Verdict on Dr Pierce libel case and local notices
The article reports a legal verdict in favor of Dr Pierce in a libel case against editor Mr Bok over a controversial publication. It recounts court actions in New York State, praising the doctor and detailing the editor’s defeat. Additional items include city council actions in Washington Indiana on electricity plant appraisal, loan slowdowns by building associations, and local notices of suicides and accidents with brief updates.
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Engineers Wanted for Federal Building Jobs in Chicago
Civil service examinations to form eligible lists for chief engineer and first class steam engineer posts across the United States set in Indianapolis on June 26. Chief engineer salary 1800 2500. steam engineer 1200 1600. Age 18 55, Civil War veterans admitted regardless of age. disability disqualifies. Inquiries to H. K. Milhouse, Indianapolis Federal Building. Miss Mollie Knight to wed L. D. Dutcher in Pueblo, Colorado. New Indiana law requires written car orders for shipments in state, effective June 1, 1907. Lincoln Browning’s pacing horse dies after a mishap at the fair grounds. Dewey Wolverton case compromised. Dewey awarded 3000 with Wolverton paying costs. Elm in Davi county courthouse yard saved from cutting by Judge Gardiner in 1876.
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Chicago
United States
Indianapolis
H. K. Milhouse
Civil Service Examiners
Indiana
Davi County
William Sanford
Gardiner
Court House Yard
Board of State Charities
Ernest P. Bicknell
Commission On Poor Laws
Tindall and Schofield Divorce Granted in Circuit Court
Circuit Court grants divorce to Elizabeth Tindall from Edgar Tindall and to Alice Schofield from Schofield. The report asks whether Frank Williamson of Washington killed himself.
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Elizabeth Tindall
Edgar Tindall
Alice Schofield
Schofield
Frank Williamson
Washington
Stabbed and Shot: East Oolitic Murder Case Unfolds
In East Oolitic Frank Staggs fatally stabbed Delbert Ross with a Barlow knife after Ross fired twice with a .22 Colt automatic. Staggs wrested the pistol away, then walked away as Ross died. Staggs surrendered to Town Marshal Fed Bowen and awaits preliminary trial.
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Frank Staggster
Ross
Casinn
East Oolitic
Staggs
East Oulith
Staves
Bowen
Bedford
Browning
Fletcher
Lawrene
Monroe
Frank
Kentucky
Lawrence County
Voyles
Raleigh Stone Sinking in Bedford Tailor Succumbs to Ill Health
Raleigh C. Stone, longtime Bedford tailor with many friends, lies gravely ill at his mother Susannah Stone's Dugger home. Having retired from work last fall due to illness, he has grown worse and is not expected to live, with his mother and brother James Stone by his bedside.
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Raleigh C. Stone
Bedford
Susannah Stone
Dugger
Stone
James Stone
Police Court Fine For Intoxication Against Albert Cook
Albert Cook was assessed a fine and costs of 11 dollars by Mayor Fillion for intoxication. The sentence was stayed.
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Albert Cook
Fillion
Commissioners Court Grants Liquor Licenses and Road Contracts
The Board of Commissioners approved liquor licenses for Albert W Secoggan Frank Dorsey Jas Long Louis Walker John A Reath and Harley Inman Dawson Cain Marshall Beasley and Virgil Wolfe. They let a contract for two new pike roads in Bono while the Salem Bono and New Albany road was not awarded due to the contractor’s refusal to build it this year.
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Albert W. Secoggan
Bedford
Frank Dorsey
Jas Long
Louis Walker
John A. Reath
Harley Inman
Dawson Cain
Ooliliz
Marshall Beasley
Mitchell
Virgil Wolfe
Pike
Bono
Salem
New Albany
Bread Trust Opposition Organizes in Washington Indiana
Organized to fight the bread trust in Washington Indiana has bought the old mill site and begun extensive repairs. The plant will operate as a wholesale bakery aimed at serving nearby towns and competing with larger city dealers. Leading merchants head the project with incorporation papers planned and capital stock set at 15000 dollars. Initial output planned at 5000 loaves per day.
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Washington
Ind
Bread Trust
Arrest Made in Embezzlement Case T: Bloomington Man Taken to Jail After Quiet Chicago Arrest
Hiram Leonard a former cashier at Evans Snyder Sell Companys is charged with embezzling a large sum. He was arrested at the Deckard hotel in Bedford by Sheriff Ratliff and Detective Beem and taken to Bloomington jail and later to Chicago. Leonard owned part of a Giant quarry near Harrodsburg and claims he planned to repay what he took. The quarry slumped financially and the stolen funds were lost trying to save the venture.
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Evans-Snyder- Sell
Chicago
Bloomington
Bedford
Deckard
Sherif Ratliff
Frank H Beem
Leonard
Harrodsburg
Drunken passenger survives fall after B West freight collision
A fast freight on the B and O Southwestern struck a man at Shoals knocking him into a bank. Believing him dead, the crew halted but found the man alive offering a drink and asking to carry on his drunken sleep away from the town’s eyes in a dry area where an unruly scene unfolded.
