Rumor of mayoral race stirs in Washington Indiana
Reported talk among Republicans hints at mayoral bid this week led by incumbent Robert Russell and other contenders including Charles Willey Tom Harris Josiah Allen Baw and Tom Nugent. Names confirm tentative interest while race details and strategy remain unsettled amid debates over the new municipal election law and city salaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Russell
Robert
Indiana
Wayor
Washington
Durathon
Charming White Wash Skirts at Great Value
A local store advertises white wash skirts in various fabrics including ducks, India Head Linen, rope, and pre shrunk Indian Head linen. The piece highlights three premium makers as especially good values and urges early viewing of the plain eleven gored akista and finished suiting options.
Thirteen gore skirts trimmed with bands and buttons
A description lauding thirteen gore skirts of white linen sulting and Butcher’s Keen, prettily trimmed with bias folds and pearl buttons, noted for launders perfect results.
Thirteen Gore Skirts Feature White Tep French Jeans and Limey Trim
A fragment describes thirteen gore skirts in white tep fabric with French jewels and Jodia Limey accents. Skirts include five rows of tucks and rows of large pearl buttons down the side.
Don't Let Bed Bugs Bite You In Indianapolis
Dr J N Hurty warns travelers to avoid bed bugs and fleas after linking plague spread to rodents and insects. The piece covers plague origins, transmission via bugs, and travel risk to Indiana, plus local notes on a bungalow purchase and a light closing line about cheerfulness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Heem Stern
J. N. Hurty
State Board of Health
American Medical Society
Atlantic City
Atate
United States
Washington, D. C
Europe
China
India
Japan
Washington
Sao Pranciaco
Rocky Mounttaine
Indigna
Gills of Distinction at Jepsons and Bridal Vows
A fragmentary ad lists gifts from the House of Depend offering Flower Vases Bowls Bread Trays Relish Dishes Coffee Sets Tea Sets Sugar and Sets Water Pitchers Chests of Drawers and more. It urges the reader to visit Washington and welcomes shoppers to view the selection for a wedding gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Depen
Weeds and arrest talk overshadow town farm scene
A garbled fragment mentions a deputy or police figure, a time reference, and a discussion of weeds and vacant lots. It hints at law enforcement action and property issues but remains unclear on specifics. The piece conveys tension over pests and cleanup in a rural or municipal setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pollceman
Peter
Bank advertising and the Indiana Barnard Association
A fragment recounts discussion on bank advertising viewed as educational work by bankers. Mr Sonntag advocates that advertising educates the public about credit and protects deposits, detailing how banks and newspapers benefit from this effort and its public value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonatag
Fer
Congressional
Indiana
Figures Ought Out In Gould Norse Case Details Vast Fortunes
fragments of a late nineteenth or early twentieth century column recount Howard Gould wealth and misused funds with figures claiming millions in assets and expenditures. It cites Mrs. Gould and attorney Delancey Niecon noting lavish spending and potential charitable implications while speculating on ample funds that could feed thousands and support large properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Gould
Eest
Castle Gould
Gould
Phildeen
Butte
Delancey Niecon
Gold
Delaware
Astyraix ‘Farms
Names at the swimming pool crowding the ladies
Crowds gathered at the swimming pool as large groups of women enjoyed the afternoon. The scene described includes social energy and public leisure activities without specific names or places.
Amanda Alligree Dies After Prolonged Illness in Datless County
Mrs Amanda Alligree widow of George Alligree died after a long paralysis illness lasting over sixty years. She began failing about white year Reo and had been a constant sufferer until death. She passed Tuesday noon at age about ninety and leaves a husband six children two sisters and two brothers. Funeral held at Bethel Church this afternoon with interment in the churchyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda Alligréa
George Alligree
Vautterer
Alligree
Hineas
Amanda Slusree
Passhorn
Datless County
Mra
Saab Batchelor
Beavyer Clifford
Freak Alligret
Five year old injured in farm mower accident
In Lynn township near Mt Vernon Ind a five year old boy named Ind Trone lost an arm in a mowing accident when the blade struck. He remained asleep in clover after the incident and was rushed to a hospital where nineteen stitches were needed to close deep wounds.
