Second Inspector Of Interstate Case Lands In City Monon Engines Shortage
The Southern Indiana Pow er company case with Miller continued as a jury deliberated after a week long appeal. Inter city rail notes report two engines available for general switching with Engine 27 condemned and sent from Bloomington for repair. Weir of the Interstate Commerce Commission stayed in town to oversee railroad improvements and remain until condemned engines are fixed.
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Southern
Indiana
Weir
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bloomington
Monon
Ciy
Southern Indiana Power Company
Miller
Weston Man Arrives in Bloomington with Large Family
Samuel Hunter from Weston Mississippi arrives in Bloomington to work as section hand on the Illinois Central. He has been with the railroad over twenty years. He comes with his wife and eleven children, the oldest about twelve, the mother carrying the baby and five children each carrying a younger sibling. The Bloomington World calls it a happy arrival.
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Samuel Hunter
Weston
Mississippi
Bloomington
Minois Central
Better Farming Meeting Encourages Countywide Reports
County Agent J. Jones urges rural teachers and patrons to participate in census reporting. District level data will allow comparisons of state, county, township, and district prosperity. Notices invite contestants to collect show corn before January 1 and announce an absence for a county institute on December 17.
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Jackson County
Funeral Held For Tames Schooley Victim Of Welding Machine Blast
The funeral for Tames Schooley killed in a welding machine explosion at his West 10th Street machine shop was held Friday afternoon. Revo O Haver of First Methodist led services with large family attendance. The Loyal Order of Moose attended and shared in the graveside rites. Burial was at Green Hill Cemetery.
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Tames Schooley
West 10Th Street
Revo O'Haver
First Methodist Church
Loyal Order of Moose
Green Till
Senate funds mocked in satire on Jefferson era spending
The Muncie Press quotes a secretary of the senate report to mock congressional spending on trivial items and transportation costs. It contrasts current treasury funds with Jefferson era lore, noting odd expenses and a jab at Democratic talking points about Jefferson’s inauguration.
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Washington
Senate
United Stats Treasury
Jamaica
Capitol
Muncie
Jouett Meekin Nominated for Floyd County Sheriff
New Albany native Jouett Meekin once with the New York Giants is mentioned as a candidate for the Republican nomination for Floyd county sheriff. The note ties his 20 year fame to his current bid in local politics.
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Jouett Meekin
New Albany
New York Giants
Floyd County
Girl Dead Miss Amanda Owens Daughter of Marshall Owens
Miss Amanda FE Owens age 16 daughter of Mr and Mrs Marshall E Owens died Thursday night at 11 at the home of Joseph Anderson Needmore of consumption Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 1 from the Anderson home Burial was at Hopkins cemetery
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Amanda FE. Owens
Marshall E. Owens
Joseph Anderson
Needmore
Miss Owens
Anderson
Hopkins Cemetery
Burglary Report Rises With Student Thefts in Bloomington
O B Hood of South Rogers street reports his Breeden store area home was robbed last Saturday evening after a thief broke a screen door. Mrs Hood saw the getaway. Also at the Wrangler house Tuesday night a desk cash grab of 55 dollars was seen as the house manager’s desk was looted. Police suspect a student life familiar thief targeting unlocked rooms.
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O. B. Hood
South Rogers Street
Breeden Store
Bloomington
Wrangler House
Valley Party
Parole Fate Sways In Murder Case Debate
Elmer Smith of Bedford notes the Pardon Board’s parole consideration for Oliver Haycock, convicted of murder in Orleans County and serving life. Protests flood the governor, who withholds signing, while local opinion deems Haycock’s punishment insufficient.
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Elmer Smith
Bedford
Elmer
Oliver Havcock
Harry Smith
Haycock
Roby
Smith
Orleans
Haytock
William Smiley in City on Spice Valley Business
William Smiley of Spice Valley visited the city on Friday for business purposes.
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William Smiley
Spice Valley
Damages Sought by Mail Clerk in Sparksville Wreck
Vermilya art of Brownstown railway mail clerk on the BR and O Southwestern railroad sues for 5000 dollars for alleged personal injuries from the Sparksville wreck on July 6 1913. He says injuries were both external and internal and left him unable to work for two months with permanent effects.
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Art Vermilya
Brownstown, & Railway
BR. & O. Southwestern Railroad
Sparksville
Weather benefits for new corn and wheat in Seymour
The cold spell helps farmers finish husking and drying corn in cribs while elevators shell more grain, increasing market flow. Wheat also benefits as the cold hardens it without severe damage, leaving it in excellent condition according to Seymour Republican sources.
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Seymour Republican
Police Hinterland Burglary Case Deepens Mystery
Bloomington World reports that Chief of Police Hensley said the burglary crew tied to the Littellier robbery was cleared after suspects were interrogated. Police now believe they pursued the wrong trail, leaving the case more puzzling than before.
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Hensley
Littellier
Bloomington
Miss Olive Johnson Plans Christmas Vacation at Crawfordsville
Miss Olive Johnson expects to spend her Christmas holiday with friends at Crawfordsville, planning a cheerful seasonal visit and social time in the town.
