Washington visitors fill Crawfordsville for holiday season
A crowded list of Washington visitors stops in Crawfordsville on December 7 1912 including Mrs T W Rickey D C Griffith Mrs W E Anwyl and family among many others. Local residents report Christmas novelty displays such as a German imported musical tree at J F Buxbaum home and holiday goods on display across stores. Bank examiner Mr Pennell of Atlanta Indiana conducts a routine inspection at People's Savings Bank while other locals like J F Buxbaum and W A McCall host guests and note the busy town scene between trains.
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Crawfordsville
T. W. Rickey
D. C. Griffith
W. E. Anwyl
Lyle
Emma Wonderly
Lizzie
Jeanette Wooley
Gladys Maxwell
Maud Murphy
Robert Wells
Thomas Smylie
Frank Gault
H. A. Jeffrey
John Curtis
P. L. Huber
Smith and Latta
Floyd Maxwell
Frank Wright
Ray Anwy
Frank Taylor
Clarence Young
Will Reed
Harley Rhea
Washington
Emma Buxbaum
J. F. Buxbaum
D. H. Payne
Near
Noble
Gust Lunquist
Olds
Germany
Pennell
Atlanta
Bank Examiner
People’s Savings Bank
John McCall
Havre
W. A. McCall
W. J. Brown
Wyman
Frank McCoy
J. B. McCoy
Markets Opened With Mixed Cattle Sheep and Hogs Prices
Chicago on December 9 1912 reports hogs at 7.35 to 7.85 for various grades cattle receipts around 20 000 with steady prospects sheep receipts about 40 000 with steady demand second report shows slow opening market with bulk hog prices 7.60 to 7.80 mixed 7.40 to 7.85 and heavy 7.40 to 7.85 cattle slow and weak and sheep steady for the day and week totals for the period listed
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Chicago
Ill
Texas
Slight Touch of Winter Yesterday
Washington readers tasted real winter as temperatures fell from eighteen to ten degrees before midnight. The day started with sunshine but a southwest wind aided a warmup by morning, ending a frigid spell.
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Washington
Sol
Control of Waters in Manda Mus Suit Reopens
In St Louis on December 9 the Waters-Pierce Oil Company manda mus case against Standard Oil resumed in Circuit Judge Taylors court after delays due to alleged witness non disclosure. Attorneys Daniel N. Kirby and Benjamin Schnurmacher press Standard Oil claims while former judge Henry S. Priest leads the defense. Depositions include John D Archbold and other noted Oil Trust members.
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St. Louis
Waters- Pierce Oil Company
Standard Oil Company
Taylor's Court
Daniel N. Kirby
Benjamin Schnurmacher
Standard Oil
Henry S. Priest
John D. Archbold
Oil Trust
Roosevelt Heads Rich Attendance At Progressive Conference
Col Roosevelt arrives in Chicago as about 1000 delegates from most states gather for the national Progressive conference. Leaders from Roosevelts era and several state chiefs attend, with schedules listing talks by Roosevelt Jane Addams and others through December 11 at La Salle and Auditorium hotels.
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Chicago
Progressive National Committee
Roosevelt
Johnson
New York
W. H. Hotchkiss
Dean Kirchway
Columbia University
Pennsylvania
Gifford Pinchot
William Flinn
FE. A. van Valkenberg
Philadelphia
Ohio
James R
National Executive Committee
la Salle Hotel
Park Row
Sinois
Progressive State Central Committee
General Assembly
Progressive Conference
Joseph M. Dixon
Jane Addams
Auditorium Hotel
Alfred L. Baker
Ideal Lighting System Promises More Light At Home
An advertisement touts an Ideal Lighting System as cheaper to maintain and far brighter than coal oil lamps. It claims residential installation costs of 300 to 400 dollars, with demonstrations available through J. Martin White in Washington Iowa, phone 408 Green.
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J. Martin White
Green
Washington
Iowa
Want Ad Sells Quick Response in The Journal
Classified item notes a brief want ad in The Journal promising quick results. Readers are invited to place ads for services or items with expected prompt responses.
Tariff Revision Talks Spark White House Meeting
Washington December 7. Majority Leader Underwood said the tariff would shift from agate to zinc and announced a Ways and Means Committee meeting next week to set hearings. He added the session would offer full opportunity for all interests to be heard and that he spoke with President Taft, not about the tariff.
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Washington
Dee
Underwood
White House
Ways and Means Committee
Taft
Terauchi Named Premier of Japan Succeeding Saionji
Announcement from Tokyo reports Count Terauchi chosen to form the new Japanese cabinet after a meeting of elder statesmen, despite earlier indications of reluctance. London dispatches note trade shifts with November board of trade showing imports up 18.005 million dollars and exports up 11.8595 million.
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Tokyo
Count Terauchi
Korea
Marquis Saionji
Japan
London
The
Board of Trade
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Capo
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Reister & Son
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Pierce CO
Hi Gosneause
Col. Roosevelt
GALL
Pine
Windy City
Colonel Roosevelt
Medill McCormick
Hull House
Act
G. W. Hobson
France
Iowa Gas & Electric CO
Washington, Iowa
Washington Loan and Trust CO
Chas. Eg
Beckerr
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