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They were both born and raised in Sullivan, Indiana. They divorced before
they drew SS. I have birth and death certificates for both.
Rose
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Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 10:53 PM
Subject: Re: [INVIGO] need to find marriage aapplication in Ill.
> Rose,
> If they lived in Sullivan, and they married in Paris, IL they could have
> gotten a license in either Crawford or Clark Co., and then driven to Paris
> to
> get married. Illinois did not require a waiting period as Indiana did. I
> would
> contact the courthouses in Robinson and Marshall for a license. Those
> folks
> are wonderful about helping.
> Where did they live around the time that Social Security came into
> being?
> If they had no birth certificate they went to the Courthouse and applied
> for a
> Delayed Birth Certificate. It had some of the information you need.
>
> Mary
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Rose,
If they lived in Sullivan, and they married in Paris, IL they could have
gotten a license in either Crawford or Clark Co., and then driven to Paris to
get married. Illinois did not require a waiting period as Indiana did. I would
contact the courthouses in Robinson and Marshall for a license. Those folks
are wonderful about helping.
Where did they live around the time that Social Security came into being?
If they had no birth certificate they went to the Courthouse and applied for a
Delayed Birth Certificate. It had some of the information you need.
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The following article by Mike McCormick contains many dates and places of events of the early days of Terre Haute and Vigo County IN that can be incorporated into the timelines of Vigo County IN ancestor's lives. This is the fifth and final part of a five part history written by Michael McCormick.
David L. Bonnett
Indiana County Genealogist for Vigo County
*******************
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Author Michael McCormick, Vigo County Historian; published in the Terre Haute Tribune Star, Terre Haute, Vigo, IN, Section D, Page D5, on Sunday 14 Dec 2008.
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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: The Early Growth of the City of Non-Growth (Part V)
By Mike McCormick
Special to the Tribune-Star
TERRE HAUTE — Ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment struck the first major economic blow to Terre Haute's dream to become "The Pittsburgh of the West."
National prohibition devastated the local brewing industry, which included the Terre Haute Brewing Co. and People's Brewing Co.
The distilleries were affected, too, though Majestic Distillery continued to make commercial alcohol for government use throughout much of World War I. When Great Britain's ability to manufacture explosives during the war was impaired by a supply shortage, Russian-born Jewish chemist Chaim Weizmann perfected a synthetic explosive, called acetone, through fermentation.
The British War Mission acquired Terre Haute's Commercial Distillery in 1917 and, using Weizmann's formula, the two former Terre Haute distilleries jointly produced 1.5 million gallons of acetone, plus several valuable by-products, before Armistice Day 1918
After the war, Commercial Solvents Corporation was organized in Maryland to acquire the two Terre Haute plants. The addition of Commercial Solvents to the corporate landscape softened the psychological impact of the losses but, according to reliable estimates, about 3,500 people serving the brewing and distillery industries were forced to find other work.
The demand for bottles and barrels dropped drastically. In 1912, Terre Haute's glass factories employed more than 2,500. In 1921, that figure fell below 200. It would have been worse had Root Glass Co. not secured the patent of the Coca-Cola bottle in 1915. The coal industry delivered the second knockout punch in 1921.
There was a high post-war demand for coal in 1919-20 and the United Mine Workers of America took advantage by negotiating significant wage hikes for its members. But the demand for coal dwindled in 1921. The increased use of petroleum-based fuels and the unsuitability of southwest Indiana coal for the coking process.
Moreover, high quality coal from Appalachian and Southern mines was produced by non-union mines. On April 1, 1922, the UMWA called a nationwide strike. Violence broke out at several area mines and, on Aug. 2, the Indiana National Guard was dispatched to mines in Clay, Sullivan and Greene counties. The inception of strip mining and a decline in coal consumption at local breweries, distilleries and in the local iron and steel industry also affected demand. Sources estimated that, between 1922 and 1930, more than 12,000 miners in the metropolitan Terre Haute area became unemployed or were only partly employed.
