Favorite Prescription promoted for female health and cures
An advertisement extols Dr. R. V. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as safe and effective for debility irregularity and female weakness. It highlights non alcoholic, printed ingredients, professional endorsements, and free pamphlets plus a free physician consultation by letter. Also mentions Dr Pierce's Medical Adviser and Pleasant Pellets for digestion and bowel regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Pierce
Bedford Man Charged With Desertion After Brief Marriage
Charles Dunlap of Bedford was arrested by Patrolman Klinestiger and arraigned before Justice Fogle for deserting his wife a few days after their July 4 wedding in Jeffersonville. Bound at 250 dollars, he could not post and was jailed awaiting a Thursday hearing. Dunlap, a Monon brakeman, disputes the claim of abandonment, while Mrs. Dunlap, staying at the Savage House, says an affinity influenced the split.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dunlap
Bedford
Klinestiger
Justice Fogle
New Albany Tribune
Dunlap
Monon
Mary Hill
Seymour
Jeffersonville
Savage House
Pear Street
Little Rock
Ark
Conspiracy suit filed against Franklin officials sparks lines
In Franklin Indiana on July 31 a $10 000 damage suit charging conspiracy was filed by Charles F Kissel and Harry N Hughes against Isaac W Coon John R Owens and W Roscoe Voris all officers of the local Law and Order League The case drew comments from league secretary Gwens and Indianapolis attorney Elmer Wetzel The city marshal Joseph W Simpson mayor William A Bridges and state and local officials voiced warnings and a bar association pledged free defense The incident followed the Frankfort Tonica cases and noted births are recorded for Grover Lee and Harry Andersons families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Ind
Charles F. Kissel
Harry N. Hughes
Isaac W. Coon
John R. Owens
W. Roscoe Voris
Law and Order League
Gwens
League
Elmer Wetzel
Indianapolis
Wetzel
Owens
Henry E. White
Joseph W. Simpson
William A. Bridges
Bar Association
Henry C. Barnett
Robert M. Miller
L. Ert Slack
George I. White
E. L. Branigan
Thomas Williams
William G. Oliver
Roscoe Parr
Fred R. Owens
James M. Robinson
Douglas Dobbins
Ivory J. Drybread
Wil Featheringill
Fremont Miller
Democratic County Committee
Johnson
Discord In Democratic Party Attributed To Insurgents
A political dispute within the Democratic Party centers on insurgent factions blamed for setbacks. Party leaders debate loyalty, strategy, and public messaging as tensions rise across committees and local chapters.
Insurgents Challenge Underwood For County Chair
Fierce fight erupts in Lawrence County Democratic ranks as insurgents demand Underwood relinquish the chair or drop his prosecutor bid. Regulars back Underwood and plan night caucuses while the party reels from recent convention disputes. Charles P. Butler named as a possible successor to Underwood if forced out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Underwood
Lawrence County
Democratic Central Committee
Underwood
Charles P. Butler
the Democrat
Democratic Party
Cement Plant to Resume Operations This September
The United States Cement plant plans to reopen September 1 after a month of shutdown. The facility reports selling more cement now than at any previous time since starting production, following a period when storage bins were full and demand was light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Linton Rolling Mill to Resume Next Week
Prosperity grows as the Linton rolling mill plans to reopen after four months idle due to scarce orders and yard repairs. About 100 men will gain employment when it restarts next week, with mines also expected to resume shortly in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton Rolling
Linton Call
Democrat
Appleton Couple to Wed in West Baden Church
Charles F. Baldwin of Appleton and Miss Margaret Weiland an amateur actress of Appleton plan a Catholic church wedding in West Baden Indiana after Bishop J J Cox grants a dispensation. No definite date yet as Father Edward Cobb is away in Chicago and expected back Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Baden
Ind
J. J. Cox
Green Bay
Charles F. Baldwin
Appleton
Wis
Margaret Weiland
Edward Cobb
Chicago
Miss Weiland
St. Joseph’s College
St. Joseph’s Church
Baldwin
Appleton Couple Plans Summer in Appleton After Wedding
Joseph's church blessed by Lawrence Henn of Appleton with a dispensation for marriage after a two week stay at West Baden. Mr Baldwin, 29, LU graduate with post grad study at Chicago University, earns 5000 dollars yearly and is heir to a 25 million dollar trust. They will marry at the Springs Hotel, then head to Chicago and a northern lake destination before settling in Appleton this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Appleton
Wis
Axtell Receives Two Arrests in One Day
Bloomington officials report Harry Axtell former Real Estate and Building Association secretary faced two embezzlement charges within hours. He posted $1,000 bonds both times. James Karsell named receiver with a $75,000 bond to liquidate the defunct group under state supervision. Karsell, Bloomington Milling Company proprietor and Axtell associate, is a leading local figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Harry A. Axtell
Real Estate and Building Association
Axtell
Prof
Frank Axtell
Washington
Association
