List of Letters at Washington Post Office Week Ending July 28 1508
Postmaster C FAITH lists remaining letters for the week ending July 28 1508. Women include Elizabeth Lee Ella Landerback Nora Ghole Julia Vincent Blanche Hagaman. Men include C W Ballinger Will Bigham Frank Gilbert George F Knollman Henry G Schafer Lewis Sinclair W M Walker George R White.
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Washington Post Office
Elizabeth Lee
Ella Landerback
Nora Ghole
Julia ‘Vincent
Blanche Hagaman
C. W. Ballinger
Will Bigham
Frank Gilbert
George F. Knollman
Henry G. Schafer
Lewis Sinclair
W. M. Walker
George R. White
Births Recorded in Local Notices
Summers born to Mrs Chester Summers of Odon a girl Harris to Mrs John T Harris a daughter Hodge to Mrs Jake Hodge of Ogden Street a daughter Truelove to Mrs L R True a daughter Ragsdale to Mrs Denby Ragsdale a son
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Summers
Chester Summers
Odon
Harris
John T. Harris
New Suits in Terre Haute Brew Case
Green Crump William Henry Green of Washington and Helen Ann Cramp of Washington sue for John E. Beckett in an account action. Gardiner Tharp Gardiner represent the plaintiff.
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Green Crump
William Henry Green
Washington
Helen _ Ann Cramp
Terre Haute Brew. CO
John E. Beckett
Account
Gardiner, Tharp & Gardiner
at_torneys
Marriage Licenses Granted in Harrison and Washington Townships
Baldwin and Chapman were issued a license in Harrison township with Rolla M Baldwin and Anna B Chapman as the applicants. Williams and Simpson received a license in Washington with Sylvester Williams and Elmira C Simpson as the applicants.
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Baldwin - Chapman
Rolla M. Baldwin
Harrison Township
Anna B. Chapman
Williams - Simpson
Sylvester Williams
Washington
Elmira C. SiMpson
Washington Township
Births Report in Local Notes
The column records three births: Kendall a son to Mrs James Kendall, Kutter a daughter to Mrs Daniel Kutter, and Gregory a daughter to Mrs Elijah Gregory.
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Kendall
James “J. “Kendall
Kutter
Daniel Kutter
Gregory
Elijah Gregory
Elmer Wolfe marries Belle Benner to dodge damages
In Cincinnati Elmer Wolfe wed Belle Benner to annul a $10,000 damage suit she filed over alleged breach of promise. Wolfe had claimed Clara Malone was his wife. after marriage he denied Miss Malone, mother of his child, then faced renewed suit for breach of promise.
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Chillicothe
Elmer Wolfe
D. T. and I
Att Bambridge
Cincinnati
Belle Benner
Clara Malone
Portsmouth
Miss Malone
Iines Wolfe
Congressman Bannon
John Phillips
Multiple Casualties in Household Accident and Obits
A chaotic report describes a series of mishaps at St Mary's hospital with injuries to several children and adults including John Bodenstein carving his wrist, Mary breaking her leg, James breaking a knuckle, Minnie sustaining scalp lacerations, George stepping on a nail, Harry injuring his nose, Lilly and Jana tripping on stairs with arm injury. Additional notes cover Mrs. Don Farnsworth’s death after a Denver honeymoon and Goebel monument events in Kentucky with memorial inscriptions.
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St. _Mary
John Bodenstein
Mary
James
Minnie
George
Harry
Lilly
Jana
Chicago
Iil
Don Farnsworth
Denver
Charles A. Towne
Farnsworth
Edith. Basket Malron
Brownsville
Tenn
New York
Mrs. Farnsworth
Lempke
Gi ‘Fleisch
Moter
St. Barbaras Church
de Tree
St. Joseph Church
St. Lou
Gutflesch
Harrowing incidents reported from several towns
A scrambled July dispatch details varied events including a wealthy Indianapolis woman mauled by a laundress, a coroner's inquest on a fatal poisoning in Findlay, a mine accident in Linton, a Jersey City murder conviction for Archie Herron, and a dramatic confession by Frederick Wilson and son in Jeffersonville. Other notes mention Otto Schiller’s strange claims in Indianapolis and Rev Lemkes addressing a Chicago report about Emma Guttenwild.
