Extension sought for Vincennes traction franchise upgrades
Attorney Arnold Padgett appeared before the common council representing Vincennes Washington & Railway Traction Co seeking a franchise extension. The resolution asks delaying work on the proposed street railway to July 1, 1907 and completion by January 21, 1908. The London Bonding Co and Chicago meetings signal progress toward securing rights of way with a favorable outlook for construction despite prior delays.
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Arnold XZ Padgett
Scommion Council
Vincennes
Washington
Traction Company
The
Loogpatee
Resoluion
Seginnin Son
Padgett
Andon bond‘Ing
Senators push two cent fares and liquor bills in Indiana
Indiana lawmakers introduced six two cent passenger fare bills in the senate and a one cent electric fare measure in the house. Senator Mattingly filed a liquor license bill setting a $1000 annual fee with funds split to county revenue and city treasurers. Emergency clauses accompany multiple measures.
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Sénate
Mattingly
Committee On Public ‘Morals
Indiana
Senate
House
Joyce
Bland
Kistler
King
Springer
Stephenson
Brolley
Orange County
French Lick
West Baden
Deery
Ganlard
Ingane woman Mary Dove shoots self at Shoals sheriff residence
Mary Dove of Martin county shot herself at the sheriff's residence in Shoals while arrangements were being made to take her to Evansville for treatment. She regained consciousness and doctors hope for recovery despite an apparently fatal wound. The incident puzzles physicians as her insanity seemed to vanish with consciousness.
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Mary Dove
Martin County
Shoals
Evansville
Montana and North Dakota Endure Record Cold Wave
A severe snowstorm produced a deep cold snap across Montana and North Dakota. Thermometers dropped well below zero with Harvey Montana registering 22 below, marking one of the coldest readings in the United States.
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Montana
North’ Dakota
United States
Harvey ‘Mont
Knox County Farmer Dies After Hay Boom Pole Breaks
A Knox county farmer AEN McNeely died Saturday from injuries after being thrown from a wagon when a hay boom pole broke four weeks earlier. He sustained a broken ankle and internal injuries in the accident.
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Aen
McNeely
Knox ‘County
Stinesville Boy Dies After Fall From Loft
Willie Stewart fifteen son of a well known citizen of Stinesville near Bloomington fell from his father's bar loft Sunday. He suffered in great agony Monday, breaking his neck in the accident.
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Willie Stewart
Stinesville
Bloomington
Robert Johnson Victim in Sudden Incident
Robert Johnson aged thirty five was instantly killed and his helper Mat Sewell suffered likely fatal injuries in a sudden incident. Police investigating cause and exact circumstances remain unclear with responses ongoing.
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Robert Johnson
Mat Sewell
Boilermaker Disaffection Sparks Walkout at B and O Southwestern
A dispute at the B and O Southwestern shop led to multiple walkouts after union boilermaker Denale OBrien discharged for allegedly insulting a helper by calling him a scab. Witnesses dispute whether the epithet was aimed at the helper or nonunion workers, with officers noting only a few quit and plans to seek work elsewhere.
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Ahere
Denale
O' Brien
O'Brian
Dunton
O’brian
W. A. Holt
J. H. Emory
Edward Freeman
Smith
O’brien
Woman Recovers From Skin Graft After Factory Accident
Miss Stella Bonhome on Vincennes South Side had skin grafts taken and attached to Miss Josephine Halter after Halter's scalp was torn at the Pearly Button factory a year ago. The operation required thirty seven stitches to close the graft wound. Halter shows slow but hopeful recovery and may appear on the streets in months.
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Stella Bonhome
Josephine Halter
Vincennes
Miss Bonhomes
Miss Halter
Miss Halt
Movement seeks church brotherhood in local First Baptist
A group of men from the First Baptist church plans a new brotherhood to bind members closer to the church. A committee of John F. Arthur J G Allen and W E Cole will survey requirements for forming the organization. The state body will be organized at Peru in mid February.