The Pennsylvania Railroad inflicted the third major economic blow. The Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad was Terre Haute's No. 1 employer between 1867 and 1893, when William Riley McKeen was president and for several years thereafter. The Vandalia Shops on N. 10th St. employed as many as 2,500 men.
McKeen feared that, when the Pennsylvania Railroad West of the Alleghenies assumed control of the Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad and its subsidiaries ("The Vandalia System") in August 1893, Terre Haute's status as a rail hub would diminish.
McKeen's words proved prophetic in 1923 when, as a part of a systematic consolidation of repair facilities triggered by labor concerns, the Pennsylvania finally relocated its major repair shops away from Terre Haute. At least 1,000 jobs were affected. Initially precipitated by restrictions placed upon construction during the war, the brick industry suffered a severe decline, adding another negative factor. By 1920, eight of Terre Haute's 15 clay plants were closed. Wabash Fibre Box, founded in 1924 by principals of other local businesses, was a success but fire destroyed a few once thriving businesses, notably Bronson's Artesian Bath House (May 6, 1921) and American Hominy Co. (Sept. 12, 1922). Neither reopened.
Terre Haute — Indiana's third leading manufacturing city in 1900 — fell to seventh place in 1920 and to 16th place in 1925. For the first time in history, the city and county lost population. In 1930, Terre Haute counted 62,810 people. Vigo County dropped to 98,861.
Local business leaders did not stand idly by while the economy floundered. The Terre Haute Foundation was formed in 1926 to seek industrial development. Attorney-financier Benjamin Blumberg was among its leaders.
The Terre Haute Foundation was responsible for luring Quaker Maid, a division of the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. (1930), and the American Can Co. (1932) to the community. The latter, which occupied the former American Hominy Co. site, was the only major manufacturing plant to commit to the city during the Depression.
Despite financial hardship, Terre Haute supported a professional baseball team throughout the Twenties, built Memorial Stadium and acquired Deming and Fairbanks parks.
The repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment in December 1933 spurred a mini-economic recovery. The Terre Haute Brewing Co. reopened in 1934 under the guidance of Oscar Baur and Merchants Distilling Co. returned under the management of William C. Dunn.
Commercial Solvents Corp., one of the community's finest corporate citizens, became a major manufacturer of neutral sprits and bourbon whiskey.
The impact of the Works Progress Administration (later known as the Works Projects Administration) in Vigo County was substantial. It invested over $20 million and employed more than 3,500 people in a variety of public works projects and activities. The city rose to tenth position among the state's manufacturing centers in 1935. However, a protracted strike by garment workers at Stahl-Urban Co. in 1934, seeking union recognition, became volatile. Then, during strikes at Columbian Enameling and Stamping Co., friction between labor and management escalated to new heights. The result was the General Strike of 1935, an event with "an immeasurable negative effect." According to many observers, the city has never fully recovered. The general strike often is cited as the main reason for Terre Haute's economic malaise though it was followed by labor peace stimulated by "The Greater Terre Haute Movement."
Since the Depression, the community has treaded water, gaining a few thousand in one census (sometimes with the assistance of annexation) and losing a few thousand in the next. The 1940 Census placed Terre Haute's population at 62,693, down two percent.
The highest official census mark was 1960: 71,786. In 1990, the population dipped below 60,000 for the first time in 80 years: 57,483.
Would the date of their previous marriage be on the application for either
of their second marriages?
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Behalf Of Rose Deal
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 5:59 PM
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Thanks Roger. I thought of that to but they both remarried before SS
Rose
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Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 11:12 AM
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> Rose,
>
> Either of your parents may have given the place and date of marriage on
> their applications for Social Security. I have Ancestry.com and can
> print out the letters for you where you can send for a copy of the
> originals if you don't subscribe. Just e-mail me with their full birth
> and
> death dates. Also check the funeral home and obits for them. Marie
> rreedy3(a)woh.rr.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jerry M." <jerryandgene(a)verizon.net>
> To: "Rose Deal" <fpbdeal(a)comcast.net>; <invigo(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 12:03 AM
> Subject: Re: [INVIGO] need to find marriage aapplication in Ill.
