Barn Fire Threatens West 16th Street Business District
Mrs. Jacob Wallheiser’s barn on West 17th street burned Thursday night. Fire damaged the Krenke Brothers’ rear barn and hay, while Central Union Telephone cables west of K street were destroyed leaving about 1,100 telephones out of service. Firefighters arrived late due to alarm delays and water pressure issues.
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Jacob Wallheiser
West 17Th Street
West 16Th Street
Hatfield
J Street
16Th
Ito 17Th
F. C. McCoy
Krenke
Fire Department
Krenke Brothers
Central Union Telephone Company
K Street
17Th
Higman
Electric motors replaced in pump pit after flood delay
Electric motors removed from the pump pit to save them from the flood were returned Thursday morning. They were not put to use, as Southern Indiana Power has not resumed service. If Williams plant cannot restart soon, power will come from Bedford Light Heat and Power Company.
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Southern Indiana Power Company
Bedford Light Heat and Power Company
Lone Handed Policeman Clark Raiders Torphy Place
Policeman Charles Clark raided the Torphy soft drink place on West 16th street Thursday night at 12 15 taking a bottle of alleged beer from a customer. Raymond Terphy claimed to run the place and was arrested and ordered to appear in police court next morning at eight oclock.
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Charles Clark
Torphy
West 16Th Street
Underwood
Clark
Raymond Terphy
Weiock
Poppy Plants Gift From Sacramento High School
Bedford High School received over eighty poppy plants from Sacramento high school pupils last week and will receive seed packets for each botany student. The exchange fosters interest in regional plant life and shows Pacific Coast cooperation.
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Sacramento
Calif
Bedford High School
Land of Flowers
Pacific Coast
Woman Seeks Divorce Over Cruelty and Coffee Scalding
Sarah S. Warren sues Charles E. Warren in Lawrence Circuit Court alleging three years of habitual drunkenness and inhuman treatment. She states he cursed, abused her, struck her, and once poured hot coffee down her neck causing lasting burns and bed confinement. They married November 1909 and separated June 30 1911.
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Sarah S. Warren
Lawrence
R. L. Morgan
Charles E. Warren
Cairo Faces Peak Flood as Levee Near Breaching Point
In Cairo Illinois during a heavy rain this evening flood waters rose past 54.6 feet, just inches from the top of the concrete levee wall. Militia camps form in the courthouse as Ensign Melvin reports the levee holds at Mound City while Cache River waters rise.
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Cairo
Ensign Melvin
Dispatch
Caird
Mound City
Ill
Ohio
Cache River
S. B. Buckner
Hugh Adkinson Sent Back to Reformatory for Parole Violation
Hugh Adkinson, once jailed for grand larceny with John Fritz, was returned to Jeffersonville reformatory after violating parole. Local police held him several days before officials arrived to take him back on the afternoon train.
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Hugh Adkinson
John Fritz
Jeffersonville
Adkinson
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Western Union Telegraph Office Reopens for Indianapolis Messages
The Western Union Telegraph office in Indianapolis resumed sending messages Friday at 2 15 PM after being cut off for days by high water. Several messages were dispatched that afternoon as the office had previously routed nearly all business by telephone.
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Western Union
Indianapolis
Mes
Fire destroys Eagles lodge room at West Baden
A blaze at 3 a m Friday wrecked the West Baden building housing the Eagles lodge room on the second floor and an undertaker shop on the first floor A Modern Woodmen meeting the night before may have sparked the fire A Monon passenger train stopped at West Baden and alerted the response team
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West Baden
Eagles Lodge
Singer John McDonald Ill With Typhoid In City
John McDonald a member of the Welsh Singer Company is ill with typhoid fever in this city. Friends arranged for him to be taken to hospital but Richard Roberts at his home urged keeping him there. A professional nurse Miss Ogle from Jeffersonville has been employed to care for him.
