Fire at East Side hotel in Elnora alarms town
Citizens awoke about 3am as bells and whistles sounded. The Weat Side hotel burned after a fire started under the stairs in the office. Perkin's alarm led to bucket brigades and quick evacuation. only one room burned despite heavy smoke and adjoining buildings saved. Value placed at $2,000 with $1,000 insurance.
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Elnoré
Ries
Ire
Weat Side Hotel
Perkins
Sica
Shields
Jon
Mise
Matchea i
Thars- Brere
As S
Comet
Corring Neighbors Move and Visit in Local Notes
Mrs. Mary McDonald and son Reuben left Tuesday for Argentine Kansas to reside. Mrs. Ellen Lamb returned from Whitfield after a week with relatives. Tim Arvin of Cannelburg visited relatives Saturday and Sunday. Ella Donaghue attended the teachers institute at Alfordeville Saturday. Matt Kellett and Andy Hughes were at Montgomery Saturday. Edward Walsh went to Washington Saturday to work at the shops. Mr. and Mrs. James Walker near Cannelburg were guests of John Feagan Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Fegan and family of Loogootee visited with T. Carrico Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Rodger Conlin were guests of her mother, Mrs. Catherine Welsh, Sunday.
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Mary McDonald
Reuben
Argentine
Kas
Ellen Lamb
Whitfield
Tim Arvin
Cannerburg
Ella Donaghue
Teachers’ Institute
Alfordeville
Matt Kellett
Andy Hughes
Montgomery
Edward Walsh
Washington
Thanksgiving Quiet in Washington 1903
Thanksgiving day in Washington 1903 featured bank and post office closures saloons closed and business suspended during the afternoon. Churches held services and many homes offered prayers of thanks for prosperity and happiness enjoyed by the community.
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Washington
Ualdn
Ser
Hndreds
Washington Sporsmen
Hale Murder Trial drags as witness fatigue rises
Depositions in the Hale murder case unfold in Nicholasville Kentucky with Arthur Hale on the stand amid cross examination. The defense and state press the young witness as plans shift toward the next week. Courts hold a large crowd and local groups discuss future proceedings while social events in Washington honor fraternal orders.
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Arthur Hale
A. J. Padgett
Dillon
Nicholasville
Ham Dillon
Kentucky
Sterwards
William Anderson
Vindinnes
Ashington
Ilness
Dunlap
Hhis
Mum J. Padgett
Anderson
Fire damages home at East Van Trees and Tenth streets
Firefighters responded Thursday night around 9 30 to 14 Walnut and Eleventh area. The blaze trapped in a dwelling occupied by Mr and Mrs Will Dove caused by an overheated stove. The Doves were away when the fire started and the department arrived as flames had made headway. The chemical engine aided suppression with small loss.
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Ire Company 1
Box 14
Walnut
Eleventh Streets
East van Trees
Tenth Streets
fMre
Will Dove
Dove
Mayor Russell Receives Telegram About Illness in Arkansas Family
The message read Father is dying and asked Mayor Russell to notify F. Winton of serious illness in the family. Sent from a town in Arkansas and signed by a Winton family member, it was forwarded to Dr. Winton in Cincinnati.
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Russell
F. Winton
Arkansas
Winton
Dr. Winton
Cincinnati
Daviess County Teachers Hold Seventeenth Annual Convention
The seventeenth annual convention of the Daviess County Teachers Association was renamed Friday morning in the high school assembly room. Attendance for the opening session was light as many teachers from outlying towns were absent.
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Daviess County Teachers’ Association
Community Meeting Highlights and Obituary Notices
The E and I train arrival drew crowds as sessions opened with speakers including C Sims on The Teacher and Prof L C Reid on English cemposity. Joseph Wallace gave the closing morning talk. Burris Reid and A D Q Fankerson spoke Friday afternoon. Harriett Cook demonstrated primary work with a South Side grade. Prof Reid will lecture tonight at the school building on Shakespeare. OHIE JOHNSON DEAD is announced. he was 85, born 1823, survived by a second wife and children including Willem H John James C Mary and Joseph. Funeral Wednesday at 2 pm, burial Fairview. Mrs Mary Ellen Anness died Thursday, tuberculosis since 1902, widow of Jacob Ham, survived by several children. Funeral Saturday at 10 am from St Patrick’s church, burial in church ground. processions leave town about 7 am.
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C. Sims
Eaglesville
L. C. Reid
Louisville
J. M. Black
Joseph Wallace
Burris
Professor Reid
DQ. Fankerson
Harriett Cook
Reid
Rome
George Frozee
Willem H
Els M
John
James
Mary
Joseph
Fairview
Moore
Hami
Jacob Ham
Ham
Washington
Reeve Township
Kentucky
George
Cynthia Clements
Martin County
Peter
Alfred
Frank
Lewis
William Ham
Mary Brown
Rebecca Donahue
Hfe
St. Patricks Church
Thanksgiving Wedding in Wheatland Ties Local Bride to Indiana Groom
Miss Irene Nicholson wed Lould L Langdon of Indianapolis in Wheatland on Thursday. The bride, daughter of A. C. Nicholson, is well known in Washington where she visits. Langdon, a Vincennes bar, works in Indianapolis where the couple will reside.
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Wheatland
Irene Nicholson
Lould L Langdon
Indianapolis
A. C. Nicholson
Washington
Langdon
Vincennes Bar
O W Deckard Sells Real Estate Firm and Plans Vincennes Move
O W Deckard has sold his real estate business in town and will relocate to Vincennes to continue his work. The change marks a shift in local property leadership as new ownership takes over.
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O. W. Deckard
Vincennes
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K. of C. Hall
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Washington Council
Assumption
J. W. Lamey
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Princeton
City
Ip. J. Kolb
Mt. Carmel
Knights of Columbus
Order
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Eranpville
Fgema
Tae
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Ohie" Johnson
Anness
Mary. Ellen
West van Trees
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