Horse Thief Dead Linked to Gowdy's Stolen Horse
Elijah Gowdy reported his big sorrel horse stolen about two weeks ago. The horse appeared in a Greensboro Illinois livery barn near Lawrenceville after a traveling engineer spotted matching descriptions. The thief died soon after driving the horse away, and Gowdy rushed to Greensboro to identify and recover the animal.
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Elijah Gowdy
Greensboro
Lawrenceville
Gowdly
K. H. Wallace
Washington
Mr. Gowdy
Baseball Notes Hint at Evansville Offer for McNeil
Vincennes pitcher Barney McNeil has a possible joining Evansville. Washington pursues Second Baseman Hinkle from the local team with a prospect of him becoming a pitcher.
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Barney McNeil
Vincennes
Evansville
Washington
Hinkle
Evansville Trials Clyde Goodwin Also With Vincennes
The Evansville ball team plans another trial for Clyde Goodwin Sunday with Grand Rapids, after he did not travel with the team to Marion. At Mu Carmel, Vincennes notes he is a first class man and equals any seen this season.
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Mu. Carmel
Vincennes
Washington Offife
Evansville
Clyde Goodwin
Grand Rapids
Marion
Mortuary Notices for Dellinger and Baker Families
Ross Dellinger died Wednesday. burial at Elnora cemetery Thursday. Mamie Baker, ten, died Thursday of meningitis. remains taken to Dog Island cemetery in Greene county for burial.
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Dellinger
Ross Dellinger
Joseph Dellinger
Odon
Elnora
Mamie Baker
New Nozzie Tested In City Fire Dept Demonstration
W Martin displayed a new nozzle and automatic coupler for water throwing to the city fire department. A test at Walnut and East Fourth streets proved successful and Chief Feagalls called it an excellent device likely for adoption soon.
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W. Martin
Walnut
East Fourth Streets
Feagalls
Fell Under Carl Was Assisting in Switching at Carlisle
Charles Sechrest twenty year old B and O South Western brakeman fell under a freight car during switching at Carlisle Illinois this morning. He had both legs cut off and lies in serious condition. Rescued by fellow trainmen he is a son of James D Sechrest carpenter living at 306 East Thirteenth Street. He is well known locally.
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Charles Sechrest
Carlisle
James D. Sechrest
East Thirteenth Street
Local notices from Flora and Vincennes rail and fire crews
Master Mechanic John Hair at Flora Alabama. Fireman Charles Hatfield resumes work after vacation. Traveling Engineer R H Wallace at Vincennes yesterday. Chief Car Inspector J W Curran arrives from Cincinnati. Brakeman Will Merrick resumes after sick leave. Road Supervisor Dan Mahoney in New York on business. Robert Parrill covers duties. Mill room employer buys a new clock. B O S W railroad to build a new depot at Tower Hill near Pana Illinois. B O S W to halt rowdy excursion train disturbance. Springfield division trains report eight freight trains with 60 cars each, 408 cars total, 2100 tons per train, 16800 tons overall. Vincennes Capital notes Volunteer Fire Dept at the shops elects Foster Reuss Chief, Harry Brown Assistant Chief, W Creasser Captain Wagon 1, C Welsh Captain Wagon 2, E Owens Captain Wagon 3.
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John Hair
Flora
Charles Hatfield
R. H. Wallace
Vincennes
J. W. Curran
Cincinnati
Will Merrick
Dan Mahoney
New York
Robert Parrill
Bart Kempf
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad Company
Tower Hill
Pana
Springfield
Volunteer Fire Department
Foster Reuss
Harry Brown
W. Creasser
C. Welsh
E. Owens
Society Notes Highlight Card Parties and Social Gatherings
A woman's social page details multiple gatherings. Mrs. Stella Hoffman hosted for Miss Pearl Walker and Miss Mary Walsh with about twenty attendees enjoying cards and refreshments. Other events include a yard party for Miss Marie Bloom, a Daughters of the Covenant picnic at Oak Grove park, and Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Patterson hosting Miss Anna Chapman with gum model prizes won by Miss Pansy Akridge. Out of town guest Miss Cad is listed among attendees.
