Bloomington telephone rate fight prompts student fraternal action
General Manager Montieth says no rate changes will be made. faculty and college groups discussed phasing phones. Fraternities vote on removing lines to push residence rates with 3-4 petition support. some chapters seek private lines while Phi Delta Theta objects due to distance.
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Cial
Bloomington
Montieth
Linaley
Trata
Sigma’ House
Phi Delta Theta
Phi Psi
Kappa
Delta Tau
Phi Gam
Citizens Committee
3Rd
Death Roster of Indiana Railroad Victims in Three Months
A report lists the number of fatalities among railroad workers in Indiana over the past three months. The roster names the dead and notes the scope of casualties across railroad lines, with brief context on the incidents and the affected communities.
Citizens wage war to force Bloomington phone service
Bloomington residents organize a mass meeting to control and remove home and business phones, aiming to create a citizen owned company. 700 phones ordered out with a goal of 1000 by Wednesday as committees canvass town and tally disconnected lines.
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Bloomington Telephone Company
Citizens’ Committee
E. Carmidgel
Allen Block
Bloomington
Pohlman
Dr. Monkhaus
University
Mags
Carmichael
Morris McCurdy
C. E. Durgree
A. E. Dawes
Clarence Finley
George P. Campbell
W. B. Easin
College Avenue
John M. Robbins
Citizens Committee
Roger’s
Citizens Company
Home Company
Harris Grand
S. E. Carmichael
Infant of Mrs. Ora Richardson Found Dead Near Rabbitsville
The infant child of Mrs. Ora Richardson near Rabbitsville was found dead in bed Tuesday. The mother found the babe dead upon returning to the sleeping room after arising in the morning. The father recently left for the army and Mrs Richardson has been living with her father nearby.
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Ora Richardson
Rabbitsville
Pneumonia Claims Life of Mrs Addison Nail Near Bryantsville
Mrs Addison Nail 82, wife of a farmer near Bryantsville, died Monday afternoon from pneumonia. Survived by husband and several small children. Body taken to Port William for funeral and interment Tuesday at noon.
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Addison Nail
Bryantsville
Port William
Mrs Collins Dead at 34 After Tuberculosis
Emma Collins wife of Arthur Collins proprietor of the Sixteenth meat market died Thursday at 5 o clock after an illness of tuberculosis. She was 34 and survived by her husband and three children. She belonged to the M E church and the funeral will be Friday at 2 30 in the afternoon with Rev J Randolph Smith officiating. Interment will be at Green Hill.
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Emma
Arthur Collins
Colling
M. E. Church
J. Randolph Smith
Green Hill
Lemon Honored as Inspector for Redencion Plantation
Charles M. Lemon of this city was elected by the certificate holders of the Redencion Plantation Company near Kahis Honda Cuba as Inspector for the year. The 1,000 acre citrus plantation will require his absence for about three weeks starting February 20 after he received 248 votes of 360 cast.
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Charles M. Lemon
Redencion Plantation Company
Kahis-Honda
Cuba
Lemon
Mr. Lemon
Young Lady Maud Brown Rescued After Overdose
Maud Brown sixteen year old daughter of James Brown of North I street took an overdose of chloroform in a personal crisis. Dr R B Short treated her after the family mistook the drug for carbolic acid and she awoke claiming she had swallowed chloroform for unknown reasons. The incident notes she left home Saturday and returned Monday night with a young male companion, leaving readers to wonder about unrequited love.
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Maude
James Brown
North I
R. B. Short
Short
Miss Brown
Brown
Supreme Court Rules Unions Liable for Boycott Damages
The U S Supreme Court ruled unanimously that labor organizations can be liable for damages from boycotts against manufacturers engaged in interstate commerce. Dietrich Lowe, a Danbury hat maker, claimed the Hatters' Union and the American Federation of Labor conspired to harm his trade and violate the Sherman Act. The ruling sends the case back to the lower court for trial, marking a major shift against organized labor.
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Supreme Court of the
United States
Supreme Court
Dietrich Lowe
Danbury
Conn
Lowe
Hatters’ Union
Enderstion of
Talking pictures to open penny arcade in downtown Chicago area
James R. Pro left Tuesday night for Chicago to arrange with a major film maker for opening a penny arcade and motion picture show in the West Sixteenth Street room soon vacated by Glen Clothing. Johnson & are planning to install 5 cent theatres and talking picture exhibitions, touted as the finest ever seen in Indiana.