>
>
>> Rose,
>>
>> You might try writing letters to the County Clerks where you think your
>> parents were married. I'm lucky, I have a copy of their marriage
>> license--and did have one of their divorce papers too.
>> jerrym
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Rose Deal" <fpbdeal(a)comcast.net>
>> To: <invigo(a)rootsweb.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2008 10:45 AM
>> Subject: [INVIGO] need to find marriage aapplication in Ill.
>>
>>
>>> Is there a place on line where I can find marriage license applications
>>> for the 1930s in Il. I think 1934-1935.
>>> I am trying to find the application for my parents Lawrence Dorman
>>> (1915-2001) and Dorothy (Doris) Mason (1918-1996) both born in Sullivan
>>> Indiana. They told me Paris, Il. but no record there at the courthouse.
>>> I live in Fl. so I can't go to different counties to search.
>>> Rose
>>>
>>>
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Rose, did you try posting your message on the Edgar County, IL Rootsweb
list? There might be someone in Edgar County that would go to the
courthouse and look for you.
Rita
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Behalf Of Rose Deal
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 6:11 AM
To: invigo(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [INVIGO] need to find marriage aapplication in Ill.
Hi Granny
I am an only child of a broken marriage. When I was close to three years old
my mother divorced my Dad and I really didn't see much of him until I was in
my 50's. My mother destroyed all of her papers when she found out she was
ill.
She didn't talk much about my dad except to say their marriage was a failure
from the beginning.
He lived in Elkhart and I lived in Vigo county Indiana, until I was in my
late 20s and moved to Florida. My Dad told me they ran away to Paris, Il. to
get married. They lived in Sullivan county In. I was born in 1935 so the
marriage could be 1934 or 1935. They are both gone now and so is anyone
else who might have some information.
We spent about an hour in the Paris courthouse looking through records.
When or where Dorothy (Doris) Evelyn Mason married Lawrence Wayne Dorman is
a mystery.
Rose
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Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 2:23 AM
Subject: Re: [INVIGO] need to find marriage aapplication in Ill.
> Rose
> Are you the only child? Do you have any older siblings? Any living Aunts
> or
> Uncles that might shed some light on your parents marriage? WHO is
> "They"?
> If you are the only child, then where were you born, that might be a clue.
> Or your older siblings.
> Did you find any papers in their personal affects after they died? If
> they
> divorced, do you have their divorce papers?
> The marriage date would be contained in the papers.
> Hope this helps
> Granny
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I know lot of the Morris family are at buried at Grandview
Ce.as is several more of my family.
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Thanks Roger. I thought of that to but they both remarried before SS
Rose
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To: <invigo(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 11:12 AM
Subject: Re: [INVIGO] need to find marriage aapplication in Ill.
> Rose,
>
> Either of your parents may have given the place and date of marriage on
> their applications for Social Security. I have Ancestry.com and can
> print out the letters for you where you can send for a copy of the
> originals if you don't subscribe. Just e-mail me with their full birth
> and
> death dates. Also check the funeral home and obits for them. Marie
> rreedy3(a)woh.rr.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jerry M." <jerryandgene(a)verizon.net>
> To: "Rose Deal" <fpbdeal(a)comcast.net>; <invigo(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 12:03 AM
> Subject: Re: [INVIGO] need to find marriage aapplication in Ill.
>
>
>> Rose,
>>
>> You might try writing letters to the County Clerks where you think your
>> parents were married. I'm lucky, I have a copy of their marriage
>> license--and did have one of their divorce papers too.
>> jerrym
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Rose Deal" <fpbdeal(a)comcast.net>
>> To: <invigo(a)rootsweb.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2008 10:45 AM
>> Subject: [INVIGO] need to find marriage aapplication in Ill.
>>
>>
>>> Is there a place on line where I can find marriage license applications
>>> for the 1930s in Il. I think 1934-1935.
>>> I am trying to find the application for my parents Lawrence Dorman
>>> (1915-2001) and Dorothy (Doris) Mason (1918-1996) both born in Sullivan
>>> Indiana. They told me Paris, Il. but no record there at the courthouse.
>>> I live in Fl. so I can't go to different counties to search.