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New Braunswick
N. J
Jersey
Archie Herron
W. B. Prickett
Trenton
Herron
Fragmented notices recount crimes divorces and rescues
A mix of brief items reports a Chicago healing claim after prayers at St. Joseph shrine a murdered woman found burned in Green Point and various local incidents In New Cable Ind a man committed suicide by shooting himself while a Kansas man died in a quarrel An Indiana farmer shoots suitor and a Victorian era columnist lauds devotional music and the solace of faith
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New York
Green Point
James Ruddy
Ruddy
New Cable
Ind
Frank Litsenberger
Fall Creek
Middletown
Eaton. O
Malott Brothers sue B and O rail for damages
Malott Brothers and partners, through attorneys, sue the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern for 9500 in damages after a November 13 fire near Tunnelton that damaged their stock and store. The suit is one of several following the blaze blamed on a locomotive spark.
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Malott Brothers
Lands Big Contract in Daviess County Suit
Emory Vandagrift as receiver of Bates National Bank sues John L. Stansley in Daviess circuit court to attach 158 acres of land claiming a $6,230.24 Missouri judgment remains unsatisfied with no appeal filed. Stanley is a nonresident of Daviess County. The case Ogdon versus Inman was entered Friday.
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Daviess County
Daviess
Emory .C. Vandagrift
Bates National Bank of
Butler
John L. Stansley
Bates Bank
Vandagrift
Stanley
Missouri
Ogdon
Inman
Local firm lands multiple building contracts in Lifton area
The M. J. Carnahan company secured roofing heating and plumbing work for Lifton library and other projects. L. H. O'Donnell closed the Lifton contract, with additional jobs in Lawrenceville and Robinson in progress, including a school house heating project and a new vessel related work.
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M. ‘3. Carnahan Company
Lcavenese
Lifton
L. H. O'Donnell
Lawrenceville
Ill
School House
Robinson, Ing
Nristian
Ohare
Unknown young man dies at home of Captain
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a young man died at the home of a Captain, with unclear details about the incident and location. Further readable fragments mention a possible discovery of a time or event but lack concrete names or dates.
Fire destroys cherished Horrait porch chair
A blaze ruined a familiar porch chair once used by Captain Horrait. The chair, a staple on the Horrait porch, was consumed by the fire and left the scene with the household noting its loss to the flames.
Bitten by a Mad Dog in Barr Township
Ona McClelland eighteenth year old son of Abe McClelland was bitten by a mad dog Tuesday evening on Center Street near his home. The injuries were severe with lacerations to the lips and cheek. He was advised to seek Pasteur treatment in Indianapolis while the dog, last seen in the southern part of Barr township, remained at large.
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Ona McClelland
Abe McClelland
Young McClelland
Center Street
William Lashly
Greenwood
Barr Township
Young McClelaand
Indianapolis
Pasteur
Close Call as Train Destroys Dray at Loogootee Depot
Cecil Arvin of Loogootee narrowly avoided death when he could not clear B and O Southwestern tracks near the depot. He leaped from his light dray as the last afternoon flyer struck the vehicle, smashing it to pieces while the horse survived. Arvin is the son of J P Arvio, a noted local citizen.
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Bethlehem
Ind
William Bower
Fred Wilson
Wilson
Bower
Wilsons
Loogootee
Cecil Arvin
Arvin
Young Arvin
J. P. Arvio
Young Man Wilard Bowman Dies at Home North of Elnora
Wilard E Bowman son of Milton Bowman died at his home north of Elnora Sunday morning after a period of invalidism his death sudden He was married and leaves a widow two children and many other relatives
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Wilard E. Bowman
Milton Bowman
Elnora
Notice to Dealers Sealed Bids for School Supplies
Sealed bids due August 10 1908 at 10 a m in Temple Court Washington Indiana for maps casts waste baskets clocks feather dusters wire mats pointers manuscripts erasers crayons and a wagon with transportation privilege for children to a new consolidated school bids may be on all or part and the right to reject any or all bids is reserved.
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Temple Court Building
Washington
Indiana
United States
Europe
Asia
Africa
North America
South America
Privelege
New Consolidated School
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John McMaren
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Frankfort
William Goebel
Ths City
Charles E. Niehaus
Ala State Capitol
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North Meridian Street
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Linton
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Little Giant
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Helen Gould
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Otto Schiller
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Timothy Hay
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Aurora College
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Glencoe
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Young Man
WM. L. Brown
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