Vincennes Traction Subsidy Battles Include City Victory
Knox county townships vote on subsidies for Vincennes Washington and Eastern Traction and related lines while Vincennes city precincts back the subsidies. Palmyra and Steen townships reject the subsidies. Officials warn remaining funds short. Barr township vote June 17 could cover the gap to meet a $200,000 guarantee. The Interurban project hinges on loan guarantees and township support, with construction pending contractor and finance updates. Separately, Indiana tax board reports shifts in valuations for transportation firms and rail lines after a long session.
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Vincennes Township
Knox Country
Vincennes
Washington
Eastern
Interurpan
Steen
Palmyra
Arnold J. Padgett
Vincennes, Washington and Eastern Freetion Company
Washington Township
Perry
Barr Township
Waston
Nand
Deoaih
Aly
beNare
Ansletr
Barr
Cven
Force Welcomes End of Tremendous Mail Count
Postmaster E C Faila and staff at the Washington post office will breathe relief when June 1 arrives as the long counting and classifying task ends. The May 1 start date and Washington department guidance made the work exacting and slow, delaying patrons. An extra distributor works five hours daily while rural carriers also record pieces and classes of mail handled and delivered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Faila
Washington Post Office
Ai Omer
Washington City
Railroad Commission Orders B&O Stop at Georgia for Eastbound Passengers
The railroad commission of Indiana issued two orders Saturday requiring the B and O Southwestern to stop eastbound passenger trains at Georgia in Lawrence County each day. The action followed a petition by Joelph Trowbildza and others. The train must stop only for passengers bound for Indianapolis Chicago Louisville Cincinnati and other points beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad Commission of Indiana
B. & O. Southwestern
Georgia
Lawrence Country
oJelph Trowbildza
Indianapolis
Chicago
Louieville
Cincinnati
John Wade Dead Pioneer Citizen of Bogard Township
John Wade aged 79 and last of the Wade family died at his home in Bogard township Thursday night. A Civil War veteran, he was a member of the ME church and left a son Emery. Senility caused his death.
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John Wade
Wade
Bogard Township
Mr. Wade
Emery
Attempted theft on passenger train ends in court
Whitley Gibson tried to ride a passenger train from Aurora toward the east without paying. He boarded Monday afternoon and attempted to leave by stealing a fellow passenger’s ticket stub to fool the conductor. He was captured at North Vernon, brought to Seymour, and fined $8 plus costs with the conductor in charge.
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Whitley Gibson
Aurora
North Vernon
Seymour
Narrow escape at B&O station as man on tracks prompts danger
An elderly man with gray whiskers stood on the main track at the B&O Southwestern depot Tuesday as Passenger train 1 approached. Bystanders signaled him off the track, but he did not move. Conductor Chrde Kellar on the platform dragged the tan upon the platform to avert a collision with Train 1.
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Hearibe
Southwestern Depor Ac
Cincinnati
Chrde Kellar
Cnt
Carlisle woman earns perfect grade in Rebekah degree
Mrs May C Hendricks wife of O H Hendricks of Carlisle received a 4 letter Mondat from Edward E Farrar grand instructor of the grand lodge of Odd Fellows. He disclosed a diploma on the unwritten work of the Rebekah lodge. Farrar spoke to a Carlisle Rebekahs meeting Thursday night and Mrs Hendricks passed the examination with 100 percent.
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Carlisle
May C. Hendricks
O Hy Hendricks
Edward E. Farrar
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
Rebeked Lodge
Farrar
Rebekahs
Hendricks
Mrs Kegg Dies After Brief Illness at Bloomington
Mrs Nancy Kegg an aged well known resident died at Bloomington Monday after a brief illness. She was sister of Peter and Nathanial Aagel of this county. The body will be buried Wednesday in Kecks ville. Mrs Kegg was wife of an old Civil War veteran. No children survive.
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Kegg
Nancy Kegg
Bloomington
Peter and
Nathanial Aagel
Kecksville
Motor Car Kills Miner at Linton Mine
Peter Greenwood a 30 year old miner was fatally struck by a motor car in the She Hill mine at Linton. The victim, married with four children, was horribly mangled in the incident on Monday afternoon.
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Atner
Peter Greenwood
She Hill
Linton
Greenwood
Dog Bite Incident In Fifth Ward Details
Rose Seng and the fives of Mr and Mrs Josiph Seng were bitten Monday afternoon when a dog owned by Otto McClelan attacked. The judge tet on the hand sustained a severe wound and required medical dressing. the dog was seized by Officer Dosch.
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Rose
Josiph Seng
Dosch
Otto McClelan
Died at Seymour after train accident
A Roanoke Virginia man known as Matt Young died in Seymour hospital Sunday morning after both legs were amputated during surgery following a freight train collision near North Vernon around 10 o clock Saturday night.
