City Council Adopts Budget and Roadwork Plans Remain Pending
The city council approved routine claims after lengthy session. Demands against health notices and hydrant-related bills were referred to the attorney for investigation. Plans for box sewers on Second Street and new concrete sidewalks were approved with bids to be opened next meeting. New directors and street improvements including East Walnut and East Tenth streets were authorized with work by August 1 if needed. Local dog complaints arise as Cabel reports losses of sheep to two stray canines and seeks enforcement to protect his flock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Hall
Charles Willey
Robert Russell
Water Company
van Trees
George Stret
Weat End
Hastings
Faith
Second Street
Carnegie Library
Faita
Johnson
Standard Oil Company
Welnut Street
E. & I. Railroad Company
Electric ‘Works
Horrall
Samson Directory Company
Decatur
East Walnut Street
East Tenth Street
East Walnut
Bedford Road
Ninta Street
Hatfield and Palmer Agency for McCormick and Milwaukee Machines
The Hatfield & Palmer Co. holds the agency to sell and repair McCormick and Milwaukee machines, offering parts and service for these brands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Hatfield & Palmer Co
McCormick and Milwaukee
Final acts in blackmail plot unfold at Washington bank case
Mrs. Zella Clark Stringer, recently deemed of unsound mind, was moved to the insane hospital by Sheriff Colbert as the last chapters of the blackmail scheme against Nathan G. Read, president of the Washington National Bank, likely played out this morning. The transfer from jail to the railroad station was uneventful and relatives bid her farewell. Stringer appeared simple in plain clothes with a pale emaciated face, its condition described as critical with little vitality.
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Nathan G
Washington National Bank
Zella Clark Stringer
Serift. Colbert
County depositories report April interest totals
County Treasurer Godwin reports April interest of 189.07 earned by seven county banks including Citizen's Loan & Trust, People's National Bank, and Washington National Bank. The note links higher interest to tax collection and lists each bank's share. Also contains an advertisement for Foley's Kidney Remedy and local pharmacy sales.
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Ibanks
Citizen's
Loan & Trust! Company
the People's
Nafiqnel Bank
Washington, National, Bank
Tank
Montgomery Bank
Plainvirle Bank
Elnora, Bank
Mil Stoker Grays RoHit R Name
Mil and RoHit R name appear in a garbled OCR fragment with unclear context mentioning Baa Intgested. The readable portion records only minimal identifiers without a coherent event or outcome to summarize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoker Grays Rohit R
Marriages Staged Across Montgomery County
A series of weddings reported in Montgomery and surrounding areas. Bernard Turnbloom and Aliss Opha Cissell wed at St Peters church then departed for Terre Haute and Sullivan. Charles Bennett and Carrie Orender married at William Oreander's home in Steele township. Joseph E. McCrillis and Olive Deering tied the knot at Westminster parsonage Washington with simple ceremony.
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Barr
Montgomery
St. Peters
Bernard Turnbroom
Aliss Opha Cissell
Alex Turnbloom
Willam Cissell
Earl Brewer
Washington
Bernadette Turnbloom
Charles Bennett
Misa Carrie Orender
Steele Township
Gas Franchise Killed by City Council
The Robinson Illinois gas franchise proposal by George H. Prime faced a Monday night defeat as all seven city council members voted to kill the ordinance. A committee report found no tangible basis for Prime’s gas supply plan, exposing it as speculative with nothing to justify granting the concession.
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George H. Prima Fof Robinson
Illinois
Hopkins
Horrall and
Colbert
Illinois Gas and Oil
Hyatt
Prime
Baldwin couple to mark sixty fourth anniversary
Mr and Mrs Will Baldwin celebrated their sixty fourth wedding anniversary at home in Harrison township on the fifteenth of the month. The pair were married May 15 1846 and are regarded as the oldest married couple in the county.
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Will Baldwin
Harrison Township
Gravel Road Bonds Auction Reported by County Officials
County Treasurer Godwin and County Auditor Nugent returned from Cincinnati where they disposed of $62,379 in Daviess county gravel road bonds to Breed.
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Godwin
Nugent
Cincinnati
Daviess County
Bond extensions listed for Washington township sellers
Harrison and Cincinnati bankers note the extensions for bonds sold. The buyers include Oliver Seals et al in Barr township William Hardy et al Joan W Abe et al Irvin Gilmore et al Hamlong et al N B Coffman et al George Ellis et al and Robert McCreary et al all located in Washington township.
