Saw mill accident injures Bryantsville owner
Hugh Bass owner of a Bryantsville saw mill suffered a painful injury Friday afternoon when a timber struck the saw and hurled it into his face and side. He is building a 12 room house on Washington avenue near W. E. Huff’s residence and plans to move his family there after completion.
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Hugh Bass
Bryantsville
Mr. Bass
Washington Avenue
W. E. Huff
Calhurst
14Th Streets
Bedford
Jack Hughes
Robert Reed
West Sixteenth Street
South E Street
North K Street
Byers & Boyd
North I Street
Mitchell
Woman severely injured in sidewalk accident on West 15th
Mrs William Hilton sustained serious facial injuries after tripping on a damaged sidewalk section while walking on West 15th street between M and N. She required assistance home and endured considerable pain with a badly swollen nose and head after the fall. Cedar Lake seining to remove fish and restock planned with state and museum representatives.
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William Hilton
West 15Th Street
N Streets
Hilton
West 18Th Street
George Iseminger
Walshs drive new southern Indiana line to Missouri
John W. Walsh leads construction of the Chester Indiana to Bismarck Missouri railway segment linking to a planned Terre Haute southwest corridor with a Leepers Missouri terminus. His father John R. Walsh has control of the Missouri Southern line, and surveys point toward a large network expansion. A second item notes Monon opens gravel pit south of Lafayette with trains to distribute gravel. Gosport residents sue Owen County for bridge funds over White River.
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John W. Walsh
John R. Walsh
Southern Indiana
Chester
Bismarck
Terre Haute
Leepers
Illinois Southern
Salem
Missouri Southern
Hillington
Inl
Salem Vil
Indiana
Sullivan
Walsh
Central Missouri
Terre Haute Express
The
Monon
Lafayette
Albert Pearson
Shoemaker
Gosport
Owens Circuit
County Council
Owen County
White River
Joint Boards of Commissioners
Monroe
Owen Counties
District Red Men meet in hunting ground April twenty fifth
A districts meeting of Red Men is planned for April 25 in the hunting grounds, with ten counties and several thousand members expected. Attendees urged to join all regular and special meetings and support the event to ensure its success.
Mackey's Handling of Evansville & Terre Haute Analyzed
The New York Commercial Advertiser faults past Evansville & Terre Haute management for missteps that shifted control to bondholders and led to loss of the Evansville Richmond line. It notes the 1890 plan to extend eastward to Ohio and argues the ensuing deals left the road weaker while bondholders prospered. The piece cites a large debt and the line’s current earnings as proof of past errors.
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Evansville & Terre Haute
New- York
Mackey
Evansville
Evansville & Indianapolis
Ohio
Evansville & Richmond Railroad
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Louisville & Nashville
Terre Haute
Evansville & Richmond
Terre Haute Road
Richmond
Indiana
Gentry Trains Blocked by Deep Southern Floods
J. W. Gentry faced heavy rains in the South delaying travel and forcing a train to sit on a trestle for over 24 hours as water rose around the engine. He used a boat to warn and prepare for any accident while workers and stock endured near famine until waters receded and the locomotive resumed.
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J. W. Gentry
South
Jackson
Miss
Gentry
Bloomington
Cardial pitcher's spring debut flags budding star in St Louis
Bob Wicker pitched three innings in an exhibition against St Paul at St Louis. He struck out two, fielded one, and walked three as he limbers up for the season. Indications point to him becoming the Cardinal staff ace this year with local papers already featuring him.
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Bob Wicker
St. Louis
St. Paul
Bob
Globe- Democrat
Seymour Opens Three Factories Employing 150 Workers
Seymour has landed three factories employing about 150 men in total. Bonuses paid amount to roughly $10,000.
