24 Aug 1906
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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1906
Page
1
An advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as the sole effective medicine for women, claiming cures for menstrual pain, backache, pelvic distress, and infertility. It emphasizes lack of alcohol, endorsements by physicians, and offers free medical advice from Buffalo New York, plus free or low-cost medical books and pellets.
Henry Lynch formerly second hooker at the P. M. B. quarry sues the company for 5000 dollars through Fletcher and Fields. He alleges that on April 17 1906 while standing on a stone the foreman split the stone with wedges causing him to fall to the quarry floor and suffer a lacerated and sprained right ankle with bruises.
Reports detail a massive five second quake with fires and widespread destruction in Valparaiso. Fire, panic, and paralysis followed as hundreds were killed or trapped. News wires describe tremors felt as far north as Washington and the quake's epicenter in Chile's nitrate region.
A rattlesnake near Trinity Springs Sunday measured 64 feet long with a 103 inch girth, 15 rattles and one button. The snake reportedly fought back before it was killed, according to the Martin County Tribune.
Bedford police will hold a public bonfire Friday near City Hall to destroy gambling furnishings seized in raids. The fuel includes slot machines, chairs, tables, cards, counters, and chips from Tiger Lares operations. The law requires burning all gambling equipment, so authorities will consign the items to flames, despite public talk of selling them.
William Ebert planerman at Dugan's mill nearly loses his right thumb while operating a machine. His thumb will probably be amputated. Charles Ebert, father of William, was caught between two slabs at Brooks-Curtis mill and bruised, ruling him out for several weeks.
Lucinda Heltonburg files for 1000 alimony from husband David Heltonburg citing cruel treatment. She seeks custody of four children and monthly support of 25 dollars. Respondent alleged to own 4000 dollars in real estate and be worth 5000 dollars.
Charles A. Knight, by Brooks & Brooks, filed for divorce from Mary F. Knight alleging twice married, prior divorce, denial of entry to home, refusal to cook or wash, accusations of infidelity, and opening his private letters. He states she quarreled over his Masonic Order and G. A. R. membership.
A city couple driving north of Mitchell drove into Bass pond to water their horse. The mud trapped the buggy as the horse sank, leaving the couple partially submerged in the sinking vehicle. Frank Stonacher arrived 80 minutes later, rescued them despite risk to his clothes and secrecy.
Businessmen of Washington largely reject union pressure over supplying the Baltimore and Ohio Railway nonunion workers. A Washington union meeting appointed a committee to urge sellers to stop feeding the railroad’s nonunion staff, but merchants said money buys goods and could ship from other cities, pledging sympathy to wage demands yet stating sales cannot extend the strike. Also reported is the death of the five months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Pelt Hasket on West 9th Street with funeral and interment at Beech Grove cemetery.
Thomas Swallow, 48, a Paoli resident, attended a soldiers reunion at West Baden. While attempting to board a moving train pulling out of the depot he was thrown under the wheels and both legs were cut off below the knees. He died two hours later. He was unmarried.
Col V V Williams presented the Main with a cluster of five tomatoes weighing 8 pounds 2 ounces. The fruit are well formed light red and of good quality. He notes larger tomatoes exist though they grow singly on the vines. Ground around the vines mulched with lawn cuttings and watered occasionally to protect from drought.
A United States Geological Survey team passed through Bedford and fixed the town’s height above sea level. They installed a white metal plate on the city hall front wall showing a cross mark at 700 feet above sea level. The party then moved on to Terre Haute with Frank Owen, son of McHenry Owen, joining for the journey.
William Mize known as Uncle Billy Mize died 10 o clock Friday night at 78. A pioneer resident near Bartlettsville Lawrence County blood poisoning caused death. Survived by wife one son two daughters. Funeral at Chapel Till Sunday noon. He played chestnut selling tunes and refused pay for years.
U.S. Department of Agriculture reports corn and winter wheat conditions are just below 1905 figures. Spring wheat, potatoes, and hay also show decreases. August 1 conditions for corn 38.1, winter wheat about 493,404,000 bushels, spring wheat 86.9, oats 82.8, potatoes 89, with preliminary hay acreage down about 1 percent.
A Washington Democrat report notes a rare August weather event Wednesday afternoon when rain hail and large snowflakes fell together during a thunder storm. The unusual mixture surprised observers and was confined to a brief period in mid August.
Corperal James Tanner, head of the Grand Army of the Republic, notes veterans die at about 164 daily. He says fewer than 200,000 remain and that death rates rise each year as the last survivors fade away into the land of silence.
Miss Margaret Green of Taylorsville, daughter of J. B. Green, rode a colt near her home when a speeding touring car approached. She disarmed the danger by drawing a revolver from under the seat cushion and signaling the driver to stop, then calmly continued on her way as the horse settled.
