Colorado letter from Longmont veteran urges G A R ties
A letter received at the office from J. P. Leonard of Longmont Colorado details fine winter weather and good roads. Leonard, an old soldier, laments comrades dying and urges fellow veterans to join a G A R post. He recalls Civil War service with Sherman, mentions pensions, and notes a local sugar factory payroll and a seventeen year old foreman. He invites Daviess county readers to visit at 404 Baker Street Longmont.
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Colorado
J. P. ‘Leonard
Longmont
Lolo
Leonard
G. A. R. Post
Old Daviess
G. St. R
South Dakota
Indiana
A. F. Leonard
Indiana Infantry
G. H. Leonard
J. P. Leonard
G. H.leonard
Sherman
New York
Waldo Leonard
Washington
Daviess County
Baker Street
Colo
Eye injuries from foundry accident at Denver shop
Frank Carter and Frank Camp suffered burns at a Denver foundry when hot metal from a large ladle sprayed over them. Carter sustained serious eye burns, left worse, with both eyes affected. Camp had minor eyelid burns. Carter lost vision risk but doctors expect eyesight to be saved. Carter will be laid up for some time.
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Frank Carter
Denver
Carter
Frank Camp
Herr
Camp
K O P S Initiate Class Twenty Six Knights of Pythias
The Knights of Pythias conferred the rank of Page on a class of twenty six candidates Tuesday night. Names listed include Albert M. Keleson S L Hopkins Rodney P Bell Matthew McBride Warren Van Trees Carolton Lee W J Bacon William M Belcher Charles R Lud er S A Werd William E Mew Bride Lewis J Wilson David H Wilson Clyde Burris Dillard McKin hey Frank Lemon E E Nanny Morton Horrall Claude McCord Grant Johnson Hugh Ek Cox Wil Yam Larrick Leo Smiley L G Heiphensine Tedac Faith and Charles Howard.
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Knights of ‘Pythias
Albert M. Keleso
Rodney P. Bell
Matthew McBride
Warren van Trees
Carolton Lee
W. J. Bacon
William M. Belcher
Charles R. Lu“der
S. A. Werd
William E. Mew Bride
Lewis‘ J. Wilson
David. ‘H
Consolidation Push Expands Country School Transport
The article outlines growing use of consolidated schools in Daviess county with five wagons at Breaks Consolidated and six at Tippecanoe County's Wed Commissioned School. It notes cheaper transport, better teachers, and plans to close smaller rural schools in Elmord and Washington townships, aiming for broader consolidation and equal educational opportunities.
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Sions
Ps. Dation
Consolidated
Technic County
Hinkle School
Steele Township
Barr Township
Aindan
Daviess
Breaks
Wed
Tippecange County
Elnora
Washington Township
Nutter
Boxtown
B. J. Burris
Coun
Daviess County
Ihut
Union Charter Planned For City The A F L Branch
The View Union arrives and officers will be installed tonight. Mr Flood will organize a branch of the central A F L body in this city, aiming to include every union here. He hopes to complete the work in a few weeks.
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View Union
Flood
A. Ff. of L
Petersburg barber held after court inquiry on assault case
Lish Creag, a Petersburg barber, was arrested Monday night after a court of inquiry examined the QB fault on John Hammond. Hammond, secretary of the Suns shine building and Idgn association, was assaulted while returning from a meeting with a large sum of money on his person. Creag was jailed for failing to post a $500 bond pending investigation into the alleged attack.
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Lish Créag
Petersburg
John ‘Hammond
Hammond
Sunsshine Building
Idgn Association
Association
Creag
Safoney
Sugpteton
Meéetlt
Miners Lose Large Mines to Water Breakthrough
Water from the Patoka River flooded the Massey mines six miles from Petersburg Monday night, forcing 140 miners to be laid off for three months. Tools valued at thousands were submerged, with some salvageable and most lost to the flood. The company had large contracts, and the loss is expected to run into thousands. Fortunate timing prevented casualties as shifts were absent when the flood broke through.
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Patoka
Massey
Petersburg
Massey Imines
Bsrr
Ral
Indiana Republicans Rally Behind Fairbanks in Indiana
Indiana Republicans claim the state stands firmly for Fairbanks at the national convention. Charles G. Sefrit, Indiana GOP executive committee member, asserts all 26 district delegates support Fairbanks and the four at large will back the ticket as chosen. He notes Taft and Roosevelt fans exist but call Indiana for Fairbanks a lasting trend. The piece also covers city budget actions and bond sale plans for local projects.
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Charles G. Sefrit
Indiana
Republican State Committee
Planters
Serrit
Fairbanks
Taft
Chicago
Beveridge
Hemenway
Hanly
Goodrich
Hughes
Joe Cannon
Mn Roosevelt
Idiana
Weill
Push for navigation on White River sparks river obstruction debate
At a waterways convention in Indianapolis on January 22 and 23, leaders warn a private corporation seeks to obstruct the White River to build a dam for electric power. Protests flood from communities along the river as Indianapolis groups urge Congress to deny rights to impede navigation and preserve a continuous waterway to the Gulf.
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White River
Indiana
Fitton
Washington City
Congress
Indianapolis
Lee
Dro
Tndianapolis
Gulf of ‘Mexico
O Representatives
Washington
Ita
Baya. Gob
Monropoly
Spon. Wea
Restaurantkeepers face clash with saloon men over lunches
The restaurant keepers plan a crusade against saloon keepers who allegedly give away lunch. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney EB Hastings consulted statutes and concluded salooners cannot be prohibited from giving away bar delicacies, but selling land is barred under the Nicholson law.
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EB. E. Hastings
Attorhes
Baltimore and Ohio calls furloughed workers back to duty
The Baltimore and Ohio shops in Cumberland Maryland resume operations after furloughs. A number of car repairers were recalled to work with overtime on locomotives. The initiative ends a period when such work had been suspended since the start of the year.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Cumberland
Maryland
Damage suit filed by ex auditor over Vincennes accident
Ex-auditor James D. Williams of Harrison township Knox county files a 92 000 claim against Vincennes city for injuries from a February 4 1908 fall through a sidewalk grate in front of Gatton cafe lodging as permanent injuries and negligence by the city. The request is presented to the city council with attorney James B Pritchett. The accident occurred at the iron grate covering a coat hole near the saloon entrance on Main Street near Basse ron Street. Williams was in town to ship cattle to Louisville and now uses crutches. The case goes before the council Monday night.
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Vincennes
James D. Williams
Harrison Township
Knox County
Vinceanes
James
Pritchett
Tucker
Williams
Ehire
Main
Basseron
Gatton
Louisville
Gatton Cafe
Wiliam Ewing
Tragic Accidental Shooting Claims Ten Year Old
In Lawrence county Illinois Dewey Frey ten year old son of Joseph Frey was instantly killed by an accidental discharge of a 432 caliber revolver found in his upstairs desk drawer. The gun discharged while the boy played with it, the bullet entering the left chest and heart. The father was away in Vincennes when the accident occurred and the family suspects the shooting happened as the boy removed the revolver from the dresser.
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Wille
Dewey Frey
Joseph Frey
Lawrence County
Illinois
Vincensenes
State Senator Mattingly Addresses Crime and Poverty at First Methodist
State Senator Ezra Mattingly spoke at First Methodist Church on crime and poverty. He urged abolition of county poor farms and replacement with several new institutions for dependents. He appealed to American women to help guide youth away from danger. This marked his second lecture at the church after addressing temperance previously.
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Ezra Mattingly
Ma Mattingly
Mattingly
Womanhood of
America
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