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John, McDonald
Welsh Singer Company
Richard Roberts
McDonald
Miss Ogle
Jeffersonville
Miller Divorce Granted in Lawrence Circuit Court
Blanche Miller was granted a divorce from Gerald Miller in Lawrence circuit court. The couple reside at Mitchell. The plaintiff was awarded custody of the child.
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Blanche
Miller
Gerald
Lawrence
Mitchell
Former Baron People Lose Everything in Flood
August Shultz formerly of Bedford ran a grocery on New York street Indianapolis before the flood. High water smashed plate glass windows tore counters and shelving and ruined stock. His son Louis on Kenwood Avenue fled with his wife and children, but avoided major losses.
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New York Street
Indianapolis
Louis
Kenwood Avenue
Nicholson making Bonn Nicholson making Bonn
Drvid Nicholson former champ appears to be making good with the Louisville American Association. The Louisville Times says Louisville's team has gone far enough to show that Wheeler and Nicholson are two of the most promising young players in the Association but must be tested in league play before final acceptance.
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Drvid Nicholson
Louisville American Association
Louisville Times
Louisville
Wheeler
Nicholson
Hayden
Comrade Reports Losses After Levee Breach
Col. V. V. Williams received a letter from George Taylor of Lawrenceburg recounting the loss of his cigar store and stock when the levee broke, and noting his house was overturned by the flood.
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V. V. Williams
George Taylor
Lawrenceburg
No Freight for Forty Five Days Notices Posted
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern announces no freight will be received for forty five days along their line. Rev Edgar Burton of Aberdeen Washington visited the family of his sister near the city and returned home last week. Acme Electrical Co of East 16th Street old Mail Office building awarded the contract for new electrical supplies for pumping and sedimentation stations.
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Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
Edgar Burton
Aberden
Wash
P. B. Monical
Acme. Electrical Con
New Democratic Tariff Bill Cuts Necessaries and Free List
The federal bill proposes broad duty cuts on food and clothing, opens many goods to the free list, and imposes new income taxes. Raw wool and many woolen goods would become cheaper, while certain luxury items face higher rates. Underwood announces measures designed to lower living costs while preserving domestic manufacturing.
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Washington
House
Canada
Wilson
House Committee
Senate
Tarif
Underwood
Card of Thanks for Caroline Fullen
The family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness during the illness and death of Caroline, daughter and wife. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Fullen and William Stephenson express gratitude.
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Caroline
J. R. Fullen
William Stephenson
Wallace Show Losses Reported in Peru Circus Tragedy
Benjamin E. Wallace announces total losses of 180000 including eight elephants and many big cats are dead at the winter quarters in South Peru. Elephants died near Logansport and near a bridge east of Peru. He plans to reopen the show April 26 at Peru and seeks replacements from Hagenbeck in Berlin.
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Peru
Ind
Hasenbeck
Wallace
Benjamin E. Wallace
Logansport
John Worden
Berlin
Germany
Hagenbeck
Edwina Rogers Dies After Lingering Illness
Edwina Rogers eight year old daughter of Ed Rogers of east of the city died Monday at noon after a prolonged illness.
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Edwina
Ed Rogers
Business trip and social visits in Louisville
K W Tech made a business trip to Louisville this morning. John W Cravens registrar Indiana University was in the city Monday night guest of his sister Mrs 4 H Underwood and family West 13th street. Mr and Mrs James Wood and yoa spent several days with the former's father John L Wood east of the city and returned home Monday.
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K’. W. Tech
Louisville
John W. Cravens
Indiana University
4. H. Underwood
West 13Th Street
James Wood
Yoa
John L. Wood
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Wallheiser
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Busi
Ness
Ikkrenke Place
Krenke Bros
Seig & Beem
Williams
Lone Handed
Ing
Jeff
Western Union Telegraph Com
Pany
Eagles
Strigken
NORCE
August Shultz
Bedford
Bonn
Congress
Bayer
India Rubber
Rogers
Galdied
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