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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1915
Page
4
The Bedford Indiana newspaper lists editors Otis and Brooks Thomas J Brooks with Fred B Otis as managing editor and Mrs Harry Askew as society editor. It notes circulation options and advertising rates for display and local reading matter with obituaries and resolutions priced separately.
Terre Haute mayor Roberts was impeached and unseated this afternoon by a seven to three vote. The action came as the city council moved to remove the executive from office. United Press reported the event from Terre Haute on April 24.
In Clark county Indiana the entire Borden high school graduating class plans homemade dresses for commencement on May 7, a first in the area. The white heat material gowns will be simply tailored yet in line with current styles.
Grant Mosier fined 5 dollars and costs for malicious trespass. Beulah McNeely granted a divorce. State v Everett Pickler records assault with intent to commit rape followed by assault and battery with a 5 dollar fine and 90 days in jail. Miss Mayme Alkins returns from Heltonville after visiting her mother. David Howard, a transient, fined for intoxication by Mayor Fields.
The Community Club launches a city beautification campaign aiming to improve streetscapes and public spaces. Volunteers will coordinate cleanups, plantings, and mural projects to enhance local neighborhoods and attract residents.
Bedford residents rally for a city beautification campaign led by the Community Club with mayoral support. Plans target a May 12 clean-up day and improvements to Main Street Oolitic and the Rawlins bridge entrance to win the Dixie Highway route.
Da Peregrine dies following a three week bout with typhoid fever contracted during a trip. The obituary notes the illness and its lethal outcome, with emphasis on the prolonged illness before death.
Two young boys were found asleep in the woods after authorities traced their disappearance. Neighbors reported seeing them near a trailhead, and rescue teams conducted a careful search through the area.
Indiana boosts a slogan See Indiana First to lure motorists to short tours across counties from Whitewater Valley to Dearborn and Clark. The feature highlights scenic hills, lakes, and Ohio River views in southeastern and northern regions as a prep for broader travel.
The Bedford Concert Band will run a special BB& B train to Linton on Sunday June 6 to facilitate the Consolidated Band Concert. A $190 guarantee is required to secure the service, with round trip fare set at $1.90 from this city. The train aims to give ample time to enjoy the full program at Linton.
Aloe Fevens returns from an eight week course for salesmen and officesmen. The company spends about 75000 dollars yearly on training to apply products correctly. The course covers finished product processes in chemical and physical laboratories with visits to mills in Cleveland Pittsburgh Worcester and New York. Passes on exams and grades are required to keep positions.
William S. Miller to Hallie A. Terry, Clarence Tirey to Ida Belle Eversole, Everett McKinley Harrison to Jessie May Brinson listed in a records snippet covering transfers and personal ties.
M C Henderson a noted North J street fruit agent is severely troubled by a sore on the right hand near the base of the first and second fingers. The small itchy scab developed into a large inflamed ulcer about a quarter size, despite burning and dressing efforts.
Wendell Waterbury pitched a one hit shutout for the Eagles at Athletic Park Sunday, fanning 15. He also doubled and contributed two hits, steering the Eagles to a 2 1 run over the Athletics. The Batteries were Faghs Waterbury and Lemon for the Eagles, Akers and Thorp for the Athletics. Waterbury was praised for perfect habits and strong physique.
Cecil Wayman aged 16 or 17 from Mitchell fell from a west bound B&O freight at Rivervale on a steep grade while riding a double header. He sustained a badly broken leg head cuts and bruises and possible internal injuries. Dr. Dings of Mitchell treated him after the 2 pm incident.
Theodore Brewer invited his brother in law Wade Hodge for a drive on South M Street when Hodge’s sleeve snagged the steering wheel causing the car to crash into a light pole. Hodge suffered a gash to the bridge of his nose while the vehicle sustained dents but was driven home. Neighbors described the incident as a narrow escape from serious injury.
Nora Norris became Mrs Everett Mitchell in a Friday afternoon ceremony at the Norris home officiated by Rev John Williams. Only close relatives attended as Nora wore white embroidered net and carried white carnations. Afterward refreshments were served and the couple headed to Peerless to begin married life.
Bri I Nicholson, husband of the yomai linked to the Mitchell riot, fled Sunday night then surrendered to police on a charge of failure to support his family. He left wife and four to five children in destitution. the children are under the Board of Children's Guardians and the mother has briefly been in the Poor Asylum. Nicholson awaits trial later this term. Also noted, Mgr and Mrs A Apple of Terre Haute visited the city. Apple, cashier in the Internal Revenue office, will transfer to Indianapolis May 1 with a $1600 salary and expenses.
Conductor Jess M Swifty Gardner of the Southeastern fell from a dam footing while fishing with Louis Bough and Dan Brazzle. He was rescued from unusually low water with only the usual fisherman's luck, likely saved from dangerous boiles if water had been higher.
Mrs Maude Curtis Ping died after an Indianapolis hospital appendectomy and a three year old tragedy returns. Three years ago she shot her husband James Ping at the family supper table and shot at her own breast but failed. she was tried and acquitted. Her remains arrived by Monon train and were laid to rest in Hopkins cemetery after services at her father John Curtis farm.
In a strong showing the Peru Greys toppled Fort Wayne Printing Co by the score of 10 to 0. Bergman doubled and scored on Cramer's mishap for the tying run in the ninth, as Cramer limited the opposition to two hits and struck out twelve. The Greys head to Kokomo next Sunday for their season opener against the Red Sox.
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