Prohibition Posters Stir Local Debate Over Liquor Trade
Readable excerpts show circulars printed in red warning that banning liquor would trigger the worst financial crisis in US history. Posters claim widespread saloon opposition exists and detail economic impacts from breweries. Local saloon keepers largely decline to display the posters amid public sentiment against liquor.
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Agen
Bchard
Manufactorjog Dng
United States
Bae Loon
Baptist Organization Plans New Worship Place
A Washington Baptist group announces plans to build a handsome new church as the congregation reflects on its 1840 founding and the February 4, 1840 meeting that formed the society at the old Presbyterian church.
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Cty
First Baptist Church of Washington
Society
Presbyterian
Hogs Infected With Rabies Stir Local Panic
Farmer B F Harned of Steble township reports his large herd of hogs rabid after a dog with rabies bit them near Hyatt's station. Hogs ran wild, gnawed bark and fences as the sickness spread, with several animals dying daily and neighbors keeping their hogs away.
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B. F. Harned
Steble Township
Hyatt’s
Hyatt's
Ir. Harned
Imad
Harned
rAila
Horses Start At Train Near Evangville Road
Jin McClellan and wife traveling to Maysville in a buggy were jolted when their horses bolted after a train on the Evangville and Indianapolis road. The buggy flipped against a hedge fence. both escaped with scratches. The scene is noted as a dangerous curve where trains speed around a sharp bend.
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Jin McClellan
Maysville
Evangville
Indianapolis
McClellan
Sandere Auge
Masons Hold Inspection At Royal Arch Lodge
The Royal Arch Mason lodge held a Friday night inspection in La Grange with Samuel Liebe of La Grange as state inspector. About sixty members attended and three candidates Charles Aikman Charles Creager and Charles Russell were exalted to the sublime degree. John Glendennnie a former Indianapolis resident and prominent order member attended the event.
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Royal Arch
Samuel
Liebie
la Grange
Charles Aikman
Charles Creager
Charles Russell
Veteran Birch Wins Civil War Back Pay after 42 Years
William G. Birch of Clayville Pennsylvania finally settles with the federal government for 2781 dollars. He served in Company LK Sixteenth New Jersey Cavalry during the Civil War and previously waited decades for pay including four days in August 16419 at a rate of 53 a day plus clothing allowance, totaling 92081.
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William G. Birch
Clayville
Birchi
Renngjlvania Balvary
Tomei
Johnson Takes Charge of Grant City Farm Details
Johnson, formerly helper at the pad and meat market, has assumed control of the Grant City farm. The report notes his new duties and the farm’s location near the main road with unclear surrounding details.
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Johnson
Grant Altry Farm
Feagan withdraws from Daviess County second district race
Albert L Feagan of Loogootee Indiana withdraws from the Republican county commissioner race in the Second district citing poor health. He notes no formal announcement was made in papers and pledges to support Republican candidates after the convention. Dated February 4.
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Gazette and Herald
Daviess County
Albert L. Feagan
Loogootee
Priest on Vacation Leaves Evansville for Health Rest
Word reaches Washington that Rev. Father P. H. Rowan of St. Joseph parish Evansville will depart next Wednesday for an indefinite stay in San Antonio Texas to recuperate. Since 1906 he built a flourishing church and property worth 40000 dollars and oversaw new school hall church parsonage and sister's home. During his absence Rev. Father Placidus of Ryane La of the Benedictine order will serve the parish arriving this week.
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Washington
P. H. Rowan
St. Joseph
Evansville
San Antonio
Texas
Father Rowan
Daviess County
Rushville
Father Placidus
Ryane
Runaway buggy accident injures horses and kills one
On the Apraw road near White River a buggy top and seat were torn off when a limb snagged the rig. The frightened horses dashed into a lane and hit a tree, killing one horse and badly injuring the other. No person was hurt. a dogey was demolished and harness torn. James Bowman reported a horse death and James T. Holland broke his leg while aiding the unstable animal.
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John French
Clint
Robert Overbay
Wheatland
White River
James Bowman
James T. Holland
Morton Gives Up Fireman Post as Riley Takes Over
Zed Morton, a fireman at the station house, resigns after weeks of contemplation. James Riley is appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the resignations of Walter Barnett and Robert Potts. Morton served several months and will pursue carpenter work while Riley, a well known energetic young man, takes the helm Monday morning.
