True Indebtedness of Lawrence County Debts and Local Improvements
The record outlines Lawrence County debts including $60,000 of 5 percent, 20 year bonds issued Sept 2 1895 due 1905 to 1915 at county option and $25,000 of 4 percent bonds issued Feb 15 1900 payable over five years. Total county debt appears as $85,000. Township Gravel Road debts arise from local votes by residents, not county or state debt, funded by local improvements deemed good investments.
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Lawrence County
Heltonville
Indiana
Douglas
Board of Commissioners
White River
Davis Ferry
Bedford and
Mitchell Road
Salt Creek
Ipple Millsford
Springville
Auditor
North Carolina politics and voting rights rhetoric inflame tensions
A NC Democratic push to amend the state constitution is described as disenfranchising 90,000 native-born Black voters, with reports of red shirt intimidation and threats of violence against Republicans and Populists. The piece contrasts this with claims of freedom and independence cited by critics, and notes pension rolls data from the Commissioner of Pensions, Mr. Evans, showing 993,528 pensioners as of July 1.
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North Carolina
New York Times
United States
Marion Butler
Warsaw
Norfolk & Carolina
Bryan
Towne
Democratic Party
Russia
Journal
Pensioners rise noted amid July 1900 claims figures
The report shows 2,010 more pensioners for the year and 437,104 total claims pending on July 1, 1900, up from 147,797 a year earlier. It records 260,797 names dropped in six years, 193,014 due to deaths, with about 14,200 fewer deaths than estimated in the last fiscal year. William A. Jones, longtime Bedford merchant, died of apoplexy at 4 a.m. Thursday aged 65, survived by wife and several relatives. Burial at Greenlawn with I O O F funeral rites.
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Commissioner of Pensions
Evans
Death of Alexander H Bivins in Bedford Indiana
Alexander H. Bivins aged 58 died at his North H Street home after months of stomach cancer. Born March 21 1842 he married Malinda Bailey in 1864 and left two sons Clarence Charles and daughter Ertie along with wife surviving. A Civil War veteran he belonged to G A R E C Newland Post and Bedford Lodge F and A M. Funeral was Thursday at 9 30 a m at his house with burial at Pleasant Run graveyard.
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Alexander H. Bivins
Ben
North H Street
Mr. Bivins
Bailey House
McFadden
Malinda Bailey
Flds
J. W. Newland
John Williams
Pleasant Run
Poison in uncooled milk linked to outbreaks at Long Branch
Dr J N Hurty warns of formaldehyde poisoning risks in hot weather. In 1886 at Long Branch, 19 people at one hotel and 30 at another fell ill after drinking milk from a common dairy. Uncooled milk spoiled quickly, producing tyrotozicon, the poison blamed for the outbreak and for thousands of childhood illnesses. Meanwhile Washington politics see Democrats oust a Republican city official, planning a new City Attorney later.
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J. N. Hurty
Long Branch
United States
Indiana crop bulletin notes mixed yields and delayed harvests
Weather observers report moderate temperatures with rain on most days and heavy showers causing damage to wheat and oats and delaying harvesting. Corn shows good growth with promising yields while apples risk a poor crop except in the north. A separate report details a near drowning of 12 year old Bina Boyd at the Waterworks pump house, rescued by bystanders.
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Indiana
Weather Bureau
Bina Boyd
A. L. Boyd
Byers & Boyd
Kilmer Corbin
Bion
Elmer
Bina
J. W. Dye
Clarence Dye
K. Hindman
Obituary Notices for Alonzo Flinn and John Ridpath
Alonzo Flinn son of W W Flion drowned July 7 at age 17 years 5 months 7 days leaving a father four sisters and many relatives and friends. A precious one from us has gone and a voice we love still. By his sister Mrs Pearl Utterback. John Clark Ridpath historian died in New York Tuesday after an illness of three months from a complication of diseases.
