Local option election for county set amid Mandamus proceedings
County commissioners order a county wide local option vote on September 30 after mandamus action pressure. Judge Cadamus case paused, with final hearing set for September 24. Vincennes area remains key as most townships are dry and only one saloon operates outside city limits.
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Vincennes
Thursby
Cadamus Case
Missioners
Calverly
Kessinger
Vincennes Township
Killion Gatekeeper Serves at State Fair Again
County Commissioner Will Killion acts as gatekeeper at the State fair this week causing him to miss county board sessions. He previously served as gatekeeper last year.
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Will Killion
Killion
Explorers Peary Cook Prepare for U S Arrival Amid Pole Debate
News from Copenhagen Battle Harbor and Sydney reports Cook scheduling a New York voyage while Peary remains delayed awaiting repair and coal. In scientific circles both explorers face cautious conclusions as politics temper rivalry and officials pursue official actions in multiple cases.
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United States
Cook
Copenhagen
New York City
Peary
Battle Farbor
Labrador
Roosevelt
America
Herbert L. Bridgman
Sydney
B. C
Battle Harbor
Dr. Cook
Denmark
North Pole
Europe
Sharum Travels to Washington and Perkins Return Home
W. A. Sharum went to Washington on Monday. Elias and Albert Perkins returned from Sikeston Missouri on Monday.
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W. A. Sharum
Washington
Elias and
Albert Perkins
Sikeston
Marriage Licenses Listed For Four Couples In Multiple Townships
The notice records four marriages with pairs from Bogard Steele and Washington townships as well as Jasper and Glendale areas. Couples include Matthew Lundergan with Sarah Doyle, Clarence Day with Agnes Lee, Stewart Ridgeway with Elsie Bussard, Alvin Burris with Ella Chapman, Harley Rose with Blanche Auberry.
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Lundergan - Dove
Matthew Lundergan
Bogard
Sarah Alice Doyle
van Buren
Day - Lee
Spencer Clarence Day
Steele Township
Agnes Opha Lee
Washington Township
Ridgeway - Bussard
Stewart A. Ridgeway
Washington
Elsie Bussard
Burris - Chapman
Alvin Hovey Burris
Jasper
Ella Kate ‘Chapman
Glendale
Rose - Auberry
Harley Rose
Blanche E. Auberry
List of letters remaining in Washington post office week ending 1909
Postmaster E. G. Faith lists remaining letters for week ending September 7 1909. Women include Emma Bennet Laurah Curtis Hazel Dru ry Isabella Pottersfield Gruen Reeves Thomas Stewart. Men include L. M. Bradley Charles Rig by Mexican Herman A B Hinkle Henry Lamping Walter E. Kinnery D. F Stewart. Call for advertised letters with the note one scent charge.
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Washington Post Office
Emma Bennet
Laurah Curtis
Hazel Drury
Isabella Pottersfield
Gruen Reeves
Thomas Stewart
L. M. Bradley
Charles Rigby
Herman
A B. Hinkle
Henry Lamping
Walter E. Kinnery
D. F Stewart
E. G. Faith
Country Folks Relocate Families Amid Greengrass Hopes
The community notes property purchases and plans to move families soon. Several residents travel to nearby towns, attend services, or visit relatives. Illness and deaths are recorded, with funeral arrangements and local church events noted alongside school and institute updates.
Postmasters Urged Tight Packing of Parcels
Postmaster General Hitchcock orders post offices to refuse parcels not wrapped securely. Foreign governments report U.S. mail parcels arrive damaged due to improper wrapping. Regulations state parcels not wrapped properly must not be accepted for mailing.
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Hitchcock
United States
Four Held For Kidnapping Incubator Baby
Mrs J G Barclay Frank H Tillotson J N Gentry and David Gress were arraigned in Topeka Kansas yesterday in the county court on kidnaping Marian Blakell the incubator baby. The car owners identified the four as participants and they were bound over to the district court.
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Topeka
Kan
J. G. Barclay
Frank H. Tillotson
J. N. Gentry
David Gress
Simon
Marian Blakell
Harriman Dies After Long Career as Railroad Giant
Edward H. Harriman died at Tower Hill Arden New York after a long illness an intestinal disorder. He was surrounded by family and medical staff his death noted at 3 35 p m though a sister suggested 1 30 pm. He left a vast array of positions including Union Pacific president and director Oregon Railroad and Navigation and Wells Fargo large personal wealth and extensive holdings in many railroads and related firms.
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C. W. Slinkard
Loogootee
Herman Street
Washington
Harry G. Strange
C. C. Hays
St. Louis
W. E. Price
James Kendall
Ferriday
Ollie Foster
C. C. Martin
E. K. Iuduith
James B. O'Neill
Princeton
Gus O Weill
Lloyd Clark
Ofks
Helen McTeggart
Evansville
Truman Ellis
Sikeston
Miss Nettle Baker
Hoopeston
Sigday
Elias Shultz
Washington Cosby
Ernest Smith
J. Owens
Owensville
J. P. Matthews
Olney
Ill
Cannerburg
G. B. Weeks
Olive
T. G. Cunningham
L. & N. Railroad
William Smith
Peter Dally
Thomas Dally
Ella Sesenhtil
Corning
Mary Agan
Sugarland
Teachers’ Institute
Maggie Cosgrove
Rose Smith
L. Walls
Locust Grove
William Knjpe
Vincennes
Leonard Martin
Edward H. Harriman
Tower Hill
Arden
New York
Harriman
Mary Simons
Sounedd
Exchange
Ois
Oregon Railroad and Savigaton Company
Portland and Asiatic Steamship Company
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Walls-Fargo & Co
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific Systems
Mexico
Atchison
Wells-Fargo Express Company
New York City
Artleq
Man leaps from trolley into East River near Brooklyn Bridge
A man calling himself A. Mutt jumped from a trolley car and plunged 120 feet into the East River from the Brooklyn bridge trail. A towboat captain retrieved him, he was unconscious, and doctors said he may live after revival at the hospital.
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New York
A. Mutt
Brooklyn Bridge
East River
Frank Galther Wins Southside Contract for New House
Frank Galther has been awarded the contract for the erection of a new dwelling at Southside Avenue and Southeast Second Street.
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Frank Galther
Southside Avenue
Southeast Second Street
Joe Cavanaugh to Enter St Josephs College
Joe Cavanaugh will leave next week for Bensalear to enter St. Josephs College as a new student.
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Joe Cavanaugh
Bensalear
St. Josephs College
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Wooltex
McDougal Store
Washington National Bank
Indiana
State of
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Daviess
I. W. M. Hayes
W. M. Hayes
J. N. Jones
W. R. Meredith
N. G. Sbead
Miles G. O'Neall
I. S
Eeeer Redemption Fund
U. S
Caghier
Killion Gatekeeper
News OF Country
Taft
Denman
Ohio
Columbus
National Cash Register Company of
Dayton
Ohbio
Howard Pearman
Hartwell
Charles Mauget
Margaret Mauget
Newport
Jule Plummer
Cunard Line
Queenstown
General Corbin
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