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Shoals
Southwestern
Assessor Finds Dog Hidden in Closet During Tax Listing
An township assessor, while listing valuables, hears a loud bark from a closet. The dog’s size becomes evident as the family explains she kept him inside to catch mice. The barking implies the dog had treed something and wanted help.
David Edwards Recounts Strenuous Youthful Ironclad Work
David Edwards aged 68, long associated with Commodore Ericsson on the Monitor, recounts fifteen Sundays kept from his class and many nights spent under secrecy to rush the turret gun carriage of the famous Civil War ironclad. He visits Kokomo, Indiana, with Rev. E. K. Richard Edwards, his son and pastor of Main Street Christian church. The elder Edwards resides in New York City.
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Kokomo
Ind
Agred
Commodore John Ericsson
Monitor
Union
New York City
Richard Edwards
Main Street
Mike Glover Named General Yard Master
H S Badgett resigns as General Yard Master of Southern Indiana at Bedford to take a similar post with the Frisco line at Chaffee Missouri. Fred Lemond has acted in the role temporarily and Mike Glover assumed the job on June 1.
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H. S. Badgett
Southern Indiana
Bedford
Frisco
Chaffee
Fred Lemond
Mike Glover
Professionals Defeat Businessmen in Washington Park Game
A lively baseball game at Washington Park on Thursday afternoon pitted two local nines from the professional and business circles. The professionals won 9 to 3, with about 300 spectators in attendance.
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Washington Park
Chicago Chronicle to Cease Publication After This Issue
The Chicago Chronicle announces it will stop publishing with this issue due to sustained unprofitability. The move ends the newspaper's operations in Chicago after years of reporting and local coverage.
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The
Chicago Chronicle
Bradley mill worker injured by falling stone pile
3en Cupps a hooker at the Bradley mill was struck by a pile of stone this forenoon. He sustained badly bruised legs though injuries are not serious.
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Cupps
Bradley Mill
Lis
Family entourage attends funeral in Worthington
Venry Reath Mrs. Albert Dunihue and Mrs. Charles Reath departed this morning for Worthington to attend the funeral of Elizabeth Joff, sister of Mr. Reath.
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Venry Reath
Albert Dunihue
Charles Reath
Worthington
Mr. Reath
Elizabeth Joff
Quarry accident injures worker at Consolidated site
William Bush suffered a severe heel injury after his left foot was caught in a derrick cog at the Consolidated quarry on Thursday evening. The incident left the man with a badly ruched heel.
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William Bush
Consolidated
Finger Mash Incident In South Etceat On Friday
Mort Pender suffered a mashed finger while coming stone cars on Friday evening in Mant. Local observers report the accident occurred during routine work with the freight workforce assisting the unloading.
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Mort Pender
Births Reported for Prosser Hall and Mernaugh Families
Born Monday to Mr and Mrs Fred Prosser a son. Born Thursday night to Mr and Mrs Jeff Hall West 7th street a son. Born Sunday night to Mr and Mrs James Mernaugh South street a daughter.
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Fred Prosser
Jeff Hall
West 7Th Street
James Menaugh
South Street
Bedford Directory 1907 1908 Issued With Local Listings
Bedford's new directory for 1907 1908 includes Bedford Mitchell Oolitic and a Lawrence County Gazetteer. The publication gathers local listings and directories with a price noted as $A.
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Lawrence Coun
Bedford
Mitchell
Lawrence County
Heltonville Commencement Honors Five Local Graduates
Five Pleasant Run township students received diplomas at Heltonville commencement exercises on Friday night. Cecil Mikels, Gertrude Cooley, Homer Clampitt, Roy Roberts, and Viola Helton were honored as the class of 1907 through the common schools. The Mitchell orchestra provided fine music and the addresses were noted as exceptionally good.
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Pleasant Run Township
Heltonville
Cecil’. Mikels
Gertrude Cooley
Homer Clampitt
Roy Roberts
Viola Helton
Mitchell
War Department Leases Land for Indiana Guard Rifle Range
The War Department leased land five miles southwest of New Albany for a rifle range used by the First Infantry Regiment Indiana National Guard. Company C from New Albany is part of the unit. Second Battalion units in New Albany Jeffersonville Madison and Martinsville will practice there. The Ohio River site below New Albany spans about 1000 yards.
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Attorneys Ride Car In Real Estate Deal Mishap
Two prominent lawyers J. J. Smith of Wadsworth & Smith and Hiram McCormick of Shoals chartered a car to Mitchell for a timber land sale. A sharp turn threw them from the vehicle lightly injuring Smith and bruising McCormick, who recovered quickly. They completed a $15,000 sale of 120 acres west of Mitchell and 160 more in Washington county to J. R. Overton of Linton.