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First Baptist Church
John F. Arthur
J. G. Allen
W. E. Cole
Peru
Third license to wed issued to Carson and Bey elhimer
The third marriage license of the year was issued Tuesday to D. M. Carson a bartender of 1010 West Malt Street and Miss Emma P. Bey elhimer a dining room girl at the Arlington hotel. The ceremony occurred at 8 pm at the bride's Walnut Street home with Rev. C. A. Ward officiating. The bride is daughter of Ebb Bevelhimer and the groom is son of James Carson of Olney. The couple plan a honeymoon trip to Olney.
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D. M. Carson
West Malt Street
Emma P. Beyelhimer
Arlington Hotel
Walnut Street
C. A. Ward
Ebb Bevelhimer
James Carson
Olney
Haff Resigns Post Taster. Chaney Recommends Sim a as Successor
H W Haff resigns as post tas ter at Burne City and Representative Chaney backs Noah Sima to fill the role. Sima is the retiring treasurer of Martin County.
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H. W. Haff
Burne City
Chaney
Noah Sima
Sim i
Martin County
Spunk Jones Began Life Sentence in Michigan City
Spunk Jones, convicted of the Bloomington murder, was moved to Michigan City at midday to begin a life sentence in prison.
Approaching Wedding for John Kohler and Teresa Harter
John Kohler and Miss Teresa Harter are to be married next week. Both are well known in the community.
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John Kohler
Teresa Harter
Obituary notices from Plainville and vicinity
Multiple obituaries report deaths in Plainville and surrounding townships. Mrs. Clara Clark, 42, wife of ex-trustee John Clark of Bogard township, dies of consumption after months ill, leaving five children and several siblings. Mrs. Anna Littell, 65, widow of John Littell, dies after long illness. mother to Thomas C A Littell and W O Littell. Anson Walcott, 88, founder of Walcott, dies of old age. Fifteen month old S N Thompson child dies, funeral at Maysville. Colbert, 13, son of Charles Colbert, dies of rheumatic heart disease. Alice Tucker, 2, dies in Steele township.
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Plainville
John Clark
Anna Littell
Clark
Bogard Township
James MM. Morgan
Nett
Della McGuire
Lodgootee
George Bright
John Littell
Herllness
Thomas
C. A
W. O. Littell
Thomas Ilves
Plainvilla
West Point
Mississippi
Littell
Christian Church
Harry
S. N. Thompson
Maysville
Kansas City Doctor Invents New Local Anesthetic
Dr Hal W Foster of Kansas City and Dr John Young Brown of St Louis report four operations using a new local anesthetic. All patients remained conscious and talked through the procedures while the targeted area was deprived of feeling. Cocaine is cited as the main ingredient.
Typhoon Hits Leyte and Samar Islands Causes Local Damage
Islands on Leyte and Samar were struck by a typhoon on January 10. About 100 Wyre were lost on Leyte. Barracks and officers quarters on Samar's east coast were destroyed. No property damage estimates or shipping losses have been reported yet.
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Leyte
Samar
Washington Bd iW Receives New Mail Carrier
Five mail carriers in Washington Bd iW gain a new mid traditional carrier recognized by the post office department. Franklin L. Snider is named the main carrier, serving the city and surrounding area.
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Washington
Bd Iw
Franklin L. Snider
Post Office Faces Risk If Carrier Retention Fails
The article warns that faster mail delivery depends on retaining the local post office carrier. If the carrier is not retained, there is fear the department may fall behind the order granting increased force and staffing.
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Ofth
Washington Goes Down 13 10 In Rough Road Trip Setback
The Washington basketball team lost both games of a two day trip at Okton, 13 to 10 in the first game and 10 to 3 in the second. Absence of Oliphant due to academic credits hurt the offense, with inexperienced Washington forwards unable to convert chances as Odon and Bedford built the lead. Ransbury and Edmonson started at forwards, Jones and Allen at guards, Emery at center after Parker started at center in the first half. The team returns home after 4:47 p m effort and prepares for a home date with Shoals, a bout expected to be hotly contested and likely close given past results with Orleans and Shoals.
