Knox Votes 10 Retain Saloons in Regionwide Result
Total votes 9,582 with city wet 2,856 dry 1,147 and city wet majority 1,709. County outside Vincennes shows wet 2,383 dry 3,196. countywide wet majority 896. Banner wet in Second ward Vincennes 215. banner dry Vigo Township 343. Wet majorities listed for multiple townships and precincts.
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Vincennes
Banner Wet Ward
Second Ward
City of
Banner Dry
Vigo
Johnson
Decker
Westphalia
Widner
Emison
Harrison
Busseron A
Busesron B
Emison . Decker A. * E
Decker B
Harrison A
Harrison B
Harrison C
Harrison D
Johnson A Sneer
Johnson B
Johnson C
Palmyra A
Palmyra B
Steen Ace
Steen Bar Aeee
Bicknell A
Bicknell B
Bicknell, C
Edwardsport
Sandborn Ao
Vincennes A
Vincennes B
Vincennes C
Washington A
Washington B
Widner A
Vincennes votes to retain licensed saloons in Knox County
Knox county voters keep the licensed saloon by 896 in a local option election. Vincennes city stays wet by 31,709, with county precincts tallied at 813. Wet supporters celebrate as drys plan stricter future regulation amid ongoing temperance battles regionally. Weather favors turnout and supports higher county totals.
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Vincennes
Ind
Knox County
Hiquor
Vanderburg Vigo
Allen
St. Joseph
Marionounty
Temperance Fight Shapes Vincennes Precinct Results
The drys and wets battled in Vincennes Indiana with precinct A showing 112 votes for each side and Decker and Widner townships close by. Women mobilized for the drys driving voters and distributing literature while church groups held prayers and banners urged sobriety as returns arrived at a local theatre amid crowding newspaper offices.
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Vincennes Township
Decker Township
Widner
M. E
Drys
Vincennes
Wets
Errest
Ed Reed
Evansville Clerk Resigns Amid Brewery Pressure
P H Conroy resigns as chief clerk of the Evansville and Terre Haute Railway alleging coercion by brewery and whisky interests. He may join the Anti saloon league as lecturer with strong support from temperance workers. E R Glidden appointed to succeed him as chief clerk. Glidden formerly served as Trainmaster Bell’s chief clerk.
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Evansville
P. H. Conroy
Evansville & Terre Haute
Anti-saloon League of
United States
Conroy
Central West
E. R. Glidden
Railroad
Gidden
Bell
Terre Haute
New Shoe Store Opens in Washington by St Louis Shoe Co
The St Louis Shoe company opens a Washington store two doors north of the post office and ready to sell Saturday. It stocks only men’s shoes, with standard brands at popular prices. Henry Stone runs a repair shop linked to the store, promising quick service. George F Watsen serves as manager of the new department.
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Washington
St.Louis Shoe Company
Henry Stone
George F. Watsen
Cornstalk Spearman Injury Report From Indiana Vacation Incident
Vincennes September 29 Alvin M. McClure attorney was fatally injured during a vacation at Oaktown when a barrow seat collapsed and a cornstalk pierced his body five inches.
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Vincennes
T. Oaktown
McClure
Local pastor mediates Loogootee weddings and receptions
The Rev W Hart officiated at the marriage of Edith M Twitty and Albert 8 MacLeod at the Methodist church with Rev C A Ward assisting. After the ceremony the couple traveled to their home town for a reception and a bridal tour before settling in Chicago where MacLeod works for E L Roberts Co. Also Walter J Smith wed Lina Brown at St Johns Catholic church, with Smith associated with Arvin & Co prior to a business sale.