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Alonzo Flinn
W. W. Flion
John Clark Ridpath
New York
Milk Poisoning Warns of Summer Dangers In Milk
An Indiana health note warns that most diarrheal illnesses are milk poisoning caused by tyrotoxicon and dirt in milk, ice cream canning and improper refrigeration. It recommends a field experiment with milk from a healthy cow left unrefrigerated for hours to illustrate toxin risk. Clarence Quackenbush leaves for Mattoon to join Big 4 Car Shops as Conductor Marshall Steele assumes a travel-train post, and W C Whitney of the B and O S W Contractor visits.
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State Board of Health
Evansville
Clarence Quackenbush
Mattoon, Ill
Big 4
Death of Pheynetta Irvin in Indiana
Pheynetta Irvin born February 18 1830 near Chambersburg Orange county died July 28 1900 in Mitchell Indiana at age 60 years 5 months 10 days She was Isaac Irvin s wife married December 12 1862 They had ten children four living two boys two girls She leaves husband four children and many friends She was a Christian for 28 years and a member of the AME church She was sick for months but cheerful now rests with angels above Moorman signed
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Pheynetta Irvin
Chambersburg
Orange County
Mitchell
Ind
Isaac Irvin
A. M. E. Church
H. C. Moorman
Dismissals Follow Cedar Lake Wreck as Regulators Act
Genuine regret is expressed over the dismissal from the service of Monon Conductor Pat Ferguson and Engineer William Taylor after a freight train failed to enter the siding in time to avert a collision with the Air Life passenger train at Cedar Lake two weeks ago. The new federal law requires automatic couplers on interstate cars and air brakes on enough cars to be engine controllable. over 1,300,000 freight cars exist and costs are high, so roads are slow to equip old cars despite the measure approved by Congress in March 1893.
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Washington, Ind
Washington Gazette
Ross Hoffman
Miles Jones
Eimer KE. Hastings
Hoffman
Jones
Monon
Pat Ferguson
William Taylor
Air Life
Cedar Lake
Ferguson
Congress
Market Report from Kinsey Co. Opening Prices and Hogs Rise
Opening. Wheat and corn prices listed with highs and lows. Hog market 18,000 head with left over 28,38 and generally higher. cattle strong by 10 cents. sheep and lambs steady. Estimated hogs for tomorrow at 23,000.
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New
Wanted To Buy Or Trade For Ten Lawrence County Farms
Farm loans available at five percent. B. B. Marley located on North Side. Noble Owen and Frank Judah returned from the Big Four excursion from Indianapolis to Niagara Falls traveling via Toronto and other sights.
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Lawrence County
B. B. Marley
North Side
Noble Owen
Frank Judah
Indianapolis
Niagara
Toronto
Falls
Mournful death of Mrs Hila Pender at Needmore
Mrs Hila Pender wife of James Pender died at her father's Needmore home at midnight July 27 1900 after a short illness from consumption. She was 26 born Guthrie Indiana married November 4 1899 to James Pender. Funeral services were held at the residence and church with final interment at Leatherwood cemetery. She leaves a husband an infant child parents four brothers two sisters and many friends.
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Hila Pender
James Pender
Needmore
James Watson
Ella
Guthrie
Ind
Christian Church
Heaven
Joseph Pender
Bedford
Pender
John Williams
Leatherwood Cemetry
J. W
WEDDLEVILLE Babies Births and Local News
Miss Maggie Colburn of Seymour visits family. A daughter born to Curtis Shields and wife last Monday. Benson Richards and wife left for Shelbyville Indiana last Thursday. Uncle Bill Martin, aged 90, celebrated his birthday with family and was baptized into the Church of Christ in his 82nd year. Wm Turmail and Mrs Gabie Curry of Wallouia visited Dr S W Smith of Lees-
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Maggie Colburn
Seymour
David Colburn
Curtis Shields
Benson Richards
Shelbyville
Ind
Bill Martin
Bill
Church of Christ
Turmail
Gabie Curry
Wallouia
S.W. Smith
Lees
Illness and travel notes from Medora area
Reports from Medora and vicinity include typhoid illness of a local resident, sermons planned at Church of Christ, visitors from Heltonville and Greasy Creek, and family visits to Mrs. Plummer in Oklahoma. Douglass Allcup sells over 300 gallons of blackberries in a week. a Missouri dispatch lapse cost a Medora railroad agent job.
