Shiel Removed From Office At UMW Convention Clash
Terre Haute Oct 24—Confusion and factional clashes marked the closing session of the United Mine Workers district No. 11 special convention at the Pythian temple. James Shiel vice president, found guilty of intoxication, was ordered removed after November 1. Delegates debated adjournment and seating President Edward Stewart amid allegations, resolutions praising Woodrow Wilson’s appointment of Frank Walsh, and calls to end mudslinging.
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Terre Haute
United Mine Workers
James Shiel
District Executive Board
Mitch
Shield
White
International Organization
International Board
Board
International Convention
Edward Stewart
Stewart
Woodrow Wilson
Frank P. Walsh
Industrial Commission
William Houston
Houston
Walsh
House
D. L. Sims
Bland Wash House
Bicknell
Ind
Robert Dagan
Sidney Sharp
Dagan
Stinson
Sons of
Beil
Cass
Cook
Head
John McCallum
Inglert
Ed Stewart
William Stinson
Miner’s Powder Committee
William Johnson
Oliphant-Wasson Coal Co
Vincennes
Johnson
Shiel
Raney
Call for Indiana temperance convention in Indianapolis
Ten Sullivan residents sign a call urging a mass state convention of temperance forces in Tomlinson Hall Indianapolis on Nov 16 1915 to elect dry legislators and officials to support a statewide prohibition law. Delegates from 92 counties will be appointed by religious temperance and reform groups with party balance urged.
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Temperance Forces
Indianapolis
Indiana
United States
Tomlinson Hall
Commonwealth
Sullivan
Hinkle C. Hays
E. G. Carrithers
C. H. Snavely
C. Newcome
J. H. Crowder
G. G. Billman
Will A. Thompson
W. E. Gray
H. J. W. Richmond
C. N. Shaver
C E Watson Grows Pumpkins Weighing 186 Pounds
The Visalia Delta reports C E Watson near Farmersville grew pumpkins weighing 186 and 130 pounds. Assistant secretary M H Garnett shipped the 186 pound pumpkin to San Francisco and the 130 pound one to San Diego. The large pumpkin was the board of trade’s heaviest since its founding.
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Visalia
Cal
C. E. Watson
M. H. Garnett
Tulare
Board of Trade
Merom
J. W. Watson
Turman Township
Union Christian College
Farmersville Church
Smiths Move to California Sell Forty Acre Farm
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Smith departed for California to visit their son Ezra in Riverside. Before leaving they sold a forty acre Turman and Gill township farm to Chas. Adams for 3000 dollars. The couple had run the county infirmary for years and recently moved from the city to Cass township.
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California
W. M. Smith
Ezra
Riverside
Coffman Yearling Trotter Sets Springfield Record
Flashfast, a yearling trotter owned and trained by Ed Coffman of Sullivan County, posted a 2:30 standard record at Springfield Url last Wednesday October 20. This marks the first Indiana owned yearling to trot a standard record.
District Pastors Plan Vincennes Revival Conference
Elnora Indiana hosts the Vincennes district M E church revival conference at the local church on November 1 and 2. The program features a lengthy list of ministers including W S Biddle R A Ragsdale S O Dorsey L B Johnson W H Thompson F T Taylor J A Peck Oscar Haas and many others.
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Elnora
Ind
Vincennes District
M. E
W. S. Biddle
R. A. Ragsdale
S. O. Dorsey
L. B. Johnson
W. H. Thompson
F. T. Taylor
J. A. Peck
Oscar Haas
W. E. Watkins
W. J. Williams
Samuel Reid
R. H. Toole
E. A. Daugherty
O. M. Deal
J. W. Trowbridge
L. C. Bantley
C. P. Hurt
W. R. Ashley
D. H. Starrett
George L. Floyd
A. J. Spaulding
J. D. Huddleson
J. S. Washburn
A. Kenworthy
F. W. Davis
O. E. Killion
J. O. Ransdell
T. O. Jones
Mrs Brown Discusses Her Long Road To Woman’s Rights
Thursday afternoon Mrs. Demarchus Brown of Indianapolis addressed a large audience of women at the Elks home. She traced the woman movement from its start a hundred years ago to the present time.
