Murder of Captain McCarty by Northern plotting in Reeve township
The story recalls Captain Eli McCarty of the Forty-second Indiana Volunteers killed October 3, 1863, by a Confederate sympathizer gang in Reeve township. The Times account details his draft-notification mission, the ambush near White River, the fatal shot, the body hidden, and the subsequent pursuit, trials, and lasting local bitterness.
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McCarty
Chicago
The
Times
Ebenezer Churchyard
Harrison
Daviess County
Perryville
Knights of the Golden Iole
Govement
Eli McCarty
Company &, Forty-secnd Indiana Volunteers
Exr McCanty
Forty-second
Indiana Volunteers
Reeve Township
Ohio River
High Rock
Lincoln
Hoosier
Reeve Tagship
Nash
Hindas
Lane
John Midboy
W.heg McCarty
Maccaboy
Mallory Weskenes
Aman Tins i Matery
Othe Aifatr
Daniel Seales
Washington
Ted Yoontin Scott
Pecdapolis
Thes
Tieir Tine
Daha Maccuhoy
Wiliam
Whitesides
Dive
Indianapolis
Erie
Slicer
Madden
Quantrell
Memorial Day Parade Honors Fallen Soldiers in Washington
The article describes a Memorial Day ceremony with flowers covering graves and a parade through Washington streets. The GRA Post No 72 and local groups conducted services at the old cemetery and at the Peoples Theatre, with prayers, music, and an address by William Helertan, urging respect for veterans and pensions.
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Sid
Btn
Gla
RL Bastrena
Corngs
Maite
Greheb
Mbin
Nhelle
Ellen
CIA
Ghent
Comes of Madies
Sel Qaatelwd
Peoples 'Theatre
sokHer
Alwi Uys
Mery Theffernan
Comrrade Wise
U.S. Grant
AL BR
Pythias
Miners Hold Firm in Fight Over Coal Shipments
Miners in Wellington remain confident they will win their point amid bitter disputes with eastern operators over coal shipments. The group opposes box cars by Bo S W lines and some favor side tracking while others resist action. Washington supply is exhausted and about a thousand local families lack fuel. Governor Matthews says he cannot intervene unless riots occur or a court orders militia.
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Tim: Gazette
Minnrs
von Ierabie — Bitteries
Cannerburg
Washington
Welington
Wahington
Pleaded Guilty in Circuit Court for Car Thievery
In circuit court Tuesday morning after failed venue change and continuance B H Cochran and Logan Hodges pleaded guilty Special Fudge of Neal sentenced them to seven and one half years in the penitentiary disfranchised for the same length and fined each thirty five dollars El Runsinville sobbed as Cochran kissed her neck Logan Hodges spoke softly to Mabel Parrot before the men were jailed Roland Massey was arraigned and given five years hard labor Judge O Neall stated Massey offered information on Cochran and Hodges in exchange for leniency
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Bhi Cochran
Logan Hodes
Banks
Speci Il Fudge
Neall
el Runsinville
Cochran
Logan Hodges
Clower
Mabel Parrot
Bill Cochran
Logan Trudges
Roland Massey
Cochean
Hodges
O'Neall
Jeffersonville
Prison trio cheerful as they head to Jeffersonville
Massey Cochran and Hodges rode to the State Prison in good spirits, laughing and singing during the trip. Handcuffs dulled only the mood, as they faced transport on the Tuesday voyage to Jeffersonville.
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Massey
Cochran
Hodges
Jeffersonville
Burglary in Bethany area sparks chase and arrest
Five homes near Bethany in the vicinity of Bethany were broken into with items stolen. A group pursued two suspects, a colored man and a white woman, who dropped the goods and fled. The woman, Tichie Williams, was captured and jailed. a colored man escaped after being pursued. The theft tally stands at about 40 dollars.
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Bethany
Ehinrch
Staal
Austivon
Tsidence
Pate Gebhart
Ste Patrick
Uounh
Higor
Jadade
Tichie
Wiliams
Desse MeLin
Jahh
John Graves
Fe ‘Titse
Gebhart J
Coleman Weds Miss Harriet Hyub at Local Church
Mr John B Coleman and Miss Harriet Hyub were married Thursday night at the ME church in a ceremony attended by family and friends. The bride wore white silk and the bridesmaids pink. Rev C E Ashbury officiated. Clyde Wailer, winner of last year’s Fair bicycle races, plans a cross country ride to Chattanooga Tennessee, aiming to complete the 859 mile trip by the coming weekend.
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John B. Coleman
Harriet
Friendsaumdre
Glover
Vera Dele
Muarell
Whe Cogswell
C.rid Farnwall
CE. Ashbury
Mr! Colemannd
Elisha Colemap
BR. Wadsworth
Ana
Clyde Wailer
Miners Stop Trains at Cannarybury Block Coal Train
Report describes miners at Canneryburg halting a coal laden train by placing a torpedo signal on the track. Dispatchers ordered the engine slowed and miners climbed into the cab to redirect the locomotive to a side track as several men removed coal cars, with authorities investigating the incident.
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Cannerburg
Pate Osdeys
Cannerbury
Clint Agi
Serelock
Special City Council Hears Street Car Franchise Bid
A special meeting considered granting a street railway franchise to Contra Union Telephone Company. Ordinance allows poles and wires on city streets for public use with a $5000 certified check, begin within 60 days and complete in six months, with city acceptance by June 15. Plans outline a loop from East Fourteenth Street to Walnut and Main, plus a Meridian branch to the B and O depot.
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Common ‘Council
Hastings
Hastings Wterward
Contra Union Telephone
Messrs. McMahan and Fritch
Incetsing
East Fourteenth
Walnut
East Eleventh
Eleventh
Mains
Weston Main
West Eleventh
Weston Walnut
West Seventeenth
Meridian
Main
Eald
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Mc Garry
Williamsden
Samuel
Thornton Slicer
Billie
Reeve Townships
William Jackson
Juckon
Jueson
Tee
Maccabot
Maccabet
White River
James W. Porter
William Mitchell
Alfordsville
Ely
McQartys
Meath
Fhenezer
Ava
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Cameel
Festa
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Morten
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Ouseryance
Memorial Day
Clark
Jolie
Kent
Batheers
Logan
Mamie
Leming Treage
Strawherby
Ishort
Matthews
New York
Harriet Dyal
Mr. Asbury
Chattanooga
Cannebury
Geodieter
Mr. Johnson
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