Oil Leases Hit 4000 Acre Daviess County Lands
Oil lease activity surges in Daviess County with 4000 acres filed at the recorder's office. J B Dewalt and J P Dewell ties lead a rapid week of filings totalling several thousand more acres across Janda Burr Reeves and Reve townships. F. Graham plans to begin drilling within four to five days on his Steele Township prairie farm as crews from a Pennsylvania syndicate work nearby. Judge H Q Houghton returns home after adjourning January term.
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Ziba
Graham Wd
Steele Township
Daviess County
Court House
Recorders Office
Janda
Davles County
Reve
White River
Fitba
F. Graham
Adathera Steete
Graham
Knox County
Pennsylvania
Indiana Insurance and depository bill debate rages in legislature
A House Republican move to alter the Babcock Farber policy clash dominates sessions as Olive and credit provisions circulate. Public funds would flood into depots with no bank limit, 2 percent interest on active funds, 3 percent on 180 day time deposits, and a state finance board replacing the governor. Debate centers on reform and party unity amid bids to curb insurance campaign contributions and extend express delivery rules.
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House
Brine
Babcock
Land
Indiana Life
Edwards
Ifeasuranca
Senate
Babcock-Farber
Batcock-Farber
Bil
Landster
Jandy
Benate
E. £. Moore
Indiana Eicatona Commission
State Board of Education
Moore
Smallpox Looms as Fabertons Report Big Death Toll
A January health report lists smallpox among top causes of death, with 292 cases in several counties and 63 deaths linked to it. The year begins with pneumonias and other diseases prominent. overall January deaths reach 2,908 with city rates higher than nationwide. The piece also notes a city bank increasing capital stock and local business updates.
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Washington
State Board of! Health
Ronses
Jarhiary
Ainte Way
Pncumonis
Praumonia
Fire Destroys Large Canvas Covering Cement Yard
A canvas covering at a cement yard burned after sparks from a B & C Southweate locomotive. The blaze reduced about 40,000 feet of canvas to smoke in minutes. Canvas valued around $1,200 protected cement stock worth thousands. Heavy rain could have ruined hundreds of carloads of Portland cement. the canvas had been coated with pitch to be water resistant and burned with gunpowder-like heat when a switch engine incident occurred.
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A & Faw
Portland Clement
Harbingers of Spring Lon P Help Declares It Is Spring
Fragmentary text from a local page shows a playful line about spring. It mentions Lon FP and Helpbpastine and notes several boys playing top in a likely outdoors scene. The garbled OCR obscures full context.
Seating Factory Shifts to 8 PM as Orders Surge
The seating plant in the distant part of the city runs until 8 o clock nightly to keep up with demand. It is turning out a $5,000 store fixtures job for a Pittsburgh firm, supervised by the visiting superintendent. The factory employs 165 people amid crowded workrooms and busy benches.
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Ciaffanatt’ Seating Company
Dastent
Petory
Pittsburg
Looking for an Angel in Answer to His Ad
A2 Ba letters and advertisement for two wives seek a compatible partner. He has not found his affinity yet and plans to continue the search until he finds an “angel.” Mt. Vernon Democrat notes Jim Kell receiving funds. Weather forecast: fair tonight and Sunday with moderate temperatures.
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Mt. Vernon
Explosive Mine Disaster Hits Chandler Area
A coal mine explosion at Castle Garden near Chandler causes multiple deaths and many injuries. Five miners were fatally favored and eleven seriously hurt as dust and flying debris blasted through the mine. Rescue efforts moved victims to Chandler, Boonville, and Evansville hospitals as doctors arrived from nearby towns. The mine, owned by J Wooley Coal Co of Eyankville, employs about forty five men.
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Castle Garden Imfoe
Chandler
Nigit
Beanvillé
Todinna
Evansville
Boonville
F. M. Hobson
Defort
Evanaville
Captle Garden Mine
Thane
Guardianship estate reports sought for city court cases
Judge Houghton orders master commissioner to inspect files and inventories sale bills and bonds of all estates and guardianship findings in Daviess city circuit court. Delinquent guardians must file reports by the next term. The court will consider recommendations and case examinations at the term with fifty cent per case.
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Houghton Ested
Daviess
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H. Q. Houghton
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Circtiti Court
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Jon
Wood
Eagles
Indiana
Carl Wood
Kittinger
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Abji
Benatar Wood
Representative Daily
Lfe
Meeker
Joseph Raible
Indianapally
State House
Weaver
Kelley
Fabertons
Hyatt
Citegdg Loan and Trust Company
Tthat
Te Trust Company
Jg Eimply
Tering
George Hodge
Frank _Vonderschichtat
Mr. Hodge Ty
Ray
C. R. Hodgete
Southwestern
Toco Cowes & F
Cnhcinaati
Perro
Hoonville
MacDougal Store
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