Danger Averted and the Battle Against Consumption
Advertises Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for pre consumption weakness and early lung disease. Claims to fortify the system and purify blood, offers free professional advice from Buffalo, and cites a testimonial from Moses Horner of Stahlstown Pennsylvania. Warns against inferior substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Gulden
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Moses Horner
Stahlstown
Penn's
Dr. Pierce
Dr. Sage
Will Visit Bedford June Itinerary For National Editorial Meet
The National Editorial Association executive committee met in French Lick with forty four members from twenty three states. National officers Col John Diamond president W A Ashbrook secretary and J E Jenkins treasurer attended. They approved the summer meeting itinerary set for June twelve to twenty including Indiana cities Indianapolis Bedford and French Lick then proceeding to Louisville. About six hundred members from every state are expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Editorial Association
French Lick
Col
John Diamond
New Orleans
W. A. Ashbrook
Johnstown
J E. Jenkins
Sterling
Kas
Indiana
Indianapolis
Bedford
Louisville
Union
Indiana Naturalizations Rise Amid 1900s Immigration Trends
Statistics from the Indiana Bureau of Statistics show yearly foreign born declarations and naturalizations from 1900 to 1905. In 1905 alone 1 365 declared and 229 were naturalized with Germans comprising about one third of naturals. many newcomers aimed to return home after saving money. Major counties include St Joseph Lake Marion Vigo Vermillion Laporte Cass Clay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Bureau of Statistics
Joseph H. Stubbs
Austria
England
France
Germany
Holland
Belgium
Ireland
Italy
Russia
Scotland
St. Joseph
Lake Marion
Vigo
Vermillion
Laporte
Cass
Clay
Brown
Boone
Crawford
Delaware
Fayette
Hendricks
Jackson
Marshall
Martin
Ohio
Orange
Scott
Warrick
Washington
Come to San Antonio This Winter for Health and Pleasure
Promote San Antonio as a winter destination offering sunny weather dry air and modern accommodations. Highlights include Mission Churches Cathedrals Alamo and the blend of romance and medieval heroism. Mentions low off season rates and affordable train travel via M K T Ry to entice visitors.
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San Antonio
San Fernando
Alamo
America
West Baden Police Seek Colorful Pugilist In Checkered History
Bedford authorities pursue Fighting Bill Jackson a noted Black pugilist wanted for alleged con game in Hoosier Monte Carlo style schemes. Jackson fled after promising $50 to local claimant Charles Rice and a railroad settlement of $200 before attempting a staged prize fight. prior notoriety includes court summons and a rebuke from Judge Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill’ Jackson
West Baden
Hoosier Monte Carlo
Bedford
Jackson
Charles Rice
Rice
Monon
Orleans
William Henderson
North I
Jim McDonald
Reformatory
Dreamland
Green Sword
Court Park
Martin
Death in Slumber Claims Mrs. Cynthia Lee
Mrs. Cynthia Lee widow of Enoch Lee died suddenly at her home near Armstrong Station last night. Her death was discovered about 7 AM by her stepson Enoch Lee who found her body. a cursory view suggested she had been dead several hours and she had complained of a headache earlier. She was 63 and highly respected. neighbors suspect heart disease. Deputy Coroner Ferguson held an inquest this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia Lee
Enoch Lee
Armstrong Station
Lee
Miss Henson
Ferguson
Children Guardians to file charges against Kallenbacks
The Board of Children's Guardians led by Jeffersonville Chief M E Clegg will charge Mr and Mrs Frederick Kallenback of Henryville Ind with brutal treatment of four children. Allegations include tying a girl to a stake and confining her in a chicken coop with a cloth and a pitchfork repeatedly thrust through the cloth. The case argues the present wife bears main responsibility for the abuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Children’s Guardians
M. E. Clegg
Jeffersonville
Frederick Kallenback
Henrysville
Ind
Kallenbach
Jury Selections Set For February Term In Lawrence Circuit
Lawrence County jurors named for February term of the Lawrence circuit court convening Monday. The grand jury includes William Owens Marshall township and others. petit jurors list Ziba Owen Shawswick and additional names. Prosecutor Fletcher requested the grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
William Owens
Marshall Township
William Ewing
Marion Township
Joseph M. Allen
Guthrie Township
Jesse Faubion
Pleasant Run
Jesse Boyd
Marion
Steve Smith
Shanswick
Ziba Owen
Shawswick Township
William B. Jolly
Bono
W. E. Smith
Alexander Barnes
James J. Tatem
Armey Boyd
Indian Creek
E. T. Miller
Frank Farmer
Shawswick
Jesse Covey
Marshall
Jacob Flinn
Flinn
John Buchanan
Albert B. Hall
Fletcher
Royal Baking Powder Absolutely Pure
