Bedford to Host Democratic Congressional Convention
Bedford will entertain the Democratic Congressional Convention in March with Chairman Padgett backing Bedford as host city. Underwood urges Bedford’s bid, citing four railroads and neutral county ground, while a citizen committee and local clubs plan an entertainment program for about 250 delegates. Mayor Stipp to invite Padgett. wedding news notes Henry Gassaway Davis, 95, to wed Maud Ashford of Washington, with a $1,000,000 wedding present rumored.
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Bedford
Alvan Padgett
Lawrence County
Fadgett
John H. Underwood
Padgett
Underwood
Merchants Association and Commercial Club
Stipp
Henry Gassaway Davis
Alton B. Parker
Miss Maud Ashford
Washington City
Miss Ashford
Washington Dispatch
Henry
Old Fashioned Romance Ends in Bluegrass State Marriage
Miss Cora Dodd daughter of Mr and Mrs Andy Dodd of Lawrence county and Charles Beasley son of Mr and Mrs John Beasley of this city were wed in Louisville after a wedding license delay in Indianapolis. They honeymooned with the bride’s parents and returned home Wednesday. Beasley works with his father in the South I street meat business. Dodd is a popular county girl.
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Cora Dodd
Andy Dodd
Lawrence County
Buddha
Charles Beasley
John Beasley
Louisville
Indianapolis
Marion County
Kentucky
Beasley
Suit for Slander in Greene Circuit Court
Will H. White files a $5,000 slander suit in Greene Circuit Court against Mitchell B. Shanklin over claims Shanklin accused White of setting a barn fire. Both men are Jackson township residents and well known in Greene county. The barn belonged to Dad White, a Civil War veteran and father of nineteen.
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Greene Circuit
Will H. White
Mitchell B. Shanklin
Greene County
Jackson Township
Dad White
White
Bud White
W. W. White
Hat Pin Heroism Defends Woman From Alley Attack
Marie Steel escaped a brutal assault on Sixth street when she used a long hat pin to fend off a tall, heavyset man who dragged her toward an alley. She ran to John Wise’s home for help, and police description efforts followed, with no arrest made.
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Marie Steel
Vincennes
Rev. Sonne
R. E. Purcell
Sixth Street
Main
Busseron
John Wise
Main Street
Fifth
Sixth
Mr. Wise
Neiters
Rules for Pensioners Governing Private Pension Bills
The article explains that pension bills follow strict rules in Congress. It details that no bill is considered without first applying to the Bureau of Pensions and that claims must be adjudicated within a reasonable period, typically two years, before presenting a bill. It notes delays where claimants bypass regular channels for five to ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Bureau of Pensions
Bureau
United States
Rules for Pension Claims in Congress Committee
The committee outlines strict rules for pension and increase requests, including conditions on arrears, government salaries, and special acts. It bans pensions for non-mustered men except in specific cases and requires comprehensive established testimony and medical affidavits before consideration.
Run Down by Street Car Claims Father of Local Worker
George Smith, employed at S. J. shops, received word his father was killed by a street car in Terre Haute last night. He had just disembarked from a car and did not see an oncoming vehicle. Mr. and Mrs. Smith left for Terre Haute to attend the funeral.
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George Smith
S. J
Terre Haute
Emery Dobbins Heads Large Kosciusko Store
Emery Dobbins son of E R Dobbins, a Bedford native, now runs a large general store in Kosciusko Mississippi. Two months earlier he left Bedford for Rotan Arkansas to manage Dobbins Bros supply house in timber country. W M Dobbins son GC Dobbins formed a Louisville company with 100000 dollars capital to acquire bankrupt southern stocks, and Emery Dobbins was placed in charge of one of these stores. A letter home suggests Emery is making good in his new role.
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Emery Dobbins
Bedford
E. R. Dobbins
Kosciusko
Miss
Mr. Dobbins
Rotan
Ark
Dobbins
Emery
Charities Seek Clothing Donations at Democrat Office
The Associated Charities Organization asks the public to donate old clothing or supplies. Items may be taken to the vacant room adjoining the Democrat office for receipt and distribution by properly accredited persons.
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Associated Charities Organization
Democrat
Tragic Fire Burns Two-Year-Old Son in Jackson County
In Jackson County the two year old son of Mr and Mrs Meede Trowbridge died from burns after a fire started while the mother was nearby. The child’s half brother was in the house and called to her as flames spread she hurried out and found the boy on fire. She threw water on the blaze and extinguished the flames.
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Meede Trowbridge
Jackson County
Loogootee Lad Pardoned by President Roosevelt
President Roosevelt remitted the unexpired part of William E. Moore's sentence from Loogootee Indiana. Moore was in the military prison at Alcatraz for desertion. Congressman Chaney raised the case and a letter notifying Moore’s father near Tocgestee was sent today.
