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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1907
Page
1
A promotional piece extols Dr. R V Pierce of Buffalo New York claiming his Favorite Prescription cures heart and women’s ailments using extracts from native roots. It asserts superior safety, promises a free little book of medical extracts, and notes a full ingredients list on each bottle wrapper.
Christopher and Thurston Brummett of Bloomington followed a Nebraska brothers dream promising two packs of gold on the old Brown county homestead near the mill and a large tree. They searched the area but found nothing, despite digging around.
Governor Hanuly signs resolution empowering the State Railroad Commission to issue subpoenas to trainmen and officials in the Sandford Fowler Woodville wrecks. Hearings begin next week in Terre Haute and Fowler with sessions on B&O cases and potential rail reforms to prevent future wrecks.
Miss Dixie Husband of Woodbine Iowa joins a group en route to a Western Iowa baseball game. She plucks a four leaf clover at the roadside and gifts it to a passing athlete with the remark Take this and good luck.
A gossip filled note claims a lucky charm helped a pitcher win his game and sparked romance with Arquaitane, leading to Fred Glade of the St. Louis Browns being drawn into a four leaf clover tale. The piece hints at upcoming athletes and a flood season ending with suitors seeking four leaf clovers.
Senator E J Moore introduced a bill to preserve trees shrubs and vines along rural highways and division lines from disease and mutilation. It places ownership in the State under the forestry secretary and allows owners to remove plants for improvements, with penalties for damaging trees. Telegraph and railroad companies may alter disturbed trees only with landowner consent and board guidance. Auxiliary Forestry Organizations would aid enforcement, with costs borne by the affected county. Also notes W C Walsh resigning from Southern Indiana to join Pennsylvania Railway Supply Co in St Louis.
Over ten years Congress funded deficits for mail delivery totaling 74 777 106 while railroads were allegedly overpaid by about 175 million. William C Green of the Typothetae of America argued mispricing by railroads, noting payments of 356 821 636 with at least half deemed overpayments. He cited railroad overcharges to express firms sharing the same trains.
Judge Claybaugh of Frankfort urges state action to protect railway travelers. He proposes a trainmaster on every train responsible for orders and safety, replacing fragmented duties of engineer and conductor. He argues wrecks justify added cost as insurance against future loss of life and cites the Big Four crash at Fowler.
State Chemist H. E. Barnard exposes several bottled adulterated beverages at the statehouse basement labeled fake wines and fake whiskies. He notes three whiskey bottles and apricot brandy sold to a sick man, containing neutral spirits and prune juice with no real fruit. Half of wine samples from drug stores show no grape content. several blackberry cordials are artificial. Also reports the death of Brother Theophilus Knight and a mourning resolution by the Aerie.
A Bloomington area summary covers Senator Pearson’s misstep with duplicate bills, Roemler’s school flag proposal with penalties for vandalism, and Monon railroad flood concerns near Bedford. It notes Miss Mayme Swindier’s vase signature discovery and the ongoing harassment of Mrs. Bloss via spiritual messages and a horse theft incident.
The Post Office Department plans a Star Route with 12 round trips weekly between Bedford and Oolitic. Service would run daily except Sunday, with a $700 bond and a four year contract. The schedule would depart Bedford 7 15 a m and 4 50 p m arriving Oolitic 8 15 a m and 5 50 p m depart Oolitic 9 a m and 6 p m and return to Bedford 10 a m and 7 p m.
Mayor Flynn and city engineer Victor W. Lyon describe a near disaster on Tuesday when a Monon train crossing the Jeffersonville fill faced collapse risk. Prompt action by Mayor Flynn stopped the train before it plunged into the filling hole and potential flooding. Lyon warns the incident could have drowned many passengers and wrecked tracks, with alarm bell ringing deemed essential to save lives.
The Kentucky Capitol on the South Side at Frankfort reached the last stone placement for the cornice and pediment. New York sculptor Charles H. Niehaus will carve the nine foot central figure, with six months of work by a six-man team. Roof work progresses, dome supports advance, Vermont granite columns being shipped, and limestone supplied by George Dugan of Bedford.
Rumor surrounds Nellie Rainey and Earnest Tanksley, once headlines for eloping to Evansville and living as man and wife until Tanksley’s acquittals. Rainey vanished a month ago, with letters implying she reunited with Tanksley in a distant city, reviving sympathy for his estranged family.
A southbound passenger train and a westbound freight engine collided near Burns City after the freight rear ended a curve. Conductor Fred Lemon and crews acted quickly. several passengers were bruised and a few sustained facial injuries while others escaped serious harm.
February 2 sets the Hoosier weather mood as the groundhog emerges to decide if six weeks of winter will persist. If a shadow appears, winter continues. if not, spring arrives. The article notes historical legends and notes recent bills in Indiana legislature targeting illegal liquor sales, including search and seizure provisions and licensing implications.
Hiram H. McLean born near Bedford in 1820 celebrated his 87th birthday January 25 with a birthday dinner at his San Antonio home. Relatives from Bedford, including William M., Charles H., Fred T., and Phil A. Dunihue, were invited. He is well known to many local citizens.
Bedford remembers Chester Birch from three years ago and plans his February return. Ten evangelists impressed Bedford men with Birch's straightforward logical meetings. He avoided trapping people and embarrassing moments, offering earnest gentle addresses. Birch likely begins at the Presbyterian church on February 5.
A proposed 1997 measure would tax unmarried men by age brackets to fund teachers salaries. Speaker Oberting proposed the bill, arguing potential to raise over $500000 if even a portion pays. Exemptions exist for sole providers to widowed mothers with sworn statements.
Mell Faris recalls old Bloomington scenes when Faris Bros. ran a drug store at the corner and a wooden town pump stood nearby. The Curvy? The Court's Stripes troupe performed an escape act with a convict run through the street as horse traders watched. Buzz Souders hurled a cobble at the running ad and hit the man, who was carried to Faris drug store. Two years later Faris met the man, who recalled the escaped convict and said his contract was for a trombone player not a convict.
The family of J B Grown AN recalls with gratitude the sympathy and support shown by friends and relatives during the sickness and death of our beloved wife and mother. Children express heartfelt thanks and appreciation.
A country team ran away Friday fore noon on the east side of the square and went north up the sidewalk to Zollman’s stable, where they struck a heavy post and stopped. No serious harm was done.
John Stickles of Leesville arrived at the stable Friday morning to discover his prized ten year old gray mare stolen and a tired worn bay horse left in the stall, leaving him puzzled by the swap.
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