Daviess County Republicans Name Ticket At Opera House
The Daviess county convention at the opera house nominated Charles Banta for representative and Richard McDonald for commissioner in the Second District with J. G. Allen as permanent chairman. Ballots selected Holder, Gill, and Poindexter for various posts, McDonald winning the second district commissioner seat, and endorsements praised Lincoln era policies, Roosevelt administration, and improved roads under county management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colbert Ter
Optoner
Holder
Gill
Pointdexter
Poindexter
A. T. Annen
Robert
J. ‘Barr
Richard McDonald
Barr Township
John Steen
Harrison Township
McDonald
Steen
Daviess County
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Charles W. Fairbanks
Albert J. Beveridge
James A. Hemenway
John ‘C. Chaney
Hemenway
Senate
Hanly
John C. ‘Billheimer
General Assembly
Board ‘of Commissioners
Indiana
Convention in Detail As Delegates Assemble at Opera House
Delegates gather at the opera house for the county convention with Prof. Hamlet Aleln and a government class occupying center balcony seats. Chairman J G Allen calls the session to order at 1 pm, followed by a short prayer from Rev A M McGuire and a collections collection. Rules are read by W M Aikman, resolutions discussed by Ezra Mattingly, and motions proceed as the convention establishes its permanent organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daviess County
Opera House
Josiah G. Allen
P. A. Hastings
Young Mens
J. G. Allen
Allen
Joseph Barr
Hamlet Aleln
A. M. McMcGuire
First Baptist Church
W. M. Aikman
Ezra Mattingly
Roosevel
Republican Ticket and Local Delegates Named
The article notes conventions pledging honest means, naming the Republican ticket with the Eagle emblem. It mocks a youth reporter's Slimp candidacy rumors, and lists delegates chosen from Washington, Noble, Madison, Elmore, Steele, Van Buren, Bogard, Barr, Reeve, Harrison, Veale townships for the state convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer E. Hastings Noble
Elisha Hyatt
Ww. I. Vance
George Hyatt
G. W. Willeford
Milton Fitzegrald
Madison
Joseph M. Stotts
Caleb O'Dell
Awaiting Execution in Albany for Lake Big Moose Murder
Chester Gillette, condemned for killing his sweetheart at Big Moose Lake last summer, faces the electric chair in Albany. Despite efforts by his parents who traveled from Denver to seek clemency from Governor Hughes, the sentence stands and execution is scheduled for next Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Chester Gillette
Big Moose Lake
Denver
Hughes
Record Eater Claims Eighteen Eyes Fast as Chef Fry
A Connecticut youth claims to have eaten eighteen eyes as fast as a chef could fry them, taking them three at a time. He says he also ate seven young chickens in a day. A store employee from the city holds a similar record of twenty cream pies in one sitting at Matthew's restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conneticutt
Ned City
Unlucky Experiment Ends in Accident at Shelbyville
An 21 year old man in Shelbyville attempted to test explosive power with a makeshift device using gas pipe and explosive powder. The device malfunctioned as he prepared to enter a machine, causing injuries and a frantic scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
Eleay
Election Contest Notes and Local Figures Cited
A fragment mentions 60 contests for offices and cites Go fictions attributed to a son and professor tied to Robert R. Orr. The text is incomplete but indicates recount or contest activity and roles of named individuals in a civic process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Son,fessor
Robert R. Orr
Lincoln mining executive robbed by highwaymen near the square
Frank Forer, president of Lincoln TI bank and Lincoln Mining, was robbed by highwaymen Wednesday near the city square as he traveled to the mine in a light wagon. Deputies and police pursued the robbers, a duel occurred with five shots, and the men surrendered without injuries. Names of the attackers were not released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Forer
Lincoln, Ti, Bank
Lincoln Mining Company
Robbi
Theic Square
Forer
South Bend Committee Targets Immoral Buildings
A fifty person committee of prominent South Bend residents has begun criminal actions against buildings used for immoral purposes. They served two week notices to owners to clean up properties under Indiana law allowing fines up to 500 dollars and up to six months in prison for owners of such establishments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Indiana
Cupid Neglects Duty Causes Marriage License Shortage
Deputy clerk W. P. Walters reports a lull in marriage licenses with no licenses issued since last Saturday and a general drop in new filings. He cites a dull period and a dearth of news in the clerk’s office as the cause for the slowdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cupid
W. P. Walters
Carpenter Injured When Heavy Jack Falls
Will Wratten, a shop carpenter, was bruised when a heavy jack fell on his left foot Wednesday afternoon. He felt little pain at the time but was unable to work the next morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Wratten
Mr. Wratten
Home Telephone Officials Depart After Brief Stay
Home Telephone Office officials Parker and Warren, recently in the city, left this afternoon with Parker returning to Louisville Kentucky and Warren heading to Lafayette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Parker
General Manor
The
Home Telephone Company
F. Q. Warren
Game Company
Mr. Parker
Loulaville
Mr. Wrren
Lafayette