>>> Rose
>>>
>>>
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First of all, it can get expensive writing to various courthouses in
Illinois where you think they might have married. They charge just for searching,
whether they find anything at all.
Are you the only child? Do you have any older siblings? Any living Aunts or
Uncles that might shed some light on your parents marriage? WHO is "They"?
If you are the only child, then where were you born, that might be a clue.
Or your older siblings.
Did you find any papers in their personal affects after they died? If they
divorced, do you have their divorce papers?
The marriage date would be contained in the papers.
Hope this helps
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thank you for that info! Wow, that's my grandmother's headstone. Very awesome...
Julie
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Roscoe, William, Edith, Floyd, Della, and many other Morrises are buried in Grandview Cemetery in Terre Haute. You can find info on them at FindAGrave.com.
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David: Please tell me how you are able to get Mike's articles in this
format. I can't figure out how to do it, and I have a lot of people
who would like me to send it to them.
Judy Dukes
On Dec 7, 2008, at 10:18 AM, David Bonnett wrote:
> The following article by Mike McCormick contains many dates and
> places of events of the early days of Terre Haute and Vigo County IN
> that can be incorporated into the timelines of Vigo County IN
> ancestor's lives.
> ****************************************
>
>
> Source information:
> Author Michael McCormick, Vigo County Historian; published in the
> Terre Haute Tribune Star, Terre Haute, Vigo, IN, Section D, Page D5,
> on Sunday 7 Dec 2008.
>
> ************************************
>
>
>
> Historical Perspective: The early growth of the city of non-growth
> (Part IV)
>
> By Mike McCormick
> Special to the Tribune-Star
>
>
>
> Through the first decade of the 20th Century, Terre Haute thrived in
> competition with most other municipalities for new industry by
> simply touting its substantial "natural advantages" and sometimes
> offering land, or cash, as an inducement.
>
> Being a railroad center was a considerable asset. As long as a
> railroad was locally owned, it usually was willing to provide free
> transportation for a local recruiting committees to visit a
> perspective industry or bring key company personnel to Terre Haute.
>
> As president of the Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad ("The
> Vandalia System"), William Riley McKeen made that procedure a part
> of local protocol.
>
> Competition for new industry was stiffer after 1910. However, most
> existing businesses flourished. Coal mining in particular continued
> to grow. It was estimated that 3,300 union miners resided in Vigo
> County in 1913.
>
> Terre Haute was the home of Phillip H. Penna, one of the seven
> founders of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) and the
> headquarters of UMWA's District 11, which administered the affairs
> of about 23,000 members.
>
> There were 450 members of Local 60 of the Glass Bottle Blowers
> Association in 1913. The number of labor-related organizations
> listed in Terre Haute city directories increased from 49 to 72
> between 1910 and 1918.
>
> Only two labor disputes in the second decade of the 20th Century
> were particularly memorable:
>
> 1. The deadly 1913 incident at Ehrmann Manufacturing Co., as
> described in these pages a few months ago, which resulted in the
> death of teamster Edward Wade at the hand of company president Emil
> Ehrmann; and
>
> 2. Events in 1913 and thereafter surrounding the hiring of
> professional hitmen like David "Bat" Masterson by the Terre Haute,
> Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Co., which were covered at length in
> this column during 2004.
>
> Though some might argue that the proliferation of labor unions
> during the first two decades had an effect on community growth, the
> impact of machine politics, or "political bossism," was more
> unflattering and lasting.
>
> Vigo County embraced its "five great statesmen" of the late 19th
> Century regardless of party affiliation: Republicans McKeen, Col.
> Richard W. Thompson and Col. Thomas Henry Nelson and Democrats U.S.
> Sen. Daniel W. Voorhees and Col. William E. McLean.
>
> All had distinguished themselves on the national political scene.
> But, in 1910, only the aging but still revered McKeen was alive. And
> he no longer was visible in local politics.
>
> The most powerful local Democrat was John E. Lamb, an outstanding
> lawyer and a statewide political organizer. Lamb usually was able to
> dictate who governed the city and the county and, along with law
> partner John T. Beasley, represented virtually every utility company
> which dealt with municipal government.
