McDonald mortally wounds Dwyer. hospital workers shot
Henry F. McDonald, shooter of Detective Chief Dwyer and target of Prosecutor Cooper, lies near death with five bullets in his body. Detective Sylvester Doyle and Superintendent Jones are wounded. Deputy Sheriff Wellman injured. Dwyer’s funeral to be held Sunday as police and city officials prepare to attend.
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Ind
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Chief Dwyer
Cooper
Billy Dwyer
Billy
Tones
McDonald’s
Wellman
Dwyer
D Dwyer
Peach Crop Injured By Cold Snap In County
Fruit growers fear the early peach crop is killed as cold weather hits after warm spell. Blooming trees escaped in some lowlands but most buds were damaged or frozen. Dry spell kept some blossoms alive, but most ripe fruit is ruined.
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Reis
Jury rules hats not a necessary expense in Chicago case
Twelve jurors in Judge Newcomer’s court at Chicago ruled that $50 hats are excluded from necessary household expenses. Two verdicts split the Maison Nouvelle vs L W Ferguson case with one finding Mrs Ferguson liable for $165 and the other absolving Mr Ferguson from responsibility.
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Newcomer
Chicago
Maisonelie
L. W
Jury Rules Hats as Life Necessities in Ferguson Case
The court's ruling sets a precedent classifying women's hats as necessities of life. Jurors pictured themselves in Ferguson's place as he described husbands watching wives crave "pretty things" from importers. One bachelor juror even talked about joining the Bachelors' Club after the revelations.
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Ferguson
Bachelors’ Club
Joseph J. Thompson
Moore seeks Airdome lease as Elks trustees weigh deal
Mitchell businessman Mento Moore building the Crystal Theatre on West 16th Street seeks to lease the Airdome at 16th and K. Bedford Lodge of Elks trustees will decide next week. If leased, Moore plans high class vaudeville and summer theater paired with his Crystal picture palace. Other parties are reportedly vying for the property.
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Mento Moore
Mitchell
Crystal Theatre
West 16Th Street
16Th
K Streets
Bedford Lodge of Elks
Editor Kimbley Dies After Three Years of Spinal Trouble
Fred Kimbley editor of the Progress Examiner at Orleans died last night from spinal trouble. He served as principal clerk of the Indiana House in 1897-98 and earlier as engrossing clerk. A Republican who admired Senator Beveridge, he named his daughter Dorothy Beveridge Kimbley. He was 40, married with an eleven-year-old daughter, and had twenty months left in his second term as postmaster.
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Fred Kimbley
Progress Examiner
Orleans
Charles Busick
Kimbley
Indiana
Beveridge
Dorothy Beveridge Kimbley
Harris Caves To Censors In Lexington Theatre Switch
The Harris-Parkinson Stock Company announced they would cancel The Night Riders at Lexington Opera House and substitute Rip Van Winkle after a warning to the manager from the stage. Bloomington owner Harris, who stars with the company, has faced frequent appearances there.
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Lexington
Harris
Bloomington
Harris-Parkinson
Lexington Opera House
Night Riders
Rip van Winkle
New Court Park Becomes Site for Major Improvements
Contractor Hunt begins filling and grading the court park. Eight new concrete walks from the courthouse entrance and four corners will connect the area. The yard will be leveled and sown with grass to beautify the public square after completion.
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Hunt
Court Park
Court House
Abraham Fines Dead Civil War Veteran Fines
Abraham Fines aged 64 of Owensburg passed away Saturday at home from fever. He served in Co F 145th Indiana Infantry and was a Civil War comrade of Col V V Williams. A G A R member, he often visited Bedford. Funeral was held Sunday at 10 a.m. at Pleasant Ridge church near Owensburg.
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A. J. Fines
Owensburg
Co. F
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Col. V. V. Williams
Bedford
Pleasant Ridge Church
Salem Judge Sentences Morris in Knife Assault Case
Judge Buskirk of Salem sentences Charles Morris thirty six to from two to fourteen years for assault and battery with intent to kill after Morris stabbed Wil ford Wolf as he escorted Morris sister home from church. Conviction followed a jury verdict with no prior trouble between the men.
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Salem
Charles Morris
Wilford Wolf
Morris
Young Wolf
Wolf
Plan To Down Cy Davis Formulated At Vincennes
In Indiana Democratic politics a meeting of district chairmen is called for Vincennes to consider a unified plan to select delegates for the Second District Congressional Convention at Bloomington. The dispute over Lawrence county delegates and a mass convention or district primary may be settled as Wellman Davis and Padgett align counties for a common April 25 delegate selection date.