Mrs. Bart Foster aged thirty five, mentally deranged by illness, attempted suicide by leaping into a twelve foot cistern at her East 15th street home. Neighbor Oscar Allen heard her cries and kept her head above water until relatives arrived. Foster had longstanding ill health and had been taken south by her husband for relief, with no improvement.
The piece warns that Chicago teams may seize pennants and side with a two club league, forcing other clubs out and reshaping national baseball. It laments the danger of Chicago dominance under Comiskey and Murphy, and describes possible world championship implications and league reorganization.
John Holcombe, wrecking boss on the Monon, returned home at 3 30 this morning with a broken arm after directing cleanup of the passenger wreck yesterday. He was operating the Jumbo derrick lifting an engine when a part dropped and nearly struck him on the head. He went home to South Park in Bloomington after the incident.
United States Senator James A. Hemenway will arrive in Bedford on Friday forenoon and attend a Republican reception. He will then go to Williams for a Farmers Institute picnic program with a 1:30 p.m. address and prize awards for farm exhibits. The piece also recalls Indiana’s Republican rise in 1894 and Hemenway’s Congressional career.
In Boonville born James A Hemenway rises from common schooling to state politics and a Senate seat. He wins as a Prosecution Attorney in 1886 and 1888, joins the Republican Central Committee in 1890, and in 1894 defeats long odds for Congress. Later he chairs the party and moves to the Senate, where he serves on key committees while Indiana backs him for re election.
W Dr Clark will hold a series of meetings at Old White River Union church starting Saturday night before the fourth Lord's day in Aug. There will be dinner on the ground Sunday. All are invited and asked to bring baskets well filled. The Moron had a minor wreck near Breyfeele north of Ellettsville Thursday afternoon when an extra freight engine jumped the track but caused no serious damage. Bloomington wrecking crew fixed the line and traffic was delayed about two hours.
The Republican State Committee issues a 208 page handbook detailing Indiana politics. It covers organization with committee lists, national figures, state officers, legislators, election law, and state demographics.
Thomas C. Pickering of Mitchell filed for divorce from Mary Pickering through attorney J. H. Edwards. He alleges Mary had a violent temper, used obscene language, kept late hours with other men, discarded his provisions, tossed his clothes into the street, expelled him, locked the house, and fled to Indianapolis where she remains.
A small cyclone swept Worthington on Sunday night. Odd Fellows Hall lost its roof and timbers toppled onto railway tracks, wrecking a caboose. Cullop and Biles’s grocery store roof blown off, Methodist church damaged, electric plant shut, town dark, and the Eel River wagon bridge unroofed.
Deacon Bill, owned by William Madison of Booneville, died during the 2:40 trot at Linton races last week after ailing for some time. Friends urged Madison not to enter, offering $50 to withdraw. The $200 purse went to Lil Kendall, owned by John Holt of Linton, after Deacon Bill collapsed in the final round.
The preliminary trial in Mitchell Justice Wood's Court discharged Absalom G White who shot Rev A L Hobson. White admitted the shooting claiming Hobson was too intimate with his wife. Hobson denied the accusation and a grand jury is set to act in September.
A Chicago dispatch reports negotiations may consolidate the Walsh railroads with the Illinois Iowa Minnesota Railroad, a belt line around Chicago from Gary Indiana to Milwaukee. The move aims to merge interests rather than sell, with John R. Walsh possibly retained in management. The Illinois Iowa Minnesota is owned by St Louis capitalists.
The state health board records 208 deaths by violence in July including seven murders and 108 cancer deaths. Rail and streetcar accidents, drownings, burns, and other causes are detailed along with smallpox, typhoid, and tuberculosis figures. Mrs. Charles Ragsdale and daughter Mabel visited her father in Ellettsville.
A large crowd witnessed Bedford defeat Burns City 2 to 1 in 11 innings at Washington Park. Albert Seig held Burns City to 3 hits, while Burns City’s pitcher limited Bedford to 3 hits. Key plays included Taylor’s eight unassisted put-outs and Bringhans’s decisive double in the 11th, with Ragsdale driving in Bringhans for the game winner.
A new frame building at Williams by T A Cather will house three 28 by 20 foot school rooms on the first floor and a 28 by 60 foot public hall on the second floor with a basement furnace. The hall includes a removable stage that can be taken down and stored when unused.
Thief pried a desk lock to steal about 142 dollars in cash and a 205.50 check, used safe key, then resealed the drawer. Alex Robinson, longtime maintenance worker, was arrested after being linked by mud tracks and sightings near the scene. Robinson pleads not guilty. defense by J. E. Boruff. Warsaw citizen J. C. Belcher visiting for quarry stone purchase.
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