>
> Beginning in 1902, cliques were formed within both political parties
> to "Get Rid of Lamb." The election of Republican Mayor Edwin A.
> Bidaman in 1904 was the first successful attack on the Lamb
> fortress. The subsequent impeachment of Bidaman in 1906, after he
> already had been defeated in the mayoral election, was at least a
> partial payback.
>
> Lamb stayed in control during the successive two-year mayoral terms
> of James "Rosy" Lyons and Louis Gerhardt. But Gerhardt was the last
> mayor controlled by the Lamb machine. Donn M. Roberts, who served as
> city engineer under Gerhardt until fired for insubordination,
> defeated Lamb for Democratic county chairman in 1911. Lamb died in
> 1914.
>
> Roberts was supported by Crawford Fairbanks, the city's wealthiest
> citizen and a business partner of Democratic leader Tom Taggart of
> Indianapolis and French Lick. The chief shareholder in the Terre
> Haute Brewing Co. and the former owner of Terre Haute Distilling
> Co., Fairbanks rarely participated in local politics.
>
> With Fairbanks' support, Roberts was elected mayor in 1913 and then
> successfully defended criminal bribery charges filed against him in
> state court. However, in 1915, he was convicted, along with 115
> others, in the U.S. District Court in Indianapolis for massive
> bribery during the 1914 state election. Sentenced to six years at
> Leavenworth penitentiary, he later was impeached.
>
> Details of the federal case received almost daily coverage in the
> New York Times. National publicity of crime and corruption had a
> lasting effect on the city's image. If nothing else, it silenced
> efforts at boosterism.
>
> Roberts was succeeded by City Controller James Gossom, one of his
> best friends. Unable to shake the notoriety of the Roberts
> administration and its misdeeds, Gossom was defeated by Republican
> Charles Hunter in the 1917 mayoral race.
>
> Vigo County factories were busy during World War I, providing an
> errant barometer of the future economy. In the decade ending in
> 1920, the city's population increased from 58,157 to 66,083 while
> the county census elevated from 87,930 to 100,212. The statistics
> were interpreted favorably yet it was obvious that the substantial
> population increase witnessed in the previous decade was not repeated.
>
> Though National Prohibition was not imposed until Jan. 17, 1920,
> federal law required distilleries to cease operation on Sept. 17,
> 1917. Commercial Distilling Co. at 501 Prairieton Ave., operated by
> Thomas G. Beggs, and Merchants Distilling Co., 1535 S. First St.,
> owned by Fred B. Smith ceased operations on that day at 11 p.m.
>
> Both distilleries kept their employees while awaiting the outcome of
> a lawsuit testing the constitutionality of Indiana's Dry Law.
>
> The Majestic Distillery, 301-311 S. First St. — the nation's second
> largest distillery — stayed in business to blend distilled spirits
> under contract with the national government. The brewing and
> distilling industries were extremely important to the economy,
> affecting the jobs of several thousand people. The demand for
> bottles and barrels dropped dramatically and multiple satellite
> industries were impaired. The marketing of grain for processing
> received a major setback.
>
> Gradually the wheels were beginning to fall off Terre Haute's robust
> economic engine.
>
>
>
> Final installment next week
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Visit the Vigo County INGenWeb site at:
> http://www.ingenweb.org/invigo/
>
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From: Judy Dukes <judyd(a)abcs.com>
To: invigo(a)rootsweb.com
Sent: Sunday, December 7, 2008 1:37:02 PM
Subject: Re: [INVIGO] Historical Perspective: The early growth of the city of non-growth (Part IV)
David: Please tell me how you are able to get Mike's articles in this
format. I can't figure out how to do it, and I have a lot of people
who would like me to send it to them.
Judy Dukes
On Dec 7, 2008, at 10:18 AM, David Bonnett wrote:
> The following article by Mike McCormick contains many dates and
> places of events of the early days of Terre Haute and Vigo County IN
> that can be incorporated into the timelines of Vigo County IN
> ancestor's lives.