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Shemour
Aa Matt Young
Roanoke
Seymour
Nowloe
North Vernon
Large Gain in Valuation Causes Valuation Jump
Indianapolis on May 23 reports a $1,267,926.07 rise in assessed value for telephone interurban and related properties. Mrs. Arthur McCord has gone to a sleeping cat while pipeline Bicknell arranged a visit with transportation companies as relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Interur
Arthur McCord
Bicknell
Local Firms Win Bid for New First Christian Church
Bids opened Tuesday after noon for the COMET HG tion project. W. A. Routt & Sons wins general contract at 17 350.00. Heating and plumbing awarded to O'Donnell-Betws Cochran Co. Washington. Church rises at Third and East Walnut on the old site, 110 by 90 feet, auditorium seats 700, total capacity over 1000 with Sunday school 23 rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
W. A. Routt & Sons
Tebsl Contractors
Hat
U Ds
Third and
East Walnut Street
O'Donnell- Barorws-Cochain Company
Washington
John A. Kellar
Vincennes
Ramsey, Patterson & Reister
William Kuhne
Rantoul
van Hoy & Son
Longoutee
Buck & Hoyd Co
Reeve & Greenwood
Columbus Machine Works
O'Donnell-Bettows Cochran Co
E. J.rayfield
M.S. Hastings
Hastings
George J. Keith
Lester Rote
Elkanah Allen
East Third Street
Toilang
Passing On The Beggar Aail Of Charity Use
Story condemns the practice of charities and agencies passing on relief tickets and transportation costs among rail towns. It cites rail ticket misuse, showing officials shipping applicants between counties. An example from Mary Richmond in the Surrey highlights biennial misrouting and the need to regulate the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dassing
South Bend Tribune
Mary
Richmond
Surrey
Kansue
Jnnane
Memorial Sermon by Rev H H Alten at G A R Post
The Rev H H Alten of the First Methodist Church Washington will preach the annual memorial sermon for the U S Grant post G A R and the Tadize Circle the Vasility. The sermon will be given at the morning service next Sunday with members of both organizations attending in a body.
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H. H. Alten
First Methodist Church of Washington
U.S. Grant Post G. A. R
Tadize Cirle
Vausilary
Professor Griest Leaves Schoals School
Professor C. H. Griest resigns after years as superintendent of the Schoals school and accepts a comparable position in Carliste schools.
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Professor Griest
C. H. Griest
Schoals
Carliste
Kokomo Wins State Meet In_dual with South Bend
Kokomo High School edged South Bend High School by 28 to 27 at the Indiana high school track meet in Terre Haute. Nearly 2,000 spectators watched 32 schools compete as Kokomo’s Applegate led with multiple sprint wins and Washington high school claimed sixth. Manual Training dominated the relay.
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Kokomo
South Bend High School
Kokomo High School
Indiana Hy School Athletic Association
Terre Haute
Washington High Ccades
Brokom
Rose Poly
Manual Training School
Indianapolis
Manual
South Bend
Applegate
Jecal
Morgan
Washington
Amone
Déheing
Russell Wallace
Avin of
Hammond
Dodge
Gonth Bend
Wan Gerond
Wallace
Sonia Ves
Walalee
Wal- Jack
Tin Wieh
Alother Sears
Hich
Jelig Core
Smiley
Elf
Sehbol
Indianaolis
Tinton
Greene County
Kokomos
Komo
Woodgate
Grevewood
Gorlt
Jenking
M. Tah. S
Teagan
Kokomoi
Bend
Fairmon
Academy
Butler
M.T.H
Gorit
Million
Menticello
Kokomov
Chancellor
Bruner
Mincennes
Hurdie
Kirty
Lode
Monticello
Pickett
Kirby
South ‘Trend
Dewees
Wilting
Bailey
Greenwood
Dixon
Linton
Monahan
Fairmount
Bishop
Walton
Longenecker
Ligonter
Martin
Carter
Wiley
Hopkins
Ballye
Amphell
Burnetts Creek
Winslow
Fairmont Academy
Wise
Noblesville
Fournier
Boswell
Firet
Espy
Chandler
Baker
Frankfort
Coline
Choate
Rothenberger
Washington Defeated by Stross Team in High School Baseball
The high school baseball team of Washington was defeated Saturday afternoon by the Stross team of that school by a score of 5 to 7. The Lawrenceville team was beaten, playing 71 season and is recognized as one of the best third school baseball teams in southern Illinois, having lost only two games this season. The local team was without practice or organization and showed a good showing under the circumstances. Whether more games will be scheduled this season is unknown, but the high school has been assured of a regular team for next year.
