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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1903
Page
2
A sprawling dispatch covers floods near New Orleans and Vicksburg, a Chicago restaurant strike, a forced layoff of Italian workers by a mob in Ohio, Indiana and Montgomery threats of arson, a New Orleans trade group adopting anti boycott resolutions, and whitecapping near Bloomington with a mob beating a son while seeking a politician.
Postmaster Vinson V. Williams received from the National Memorial Association a limited supply of certificates for donors to the McKinley memorial fund. The artful certificate features Mrs McKinley’s likeness, the McKinley home, and the White House with Tiffany and Co. craftsmanship. Local committees and visiting Miss Barrow and Miss Mundell coordinate distribution while Erie’s Mrs Denniston hosts visitations.
W P Townsend of B and O S W and S W Southern officials visited the city on Wednesday. Monon warns agents to prosecute riders jumping moving trains. Monon heavy freight engines to arrive. four more soon, six later. Odon Republicans nominate town ticket opposing liquor sales in drugstores. Bedford's Mike Guthrie visits Bloomington area to join Gentry show as treasurer. Monon and through-coach plans discussed for Indianapolis to French Lick via Gosport. Louisville Monon yard accident injures George Pickerwell, leading to amputation. Spring timetables extend trains to French Lick Springs with connections at Indianapolis. Southern Indiana belt line near Terre Haute progresses, aiming operation by fall. new car-delivery system praised.
The notice outlines a system where operators receive cars equal to thirteen times their mine daily capacity and are credited as cars reach junctions on the Southern Indiana line. It speeds car returns, though limits moving cars far from mines, and operators with stamps push prompt unloading to maintain future shipments.
The Indiana weekly wage law for miners faces a possible appeal to the U S Supreme Court after operators urged a clause change to allow an appeal beyond the Indiana Supreme Court. The mechanism shields semi monthly pay, supports company stores, and enables cash discounts on metal checks used at mines and in local commerce. The piece notes counterfeit checks and a funeral service for George Ard.
Transfers total 28 with 27191 dollars in consideration. Notable deeds include N B Hawkins to Lizzie Fidler and Francis M Kern to George W Fleishouser. Also Prudential Life Insurance agents meeting at Bedford National Bank with George R Kendall named district manager and Millican honored with watchchain.
Miss Louise Hudson, Miss Ethel Fields, Claire Potter, and others are ill or absent as the Bedford High School week unfolds. Seniors plan oratory training. freshmen and sophomores discuss track and field, while teachers prepare for exams and a May field meet. The O. H. P.s. to perform at Bloomington. students attend association meetings and essays in physiology and chemistry.
W 2R Holland was in town Sunday. George Lee lost all fingers of his right hand last Friday at a saw mill. Oliver Mathis is improving. Jasper Dixon and wife visited Easter Sunday with parents. G A Dodd bought a new aurrey Friday. M E church entertainment Sunday night pleased attendees. Mrs John Foster is improving. Henry Woolery was in town Saturday.
Rev Murr has changed his meeting time and will preach next Sunday at 10 30 and every two weeks thereafter Rev Cullen of Loogootee will preach Sunday May 3 Everyone invited Eugene Thomas traded two calves for a first class milk cow Mrs Ed Consslus and child of Bedford were guests of Mrs Eugene Thomas Friday Several from here attended Malissa Sallee burial at Fostoria Cemetery Frank Hodge and son Olile visited Wi Duncan and family Sunday Fred Howard visited Noble and Harley Cooper Sunday If it rains on East Appard er Sunday it may rain seven Sundays but it seems it would rain daily Noble and Jesse Baie went to Bedford Monday night.
The Indiana climate and crop service reports for the week ending April 18 note frequent showers keeping soils too wet for plowing in many areas. Clover and oats show good stands, early gardens and potatoes underway in the south, with apples pears plums and cherries showing mixed injury but near normal prospects overall. Prof. Alexander moves the Simpson house to West 13th street for a remodeled residence location.
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