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Zed Morton
Station House
James Riley
Morton
Riley
Fire Department
Walter Barnett
Robert Potts
Will . Do. Carpenter
Child Burned After Fire Leaves Family Grief
A man and child suffered burns in a fire at Bellville last August. The woman identified as Mrs Job Patterson, wife of the deceased Job Patterson, was found by the couple’s daughter crying in pain. A physician attended, and the husband was expected to survive.
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Charles Ra ‘Tetsom
Job Patterson
Bellville
Martins county politics loom in congressional race
In Martin county the pursuit of the Democratic nomination for Congress heats up as several candidates including Cyrus E Davis William A Cullop and Fabius Gwin weigh campaigns. Alvin Padgett Davis and Wellman figure as leading hopefuls with county rivals lining up across both parties.
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Martin County
Fabius Gwin
Shoals
Congress
Gwin
B. T Laughlin
Alvin Padgett
Davis
Mart's
Cyrus E.davis
Willam A. Cullop
Padgett
Daviess
Brown
Lawrence
Miers
Monroe
Martin
Welman
Sullivan
Owen Courty
Indianapolis
Evansville Courier
Washington
Wm. Moss
Linton
Padegett
Greene County
Cyrus” E. Davis
Bloomfield
Wm. Cullop
Vincennes
Charles Wellman
Prohibition Law Faces Duty on Oklahoma Trial
A dispatch from Muskog, Oklahoma reports Prohibition was proved in the state. The article notes that residents must devote nearly all their time to trials, highlighting the impact of enforcement on daily life and the legal process in Oklahoma.
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St. Louis
Muskog
Oklahoma
Uguor
City Grapples with Prohibition Debate Amid Rising Arrests
In a city of under 20 000, over 100 drunkenness arrests this month and nearly 300 since December 1 reveal deep crime tied to alcohol. About 100 bootleggers, ten near beer joints, and multiple druggists profiting from illicit sale are reported. A leading drug store sold 360 quarts of beer and 200 pints of whisky last Sunday. Jail figures show fifty inmates in Muskogee county on murder charges, many crimes committed while drunk. McAlester county records 26 statehood murders, 17 linked to drink.
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Muskogee
McAlester
Narrow escape at Loogootee as Eckstein almost falls under train
Edward Eckstein, a gas town clerk, narrowly avoids a serious accident at Loogootee station. He rushed to catch a moving passenger coach, slipped on the platform, and was dragged toward the wheels before a bystander grabbed his coat and helped him board the train.
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Loogootee
Edward Eckstein
Younglerk
Shoals
J. Edward
Eckstein
Indiana National Guard Invited to Ft Benjamin Harrison Maneuvers
The Indiana National Guard units totaling three infantry regiments three field batteries hospital and signal corps plus Washington militia are invited by the War Department to join joint army and militia maneuvers at Ft Benjamin Harrison September 14 to 20. General Oliver requests the state bear the costs including troop pay from its allotment or funds, with pay the main expense.
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Indiana National Guard
Washington
War Department
Ft. Benjamin ' ‘Harrison
Hanly
Robert Shaw Oliver
Jo Ee
National ‘Guard
Benjamin Harrison
Clever decoy gander captivates attention in Silverton
A fragmented note describes a domesticated wild gander named Patej in Silverton NJ as a clever decoy. The story notes the bird’s perceived high status and potential danger to other geese, with unclear context and missing details.
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Foreman B. Clayton J
Silverton
N. Jis
Patej
Unclear fragment hints at bird imagery for sport day
Fragment mentions a bird with loud quacks preparing for a sneak box and sport day. The readable content suggests a playful or descriptive line rather than a full event. No identifiable people or organizations are present.
Will Woods Joins Navy After Enlistment in New Orleans
Will Woods of Washington joined the United States navy in New Orleans last week. He will be sent to Norfolk Virginia and stationed on a training ship. His father lives in the west end and works at the B and O Southwestern shops.
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Will Woods
Washington
United States Navy
New Orleans
Norfolk
Lves
West End
B. & O. Southwestern
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