> ****************************************
>
>
> Source information:
> Author Michael McCormick, Vigo County Historian; published in the
> Terre Haute Tribune Star, Terre Haute, Vigo, IN, Section D, Page D5,
> on Sunday 7 Dec 2008.
>
> ************************************
>
>
>
> Historical Perspective: The early growth of the city of non-growth
> (Part IV)
>
> By Mike McCormick
> Special to the Tribune-Star
>
>
>
> Through the first decade of the 20th Century, Terre Haute thrived in
> competition with most other municipalities for new industry by
> simply touting its substantial "natural advantages" and sometimes
> offering land, or cash, as an inducement.
>
> Being a railroad center was a considerable asset. As long as a
> railroad was locally owned, it usually was willing to provide free
> transportation for a local recruiting committees to visit a
> perspective industry or bring key company personnel to Terre Haute.
>
> As president of the Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad ("The
> Vandalia System"), William Riley McKeen made that procedure a part
> of local protocol.
>
> Competition for new industry was stiffer after 1910. However, most
> existing businesses flourished. Coal mining in particular continued
> to grow. It was estimated that 3,300 union miners resided in Vigo
> County in 1913.
>
> Terre Haute was the home of Phillip H. Penna, one of the seven
> founders of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) and the
> headquarters of UMWA's District 11, which administered the affairs
> of about 23,000 members.
>
> There were 450 members of Local 60 of the Glass Bottle Blowers
> Association in 1913. The number of labor-related organizations
> listed in Terre Haute city directories increased from 49 to 72
> between 1910 and 1918.
>
> Only two labor disputes in the second decade of the 20th Century
> were particularly memorable:
>
> 1. The deadly 1913 incident at Ehrmann Manufacturing Co., as
> described in these pages a few months ago, which resulted in the
> death of teamster Edward Wade at the hand of company president Emil
> Ehrmann; and
>
> 2. Events in 1913 and thereafter surrounding the hiring of
> professional hitmen like David "Bat" Masterson by the Terre Haute,
> Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Co., which were covered at length in
> this column during 2004.
>
> Though some might argue that the proliferation of labor unions
> during the first two decades had an effect on community growth, the
> impact of machine politics, or "political bossism," was more
> unflattering and lasting.
>
> Vigo County embraced its "five great statesmen" of the late 19th
> Century regardless of party affiliation: Republicans McKeen, Col.
> Richard W. Thompson and Col. Thomas Henry Nelson and Democrats U.S.
> Sen. Daniel W. Voorhees and Col. William E. McLean.
>
> All had distinguished themselves on the national political scene.
> But, in 1910, only the aging but still revered McKeen was alive. And
> he no longer was visible in local politics.
>
> The most powerful local Democrat was John E. Lamb, an outstanding
> lawyer and a statewide political organizer. Lamb usually was able to
> dictate who governed the city and the county and, along with law
> partner John T. Beasley, represented virtually every utility company
> which dealt with municipal government.
>
> Beginning in 1902, cliques were formed within both political parties
> to "Get Rid of Lamb." The election of Republican Mayor Edwin A.
> Bidaman in 1904 was the first successful attack on the Lamb
> fortress. The subsequent impeachment of Bidaman in 1906, after he
> already had been defeated in the mayoral election, was at least a
> partial payback.
>
> Lamb stayed in control during the successive two-year mayoral terms
> of James "Rosy" Lyons and Louis Gerhardt. But Gerhardt was the last
> mayor controlled by the Lamb machine. Donn M. Roberts, who served as
> city engineer under Gerhardt until fired for insubordination,
> defeated Lamb for Democratic county chairman in 1911. Lamb died in
> 1914.
>
> Roberts was supported by Crawford Fairbanks, the city's wealthiest
> citizen and a business partner of Democratic leader Tom Taggart of
> Indianapolis and French Lick. The chief shareholder in the Terre
> Haute Brewing Co. and the former owner of Terre Haute Distilling
> Co., Fairbanks rarely participated in local politics.
