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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1915
Page
1
General Mackenzies German army overran Przemysl at 3 30 this morning after a three week siege. Many prisoners and captured artillery plus munitions and food were taken. Russians retreat in disorder eastward toward Lemberg.
Reports from correction and charitable institutions to the State Charities board cover six months ending March 31. Enrollment rose from 12 752 to 15 208 with a net gain of 456 and 1175 discharges, detailing gender and ward breakdowns across hospitals schools and homes.
Indiana University envisions a long term campus overhaul with Lowe and Bollenbacher plans proposing new buildings at the southwest corner and Forest Place. The scheme preserves several existing halls while adding a law school building, a large administrative auditorium, revised dorm placements, a lake on Jordan Field, and multiple new athletic and education facilities.
City residents face possible indictments and arrests in Indianapolis before Federal Judge Anderson if youths continue killing birds with target rifles air guns and stones. The notice stresses birds are protected by federal and state laws and urges parental supervision.
Charles T. Lambert faced charges of illegally selling whisky to Max Stricker without a physician's prescription or an order. He produced a written application bearing Stricker’s name, Stricker admitted the signature but claimed he misremembered signing it. Lambert was acquitted by Mayor Fields.
Mr Opal Gyger and Miss Ethel Louise Kinser married at the Kinser home on South F Street Bedford. The simple ceremony was performed by Rev A E Dubber with immediate family present. The couple will reside in a new cottage on East 20th Street and were joined by out of town relatives including Mrs Gyger of Avoca and two aunts from Elwood and Huntington.
A fragmented item notes a Sunday event featuring a large band performing in Linton with connections to Bedford and Missouri. The text hints at a concert, crowd size, and a notable designation as the world’s biggest band returning, though details are unclear.
The prediction outlines three major storm periods in June centered on the 2nd, 14th and 25th with expected heavy rains and floods. It notes rising barometer and cooler air to end the first period and warns of electrical activity around mid June. It also mentions an excursion train to Linton for a huge 200 musician concert and reports on Deputy Sheriff Tyree returning with Luther Slinkard after a non support case amid widespread rain damage in Illinois and Missouri.
A list of forthcoming reads features Abbott Little Eve d gerton and Doyle Valley of Fear alongside Stratemeyer series such as Dave Porter Rover Boys and Betty Wales in multiple school levels. Nonfiction by Maeterlinck and Paths of Glory appear amid this catalog of juvenile and adult titles.
George Harper and Mary Ella Thomas, a colored couple from Mitchell, were married Thursday in the County Clerk's office by Mayor Fields. A daughter named Ruth Marie was born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Finley on West 12th Street Tuesday night.
George Harper of Mitchell and Mary Ha Thomas of Mitchell along with Ophal Gyger and Ethel Louise Kinser of Bedford are listed in a local community record. The notice names four individuals and their respective towns.
Seattle defeated Victoria 8 to 4 while Vancouver edged Tacoma 4 to 2 and Aberdeen topped Spokane 7 to 5 in Wednesday play.
Indianapolis attorney George W. Shirts hosted a Hotel Bowles dinner for surviving members of the band and 159th Indiana regiment officers from the Spanish-American War era. Bandmaster Shirts led the group in 1898 with guests including Joseph Neill Charles Wylie Wylie Cathcart Maurice Demaree Charles Stineberg Captain Will Louden and Charles Raw.
A box of Day Old baby chicks from The Old Honesty Hatchery New Washington Ohio was sent to Lee M Davis Hitchcock Ohio. The paper box with air holes drew speculation as cries from the birds led some to think the eggs hatched during transport.
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