Washington Herald reports shops closed to cut expenses
The Washington Herald notes B and O Southwestern shops will close for the balance of the week after an order from Cincinnati. Seven hundred men idle, with no official resume date. rumors spread of extended shutdowns though a restart is tentatively seen for Monday.
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Cincinnati
Smith
The
Herald
John Hair
Motive Power
Mr. Hair
Washington
Ind
Southwestern
Ohio
Washington Herald
Indiana
John Mair
Taft Acceptance Speech Preview From Cincinnati Event
Taft's full acceptance speech is printed on page seven. It outlines his experience and readiness for the presidency. The remarks were spoken in Cincinnati at 2 p.m. Tuesday after the national Republican convention in Chicago last month named him as the party’s candidate.
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Taft
Cincinnati
Chicago
Optimistic forecast for brief shutdown in car shops
The report notes a potentially short shutdown with a reduced workforce. Orders direct a twenty five percent cut in the car shops but not in the machine shops.
Convention Plans for Indiana Presbytery Meeting in Washington
The annual gathering of Young Peoples Union and Sunday schools for the Presbyterian and Cumberland Presbyterian churches in the Indiana presbytery will meet in Washington on September 19 and 20. Rev. Ira Landrith and Rev. Charles Bradt are expected to speak, with about seventy churches and around one hundred delegates anticipated.
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Young Peoples, Union and
Presbyterian and
Cumberland Presbyterian
Indiana Presbytery
Washington
Ira Landrith
Nashville
Tenn
Charles Bradt
Chicago
Vincennes
Indiana
Beer Found In Field Near El Nora
Police and a constable pursued a man and two boys after reports of beer being hauled into the neighborhood of El Nora. They located cases of beer in a field near the old Christian church. The booze was seized and a court of inquiry will be held with promises of startling revelations.
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Elnora
Old Christian Church
Lauby Heards From Husband In Europe
Mrs Laura Lauby reports that Louis Lauby a courthouse custodian now abroad in Switzerland is winding up a 28000 estate left by his brother. He writes from Gavenstorf that affairs should close midweek and plans to travel to Rome before returning home around September first. He and son George enjoy good health.
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Laura Lauby
Louis Lauby
Court House
Switzerland
Hib
Lauby
Gavenstorf
Rome
George Lauby
Negro Couple Weds at Local Baptist Church
William Green and Miss Helen Crump, well known Black couple, were married Monday evening at the pergola of the Negro Baptist church. Rev Otis Green officiated. The groom works as a porter at the Meres dith hotel. The couple has left the city for a visit at Ansville and Jeffersonville. The groom’s parents live in Jeffersonville.
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William Green
Helen Crump
Pergongie
Negro Baptist Church
Otis Green
Meresdith Hotel
Na Porter
Ansville
Jefferzonville
Jeffer’ Sonville
Death of Former Daviess Citizen George Rhibald
Aged ninety three, George Rhibald, a former Daviess county resident, died at his Evansville home Tuesday morning at 1 45 o clock. He spent many years in Daviess county before moving to Evansville in 1878. Native of England, he leftTe tives.
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George Rhibald
Daviess County
Evansville
England
Te Tives
Godwin
Helen Godwin
Centra Labor Council Sets Special Evening Meeting
A special meeting of the Centra Labor Council is scheduled for Thursday evening to discuss labor day celebration plans and related matter. The meeting will cover costoms plates and other local planning details.
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Centra
Labor ‘Council
Fabbington
de Warielp
Baton
Death of H A Calvert Shocks Washington Residents
H A Calvert died of a heart attack at east Fourth street after a brief illness. He was a respected Washington figure, former grain buyer, and uncle to James Pickett. Born May 1838 in Burlington Kentucky he moved to this city in 1895 and became a partner with Nathan Stix. He was active in the Elks and left a sister, a brother, and a nephew.
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H. A. Calvert
East Fourth Street
Washington
Kentucky
Nathan Stix
C Neinnati
Mr. Calvert
Calvert
JC Calvert
James Pickett
Burlington
Boone County
Louis Sux
Cincinati
Mattie Orsborne
Mason County
Stix Company
Daviess County
Christian Church
Stagevale
Order of Elks
Elka
Robbery at McCracken Boarding House Nets Small Loot
J D Peachee, a boarder visiting from Pittsburg, woke to find a prowler had rifled his clothing after entering via a ground floor window. The thief took a sliver watch two rings and 22 85 in cash leaving Peachee’s trousers and coat tossed outside. Police notified with little hope of catching the culprit. The only potential lead tied to two men Peachee met on the street that evening.
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McCracken
J. D. Peachee
Peachee
Peaches Lves
Pittsburg
Daviess County
Washington
Montgomery
Morcedecal Peachee
Hive
Second
van Trees Street
Peaches
Wills Filed For Record In Daviess Circuit Court
The will of Adolphus Fairhurst was admitted to probate in Daviess circuit court. The estate is divided equally among four surviving children Rosetta, Esther A., Claude, and Jason C. Fairhurst. The will dated July 13 was witnessed by A. G. Barnes and L. Mahan, with Jseen Cy Fairsergt named as executor. Durst, a Plains resident, died last week.
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Adolphus Fairhurst
Daviess Circuit Court
Rosetta
Esther A
Claude
Jason C
A. G. Barnes
Will of Margaret Burch Probate Grants Heirs in Plainville
The will of Margaret Jape Burch of Plainville is probated in the circuit court. The instrument dated May 1 1900 was witnessed by O K McKittrick F M Ferguson and W H Bunch. It provides for half the estate to go to the husband’s brother Charles Burch and his nephews and nieces, and the other half to her brother and his nephews and nieces. Mrs Burch died a few weeks ago.
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Margaret
Jape Burch
Plainville
O. K. McKittrick
F. M. Ferguson
W. H. Bunch
Charles Burch
Nerces
Pea Acreage Leaderboards Highlight Indiana Counties
The office lists Daviess County among the top pea growers with 1,120 acres followed by Gibson 1,002 Johnson 1,843 Knox 4,084 and others. Canners have spurred Indiana pea production, boosting county acreages this year.
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Atte Statlisticien
Daviess County
Ty To
Daviess
Gibson
Johnson
Knox
Son
Canning
Indiana
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