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Vincennes
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Underwood
Padgett
Cy Davis
Wellman
Davis
Sullivan
Washington Herald
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Sulllivan County
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Miers
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Daviess
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Greene County
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Monroe County
Owen
Billy Spaulding
Democratic Committee
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Washington Democrat
Central Committee
Welman
Kapshaw Still Missing Court of Inquiry Prompted
Police in Oolitic search for Joseph Kapshaw who vanished from his home on March 23. Reports of foul play grow as residents suspect murder and a court of inquiry may be convened Monday to probe leads and sightings.
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Oolitic
Rapshaw
Dick Speer
Speer
Salt Creek
Fletcher
Night Riders Spur Tobacco Growth Hope Across Borders
The piece notes rising night rider violence in Kentucky and renewed interest in growing tobacco in Southern Indiana. Bethlehem area along the Ohio River near Jeffersonville shows successful past yields, prompting Curtis Ballard to plan involvement once Kentucky troubles subside. Kentucky buyers purchase Indiana tobacco to resell as Kentucky tobacco, amid seed distribution allegations by the American Tobacco Company.
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Indiana
Ohio
Bethlehem
Columbus
Pennsylvania
Jeffersonville
Curtis Ballard
Henry County
American Tobacco Company
Remonstrance Filed Against Marshall Township Liquor License
A remonstrance against liquor sale licenses in Marshall township was filed with the Auditor late yesterday. It lists 211 names, a majority of 27 voters in the township. The Board of Commissioners will record the remonstrance in regular session Monday. Saloon opponents note a similar action was renewed. Ward Two feared a filing that did not materialize.
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Marshall Township
Board of Commissioners
Second Ward
Leesville Democrats Disrupt Methodist Service in Leesville
Leesville residents protest a Flinn township Democratic convention held in the village Methodist church on March 28. Politicians filled the house of worship and caused a mess with tobacco juice, muddy floors, and torn party plank pieces found afterward. The church was rented for 85 with a cleaner paid 1500 who failed to tidy the building, fueling congregational anger.
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Leesville
Flinn Township
Buried Treasure Rumors Haunt Silver Creek Loop
Unknown diggers probed the loop on Silver Creek east of New Albany seeking a legendary hoard. The tale says a pirate hid over 30000 dollars in old Spanish silver during the forest era, sparking decades of treasure hunts guided by dreams and fortunetellers.
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Silver Creek
New Albany
Jumps Over the Moon Meat Prices Rise in Bedford
Bedford butchers raise all meat prices by about 8 cents per pound citing beef costs 4 to 5 cents higher on hoof. Packers pushed beef prices, traders say, and the public’s veal demand worsens cattle supplies. Calves sold young, stock raising now a serious issue, prompting higher retail meat prices to sustain businesses.
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Butchers
Bedford
Essex Hazel Weds Sixth Wife After Five Marriages
80 year old Essex Hazel returned from Princeton with his sixth bride Mrs Malinda Markham aged 50 who had buried two husbands. The proposal and acceptance were written by a Boonville correspondent and a worker, letters guiding the match. Hazel, wealthy farmer, had four wives die, the fifth living in Boonville.
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Princeton
Hazel
Malinda Markham
Sidney Wilkinson
Boonville
Evansville
Subscription Renewal Periods For Second Class Mailing
A notice outlines renewal windows for various subscription frequencies and states that non renewed titles within the specified times will not count as legitimate subscribers and cannot be mailed at the standard second class rate. It notes publishers may extend credit, but adherence will affect eligibility for second class postage.
Odon Postmaster Endures Anonymous Attacks
Anonymous letters have troubled Odon postmaster George Abraham and fellow staff. A post office inspector investigated a September complaint calling for dereliction and incompetence but found the charges groundless. The inspector sought the sender, deeming the accusation personal and cowardly, while praising the clerks and carriers. A Martinsville letter reports Mrs Harris improving after treatment for inflammatory rheumatism at the National Sanitarium.
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Odon
Odon Journal
Postoffice
Postoffice Department
J. D. Alexander
John W. Harris
Martinsville
National Sanitarium
Editors And The Newsroom Gossip Rule
The passage notes editors hear gossip and indiscretions from men and women and suggests papers would expose much if published. It argues editors receive much confidential information and remarks that many blame the press while benefiting from editorial filters. It also mentions Miss Mabel Dilley visiting relatives after study at Bloomington State University.
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Heaven
Hell
Mabel Dilley
State University At
Bloomington
Bedford Laundry Enlarged with New Department and Machinery
The Bedford Laundry expanded with a large new addition on Hast 15th street and will install a family washing department. New equipment includes a dryer drying 100 shirts in 30 minutes a centrifugal wringer and a washing machine. Mrs N J Rainbolt moved her millinery store into the Democrat building.
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Hast
15Th Street
N. J. Rainbolt
Democrat
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