>
> With Fairbanks' support, Roberts was elected mayor in 1913 and then
> successfully defended criminal bribery charges filed against him in
> state court. However, in 1915, he was convicted, along with 115
> others, in the U.S. District Court in Indianapolis for massive
> bribery during the 1914 state election. Sentenced to six years at
> Leavenworth penitentiary, he later was impeached.
>
> Details of the federal case received almost daily coverage in the
> New York Times. National publicity of crime and corruption had a
> lasting effect on the city's image. If nothing else, it silenced
> efforts at boosterism.
>
> Roberts was succeeded by City Controller James Gossom, one of his
> best friends. Unable to shake the notoriety of the Roberts
> administration and its misdeeds, Gossom was defeated by Republican
> Charles Hunter in the 1917 mayoral race.
>
> Vigo County factories were busy during World War I, providing an
> errant barometer of the future economy. In the decade ending in
> 1920, the city's population increased from 58,157 to 66,083 while
> the county census elevated from 87,930 to 100,212. The statistics
> were interpreted favorably yet it was obvious that the substantial
> population increase witnessed in the previous decade was not repeated.
>
> Though National Prohibition was not imposed until Jan. 17, 1920,
> federal law required distilleries to cease operation on Sept. 17,
> 1917. Commercial Distilling Co. at 501 Prairieton Ave., operated by
> Thomas G. Beggs, and Merchants Distilling Co., 1535 S. First St.,
> owned by Fred B. Smith ceased operations on that day at 11 p.m.
>
> Both distilleries kept their employees while awaiting the outcome of
> a lawsuit testing the constitutionality of Indiana's Dry Law.
>
> The Majestic Distillery, 301-311 S. First St. — the nation's second
> largest distillery — stayed in business to blend distilled spirits
> under contract with the national government. The brewing and
> distilling industries were extremely important to the economy,
> affecting the jobs of several thousand people. The demand for
> bottles and barrels dropped dramatically and multiple satellite
> industries were impaired. The marketing of grain for processing
> received a major setback.
>
> Gradually the wheels were beginning to fall off Terre Haute's robust
> economic engine.
>
>
>
> Final installment next week
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Visit the Vigo County INGenWeb site at:
> http://www.ingenweb.org/invigo/
>
> -------------------------------
> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INVIGO-request(a)rootsweb.com
> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and
> the body of the message
_______________________________________________
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The following article by Mike McCormick contains many dates and places of events of the early days of Terre Haute and Vigo County IN that can be incorporated into the timelines of Vigo County IN ancestor's lives.
****************************************
Source information:
Author Michael McCormick, Vigo County Historian; published in the Terre Haute Tribune Star, Terre Haute, Vigo, IN, Section D, Page D5, on Sunday 7 Dec 2008.
************************************
Historical Perspective: The early growth of the city of non-growth (Part IV)
By Mike McCormick
Special to the Tribune-Star
Through the first decade of the 20th Century, Terre Haute thrived in competition with most other municipalities for new industry by simply touting its substantial "natural advantages" and sometimes offering land, or cash, as an inducement.
Being a railroad center was a considerable asset. As long as a railroad was locally owned, it usually was willing to provide free transportation for a local recruiting committees to visit a perspective industry or bring key company personnel to Terre Haute.
As president of the Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad ("The Vandalia System"), William Riley McKeen made that procedure a part of local protocol.
Competition for new industry was stiffer after 1910. However, most existing businesses flourished. Coal mining in particular continued to grow. It was estimated that 3,300 union miners resided in Vigo County in 1913.
Terre Haute was the home of Phillip H. Penna, one of the seven founders of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) and the headquarters of UMWA's District 11, which administered the affairs of about 23,000 members.
There were 450 members of Local 60 of the Glass Bottle Blowers Association in 1913. The number of labor-related organizations listed in Terre Haute city directories increased from 49 to 72 between 1910 and 1918.
Only two labor disputes in the second decade of the 20th Century were particularly memorable:
1. The deadly 1913 incident at Ehrmann Manufacturing Co., as described in these pages a few months ago, which resulted in the death of teamster Edward Wade at the hand of company president Emil Ehrmann; and
2. Events in 1913 and thereafter surrounding the hiring of professional hitmen like David "Bat" Masterson by the Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Co., which were covered at length in this column during 2004.