Statue of Limitation
Wilson
James Karsell
Real Estate Association
Karsell
Bloomington Milling Company
Brewers sue Evansville Brewing over temperance brew misstatements
Suit filed in Sullivan Indiana seeks 5000 damages by Mark Wood and Sylvester Anderson alleging the Evansville Brewing Co misrepresented temperance brew as non intoxicating. The Andersons were convicted for running a blind tiger after a raid last March and fined 200 each with 90 day sentences served. Other jailed men plan similar actions against other brewers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Ind
Evansville Brewing Company
Markwood
Sylvester Anderson
Brewing Company
Andersons
Indiana
Walter F. Wood
Evansville
Terre Haute
Indianapolis Brewing Companies
Man survives buggy crash as horse kicks near White River
Roscoe Micheals was nearly killed returning from White River when a buggy broke from its harness on a steep hill. The horse kicked wildly, the buggy became kindling, and Micheals leaped free. The horse was later stopped on Fast Sixteenth Street with cuts and about $50 damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White River
Roscoe Micheals
Micheals
Sixteenth Street
Boles Keeps Four Winged Four Legged Chicken Tale
Don Boles on Frank Hurst farm north of Belle Union shows a chicken with four legs and four wings. He claims the odd bird could fetch big money if bred, noting its speed and health as observed by locals. Rufus Nickels shifts his saw mill and hoop factory to North L street in Coxton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Boles
Boles
Frank Hurst
Belle Union
Greencastle
Rufus Nickels
L Street
Coxton
Wild Girl In Jail Sings Lovelight In Bartholomew County
Miss Ella Bussick twenty is held in the Bartholomew county jail women's department on a larceny charge for stealing potatoes. She was brought from Jennings county for safekeeping after being found wandering the White River bottoms described as wild and naked to the sheriff by a passerby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Bussick
Woman’s Department
Bartholomew County
Jennings County
Men Protest Attractiveness Of Sunday Services
In Atlantic City a group of about twenty women complained to Rev. Sydney Goodman that men attend church too late and stay out too long. The protest, read to the male congregation, urged trimming attractions or shortening services so husbands can return home by 10 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Sydney Goodman
New Idea
Grand Central Traction Seeks Final Route Right of Way
A message says Grand Central Traction is near securing its Terre Haute held franchise after months of delay. Bloomington council committee and traction officials met Tuesday and plan to accept the franchise at the next meeting. Sam S. Doman from Mitchell confirmed the development via Attorney Shanks, the line's general counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Central Traction Company
Terre Haute
Bloomington
Sam S. Doman
Mitchell
Shanks
Army of Men II Aims for 1916 Census Enormous Project
The thirteenth census will require about 70 000 workers to enumerate 90 million people in the United States territories and surrounding areas. It will include agriculture manufacturers mines and quarries. Population enumeration begins April 15 to improve accuracy as people visit beaches mountains and lakes to escape heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Guam
Samoa
Panama Canal Zone
S. N. D. North
Census Bureau
Exodus to resorts shifts date to April fifteenth
Passage notes that many are away for the summer and predicts April 15 will be better for travel as the exodus to resorts has not yet begun.
Hunters Urged to Renew Licenses and Know Open Season
The notice warns hunters to renew their licenses yearly and study state game laws before open seasons. It lists seasons for squirrels July 1 to Oct 31, woodcock Nov 1 to Jan 1, quail and ruffed grouse Nov 10 to Jan 1, waterfowl Sept 1 to Apr 1, and notes deer and fowl may be hunted only on personal land or private preserves.
Prosecution Plans Bid for Reargument in Standard Oil Case
After a day long meeting of top federal prosecutors and Frank B. Kellogg Attorney General Bonaparte announced efforts to secure a revision of the U S circuit court of appeals decision in the Standard Oil Indiana case The move to file for reargument and seek modification was agreed to by all five participants at the conference including Hoyt Sims Wilkerson and Kellogg
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenox
Mass
Frank B. Kellogg
Minnesota
Bonaparte
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
H. M. Hoyt
Washington
Edwin M. Sims
Chicago
United States
Northern
Illinois
James H. Wilkerson
Mr. Sims
Orleans Girl Ill On Trip Home From Rest
Miss Julia Turley remains in critical condition after a severe typhoid fever attack and overstudy. She was returned to Orleans, Indiana, on a cot despite doctors fearing she could not survive the journey. Mrs. Louisa Unkel injures her right hand at her home when it strikes several nails, causing deep lacerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Ind
Julia Turley
Orleans
Louisa Unkel
Eighteenth and
G Streets
Lee Potter Appointed Aid-de-Camp at Toledo Encampment
Lee Potter has been named aid-de-camp to Commander Alexander at the Toledo Encampment. The appointment formalizes Potter’s role assisting the commander in operations and ceremonial duties during the gathering.
