Bedford Elks raid draws police censure headlines hit method
Police raided the Bedford Elks club rooms on Thursday evening seizing two barrels of bottled beer and glasses. The move, taken without contacting prosecutors, drew criticism from temperance groups and Elks backers who vow to contest charges. The raid did not stop the Elks social session and celebratory beverages were served.
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Elks’ Club
Bedford
Elks
Fletcherig
Ian Eik
John H. Underwood
Eliks
Mrs Emma Higgs of Indianapolis Dies After Illness
Mrs Emma Higgs wife of Earl Higgs of Indianapolis died Saturday after a brief illness. The body was taken to the home of her mother I Sturgeon for burial and funeral arrangements.
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Emma Higgs
Earl, Higgs
Indianapolis
I. Sturgeon
Ean
Cob & B railroad plans survey in Pike county area
Representatives of the Cob & B railroad company propose to build a line from Evansville into Chicago and have established offices at the Pike hotel in Petersburg. They are surveying hundreds of acres of Pike county land for the projected route through the southwestern part of the county.
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Cob &B. Railroad
Evansville
Chicago
Pike Hotel
Peteroburg
Pike County
Davie
Dan Patch 10 Rach to Race at Terre Haute
Dan Patch will attempt a pacing race at Terre Haute with top rivals Cosby Jameson O Brien Louis Brewer in a star filled field. The event attracts general fans of the big races and promises a strong showing from the famed horse.
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Dan Ae
Terre Haute
Mandabach Coal Company Incorporation News
Articles filed in Indianapolis establish the Mandabach Coal Company of Washington with 35000 capital. Directors include N Mandabach J Mandabach and Arnold J Padgett who is president. The mine on the Lillie farm near Daviess County is described as a six foot five inch vein of high quality coal. The company leases 400 acres and plans rapid operation with 400 to 600 miners as the county revives its coal industry. A second vein four to five feet thick was found near the Austin Allen farm and may be developed after deeper drilling to 200 feet.
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Mandabach Coal Company of
Washington
Indianapolis
Nicholas Mandabach
Jacob ‘Mandabach
John Mandabach
Martin Mandabach
Arnold J. Padgett
Jacob Mandabach
Treasuer
Daviess County
Allen
Alfordsville
Admires the Second Bryan Visit at Terre Haute
A committee of prominent Democrats from Linton met William J. Bryan in Terre Haute on Friday. He lectured to the chautauqua association and was invited to attend the Linton banquet on January 2, 1908 as part of the Second district democracy. Bryan offered a conditional promise, noting possible conflicts with prior engagements. He also hinted at a planned appearance in Indiana in November if his schedule allows.
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Linton
William J. Bryan
Terre Haute
Chautauqua Association
Brylan
Indiana
Bryan
Long-Lost Parent Reunites With Daughter After Thirty Years
Mrs Morton Bright of Benton Illinois visits Mrs Deason in St Louis and learns Jesse Peason her long missing father still lives at Mulkeytown. The reunion comes after daughter and husband Morton Bright traveled from Washington Indiana and last week met Mrs Deason’s father whom she believed dead. The chance discovery follows decades apart and ends with renewed family ties through correspondence.
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Benton
Jll
St. Louis
Jesse Deason
Morton Bright
Washington
Ind
Mulkeytown
Indiana auditor probes Omaha Circle insurance group license
Representatives from the auditor of state s office will travel to Omaha to examine the books of the frrowermen s Circle a woman s trade mutual insurance organization with a branch in the city to determine its solvency before granting a license to do business in Indiana the circle was put out of existence recently by the state auditor ordering it to cease business in the state
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Auditor of State
Omaha
Frrowermen's Circle
Indiana
State Auditor
Miss Carrie E. Moore Hosts Southern Indiana College Students
Miss Carrie E. Moore entertained a group of line students from Southern Indiana Business College Sunday in honor of her eighteenth birthday. Attendees included Candace and Mae Pugh, Dessie Greenwood, Ora Schliotter, Hazel Drury, Qully Jarrod, Joseph Ward, Hugh Han on, Loring Ricks, Roy Johnson, Jélbert and Garland Drake, and BE. Pugh. Several presents were given to Miss Moore.
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Carrie E. Moore
Southern Indiana Business College
Candace
Mae Pugh
Dessie Greenwood
Ora, Schliotter
Hazel Drury
Qully Jarrod
Joseph Ward
Hugh Hanon
Loring Ricks
Roy Johnson
Jélbert
Garland Drake
Pugh
Miss Moore
Murder in Greene County at Linda boarding house
Siarant Gassing a twenty eight year old miner was shot dead Friday at his boarding house in Linda by James Aimore a thirty two year old miner. Both men are from Tallan nativity and came to Linda for work.
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Siarant
Linda
Gimes
Aimore
Tallan Nativity
Lin
Pennsylvania Mine Murder Ties to Old Love Feud
In Pequeylvania two men Gassina and Almore overlapped in job and jealous history. Almore, enraged during a Friday night recount of an Italian romance, drew a revolver and killed Gassina. Almore is jailed as authorities await September grand jury action. Another murder case, George Beasley, is also pending in September.
