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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1900
Page
2
The piece attacks Democratic leadership, citing Missouri and New York contrasts. It argues the ice trust in New York City aims to raise prices, harming the poor, while sanitary interests resist. It questions who composes the ice trust in the city.
The Globe-Democrat reports a web of ownership tied to Mayor Robert Van Wyck and brother Augustus including 8000 shares worth 800000 with Tammany figures and former mayors as stockholders. It notes a New Jersey trust with inflated capital, aims to profit through price rises, and Democratic opposition to federal trust regulation amid calls for state and congressional power to curb monopolies.
Report notes the rain after the convention and praises the Grand Army and Ladies Relief Corps for decor. It quotes John R. Hast on party lines, laments Democratic leaders’ history with Lincoln, and contrasts McKinley prosperity with partisan rhetoric in the era following the convention.
Telegraph notes a fresh bubonic plague outbreak in Alexandria with Chinatown quarantined as a precaution though no cases are confirmed. Also reported: English Derby winner Diamond Jubilee. Antietam monument dedication with President McKinley present. military searches in Luzon. Chinese Boxers crackdown. Os, riots in St Louis. Decoration Day observances. and Kentucky governor race maneuvers.
Local railroad reports mix of personnel moves and line work across S I and B O S W divisions. Foremen shift crews, track repairs progress, and special round trips to Linton spark a baseball game between Oolitic and Linton as rail tensions and lawsuits unfold in Indiana.
The Deputy Sheriff visited Monday. Mitchell the saw mill man came to Bedford Wednesday. Pollard sewing machine agent from Mitchell was here Tuesday. Matthes of Rivervale came Friday. Dr S W Smith of Leesville saw Mrs Beavers who is very sick. Dr S F Hunter visited Saturday and reported a smallpox case at Mrs Dixon's boarding house. The local illness situation remains no better at this time.
Billy Reath works in a local barber shop at Oolitic. Miss Sally Owens from Wheeling West Virginia visits her parents in the city.
Road Supervisor Chas Lamb improves local roads. D Valandingham works on Bedford and Williams gravel routes. Uncles visit Worthington. Pearl Pearson visits Bessie Pierce. Newton Sears spends night with Dana Malloyd. Albert Root hauls lumber to Trinity Springs. Robert Fisher returns home to Bedford. G C Smith builds residence addition. Decoration at Old Union draws large crowd. Dick Fyfe paints Walter Adamson’s residence. Wilson Adams travels to Indian Springs for ill father. Grace Bass and brother visit Bedford. Mr and Mrs Simpson of Buddha stay with J P Foster. Uncle Joe Dussard seen at Bedford farm. Will Hays visits from Livonia. Bessie Pierce visits Leatherwood. Isaac T Holmes from Short on town business.
City Police Court reports the Proctors case was dismissed in Judge Stephenson's Court and sent to the Grand Jury. John Brannon was fined and costs of 10.50 for intoxication and jailed. Several townsfolk were noted visiting or returning home, including Tolliver from Mitchell and Capt Beem from Spencer.
Bedford Public Schools will close Friday June 1. Baccalaureate preached June 8 at the Baptist church by Rev C W Chanwick. The senior class performs The Twelfth Night June 5 at Grand Opera House. Commencement June 6 at Grand Opera House with class orations and Dr Joseph Swain delivering diplomas. Also coverage of Washington Gazette analysis of the Democratic Congressional Convention highlighting W M Moss and R W Miers references.
Mrs. W. R. Holland and daughter of Leesville visited Mr. and Mrs. Ed Consalus on Wednesday. Bedford stone ornamental baskets were sent from the city to Mrs. Eugene M. Werk in Westwood Cincinnati, Ohio. A Limestone dispute over the paternity of Jesus Christ led to a fight Wednesday, the defeated party now conceding the victor's doctrinal point.
200 acres one mile west of Bedford known as the Dr Johnson farm described as one of the best general purpose farms in the area. About 40 acres creek bottom with balance in grass on rolling limestone land all cultivatable. Includes wine sugar orchard living water. Sold entire or in parcels to suit purchaser. Will bear investigation. Address J G Bain Ex Martinsville Indiana.
Shake into Your Shoes Allen's Foot Ease, a powder that cures painful feet and corns. It relieves swelling, sweating, and hot feet while making shoes feel easier. Sold by druggists and shoe stores, 25 cents by mail, trial package free from Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy New York.
Leesville reports Ed Consalus and his wife visiting relatives on Sunday. Democratic citizens attended the Democratic Congressional Convention at Bedford on Tuesday. Flinn township wheat crop ruined by a fly, threatening fall seeding. O F McHargue and wife returned from Palestine and Paris, then headed home to Missouri via Bedford and Indianapolis.
Wheat crops face damage from fly and drought while gardens suffer cut worms. A meeting at Leatherwood drew several locals. Mrs. Ol Harris dies and is buried at Pinhook. the community extends sympathy to the family. Doctors treat Sam Hubbard’s eye, Will Greer shows a new buggy, and Sam Hubbard leads Lawrence County melon vines.
Saturday drew a large crowd in Fayetteville with dinners and speeches. residents visited Bedford andSpringville relatives while hunting yields ground hogs. church gatherings and outdoor work fill the weekend as Old Shiloh and New Union plan decorations.
Joseph Earle Stevens recalls a February Manila event where a royal Bengal tiger and a bull clashed in Ermita. Firecrackers failed to rouse the tiger, pandemonium followed as darkness fell and spectators demanded refunds, ending the last Arena performance.
A description of the frigate pelican or man of war bird notes its wing span, flight height, pouch, and predatory habits. It mentions navigation by night across hundreds of miles and the bird’s tendency to rob other birds. A short anecdote from Youth's Companion tells of a New England minister's wife and a neighbor who supplied a horse for the couple's phaeton, earning parish thanks.
In a terse Boston Transcript line a speaker vents about Chaffer and his wife the pianist in the next flat. The remark hints at personal tensions and resentment tied to the neighboring musician and her marriage to Chaffer.
A Cleveland hardware store owner cites a case where a clerk mailed a humorous poem to William Rose over a $12 bill. Rose paid within a week, explaining he could not resist the clever demand. The piece also cites Hudson Bay company records showing brutal frontier diplomacy and hostages.
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