Coal company ships hay and mules to eastern markets
Hymera Ind Oct 26 The Consolidated Indiana Coal company loads several carloads of hay from company and nearby farms for shipment to the eastern market. The firm will also ship several head of mules to its mines in Iowa with Rogs Waldrop accompanying the mule shipment.
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Hymera
Ind
Consolidated Indiana Coal Company
Iowa
Rogs Waldrop
Former Sullivan Boy Fred McCloud Dies in Indianapolis
Fred McCloud, 32, son of Mr. and Mrs. William A. McCloud formerly of Sullivan, died at 5 30 Saturday afternoon at his parents home in Indianapolis after brain trouble. A Sullivan High School graduate, he had become an auditor for Prest-O-Lite Co. in Indianapolis and left a wife and two children. He had brain tumor for several months and two operations were performed. physicians said there was no hope six weeks ago.
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Fred McCloud
William A. McCloud
Indianapolis
Mr. McCloud
Sullivan High School
Prest-o-Lite Company
McCloud
Shelburn Woman Rosella Hill Dies After Illness
Mrs. Rosella Hill, 64, of Shelburn, died Friday morning after a yearlong illness. Funeral Sunday at the Shelburn Baptist church with Rev. H. R. Baker and Rev. Stewart I. Long officiating. Interment in Little Flock cemetery. She was born in Hamilton township near Shelburn and was survived by four children: Mrs. Noah Drennan, John Hill, Sylvester Hill, and Trella Hill. three children predeceased.
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Rosella Hill
Shelburn
Baptist Church
H. R. Baker
Stewart I. Long
Sullivan Baptist Church
Little Flock
Police Seek Young Forger Named Oscar Moore
Police hunt a 19 or 20 year old man who used the name Oscar Moore at Shelburn to pass a bad $7.85 check on Charles May of Shelburn. He bought a traveling bag and gentlemanly furnishings at Oscar Robbins store, was paid change, then disappeared. No such worker exists for May and the check is false.
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Oscar Moore
Oscar Robbins
Shelburn
Charles May
Moore
May
Lawsuit Seeks 5000 Damages In Personal Injury Case
Joseph Allen, by Bays & Bays, sues James P. Dorris, city contractor, in circuit court seeking 5000 in damages for injuries on August 28 1915 while Allen worked for Dorris. Allen alleges negligence in constructing a track over which he pushed a cement laden truck that overturned, trapping him. Dorris headed paving on Section street which has just been completed.
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Joseph Allen
Bays & Bays
James P. Dorris
Dorris
Section Street
Peoples State Bank Wins J. P. Allen Gravel Bond Bid
The Peoples State Bank of this city was the successful bidder for the J. P. Allen Free Gravel road bonds totaling $11,084. County Treasurer Robert Gambill oversaw the sale with six bidders including J. F. Wild & Co. Indianapolis and Fletcher-American National Bank Indianapolis. The bank bid par and interest plus a $92.50 premium. Other bids ranged from $90 to $52 in premiums.
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Peoples State Bank
J. P. Allen
Robert Gambill
J. F. Wild & Co
Indianapolis
Fletcher-American National Bank
Gavin Payne & Co
Breed, Elliott & Harrison
Miller & Co
Taylor Named Sullivan County Chairman for Centennial
Attorney John S. Taylor of this city has been appointed Sullivan county chairman for the Indiana centennial celebration to be held from May to October 1916.
Henry Barnard Breaks Leg in Canada Farm Accident
Mrs. Webster Barnard of this city reports her son Henry, a Canadian farmer, was kicked by a horse and sustained a broken leg.