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Ton
Pequeylvania
Agadaintances
Almors
Gassina
Almgre
Italy
Almore
America
Pennsylvania
Linton
Po Hce
Blobimfield
George Beasley
Sullivan
Indiana Road-Building Law Sparks County Debates
The 1905 amended statute drives broad discussion across Indiana as counties petition for gravel roads and bond issues. Critics say costs may bankrupt counties while supporters note value of improved roads. The law mandates petitions and voting limits, prompting widespread petition swapping and aggressive road construction hopes.
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Indiana
Union
Will Build A Church
The Rev. E. G. S. Burdette, pastor of the Twelfth Avenue Baptist Church, has maintained little salary in fifteen years and earned most income as a carpenter. He has wed many couples, done repairs, and oversees a small congregation with homeowners. Burdette is seen as a deep scholar with a strong local following.
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G. S. Burdette
Twelfth Avenue Baptist Church
Burdette
Bank Robbers Detained in Second Floor Room
Six bank robbers were arrested in a room on the second floor of a building occupied by Broger's saloon on Sixth Street in Louisville. The suspects resisted arrest to the end, according to the report.
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Broger
Zaioon
Sixth N Streets
Louisville
Desperate Safe Blowers Nabbed After Bomb Discovery
A Louisville dispatch reports that a planned blast was foiled when a bomb was found behind a wall at a building. Six alleged safe blowers linked to robberies across Indiana and Kentucky were captured by Chief Tom Maher and sent to Indiana’s penitentiary for the Albaugh store job, securing near $20,000 in bonds and cash.
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Walt Igays
Louisville
Yorkmiep
Indiana
Albaugh
Tom Maher
Ati
Indiana Penitentiary
Jalbaugh
Martin Circuit Court
Dog ban at Oyster Bay church prompts sermon note
Washburn of St Johns Episcopal Church at Oyster Bay, Roosevelt's summer pastor, declares he will not engage in national disputes and reiterates no member should bring pet dogs to the church after a prior incident involving a dog during a sermon. President Roosevelt and his family are referenced in context.
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Washburn
St. Johns
Roosevelt
Kecks Celebrate Golden Anniversary in Kansas
Mr and Mrs A A Keck of Keck Kansas mark their fiftieth wedding anniversary on June 4 1907. Former Daviess County residents moved to Woodson County in 1892. They helped found Keck and supported the local Methodist church. Mr Keck served in the Civil War with battles at Antietam Chancellorsville Gettysburg Atlanta Kenesaw Mountain.
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Ani
A. A. Keck
Keck
Kas
I Daviess County
Woodson County
Kansas
Daviess
Immigrant totals soar as new records set
Immigrants broke record totals for the year ending June 30 with 1,285,349 entrants. Most arrived in the last six months, 743,952, up 20.1 percent from the prior six months ending June 30, 1996. Debarments reached 96k, with 132,185 entering from Russia.
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Ithe
Russia
Wedding of Weribaken and Virginia Mudd in St Louis
The marriage of M. I. Weribaken son of William Mtcrigaten of East South Street and Miss Virginia Mudd was solemnized in St Louis Saturday. The bride is a prominent young woman from St Louis and they plan to reside in the city.
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Weribaken
M. I
bCrisaken
Wiliam MtCrigaten
Virginia Mudd
St. Louis
Vincennes Police Seize Three Barrels of Bottled Pottled Goods
In Knox county at 2 o clock Sunday morning Chief Fuller of the Vincennes police force found three barrels of Vincennes bottled goods. They were hauled to police headquarters where Pi was released on $200 bond with license. Heck and Simon were noted in security arrangements.
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Spel Roy
Enijgon
Knox County
Chief Fuller
Vincennes
Heck
Simon
Local Gas Well Drills 1700 Feet Near Lyons
A Greene County report notes The Wobisson Gas and Oil Company drilling a well two miles south of Lyons reaching a depth of 1700 feet. The operation aims at extracting fine quality oil with potential regional impact on supply. Community interest centers on progress and prospects.
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Wobisson
McKee Frm
Lyons
Farmer risks crop as threshing options narrow near Mayesville
Lew Bruce of the Minerva precinct near Mayesville Kansas traveled to town Friday seeking a threshing crew. He refused to join the local farmers union and says this keeps him from hiring help, leaving about 900 bushels of wheat at risk of rust.
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Lew Bruce
Minerva Precinct
Maysville
Fridday
Farmers’ “Union
Dived for soap ends tragically at Vincennes Gravel Pit
Benjamin E. Taylor, 23, a clerk, drowned Sunday at Vincennes in forty feet of water at O Donnell's gravel pit. He dove in to recover a bar of soap dropped by Earnest Bollman and disappeared beneath the surface.
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Benjamin E. Taylor
Vincennes
O'Donnell
Taylor
Bollman
Indiana man dies by drowning near North Platte Nebraska
Robert McMaster aged fifty six formerly of Sullivan County Indiana drowned at his home near North Platte Nebraska on Friday He is survived by a widow and six children
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Robert McMaster
Sullivan County
North Platte
Nebraska
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Wile
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Ariosa
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Dilion & Ragle
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