Circustown collision injures man as horse is killed
At about seven o clock Young Ford driving toward town crossed Main street when a street car struck his rig. The crash killed Ford’s horse, left him with a bruised shoulder and a sprained knee, and injured a second horse nearby from a downed telephone and trolley wire. Eye witnesses aboard the car reported the impact as powerfully loud on the Main street hill.
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Ford
Enoch Chattin
Mill Street
Main Street
Bugsy
Young Knox County Lad Ended His Life After quarrel
Harley Smith nineteen of Frichton Knox county committed death by own action Tuesday. His body found noon by his father who tripped over the corpse while climbing a fence en route to dinner. A revolver with one empty cartridge and a bullet wound told the story. A quarrel with his sweetheart Monday night and brooding over the disagreement is believed to have driven him to suicide. The father, a well known farmer, feared for his reason and was given narcotics to prevent violence. The death by own action was known in Washington.
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Harley Smith
Frichton
Knox County
Smith
Washington
Burglars Foiled At W. H. Boone Hardware Store
Robbers tried to force entry at the W. H. Boone hardware store Tuesday night between 10 and 11 o clock but fled before succeeding. Mrs. M. A. Crecy reported the incident.
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W. H. Boone Hardware Store
M. A. Crecy
Burglars Fail Attempt At Store Rear Door Entry
Report says thieves tried to gain entry at a rear door of a store. A shutter was bent and the window glass remained intact. Police believe three or four men were involved in the attempt.
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Min
Decorations Underway for A O H State Meeting in Washington
The Ancient Order of Hibernians in Washington prepares for the state meeting with decorated halls rented from fellow lodges. Merchants are urged to help by dressing windows and storefronts in green and red white blue bunting and flags. John A. Sinnott leads the effort and public inquiries go to him. Entertainment plans include Moran and Blackwell of Indianapolis and Mr Grady to accompany Notre Dame Professor Charles Monaghan’s lecture next Wednesday.
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Order of Hibernians
Washington
Ladies Auxiliary
Ireland
United States
John A. Sinnott
Moran and Blackwell
Indianapolis
Grady
Charles Monaghan
Notre Dame University
Campaign speaks set for Chaney in Daviess County tour
Dates announced for John C. Chaney campaign events in Daviess County include Epsom on Wednesday September 9 Plainville on Friday September 11 and Scudder school in Veale township on Thursday September 10. Additional speeches across the county are planned with a Washington appearance to be announced. E. C. Faith is the source.
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Daviess County
John C. Chaney
Chaney
Epsom
Plainville
Scudder School House
Veale Township
Congressman Chaney
Washbington
E. C. Faith
Incendiary Fire Damages Vacant House in Walnut Street
A fire early Wednesday at west Eighth and Walnut damaged John Cottee's vacant property by an estimated 150 dollars. Authorities labeled the blaze incendiary, with the West End fire department responding after a still alarm as the house burned with headway before discovery around 2:30 a.m.
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John Cottee
West Eeighth
Walnut Streets
West End
City schools set to open Monday with new staff
The city readies for reopening as Superintendent Axtell has prepared programs and a full teaching roster. Assignments include Hamlet Allen as high school principal and a slate of teachers for Walnut Street South Side and West End Schools plus the Negro School. Supervisors include J M Black for music and Lulu Smith for drawing and penmanship.
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Gtd
Haseen
Axtell
Hamlet Allen
J. M. Vance
R. D. Wadsworth
A. O. Fulkerson
Anna C. Jones
J. E. Garten
H. J. Season
R. V. Yenne
Walnut Street
Mary Aikman
Maud Flanagan
Ophelia Roddick
Edna Wilson
Katherine Foster
Josephine Sanford
Carrie Myers
Katherine Wilson
Pauline Sanford
Amy Barr
Myrtle Bennett
South Side School
W. P. Dennigan
Helen Fish
Lucy McGeehee
Mary Wright
Harriet E. Cook
West End
Joseph L.walace
Stella O'Donald
Mary Harward
J. H. Hopewell
Mary E. Shirley
Edith Cottingham
Cora Hunter
Margaret C. Walsh
Pansy Horrall
J. M. Black
Lulu Mmith
Court House Meetings Plan Busy Session
The court house will host a busy week with circuit court, county commissioners, and county council in session. The commissioners will award the county court house repair contract with bids opened on Wednesday September 9. Gravel road contracts will also be offered for sale and the council will review yearly appropriations on Tuesday.
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Circuit Court
Board of County Commissioners
Indian Summer Dues and Reflections in Indiana
The piece laments summer's end in southern Indiana noting the lingering outdoor life and sports as autumn approaches. It reflects on August’s warmth and the shift from sultry weather to the quieter edge of fall.
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Sett
Indiana
Gummer
Teal Ae Shuts Out Nature World
Fragmentary text appears to discuss Teal Ace or Teal Ae and nature, with unclear context. The readable portion hints at a clash between human activity and the natural world, but specifics such as event, date, place, or individuals are not present.
Wallace-Hagenbeck Circus Delivers Modern Show in Washington
The Wallace-Hagenbeck circus drew crowds for afternoon and evening performances with remarkable animal acts and skilled horsemanship. Clowns provided brisk laughs while new stunts and a wrestling bear sequence impressed patrons. The grounds proved ill chosen for the tent but streetcars and barns generated solid passenger traffic. E W Lawhorn was assaulted by several cappers after the matinee, with no arrests reported.
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Wallace-Hagenbeek
Deviess County
Washington
Erolus
Avery
Suit for Possession Involving Bynums and McCall
Anna M. Bynum and Daniel L. Bynum sue James A. McCall in Daviess circuit court over possession of real estate and seek $50 in damages for alleged unlawful retention. Complaint filed and docketed Wednesday.
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Anna M. Bynum
Daniel L. Bynum
Daviess Circuit
James A. McCall
Heffernan & Mattingly
Farmer James Sloan Sets $900 August Farm Record
James M Sloan of four miles northwest of the city reports August sales over 900 dollars from fifteen acres of sandy land. He shipped eight carloads of watermelons and left a watermelon at the office described as all heart variety. Sloan invites others to beat the record despite bad weather.
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James M. Sloan
Sloan
Plainville Nine Defeat Grays in Close Fraternal Picnic Game
Washington Grays and Plainville nine clashed in a nine inning ball game at Plainville during the fraternal picnic. The Steele township lads won 2 to 1 and the Plainville team also beat the Sugarland Heds Friday afternoon 17 to the gate receipts for both games totaled $80.
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Plainville
Washington Grays
Steele Township
Sugarland
Grandchildren gather for annual Small family reunion
Home of Mrs. Tibitha Small in the northeast area hosts the second annual reunion of the Small family. Eleven children were mentioned with ten present and one, John Small of Jasonville, absent. Relatives filled the gathering as Grandma Small received numerous gifts for the event. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Van Horn, Mrs. William Coole, Mrs. Will Cain, Mrs. Arthur Billings of Terre Haute, Mrs. George Allen of Fontanet, Mrs. Miles Jones of Washington, and city sons Ben, Thomas, Ruphe, and Joe Small.
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Hyins
John Small
Jasonville
Small
W- D. van Horn
William
Reeves Township Republicans to Nominate Ticket Saturday
Reeves Township Republicans set a meeting for September 19 at Atfordsville to select a township ticket. Delegates from the party will gather to discuss candidates and organize local campaign efforts.
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Reeves Township
Atfordsville
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