Personal notes from Meade and surrounding towns
Meade notes list visits and travels of residents including P C Murphy of York Illinois who toured Scotland visiting Andrew Carnegie’s home and praised Scottish roads while noting sea sickness and castles. Other items mention moves to Colorado and Arkansas hunting trips among Sullivan County men, marriages at the clerk’s office, local club meetings, and plans for a new Dugger Journal newspaper by Fred Dutton and J F Ferry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. C. Murphy
York
Union
Ir. Murphy
Scotland
Murphy
Andrew Carnegie
Mr. Murphy
Luther Johnson
Colorado
Sullivan
Black River
Arkansas
Dad Hill
Charles Batey
Charles Whitney
Marshall Smith
Hymera
Shelburn
Fred Dutton
J. F. Ferry
Dugger
Murdock Resigns as Hymera Mines Superintendent
W I Murdock resigns from the Hymera mines and Thomas McQuade is chosen to fill the post. Murdock has long been active in local mining and sold his Hymera stake after coal combinations formed. He will continue some Dugger interests while remaining at Hymera. The new superintendent has prior ties to the Consolidated Coal Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. I. Murdock
Hymera
Thomas McQuade
Mr. Murdock
Murdock
Consolidated Coal Company
James M Stephenson Dies in Riverside California
James Morton Stephenson born December 15 1862 near Point Pleasant West Virginia died October 16 1905 at his Riverside California home after two years of ill health Post mortem found three brain pressing tumors He unmarried wife daughter and two siblings survive his death obituaries note his parents John D Stephenson and Mira Stephenson and a seven year marriage to his wife Mrs Whipps now of Riverside
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Stevenson
Carlisle
California
Riverside
Cal
Wm. Whipps
Riverside Papers
James Morton Stephenson
Point Pleasant
W. Va
John D. Stephenson
Mira Stephenson
Old Resident Reason Sproatt Dies at 87 Near Oaktown
Reason R. Sproatt, among the area’s oldest residents, died last week at his home near Oaktown aged 87. He lived in this county and Knox county since 1821. See Robinson and Partlow in their society sketch at Bass Auditorium on Saturday November 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reason R. Sproatt
Oaktown
This County
Knox County
Robinson
Partlow
Bass Auditorium
Sam A. Brokaw Taken to Chicago for Surgery
Sam A. Brokaw, seriously ill for some time, was taken to Chicago Monday evening for a surgical operation. Dr. J. R. Crowder accompanied him. The Blairs comedy sketch and song and dance will play at Bass Auditorium on November 4 with Warner's polite vaudeville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam A. Brokaw
Chicago
J. R. Crowder
Blairs
Bass Auditorium
Warner
Thomas R Crowder Marries Dr Edith Cadwallader
Thomas R Crowder son of Mr and Mrs R H Crowder marries Dr Edith Cadwallader in Titusville Pa They met in Vienna during her medical course After a ceremony they travel to Ashville N C then plan a visit with Crowder’s parents next month in Chicago where he recently retired to lead sanitation for the Pullman Car Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Corbin
State Street
John Linkenholker
C. J. Sherman
A. A. Holmes
Bloomington
Chicago
Max
Swift Andd Company
Mr. Holmes
Washington
Thomas R. Crowder
R. H. Crowder
Titusville
Edith Cadwallader
Vienna
Crowder
Ashville
N. C
Pullman Car Company
Caps on sale at Milliner Place near State Bank
Fannie Hughes advertises a line of school caps priced at 49c and 29c. The sale location is Milliner Place two doors west of State Bank, inviting readers to save money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milliner Place
State Bank
Fannie Hughes
Merom Beats Sullivan In College YMCA Basketball Tilt
In Merom Indiana on October 28 the Merom YMCA college team defeated Sullivan 39 to 25. Crawley led Merom with strong free throws while Sullivan’s defense limited field goals. Officials were Watson referee and Bicknell umpire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merom
