Multiple Disjoint News Items From U S and Abroad
Mrs Susan Whitehouse of Indiana dies after headache tablet intake. The Friends Church educational conference convened at Earlham College Richmond Ind. Taft entertained in Tokio by General Terauchi. Uintah lands public lands signup begins at Grand Junction Provo Price and Vernal Colo. 6000 homesteads planned. Durnova named Moscow Governor General succeeding Kosloff. Burley tobacco growers back stock subscription. Illinois Gov Deneen Abolishes Stay of Execution Hoch. Wilson visits Oyster Bay with Roosevelt and signals department reorganization. Frederick W Smith campaigns Mormon reform. Meyer sues Equitable directors for accounting. Baron Rosen hosts Roosevelt on Sagamore Hill for Witte meeting. Hoch execution stay granted August 25 for appeal. New Orleans yellow fever seen as contained with quarantines in LA and Memphis. About 200 cases since July 13. focus on sanitation and mosquito control. No further delays.
Bedford Men Seek Parole from Indiana Reformatory
Parole Agent Rafferty from Jeffersonville gathered evidence yesterday in the case of Bill Edson and Elmer Beasley, inmates at the Indiana Reformatory. Edson was sentenced to 2 to 14 years for assault and battery with intent, Beasley for attempted rape, and both are now seeking parole eligibility.
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Rafferty
Indiana Reformatory
Jeffersonville
Bill’’ Edson
Elmer Beasley
Bedford Belt Railway Time Card June 11 1905
Bedford to Oolitic schedule lists northbound departures from Bedford at 7:00 8:42 14:17 18:55 and southbound from Oolitic at 19:30 12:20 17:30 19:25 with Bedford connections to main line trains. J G Ray is general agent.
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Bedford Belt Railway
Bedford
Oolitic
J. G. Ray
California
Chicago
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Sacramento
Santa Barbara
Union
Ahieag
Milwahkee
St. Paul
Ion Pacific
Southern
Daas
Mil . A. Miller
Youngest Bandsmen Parade in New York Memorial Day
A New York Memorial Day parade feature is a juvenile brass band from the New York Juvenile Asylum. Recruited from street youths, the cadet gray ensemble uses instruments from the 1876 Centennial prize band. The asylum at Dobbs Ferry trains neglected boys in schooling trades and offers ample play, aided by philanthropists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Dobbs Ferry
Evert Jansen Wendell
Asylum
Pearl Diver's Outfit Worth 160000 Pounds
The St James Gazette notes a record 160000 pounds from Ceylon pearl fishing season with most earnings as profit. It recalls a traveler offered a full pearl diver outfit as a memento, a nose clip and finger cuts forming the gear.
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Ceylon
St. James’ Gazette
Professor Oliver Lodge on useless arithmetic examples
English educator Professor Oliver Lodge criticizes school arithmetic examples in multiplication and division. He argues they involve units like acres and scruples, are artificial and depressing, and offer little practical value. He says machines could perform them but they waste learning time.
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Oliver Lodge
Directors Fees and Travel Plans Highlight 1905 Notes
The item notes directors often receive ten dollar gold pieces per meeting, with some firms paying twenty. It recounts Pierpont Morgan proposing a raise to twenty dollars after reading a labor cost of living report. It also records travel details for a Southern Indiana Railway fare from Bedford to Atlantic City on August 10 1905 with return by August 21 1905 and stopovers in Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington.
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Pierpont Morgan
New York Central Railroad
Carroll D. Wright
United States Labor Bureau
New York
Chicago
Indiana
Bedford
Atlantic City
N. J
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
J. G. Ray
Niagara Falls And Toronto Excursion For Typographical Union
Indianapolis announces a paid all inclusive Pullman train trip to Niagara Falls and Toronto for union members. The program includes two days at the falls, a Rocky Gorge rail trip, Whirlpool Rapids sighting, steamboat rides on Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, and first class accommodations. Tickets are refundable within twelve days. details and prices available from secretary C E McKee at 503 The Bidg Indianapolis Ind.
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International Typographical Union
Toronto
Canada
Indianapolis
Union Station
Niagara Falls
Rocky Gorge
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
C. E. McKee
Ind
Hinamora Philosophy by Duncan M Smith
A witty column offers social satire on gender roles money in politics and class ambition. It lampoons bravado in relationships and the idea of appearances versus reality with crisp quips and ironic insights.
Do It Now Do It Now This Sign Goes Everywhere
A satirical critique rails against the ubiquitous Do It Now slogan seen on signs and posters in workplaces and public spaces. The speaker objects to constant urging to hurry and rise to the demand, arguing it spoils leisure and mocks self stressed productivity.
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New England
New York
Chicago
Bath
Cork
Honest Men Avoid Jail When Warm Winds Blow
Poetic line evokes honesty under summer heat, contrasting restraint with incentives to avoid crime. Reflects a moral mood about personal integrity and possible temptations during hot months.