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James R. Pro
Chicago
West Sixteeth Street
Glen Clothing
Messrs
Johnson
Indiana City
Hatless Bride Squire Hasten to Rescue in Burned Hat
Miss May A. Johnson of New Albany and Arthur W. Creech planned to marry in Jeffersonville. At the license office a gas jet set a milliner’s plume ablaze. Justin Keigwin, the minister, watched as the plume burned. the couple proceeded with the ceremony after the hat was ruined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May A. Johnson
New Albany Tribune
Arthur W. Creech
Jeffersonville
Justin Keigwin
Mias Johnson
Mayor seeks poor farm for Collins Bros.. Sapho links alleged trouble
Mayor Malott told the Bloomington board of commissioners to place Eddie and Francis Collins at the poor farm to stop their escape. Francis, nicknamed Sapho, has caused trouble with foul language and a rock throwing incident at an Easton grocery, landing him in jail and prompting the inquiry. The board will decide soon, with Eddie and Francis expected to be confined, pleasing local residents worried about disturbances around the square.
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Walter Hottle
Bloomington
Malott
Board of Commissioners
Collins Bros
Eddie
Francis
Colling
Sapho
Easton
Maypr
Week Ending February 1 1908 Letters Advised
Notices list shore letters remaining advertisement requested by addressees including Mrs D G Walling Mrs Eaton Wess Newlin Orvil Overton John Todd Hiram C Thompson Richard and others. Addressees urged to say advertised to receive their mail.
Valentine’s Day Signs Arrive In Local Stores
St Valentines falls on Friday this year and the fourteenth day of the month. Stores display valentines of all sizes and colors. Postal cards replace old comic valentines while the roasts preferred in earlier times are losing popularity.
Tobacco outputs fall as panic grips smokery
Figures from the United States Tobacco Journal show October cigar production at 723,541,850 dropping to 576,980,550 in November and 448,428,870 in December. The cigarette sector declined similarly, with readers urged to seek relief in a humble briar or city pipe during hard times.
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United States Tobacco Journal
Grand Larceny Charged Over New Year Cash and Crap Game
George Webster accuses Frank Inman of grand larceny after a $50 check was cashed on New Year’s Day. Inman’s attorneys deny the transaction. Chief Gratzer arrests Marion Parrot and Marion Beasley at a West side saloon for craps, seizing bones and 95 cents. Mayor Stipp imposes $5 fines with costs stayed.
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George Webster
North I Street
Stipp
Frank Inman
Webster
Inman
Barnard & Pitts
Chief Gratzer
West Side
Marion Parrot
Marion Beasley
W H Dings Seeks Lawrence County Rep Seat
Dr. W H Dings announces candidacy for representative in Lawrence county. A Republican physician with a practice in Huron Mitchell and prior city council experience in Mitchell, he highlights public service and party work. He asks Republicans to consider his bid before February 15.
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Igsie
W. H. Dings
Dings
Medical College
Lawrence County
Huron
Mitchell
In Memory of Our Dear Wife and Mother
The family thanks neighbors for kindness after our loss. Your sympathy, words, and help sustain us in this trial. May God bless you and guide you through life’s challenges. F. M. Mattox and Family. Also an advertisement notes bargain basement prices at McConmick Bros with discounts on calico, dress goods, muslin, coats, and skirts.
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F. M. Mattox
Calico
McConmick
Pleasant Run trustees defend 1906 salary charge
Taxpayers of Pleasant Run township are told that the $348 charge appears in the 1906 report by Trustee Faubion for services rendered. The item was noted but overlooked in the final setting.
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Pleasant Run Township
Faubion
Infant Girl Found Dead by Railroad Crossing
An infant girl was found dead near the Georgia B O S W railroad crossing. Coroner Voyles investigated the scene and authorities suspect the child was thrown from a daily passenger train. A farmer discovered the body and notified Isam's store, as officials work to identify the mother and solve the mystery.
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Lawrence County
Georgia
Voyles
Isam
Spencer's Light Fails as Receiver Appointed
E R Bladen appointed receiver for Spencer Electric Light Co with full charge of the business. Mrs W S Mead holds majority stock, others include local parties and the Daughters of Ladoga. Court plans appraisal and a March 14 sale of plant and franchise to the highest bidder, appraised around 7000 dollars.
