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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1906
Page
4
The Bloomington Star page fragment reports on a mix of local mishaps, a Boston church completion, a buzzard bell copyright joke, farewells, resignations, a quip about bargain sales for farmers, and musings on neatness and love tied to a quirky medical germ theory. The piece blends humor, notices, and stray observations without a single cohesive event.
The state bureau of statistics summarizes livestock data from every county. On hand April 1, 186, horses totaled 602,120 with 90,598 sold last year. Marion led in on hand with 16,061, Ohio county had the smallest with 140. Noble county sold 2,807 horses, Blackford and Lake tied for smallest at 47. M arion county reported 1,417 on hand and 420 sold. Dairy cattle on hand April 1, 1096 reached 560,689 and beef cattle 40,674.
Aug 16 regular meeting of the White River Temple Rathbone Sisters honored charter member Mrs Sallie Campbell who leaves for Albuquerque New Mexico. She served as presiding officer and held many offices including Mistress of Finance. A gold brooch with opal and pearl was presented as a token of esteem and the gathering closed with social refreshments.
Reports from multiple cities warn that railroad construction in the West is hampered by a labor shortage this year. Projects could double their needed workers, as harvesters and farm wages lure men from camps. Some progress is seen with foreign labor gangs aiding builders, while plans to relocate workers to Curtis Bay farm are noted.
A water gauge explosion on a Monon route locals injured a person identified as Weadon. Dr. Hutcheson, the company’s local surgeon, provided treatment and sent Weadon home to Bloomington.
The State Board of Tax Commissioners heard appeals from the Wabash Railroad, the Adelphia company, Wells-Fargo Express, New Long Distance Telephone, and Indianapolis Tele. Wabash officers argued the assessment was too high, while Wells-Fargo sought relief with little success. Gov Hanly led questioning and noted the board’s possible misstep in under assessing New Long Distance Telephone.
Joseph H. Stubbs reports Indiana livestock counts by county for April 1 1906. Horses on hand 602,129 with 99,833 sold. mules 58,390 on hand and 29,846 sold. dairy cattle 560,639 on hand and 401,774 beef cattle. Largest horse total in Ohio county 2,307. smallest 146. Largest mule total in Blackford and Lake 57. Marion county 1,547 on hand and 42 sold.
State Board of Health reports a July smallpox case in Jefferson county a newborn who died three days after birth the only smallpox death in the state that month. At least eighteen cases were reported across seven counties. The bulletin notes other July diseases diarrhoea cholera morbus typhoid pneumonia and tuberculosis causing 319 deaths including 166 orphans from tuberculosis.
The Indianapolis Star reports Col John R Mast a Bloomington physician and lawyer, once ill with Erie disease, remains alive after a correspondent’s erroneous death notice. The piece cites a misprint and notes the obituary series may continue in coming weeks.
A massive crowd of about 1000 women rushed a store during a bargain event on Grand Avenue, causing a front wall collapse and trapping shoppers inside. Dozens fainted. one hundred may have injuries requiring medical care. Police consider future sales a state troops supervised event on a ten acre lot to prevent disasters.
An August quake in Valparaiso Chile far surpasses the San Francisco disaster. Whole city blocks destroyed and numerous communities wiped out. Martial law in force, identification of bodies slow, and vast homelessness. South Chile also shaken with severe tremors. 100000 homeless in the region. Seas of reports note widespread ruin, disrupted railways, and mounting casualties.
The report alleges Van Amburg circus grafters operated shell games and Mexican roulette in a tent at Brazil Indiana under a $30 payment. Councilmen Jones and Hoskins halted the activity. police deny knowledge. A city council investigation is planned with possible dismissals. Concurrently, a Bedford postal letter list shows multiple recipients. An Indiana social season notes numerous family reunions fostering kinship, pride, and local historical records. The Monon railroad expands toward Chicago with a new freight terminal plan and nearby land purchase on Polk Street.
Elder James Stall of Columbus Ind visited this city over Sunday delivering two sermons at the First Christian Church. James Small and his wife have won many friends here and plan to reside in Columbus when age ends his evangelistic work. He has booked meetings through mid 1907 across Kentucky Missouri England and Ireland, then Kalamazoo Michigan, with long tours in England before returning to America. He recently bought a home at 527 Fifth Street next to the Columbus Times editor.
