No Third Term For McKinley Confirmed
Washington reports June 11 that President McKinley rejected a third term. In a White House statement he says he will not be a candidate or accept a nomination, insisting his aim is to serve his second term and then return to private life. The note was issued from the Executive Mansion in Washington on June 10.
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McKinley
Chauncey Depew
Washington
White House
William McKinley
Executive Mansion
Boston Globe
Brooklyn Eagle
New York Mail and Express
Chicago
Inter Ocean
New York Tribune
Chicago Tribune
Depew
Grosvenor
United States
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Republic
Chicago Record Herald
Dan Neat
White River
Rivervale
McKinley Renounces a Third Term Amid Broad Support
The Indianapolis Journal reports the President's explicit rejection of a third term as timely and clear. The St Louis Globe-Democrat and other papers echo broad GOP and public backing, while opponents mourn projections of imperial aims and salute the President for defusing the issue.
Prize puzzle winner named from Indianapolis Press
Mrs. Mary H. Snyder of Bedford is among those who gave the correct answer to the Indianapolis Press historical prize puzzle.
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Mary H. Snyder
S. A. Snyder
Bedford
Indianapolis Press
Pete Wadsworth's Good Luck
Washington Ind June 12 Peter R Wadsworth Republican who was defeated by Robi W Miers in his race for Con
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ind
Peter R. Wadsworth
Robi. W. Miers
Senator Fairbanks to Accept Special Agent Post
A message indicates Senator Fairbanks will accept appointment as Special Agent in the General Land Office. The position pays $2,500 annually.
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Gress
Senator Fairbanks
General Land Office
Illness sends Lowder family toward Webster City
N. R. Lowder received a telegram Wednesday stating his son Charles Lowder is very ill in Webster City Iowa. Mrs N R Lowder and son Prof Alis Lowder left on the 11 oclock train for Webster City. Charles resides in Chicago and was traveling in Iowa for a Chicago firm when he fell ill.
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N. R. Lowder
Charles Lowder
Webster City
Iowa
Prof
Alis Lowder
Charles
Chicago
Wicker Approved to Pitch in Louisville Game
Dayton Base Ball Club Manager Armour grants permission for Bob Wicker to pitch the Sunday game at Louisville on July 7 following his strong June 2 performance. The Bedford area anticipates another exciting showing from Wicker, with Armour confirming the plan barring any mishap.
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Henry Campbell
Amour
Dayton
Bob Wicker
Louisville
Bedford
Bob
Armour
Wicker
W. R. Armour
Dayton Base Ball Club
Louis Jenkins Killed in Crescent Quarry Accident
Louis Jenkins, 48, a Crescent Stone Company helper in Bloomington area, died after a two ton stone toppled from a ledge at 11:30 Tuesday. He was crushed as workers had just finished a cut and prepared to turn the quarry. Jenkins, a Kentucky native, left a wife and six children. Crescent Quarry is owned by Perry, Matthews and Carter Perring.
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Louis Jenkins
Crescent Stone Company
Crescent
Hunter District
Bloomington
Jenkins
Kentucky
New Albany
Frank Rose
Rose Place
Samuel Sherfey
the Crescent
College Avenue M. Church
Perry, Matthews and
Carter Perring
Indiana Crop Report Sees Slow Growth and Widespread Replanting
The weekly climate and crop bulletin for the week ending June 10 notes cool weather with frequent rains, delaying corn growth and causing yellowing. Cutworms and moles injure fields while replanting continues. Tobacco transplanted and growing well. barley rye and clover mature. wheat heads and lodges with fly damage. Early potatoes grow. tomatoes transplanted in Kosciusko. fruit abundant though apples drop. peaches and melons promising. rats in poor growth conditions noted.
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Kosciusko
Mayor Taggart Linked to West Baden Hotel Talk
The Indianapolis mayor and an associated company have been seen pressuring for control of the French Lick Springs hotel, with reports of attempts to buy during a weeklong West Baden spotlight. Residents treat the plan as a bluff though the bluff is said to be strong, while a well at Taggart’s property sinks to 90 feet.
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West Baden
Taggart
Indianapolis
French Lick Springs
French Lick
Thousands risk job losses as Newport News Shipbuilding strike looms
It is feared that 7,000 employees of the Newport News Shipbuilding Company may be thrown out of work due to the machinists strike. The stalled labor action threatens a major wave of layoffs at the yard.
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Newport News Shipbuilding Company
Judge Giles Birthday Observed At Brassine Springs
The fiftieth birthday of Judge Joseph Giles was celebrated with a grand dinner at Brassine Springs Martin County. A native ste nographer captured his after dinner speech praising youth and the garden of Eden setting as he reflected on fifty years since 1851. The event drew many locals and friends in Mitchell Ind. plus a playful toast to continue the celebration each June 9.
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Hotel de Brassine
Brassine , Springs
Martin Co
Joseph Giles
Martin County
Brassine Party
Mitchell
Ind
Ponce de Leon
Brassine Springs
Spider Creek
Dave Carson
Garden of Eden
Frank Brassine
Killed by Lightning at Fayetteville Claims Stanford Marsey
Stanford Bud Marsey aged around 60 was struck dead by lightning on a Fayetteville porch shortly after 2 pm. The event shattered two chimneys and splintered a house corner as Marsey, son in law Jesse Kern, and Lizzie Kern were on the porch. Kern recovered after shock. Marsey died. funeral held at Springville Thursday at 2 o clock.