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Fred ‘W. Hart
Loogootee
Mies
Edith M. Twitty
J. M. Twitty
Albert 8. MacLeod
Chicago
Hart
B. & O. Southwestern
E. L. Roberts Company
Walter J. Smith
Lina Brown
St. Johns Catholic Church
Joseph Smith
Barr Township
George J. Arvin ,& Co
St. Rose Academy of
Vincennes
Abner Brown
Church Report Reflects Prosperous Year At Local Methodist
The Rev. Fred W. Hart submits the annual statement for the First Methodist Church showing 48 new members, 41 baptisms, 21 marriages, current expenses 2000 dollars, benevolences 1700 dollars, improvements 2200 dollars, and a total 5900 dollars amid earlier fiscal flurry. Hart and family depart for Franklin tomorrow with a reception at 61 0 South Meridian Street this evening from 7 to 10 invited for parishioners and friends.
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Fred W. Hart
First Methodist Church
Wisi
Hart
Franklin
Henry Marsh
South Meridian Street
Runaway Team Pleases Knox County Near River Bridge
A team of horses driven by Samuel Baker bolted from the Thomas Weaver barn lot and sped toward the river bridge. Despite the driver’s efforts the horses surged down a steep hill and crossed the bridge before Baker regained control on the Daviess County side. One horse was badly crippled though the wagon remained undamaged.
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Thomas Weaver
Knox County
Samuel Baker
Baker
Daviess
Hibernians Leader Remits Death Benefit via Bank
George Drew of the Ancient Order of Hibernians Division 2 visited from Montgomery to deliver a $200 death benefit check to Mrs. George A. Patterson, payable to her, which was placed to her credit at First National Bank due to her illness.
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Loogootee Sentinel
George Drew
Ancient
Order of Hibernians
Daviess County
Montgomery
First National Bank
George A. Patterson
The Oasis sign appears on Loogootee saloon front
Joseph M. Hart unveils a sign for The Oasis on the west square, claiming the spot will be the only wet location between Vincennes and Osgood on the B. and C. Southwestern after next Tuesday, as observed by passersby. Beach Hargis lawyers plan a new trial with an affidavit alleging Judge Adams was personally not politically opposed to the Hargis family.
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Loogootee Tribune
Joseph M. Hart
Vincennes and
Osgood
Beach Hargis
Court of Appeals
Hargis
Adams
Nad
Nis Aversiop
Paralyzing Illness Claims Miss Harbstreite at 42
Miss Rebecca A. Harbstreite, daughter of William Harbstreite, a Steele township farmer, died Thursday night after a stroke of paralysis. She was 42, born in Daviess county, with funeral plans set for Saturday at the family home. James P. Hixon, a long-time Daviess county resident, died suddenly of heart trouble at his son Austin Hixon’s home on east Walnut Street. He was born April 13, 1833, on a farm south of the city and left behind two sons and a daughter, plus his wife Laura Beckett who died in 1902. His son Austin Hixon lives in Kissimmee Florida. Orson B. Hixon in Wapello, Iowa. Mrs Orion Hixon is the daughter of Captain Eli McCarty, a Union soldier killed near High Rock. James Hixon was a respected county citizen, a Christian church member, staunch Republican, and Liverpool I O F member. Health declines reduced activity in later years.
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Rebecca A. Harbstreite
Williaam Harbstreite
Steele Township
Washington
Plainville-Washington Road
Harbstreite
Daviess County
James P. Hixon
Austin Hixon
East Walnut Street
Wapels
Iowa
Orion Hixon
Eli McCarty
High Rock
James Hixon
Christian Church
Bethany Church
Liverpool I. O. 0. F
Ul Health
Socialist speaker addresses crowd of workers in Chicago
Gertrude Breslau Hunt, a famed Chicago socialist, spoke to about 100 workers at the corner of East Third and Main streets. She said socialists focus on ownership of tools and jobs, not tariffic or temperance alone, and criticized injunction practices as lacking executive approval. The event, organized by local socialists, offered seating for attendees.
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Gertrude Breslau Hunt
Chicago
East Third
Seymour Council Lowers City Salaries Four Years
The Seymour common council enacted a four year salary ordinance reducing pay for mayor clerk treasurer city attorney and civil engineer by 100 dollars per year and setting new rates for other officers and staff including mayor 700 and firemen 45 a month with varied stipends for night patrolmen street sweepers and others.