Ind
Sullivan
Merom Boys
Crawley
Crawley Jones
Conor Smith
Basler Correll
Beckett Martin
Gehune Ee Uaress Vas Beegee Hays
Secre
Meram
Sullivan i
Fouls
Watson
Bicknell
Vandalia Line Travel Information Request Notice
The Vandalia Line asks interested parties to write to D B Steeg Travel in Passenger x Deen Terre Haute for rates times and connections including excursions. The notice mentions Charles F Stone and Warner's Polite to Vaudeville Musical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. B. Steeg
Deen
Terre Haute
Charles F. Stone
Warner
John Mitchell Led by Love in Coal Strike Era Hero to Miners
J A Edgerton portrays John Mitchell as president of the United Mine Workers a beloved leader admired by miners and feared by coal operators. The profile recalls his rise from door tender to labor chief, his single minded work ethic and the 1902 Roosevelt mediation that boosted his standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Mine Workers
Roosevelt
John Mitchell
Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Jean Mitchell
Harry
Mowles
Colorado
Mexico
Spring Valley, Jr
Knights of Labor
Catharine O'Rourke
M. D. Ratchford
John
Sprin Valley
Europe
J. A. Edgerton
THE
John Mitchell Deeply Loved by Miners Across Coal Fields
The piece portrays John Mitchell as a unifying, selfless labor leader who lives simply, rejects pay increases, and wins miners’ confidence. It notes looming 1906 negotiations, with union recognition and an eight hour day expected, while operators prep for a broad strike and tighten certificate laws to limit workers from switching into anthracite fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Mine Workers
Baer
John Mitchell
Central
Far West
Mitchell
Pencil In His Appendix Leads to Hospital Case
Robert Hanners a baker entered the county hospital in Chicago and told the physician in charge he had swallowed a lead pencil. Diagnosis listed appendicitis as the case. The pencil measured five inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hanners
Chicago
Painless Tooth Extraction Method Praised
A note praising a painless method for extracting teeth appeals to many, stating satisfaction with the results and expressing happiness about the technique. The writer endorses the procedure and mentions positive feedback from others.
Wash Robbins Sullivan Bid Teeth Incident
A fragment notes Wash Robbins and Sullivan bidding number 5 8 teeth in a dental exchange. The quoted lines describe a person testing teeth and remarking no pain after a slip, implying a rough handling or adjustment context without further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wash Robbins
Sullivan
Trade Old Stove for Estate Oak Fire Log
Notice invites residents to swap an old stove that cannot burn efficiently for an Estate Oak fire log. Trade window lasts 48 hours.
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Harry's
Bass
Smock’s
C.c.mitchell
Meade Denberdre
Jennie Day
Indianapolis
W. A. Bowers
Maurice Carrol
Bucyrus, CO
Mrs
Stewart Barnes
Harold Bays
Culverts
Will H. Lucas
Harry Thompson
Tucson
Arizona
Southern Pacific Railroad
Gert Herbert
New Richmond
Margaret Whalen
Abbie Lucas
Frank Douthitt
Washington, Ind
N. G. Buff
Tampa
Florida
Frate Liston
Thomas Allen Lemons
Mamie Ellen Walker
Claude Bundy
York, Ills
Ettie Hughes
Graysville
Bert E. Howard
Pearl Eyler
Francis
Squire Kirkham
Sullivan County Drug Association
Davis Hotel
W. J. Curtner
T. B. Shaffer
Joe S. Reed
R. F. Knotts
L. H. and
John Wills
T. B. Springer
James M. Stephenson
Thomas Crowder
Vandalia
New York
MelXinley
United States
John Mitch
Johnny Mitchell
Willis McClellan
Anna Napier
Dr. Riggs
McGill
Lewis
A. C. Miller
Martin Harris
Fairbanks
E. R. Riggs
Dental
Davis
North State Bank
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