Our Correspondents and Town Notes
Fred Asbury visited town last week. Alfred Batson and family moved to a farm near Star City. Mrs Crines house blown down by wind. More than forty new houses and several businesses added this year. Mrs Jane Doty died of cancer. funeral Sunday at Anna Plew’s home. The rabbit market opened. Thomas from Terre Haute visited. Noble Vail plans to move to Oklahoma. Bad roads slow gravel road work. Turman returned from Sullivan to help E V Leach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hymera
Jane Doty
Anna Plew
Bundy
Bethel Cemetery
Richard Scott
Clay City
J. L. Scott
Muncie
Pleasantville social notes and local updates
Claude Rooksberry leads a hay wagon party of 16 to Miss Mary Gord’s home for a cheerful gathering. Edie Shepherd loses a toenail to an ingrown nail. Rex Powell and Tressa Bough visit Little Giant, now a popular spot. Various locals attend church, visits, and events. Revivals, concerts, and lodge activities are noted along with a few injuries and memberships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Rooksberry
Mary Gord
Edie Shepherd
Emery Powell
Tressa Bough
Little Giant
Witness duel in coal commission cross examination
In Scranton on November 18 Wayne MacVeagh for the Erie company and John Mitchell for the miners held a sharp cross examination before the anthracite coal commission. The fourth union demand for a yearly trade agreement sparked long debate as progress stalled while both sides pressed for answers on boycott and contract credibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Wayne MacVeagh
Erie Company
John Mitchell
Anthracite Coal Commission
Wayne MccVeagh
MacVeagh
Mitchell
Oil and gas men eye Huntington for test wells and pipeline
Huntington West Virginia November 18. Several leading oil and gas men from Ohio and Indiana are in town to assess this region for drilling many test wells. A pipeline from the field to connect with central Ohio mains is planned to aid supplying corporations if Ohio and Indiana fields weaken.
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Huntington
W. Va
Ohio
Indiana
Philippine laws gold basis is recommended
Washington reports the Philippine commission urges a gold basis for currency to stabilize finances, estimating a 1 million dollar loss from silver depreciation over six months. They seek tariff relaxation, broader Chinese exclusion law discretion, and larger land franchise latitude to spur development. Secretary Root will present the synopsis to Congress with cautious approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Philippine Commission
War Department
Root
Commission
Tait
Philippines
United States
Aft
Congress
Jealous husband shoots wife then himself in Cleveland street
Charles Beaning of Youngstown fired on his wife on a downtown Cleveland street yesterday afternoon then shot himself. Jealousy is suspected as the motive. Both are in hospital with undetermined outcomes.
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Cleveland, O
Charles Beaning
Youngstown
Benning
Market Report Prevailing Prices for Grain Livestock
Indianapolis grain and livestock market report for November 18 lists prices for Wheat No 2 red at 71, Corn No 2 mixed 43a, Oats No 2 mixed 30, Cattle 3.50 to 5.50, Hogs 6 to 6.25, Sheep 2 to 3.50, Lambs 3 to 5.
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Indianapolis
Closing commodity prices from multiple markets and livestock summaries
Grain and livestock markets finalize with wheat around 71 to 78 cents for No. 2, corn near 68 to 62 cents, oats 34 to 82 cents, and cash pork and lard values. Cattle and hogs show mixed steady to active bids across Lewisville, Cincinnati, Chicago, New York, East Buffalo, and Toledo exchanges, with lambs and sheep showing varied demand. Summary includes No. 2 red wheat at 764 cents, corn No. 2 mixed 47 cents, hogs at 4.05 to 6.40, and live cattle around 2.50 to 6.90.
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Lewisville
Cincinnati
Chicago
East Buffalo
Toledo
Teacher Celia Ettleson Dies After Drinking Carbolic Acid
New York reported the death of Miss Celia Ettleson a public school teacher who died after taking carbolic acid amid fear of facing a charge of roughly treating a student. She was the daughter of a Chicago merchant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Celia Ettleson
Miss Ettleson
Chicago
Sister Mary Edmonds Dies In Oil On Odell Convent
Sister Mary Edmonds formerly Mary McNamee of Columbus Ohio burned to death near the Odell convent and parochial school yesterday. She was forty three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington, Ill
Mary Edmonds
Odell
Mary McNamee
Columbus
Youthful Murderer in Wisconsin Tragedy
Jens Nelson a fourteen year old boy shot and killed seven year old Albert Ecker Jr at the Nelson home in Baldwin Wisconsin. Authorities say the shooting followed a quarrel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
Wis
Jens Nelson
Albert Ecker
Nelson
Jealousy Searged Tragedy Ends in Double Death
In Youngstown Quebec James Blaze a 22 year old man fatally shot his 17 year old wife then went to his father's house and killed himself. Police report jealousy as the motive in this tragic double death.