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Seymour
Dangerous shooting follows quarrel in Oolitic saloon
In Allen's saloon at Oolitic a fight between Frank Jones and John Slinkard escalated when Slinkard fired at Jones but missed. Jones shot Slinkard, injuring him through the chest. Slinkard's condition was serious. Jones was arrested and in custody. The two men are young, with Slinkard single and Jones with a family.
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Allen
Oolitic
Frank Jones
John Slinkard
Slinkard
Jones
Shnkard
Beasley arraigned on charge of attempted assault
Elmer Buddy Beasley appeared before Squire Jones on Friday morning charged with attempting to violate a fourteen year old girl of Robert Alexander and wife. He failed to post 500 bond for next term and was sent to Bedford jail. A large group of teachers traveled home on Friday from Bloomington after the Southern Indiana Teacher's Association meeting. Seventeen hundred teachers attended and Bloomington hosted well. A wedding occurred at Leatherwood church at 3 pm Sunday between Charles F. Hinds and Stella McKnight. Eld. J Williams performed the ceremony. The couple will visit relatives in Illinois before returning to their Pleasant Run home. A FRIEND
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Southern Indiana Railroad
Bedford
Terre Haute
Grand Opera House
Bedford Quarries Company
Southern Indiana
Murphy
Elmer
Buddy) Beasley
Squire Jones
Robert Alexander
Beasley
Mitchell Tribune
Monon
Southern Indiana Teacher’s Association
Bloomington
Vincennes
Leatherwood
Chas. F. Hinds
Pleasant Run
Stella Mc Knight
Erie
Eld. J. Williams
Wreck on Monon line delays Bedford to Bloomfield train
A minor wreck occurred at a road crossing of the Bedford and Bloomfield branch of the Monon, blocking the line for hours. A stone car dislodged and damaged the track. brakeman Claude Gardner escaped with facial lacerations and bruises, walking home later. Passengers transferred. track opened by five. Other items note local deaths, renovations, and social events from surrounding towns.
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Bedford and
Bloomfield
Monon
Claude Gardner
Geo. K. Lowell
The
Local notes from Me dora and area events
Prof F M Callahan visited the city returning from Bloomington where he attended a State Teachers meeting. Junior Class members met at the Whitiny home to plan a reception for the graduating class as reports were heard and decisions voted. Senate repeals war revenue tax on bucketshops after conference. House conferees oppose. The I Come I Go Club disbands for summer, planning river trips near Palestine and hunting along White River. Indianapolis cattle prices surge to near record highs, driven by corn costs and scarce stock. hog prices also peak for eighteenth year, with expectations of $8 per cwt later this year.
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Ella
Rose Whitiny
Hamer & Day’s
Palestine
White River
John Murphy
Voris Norton
Max Norton
Emery Dobbins
Will Houston
James McKinley
James Thornton
Frank Walls
Will Walls
Clard Buchanan
Walter Gillette
Indianapolis
Indiana
Indiananapolis
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Oxford College
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State Fish Commission
Field Columbian Museum
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Indiang Car-service Association
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Indiana University
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Denison
Midland Portland Cement Company
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Indianapolis Journal
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Price Current
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Orleans
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Perry
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Vevay
Ind
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Great Falls
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Will Starks
Bid
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North Bedford
Harvey Donica
Sallie Stultz
Logan
Sarah Stultz
Martin
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Oliver
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Newland DePauw
Citizens’ Bank
Salem Leader
Jap Miller
Martinsville
James Whitcomb Riley
Alvin Armstrong
Mattie I. Fidler
Chris Fidler
Beech Grove
John L. Miller
Miller
George Foster
Hub Shoe Store
William Golden
Gertrude
L. A. Morgan
Miss Golden
Morgan & Dilley
Mr. Golden
August Unkel
South I Street
Ankel
John A. Reath
Chas. Reath
F. M. Callahan
Medora
City
State Teachers’ Association
Ross Barnard
Carl Kramer
Heeb Business College
Stillson Judah
Doyle Dodd
Dan Tiseminger
George Owens
Senate
House
Pettus
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