Royal Baking Powder claims top strength and purity from United States tests. It warns against alum powders as cheap but adulterated, urging housekeepers to choose Royal for health and economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal
United States
Governor Hanly To Call Indiana Special Session Online
Indiana Governor Hanly plans a virtual special session on state business unless Secretary of State Daniel E. Storms resigns. He briefed Washington leaders, seeking delegation support and signaling confidence in the party’s public act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Daniel E. Storms
Storms
Hanly
Washington
Deputies Guard Helms Camp Near Nashville After Vacate Threats
Armed deputies guard the Helms camp along the Indianapolis Southern railway six miles northeast of Nashville after Italian laborers threaten to quit if protection ends. Guards are paid two dollars daily and three dollars for night service. A fresh notice to vacate intensified fears among workers amid ongoing tensions over alleged poultry thefts and other local grievances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helms
Indianapolis Southern Railway
Nashville
Court of Honor to Fund Monroe County Temple Project
Bloomington official reports that the Court of Honor society plans to buy county bonds in court house school and jail, offering to finance a new temple of justice. The society holds a large gilt edged reserve fund and would take up bonds at about four percent, with advisory review by the county board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Simmons
Bloomington
Court of Honor Society
Simmons
Court House
Temple of Justice
Monroe County
Court of Honor
Ketchams
Prize rooster Fishel's Boy attracts $800 offer in Indianapolis show
Fishel's Boy, a prize rooster exhibited in Indianapolis, draws an $800 bid from the Missouri Poultry Farm. Owner A R Fishel of Hope plans to sell it after the show. He also owns a $1,000 hen with eggs priced at $5 each or $60 a dozen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawson J. Brown
Squire
Martinsville
Squire Brown
Hanly Honored At Washington Banquet For Indiana Governor
Washington dispatch reports Senator Hemenway hosting a banquet at the Willard Hotel in honor of Governor Hanly. Attendees included Vice President Fairbanks and many lawmakers and officials. Afterward Hanly met the President and Mrs Roosevelt at the White House reception, with New’s presence drawing comment. The day featured Senate floor greetings and a luncheon with close associate Tracewell. Rev. Buell, returning to Paoli, plans to speak on Siam manners later.
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Washington
Hemenway
Hanly
Willard Hotel
Fairbanks
Beveridge
Chaney
Holiday
Overstreet
Cramer
C. B. Landis
Crumpacker
Fred Landis
Brick
Stanton J. Peelle
Court of Claims
Indianapolis
Fred C. Rabb
The
Pension Board of Appeals
Daniel M. Ransdell
Senate
James P. Goodrich
Winchester
Harry S. New
Joseph B. Kealing
Delavan Smith
Gilbert
Governor Hanly
White House
Roosevelt
Williamsport
Judge Rabb
Bob’’ Tracewell
State Chemist Warns Spices Often Contain Sand
H E Barnard of the State Board of Health reports sand found in many spices and spice mixtures. He notes cocoa, nut shells, and sand in ground cloves, and criticizes bread spreads and jellies as largely fraudulent and artificially colored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Barnard
State Board of Health
Mgr. Barnard
Move to annex ten square miles from Posey to Floyd county
A proposal in Posey Township Harrison county seeks to annex ten square miles to Floyd county creating a straight boundary line to settle a longstanding disputed border. Harrison is large while Floyd is small and the plan would equalize county areas. The move is meeting with favor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Posey
Harrison County
Floyd County
Harrison
Floyd
Graf Becomes Weather Bureau Operator in Washington
Fred M. Graf formerly of Bedford and son of Otto Graf has left the Pittsburg telegraph office to join the Weather Bureau in Washington City as an operator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred M. Graf
Bedford
Otto Graf
Pittsburg
Washington City
Weather Bureau
Bedford and Wallner Railroad Files Right of Way Suit
In Lawrence Circuit Court the Bedford and Wallner railroad company sues John Hartman and Mabel Hatfield over a right of way through their land for a new road linking Bedford construction and quarries with the Monon main line. The company seeks court appraisal of property value and damages after failing to reach satisfactory settlement. The line will run for several miles, with 85 acres already acquired from Laura Caress for mills and cutting yards. earlier grants covered Norton Fish O Neal Calvert and Ragsdale parcels. Completion hinges on court valuation and damage adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Bedford and Wallner Railroad Company
John Hartman
Mabel Hatfield
Bedford Construction and Quarries Company
Norton, Fish, O'Neal & Calvert
Ragsdale
Laura Caress
First Christian church men banquet planned on Washington’s Birthday
