Indiana Senate Race Looms Over 1905 Ballot
Indiana Democrats weigh four rivals for U S Senate including B F Shively John W Kern and G V Menzies while Thomas Taggart leads in influence. Republicans must secure 59 of 126 legislature seats to clinch Hemenway in joint ballot. Dems need 69 to seize the seat with long odds and active campaigning in cities with German and immigrant voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Hemenway
United States Senate
B. F. Shively
South Bend
John E. Lamb
Terre Haute
G. V. Menzies
Mt. Vernon
Thomas Taggart
Indianapolis
French Lick
Shively
Democratic Party
Avid Turple
John W. Kern
Turple
Senate
Indiana
Charles W. Fairbanks
Daniel W. Voorhees
Albert J. Beveridge
Taggart
Lamb
Menzies
Pasitees
Denver
Kern
Congress
Benz
United States
Evansville
Marion
Anderson
Ft. Wayne
Herby Foster Injured In St Louis Fire Engine Accident
Herbert Foster a 23 year old fireman from Washington was seriously scalded while leaving St Louis when boiling water from a boiler poured over him. He was treated at St Marys hospital in St Louis and his father rushed there after learning of the accident.
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William Foster
Oak and
West Second Streets
Herbert
Herby
Washington
St. Louie
Foster
St. Louis
Aseftint
St. Marys Hospital
Ram Traffic Assault Report From Hastings and Bethany Park
The fragment references a ram traffic assault case heard in Hastings tied to Bethany Park and an ICOF injures report with a Saturday session. Details are incomplete and unclear due to damaged OCR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. E. Hastings
Bethany Park
I. C
F. Inj. Spake
Speakers Advocate Global Liquor Ban At Assembly
The talk centered on a plan where if every country joined the order the liquor trade would end worldwide, provided members upheld the initiatory tenets. A McCullough and W H Leedy also spoke at the gathering.
Buildings Burned Near Petersburg Road Home
Fire Friday afternoon destroyed the smoke and wash houses at the Van Allen home three and a half miles south of the city on the Petersburg road. Mrs. Allen had started a wash when a fire from a defective flue swept the wash house. the main house was saved after hard work. The smoke house and its meat and lard contents were burned. all family clothing stored there perished. The Nelson Johnson property, one of the county’s oldest houses, was on the site.
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van Allen
Petersburg Road
Nelson Johnson
Weales Creek
Dr Maude Arthur Hosts Music and Games Night
Dr Maude Arthur entertained friends at her Glendale area home Friday night in honor of guest Dr Mulligan of Franklin This state. The event featured music and games with light ice cream and cake served Those in attendance included Sara Arthur Josephine Robinson Myrtle Stuckey Pearl Taylor Flossie Stropen Anna Taylor Martha Arthur Dr Mulligan Clyde Wallace Boone Bingham Ralph Stuckey Ernest Sutherland and Mr and Mrs Austin Arthur and Mr and Mrs James Sutherland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Arthur
Glendale
Mulligan
Franklin
Sara Arthur
Josephine Robinson
Myrtle Stuckey
Pearl Taylor
Flossie Stropen
Anna Taylor
Martha Arthur
Clyde Wallace
Boone Bingham
Saloon keepers fined for selling liquor to minors
Jules Comparios proprietor of the Globe hotel saloon was fined 20 dollars after pleading guilty to selling liquor to a 13 year old. Amie Comparios bartender at the Globe was fined 19 dollars after pleading guilty. Arlington bar proprietor John Kahe fined 10 dollars for illegal liquor sales. Police halted illegal hours at multiple saloons in a Friday morning inquiry.
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Jules Comparios
Globe Hotel
Squire Kellams
Arlington Hotel
Amie Comparios
Wallace
Mquor
Arlington Saloon
Prater
Comparios
John Kahe
Arlington Bar
Squire Kellama
Knights Initiation Held by Columbus at New Albany
A large local council delegation witnessed an initiation of Knights of Columbus in New Albany on Sunday. Attendees included C. J. Ward James Dant Joseph Dorey Harry Gers Bernard Spaulding William Houran Fred Fromme George Bultman Andrew Kangton Albert Kocher Joseph Hoffmann Walter Kocher John O Connell John Sinholt and Dr Henry Gers.
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Knights of Columbus
New Albany
C. J. Ward
James Dant
Joseph Dorey
Harry Gers
Bernard Spaulding
William Houran
Fred Fromme
George Bultman
Andrew Kangton
Albert Kocher
Joseph Hoffmann
Walter Kocher
John O'Conner
Charles Dant
John Sinhort
Henry Gers
Officers Installed in Negro K P Lodge Friday Night
Hugh Rous of Evansville installed the lodge officers led by W D Marshall as C C Walter Lyons W C Charles Harmon K of R 8 E Clarance Marshall M of F James Reid M of E Virgil Nichols M of W J W Carr Prelate also named for the Negro K P lodge installment event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Lodge
Hugh Rous
Evansville
W. D. Marshall
C. C. Walter Lyons
Fight on Main Street Ends With Fines
Elwood Meads and Ernest Raymond fought on Main Street Saturday evening. Both paid $1 and costs after appearing in Squire Williams court. Meads was walking when Raymond approached and called out before the confrontation.
