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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1913
Page
3
Frank Younger fifteen sustained severe facial burns and eye injury after a powder experiment using a cavity in an umbrella end and a match. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Addison Younger and had previously lost an eye from a knife puncture. He was brought to the city for medical care.
The State Board of Medical Registration and Examination moved to draft a resolution endorsing anti drug sale measures. It heard evidence in the Lebanon case against Dr J J Trendricks for illegal prescriptions and postponed a decision until the next board meeting. The board also discussed revised admission rules for physicians to practice in Indiana.
Meredith Wollman, 12, was badly cut by Glenn Markle, 12, during a quarrel in Jasonville Thursday. Markle, son of O. C. Markle, says self defense after Wollman used a pocket knife, leaving a four inch slash in the abdomen. The wounded boy may recover.
Hedford sent alleged dry beer to Bloomington for testing to verify authenticity. Local testers determined the samples are real dry beer and that drinking more makes it drier, noting it would take a half gallon keg to produce a bust head, per the Bloomington Star.
The Bedford Democrat questions the Mitchell Tribune as a Progressive paper and questions its authority on politics. Mrs. Charles Ferguson returns home after visiting Samuel Ferguson on South Walnut Street in Bedford.
President elect Wilson told inaugural committee chair Woodrow Eustis that the historic inaugural ball will be omitted due to government costs and the belief the event offers no essential purpose. He notes the burden on pension building clerks and aims not to disrupt expectations.
Delegates in Indianapolis report Democratic Senate caucus supports radical reforms to registration and corrupt practices acts while opposing a constitutional convention now. A Monday caucus will review administration measures and a steering committee was named. Governors proposals seek county paid judges and prosecutors, jail reform funding, and various bills advancing in the Senate and House including education, taxes, and pay reforms.
A proposed Indiana measure would extend police court law to cities with 8000 to 16000 residents, affecting Bloomington and Shelbyville plus nearby towns Bedford Brazil Columbus Crawfordsville Frankfort Goshen Newcastle and Wabash. The bill mirrors a prior failed proposal and lowers the population threshold from 10000 to 8000.
The Wawthorne Club of St. John Episcopal church associates plans for its annual ball on January 30 in Wilson's Hall. It draws many guests from across the state and features the best Indianapolis orchestral music. The event is billed as the swellest social of the year and aims to surpass last year's memorable success.
Mrs Bert Shipp shows improvement after illness. J H Underwood visited Browns town on business today. George Ejiben plans remodeling on West 13th Street after purchasing from Louis Roberts. Louis Baker of Forbes Mo convalesces from appendicitis and is wintering with his brother Vaughn Baker and sisters Mesdames Albert Steele and Thomas J Owens.
Bloomington city council approved 5500 to purchase a new fire truck with equipment. The Ahrens-Fox truck from Cincinnati is likely, with the model decision to be set at next Tuesday night meeting.
Mrs. Sam Cook returned to her Bloomington home Thursday evening after visiting Mr. and Mrs. N. Cook. She was joined by her cousin Mrs. Euphemia Riley and her daughter Mary Alice for a several day stay. Loretta Torphy and her father John Torphy of Bloomington traveled to Martinsville for mineral water treatment at a local sanitarium.
Senate defeats Lodge amendment to the claims bill and passes the general appropriation with 35.385 million dollars. Root rebukes a false Tegucigalpa speech report. Army and fortifications appropriation bills advance with aviation pay boost and Panama Canal progress noted for 1914 opening.
A surprise party was held Friday evening at 1311 R Street for Forrest Plake on his 19th birthday. Friends and out of town guest Miss Gracie McLainsey of Scottsburg Indiana attended as music and games led to refreshments and gifts.
The National Progressive printed at Bedford lambasts the Mitchell Tribune claiming the paper lacks a responsible masthead and that no company or person is behind it. It asserts the Tribune is a legal paper and contrasts it with a supposedly unaccountable rival backed by Lawrence County’s Progressive chairman.
Agent Humston of the Manon and J F P Radley were in Bedford on business. Mrs. Sam Cook of Bloomington visits Mr and Mrs I N Cook on North M street. Laura Mason, ill recently, is able to go out again. Frank Dale of Indianapolis visits daughter Mrs Reed Bridwell on South H street. Elmer Wells, recently operated on in Chicago, has returned home and is improving. Mrs J O DeLapp of South Madison street is a Bedford guest today.
A fight in the House judiciary committee over a Branaman Dill bill to ban intoxicants on trains except in buffet cars led Chairman Weisman of Linton to oppose the measure in its current form. He warned it would criminalize those with limited funds while sparing wealthier drinkers and suggested revisions to target drunken riders instead. The bill’s fate remains uncertain as it awaits further review and possible congressional action.
A historical commentary traces the flag lowering by Cleveland in Hawaii, contrasts it with Polk’s 1846 treaty compromise on the Oregon boundary, and notes implications for the 1894 political climate and presidential considerations regarding frontiers and national policy.
Mr. Cannon retires from the House on March 4 after a long track of public service spanning 38 years. He served as speaker for eight years and is noted as the longest serving member in the chamber, with a career that overlaps many early presidents and political eras.
A fragmented OCR item mentions James Higgins of Lafayette visiting someone named Mike Heckett on a street, with unclear punctuation and missing context. The readable facts point to a social or address note involving Lafayette resident James Higgins and an individual named Mike Heckett nearby.
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