Polyglot pupil to attend Boston lecture night
A Boston schoolma am will deliver a talk at a local lecture tonight. The boy is described as able to speak all modern languages, suggesting remarkable linguistic talent.
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Boston
Noisy Orator and Quiet Coffer Clash in Silence
An orator declares liberty or death in a dramatic display while a distant coin purse murmurs a tentative timetable of thirty days, highlighting contrast between fervent rhetoric and muted practicality in the crowd.
Tea purchase mystery in vendor’s clever deal
A shopper bought a half pound of tea and received a free plate as premium. The dealer claimed the plate was free but noted someone still had to pay the freight, raising questions about the transaction.
B and O S W excursion to Niagara Falls Aug 5
The B and O S W offers an excursion to Niagara Falls and return on August 5 for 12 days at $8.00 round trip. For details contact S L Keacy, Agent. Mrs Mary E Mavity of Bloomington visiting her daughter Mrs Horatio Harryman.
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Niagara Falls
S. L. Keacy
Mary E. Mavity
Bloomington
Horatio Harryman
Seashore Excursions to Atlantic City and Resorts
Seashore trip offers twelve days with a stop in Philadelphia priced at 15 dollars round trip from Indianapolis on August 17 via Pennsylvania Lines. excursion includes Atlantic City Cape May and seven other ocean resorts with a stop over in Philadelphia and agent contact W. W. Richardson A. G. P. Agent Indianapolis.
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Atlatic City
Pennsylvania Lines
Atlantic City
Cape May
Indianapolis
Philadelphia
W. W. Richardson
Soldier Reunion in Bedford Indiana Honors Old G Calvary
The Old Soldiers of Lawrence County Indiana plan a reunion and picnic at Court House Park Bedford on Saturday August 12 1905 with addresses by Hon John C Chaney and Eld E Richard Edwards. A parade around the Public Square starts at 10 a m followed by martial and vocal music. County residents invited to bring filled baskets for a day with the veterans.
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Lawrence County
Indiana
Court House Park
Bedford
4Th Ind
Calvary
John C. Chaney
Eld
E. Richard Edwards
Harvard Professors Salary Gap Draws Alumni Support
Harvard professors face stagnating stipends since 1868 with full professors at 4000 dollars and junior ranks well below. alumni pledge large gifts to raise pay to levels of bank clerks, hopeful for nationwide college impact. Other notes report odd bets on the Japanese Russian war, Lomakin’s boots, King Edward’s gloved hand, and medical tests for premature burial.
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Harvard
Lomakin
Moscow
Japan
Somakin
State Lecturer Rev Harley Jackson to speak in Daviess County
The State Lecturer appointment for the Modern Woodmen brings Rev. Harley Jackson to Daviess County for his first engagement next Friday night. The notice appears in the Seymour Republican. Also listed are travel rates to Denver for the Fraternal Order of Eagles Grand Aerie August 15 19 and the National Encampment G A R September 4 7. A sea voyage excursion via Pennsylvania Lines offers a round trip to Atlantic City Cape May and other resorts from Indianapolis for 15 00 with further details from ticket agents or W W Richardson A G P Agent.
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Harley Jackson
Daviess County
Seymour
Denver
Col
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Grand Aerio
J.G. Ray
Pennsylvania Lines
Atlantic City
Cape May
Indianapolis
W. W. RicharpDson
Colorado
Order of Eagles
Grand Army of the Republic
Pittsburg
Knights of Pythias
Philadelphia
Odd Fellows
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Los Angeles
San Franciso
California
S. L. Keacy
O. P. McCarry
Cincinati
Ohio
Denver and Rio Grande
Pueblo
Northwest
Portland
Salt Lake City
Colorado Springs
Royal Gorge
Canon
Grand River
Glenwood Springs
Marshall Pass
Black Canon
The
Gunnison
S. K. Hooper
Denver Colorado
Oregon
Washington
Chicago
St. Louis
Memphis
Rock Island
Middle West
Yellowstone National Park
el Paso
New Mexico
San Francisco
Seattle
Ogden
Salt Lake
Terre Haute
Union Station
Ilinois
Vandalia
South Bend
Peoria
Big Four
Linton
Ilinois Central
Switz City
Emingham
Beehunter
Southern
Elnora
Indiana
Evansville
Bedford
Monon
Mitchell
Bloomington
Seymour Junction
Greensburg
Central Passenger Association
H. P. Radley
Teers Haute
Eagles Grand Aerie
Seashore Excursion From Indianapolis to New Jersey Coast
A Pennsylva nia Lines excursion offers a round trip of 15.00 from Indianapolis to Atlantic City Cape May Holly Beach Anglesea Avalon Sea Isle City Wildwood Ocean City Rehoboth with return validity twelve days and a Philadelphia stop-over. Inquiries to the ticket agent or W W Richardson A G P Agent Indianapolis.
