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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1915
Page
1
Washington July 15 President Wilson will return to attend the Cabinet meeting Tuesday officials announced. Lansing is expected to begin the German note by Wednesday as the government moves on war diplomacy.
Amsterdam reports on a Vienna Conference where Austria Germany and Turkey debate export restrictions on war materials to Great Britain. The protest targets U S policy and potential arms shipments amid growing Allied tensions.
John Waggoner of Cale arrives to ready W H Skerd’s thrashing outfit for Monday work. The crop is good but not as strong as last season due to fly damage.
Charles Bowers, thought fatally injured in a Paoli area crash Tuesday night, is slightly better Thursday after a restless night. Mrs Bowers arrived to assist, Grover Marley remains sore, Earl Fish at desk though hurt, Fred Foddril and George Bailey also injured. West Side property owners face tax reassessment as Board of Equalization nears session end.
The Valley Club met at Mrs. W. P. Embree’s Bryantsville home with twenty one attendees. After business, a social hour followed a clothes pin hunt and a poem by Mrs. Myrtle Sheeks read by Miss Edna Chapman. Next meeting July 28 with Mrs. Horace Glover on Conveniences in the Home.
J Z Wayman filed eighteen oil land leases in this township and Pleasant Run township with the County Recorder Chapman. He is an Indiana man with interests in Illinois oil fields.
Mrs C H Howell of Chicago returns home after a visit to Mrs Lena Brown. Master James Sellers visits from Springville, returning to his grandparents, Mrs Myra Holmes. Rev J T O Haver and wife of Connersville visit for several days. Born to Charles Lee and wife at Mt Pleasant near Shawswick Mary Catherine July 25 1915. Frank Jackson and wife of Fayetteville transact business. Five wagons laden with wheat pass to Lemon Milling Co plant.
A appeal issued by Henry Lane Wilson of the Indiana State Committee for Relief in Belgium urges contributions toward the Indiana Ship to bring wheat whole wheat flour peas beans corn meal and oats to destitute Belgians. The effort aims to create a permanent relief system with funds spent in Indiana for food and pledged transport for donations to designated stations. Meanwhile a sanity inquiry found Millard Hornocker of Silverville to be insane and committed him to Madison. Two traveling salesmen were jailed for operating without a license and for attempting to sell a cheap vacuum cleaner at inflated prices. they will pay a license fee and return the goods.
Virgil Allen, a Bedford area farmer, mourns his 12 year old son who disappeared after slipping into the 20 foot deep rising current on the White River near Sanborn during a fishing trip. A search by the father and relatives continues with hopes fading and the body not yet recovered. The tragedy is reported by Tyree Utterback, a West 10th Street contractor.
Lawrence County Thursday received 21 922.88 as its apportionment of school funds computed at 2 24 for each school child. The total collected including bond interest was 14 894.38, leaving a shortfall in the county’s fund for schools.
Mrs Philiip Harris and sons Claude and Carl spent Sunday in Burns City visiting relatives Mr and Mrs George Harris. Mrs Lyon and her two daughters also went to Burns City to spend the day with her mother Mrs George Edmondson.
George Beeman, aged Civil War veteran, was stricken with paralysis at his Washington Avenue home Tuesday. Col V Williams reports his condition is critical and likely to worsen due to his advanced age.
Southeastern Railway announces the East End line will begin handling passengers this Friday, restoring traffic after a closure. Officials expect normal schedules to resume with limited delays as crews manage the restart.
Mrs. Aaron Wright visits Williams on Thursday to be a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ferguson for the day.
Train crews based in Terre Haute since the washout return Thursday on the regular southbound run and will complete through service from Seymour to the B and O Branch. The expectation is to restore the full through service to Seymour northbound by Friday.
Harry Childs a well known carpenter of 7th and R streets is confined to his home after the heat of Wednesday. He previously suffered sunstroke five years ago and has endured several strokes in past summers, leaving him unable to leave his residence for days during the hottest period.
Word reached this city of the untimely death of Charles Bright of St. Louis after a Tuesday evening accident. He was en route to a moving picture show with Mrs. Maude Miller Rheimer and others when a car struck him at Kings Highway and Washington Boulevard. He died within an hour at the Jewish Hospital after treatment by three physicians. Bright was a friend of William Rheimer and Allen Beach, and his last visit here was for the Beach Hitchcock wedding.
The Graham Glass Workers from Loogootee travel to Washington Park to face the Bedford Cubs on Sunday with a 2 30 o clock calling time. Bedford aims for a hard battle after solid showings against strong opponents this year.
Two inmates fled State Farm Tuesday night provoking a wide search. They were captured Wednesday morning near Reelsville by Edward Coulter and James Daniels, who are both prisoners from the state system. They were brought to Putnam County jail to await next court term and sentencing. Mrs. William Skerd and daughter traveled to Peerless for a brief visit.
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