion Story praised the cakes as the best he had tasted.
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Albert Walters
Henry Miller
Miller
Mr. Miller
William Miller
J. T. Swaby
Application for License to Sell Liquor in Sullivan County
Lebrest Alg ie Whitney, a white male resident of Hamilton township, Sullivan county Indiana, applies to the Sullivan county board of commissioners at the next session beginning the first Monday in June 1907. The request is to license sale of spirituous vinous malt and other intoxicating liquors at retail in quantities under five gallons with on premise drinking for one year. The premises lie in a two story brick building on lot 37 fronting Court street Sullivan. The specified room is in the lower front room on the ground floor.
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Hamilton Township
Sullivan County
Indiana
Board of Commissioners
Sullivan
Court Street
Aera
Lebrest
Notice To Non-Residents In Sullivan County Indiana
In Sullivan Circuit Court May Term 1907 Parti- Clara Bentell et al vs A B Andrews et al action for partition of real estate. Defendants not residents of Indiana are notified to appear and answer by June 29 1907 or the case will be heard in their absence. Clerk Tilghman Ogle seals the notice. Wood Edmonds attorneys.
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Clara Bentell
A. B. Andrews
Wood & Edmonds
Sullivan Circuit Court
Lewis O. Reneari
Jesse L. Renean
Indiana
Sullivan County
Liquor License Application Filed in Sullivan County
A white male resident of Hamilton township Sullivan county Indiana aged over 21 applied for a one year license to sell intoxicating liquor at retail in quantities under five gallons with on premises consumption. The requested premises occupy a front room in a one story frame building described by plat details, facing the public highway, with a large door and windows. The application was filed for the Sullivan county board of commissioners meeting starting June first 1907.
Farmersburg Trustees Cut School Levy
Farmersburg residents hear that at the town board meeting Monday night the levy to pay for the new school house bonds was reduced from fifty to fifteen cents.
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Farmersburg
Levy Plans for Bond Interest and Principal
Bonds do not mature until 1917 and only interest may be paid until then. A fifteen cent levy covers interest, then trustees will raise to fifty cents for principal. The fifty cent levy would bring substantial funds to the town but may not be used for bonds before 1917 and law restricts such funds to bond purposes only.
Jackson township school closes with a day of feasting and a program
Miss Mary Scott’s district No 2 school in Jackson township held a successful term ending Friday May 3. Residents from Terre Haute Farmersburg Hymera Lewis and nearby areas attended a large community dinner with baskets and boxes of food. A pupil program followed including songs drills readings recitations and phonograph music. Mr K W Seif praised progress since his 30 years ago teaching there and all favored Miss Scott returning next year.
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Mary Scott
Jackson Township
Terre Haute
Farmersburg
Hymera
Lewis
Gus Renshaw
Kate Morton
K. W. Seif
Claude Smith Wins Prizes for Excellent Scholarship
Shelburn Ind May 8 Claude Smith former township school teacher now at Central Normal college Danville has been awarded two prizes for excellent scholarship.
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Shelburn
Ind
Claude Smith
Central Normal College
Danville
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Ting
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Tarer
Tracis Wit
C. H. Edwards
M. D
Shelburn, Ind
G. S. Clarke
Sun Brothers
Curry Township
Avid
Mr. Lloyd
Mr. Slider
Vandalia
Dave Goodman
Norfolk
Virginia
Sol Goodman
Dave
Frank Spencer
Jefferson Township
Julius Hatry Shoe CO
Mammoth Monday
Geo. F. McCullough
Algie Whitney
W. L. Laurent
Real Estate and Insurance
Tilghman Ogle
Township 8
Brother Wadkins
Scott Bros. Or
No. 9
Sullivan Co
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