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Plummer
Elmer Henderson
Greasy Creek
David Colburn
Douglass Allcup
Medora
Henry Fountain
Missouri
Holmes
Bedford
M. W. Wilson
Eirza Beasley
Bedford Obituary and Community Notices
Died Wednesday July 18 at the Port William church Rev led services for Mrs. Richard Bex. The obituary notes a long Christian life, a husband and four children remain, and the community offers heartfelt sympathy. Other local items mention visits, social gatherings, and various residents in Bedford and surrounding towns.
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Bart Baker
Trinity
Wright
Indian Springs
Louis Beatty
C. B. Williams
J. H. Moore
Bedford
Bart Williams
Res- T. McFarlin
Dan Sommers
Indianapolis
Albert Baker
Oolitic
McCurdy
Bloomington
Odon
Julia Roberts
Cretia Roberts
Wood
Linton
Bill Tatum
Bessie Pierce
Bryantsville
Edna Gore
Qoal Armstrong
Geo. Myers
Paoli
Freeland
Mon Springs
Ida Roberts
Man
Port William
B.C
Ina Hendrickson
Minerva
Alfred Chapfriends
Richard Bex
Christian Church
Allen's Foot-Ease Promises Relief for Aching Feet
Advertising blurb touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder as relief for burning feet corns bunions swollen sore and sweaty feet. Claims 30 000 testimonials and says it cures while you walk. Sample free. price 25 cents. available at druggists and shoe stores.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy, NY
Local Notes Highlight Community Mentions and Visits
The article records routine town happenings including Wilfong working on streets, Carrie Stephenson acting Post mistress while Rose Peters visits Bedford friends, E A Johnson visiting EB Dixon family, Rob Lee on streets, and Neideffer and Byrd noted as local fishermen bosses.
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Wilfong
Carrie Stephenson
Rose Peters
Bedford
E. A. Johnson
EB. A. Dixon
Rob Lee
L. Neideffer
Sam Byrd
H. J. Taylor
Local notices and obituaries from Ft Ritner area
Sick list updates include Ollie Roberts and E B Dixon of Ft Ritner visiting EH A Dix on Thursday. Aunt Bet Lee died July 25 at 79, burial at Smith graveyard near Sulphur Spring on July 26. Alonzo Wilcox died July 24 in Washington county, burial at Talbott graveyard. Ice cream supper planned Saturday night by M E church ladies for church funds. Black berry crop strong at 10c gallon. watermelons lackluster.
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Ollie Roberts
E. B. Dixon
Ft. Ritner
EH. A. Dixon
Thos. Marks
Ferguson
David Wilfong
Tunnelton
W.L. Mills
I. H. Montgomery and Family
Bono
Bet Lee
Johr
Lee
Smith Graveyard
Sulphur Spring
M. E. Church
Alonzo Wilcox
Washington County
Talbott
Free Boschee's German Syrup Samples At Messick & Dodd
Adults with cold related throat bronchial or lung troubles are invited to visit Messick & Dodd to receive a free sample bottle of Boschee's German Syrup. One bottle per person, non-children without parent order. The ad claims wide physician endorsement and a 75 cent bottle can prove its value.
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Messick & Dodd’s
Boschee
Messick & Dodd
Guthrie Township Expenditures And Tax Levies
Guthrie township trustee James Sallee of Lawrence County proposes the annual expenditures and taxes for School District No. 3. At a Sept 4 1900 meeting the board shows township local special and poor expenditures totaling 2265 dollars with 47 cents per hundred dollars in taxes on a 565 000 assessed valuation.
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Guthrie Township
Lawrence County
James &Sallee
Bono Township
Lawrence Coun
Ginc.co
Pleasant Run Township
W. H. Brim
Marshall Township Expenditures for 1900 Meeting
Marshall Township of Lawrence County held by Trustee D F Chambers sets the 1900 annual meeting for September 4 at 9:00 a.m. at the Trustee’s residence to approve estimates: Township expenditures 120.00 with cents tax per hundred. Local Tuition 1,260.00 with 18 cents. Special School Tax 22,100.00 with 30 cents. total expenditures 4,200.00 and total tax 60 cents per hundred.
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Marshall Township
Lawrence County
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