Atwell C Cain Pioneer Resident Dies Saturday Night
Atwell S Cain the second oldest Sullivan county resident died at his son's home in the city. He was born February 8 1812 and would have been 94 next February. He voted in many campaigns and remembered events of 75 years, including the Hard Cider era and the Republican party’s rise. He leaves two sons John and Charles Cain.
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Atwell S. Cain
Sullivan County
Charles Cain
Cain
Suggs
Jefferson Township
Mr. Cain
Deleware
Sullivan Country
William Henry Harrison
Republican Party
John C. Fremont
Methodist Church
John
Farmer Finds Mysterious Cave on Oak Farm
The Oak town Record reports Henry Bartley found a hidden cavern beneath an old well on his farm three miles south of town. He uncovered a seven by seven by seven foot dugout with a plank entry, brick floor, a brick paved section, and a shovel later linked to a recent theft.
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The
Oaktown Record
Henry Bartley
Henry
Frank Blice
President Roosevelt Proclaims Thanksgiving Day November 30
Washington, Nov 2. The president issued a proclamation naming Thursday, November 30, as a day for thanksgiving. The text urges national reflection, gratitude for crops and prosperity, and vows to strive against personal faults while urging reverence and civic duty.
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Washington
United States of America
Republic
United States
Sullivan boy tops state medical exam ranking
In the State Board of Medical Registration examination 108 candidates were scored. Dr. Everett E. Padgett placed second with 933 points from a 1000 point scale. First place went to another man with 938 points. Padgett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Janes H. Padgett of Carlisle, graduated from Rush Medical College and practices in Indianapolis.
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State Board of Medical Registration
Everett E. Padgett
Padgett
Dr. Padgett
Janes H. Padgett
Carlisle
Rush Medical College
Chicago
Indianapolis
Sullivan Man One of Lincoln's Body Guards
Stephen Hiatt of this city enlisted as a private in the 91st Illinois at the start of the Civil War and joined Lincoln’s funeral train guard from New York to Springfield. He recalled intense national excitement at stations Columbus and Indianapolis, and shared Civil War deeds including Sabine Pass and the Fort Brown incident. Hiatt was captured near the war’s end by John Morgan’s raiders at Elizabethtown. clothing and belongings were taken, leaving them cold on Christmas. Now aged nearly 70, Hiatt suffered a stroke, with family noted for remarkable longevity.
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Stephen Hiatt
Illinois
Fidell
New York City
Springfield
Hiatt
New York
Lincoln
Ilinois
Columbus
Ohio
Indianapolis
Sabine Pass
Fort Brown
Texas
Ward
Mr. Hiatt
John Morgan
Elizabethtown
Kentucky
Morgan
St. Louis
Sullivan County
Christopher Hiatt
Gill Township
Sarah Mason
Hymera
Carnegie Medal Should Be Given To This Youngster
John M. Nash, teaching a school near Shelburn, recalls last year's school in the Colorado desert of California where three families formed a district half as large as Curry township. Despite rattlesnakes, barefooted children attended. a boy sucked venom from a bite and tightly bound the wound to save the younger pupil. Nash killed several rattlesnakes and kept a seven rattled skin.
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John M. Nash
Shelburn
Nash
Great
Colorado Desert
California
Curry
Schoals
Mr. Nash
Reminiscences on the Wabash and Erie Canal’s Rise and Decline
Goodlet Morgan recounts the Indiana canal era from 1835 to 1854, detailing state bonds, canal script, and Dona tion of canal land. He describes Pike county contractors, Petersburg trade boom, and the canal’s abandonment, plus views on waterways versus railroads and the push for modern navigable routes.
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Goodlet Morgan
Pike County
Petersburg Press
Indiana
Terre Haute
Evansville
Lake Erie
Ohio River
United States
Treasury
State Bank
Martin van Buren
Robert McBay
Robert Logan
Cincinnatti
Foster
New York
Willard Carpenter
Congress
First
Thanksgiving Date Confusion Over Five Thursdays
Calendars clash on whether Thanksgiving falls on November 23 or November 30 this year. Some insist the fourth Thursday sets the holiday, while the president upholds the last Thursday as Thanksgiving Day per tradition.
Paper Railroad Franchise Ruse Derailed by Town Vote
A satirical verse recounts a group trying to win a free railroad franchise with a bogus scheme. It notes an upcoming town election exposing the plan, the failed bluff, and hints at political meddling by the local editor who is identified as a Democrat.
Councilman Crowder Critiques Board On Sidewalk Progress
A town board session ends with Councilman Crowder leaving in protest. He states the board is not capable of building more than 18 feet of sidewalk per session, criticizing the board's method ahead of re election campaigns.
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Knox County
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Walnt Street
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