Notable Journalist and Soldier Captain Horrall Dies
Captain Spillard F. Horrall, eighty two, died Monday afternoon at 502 East Walnut Street. Once a Civil War veteran and longtime journalist, he remained mentally sharp and engaged with public life, beloved by friends and youth. He was buried beside his wife at Oak Grove Cemetery with fellow veterans bearing the pall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spillard F. Horrall
East Walnut Street
Horrall
Nelson Horrall
Mr. Horrall
Jennie Smeltzer
Niehhar
Captain Horrall
Miss Crabbs
Albion Horrall
Spokane
Washington
Logan Horrali
Jesse Horrall
Mabel Williams
Washington City
Consolidation Forms Washington Citizens Band
The Citizens and Young Mens Military bands of Washington merge into one group named the Citizens band. The new unit, once a leading local ensemble, aims to revive street concerts and may attract city support under a state law enabling municipal funding for public band performances. The chain of officers includes Manager George L. Hodge and Director William H. Kiefer. Regular meetings are held Wednesday evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens and
Young Mens Military Bands
Washington
Indiana
Walle
Citizens Band
Young Mens Military Band
George L. Hodge
Charles Faust
William HH
Kiefer
Bloomington Wet Vote Sparks Legal Tangles In Indiana
Bloom ington voted wet after a close local option contest. Indiana university students were arrested for illegal voting bonds set at fifty dollars each. Stinesville stayed dry by 46 votes, Ellettsville 79 for the drys, and several townships in Madison County remained mixed. Chesterfield faced saloon license contention amid Spiritualist influence.
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Bloomington
Indianapolis
Blabington
Indiana University
Stinesville
Ellettsville
Fall Creek
Jackson
Stony Creek
Madigon
Union Township
Pendleton
Lapel
Perkinsville
Chesterfield
Lcense
Indiana Association of Spiritualists
Memorial address by Rev J W White praised as finest in Washington
Worshipers describe the Memorial address by Rev J W White of the First United Church Tuesday afternoon as among the finest heard in Washington. An elderly veteran praised its logic philosophy and patriotism, comparing it favorably to last year’s address by J B Cleaver, then editor of the First Christian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Ww. White
First United "Brothern
Washington
J. B. Cleaver
Theater Planned on Main Street Lot Purchase
Henry Backes buys Main Street lot from Mrs. Alice ONeill where the A William Gl restaurant stands. The existing building will be torn down and a modern theater building, twenty six feet wide and 105 feet long, will be erected.
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Henry Backes
Alice Oneall
A William Gl
Theatorium to Occupy New Sloping Floor Theater
A new theater building with a sloping floor and press steel Ren aissance style ceiling is planned. It will seat 456, feature electric lighting and eye comfort illumination, four exits, modern opera chairs, and a ventilated, cool interior with a September 11 opening targeted. The Wickham restaurant will move into the opera house.
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Theatorium
H. H. Wickham
Opera House
Old Soldiers Firing Squad Buries Captain Horrall at Oak Grove
A firing squad of veterans, recruited from old soldiers, conducted Captain S. F. Horrall's burial at Oak Grove cemetery on Wednesday afternoon. Civil war veterans from his company attended largely as the funeral sermon was given by Rev. W. P. Hosken of Westminster Presbyterian Church. The Ladies Circle of the TA. R. post held a service over the veteran journalist’s body. Horrall arranged his funeral with a local undertaker four years earlier and his instructions were followed.
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S.F. Horrall
Veale Township
Daviegs County
Grenecastle
Asbury University
Daviess County
Vandalia
Greencastle
Terre Haute
United States
Washington
Vincennes
Academy of Learning
Benton
Franklin County
Uilnois
Ceramiy
John Beatty
Ohio
J. G. Jones
Thomas Pitcher
Indianapolis
Journal
Evansville
Courier
City
Terre Haute Gazette
Jesus
F. Horrall
Oak
Grover Cemetery
East Walnut Street
J. A. Palmer
R. E. Rags‘dale
William ‘Jackson
Henry’ McCracken
William R. Baker
William Farris
Joseph Swan
S. F. Horrall
Oak Grove Cemetery
Captain Horrall
W. P. Hosken
Westminster Presbyterian Rehurch
TA. R. Post
Ist
Horrall
Adviser of Walsh Dead in Bedford Quarries Circle
Edward Lanham aged forty five long time Bedford quarries official and confidential adviser to John R Walsh died yesterday afternoon in Bedford. He helped develop the Bedford stone industry and the Southern Indiana railway project. Funeral will be held in Greensburg, Indiana on Friday afternoon.