The Monroe county court house in Bloomington sold for a mere $100 under hammer. The building must be removed within thirty days to permit construction of a new $125,000 structure. A copper fish weather vane atop the tower hid Indian arrow heads, prompting public debate on the fish’s fate.
State Fair officials set Monday September 10 as Old Soldiers and Children's Day. Free grounds admission for all veterans, under 15 students, and supervising teachers, with a full opening day program. Excursion tickets sold on Indiana railroads September 8 to 14 for return by September 17.
A Bedford police officer encountered a hotel guest roaming the streets in his sleep. The man protested extradition to jail calling himself a somnambulist. The officer insisted on proper attire and order, noting you cannot walk the streets in a shirt tail despite the claim. Bloomington World reports Bart Kindred at Heltonville after mineral water treatment in Martinsville. Mrs Olive McAfee visits her parents in New Albany.
R B Brown of Zanesville Ohio was elected Commander in Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic. Former Chief Tanner protested against a monument to Captain Wirz of Andersonville prison as the matter will be debated today. Adjutant General Tweedale reports 235 823 total members, up 3 368 in six months, and 8 205 deaths in the year ending December 31 1905, or 3.90 percent of total.
At Linden during a Sunday circus stop, deck hands quarrelled near a car and a revolver shot sent Jesse Williams, Linden station night operator, to hide under a table. Readers recall his prior robbery at the Linden office when robbers tied him and blew the safe, making any platform noise trigger a stampede.
Passenger conductor Charles A. Wilson of Southern Indiana will tour Coney Island Niagara Falls and other Atlantic resorts on a thirty day vacation. Samuel Hundlman will handle his run in his absence while Wilson’s popular status with John R. is noted. The piece also notes postal delays and advises placing the recipient’s address in the upper left corner to avoid dead letters.
Andy Presnell and John Start found a female infant corpse floating in a foam patch on White River about four miles southwest of Seymour. Deputy Coroner Sergei Ferguson suspects death 1 to 90 days prior, body likely drifted miles, no identification, burial planned at Beech Grove. Also reports Brown County boys brought a four foot seven inch rattlesnake to Bloomington World, and Attorney J B Henley continues suit for A L Donaldson over Pike road contract in North Vernon.
The Louisville New Albany West Baden and French Lick Railroad Company won rights of way through Paoli Orange county Hardinsburg Fredericksburg Palmyra and Greenville along the New Albany and Paoli pike. Orange county commissioners also granted county wide rights. A pensions overhaul targets abolishing many pension examining boards nationwide with veterans 62 and older exempt from medical reviews for pension increases.
Secretary Frank Combes of the Cleveland Board of Health links quick lunch habits to domestic strife. He cites rapid meals and coffee gulping as causes of indigestion and irritability, asserting most divorces and family trouble trace to quick lunches and urging thorough mastication and wholesome foods.
Amid dwindling numbers at the Minneapolis National Encampment veterans urge unifying all Civil War and auxiliary groups under one banner. Corporal Tanner leads the call, arguing merger would preserve memory, finance, and spirit as the last survivors pass on. Decendants of earlier wars already show pride in unified aims and history.
Don Herber of Terre Haute stood guard with a double barreled shotgun against disturbance of his shade tree by contractor Charles H. Marshall moving a large two story house along Park street. Alleged damages to trees and property prompted his stand. Oliver Mathias sues United States Cement Company for $10000 for injuries from a May 5 1906 accident where his foot was fastened in a coal room conveyor and his right ankle crushed and maimed.
Three monkey faced American Barn owls have been found near Columbus over the past two days sparking talk of an owl epidemic. The species is native to the Wabash valley and rarely seen in Indiana, with none found here before 1879. In other news, Town Marshal McCullough arrested Arthur Sheeks in Bedford on arson charges after a church fire, with disputes over whether the blaze was started by a cigarette stub. The incident prompted a dramatic rescue attempt as the jail door was forced open with an ax to prevent a life endangering outcome.
Mitchell Commercial comments on the B and O S W wreck noting the track torn up and criticizing the company for neglect of the branch. The piece predicts engineers may refuse the line, citing frequent wrecks and limited repairs. Malcolm Short, Bloomington resident, travels to Mineral City to oversee prison sawmill run by Thomas Rayne near Livomington.
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