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Olive Johnson
Crawfordsville
Unger arrest George Turpin suspected of passing bad checks
George Turpin of East 12th Street was arrested Friday by Chief Woodruff on forged checks charges. Checks were drawn on Friedman Cosner and Guernsey Stephenson. Shoes bought at Friedman's were found at Turpin’s home. Turpin previously faced trouble two years ago for stealing a watch from a man named Wible.
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George Turpin
East 12Th Street
Plainfield
Woodruff
Freidman, Cosner
Guernsey & Stephenson
Friedman's
Turpin
Wible
Indiana Football Profits Top Previous Years In Fall
Treasurer A H Smith reports Indiana earned nearly 14000 from football this fall, with baseball track and basketball showing a deficit of about 2060. The Chicago game in Chicago brought the largest receipts for the Crimson, with DePauw 503.85, Chicago 2700.50, Illinois 2664.27, Ohio State 2367.38, Iowa 1000, Northwestern 800, Purdue 2055.56. Season tickets not included.
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A. H. Smith
Indiana
Chicago
Crimson
DePauw
Illinois
Ohio State
Iowa
Northwestern
Purdue
Bloomington World
North Dakota Superintendent Praises Fall Conditions
F Callahan, former Bedford man now Cavalier Public Schools superintendent, writes the Mail praising North Dakota as having an ideal fall with little rain and no snow, noting 40 degrees and good roads. He expresses support for conservative government and hopes for a reunion of party wings.
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F. —&. Callahan
Bedford
Cavalier
North Dakota
The
Mail
Bound Over Owen Mpherson for Circuit Court Robbery
Owen M pherson is bound over for trial in circuit court on charges of robbing Mitchell Sicre. The case moves forward after preliminary hearings that established sufficient evidence for prosecution. Sicre identified the defendant as the man who attacked him during the robbery.
Bound over in Mitchell robbery case
Owen McPherson, charged with robbing Shaneyfell second hand store, is bound over to the Lawrence County circuit court in 26 thousand dollars. Orville Hostetler, initially arrested, confesses implicating McPherson but faces no charges as he awaits surrender from Jeffersonville reformatory. Hostetler acts as witness for the preliminary trial. McPherson, age nineteen and paroled from Plainfield school, failed to prove an alibi and awaits circuit court action with an affidavit to be filed. case likely to be heard at the next term.
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Owen McPherson
Shaneyfell
Mitchell
Lawrence County
Orville Hostetler
McPherson
Hostetler
Jeffersonville
Public Fountain Idea Reflects On Past And Present
The W C T U plans a public drinking fountain on the square, neat and useful to deter drinking. The piece recalls Bloomington’s early layout and barrels of liquor on streets, with tin cups for free use. It contrasts past days when whiskey was cheap and rarely abused, noting modern spikes in availability and danger.
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Bloomington
Bloomington Star
Golden Wedding Attended by Bedford Family in Orleans
Mr and Mrs Walter Adamson and two daughters of Bedford visit Tuesday for the Golden Wedding anniversary of Mrs Adamsons parents Mr and Mrs T L Phillips Orleans Progress Examiner. Ideal Christmas gift a Columbia Grafonola priced 15.60 to 500 with double disc records 65 cents. Winstandley Piano House 1407 L St Phone 67. Mrs Lester Miller of Washington Avenue is quite ill.
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Walter Adamson
Bedford
Winstandiey Piano House
L St
iStfe
Newspaper Trust Threaten Press Freedom Warned
The Washington Indiana Herald warns that one man owning seven influential newspapers across four states could dominate editorial policy. It argues federal action is needed to regulate newspaper combinations to protect individual initiative and a free press from concentrated power.
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Star Lease
Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Mianese
Chicago
Louisville
Denver
Washington, Ind
Herald
Clear Creek Doctor Sues Monon for Damages After 1912 Crossing Collision
Dr W D Simmons of Clear Creek sues the Monon railroad for 2206 damages alleging a buggy was struck at Second Street crossing on April 12 1912. He claims the engineer did not signal, his leg groin neck brain were injured and he has suffered pain and partial incapacity since the accident. Frank Regester represents the plaintiff.
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Monon
W. D. Simmons
Clear Creek
Monon Railroad Company
Frank Regester
Simmons
Bloomington World
Hand Amputation After Farm Machinery Accident
Everett Moore suffered a severe hand injury at the Ziba Chambers farm near Springville when his hand was mashed in a corn shredder. Amputation of the thumb was required. Dr. Collins of Oolitic treated him. James Solomon of Williams, en route home from Seymour, where his son-in-law Scott Moore was severely hurt at Blish Milling Company in Seymour.
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Everett Moore
Ziba Chambers
Springville
Dr. Collins
James Solomon
Williams
City
Seymour
Scott Moore
Moore
Blish Milling Company
Seymour Wesnesday
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Schooley
Green Hill
Amanda E. Owens
Daugh
Ter
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Ino
Necides
Unger
Ulwares
Muletat Tel Government
Owen M'Pherson
Mitchell Sicre
Lester Miller
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