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Roosevelt
William E. Moore
Loogootee
Indiana
Alcatraz Island
Congressman Chaney
William Moore
Tocgostee
Pressley Doctor Faces Neglect Charge Over Smallpox Spread
Monroe County health board files affidavit against Ellettsville physician Dr. Pressley for failing to report the Clear Creek smallpox epidemic. The case follows his own contraction of the disease while tending the Robertson family, with infections spreading to the Martin and Norman households as vaccinations and strict quarantines proceed. Health officials warn negligence will not be excused.
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Clear Creek
Pressley
Ellettsville
Monroe County Health Board
State Health Board
Pregsley
Manon
L. W. Robertson
Robertson
James Norman
Charles Martin
Martin
Otto Rogers
County Health Board
Harry
Wiltshire
Bloomington
Hanged and Shot Through Fearful Ordeal in Alabama Town
Cleveland Harrison, a Black man in Dothan Alabama, was captured by about two hundred lynchers tied with a rope, swung from a tree limb, and shot over a hundred times. He survived due to poor aim and darkness, was rescued by Sheriff Butler, and later treated for exhaustion and minor wounds. Harrison had earlier shot at A C Faulk of Dothan during a store robbery attempt.
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Cleveland Harrison
Butler
Houston County
Alabama
Dothan
A. C. Faulk
Mr. Faulk
Harrison
Runaway Train Fatality Sparks Suit in Monon Court
Nancy Hatfield sues Monon railroad in Monroe Circuit Court for 10000 dollars alleging her husband John Hatfield died Aug 8 at Stinesville after being knocked onto tracks by a runaway team and crushed by a fast freight due to fresh gravel on the track. She claims negligence left sand and gravel obstructing pedestrians and vehicles. Creech sues Monon for 4000 dollars claiming paralysis and loss of wages after an on the job accident at Roachdale where a hand was crushed. he seeks 5000 as damages.
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John Hatfield
Nancy Hatfield
Monon Railroad
Monroe
Stinesville
Hatfield
French Lick
Charles
Creech
The
Monon
Roachdale
Burglary Note Traced Through Bathing-Suit Photo
Pittsburg resident Maggie McDade reports a daylight burglary where jewels were taken but a photo of her in a bathing suit was all the thief kept. Inspector Gray holds a note from the thief claiming the photo won him the picture, as police seek handwriting matches to identify the robber.
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Maggie McDade
Penn Ayenae
Pittsburg
Maggie
Raffles
Robert Gray
Idle Rolling Stock Warns of Rail Economic Strain
The New York Tribune reports 320000 idle freight cars and about 8000 laid up locomotives nationwide, totaling roughly 440 million dollars tied up in unused rolling stock. With 2200000 cars in service, 14 percent are idle, signaling a serious traffic downturn and potential ripple effects on rail operations and employment.
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New York Tribune
United States
Railroads consider wage cuts as necessary in slow times
The text notes large layoffs across railroads, including New York Central, to save money in a dull economy. It states fixed charges and maintenance costs require attention, leading management to discuss wage reductions as a disliked but necessary measure.
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New York Central
Lawsuit Seeks 10000 Damages After Cement Plant Explosion
William Briscoe, 23, longtime Bedford resident, sues Lehigh Portland Cement Company of Mitchell in Lawrence Circuit Court over a November 10 coal dust explosion. He alleges defective equipment caused burns that left his hands drawn and limbs scarred, alleging negligence and seeking $10,000 in damages.
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Lawrence
Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Mitchell
William Briscoe
Briscoe
Bedford
Salem Lady 10 Weds Katherine Persise to Fargo
Invitations announce the marriage of Katherine Persise daughter of Mr and Mrs W Persise to Chancellor Orin Fargo. The ceremony is Saturday at 8 pm at the family home on North High Street Salem. Fargo a Route Agent for American Express in Indianapolis, will be away in Chicago after the wedding trip until March 1.
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W. 8. Persise
Katherine
Orin Fargo
North High Street
Salem Leader
C. Q. Fargo
GC. Fargo
Indianapolis
American Express Co
Persise
Salem
Chicago
Fargo
Bedford
Pupils Attack Teachers at Oakland City High School
Four male students were expelled after a rough clash with faculty at Oakland City High School. The incident began when Superintendent Kinnick disciplined Charles Burbank, drawing a response from Burbank’s associates who intervened in the principal’s room.
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Oakland City High School
Kinnick
Charles Burbank
Burbank
Dragon
Singer
Railroads seek to punish cement company in rate dispute
The United States Cement Company at Lehman alleges Southern Indiana and B&O S-W railways harass it after adopting a joint coal rate cut from 75 to 50 cents. The Indiana Commission forced the rate change. now the roads dispute division, while cement seeks two weeks credit and prepaid freight terms only for it.
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United States Cement Company
Linton Fields
Lehman
Indiana
Indiana Commission
Cement Company
Linton
Lawrence
Night Owls Go Insane Says Sleep Experts
Dr. Elmore S. Pettyjohn, speaking at a Chicago church, cites sleepless nights as causing insanity, worry, and nervous breakdowns. He warns that urban residents are becoming nervous wrecks from lack of sleep despite Edison’s hopeful future claims.