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Spencer Electric Light Co
E. R. Bladen
Rainbolt Rainbolt and Stonaker wed at home ceremony
Mary Aley Rainbolt and Frank H. Stonaker were married Sunday at the Rainbolt home on South I Street. Rev. Melvin Putman officiated as a small gathering witnessed the ceremony before the couple departed for Terre Haute. The bride, Bedford’s popular young woman, and the groom, a rising Kimball piano company businessman, plan to reside in Terre Haute.
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Mary Aley
Peter F. Rainbolt
Frank H. Stonaker
Terre Haute
South I Street
Melvin Putman
First Christian Church
Bedford
Kimball Piano Company
FOUND HIS GLASSES PRESENTS AN OBJECT LESSON
Dan B. Dodds a grocer lost gold rimmed nose glasses two weeks ago. He placed an ad in the Mail inviting recovery. Reading the paper the same day he found the glasses hidden in a memorandum book he carried, proving advertising can pay.
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Dan B. Dodds
Dodds
Board in Session Grants Liquor License to Meno and Cudahy
The Board of County Commissioners met in regular session today and approved a liquor license for John Meno and Andrew Cudahy at Oolitic and authorized payment of bills.
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Board of County Commissioners
John Meno
Andrew Cuddahy
Ooliti
Son of 58 R Inman Dies of Pneumonia at Highland Park
Joseph Inman aged twenty four died Sunday at 1 pm at his mother's home in Highland Park from double pneumonia. He was a son of gravel road contractor 58 R Inman who died at the city hospital last year. Funeral was held Tuesday at 11 am in Indian Creek. A large circle of friends will regret his loss.
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Joseph Inman
Ella Inman
Highland Park
Indian Creek
R. Inman
Federal seizure of canned fruit violing pure food laws
United States marshal in Kansas City seized $1400 worth of canned apples and blackberries labeled Town in Michigan. The labels violated the pure food laws and the fruit will be sold with proceeds paid into the U S treasury.
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United States
Kansas City
Michigan
United States Treasury
City Council Plans New Hospital From East Side School
The City Council agreed to buy the old East Side school at E and Seventeenth for 1500 dollars to convert into a hospital with eighteen wards. An additional 1500 to 2000 dollars will be needed for equipment heat sewerage and interior work, funded by subscriptions.
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City Hospital
East Side
Seventeenth Streets
Bedford
Bloomington
Pension Bill Consolidates Pension Agencies Into Washington Office
The House Appropriations Committee reports favorably a pension bill for the year ending June 30, 1909, consolidating agencies from multiple cities into a single Washington office. It carries a total appropriation of 150,369,000, with 96,371 pensioners paid 138,080,894 last year. The report notes 440,518 pension applications filed in the year, and mentions the absence of Revolutionary or War of 1812 veterans still living, but 588 widows of that war on the rolls.
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House Committee On Appropriations
Augusta
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Columbus
Concord
N. M
Des Moines
Detroit
Indianapolis
Knoxville
Tenn
Louisville
Milwakee
New York City
Chiteophia
Pian Francisco
Topeka
Washington
The
Republic
Pension Bureau
Sheep Killed by Dogs In Marion Township Report
A Marion township report shows $615 paid last year for sheep killed by dogs. The document indicates a large number of sheep losses in the township.
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Marion Township
Death of Vandalia brakeman Joseph Modesty
Telegram received by relatives reports the death of Joseph Modesty a Vandalia railroad brakeman killed after being thrown from a freight near Brazil his body scattered along the track. He was husband of Delia Sulfridge a former Bedford girl and cousin of Miss Ertie Bivins. Funeral held in Terre Haute Monday afternoon.
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Joseph Modesty
Vandalia
Brazil
Delia Sulfridge
Bedford
Ertie Bivins
Terre Haute
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Canvags
Maneger Monteith
Parker
Home Feglephope Company
Railroad Commission
Commission
I. U T. Company
I & €. T. Company
Acton
W. J. Wood
Pheumonia
Mrs. Collins
Maud Brown
Penny Arce.t
Edford
Squire
Monroe County
Walling
Che Globe
Spencer
Electric Company
Raingolt
Stonaker
Lawrence County Commissioners
Grim Reaper
Caleb Cobb
Deckard
Fourteenth
Cobb
Julia Miller
Lady Friend
Margaret Williams
Margaret
City Council
East Side School
Scription
Pension Office
Congress
Merrewegfi
Drs
Pearson and Williams
Pharo Inman
West Thirteenth Street
Drs. Williams and Pearson
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