City Council Holds Short Meeting Names Standing Committees
The City Council met at city hall with Mayor Downey and all members present. The body approved claims, referred rents for quarantined housing, and named standing committees for the next year including Finance, Contracts, Accounts and Claims, Fire Department, Schools, Printings, Streets, Police, Light and Water, and Improvement. A street opening report favored East Twelfth Street and was referred to city commissioners for benefit and damage assessments.
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Downey
W. F. Hoffmann
J. F. McGehee
P. H. McCrisaken
J. M. Lemmon
J. M. ‘Lemmon
W. M. Hayes
Co Fire Department
Milea’ Jones
C. F. Winton
Thomas Small
H. McCrisaken
Miles Jones
Polie
Johnurphy
J. H. O'Neal
J. H. Spencer
Jones
Center Street
Mill
East Eleventh Streets
Water Company
South Meridian Street
Ogdon Street
North Meridian Street
Winston Defeated In Shoot at Helphinstines Park
Jobo L. Winston loses to E. Be at Helphinstines Park in a 2200 dollar purse trap match. The score ends 79 to 71 with Magau trap and 100 birds. A large crowd witnesses the event in Bloomfield.
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Jobo L. Winston
Helphinstines Park
E. BE
John Emery Dies From Workplace Injuries
The remains of John Emery, who died Monday afternoon from injuries at the B and O W shops, will be buried Wednesday at Oak Grove Cemetery. Funeral services will be held at two thirty p.m. Mr. Emery lived here six months with his parents Mr. and Mrs. William Emery. He is survived by parents, two brothers Ollie and Ernest, a sister Bessie, and his fiancée Miss Inca Chatten of Flora Illinois. The coroner and clerk held an inquest this morning.
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John Emery
Oak Grove
William eEmery
Vincennes
Ollie
Ernest
Bessie
Emery
Inca ‘Chattin
Flora
Hil
E! Prainer
Montgomery
Graham Sanford
Ice trust forms to control Indiana Illinois Kentucky Tennessee output
A regional ice trust is said to form to manage output across Indiana Illinois Kentucky and Tennessee. Factories in Vincennes Seymour Olney Louisville Evansville Terre Haute and Nashville reportedly join the combine with Ebner's Vincennes and Seymour plants as key assets. Eastern capital is mentioned as backing the enterprise and smaller plants may close while larger capacity rises.
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Ice Trust
Indiana
Illinois
Kentucky
Tennessee
Vincennes
Seymour
Olney
Ill
Louisville
Evansville
Terre Haute
Nashville
Capitaliata
Washington Democrat Mockery Sparks Presidential Talk
The Washington Democrat ridicules Bob Mier as a presidential candidate amid rumors of a third party. A Petersburg dispatch notes a city school board resolution barring teachers who use tobacco, gamble, or dance, while the Union Age Association Mission Board plans a Union First Baptist Church meeting Saturday morning.
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Washington Democrat
Bob Mier
Miers
Petersburg
Place
Mission Board of the
Union Age Sociation of Baptist
First Baptist
Site chosen for Carnegie library building in city
The library board selected the Carnahan lot at the southeast corner of South and East Fourth streets for the $15 000 Carnegie library. The 120 by 120 foot lot cost 1400 after nearby residents funded 600. The board plans to open East Fourth street through to South street and place the building for easy Main street viewing, awaiting Carnegie’s response.
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Andrew Carnegie
Carnahan
East Fourth Streets
Fourth Street
Booth’ Street
Library Board
South Street
Main Street
Robbery of Two Hundred Dollars Stuns RaGLEeville Farmer
The RaGLEeville area reports Uncle Harvey Evans robbed in bed of about two hundred dollars Monday night. Suspect unseen. wool theft from his Loogootee storage occurred Sunday. Decoration Day oration planned by Rev. Thos. Wadsworth. Town to host Epworth League ice cream social next Saturday.
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Ragleeville
Two Loogootee Drivers Demolish Barr Township Buggy
On a Sunday afternoon in Barr Township two Loogootee youths drove into the Mc Cracken Barr buggy, wrecking it and throwing the occupants to the ground. No serious injuries occurred. the responsible parties are known and must cover damages.
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Barr Township
Montgomery
Machinists' Dance Draws Large Crowd at Peoples Theater
The Machinists dance at the Peoples theatre drew a large crowd with 24 dances set to music by the Citizens band. Proceeds totaled 107 dollars, earmarked to cover expenses of the machinists committee that traveled to Cincinnati to secure wage increases.
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Peoples Theatre
Citizens Band
Cincinnati
Dredge Ship Ready to Start Big Ditch Work
The dredge boat to dredge Smother's Creek is being unloaded and will begin work on the big ditch as soon as possible.
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Smother’s ‘Creek
Big Ditch
Insurance payout to Mrs Joseph Wilson reported
Train master Haggerty, vice-president of Life Insurance Company of Indianaapetia, paid Mrs. Joseph Wilson £185,000 today for a policy Mr. Wilson held with the company.
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Haggerty
W. Trainmaster
Np Life Insurance Company
Indiiasapetia
Joseph Wilson
Odon News Roundup of Local Visits and Activities
Local notes list residents and visitors including Mrs Lou Deutch of Oakland City visiting Mrs WW Hueston and Frank Gossage of Missouri visiting. several townsfolk travel to Washington and Bloomfield. new wheels for Mose Merrifield and Amorx Osborn. Miss Maud Price forms a city music class. Odon baseball team loses gate to Washington. various trips to Orange County Plainville Terre Haute and Loogootee.
