Dam At Bicknell Promises City Power Plant Venture
Eugene Rush advances a dam on White River at Bicknell to supply a hydraulic plant for light heat and power up to Terre Haute. He claims Metropolitan Trust Bank of Chicago will act as trustee and that construction will start soon. He asserts no federal consent is needed and cites Niagara Falls style machinery to deliver 25 000 horsepower from White River. Local landowners oppose citing government permission requirements.
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Eugene Rush
white _Tiveriat Decker
Metropolitan Trust and Savings Bank’ of
Chicago
United States
Rush
Terre Haute
Boards of Public Works
Vincennes
Niagara Falls
White River
New Fire Protection Plan for Bridgeport Area
Several Rockefeller headed companies serving Bridgeport field offered a large emergency cannon to be deployed in fires. The weapon, arriving next week, will be placed for rapid use if a tank or oil fire breaks out. A shot will puncture the base, releasing oil into ponds guarded by dykes to reduce danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller
Bridgeport
Lightning wrecks Vincennes garbage plant and area
A fierce storm struck Vincennes causing four to five thousand dollars in damage to the garbage reduction plant. A strike on the 102 foot steel smokestack tore it apart, toppled boilers, and damaged the main building which was saved by the waterworks. Nearby Virgil Shep herd property suffered roof and outbuilding damage and flooding. Street lights and telephones were also hit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincennes
Henry Kellershon
Virgil Shepherd
Shepherd
The Farmers and Drovers Bank Falls Into Receivership
Bryson Brenton, cashier of Citizens' State Bank at Petersburg, received a $5 bill from a New York bank dated October 4, 1858, issued by the Farmers and Drovers Bank of Petersburg. The bank, Pike County’s first, organized in 1858, issued paper money that became worthless after the bank failed and entered receivership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryson Brenton
Citizens’ State
Petersburg
New York
Farmers and Drovers Bank of
J. Wells
Nathaniel Roberts
Farems and Drovers Bank
Pike County
Clergyman Falls From Bluff While Backing Away
The Reverend William Clesser, pastor of the General Baptist Church in Petersburg, reportedly fell over a bluff while backing away to avoid aging him. He was found and is hoped to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Clesser
General ‘Baptist Church
Petersburg
Jans
Wedding Rail Ride Turns Charivari Into Public Mockery
A crowd subjects a newly married man to a mob ritual riding him on a rail while mocking his wife and deriding the sacred wedding ceremony. The scene blends affection with vandalism as onlookers express inappropriate public affection through a harsh display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tost
Ibis
Court Debates $300 Travel Allowance for Circuit Judges
Judge Carter rules $300 travel allowance is an expense claim not covered by salary law and notes no appropriation exists for expenses in the last general assembly. Auditor Billheimer contends the 1903 and 1993 acts govern, insisting no funds are available to pay judges with multi county duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billheimer
Joseph Shea
Seymour and
Jackson County
Juge Carter
Carter
General Assembly
Hillhimer
Salares
Seeking Oil in Knox County Sparks Early Drilling Plans
The report notes Knox County poised to become a major oil field as capitalists begin extensive land acquisition and drilling preparations. Promoters indicate strong indications of oil and expect rapid development as work starts on holding properties near Oaktown and Decker.
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Knox
Heart Tan
Canitalista
Oaktown
Decker
Interesting Reminiscences of Canal Era and Cholera in Indiana
The author recalls building the canal near Evansville including pilings and a lake basin, noting its impact on farmers and Washington Daviess County trade. He describes Irish workers, jiggers, and riverbottom health issues, then shifts to the 1849 cholera outbreak, naming local families, doctors, and the grim deaths, ending with reflections on courage and faith.
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Evansville
Washington
White River
Wabash
Ohio
Mississippi
Ocean
Ireland
Pat
Mike
Fragmentary musings on religion and church presence
The fragment discusses the writer’s view of religion and church life, noting a “church triumph” and a sense of joining something in Pipestone with a brave heart. It mentions chol era and Ev ansville as places where the topic is taught, observing a sudden disappearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ines
Evansville
Oldest Voter List in Daviess County Reveals 94-Year-Old Daniel Hef ferman
County trustees completed enumeration of township voters and handed books to the county auditor. The record shows Daniel Hefferman as the oldest resident at 94, with several others aged 75 to 89. The enumeration assists apportionment of legislative districts and notes many voters over 75 across townships including Van Buren.
