Turns Down $2500 Job Head Of Building And Loan Dept
Elijah McFarland of Shoals declined a state auditor office post offering 2509 dollars yearly. The Shoals News notes his decision and calls him a leading Democrat. critics doubt the state job matches his business prospects. The item references tariffs and trust regulation amid broader political debate.
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Building & Loan
Auditor of State
Eiijah McFarland
Shoals
McFarland
Fijs
The
Sr McFarland
Bart
Our Most Valuable Citizen in a Ridiculous Referendum
The Independent weighs in on a contest naming the 106 million citizens. Edison leads the list, Roosevelt and Carnegie follow, while John H Patterson makes a credible showing. The piece ridicules the method, noting value is undefined and voting via popularity is unreliable.
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Thomas A. Edison
Theodore Roosevelt
Andrew Carnegie
John H Patterson
Sherman Law
Yny
Unclear Fragment About Bloomington Job Signing
Fragmentary note discusses a Bloomington related job signing and political power change. Text references years of service, party control, and possible shift in responsibility. Specific names, dates, or places beyond Bloomington are not readable.
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Bloomington
Martingville Boy Killed by Automobile
A Martingville boy died after a vehicle struck him near a street corner. The accident left the boy with broken ribs and a punctured left lung, as witnesses described chaotic scenes and the vehicle’s engine sparking. The incident occurred on a township road east of the main thoroughfare, with emergency responders and local authorities beginning inquiries.
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Martinevie
Tie
Thorensen
Toruybe
Aumerek Severy
Ponces
Ben Hur’s 10 Hold Memorial Exercises
Woolanrt Court No 16, Tribe will hold its annual exercises Sunday afternoon at the Knights of Pythias hall. The Rev George B Weeks pastor of the Vevies creer Baptist church will deliver the address. The graves of the chiefs nine deceased members will be decorated in the forenoon. The lodge has not lost a member by death during the last twelve months.
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Woolanrt Court
Knights of Pythtas
George B. Weeks
Vevies Creer Baptist Dhuret
Chiets
Revkilport Streets Oil Plan for All Roads
Revkilport, Inde June 16 The streets of this city are being oiled. Last year only a few streets were oiled, but the treatment proved so successful that all the streets will be oiled this period.
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Rorkport
Pipeline construction plan described with pumping tanks
The LD Hovey Ou and hislom pany outlines maile arrangements for pipe line from Amhertz field to the C road to be erected. About 35 tanks, pumps, and tanks have been provided for pumping oil from three wells already drilled. Well number 4 will start immediately near well number 3.
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Hovey
Hislompany
C. Road
Tharp Wins Damage Suit At Bloomington
C K Tharp, a local attorney for the B and O railroad, won a 10 000 damage case at Bloomington. After six hours the jury returned a verdict for the defendant in favor of Samuel P Gray, who sued for his wife Ella Gray’s death on the tracks at Mitchell, the panel ruling the accident due to the woman’s own carelessness.
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C.K. Tharp
B. & O. Railroad Comany
Bloomington
Samuel P. Gray
B. & QO. Railroad Company
Gray
Ella
Mitchell
Joplin Matron Collars Flirtatious Masher
Joplin Missouri June report says railroad man Harry Wilson tried to flirt with police matron Misa Verningoff. The 5 foot 3 inch, 186 pound matron halted him after he acknowledged the remark and Marion Goff produced a police star to take the masher into custody.
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Joni Man
Kid
Star
Joplin
Harry Wilson
Strait
Halla
Misa Verningoff
Iniolgins
Wilson
Mairaon Goff
President Wilson to Nominate Davis as New Jersey U S Attorney
Washington reports President Wilson intends to appoint State Senator J Warren Davis of Salem to be United States attorney for the New Jersey district. The nomination document is being prepared for senate confirmation. The Democratic leader of the New Jersey senate is Davis.
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Washington
Wilson
Warren Davis
Salem
United States
New Jersey
Senate
Davis
New Jersey Senate
Paris Police Chief Retires After Parade Closure
In Paris, the longtime police chief, a veteran of municipal service, was retired by the chamber following a prohibition on a ceremonial demonstration honoring Joan of Arc. The move ends decades of local policing leadership amid political tensions over commemorative events.
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Paris
Dune
M. Tourney
Chamber of
Depur Lex
Joan of Arc
Western Governors Conference Opens in Salt Lake City
The annual gathering of Western City governors began in Salt Lake City with a three day meeting in Leselon. Leaders from multiple states convene to discuss regional issues and policy collaboration.
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Leselon
Salt Lake City
Utah
Western Cities
Daily Market Quotations Cash Grain and Live Stock
Market quotes show cash grain prices at NE markets with notes on white corn and oats, hard red winter wheat, and oats. Live stock is reported with cattle, hogs, and feeder prices. Produce section lists cheese, eggs, and poultry products with specific prices and terms.
Local Farmers Report Mixed Weather and Visits
Farmers welcomed recent rain that lifted spirits and noted corn appearing. Several residents, including Fred Zinkan and William Bennett, traveled to Washington Tuesday. James Dages visited Lawrence Zinkan, while families of Andrew Zinkan and Fred Jacobson gathered in Montgomery.
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Andrew End
Fred Zinkan
Washington
James Dages
Lawrence Zinkan
William Bennett
Marshall Booker
Andrew Zinkan
Fred Jacobson
Montgomery
Anna Donnelly
Milas Alma Zinkan
Joseph Deurmlu
Isadore Zinkan
Trainor Mrs Sousa and family at Loogootee
Mrs James Sousa and daughter Miss Mary visited Loogootee on Thursday. James and M Wade drove to Washington on Friday. Thomas William Daily and companions passed through en route to Montgomery from Indianapolis to attend ante races and bought a new automobile there. Margaret Brewer returned home after a Canneburg visit. The Wades and Daily family figures noted.
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James
M. Wade
Washington
Thomas
William Dally
Mart McPherson
Montgomery
Indianapolis
Mr. Daily
Margaret Brewer
Cannebburg
Lawrence Wade
Tillie Daily
Joseph
Frank
John Sause
Plainville
Chris O'Brian
Loogootee
Oral Wade
Miles Clark
Thomas Greenwell
St. Josephs
Chris
St. Michael's Church
Paul Blenel
John Clark
Elva O'Brian
Matthew, St
Mr .Clark
Pallway
Ladies' Ald Society Dinner Honors Rhoenix Thomas
The Ladies' Ald Society of the Second M. E. Church gathered at the Phoenix Thomas on North Street Tuesday for a dinner honoring Mrs Thomas.
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Ladies' Ald Society
Rhoenix Thomas
North Téeet
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