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Youngstown, Q
James Blaze
Real Estate Transfers in Hamilton and Cass Townships
Furnished by W H Hill Jr Abstracter a long list of property transfers shows numerous individuals and entities selling or transferring lands and lots in Hamilton and Cass Townships including Sullivan and Jefferson areas. Amounts range from 50 to 10 000 with parcels varying from single lots to 92 acres. Names include John H Park Anns M Als man Lulie M Searl Jones E Parks and many others with multiple transfers noted to Jno W Terhune and D J Terhune in Cass and Hamilton townships.
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Bessemer
Hays-Thomas wedding noted at Crawfords ville
Mrs. S. Paul Poynter attended the Hays-Thomas wedding at Crawfords ville Tuesday evening. The Odd Fellows hall undergoes improvements with a large wardrobe for the Daughters of Rebekah. The former paraphanalia room will become a kitchen for banquets and suppers, a desirable lodge addition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Paul Poynter
Hays-Thomas
Crawfordsville
Odd Fellows Hall
Rebekah
Commission Investigating Hazelton District Mines
The mine strike commissioners arrive in Hazelton Pennsylvania to study the district for four days. They will hear statements from miners and operators this week and prepare for hearings by reviewing the two sides' submissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazelton
Neill
Mitchell
Coal output rises as anthracite region recovers
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania officials report a coal surge yesterday surpassing any day since mines reopened eleven days earlier. Home market demand strengthens with orders now booked days ahead. Separately Washington reports White House offices moved to new executive spaces awaiting President Roosevelt return from Oyster Bay. living rooms to be ready, with parlors and dining room partly incomplete.
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Wilkesbarre
Washington
White House
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
New Life Pills Claim Cure for Many Ailments
An ad touts Dr. King's New Life Pills as a universal remedy. It promises relief for dyspepsia jaun dice fever and constipation regardless of age with a 25 cent price at Joe K. Smock drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Joe K. Smock Drug Store
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Hynera
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Alfred Batson
Toe Farm
Star City
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Hallie Minally
J. Caer
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Saivan
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Greensburg
Emery Stark
Clay County
Rede
Gray Sville
Hardy Osborne
Staffordshire
Wid Thomas
Terre Haute
Phillips & Gray
Yager
Ross Turman
Noble Vail
Oklahoma
John York
Joan Pinkston
W. F. Ingarsoll
Turman
Sullivan
E. V. Leach
Pleasantville
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Frank
Aldo Hindman
J. W. Riggins
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Ralph
Mollie Gilmore
Rathbone Lodge
Sandborn
Frank Owen
Oklahoma City
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Hixon
Linton
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Mt Moriah
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Sullivan County
News of the World
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the Union
Sullivan, Ind
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Alto
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John A Alsman
Anns M
Lulie
Searl
Jones
Wmc Hoover
Elias Cox
Haddon
Sarah E Johnson
Laura B Drake
Curry
Ben E Briggs Et al
Leona Prather
Lots Sullivan
Elias Moore
Jesse Turpin
CASS
Manford Chastain
Geof Botts
Hamilton
Shakers
Jno
Shepherd
Geo W Leach
E Irwin
James B Shipman
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Wm M Case
Fred Case
Land Jackson Tp
N J Holton
Adam Miller
W S Freeman
Kable
Julia A Weir
Hayden
T C Keller
Edgar D Maple
James D Maple
Gillip
Josiah Belito Chase Stitzel
Lot Sullivan
Abel M Pirtie
Josh Vaughn
Acgurrp
L. T. Loudermilk
Jao Smith
Lot Hymera
George H. Sargent
Click
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Braxton Walters
CG N. Geiger
Jesse Bicknell
G. R. Dutton
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Elmer E Thomas
John Bailey
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Wm. Corder
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Susan Beckett
B. A. Dix
Lot Fyweore
C. Heisen
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W.H. Crowder
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Chas A. Briggs
John S. Peters
Chas E. Sharpe
A. Jackson
Edge
Sarah T. Johnson
Permelia J. Hall
A. Fairbanks
Geo. W. Nichols
Nancy Nichols
Mary E. McCammon
Bessie R. Cochran
Dudley McCammon
Almarine Wood
Nan B Wood
Gill
Kenneth W. Self
Joanna Ridgway
David B. Chastain
W. H. Crowder
W. E. Anderson
D.J Termine
Lem Harris
D. J. Terhune
John Lockard
Eee
Robt Shipman
D J Terhune
Jag
R Shipman
DJ Terhune
Ba Cass
Ida
Jefferson
John W Smith
Enaps
Cath E Thomas
Ee Ceee
Eli Woodward
Thurza
Shields
Nancy Titus
Daniel L Rusk
Merom
David Sharpe
Geo L Rood
Land Jackson
Jeff Blackburn
Willie Gray
Land Hamilton
Zimri Gray Et al
Michael Ford
Alice Ford
Adeliaj Buckley
Mary Ela Follette
Shelburn
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