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Henry Barnard
Webster Barnard
Henry
Canada
Divorcee Fires At Ex Husband Near North Sector Street
Samantha Belle Bennett shot her former husband Charles Bennett with a .22 Colt automatic at their home on North Sector Street. The wife and her daughter fled as Bennett, who had been drinking, was pursued and injured. Police arrested Bennett after he collapsed in the road.
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Samantha Belle Bennett
Charles Bennett
Bennett
North Sec
Indiana first aid meet draws record teams in Bicknell
A. F. Knoefel of Terre Haute leads Indiana state wide first aid contest at Bicknell on Saturday October 30 with 24 teams entered and forecasts of at least 30. G T Powell of the mines bureau has recruited Vincennes Indian Creek teams, Jim Fleming trains them while Powell covers Bruceville and Bicknell. Mayor Tyler G Lawton proclaims Saturday a city holiday as Bicknell hosts the largest state meet to date.
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A. F. Knoefel
Terre Haute
American Mine Safety Association
Indiana
Bicknell
Knoefel
G. T. Powell
Tyler G. Lawton
Thomas Anniversary Celebrates Sixty Years of Marriage
At the home of Mr and Mrs Charles Thomas in Graysville Ephriam and Mary Thomas marked sixty years of marriage. Guests included grandchildren and great grandchildren and relatives from Decatur Ill Terre Haute Sullivan Graysville with A V Penny Wm Thomas Love Elmer Thomas Cynthia Thomas Curt Burton Loyal Taylor Calvin Parr Noah Parr Thos Pogue and others.
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Charles Thomas
Graysville
Ephriam
Mary Thomas
A. V. Penny
Decatur, Ill
Wm. Thomas
Love
Terre Haute
Elmer E. Thomas
Sullivan
Cynthia Thomas
Curt Burton
Loyal Taylor
Calvin Parr
Noah Parr
Thos. Pogue
Sheriff Returns Man Charged With Forgery in Dugger Case
Sheriff Ed Kelley took charge in Terre Haute of Joseph Kleusner, arrested on a grand jury indictment for forgery. Kleusner, former treasurer of the Red Men lodge at Dugger, is accused of stealing $300 plus and borrowing $300 from Mrs. Mary Herndon to cover the loss, with an aged man John Lammey signed to the note.
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Ed Kelley
Terre Haute
Joseph Kleusner
Kleusner
Red Men's Lodge
Dugger
Mary Herndon
John Lammey
Farmers' Union to Own Grain Elevator at Carlisle
The Farmers' Educational and Co operative Union of America in Haddon township plans to own and operate a grain elevator at Carlisle. It may purchase an existing mill or build a new one and has formed the Carlisle Farmers' Union Elevator company with $10,000 capital. Directors named are William G. Clarkson, Geo. W. Kennedy, Rush E. Brentlinger, Edward E. Walters and Charles A. Atkinson. Shares are $10 each.
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Farmers’ Educational and Cooperative Union of America
Haddon Township
Carlisle
Farmers’ Union Elevator Company of
William G. Clarkson
Geo. W. Kennedy
Rush EB. Brentlinger
Edward E. Walters
Charles A. Atkinson
Divorce action filed by Grace Stevenson in Sullivan Circuit Court
Grace Stevenson by attorney Lee F Bays sues for divorce from George Stevenson alleging adultery cruel and inhuman treatment and non support. They wed August 4 1912. She seeks custody of their infant daughter Mary.
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Grace Stevenson
Lee F. Bays
Sullivan Circuit Court
George Stevenson
Mary
Section Street Opens to Traffic After Paving
Section Street, fully paved with asphalt from end to end, opened for travel last Wednesday night after the last crushd stone was spread. The completion adds to Sullivan’s list of finely improved thoroughfares, with contractor J. B. Dorris of this city responsible for the paving project.