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Otto Graf
Washington
Third
Herron
Stonecutter
Mr. Graf
Moos Baden
Germany
Barbara
Peter Olthauser
Heidelbers
America
New Albany
Bedford
Mrs. Graf
Graf
Campbell
Peoples Bank
Bell Clothing
St. Simons Church
Bartlesville
Oklahoma
Kansas
Arkansas
George Graf
St. Marve Catholic Church
Washington Council
Columbus
Aetna Life Insurance Company
Hartford
Conn
Walsh
Edward
Lanham
Bedford Quarries Company
John R. Walsh
Bedford Stone
Southern Indiana Railway
Greensburg
Ind
B and O to buy 1000 freight cars in steel under frame
Pittsburg June 1 The B and O Southwestern railroad is said to be market ready for 1000 freight cars as the first batch of 19 000 planned for the year. The majority of cars are expected to be steel under frame construction.
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Pittsburg
Penn
B. & O. Southwestern Railroad
McWilliams Family Relocates to Plainville Homes Sold
George B. McWilliams and family move to Plainville. Their East Walnut Street residence was purchased by Dr S I McPherson. William Walker buys the McPherson home at Ninth and Bedford Road, a former property owner.
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Plainville
George B. McWilliams
McWilliams
Walnut ‘Street
S. I.mcpherson
William Walker
McPherson
Ninth
Bedford Road
Walker
Mayor's Court May Term Docket 1911 Summary
Mayors report lists 28 cases tried in May 1911. Offenses include intoxication thirteen, assault and battery three, speeding three, provoke two, riding trains two, selling without license two, trespass one, carrying concealed weapons one, and bastardy one.
Mrs. Sarah Brown Returns Home to Indianapolis
Mrs. Sarah Brown has returned to her home in Indianapolis after a brief stay in this city. The note confirms her travel and safe return, with no further details about the visit or duration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Brown
Indianapolis
Memorial Day tribute honors soldiers in Washington
The Rev I A White delivered a lengthy Memorial Day address praising the Civil War era soldiers and Christian spirit. Ceremonies at Oak Grove cemetery and a Washington Armory program featured Proclamations, band processions, and readings by local officials. Enthusiastic crowds heard forthright discussion of slavery, Union preservation, and Lincoln’s call to arms as battles and heroism were recounted.
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Catherine Steen
John F. Steen
Springfield
Steen
Harrison Township
Steene
Lock
Charles oLck
Asbury Steen
Philippine Islands
Albert McCafferty
Ells Steen
Robert Steen
Chicago
Mollf
Hess
John Stwn
Ilinois
Orin
Edison Steen
Elizabeth Bradley
A. M. Bradley
B. & O. Southwestern
Bradley
Lancaster
Illinois
Arvilla
Aurora
William
Benjamin
Sarah
Mlrs. Porter
Maud Baker
Montgomery
Hugo Baker
Baker
David Baldwin
Amy Williams
Washington Township
John Lougamiller
Ada
Hmeves
Elizabeth Baldwin
Montgomery Court
Tribe of
Rev
I. A. White
Armory
Grand Army Post of
Georges Barber
Company L. 1N.G
Court House
Quad
J. A. Waite
First United Brethren Church
Grand Army Post
Ladies Circle
J. A.palmer
Lincoln
Gettysburg
James Porter
Arthur Greenwood
Marshall
McCarty
H. Ho Allen
First Methodist Church
White
Charlestown
Old Glory
Sumpter
Japon
Anderson
Fort Sumpter
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