Indiana G A R appoints aide de camp for Toledo encampment
An Indiana G A R department order names 40 plus aides de camp for the national encampment in Toledo Ohio from Aug 31 to Sept 5. Appointees include Lafayette Brownold post 1 and many others across Indiana posts with numbered designations and names. The text also notes a separate murder case involving Dixon and mentions authorities ending further investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Department
Toledo
John D. Alexander
Lafayette Brownold
WW. Dixon
W. L. Hindman
William N. Pickerell
Charles Schnepper
Samuel F. Braselton
George B. Gray
Fred Haschael
Jesse Neff
Nathan C. Simmons
M. E. Baylor
Lyman Q. Leach
Luther B. Downey
William Fawcett
Fritz
J. W. Sellers
Willson Bolles
J. H. Gaines
Francis M. Mills
Jacob B. Lynder
John. A. Nagle
Homer Wills
Shedric Hyatt
John F. Thompson
W. E. Bailey
Benjamin W. Shelton
James A. Brambell
Thomas C. Flood
Eli S. Combs
James C. Thorn
Thomas J. Miller
J. M. Burling
Indiana Wool Crop Report Shows Deaths and Stocks Rise
Mary Stubbs Moore reports Indiana’s 1907 wool data with 57,905 sheep dying or killed, 673,572 head on hand, 464,116 sold, 3,829,015 pounds of wool clipped. Previous year figures: 53,972 deaths, 635,094 on hand, 524,807 sold, 3,918,176 pounds clipped. Top producing counties include Steuben, Lagrange, Noble, Dekalb, Allen, and Kosciusko.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Stubbs Moore
Indiana Bureau of Statistics
Steuben
Lagrange
Noble
Dekalb
Allen
Kosciusko
No Warrants Filed in Ft Ritner Dixon Case
No affidavits were filed Saturday in the Ft Ritner murder case. Capt. Detsler and Detective James M. Myers of the B&O S-W railway secret service met with Prosecutor Fletcher. Officials say they have sufficient evidence to hold suspects for the grand jury though no steps are likely soon. R N Palmer stated the railroad secret service and detective department were placed at the disposal of the relatives of the late Henry Dixon and the people of Ft Ritner for the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Ritner
Detsler
James M. Myers
B. & O. S-W. Railway Secret Service
Fletcher
R. N. Palmer
B. & O. S-W. Secret Service
Henry Dixon
Dixon
Preacher-Policeman Joins Local Couple in Unconventional Wedding
Fred E. Gardner and Edith Wagoner of Silverville secured a marriage license in Bedford on Friday. With James Prather, the theatre's preacher-policeman, officiating under a maple tree near the Fire Department, the couple wed and returned home with the father witnessing the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred E. Gardner
Edith Wagoner
Silverville
Bedford
Airdome
James Prather
Prather
K Street
Fire Department
Sweet Home
Dr. Smith May Leave Bedford for Eastern Church
The Press of Binghamton reports Rev J Randoph Smith of the Bedford M E Church is a candidate for a pastorate at First Congregational Church in Binghamton. The move would involve a $3300 salary and parsonage, with Smith reluctant to leave Bedford and the Methodist denomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DR. Smith
Bedford Eastern Church
Binghampton
N. Y
First Congregational Church
J. Randolph Smiths
M. E
Smith
Binghammipton
Bedford
Omaha
Nebraska
Murder theory upset as poison found in Guinness stomachs
Coroner reports strychnine and arsenic in Mrs. Delle Guinness and two of her children, strengthening theories that Mrs. Guinness killed her children and herself. The findings challenge the defense's previous position and may affect Lamphere’s fate in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haines
Andrew Helgelein
of. Aberdeen
S. D
Guinness
Worden
Lamphere
Warden
Surprise Wedding for Ruby Brown and F H Carter
Miss Ruby Brown daughter of Henry Brown Bedford Indiana and Mr F H Carter wed Monday at 4 pm in Carroll Street Methodist parsonage University Street Rev H B Blue officiating. Bride wore blue and white outfit with lingerie blouse and hat. Attendant was Miss Edna Layne Lebanon. After a brief city stay the couple will honeymoon in St Louis. Carter a well known Nashville business man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Brown
Henry Brown
Bedford
Ind
F. H. Carter
Carroll-street Methodist
University Street
H. B. Blue
Edna Layne
Lebanon
Carter
St. Loui
Nashville (Tenn.) Banner
Prisoners Overflow County Jail Prompted Banner Alarm