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Hang
Haydn
Daviess County
Daniel Hef’érman
Fife
van Buren
George Hackler
Margn Satterfield
Péter’ Wageforth
Thomas Wadsworth
Jon W. Burrell
James M.crooke
William Chambers
Ta. ‘Zachariah Cook, §"; John Furgerton, Bt. Zimari Garten
Jasse
John ‘ Hitchcork
Myers
Benjann Musse Flin
E.G. Redman
Alexander. Scott
John Stickles
John Schaffer
Thomas Webster
Andrew. York
Jacob Bingler
Fatrisity Allen
J. W. Bennett
William H. Mulker
Eeve
George W. Brown
Wilt, Bronn
Joseph Canolly
John Hpreis
Henry T. Hath
Epa Hedrick
Thomas Mennald
Alfred Webber
The
John Evert
Jacob Laufenschlenger
El _ Shepherd
Wind and Flood Ravage Daviess County
A violent wind and rain storm struck northwest Washington from the northwest near 7 oclock Friday evening. It caused extensive damage across Daviess County with downed trees and fences and damaged telegraph wires. A fire scare near Bridgeport prompted an investigation, but officials concluded the incident was not due to arson.
Runaway Pony Dash Injures Driver on Walnut Street
A pony owned by JH O'Donnell, driven by Edward Walker of M 31 Carnahan, bolted Sunday evening on Walnut Street. Walker was thrown fifteen feet, escaping serious injury, after the pony struck a telephone pole and wrecked its carriage. The horse then fled, while Walker suffered only minor scratches.
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JH. O'Donnell
Edward Walker
M. 31 Carnahan Company
East Walnut Street
Walnut’ Street
No More Half Rates for Clergymen and Charity Workers
Railroads end two cent travel for clergy and charity workers with travel certificates. Western and transcontinental lines call in old certificates as flat two cent interstate rate gains favor. Eastern routes escape immediate effect while western and southwest armies feel impact.
Loogootee Man Arrested for Defamatory Postal Card
Loogootee resident C. S. Freel was arrested by Deputy U S Marshal David Rankin on charges of sending a defamatory postal card. He was released under $100 bond by U S Commissioner McPheeters at Bloomington. The card targeted a Missouri dog trainer and related that dogs died, provoking dissatisfaction among dog owners.
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C. S. Freel
Loogootee
United States
David Rankin
McPheeters
Bloomington
West
Missouri
Freel
Rainy picnic irony in Washington tale by Padgett
Alvin Padgett of Washington recalls a soggy picnic two miles from town where rain drenched the procession while Washington itself stayed dry. He jokes that the saying about the just being favored seems reversed, as the luckless picnic group got soaked and labels washed off the catsup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Alvin Padgett
Washington
Station Robbed at Burns City Depot
burglars hit the Southern Indiana Burns City depot Friday and stole money. Bedford police alerted, and early Saturday S O Manuel, a stranger suspected as a pro crook, was captured after interrogation. He confessed theft and was taken to Shoals by Martin County sheriff.
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Southern Indiana
Burns City
Bedford
S. O. Manuel
Martin County
Manuel
Greenwood Fined After Intoxication Arrest
John Greenwood was arrested Saturday afternoon by Patrolman Wallace for intoxication. He was fined 1 dollar and costs in police court Sunday and sent to jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Greenwood
Wallace
Armstrong Fined For Trespass In Local Case
Raymond Armstrong was fined five dollars plus costs for trespass. The charge was preferred by Rosa Reel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Armstrong
Rosa Reel
Three Men Murdered in Wheeling West Virginia Area
Three men were found killed in and around Wheeling West Virginia on Sunday, authorities reporting a homicide in the region. Investigators search for suspects as police cordon off the scene.
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Wheeling
W.' Va
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