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Section
Section Street
Sullivan
J. B. Dorris
Keene Family Trip From Missouri Reaches Dugger
James Keene his son John and grandson Richard Harrison drove from near Doniphan Missouri to Dugger arriving last week. The two week wagon journey links Keene as father of Mrs. S A Headley and grandfather of Dan Harrison.
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Missouri
James Keene
John
Richard Harrison
Doniphan
Dugger
Mr. Keene
S. A. Headley
Dan Harrison
Dugger Journal
Trampright Sells At Lexington For 12500 Dollars
The horse Trampright once owned by J. B. Durham of this city sold during Lexington races for 12500 dollars. The animal competed in the Lexington events and was trained here by C. Ed Coffman.
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J. B. Durham
Lexington
C. Ed Coffman
Sunday School Meeting Ends With Ira Mathews Talk
Ira Mathews of Terre Haute delivered the closing address on The Sixth Sense at the Curry township Sunday School association meeting in Shelburn. The two day sessions concluded with his sermon like feature.
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Ira Mathews
Terre Haute
Curry Township
Shelburn
Mathews
City Council Approves Cement Paving In Two Alleys
The city council ordered two alleys paved with cement, one between Washington Wall and Court Section, and another between Wall Main and Court. They also accepted the assessment roll for Section Street resurfacing with asphalt.
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Washington and Wall
Court
Section
Main
Money Missing After Indiana Mine Robbery Confession
Henry Davey confessed to a Lattas Creek mine payroll heist near Jasonville with William Graham. Police search of a vacant South High Street lot found no money, and both suspects face Bloomfield grand jury after being jailed in Terre Haute. Graham remains silent as authorities pursue the hidden sack.
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Henry Davey
Tecre Haute
Lattas Creek
Jasonville
Davey
William Graham
Zeigler, IL
Graham
Terre Haute
Bloomfield
Terre Haute Tribune
Robert George
Chaffeur
Effingham
Ill
South Highth Street
Webb Miller
South Third Street
Sullivan County
Ind
Greene County
Seymour Conservatory Hires Marie Krug Chaney
Marie Krug Chaney of Indianapolis has been chosen to lead the vocal program at Seymour Conservatory of Music. She will arrive Wednesday at three o clock to meet pupils and set schedules. An advanced pupil of Franklin Taylor, she is the leading soprano at Central Avenue Methodist Church in Indianapolis and has studied with Oscar Saenger. She has performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
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Seymour
Marie Krug Chaney
Indianapolis
Seymour Conservatory of Music
Irene St. Quentin
Franklin Taylor
Central Avenue Methodist Church
Oscar Saenger
New York City
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seymour Democrat
Sullivan Alumni Mentioned in Chaney and St Quentin Line
Both Mrs. Chaney and Miss St. Quentin are former Sullivan ladies who graduated from Sullivan high school.
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Mrs. Chaney
Miss St. Quentin
Sullivan
The
Sullivan High School
Glendora Miners Strike Over Pay Shortage
Miners at the Glendora mine north of the city refused to work yesterday morning after pay envelopes were found $1 to $30 short. The dispute centers on machine work, with the mine committee and company trying to resolve it. a district mine workers representative may intervene today.
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Glendora
Great Interest in Special Services at Christian Church
Special services at the Christian church continue this week attracting large audiences. Rev. E. A. Daugherty preaches nightly with the church choir of thirty led by Fred E. Warner, whose singing is a standout feature.
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The
Christian Church
E. A. Daugherty
Fred E. Warner
Ohio Oil Company Finishes Well On Alex Raley Site
The Ohio Oil Company completed its last well on Alex RaleySaturday and it proved a 75 barrel producer.
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Ohio Oil Company
Alex Raley
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Filmera Man
Special Miners’ Convention
Noah Drennan
Young
Charles
Tor Daughter
Tron Street
Kiln
Billman’s Morgue
Ben
Ner
Colt
Arthur Murray
Street
George
Helms
Renry Davey
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