Though some might argue that the proliferation of labor unions during the first two decades had an effect on community growth, the impact of machine politics, or "political bossism," was more unflattering and lasting.
Vigo County embraced its "five great statesmen" of the late 19th Century regardless of party affiliation: Republicans McKeen, Col. Richard W. Thompson and Col. Thomas Henry Nelson and Democrats U.S. Sen. Daniel W. Voorhees and Col. William E. McLean.
All had distinguished themselves on the national political scene. But, in 1910, only the aging but still revered McKeen was alive. And he no longer was visible in local politics.
The most powerful local Democrat was John E. Lamb, an outstanding lawyer and a statewide political organizer. Lamb usually was able to dictate who governed the city and the county and, along with law partner John T. Beasley, represented virtually every utility company which dealt with municipal government.
Beginning in 1902, cliques were formed within both political parties to "Get Rid of Lamb." The election of Republican Mayor Edwin A. Bidaman in 1904 was the first successful attack on the Lamb fortress. The subsequent impeachment of Bidaman in 1906, after he already had been defeated in the mayoral election, was at least a partial payback.
Lamb stayed in control during the successive two-year mayoral terms of James "Rosy" Lyons and Louis Gerhardt. But Gerhardt was the last mayor controlled by the Lamb machine. Donn M. Roberts, who served as city engineer under Gerhardt until fired for insubordination, defeated Lamb for Democratic county chairman in 1911. Lamb died in 1914.
Roberts was supported by Crawford Fairbanks, the city's wealthiest citizen and a business partner of Democratic leader Tom Taggart of Indianapolis and French Lick. The chief shareholder in the Terre Haute Brewing Co. and the former owner of Terre Haute Distilling Co., Fairbanks rarely participated in local politics.
With Fairbanks' support, Roberts was elected mayor in 1913 and then successfully defended criminal bribery charges filed against him in state court. However, in 1915, he was convicted, along with 115 others, in the U.S. District Court in Indianapolis for massive bribery during the 1914 state election. Sentenced to six years at Leavenworth penitentiary, he later was impeached.
Details of the federal case received almost daily coverage in the New York Times. National publicity of crime and corruption had a lasting effect on the city's image. If nothing else, it silenced efforts at boosterism.
Roberts was succeeded by City Controller James Gossom, one of his best friends. Unable to shake the notoriety of the Roberts administration and its misdeeds, Gossom was defeated by Republican Charles Hunter in the 1917 mayoral race.
Vigo County factories were busy during World War I, providing an errant barometer of the future economy. In the decade ending in 1920, the city's population increased from 58,157 to 66,083 while the county census elevated from 87,930 to 100,212. The statistics were interpreted favorably yet it was obvious that the substantial population increase witnessed in the previous decade was not repeated.
Though National Prohibition was not imposed until Jan. 17, 1920, federal law required distilleries to cease operation on Sept. 17, 1917. Commercial Distilling Co. at 501 Prairieton Ave., operated by Thomas G. Beggs, and Merchants Distilling Co., 1535 S. First St., owned by Fred B. Smith ceased operations on that day at 11 p.m.
Both distilleries kept their employees while awaiting the outcome of a lawsuit testing the constitutionality of Indiana's Dry Law.
The Majestic Distillery, 301-311 S. First St. — the nation's second largest distillery — stayed in business to blend distilled spirits under contract with the national government. The brewing and distilling industries were extremely important to the economy, affecting the jobs of several thousand people. The demand for bottles and barrels dropped dramatically and multiple satellite industries were impaired. The marketing of grain for processing received a major setback.
Gradually the wheels were beginning to fall off Terre Haute's robust economic engine.
Final installment next week
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Is there a place on line where I can find marriage license applications for the 1930s in Il. I think 1934-1935.
I am trying to find the application for my parents Lawrence Dorman (1915-2001) and Dorothy (Doris) Mason (1918-1996) both born in Sullivan Indiana. They told me Paris, Il. but no record there at the courthouse. I live in Fl. so I can't go to different counties to search.
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