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Pennsylvania Lines
Indianapolis
Atlantic City
Cape May
Holly Beach
Anglesea
Avalon
Sea Isle City
Wildwood
Ocean City
New Jersey
Rehoboth
Delaware
Philadelphia
W. W. Richardson
The Little Things That Annoy in Nighttime Dreams
A whimsical verse questions the annoyance of small perils like lightning and mishaps in the night. It humorously lists fears from thunder and trains to earthquakes and holdup men, noting how tiny events disrupt calm and force vigilance.
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Texas
Grinner’s new joke machine sparks sharp laughs
A jokester named Grinner unveils a machine that grinds jokes on any subject. comparisons to a sausage grinder evoke horror. Other quips feature doctors, finances, and a playful rift about a happy medium and dollar needs.
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Grinner
Instructive Prose Bits and Reunion Notices From 1905
A jumble of old maxims contrasts with a detailed 1905 White River Valley Soldiers and Sailors Association reunion program. The item lists talks by J. D. Alexander and Lieut Branch, musical performances, sketches of naval battles, and G A R and Eagles event details in Martinsville Indiana with travel notes for Denver and Portland rail trips. It ends with a roster of women’s names and a Denver travel pitch.
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White River Valley Soldiers and Sailors Association
Martinsville
Indiana
J. D. Alexander
Bedford
Ind
T. F. McLaughlin
Shelbyville
Masters Mandeville and Lindsey
J. P. Calvert
Mooresville
Iowa
Amos W. Reagan
M. D. Tackett
I. N. Walker
Adjt
Fielding Marsh
F. M. McNair
Sec'y and
Treas
Major Carnahan Ill in Indianapolis and Injured Brother
Major James Richard Carnahan, father of the Uniform Bank R of P and Indiana politician, lies dangerously ill at his Indianapolis home. Rariden, son of Dr. C E Rariden, lost a toe in a Blue Hole quarry accident while operating a traveling crane. doctors amputated the large toe and hope to save the others.
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James Richard Carnahan
Uniform Bank
R. of P
Indiana
Indianapolis
Carnahan
Knights of Pythias of
Will Rariden
C. E. Rariden
Blue Hole
Young Rariden
West Baden Ex Soldiers Reunion and Indiana events
Old Soldiers Reunion at West Baden August 9 11 1905 with round trip tickets at 1.30 valid Aug 9 12. Holiness Church Camp Meeting in Orleans Indiana offers 60 cent round trip with sale Aug 4 14 and return by Aug 15. Old Settlers Picnic at Quincy August 9 10 with round trip fares. trains 5 and 6 stop at Quincy Aug 10. For details contact Homer Fisher Gen Agent.
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West Baden
Ind
Old Soldiers Reunion
Holiness Church Camp Meeting
Orleans
Old Settlers
Quincy
Homer Fisher
Bedford
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Drogelate
Humphreys’ Medicine Co
William and John Streets
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Susan Whitehouse
Owensboro
National Conference of Educational Institutions of the Friends Church
Earlham College
Richmond
Taft
Tokio
Gen. Terauchi
Uintah Reservation
Grand Junction
Provo
Price and Vernal
Gen. Durnova
Kosloff
Archibald Stuart
Cincinnati
Burley Tobacco Growers
Kentucky
Burley Tobacco Growers’ Association
Gov. Deneen
Illinois
State Board of Pardons
Johann Hoch
Wilson
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Department of Agriculture
Frederick W. Smith
Joseph Smith
Mormon Church
Meyer
Equitable Assurance Society
Baron Rosen
Sagamore Hill
M. Witte
New Orleans
Louisiana
Aigstciains
S.A
Johnstone
Bartlesville
Bartlesville Examiner
Archie Day
Hinamora
By Duncan M. Smith
Jimmy
Niagara
Paris
Edward
London Chronicle
Icard
London
Paris Journal
Our Lady of the
Snows
Duncan M. Smith
Jonas
Utah
Allen
John. Barnard
Lizzie E. Cooper
Mattie
Dauber
Andy. Flynn
Clementine. King
Clara E. Quillen
Sue. Rumbly
E. Smithey
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Anna
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Rowe
E. A Turner
Edwards
G. E
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Jackson
Cleave
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Kilmer
H. Albert
Knight
Geo. W. Peters
W. L. Wright
Wilford
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Lostmaster
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Lil
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Rock Island System
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Bedford Weekly Mail
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National News and Home Journal
United States
Bedford Mail
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New York City
the Mail
America’s Greatest Weekly
Pele
Toledo Blade
Obies
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News of the World
AlLenbeent
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Blade
U.S
Fox
Blader
Toledo
Ubio
Rhide
Southern Indiana Railway
Jasonville
Elmora
Odon
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Westport
Yiay
AM. Rls
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Hymera
Sullivan Jct
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