Farm Work Progress Noted In Early Morning Habitat
A fractured report notes farm work starting with garden tasks and seed sowing. Mentions an unpaid Pip on oats and search for an open grid as ground readiness is confirmed for current activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pip
Singer
Camping Party Heads East to White River
Three high school pupils Charles Winston Henry RandHury and Asa Jones go camping on the east to White River planning to return by afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Winston
Henry RandHury
Asa’ Jones
White River
Tax schedules filed for railroads and street railway
The passage notes that railroads and a street railway must file schedules with the state auditor showing holdings by county and that a duplicate must be filed with the county auditor by March 25. In Daviess County three railroad schedules and one street railway were filed before the 25th, detailing miles of trackage, valuation, and county holdings. The E and I Railway shows no value assigned to county stations, with depots valued at 225 dollars in this county, 50 at Elgora, and 50 at Plainville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daviess County
Nugent
Lke
Elgora
Plainville
Mischievous Boy Trick Cuts Harness At Church
Allen parked his rig by the Baptist church for prayer meeting. On return he found the harness cut in two or three places, and he suspects a mischievous boy with a new barlow knife did the damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Gore
Baptist Church
Mr. Allen
Barlow
Attempted murder reported after bank robbery in Chrisman
Robbers broke into the state bank at Chrisman Illinois and tried to kill J W Daily who lives above the bank. Daily fought the robbers shooting at them about twenty times before they escaped. He leads a posse pursuing the thieves as townsfolk remain excited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chrisman
Ill
J. W.daily
Dally
Swimmer Fails To Finish Cold Water Wager
Near Jasonville two youths disputed how far one could swim in cold water. Albert Simperson took a pound of tobacco bet and jumped into Eel river. He swam a mile before exiting the water, proving himself an athlete despite the rough conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasonville
Eel River
Albert Simperson
Judge Houghton appoints Allen to hear McCormick disbarment
Special Judge Houghton designates J G Allen of Hastings to hear the disbarment of Hiram McCormick a Shoal river attorney in Martin county court. McCormick once served as district prosecuting attorney and was a Democratic nominee. The case is unlikely to be tried this term. There is a noted drop in township aid applications with only up to five poor seeking help, Trustee Brown calling this a sign the stringency in finances is over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houghton
J. G. Allen
Hastings
Allen & Hastings
Hiram McCormick
Shoal i
Martin
McCormick
Martin County
Eeck
Brown
Bloomington man dies in carbolic acid accident
John Blair, a Bloomington resident aged ninety, died Wednesday after awakening a bottle he believed held medicine and ingesting carbolic acid. He requested his daughter pass the bottle at his bedside and consumed it in what witnesses described as a tragic mistake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John , Blair
Bloomington
Monroe
Hbey
April Weather Forecast From Rev Hicks Predicts Stormy Month
The Rev Hicks forecasts no mild April with multiple storm periods from the 3rd to 28th. Expect electrical storms and rains early, cooler spells with frosts from the 4th to 7th, tornado potential around the 23rd, and easing by May first as planetary influences wane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ir] Hicks
Jand
Jupiter
Saturn
Meat and meat prices rise amid panic market shifts
Meat prices in Chicago rose from one to five cents per pound as panic sales curtailed farmer shipments. Porterhouse steaks reach 27 cents and pork chops 12 cents while butter and eggs fall. Wholesalers blame packers for the higher costs. In Greenwood Mississippi a hydrophobia case ends when Andrew Thompson chokes himself to death after biting three women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois
Towa
Porterhouse
Greenwod
Misa
New Orleans
Andrew Thompson
Child Suffers Pencil Injury in Vincennes
A seven year old named Elmo Jordan in Vincennes was injured when a pencil was forced into his mouth during play. Doctors say the wound is painful but will not affect the boy’s voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincennes
Elmo Jordan
That’s Going Some: Mrs Dora Kittall Story Unclear
Fragmentary OCR describes Dora Kittall, wife of his son, living with him for four years as housekeeper before a man sent for her after discovery. Narrative is incomplete and names unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valprairie
Jobh Kittall
Dora, Kittal
David Starr Jordan III Home of 3 ER Iie
Fragmentary OCR note mentions David Starr and Jordan III in connection with a home and the phrase 3 ER Iie, lacking clear context or events for a full summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Starr
ER Iie
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles Banta
Steele Township
George Godwin
Reeve
Fielding Colbert
Washington Township
Union H. Holder
Albert F. Annen
Robert Barr
Richard M'Donald Barr
Democrat
Thomas D. Slimp
Slimp
Temple Court
Glimp
Bia
Differen Townships
Washington ‘Township
Rbeir
Q Carpenter
Jae Butte
Montana
Wilb
Yellowstone
Park
Maysville
Mischievious Boy
Ae Sors
Wilaovott lZueblin
Tibbott
Biv Raity
Chlid
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!