A men’s banquet for male members and others interested in the church welfare is set for Washington’s Birthday evening in the church parlors. Those attending should sign up with Pastor Edwards or committee members by Feb 14 and note they will receive an invitation. The egg market slid with prices from 18 to 12 1/2 cents per dozen, with a further possible drop of about 2 cents predicted by Morris poultry manager Johnston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
Washington
Pastor Edwards
Johnston
Morris Poultry Company
Hadley
Indiana coroner inquests cost and death counts 1905
Deputy state statistician D M Geeting reports Indiana in 1905 spent 50 135.01 on coroner inquiries. There were 5 252 deaths with 880 violent deaths and 384 accidental interurban line deaths. One inquest per fourteen deaths. 2 486 investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
D. M. Geeting
Monon Detective Uncovers Looting Ring Ahead of Arrests
Special Agent J M Achenson of the Monon detective force recovered a large amount of stolen property on Friday and says sensational arrests will follow. The loot from Bedford railroads includes tools lanterns keys and locks valued at hundreds of dollars. Authorities tie the thefts to an organized gang looting freight depots over the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Achenson
Monon
The
Achenson
Bedford
Myers
North Bedford
Thomas Rutledge
Court baffled by missing horse case in Chicago
Judge Ben M Smith presided as James Tyk 19 faced horse stealing testimony. Policeman O Flaherty produced a sausage and soap claiming them parts of the horse. The judge adjourned the hearing unable to decide, with Oscar Neebe later discharged for receiving stolen property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben M.smith
Chicago
James Tyk
O’flaherty
O’ Flaherty
William E. Buckner
Tyk
George Desjardin
Oscar Neebe
Haymarket
Neebe
Smith
Eberhardt
Ice Skating Thrives on Local Ponds Around Stone City
Winter sport enjoys strong local appeal as Salt Creek and nearby ponds freeze to seven or eight inches. Community skating parties fill Miller's pond and nearby sites Sunday nights. Rice Haverly of South U street cuts and stores ice from Miller pond for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Creek
Stone City
Miller’s Pond
Rice Haverly
South U Street
Miller Pond
Quarry Workers Union Secretary Leaves for Home
P F Mc Carthy International Secretary of the Quarry Workers International Union returns to Barre Vermont urgent summons. He halted a mass meeting of stone industry crafts scheduled for next Wednesday night canceling it. He reports success in California organizing eight new unions and promises Indiana quarry workers aid. A national organizer will enter the limestone district early April to push the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barre
P. F. McCarthy
Quarry Workers International Union
McCarthy
California
Knocked Teacher Down by 15 Year Old Student
Miss Emma Davis a Smithville school principal was attacked by William Siscoe aged 15 in class after she asked him to sit straight He choked bruised and knocked her down Frank Oldham and Chauncey Wooden pulled him off She is seriously ill at home Township Trustee Samuel Harrell will file charges against Siscoe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Davis
Smithville
Here
William Sise>e
Frank Oldham
Chauncey Wooden
Siscoe
Samuel Harrell
Miss Davis
Lincoln's Feb 12 1861 address sparks Union resolve in Indianapolis
On Lincoln's 52nd birthday Feb 12 1861 he spoke from Bates House balcony in Indianapolis as he traveled toward Washington to be inaugurated president. He signaled a duty to protect and preserve the nation, foreshadowing his policy for the new administration while Jefferson Davis headed to Richmond. Citizens of Bedford attend a religious revival as editorials urge faith and morality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Indianapolis
Bates House
Illinois
Washington
Jefferson Davis
Richmond
Confederacy
Philadelphia
Rider tells of Hadley’s failure and egg storage woes
Preston Rider recounts how Frank H. Hadley Poultry Company used his $40,000 to speculate on eggs. Warehouses issued receipts, debt grew, and Rider became liable for losses while Hadley retained little. Prices, storage costs, and glut conditions in New York drove the collapse of the venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rider
Hadley
Columbus Times
Frank H. Hadley
Preston Rider
Hadley Company
Mr. Rider
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Royal Baking Powder CO
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SANDY
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Bia Flinn
West
Perry Township
Williams
Fayetteville
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Spice Valley
Bryantsville
Uron
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Margholt
Ntheie
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Ritner
Christian Church
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Will Smith
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Abraham Lincoln
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