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Lou Deutch
Oakland City
WW. H. Hueston
Frank, Gossage
Missouri
B. D. Smiley
Vansville
W. D. Edgin
Abraham Hostler
Scotand
John Smiley
Earl Kelsey
Soldier Friends
Washington
Mose
Merrifield
Amorx Osborn
Thomas Wadsworth
Eaglesville
al Diefendorf
Irvis
Orange County
Joe Dancer
Burns City
Ol O'Dell
Ragles- Ville
Brown Brothers Complete Ditch Contract in Missouri
Brown Brothers finished their largest contract to dig a large ditch in Missouri. Boats were unloaded and sent to Greene County while workers return home. another contractor will soon complete their share.
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Td. F
Brown & Brothers
Missouri
Greene County
Green County
Brown, Bros
John Cook
Local residents visit Washington on various business
A string of brief notes records visits and travel by residents and visitors to Washington. George Bright from Washington was here Tuesday, Levi Gilley of Alfordsville called, J C Palmer and J J Southerland also noted, with others visiting relatives and friends Sunday and Friday. Benator Wolcott attended on Tuesday for business.
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George Bright
Washington
Ij. B. Smiley
Levi Gilley
Alfordsville
Nathan. Davis
Ij. C.palmer
Ia. J. Southerland
Vincennes
George J.:mcbee
Wheatland
Frank ‘Smith
Frank, Sweeney
Diriday
Cora Wittig
John Lyons, Jr
Wat Buckley
Elmer
Veal’s Creek
Ed Buckley
Benator Wolcott
Supreme Court Decision Highlighted by Indianapolis Journal
The Indianapolis Journal directs readers busy or unable to understand the Supreme Court ruling to a concise explanation. The notice recalls broad national interest in the Court's opinion issued over a year ago and urges clarity for the Democratic audience.
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Supreme Court
Indianapolis Journal
Supreme
Supreme Court rules on possessions from Spain and constitutional reach
The court decision holds the Constitution does not automatically extend to new territories acquired from Spain. Congress may determine application through legislation, including upholding the Foraker Act taxing Puerto Rico products. The ruling aligns with anticipated views, though jurists remain divided on the exact reach of constitutional rights in insular areas.
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Spain
Paris
Supreme Court
Congress
WeKing Bey
Porto Rico
Sereipp Boas Ee
Washington Notes on West Point Cadets and China
Secretary Root approved dismissals and one year suspensions for five West Point cadets after an officers board found insubordination. Mrs. McKinley’s improving health brings relief as President continues his trip. Veterans from the First Massachusetts Artillery visited Washington en route home from Civil War battlefields. A Pekin dispatch claims all powers will withdraw troops from China except a guard for legations, with the U S leading the move. General Chaffee and American troops left China for the Philippines, reflecting U S influence and restraint praised by observers.
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China
Pekin
Uncle Sam
Chaffee
Philippines
Fallout from Frost and Locust Blight Hits Glendale Fields
Orchard and wheat fields suffered damage from late frosts and rust in Glendale area. Ex-Trustee Alfred Ellis visited French Lick this week as a lodge representative. Reverends Tolman Ragedale, Barvill, Newland, and Campbell conducted funeral services for Myrtle Ragsdale, daughter of Rev T. RB Rale of French Lick.
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Glendale
Alfred ,Ellis
French Lick
I. C
E.'A. Arthur
Patoka
John Akester
Farina
Misa Hyrtle Ragsdale
Barvhil
Newland
Campbell
Washington
Ragedale
Harrison ‘Township
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W Burton
C'Willeford
Levy Company
Indianapolis
Neal & Eskridge
John U Zinkan
M Burton
Thomas Smaijs
John M. Lemmon
Allison Et al
East Twelfth
Portersville Road
Hoffmann
Cone Committee
McGehee
Cabel& Kauffman
East Second Streets
John Murphy
West Seventh Street
Lemmon, McGehbee
Small
Winton, Hofmann, Hayes and
McCrisaken
BIG
Washington. Tce
A. Trust
Anthony Johnson
Davies County
St. Louis
Samuel Smith
Mra
Henry Stringer
RTA
Aikman Carnahan
Bryan
Terre Haute Expres
Carnegie Library
Belt
Carnegie
Harvey Evans
Raglesville
Loogootee
Epworth League
New Town Hall
B. Elrod
Salem
Effie Casey
Plainville
Walter Howitt
Shoals
Andison Overton
E. O. Stapple
Miley
Fred Casey
Carl Dearman
Plain‘ville
William Myera
Bedford
William Stuckey
Monroe City
Albert Stuck
John Kretsinger
Knox County
Thos. Wadsworth
Robert Ragle
Florerice Myers
Charles Miller
Mitchell and
Will Dearman
Letha Karr
Bloomington’ Star
Order of Hibernians
Berkshire
F. A. Williams
Wm. Mullen
J. Winkiepleck
U. B
Father Rowan
St. Peters Church
Ireland
Rome
Lizzie Kinsmeier
O.C. Martin
Ashland
First National
Wm. Klussmeier
Cannersburg
Bernard Spalding
Wm. Klusmeier
Fred Jacobson
Wm. Bradley
Daily Bros
George Rudolph
Charles Enkoff
John Green
Tom Glenn
J.p.mcadams
Daviess County Coal Company
Odon News
Lee Wilson
A. H. Whitsett
Will Haag
Parmenter Mitchell
Bloomington
Will Joy
Hubert Taylor
van Gantz
Ralph Tolliver
Odon
Dath Gates
W. A. Pershing
Gove
Bowman
Craig
Ginerich
Norman Herrin
Anna Sturgeon
Bethel
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