Ashe Snubbed as Council Ends Meeting Over Plant Proposition
At Monday night’s meeting, Ashe’s proposal to rebuild the electric light plant faced delay. A motion to form a committee with Ashe to draft a contract was defeated amid claims the city lacks authority to bind the plant. Ashe advised submitting to directors as the city remains a stockholder.
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Goungit
Robert
Ashe
Adhe
Council
Sit
Smoot
Meyer
Hopkins
Council Meeting Discusses City Light Plant Ownership
A fragmentary record shows council discussed H feld Electric Co and the Logansport plant ownership. The meeting adjourned after a council member moved to adjourn and the motion prevailed amid debate on rebuilding and corporate ownership.
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Hectste
Logansport
Sunad
Duimmy Corporation
Ciuh
Jonson
Th Mogioh
Potts Quits Fire Department Over Confining Work
Robert Potts leaves the fire department after saying the job is too continuous and confining. He will depart until new firefighters are appointed, with Wwallly Parnell and other men noting the department’s restrictive duties.
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Robert Potts
Parnell
Potts
Baltimore American Snippet Provokes Curious Exchange
A fragmented Baltimore American quote hints at a banter about doctors and bleeding. The snippet mentions a dramatic exclamation and a remark about someone sending money using a nonstandard symbol, reflecting a historical, clipped newspaper style.
Outlets South for West and Road Improvement Planned
City officials grant approval for a new road from Tenth and Main to Maysville Road as William T. Walker and Jothiera petition for the project. Murphy receives permit to build a one-story fireproof skating rink and Zinkan approved for a two-story brick building as part of the West Main area upgrade.
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Ted
Zinkan
Pema
Geventh
Maysville Road
William T. Walker
Jothiera
Furth
Entakoye
Eleventh Street
Tenth Street
Murphy
Alxty
Fle conEry
Iea Ks Whch
Iea
Johnson
Jen Fadeede
Bofids
Sanitary crisis spurs council vote and officer clash
Bas Kit by UN notes city health board secretary warns of dire sanitary conditions. Council backs a single sanitary officer amid debate led by Mr Hopking who contends one officer suffices but faces opposition from Jobson Ed Royse disputes the assessment deadline and contractor bonus payment hangs in balance.
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Wiljeford
eityHoard
Johnson
Bolleeman
Es - Tor
Thiesmonth
Hopking
Prisee Film
Atreet
City - Board of
Health
Allen and Jimity Return to Indiana from Pueblo
W J S Allen and Jimity, who moved from Washington to Pueblo Colorado about a year ago, will arrive tomorrow to live in Indiana. The family except Ammold will arrive tomorrow and Ammold will be here in about two weeks.
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WJ. S. Allen
Jimity
Washington
Pueblo
Colorado
Indiana
Ammold
Barton Sears Dies After Paralysis Stricken Funeral
Barton Sears former Da vies county resident died in Bedford on a Saturday night at age sixty nine. He was stricken with paralysis and leaves relatives in Elmore township. Funeral arrangements not specified.
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Barton’ R. Sears
Daviess ‘County
Bedford
Lectura Association to Organize and Elect Officers
Citizens group will meet at Heffernan Building Mattingly Thursday night at 8 oclock for organization and election of officers. Seventy eight guarantors are noted for the association as part of its effort to guarantee success.
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Lectura Association
Heffernan BI Mattingly
Isss
Aalael
City Board of Review Nears End on Property Assessments
The county board of review nears the end of the session with last day for increases, three days remain in session. Reductions may occur in final days. list of proposed residence property changes not released yet. Banks seek 70 percent, board proposed 80 percent of capital stock and undivided profits for assessments.
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County” Board of Review
Civil Service Exam for Clerk Carrier Set for August 3 1907
An examination for the position of clerk and carrier will be held at the post office in this city on August 3 1907. Applications must be submitted by July 27 1907 to the secretary board of civil service examiners post office city WW Oh B Allen. Details on application blanks qualifications duties salaries vacations and promotions are provided in the notice. The Chicago Tribune notes market turmoil with major financiers like Rockefellers Morgans Harrimans and Fricks seeing large value declines.
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Board of Civil Service
Dre
Rockefellers
Morrgans
Harrimann
Fricks
Chicago Tribune
Widow Graber Dead in Barr Township
Margaret Graber eighty five died at home north of Montgomery from heart disease and old age. She leaves three children Qphriam and Josiah Graber of Harrison Township and Mrs Emma Wagoner of Mitchell.
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Margaret Graber
Barr Township
Montgomery
Championship race set at Peoples rink tonight
Ed Magorney and Will Pett will run a tve mile championship race at the Peoples rink tonight Pett holds the current record Next Tuesday features novelty events and the following Tuesday a neck tie contest Organizers plan skates giveaways every Saturday night
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Ed Magorney
Will Pett
Peoples Rink
Pett
Application for Susan Zinkan to Indiana Hospital for the Insane
An application has been made for the admission of Susan Zinkan to the Southern Indiana Hospital for the Insane. She was declared insane at a commission before Squire George O Dell.
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Susan Zinkan
Southern Indiana Hospital For
Squire George .O. O'Dell
Boy Shoots in Quarrel After Craps Game Leads to Arrests
In Vingennes on July 9 Julius Brown age nineteen fired a public safety item at George Gowens age twenty five during a craps dispute. Gowens was wounded in the left leg as a strange passerby narrowly escaped. A father and two sons were involved with three Black individuals in the clash. Police detained all parties on public safety charges.
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Julius Brown
George Gowens
Gowens
Frank
Turius
Jent
Julius
Nlegro
Duncan Hails Washington Improvements on Official B&O Visit
Harry Al Duncan chief clerk to John Hall superintendent of motive power for B and O Southwestern traveled from Cincinnati today on official business. He praised the city’s business district improvements and noted two years since moving from Washington to Cincinnati.
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Harry al Duncan
John Hall
B. & O. Southwestern
Cincinnati
Duncan
Hall
Washington
Tych Loss Millions Amid Wall Street Stock Plunge
A six month slump on the New York Stock Exchange reduces market values by about two million dollars. The downturn hits Wall Street financierers, railroad leaders, and multimillionaires, many left with substantial losses and diminished fortunes across the country.
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New York Stock Exchange
York
Dod
Electric lights fail at Seymour opera house
The Seymour opera house suffered a power outage last night and gas lights were used as a substitute. A call to the electrical plant failed to yield information on the cause, leaving residents dissatisfied with the service and urging better equipment and reliability.
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Opera House
Ure
Seymour
Japanese Officers Dinner Aims at Peace Amid WWII Tensions
Report says Admiral and officers shared a meal with Dutch and U.S. participants near Flushing as Japanese envoys voiced hope for good relations with Americans. They stated readiness to defend their country if attacked and sought restraint to prevent offense.
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Hagué
Ijuing
Chithpe
Taukena
Flushing
Q.ien Wit
Moplahy
Maring
Japan
Farmers Scrap in New Organization Excludes Outsiders
A fragment describes farmers south of the valley forming a tillers union that offers mutual aid in threshing and wheat work but refuses to help outsiders. About 80 members are mentioned as the group grows, with some noting a strong stance against nonmembers.
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Asin
Ford HRER Washington trip prompts arrests in idle times
The Petersburg Press reports men urged to go to Washington for a night out and return by late track. The marshal plans to stop the business and warns arrests may follow. Mrs. John Conley and her child visit from Washington City to relatives in town and Glendale.
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Washington
Hetersburg Press
John Conley
I Chidgen
City
Glendale
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