Policeman Carl Moritz of Seymour brought seven prisoners for drunkenness and other charges last Thursday, with two more on Friday and rumors of more to come. In total twenty prisoners occupy the county jail, fifteen from Seymour, triggering local agitation and concern in Brownstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Moritz
Seymour
Brownstown
Biditor MAE Letter Corrects Sullivan Move Claim
W M Doppins explains relocating to Sullivan from Bedford, claims not leaving Bedford permanently, and notes continuing lumber interests in the South. He mentions involvement with the Central Store Co of Louisville and plans to profit from lumber business after Taft’s election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biditor Mae
Anc
Sullivan
Bedford
Central Store Co
Louisville
South
Taft
W. M. Doppins
Fire escape test proves safety device works at hotel
John Bauer the plumber installed fire escapes in the Stone City Hotel and tested a rope-slide from a room. Weighing about 200 pounds, his rapid descent hit the ground quickly, but manager Bauer declared the system a success and compliant with state law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone City
John Bauer
Bauer
Mgr. Bauer
Auto crash after horse spooks buggy injures two near Sixth Street
Delbert Quackenbush and his sister Mrs Retta Martin were thrown from a buggy when a frightened mare pulled the rig down North I Street near Sixth. Quackenbush suffered a broken left rib and a severely wrenched right hip. Martin bruised an arm. The mare dragged the pair before the buggy collapsed and was damaged. The two were taken to Dr Shrum for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert Quackenbush
North I Street
Sixth
Quackenbush
Retta Martin
Thrasher
Oolitic
Sixth Street
Maurice McGrath
Gasoline Explosion Injures Picnic Stand Workers
A gasoline stove leaked fuel at the Cloverdale picnic lunch stand. A. F. Bostdorfer, a crippled worker for fruit man Conrad, was badly burned on his right hand and arm. Henry Cassidy also suffered severe arm burns as the crowd panicked at the blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Bostdorfer
Conrad
Henry Cassidy
Harryman's Successor Named at Bedford National Bank
Koratio Harryman took over duties as book keeper and assistant cashier at Bedford National Bank on Saturday morning succeeding Jesse B. Burton who resigned. Auditor Owens will not appoint a successor before September 1, as duties can be covered for now. A number of applications have been filed for the position and more are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koratio Harryman
Bedford National Bank
Jesse B. Burton
Owens
Harryman
Last Spike and Tunnel Milestones Link Early Rail Era
The narrative recalls the completion of a railroad line with the last spike driven on April 15, 1857, a celebratory excursion from St. Louis, and a Monon Engineer guiding passengers. It notes the first train through a tunnel east of Mitchell on April 2, 1847, telegraph wires added in August 1857, and Willard Carpenter’s Straight Line railroad plans. Chelsea and Washington were projected towns in 1857, with Chelsea lot sales and price notes, while Washington’s fate loomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Mitchell
Monon
Page
L’hommideaus
Cincinnati
Mississippi River
Ohio
Willard Carpenter
Eyansville
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Chelsea
Washington
Telegraph
Chelsos
Loogootee Tribune
First dog pound in the world and its humane methods
Historic note shows Philadelphia pioneered dog pounds. The Women's Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals built a $15,000 brick pound with modern facilities. Carbonic acid gas euthanasia, monitored and witnessed, has been used since 1874, with annual city aid of $7,000 and redemption income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Philadelphia
Women’s
Pennsylvania Society For the Prevention of
Women’s Society
Morris
Geo. H. McCaughlin
New York
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New Albany
Good Citizens League
Tonica’ Dealers
Bridges
Frankfort
Tonica
Hughes
Grover Lee
Harry Anderson
East 17Th Street
Discord
Organi
Zation
Linton Rolling Mills
Millionare
West Baden Springs
Hymen’s
Miller
Up Building Association
Brewers
Burbank
Wild Girl
Toms
Shanks Says
Sam Doman
The
Grand Central
Uncle Sam
Lee Potter
Alexander
Ment
Co.ccuci
Grand Jury
of Statistics
Lamphere’s
Carter-Brown
John Bluer Bees
Stone City Hotel
AUIG
Cloverdale
Phily
Humane Society
Will Ray Wood
Flora Blanche Ramsey
Erie
Heltonville
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