County enumeration shows county school age numbers and race mix
The report lists Davis county school age totals by township and city for 1907, with white and negro pupils. It records a county grand total of 9 410 children, notes negro counts only in Washington and Veale townships, and cites declines in Terre Haute South Bend and Fort Wayne compared to last year.
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Therpane
Righmore
Harrison
Madison
Reeve
Steele
Veale
van Buren
Washington
City of
Odon
Montgomery
Elnora
Daviess County
Terre
Hante
South Bend
Ft. Wayne
Graduates Named In Outgoing Students List
The article lists graduates including Mark Lotngx, Francis Ellis, Carrie Willingie, Albert H. Gough, Ollie Witaman, Ida Bracken, Laura Littell, Harvey Giust, Earl McWilliams, Helen Wininger, Myrtle Wilson, Eloise Blanford, and several others, marking a cohort of outgoing students.
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Viaica Oy Pyot
J. Mbee
Evcioes
Mark Lotngx
Francis Ellis
E Beott
Carrie Willingie
Reld
Hepte
Albert H. Gough
Ollie Witaman
Ida Bracken
Laura Littell
Albert Helbecker
Mer‘ Booker
Annie = Padgett
Harvey Giust
Earl” McWilliams
Helen Wininger
Floyd Gilitatt
Nash
Basta
Orphs
Democratic Convention Nominates Prosecuting Attorney Candidates
The Forty-ninth judicial circuit of Martin and Daviess counties will hold a nomination convention at Loogootee on June 20. Two candidates from Washington, A. H. Greenwood and C. T. Williams, have announced. Davieds is entitled to four delegates and Martin to eight.
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Martin and
Daviess Counties
Manuel the boy king of Portugal sworn oath as ruler
Manuel of Portugal took the oath to his people on Wednesday amid holiday celebrations and sunshine, proclaiming himself ruler and delivering a discourse pledging national prosperity and love from his subjects.
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Liason
Manuel
Portugal
May Breakfasts Highlight Chicago Clubwomen
Chicago hosts the annual May Breakfast by the Chicago social economics club at the Grand Pacific Hotel with 700 delegates from Illinois. Topics include hobbies from suffrage to gardening, and men are playfully noted as domestic fixtures.
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Chicago
Jwvith
Laura Willoughby
Green
Chicago Social Economics ‘Club
Women’s Clubs of
Illinois
Grand Pacific Hotel
George Watkins
Federation of Women’s Clubs For
Tragic River Fight Feeds Rumor of Poisoned Bullets
Reports from Harrisburg Kentucky describe a deadly dispute on the Kentucky River at Shaker Ferry. Henry was shot after a quarrel over a poker game. the shooter Retro allegedly had poisoned bullets loaded beforehand. Henry, wounded and unable to swim, was near High Bridge with two others. Separately a hippo in the Bronx reportedly cured of a toothache using antiseptic and a crowbar. In Seymour Indiana a man was killed when an old house collapsed on him. In St Paul democratic primaries indicate Gov Johnson supporters lead Bryan followers. In Petersburg Indiana a drug firm owner fined for running a gambling house and a co worker fined as well as Judge Ely pushing to curb gambling.
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Harrisburg
Shaker Ferry
Kentucky
von Renfro
James Henry
Heatville
Frankie
Henry
Retro
Occasio
High Bridge
New York
Bronx
Hippotamus
Reed Bhar
Petersburg
Ind
Harry Hollen
Hollen
Local wardens nab violator in river net case near Kinderholok bridge
Wardens Milt Fitzgerald and Fred Hetke captured a young fisherman Adam Stropes at Kinderholok bridge after finding a pig net in his possession. Stropes faced arraignment before Squire Kellams, fined five dollars plus costs for fish and game law violations.
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Milt Fitzgerald
Fred Hetke
Adam’ Stropes
Kinderholok Bridge
Stropes
Squire Kellams
Hyatt Hotel
Wit
Met
Fred. Hepke
Jower White River
Onts
Big Seine
Miners and Fish Haul Corrupt Pranks in Town Barn
In a mining town a group recalls a risky scheme to climb into a barn and lower a seine into a pit. Henke and Wooley chase a trickster warden and a wild haul ends with fines and laughter. Alf Wallace adds a tale of a night seining crowd and a dramatic warden sighting.
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Fooley
Henke
Wooley
Rhim
AH Wallace
Fitzgerald
Alf
Harmon Wins Ohio Governor Nomination After Johnson Defeat
In Ohio the state Democratic convention supported Judge Harmon of Cincinnati for governor despite caustic attacks from Mayor Tom L. Johnson of Cleveland. The rout left Johnson unlikely to return to front line politics, while Harmon, proving resilient, accepted the nomination if offered and secured a decisive victory against the assault on his integrity.
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Columbus
Tom Johnson
Harmon
Johnson
Judson ‘Harmon
Cincinnati
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Democracy of
Ohio
Johnsonn
Aoluntary
Judge Harmon declines platform stance after nomination
Judge Harmon received news of his nomination by phone and declined to publicly express views until sending his formal acceptance. He attended a Cincinnati festival with Mia Harmon and received congratulations while Republicans pledged votes. Cincinnati is expected to be a focal point for state politicians as Harmon’s duties keep him from Columbus headquarters. In Denver a Rio Grande express car was robbed at dawn. the messenger Charles Wright was killed resisting the theft of $100. The robbers escaped and police search ongoing.
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Chicago
Iroquois Furnace Company
Emery Avenue
Andrew Zirngibl
Gabriel
Judge Harmon
Judge
Mia
Harmon
Cincinnatin
Cincinnat
Denver
Col
Here
Charles Wright
Express Company
Flames Devastate Hicks Hardware Store in Bridgeport
Flames roared through Hicks hardware store in Bridgeport Ohio at dawn and grew out of control. One man died in the blaze as the town faced danger before responders could curb the inferno. Paris reports J P Morgan arrived from Italy and said the American financial crisis had eased to a time question for recovery. Morgan also stated his health was excellent.
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Bridgeport
Hicks Hardware
Paris
J. P. Morgan
Italy
Morgan
Paris May 7 District Attorney Recommends Double Divorce
Paris authorities report the district attorney recommended a double divorce after reviewing the McKee divorce case. The action signals potential simultaneous dissolution of two marriages, reflecting legal proceedings in progress.
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Paris
McKee
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Sullivan Times
Pies
Portland
Ore
Edward Hug Martin
Hugh Martin
New York City
West Point
Sandy Hook
Nathan Wolff
Martin
Misa Tessie Griffin
Syracuse
N. Y
John Manning
Chu
Secome Rand
Seymour
Freetown
Leonard Harvey
St. Paul, Minn
Erder
Bryan
J. Beitman
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