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Elmore S. Pettyjohn
Reformed Episcopal Church
Chicago
Fallows
Petty- John
Kankakee
Edison
Bedford Limestone Dominates U S Building Stone Output
Government report from the United States Geological Survey notes Indiana produced 51.77 percent of total building limestone in 1906 with Bedford limestone quarried mainly in Lawrence and Monroe counties. total value for the two counties reached 2,522,805 in 1906, with 9,242,004 cubic feet of stone produced.
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Indiana
United States Geological Survey
Lawrence
Monroe
Bedford
Lawrence County
Monroe County
Lost blind inmate found wandering on L Street
Peter Stotts, blind and frail, escaped from the poor asylum and was found Friday about 2 am by Policeman Holmes on L Street. He had walked from the county farm, asked for help to reach the electric light station near his former home, and planned to go to Mitchell the next day for a future home.
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Peter Stotts
L Street
Holmes
Stotts
Stott
Mitchell Yes
Bloomington teen dies from gasoline stove explosion injuries
Mrs Alice Wiley aged 19 died in Bloomington Indiana from burns received when a gasoline stove exploded at her sister Mrs Elmer Ferguson's home in Jasonville. She was visiting and suffered intense agony after the blast. She was the daughter of D R Wiley and a Bloomington High school graduate.
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Bloomington
Ind
Alice Wiley
Elmer Ferguson
Jasonville
Miss Wiley
D. R. Wiley
Wagon topple injures William McDaniel in logging accident
William McDaniel of the east city area was riding a wagon load of saw logs when a rut caused a topple. The wagon wheel struck his left leg, resulting in a compound fracture. The injury is serious and will incapacitate him for several weeks.
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William McDaniel
McDaniel
Veiled Nun Status Moves From Nazareth to Chicago
Miss Lois Carlyle daughter of Mr and Mrs T D Carlyle is returning from Chicago to visit her parents. Two years ago she took the veil at Nazareth Academy Lagrange Ills. and devoted life to aiding unfortunates. She has since left the nun life and now works with the White City Council of the National Union fraternal order.
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Lois Carlyle
T. D. Carlyle
Chicago
Miss Carlyle
Nazareth Academy
Lagrange
Ills
National Union
Community thanks for kindness during sickness
The Christian and Newton Scott families express gratitude to neighbors and friends for their kindness during illness.
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Christian
Newton Scott
Forsook Her Religion in Marriage Divide Leads to Alimony
Oscar Horner of Bloomington filed for divorce from Estelle Eichel Horner alleging cruel and inhuman treatment after she renounced Judaism to marry him. He seeks alimony and a cross complaint is anticipated as legal proceedings unfold with separation dated December 31 and potential court actions within two weeks.
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Oscar Horner
Bloomington
Horner
Estelle Eichel
Vansville
Louden
Indiana Theatres to Undergo Fire Safety Inspections
State Factory Inspector Blakely announced a statewide review of Indiana theaters to ensure proper fire escapes and fire fighting equipment. About 200 theaters will be checked, with Indianapolis venues already inspected and found generally compliant though several improvements ordered. Smaller city theaters may require stricter scrutiny than those in larger cities.
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Blakely
Indiana
Indianapolis
Farmer Surprised by Wagon Wheel Striking Cartridge
Olive Lessig, a farmer near the city, was driving through the public square when his wagon wheels ran over a No. 88 cartridge on the brick sidewalk. An explosion occurred lifting the wagon as the horses started to bolt, leaving Lessig shocked by the near miss.
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Olive Lessig
Deers, Dread, and Florida Camp Walton Hunt
A Bedford colony party led by Col. George W. McDaniel and Lieut. Frank Cosner hunts near Camp Walton Florida. After landing at Desplaines on the Tallahassee river they spot a herd of about ten deer, with the colonel seized by hunter’s quiveritis, a road fright episode, as the party moves to return with game for their families.
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Bedford
Florida
George W. McDaniel
Frank Cosner
Walton
Desplaines
Col. McDaniel
Tallahassee
Lieut
Cosner
Camp Walton
Col McDaniel
Leatherwood
Lawrence County
Colonel McDan
White River
Pleasant Hill Couple Wed at Home of Bride
Charles Freed and Ethel Campbell, prominent in Pleasant Hill, married last Sunday evening at the bride’s home. Rev. W. E. Snyder officiated as guests shared refreshments. The bride, a 1906 Oden High School graduate, is well known in Oden. the groom farms near Odon and plans a home there after a short visit to Bedford.
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Charles E. Freed
Misa Ethel Campbell
Pleasant Hill
W. E. Snyder
U. B
Oden
Oden High School
Odon
Bedford
Open Journal
Grasshoppers Surge Noted Near Morgantown
The Martinsville Democrat reports that Hugh Moore Sr. observed grasshoppers abundant and active, comparable to spring peaks. He recalls a similar outbreak around mid January many years ago, suggesting irregular seasonal activity.
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Martinsville
Hugh Moore
Morgantown
Pee Oates
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