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Buctess
Washington
Odon
Washington BG
Ransbury
Edmonson
Jones
Allen
Emery
Parker
Bury
Alen
Shoals
Orleans
Nephew Switchman Dies After Signal With Lamp
Arthur Oliver aged about twenty, nephew of Mr Schofield, fell to his death Tuesday night in Howell yards. He signaled the train by tossing his lamp, was pinioned between two cars, and his abdomen was mashed. Foreman Parker stopped the train. Dr Cox pronounced death in ten minutes. Oliver leaves a widowed mother and two brothers. he had worked in N and N yards for a year and previously at Cook Grocery in Evansville.
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Arthur Oliver
Pri Schofield
Elty
Dele N. Yards
Howell
Parker
Oliver
AL Cox
Cook Grocery Company
Evansville
Washington Canning Company Plans Expanded Canning Season
The Washington Canning Company retains 1907 officers led by Hillary Thuelove as president and Thomas Nusent as vice president. The 1906 season was solid despite early frosts that damaged tomatoes. The firm plans a larger operation next year handling beans pumpkins and tomatoes with tomato pulp for catsup to be barreled and shipped. They seek 200 acres of tomatoes and 25 acres of beans, with repairs at the factory and acreage for crops ready for the June to January 1908 season.
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Washington Canning Company
Oficers
Hillary Thuelove
Thomas Nusent
PhHander
We Henry
0. M. Vanes
George Hopkins
Chicago
Rheumatism Remedy Promoted in Home Cure Formula
A home remedy for rheumatism is promoted using Fluid extract Dandelion, compound karagon, and compound syrup sarsapariva. The ad claims the mixture clears blocked kidneys and removes uric acid, with relief from early doses and ongoing use preventing kidney and urinary issues.
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Bedtima
Ezra Mattingly of Washington Leads Pike and Davie ss in Senate
Ezra Mattingly, a Republican lawyer from Washington, represents Pike and Davie s counties in the Indiana senate and acts as a director of The Washington Herald. He has headquarters at the Denison hotel and is a strong supporter of James A. Hemenway for reelection in 1909.
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Evansville
Ezra Mattingly
Washington
Pike
Daviess Counties
Senate
Denison Hotel
Senator Mattingly
United States
James A. Hemenway
Hemenway
Mattingly
Washington Herald
Second
Hart-Wedding Celebrated At Bedford Home
Zachariah Hart, elder son of Warren Hart, married Monday evening at the bride’s Bedford home. Hart, a former member of company D in the Spanish-American War, is now a traveling salesman for Gould Storage Battery of New York City. His sisters Daisy Hart, home telephone office worker, and Evelyn Hart, a trained nurse in Chicago, are mentioned in connection with the family.
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Washington
Bedford
Zachariah Hart
Warren Hart
Maysville
Gould Storage Battery Company
New York City
Misa Daisy Hart
Home Telephone Company
oMee
Miss Evelyn
Chicago
Indiana Ranks Second in Glass Production Nationwide
A census bulletin shows Indiana produced 18.5 percent of U S glass and clay product output last year, ranking second to Pennsylvania which led with 24.8 percent. The data come from the year census of manufacturers.
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Indiana
United States
Pennsylvania
Charles Belding Promoted to Decorating Foreman
Indianapolis reports Charles Belding son of Col Stephen Belding, Democrat, rises from Laycock's tank room to foreman of the decorating room. He commands about thirty men.
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Indianapolis
Charles Belding
Stephen Beldingi
Laycock
Young Belding
Fruit crop in peril as warm spell delays hard frost
Southwestern Indiana nurserymen warn that extended warm weather has caused buds to swell and sap-filled trees risk heavy damage from a sharp freeze. Grower C. J. White of Gibson County says a large portion of fruit is already doomed, with any later freeze delivering substantial losses.
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Indiana
C. J. White
Gibson County
Damau
Pigs to be Sacrificed at State Laboratory
Seven young fur covered pigs at the Indianapolis state laboratory of hygiene are to be sacrificed to study hydrophobia and tuberculosis. The animals, in boxes and nibbling cabbage, do not know they are to undergo the procedure intended to aid humans.
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State ‘Laboratory of
Indianapolis
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