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Wadsworth & Smith
Hiram McCormick
Shoals
Mitchell
White River
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McCormick
Linton
Washington County
J. R. Overton
Monroe quarryman killed by falling waste stone at Johnson quarry
Friday morning Harry Tell a well known Monroe county quarryman died at the Johnson quarry near Sanders while supervising moving a waste stone piece from the mill to a car. The stone broke in two while suspended by a derrick killing him instantly. an investigation notes the middle section broke away and caused the fatal accident.
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Charles Sullivan
Salem
Harry Tell
Monroe County
Johnson
Sanders
Tell
Death After Quarry Incident Claims Local Resident
Harry Tell a longtime Clear Creek resident and quarry worker dies after a fall near Pig Creek stone operations. The incident at the site left Tell with fatal skull fractures, with Bob Palmer and Edgar Waldron arriving to confirm his death. Tell, 60, originally from Pennsylvania, had worked in several quarries and was active in the Christian church and Masons. Funeral services set for Sunday at 2 pm at Clear Creek church.
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Edgar Waldron
Sande
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Harry Tell
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Stinesville
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Melon crop outlook mixed with late markets news
Growers foresee an average to bumper melon crop, with shipping starting later than usual. In the Oaktown prairie area acres look larger and plants thriving despite bad weather and bugs. A hailstorm near Gravel Pit south of Emison ruined fields but growers replant with optimism. Local smallpox inquiry in Williams finds Henry Wilkins diagnosed with a mild case.
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Penrose Seeks Cousin in City on Indiana Visit
Amos Penrose, a farm hand for Jacob Teaford near Paoli, arrived in the city Wednesday to find his cousin Thomas Smith, a cabinet maker, whom he believes lives here. Both men grew up in Bedford County PA and moved west, with Smith having worked as a cabinet maker about ten years ago but now hard to locate.
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Jacob Teaford
Paoli
Thomas Smith
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Bedford County
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Indiana
Mor ris poultry manager sustains eye injury after incident
J. W. Harvey of the Mor ris poultry house in Bedford says his left eye was gouged by his baby during play, producing a painful but non serious injury. He denies a fight caused the injury.
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J. W. Harvey
Morris Poultry House
Bedford
Mr. Harvey
Denniston Completes Concrete T Room Dwelling at 13th and T
John W. Denniston finishes a cinder concrete T room home at 13th and T streets. The handsome structure features a concrete portico and rear barn. He notes concrete cost more than framing due to lumber for frames and is pleased with the result.
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John W. Denniston
13Th
T Streets
Mitchell orchestra performs at Pleasant Run commencement
The Mitchell orchestra members James Wolford John Holmes Ralph Tirey Ralph Crites and Arra N Palmer traveled from Mitchell Friday evening to Heltonville to play at the Pleasant Run commencement exercises. They returned in buggy travel in heavy rains and reached their city by early morning. Rumor suggests FP W Smith Trainmaster of Southern Indiana may be promoted to Chicago Southern with conductor Charles Wilson succeeding him.
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James Wolford
John Holmes
Ralph Tirey
Ralph Crites
Arra ‘N. Palmer
Heltonville
Pleasant Run
Manon
FP. W. &Smith
Southern Indiana
Chicago Southern
Charles Wilson
Mr. Smith
Fire causes jug blast at Lemon residence in rain
A fire alarm from 17th street summoned the New Albany Fire Department in heavy rain to the F. M. Lemon home where a kitchen blaze began after a jug of coal oil and gasoline mixture ruptured. Mrs. Hobson’s dress caught fire but she was not seriously hurt. Loss estimated at 75 dollars for the kitchen and 40 dollars for contents. no insurance.
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17Th Street
F. M. Lemon Place
Lemon
Moore Hobson
Colvin Sentenced for Forgery After Kentucky Flight
Willis B. Colvin was found guilty of forgery by a jury and sentenced to 2 to 14 years in the state penitentiary. He swindled James Seibert in 1903 using a forged receipt from Madge Seibert, wife of Ney Seibert, to drop claims for support. Colvin fled to Kentucky then crossed into Indiana at Jeffersonville, was arrested in Bedford, and jailed until sentencing in Michigan City.
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Madge Seibert
Ney Seibert
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Ohio
Indiana
Jeffersonville
Bedford
Hoosier
June Weather Outlook with Multiple Storm Periods
Thunder and lightning are forecast for June with a series of storm periods. Central dates include the 4th, 9th to 11th, 15th to 18th, 20th to 22nd, and 25th to 29th. Expect hail bursts, extreme heat, low barometer, violent winds, and widespread rain especially late in the month.
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Real Summer Forecast After Monday From Weather Bureau
The Weather Bureau in Washington reports record low temperatures for the last two months and predicts cooler conditions east of the Mississippi with a warmer trend by Monday. Officials say the upcoming period may bring real summer after Monday highlighting unusually low mean temperatures for April and May, including near Washington D C.
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