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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1915
Page
5
A damaged text fragment describes a prison plot involving a ball of twine, a broom, and a planned escape. Names and locations are garbled, but the gist centers on inmates, a guard, and a scheme to aid a jailbreak. The article is incomplete and hard to parse.
A broken window plan fails as William Green allegedly led an escape group planning to cut bars with hack saws tied to a string. The group aimed to time their break between 12 and 1 to rob a bank near Orleans by delaying a freight train.
The article recounts Civil War anniversaries and events from April, then resumes with Jank Morrison charged with bigamy returning to the city to seek amends. It notes his prior marriage to Jannery, engagement to Gladys Wilking, and potential plea for a short jail or suspended sentence pending bond of five dollars.
A historic column denounces hotel tipping as a scandalous practice with porters bellboys and cafe staff demanding payments beyond room charges. It argues guests face a system of extortion and compares hotel wages to universal expectations of tips. Additionally local notes report Mrs. Clarence Massey returning from Avoca and family illnesses prompting hospital and travel plans in Indianapolis and Lincoln areas.
The General Superintendent's office of the ID and O SW lists retrenchment with two men reduced to one at multiple stations. Open to oldest applicants with files on or before April 20, 1915, including Loogootee Yuren Seymour North Bend Bedford and Jackson Cope area near Heltonville with various Agent and Operator salaries. Local residents also noted: Jackson Cope reports ill sisters Prisa and Mary Cope. Spurgeon couple to Freetown for a death. Uzazel Sanders leaves Fayetteville school for home in Franklin.
Ernest Fisher, a former Bedford boy now in Lafayette, is reported to be suffering from blood poisoning. Reports from Lafayette Friday said there were no hopes for his recovery. Fisher has family in the city including Mrs Mary Baker and brothers Jimmier and Richard, with Jimmer en route to Lafayette and Richard present for a week.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles at Galleston Street celebrated the opening Thursday April 16 with a six to ten thirty reception. The home featured ornate rooms, electric lighting, framed eagle emblems, a banquet hall and lodge room, with a 150000 dollar project by Bedford Stone Construction Co. Speakers included H. H M. Agkew Robert N. Palmer JW Dilley and Otto B P Deluse detailing fraternal aims and the home’s significance.
The Brownstown to Wallonia road project, extending to the Ewing river road, will have concrete bids opened at the May county commissioners meeting. Petitions were filed by residents led by James S. Claments and Sherman Allen. The sandy stretch often hampers heavy wagons, prompting months of consideration.
Obituary notes the death of Wagkey Bea, famed early railroad promoter and owner in Indiana, recognizing his impact on regional transport and business networks. He was a prominent figure in regional development and left a lasting imprint on local industry.
Monroe county will build its first tar-bound road from the Anderson Johnson place at Kenwood towards Willerville for 2% miles, passing Rolla Walker and Jane to the Consolidated quarries. Estimated cost is 11000 dollars. bids to be received in a few weeks. Bloomington Telephone.
Mrs T B Tait of Indianapolis visits her ill father G S Berrigan as Mrs W M Shortridee of South 7 keeps family ties in the city. The report notes Owens acquired two bego hounds last week from Ghio to aid in capturing bank robbers, replacing two hounds previously poisoned.
The fragmented text lists musical pieces and arrangements in a school event program, naming Overture The Eagle's Nest and various titles like Under the Double Eagle and Potato Bug Parade, with scattered attributions and garbled author-artist tags. It reads as a messy OCR of a concert lineup with unclear ordering and several misspelled names.
The forty second annual meeting of the New Libens Presbytery women’s foreign mission group adjourned in Brownstown after two days. Eleven counties were represented with 45 delegates. Miss Upham and Rev E H Hope spoke on Africa work. Officers elected include President Mrs G W Emery Bedford and Treasurer Mrs Herbert Fawcett New Albany.
Charles Yandell Mitchell 41 died at 10 50 Saturday at home in Mitchell after a week's illness with double pneumonia. He married Miss Fra on 19th Street about eight years ago and lived in Hu ron and Fort Douglas Arizona before returning to Indiana. He worked for Metropolitan Insurance Co in Mitchell and left a widow, a six month old son Charles Francis, his father Dr William Yandell, and sisters Mrs Oscar Burton of Washington DC and Mrs Mary Y King of Turback California. Funeral and interment were in Mitchell.
Prosecutor Marshall Woolery appoints James A. Zaring as his deputy south of the river. Harold Kelly resigned recently from the same post. Clyde Keach visits Carothersville on business as Frank W. Tech buys the W R Godall lot on Lincoln Avenue to build a modern home. Samuel Simpson receives pension notice for heirs of Times W. Cook.
The Monee County grand jury reports eighty indictments from a full day session at the Methodist church. Miss Woodard, a state worker, will speak at 7:39 p m in the Presbyterian church. Mrs Minnie Lewis of Campbellsville and Mrs Bessie Inman traveled to Freisonville Friday to supervise a camp.
Rodney Wright an aviator formerly connected with Harry Atwood in Ohio has received several telegrams within forty eight hours from Gen Villa in Mexico offering inducements to lead Villa's fleet. Wright has not decided whether to accept. His mother Lodena Wright objects to his going to the war zone.
A fragmented note lists questions about gold in Brown County and the popularity of Bryan grape juice in Indianapolis versus Fairbanks cocktails. It hints at town life with flies, a mock suggestion to have a college professor categorize drinkers, and mentions Nathan and J street near West 74th in Indianapolis helping clean up.
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