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Vincennes
Kixmil-lér
Tade
Guernsey
Scott
Washington
Ehls Elty
Stross
Lawrence Aville
Hird
Illinois
Nugent makes big trade in Clinton facilities
Thomas Nugent county Auditor will gain a wheat elevator of 20 000 bushels a corn elevator with 16 900 bushels capacity and a 125 barrel flour mill in Clinton as part of a long pending trade. He also parts with part Arkansas land eighty acres and a Missouri home property at Third and Flora. The Clinton properties cost 45 090 dollars and a new addition is planned for his Elmore township farm with a June 1 move date. Nugent calls the exchange his best yet and will move his family to the farm while planning to relocate an eight and a half thousand dollar stock from Mevea Parkeseourlty to Plainville store.
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Nugent
Thomas Nugent
Clinton
Arkansas
Missouri
Third
Flora Streets
Nurent
Elmore Township
Mevea
Parkeseourlty
Plainville
Lodge Award Prompts Rivalry In National Council Prize
The Knight and Ladies of Security councils prize top membership gains each quarter with a state banner. Washington council M17 wins the banner this quarter, edging toward progressiveness. Denver ties for tenth prize in national cash contest. Local efforts boost recruitment and a June ice cream social and candidate initiation are planned.
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Cauneils
Washington Cauneil
Rine Til
Tan Counci
United
Miller Kicked by Horse Near City
I L Miller a well known farmer four miles east of the city was kicked by a horse Saturday afternoon while freeing the animal. He suffered bruises to chest and face and remained conscious until Sunday noon. He forgot to speak to the horse before passing behind it, prompting the kick. He had previously been kicked by the same animal months earlier with less severe injuries.
Sheriff Arrests Elopers in Chicago
Chicago authorities detained Miss Lillian Cox, daughter of Sheriff James Cox of Columbus Indiana, and Guy Michaels of Noblesville Indiana after a May elopement. Cox tracked the teen bride and her fiancé to the city, and the sheriff arranged a prospective marriage with the couple’s reluctant consent.
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Chicago
Miks Lillian Cox
Sheri James Cox
Columbus
Ind
Guy
Michaels
Nobtenville
Indiana
Misa Cox
Cox Jett
Mother
Willngly
William Gkase Goes to Louis 16 for Short Visit
William Gkase departed for Louis 16 to spend a few days with relatives and friends, according to local notices.
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William Gkase
Louis 16
Norris Store Robbery Attempt At Corner Store
Proprieter of Norris grocery on Mary and Meridian reports repeated entry attempts by robbers. This latest Friday night or Monday into Tuesday saw a forced front door with splinters and a pry tool 4x4 placed behind the billhead. No items missing, Yale lock replaced, neighbors heard nothing.
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Norris
Frank Norris
Mary
Meridian
Norris Grocery
Rcres
Yale
McCrisaken
Five Aces Trigger Fatal Poker Night in Kittanning
Five aces found in a deck sparked a deadly quarrel in Kittanning Pennsylvania on a May night. Dick Sendries, accused of cheating, was shot amid a mob melee that left three men dead and another fatally wounded. Brothers Laswataca and Peran involved in the violence as shots rang out injuring Rinite in the leg.
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Kittanning
Dick Sendries
Weatenami
Ts Grother
Sendrio Fee
Tvulontown
Sunshine Eaka
Hamed Leewater
Peran
Frank Rinite
Laswataca
Rinite
Not a Candidate for State Association Presidency
Alein Padgett, a noted Josai attorney and vice president of the state association, denied any candidacy for the presidency. He left for Fort Wayne with Walter Meredith to attend the annual reunion, which begins tomorrow and runs three days. Fellow Jo4a lodge members will join him. Padgett said any election would be unsolicited and not planned.
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Btes
Resectac
Alein Padgett
Josai
Vanda Baller
Fort Warne
Tam
Indiana
Fort Wayne
Walter Meredith
Jo4a
Padgett
Faot
May Oppose Resolution on Northeast First Street Sidewalks
A council member on Tuesday spoke against a measure ordering concrete curb and gutter and sidewalk construction on northeast First street. He warned the plan would impose lasting hardship on property owners and argued they may not support the proposed work as presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Street
Bosch
Couseil Monda
Firat Street
Woman Attempts Suicide by Slashing Throat in Kendallville
Kendallville on May 22 reports Mrs Clyde Swagser wife of the Farmers bank of South Milford cashier tried to kill herself by cutting her throat with a razor. Despondency over health is given as the cause. There is small hope for her recovery.
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Kendallville
Clyde Swagser
Farmers Bank of South
Mine Inspector appoints clerk in Brazil department
Frank Pearce the state mine inspector under Governor Marshall selects Misa Josephine Hetron former resident of the city as clerk and stenographer in the mine Inspector's department. She is the daughter of the late Judge David J Herron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Pearce
Brazil
Marshall
Misa Josephine Hetron
Thhielty
David J. Herron
Also Mentioned on This Page
State Board of Tax Commission
County Board of Review
State Board
Evansville
Vanderburs
Lake County
Central Union Telephone Company
Pullman Company
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Todisnapolis Traction & Terminal Company
American and
National Express
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