Calico dress earns ten dollars at graduation
A Calico dress worn by a student during graduation exercises in Robison drew attention as Colonel Harper, publisher, offered a prize of ten dollars for the best dressed girl. The event highlighted school pride and local celebrations as graduates participated in the commencement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robison
Harper
Robinson! Avkug
W E Connell Dies in Texas Shooting Accident
Word reaches here of the tragic death of W. E. Connell near Hico Texas. He was accidentally shot during a wing shooting party when a gun discharged and struck him in the heart. Mrs Connell, a Wichita Kansas native, had moved to Texas years ago. his widow is a granddaughter of the late Col HH Taylor of this city. Continuous details of the incident were not yet received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Chert
Hico
Texas
Walle
Oaueil
Connelli
Wichita Kansas
Betsie Candler
Aos
Yeaas
Vince J
Frank Candler
Conwell
Dana Cand Er
Wichita
Hica
Ender
Connell
HH. Taylor
Life Insurance Paid in Indiana Cities in 1906
The article lists top life insurance claim payments in Indiana for 1906 with figures for Terre Haute S R Hamill $45,400 and Evansville residents among others. It notes Rhinelly received under $1,600 and lists neighboring cities with payments over $10,000 including Princeton Bloomington Bedford Aurora Bloomfield Bruceville and others with scattered, mis-reads and OCR errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. R. Hamill
Terreaure
Heeman Goldebith
Ligonier
William 5. Beach
Lafayette
Vr. Evang
Indianapola
James Meriwether
Pt. Warne
Rovers K. Dunkersop
Evansville
Francis T. Roots
Don
Bedford
Aurora
Bloomfield
Bruceville
Beversburg
Oakland
Oes Eye
Black Hand discussed by American Mechanics at Detroit
Detroi t Mich June Black Hand outrages and elimination laws discussed at the biennial convention of the National Council Junior Order of American Mechanics opened Tuesday with 342 delegates representing nearly every state. A resolution from the Ohio council urged stricter immigration laws as the remedy for Black Hand activity. A social event concerned the Muster property on east Walnut street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detrolt
Mich
National Councl
Vincennes to build a railway link between Shor city and Heldgeport
The article notes Vincennes plans a new railway project linking Shor city to Heldgeport, Mlimoia, as a key development. It also reports local politics with a councilman objecting to Mr Niblack over bachelorhood, and Mason noted as an aging, long-serving figure. It mentions a Santa Fe farmer’s tax reflections, and Sherim Colbert’s summer layoff and staffing shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincennes
Shor City
Heldgeport
Mlimoia
Fragmented July Observations and Local Notices
A garbled report references July events, crowd counts, costs, and local clerks. Mentioned names include Frank Hejwas and Miss Cae Bee, with notes on taxes, intoxication costs, and a money order for a clerk at the post office. Also references to elections, a political manager James Matthews, and routine infrastructure remarks about pavements and trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baal
Frank Hejwas
Thia
Abe
Allen
Saint
Contafeschu
City and Township Graduates at Commencement
The city and township hold a school graduation event with numerous students named including Jane and Albert Richards. Leaders debated the cost of a new opera house for the ceremony and discussed how to fund the exercise and program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ietaea
Bothi
Coantry
County Convention of Sunday Schools Set for June City
A county convention of Sunday schools in Daviess County is planned in the city for June 39 day 39. The aim is to organize districts, delegate leaders, and unite the county Sunday schools to promote gospel work among children and improve teaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daviess
Mr and Mrs Sims Return from Europe to Florida
Mr and Mrs Sims arrive home from Italy after spending winter and spring in Europe with relatives. They toured Switzerland, Italy, France, Paris, London, and New York, visiting friends and enjoying music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs, Sims
Italy
Bradley M
Europe
H. Head
Sims
Miks Hale
Abe
Floreges
Beni
Switzerland
London
New York
Sims Kook
Sone
Be Fair to Then He ll Be Fair 78
A garbled report traces a town dairy paper sending a crew to interview families near Wau about farming grievances. It mentions a boy recounting his father’s vote and calf profits, noting poor returns and neglect as crops and cattle suffer, hinting at potential future trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higr
Fragmented entry about labor, gender, and society in early writing
In Unie skates and Indiana discourse a vague debate on knowledge, career, wealth, and duty unfolds. The text critiques social standards for women, the orphan’s cry, and evolving roles, touching on work, economy, and travel while hinting at broader cultural expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unie
Indiana
Wwe
Ube
Also Mentioned on This Page
Roberta
Charles Willey
Willey
Ctork
T. D. Simp
Polticians
Thomas
Tom Harria
Joniah G. Alien
Josiah
Tom Nugent
Tom
Daviess County
A. Hastings
Paris
Herald
Jepson’ S
Feminder
GED
E Connell
Mises Hettie Talbott
Byon
East Walnut Street
Iblack
Niblack
Mason
Sullivan
Santa Fe
Chidge
Mexico
Colorado
Sherim Colbert
David Hinkle
Wege
Horace Wallace
He Optician
Getate Femi
Orring Pnet
Pioneets
King
Hooge
Johmn
Danphlie
Hhitsotis
Linkod
James Matthews
Fie
General Rave
Mise
Madge Parriah
Peter Relateé
Grata
NTE
Welch
Duluth, Southee & Atlantic Road
Joby
Dar
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!