Hodson seeks share in Hodson estate amid family tangle
Dr Erwin W Hodson of Centerville XN H seeks a portion of Col Edward P Hodson's estate after his death in Joplin Missouri while employed by a rubber company. The estate includes land near Joplin and in Grant County Nebraska and 5000 dollars life insurance. The case involves multiple marriages and alleged remarriage to Col Hodson's first wife after divorce. The third wife and her son employ lawyers to unravel the succession.
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St. Louis
Erwin, W. Hodson
Centerville
XN. H
Edward P. Hodson
Joplin
Grant County
Nebraska
Emma Hodson
New Hampshire Railroad Commission
Dover
N. H
Martella Hodson
Uncertain sailing tales and local notices mix in May dispatches
Reports from multiple towns describe maritime observations near Hatteras while coastal clergy discussions unfold at the Episcopal congress in Boston. Separate items note Baptist and local civic actions in Louisville Vincennes Petersburg and Trenton with court and community concerns.
Court battles loom to close two plants over health rules
The text notes prolonged legal fights by Neidt and his employer to keep a plant at its current site. It mentions Rockill and attackers with “robber protectors on their noses” and hints that the board of health may seek court orders to shut down both premises.
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Trenton, N. Jr
Oscar Neldig
White Horse Roads
Ephridm. Rockill
Nsult
Neidt
Rockill
Board of Health
Alleged killer escapes after Hayti shooting
Caruthersville Missouri May 12 Charles Ellison shot and killed Morris and seriously wounded James Billingham yesterday afternoon after a quarrel over a poker game He escaped authorities search continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caruthersville
Charles Ellison
Het Morris
James Billingham
Hayti
Spirit influence leads to iodine attempt in Philadelphia
Julia Cabot a 21 year old servant for Mrs Louis Neussler of 1771 Mascot street attempted suicide by swallowing a large quantity of iodine after claiming her dead mother’s spirit called her. She is in critical condition at St. Mary's Hospital. Adolph Cotte a boarder found her unconscious beside an empty iodine bottle.
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Philadelphia
Julia Cabot
Louis Neussler
Mascuer Street
St. Mary's Hospital
Neussler
Boardera
Adolph Cotte
St. Marys Hospital
Foley's Kidney Remedy Promises Health Boost
An advertisement claims Foley's Kidney Remedy tones kidneys and bladder, purifies blood, restores health and strength, and contains no harmful drugs. Sold by Smith & Winton urging immediate use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Smith
Winton
Smith & Winton
Lafayette Woman Hangs Plea Powers Root Juice Cure
A Lafayette woman recounts letters about her husband’s recovery after two bottles of Root Juice. The remedy is sold at Lindeman Pharmacy for 1 dollar per bottle or three bottles for 2.50. Local residents report similar health improvements across stomach kidney and digestion concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
Lindeman Pharumey
In Memoriam for William A. McCall Knight
Plainville lodge 371 K of P expresses sorrow over the death of William A. McCall. The resolutions name him a valiant Knight and faithful husband and father. The lodge extends heartfelt sympathy and directs copies to the family and minutes. Signed by W M Wininger W W J Hudreth W F Kileion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. McCall
Plainville’ Lodge
K of P
Plainville Lodge 371
W. M. Wininger
W.W. J. Hudreth
W. F. Kileion
Patent medicine claim notice for Foley's Honey and Tar
Carded notice certifies druggists may refund money if Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure coughs or colds. Claims it stops the cough heals lungs Prevents pneumonia and consumption with no opiates. Genuine product in a yellow package Sold by Winton and Co.
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Foley
Oy Oe
Winton
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Brett ‘Cabel
Agg
Cabel
Cabe O
Dot
Gabel
Bury
J. M. Douglass
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Joseph E. McCrillis
Chicago
Olive Deering
Gilpin ‘Hypnotic
Bedford
McCrillis
Thomas Deering
Spop
Indianapolis
State and Railroad Commission of
Indiana
General Assembly
Evansville
Stret
Waion
International Union of
Carmen
Harrisburg
Ferguson Scott
Scott
New York
Hatteras
New Orleans
Galvaston
Atin Malby
Rosefield
Cuba
Galveston
Malby
Boston
Episcopal Church
Seventh
National Episcopal Church Congress
Henson
Westminster
St. Margaret’s
London
England
Canon Henson
Congress
Trinity Church
Edward M. Parker
New Hampshire
Loulavillé
Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary
Louigille
Convention of the Baptists of the South
Louisville
South
Wil
Vincendes
Lawrenceville
Charles H. ‘Brown
Polics
Morocco
Here
Petersburg
William Farland
Jam Bs. Bretz
Omni
Tae
Mattean
Mary Evans
Windsor
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