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Elwood Meads
Ernest Raymond
Main Street
H.im
Squire Klliams
Meads
Raymond
Sim
Meads and Raymond Charged After Street Altercation
Meads and Raymond exchanged insults and a fight followed. Meads struck Raymond and knocked him to the ground, Raymond then slugged Meads in the mouth. Police arrested both. charges of assault and battery were entered at arraignment.
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Meads
Raymond
Brakeman Lee Page Killed in Illinois Train Incident
Lee Page a brakeman with the B. and O. Southwestern, recently moved from this city to the East St. Louis to Breeze line, was killed in a switching accident at O Fallon Illinois. The engine jolts threw Page under a car wheel and he died shortly after the mishap. Page, who visited here Saturday, was known in Washington and Vincennes. the crew included Rev Brown and Glenn Oliphant, both from Washington.
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Lee Page
B. & O. Southwestern
East St. Louis
Breeze
O'Fallon
Page
Close 10 inning game ends 11 10 in Montgomery loss
Montgomery batsmen edged Sugarland 11 to 10 after ten innings in Sunday action seen by over five hundred fans. Plainville fell 19 to 1 to Washington Grays at West End Park as weak support doomed their pitcher. Colts dropped 3 to 1 at Bicknell after costly early errors.
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Montgomery
Sugarland
Washington Grays
Plainville
West End Park
Plainville Boys
Grays
Bicknell
Roberts
Matthews
Rain Nourishes County Corn Prospects
Farmers hail Monday’s rain as a long awaited grain nourisher. The showers revived corn growth and brought hope of better yields, even with late planting and slow rains across the county.
Gravel Road Improvement Petition in Daviess County Indiana
Lafayette C Cosby et al filed July 123 1908 a petition to locate establish and grade a gravel public highway in Washington township Daviess County Indiana It requests hearing before the county board of commissioners on August 4 1908 at 10 oclock a m in the courthouse Washington Indiana Petition endorsed and signed by Auditor Thomas Nugent and attorney Grant Faith Exhibit A outlines the proposal Provide notice to taxpayers residents and corporations to appear if they fit the criteria
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Washington Township
Lafayette C. Cosby
Washington’s Township
Daviess County
Indiana
Board of Commissioners
County of
Daviess
State of
Washington
Thomas Nugent
Grant Faith
State of Indiana
Petition Seeks Lindsley Road to Be Laid Out and Improved
Petitioners representing Washington township in Daviess County Indiana request the county board lay out establish and improve a new public highway topping the Lindsley Road with grading drainage and stone or gravel paving The route connects an existing public highway a little over three miles in length ending at the Maysville and Eldon Road with the west segment described as a new road They claim over fifty freeholders signed the petition and urge approval under the 1905 highway act The list includes Lafayette-C Cosby James W Wilson T R Walker and many others Filed for public utility and linked to established roads the proposal seeks a 30 foot wide improved channel
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Board of Commissioners
County of
Daviess
State of
Indiana
Washington Township
Daviess County
Said Township
Maysville and
Eldon Road
General Assembly of
Lindsley Road
Sald
Washingio Township
Washington
Lafayette
C. Cosby
James W. Wilson
T. R. Walker
Jas. A. Norris
Downing
E. F. Williams
Ww. F. Artel
W. Brett
Cabel
W. G. Stumpp
C. J.i Berens
A. G. Bixler
C. Brittain
B L
Lockridge
James
Waller
John F. Brown
H.o’donnell
George Osha
Ezra Mattingly
John Keller
H. G. Faith
Thos. W. Fath
John B. Donaldson
Bids Sought for Concrete Sidewalk Project at Council Chamber
At 7 30 p m bids will be received in the council chamber for 46 752 5 square feet of concrete sidewalk. Each bid must include a bond and a certified check equal to 2 percent of the bid.
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Council Chamber
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Menzie
D. W. Bell
Oph
Park
Washington, Indiana
BR. F. D
Hastings
Allen
Hastings Attorneys-at-Law
Joan At
Barr Township
Dereby
Cannerburg
George B. Smith
Zesee.godwin
Siordinia Carity
Steele
Herb Foster
Knights AT
Act
Studebaker
Hatfield &Palmer Co
Washington Realty Co
E. E. Forsythe
E. Main
Wm. Kifere
Hugh ‘Rogers
F. M. Everett
John D. Morgan
A. Ward
S. L. Barnett
M. N. Palmer
A. W. Foster
Grant Keith
Wm.Kennedy
Harry Feagans
A. F. Cabel
Mrs
Charity
Kauffman
J. A. Colbert
Wm. W. Feagans
Wm. Beck
Common Council
City of
Daviess'county
Chas. Willey
City of Washington
Aiy Omce
George
F. Watlen
Ili
Elmer
Hastings, Alien & Hastings, Attys
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