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Seymour
Board of Health
Barr township farmer buys new Buick touring car
A. R. Billings, a Barr township farmer, purchased a 1910 Buick four passenger touring car through local agents M. J. Carnahan. The vehicle was delivered this morning.
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A. R. Billings
Barr Township
M. J. Carnahan Company
Potatoes Near Record Yield Across County
County reports indicate a bumper late potato crop with unusually favorable weather. Farmers say conditions may continue for weeks, easing harvests as the early potato sale is completed.
Potatoes bring steady profits amid higher yield year
Prices not as high as last season but quantity up. City dealers paid fifty cents a bushel for the early crop in wagon loads, and late potatoes are expected to fetch the same price, keeping grower profits near last year despite the change in price.
Indiana Baran as a Danville jeweler grows Indiana bananas
In Danville Indiana Jasper W Thompson a jeweler cultivates papaw bananas on his east Danville lot claiming the only cultivated Indiana bananas in the United States. He planted seed after advice from the state board of agriculture and now after seven years has 35 trees yielding about 30 bushels of fruit. Thompson ships samples to markets in Indianapolis New York Washington Oklahoma Illinois Missouri Kansas and Seattle and has a nurseryman in Newburg Ohio awaiting fruit and seed orders.
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Danville
Jasper W. Thompson
United States
Joan V. Hadley
Supreme Beach
Indianapolis
Thompson
Hadley
Indiana
State Board of Agriculture
Thhem
St. Louis Exposition
New York
Washington
Oklahoma
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
Newburg
Hoosier
Loogootee Democrats Schedule City Primary
At a Wednesday night meeting the Loogootee democrats decided to dominate the city ticket by holding a primary election on Monday October 11.
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Loogootee Democrats
Court Adjourns Until Monday In Circuit Court
Judge Houghton adjourned the circuit court until Monday afternoon at 1 30. W W Barnett sued Henry C Barr and Elisha Hatfield for alleged breach of warranty and was awarded 102 85. Leroy Wadsworth versus James L Cunningham on account was dismissed. Nugent versus Cooper damages suits set for Monday and Tuesday of next week.
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Houghton
W. W. Barnett
Henry C. Barr
Princeton
Elisha Hatfield
Leroy Wadsworth
James L. Cunningham
Nugent
Piano Contest Votes Begin Weekly Tallies At Cox Co
The Hugh L. Cox & Co piano contest draws broad interest with readers praising its progressive approach. Votes will be counted each Friday and published in this paper. today's tally lists Knights of Columbus club, Order of Eastern Star, Knights of Pyrnasias, and many churches and fraternal groups among contestants.
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Hugh L. Cox & Co
Knights of Columbus Club
Order of Eastern Star
Knights of Pytnasias
Mary M. Weaver
Antioch Church
Woodmen of the World
Modern
Woodmen
Eagles Lodge
A. B. Church
M. E
Lenora Davis
Edith H. Meyers
Red Men's Lodge
Odd Fellows
St. Johns Episcopal Church
General Baptist Church
Efinger and Hill Granted Marriage License
Steve Grover Efinger of Elmore and Pearl Ruth Hill of Veale township obtain a marriage license in a local filing.
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Effinger - Hill
Steve Grover
Efinger
Elmore
Pearl Ruth Hill
Veale Township
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Curtis’ Hamilton
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William McDonald
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Martin County
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Dover
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Cornstalk
Church Report
the Oasis
Indiana Baranas
C. Fairhurst
Pasar
Fairhurst
Daily Brothers
Thomas Nugent
Northeast Third Street
Rhode Island
D. Law Weimer
M. G. O'Neall
A. T. Hixon
Orian Hixon
Sam Haynes
Déwi
Plainvile
A.T. Morgan
Scott Undertaking Co
Embelmers
East Main Street
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