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Stella Hoffman
Sliss Pearl Walker
Indianapolis
Mary Walsh
Montgomery
Messrs
Lou Hyatt
Ioan Bellman
Charles Aull
Joe Sanford
Emerson
Joe Hoffmann
Walter Rouse
Corrine Underwood
Pearl Walker
Helen
Mary Lillie
Helen Hayes
Laura Clark
Mesdames Hale Clark
Mollie Rickard
Alice Foster
Mary Scholl
East Fourteenth Street
Marie Bloom
Vincennes
Sherman Patterson
Anna Chapman
Washington
Pansy Akridge
Miss Cad
Faust family reunion and local social events noted
The Faust family plans a reunion Sunday at Mrs Henry Wagner’s home on the Maynville road with plans for a pleasant outing and a citizens band outing in the afternoon. Earlier, Mrs O S Sowle hosted a party for her nieces Miss Marie Howard and Miss Catherine Howard of Washington on North High Street.
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Faust
Henry Wagner
Maynville Road
Citizens Band
O.s.sowle
North High Street
Niecks
Marie
Catherine Howard
Washington
Shoals
Dots and Dashes and Town News Mix of Notices
A jumbled local page reports poultry business moves in Plainville, a brick factory purchase in Indiana, an Indian Territory visitor, a weather chief’s Europe trip, flood era unrest, a $30 000 water company suit, a Manila coin sale bid, an injunction against pool sales in Cleveland, and a mob arrest in St. Louis with a jail transfer.
Multiple World Events Spark Amid War and Peace News
Farajon the novelist dies at land. A 18 inch mortar explodes at Sandy Hook proving rounds. Walter Stansbury shot by posse after wounding a Beaumont policeman. King Edward VII battleship launched at Devonport. Nebraska wheat crop expected to surpass all records. Woodland paper mill near Hartford destroyed by fire. James F. Keene's Birchbroom wins Brighton Oaks for 3 year olds. The Hague delegates meet with American and Mexican commissions in Berlin. Rev Robert Lee jailed in Kentucky for killing Ellis Wooda. Northern Pacific calls 15 000 men for harvest. Prof Willis L Moore to Europe to study meteorology.
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Sandy Hook
John Thrtor
Chamber of Commerce
Detroit
Walter Stansbury
Beaumont
Tex
James F. Keene
Brighton
Oaka
Frederick W. Holla
Washington
Berlin
Robert Lee
Carey County
Ellis Wooda
Northern Pacifico Railroad
Northwest
Willis L. Moore
Weather Bureau
Europe
Popular Bunch Sees Late State Statistician Report Worthless
Indianapolis July 24. Political writers debate Republican nomination hopes for governor as the biennial report of the State statistician for 1901 and 1902 is released late. Reporters doubt the value of eight to twenty month old data while calls grow for quarterly bulletins. Rumors of Interurban deals involve George F. McCullough and the Chicago Calumet line with Indianapolis as a hub for fast rail connections to Dayton Columbus or Cincinnati.
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Indianapolis
Frank Hanly
Lafayette
Johnson
George F. McCullough
Union Traction Syndicate
Chicago
McCullough
Dayton
Columbus
Cincinnati
Fighting parson in Kentucky jail gives thanks after killings
In Casey county Middleburg Kentucky July 24 minister Robert Lee of Linne exchanged words with Ells Woods and Woods’s son. A shooting left Woods dead and his son fatally wounded. Lee was arrested and held at Liberty jail where he joined prisoners at the table giving thanks.
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Middleburg
Robert Lee
Linne
Casey County
Grace
Liberty
Lee
Ells Woods
Woods
Domestic Troubles and Dr King’s New Life Pills
A short advert extols Dr King’s New Life Pills as remedies for stomach and liver troubles. The copy claims relief and cure and lists J N Jones Drug Store as the selling outlet with a 25 cent price.
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Dr. King
J.N. Jones’ Drug Store
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