Washington area firm forms stock company to build plant
A Washington plan shows a new stock company with $20,000 capital, $7,000 paid in and the rest to treasury. The firm will buy and locate a plant here, operate for six months, and hold a preliminary directors meeting at George Hopkin’s office. Location favors Commercial addition with the local garden market and a $1,000 tax agreement with the real estate club.
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Washington
George Hopkine
Probal
Reial Club
Knox County Bond Deed Details From White River County
Fragmentary OCR notes reference government bonds and a deed of Knox County near the White River. The text mentions a court or circuit context and a party labeled as tiff, with figures like 811 and 5000 implied. Details are unclear and partially garbled.
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Knox County
Youth paroled after two year term for fatal stabbing near Odon
Lam and Davies Madison township youth striped to reformatory circuit court two years for killing Walter Correll of Odon. He was paroled this week after serving the term and returned home near Odon. Correll was killed during a confrontation with Lamb and others in a town crowd.
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Boyd
Correll
Damages Sought in Fire Case At Shoals Plant
A court case from Winslow court records a fire at a Shoals plant causing damages estimated near thirty thousand dollars. The Indiana Gray Company alleges a spark from a 4.0 bill of materials started the blaze and seeks recovery in the suit filed about three years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knox
Ing
Burns Fatal Injury Of Child In East Main Fire
Hester Stewart five year old daughter of Rev and Mrs C A Stewart died after severe burns suffered from a fall into a fire behind Hugh Rogers residence on East Main Street. She died at one o clock last night after a brief illness. Funeral services were held at the Stewart residence with Rev W A Hunter of Vincennes officiating.
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Hester Stewart
A Stewart
Pr Byterian Church
Hugh Rogers
East Main Street
C. A. Stewart
Mainetroat
W. A. Hunter
Vincennes
Married at Noon Clara E Killion and J W Brill Wed
Miss Clara E Killion and J W Brill were married at noon Thursday at the bride’s mother's home near Plainville. The bride, eldest daughter of Mrs. Laura O Killion, is a well known young woman. The groom, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J M Brill of Saline City, Ind, is a popular telegraph operator. After a wedding tour they will settle in the county.
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Clara. E.killion
J. W. Brill
Plainville
Laura O. Killiion
Broom
Mra
J. M. Brill
Saline City
Ind
Hoe
Young Washington boy undergoes operation for rupture
Two year old Dots and Dashes Knapp, son of Dr L B Knapp of Washington Indiana, was operated on for rupture at Gilbert sanitarium yesterday but the procedure was postponed as long as possible due to his tender age. The mother Mrs Knapp remained at his bedside and the surgeon announced a speedy recovery expected by the doctor.
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Howard
L B Knapp
Washington
Ind
Gilbert Sanitarium
Gilbert
Knapp
Tal Ken
Evansville
Elopements, exhibitions, and county news from Indiana
A collection of scattered notes reports marriages in Lawrenceville Illinois a mining exhibit at St Meinrad College with coal and diamonds from Brown and Morgan counties and Indiana shipping resources. Also mentions Coroner Buley Knox County verdict due on Will H Engle and a Bogard township farmer buying an $86000 Oklahoma farm.
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St. Meinrad’s College
Spanger County
Brown
Morgan Counties
Bart Bt. Meinrad
Indiana
Salr Commission
Ndiana
Buley
Knox County
Will H Engle
Bogard Township
Ban
North
Enid
Oklahoma
L. A. Standley
Settlement hoped in water controversy after council talks
City council discussed a potential settlement with the water company over water quality and filtration plans. Representatives from the water company and city attorneys reviewed proposed actions including filtration installation by 1906 and use of coagulation chemicals after testing at Vincennes and Haute plants. A final agreement was sought through further visits and a public meeting to approve the chosen filtration system.
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Water Company
Gray
Jeffreys
The
White Water
Wis
Gow
J. G
Neall
Hells
Mirsors
Ain ‘Perre
Attes
Vincennes
Haute
Alredy
Bse
Increase in pupil enrollment and new interurban line proposal
State superintendent F A Cotton prepares annual school enumeration report for Governor Durbin as county superintendents submit attendance figures and funding sources. Enrollment rises from last year’s 767 238 pupils, while plans for a Vincennes West Baden electric interurban line, backed by Jerome Herff, promise freight and express service linking Vincennes to Louisville, challenging B O W line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Cotton
Durbin
Jerome Herff
Vincennes- West Baden
Mule Driver Hurt in Runaway on West Sixth Street
Hugh McKernan, proprietor of the McKernan mule, injured when his horse bolted while he drove on West Sixth Street. He was thrown from the rig and his foot hurt in the incident. Also notes local marriages in Reeve township and nearby Whitfield.
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Hugh McKernan
McKernan
West Sixth
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Mins Vna
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Martin County
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Ill
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James ‘MieTegart
Fets
Sycamore
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Alexander
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Ayatt
Theodora Kellar
Bolin
Henry Miller
Sullivan
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Hyatt
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Connccil
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Neat
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van Treas
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Municipal League
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Hawkins
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Yeager
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Robinson
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Jasintt
Mary Clements
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Polic’ Court
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