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Stanford
Bud”) Marsey
Fayetteville
Mr. Marsey
Springville
May
Jesse Kerp
Jesse Kern
Stanford Marsey
Railroad Racket and Local Rail Work Notes
The Southern Indiana railroad plans a new office at Ninth and a half and Ohio streets with demolition of current buildings and excavation to begin soon. Monon station employee Morton Hall resigns after six years to become conductor on Bedford stone railroad trains operated by American Quarries Company. He starts Thursday and friends wish him success. Bloomington notes discuss rail express competition and debates over railroad territory for express carriage and potential state regulation. Georgia Duncan visits Bowling Green Kentucky. Davis Jennings, Salem editor, plans to prosecute Salem citizens in state and federal courts after meeting Governor Durbin and the Attorney General.
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Southern Indiana Railroad
Ninth and A Half
Ohio Streets
Terre Haute Tribune
Morton Hall
Monon
Bedford Stone Railroad
American Quarries Company
Hall
The
Bloomington
Southern Indiana Express Company
Express
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of the United States
Indiana
Indianapolis
Ind
Davis Jennings
Salem
Durbin
Attorney General Today
State Brewers Association
Joseph J. Schaf
American Brewing Company
National Brewers’ Association
Buffalo
Schaf
War Department hazing rules and wage changes noted
The War Department imposes strict hazing bans at West Point. Postmasters’ salaries rise for 1,770 positions while 229 are cut, effective July 1. New Orleans postmaster stands alone with a potential $1,000 increase.
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The
War Department
West Point
Sunday Post Office Hours Proposed Change for Worship
The article notes a proposal to adjust Sunday post office hours from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. to 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. to avoid conflicting with First Baptist church worship. Clerks and carriers urge citizens to adapt for the sake of workers’ rest, while Chicago sessions conclude forming the 875 million combine.
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First Baptist Church
Chadwick
Memorial services at New Union church honor Civil War soldiers
A large crowd gathered at New Union church on Saturday June 8 for memorial services decorated with flowers. Veterans spoke of Civil War sacrifices while Comrade Barton Cole was named commander and graves were strewn with blossoms. Afterwards crowds visited Shiloh Cemetery to honor fallen comrades.
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Fayetteville Hall
Isaac Day
Bedford
Noble Tatum
Loda George
Mitchell
Clay Kern
Fayetteville
Opal Jackson
New Union Church
Lee Potter
John Pinkston
Barton Cole
Charles Farmer
James Tatum
Charles Smith
Henry
Jackson Sears
Georgia
New Union
Shiloh
Fayetteville Notes on Local Visits This Week
Fayetteville counts visitors and residents at nearby towns with numerous social calls. Miss Ion Jordan and Miss Blanch Parker are among those noted, with relatives in Orleans and Bedford, and visits by Elza Veach and wife from Avoca.
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Ion Jordan
Lowery Adamson
Old Union
Blanch Parker
Orleans
Elza Veach
Avoca
George Kimbrell
Bedford
W. L Kern
Ira Ferguson
Hilmer Roushe
John Owens
Trippleton
Walter Gore
Maude Boone
Silverville
Iva Jackson
Local Notes From Pained Ridge and Medora Area
Local tidbits report K of P decoration attendees from Pinedale and Leesville, a raid on Mrs. Cora Weddle’s spring house, and plans for evangelist Fred Sommer’s Church of Christ sermons. Several residents like John Marquart and families visit Cornelius Hinderlicher. outdoor picnics at Clift Caves and a looming peach crop are noted, with Dr. Sherwood planning a Fort Ritner location check.
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Medora
S. W. Smith
Robi. Thompson
Leesville
Cora Weddle
John , Marquart
Wallonia
Cornelius Hinderlicher
Fred Sommer
Indianapolis
Church of Christ
Orpha Hughes
Minnie James
O.V. Starr
Sparksville
W. S. Plummer
Clift Caves
Washington County
W. C. Sherwood
Bryantsville
Ft. Ritner
Allowances for Gravel Road Repair by Lawrence County Board
Records list numerous individual and company entries under Gravel Road Repair and Roads and Highways funded at the June Term 1901. Names include Wm Skerd, Oscar Browning, A.O. Clark, Millard Norman, J.K. Bartlett, Bedford Hardware Co, Spencer Glover, London Fish, and many others with amounts ranging from small cents to several dollars. Also notes County Officers Funds, Assessors, and City of Bedford payments to contractors and suppliers.
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Board of Commissioners of
Lawrence County
Wm. Skerd
C. East
Oscar Browning
A.O. Clark
M. F. Norman Chas
D. Farmer
Will Harvey
Milt Johnson
G. M. Root
Henry Sowders
W. Denniston
Ira Sowders
Enoch Hollowell
Howard Covey
A. L. Bartlett
Millard Norman
John Giles
William Evans Walter Giles
Caswell Giles Gideon Pafford
Caleb H. Cobb
Armstrong Bros
Joseph Marsh
James McDowell
Fred McClelland
Walter McClelland
Cain Fern
James Kern
D. A. McCurdy
Cap Wm. Campbell
Hugh Gray
Wesley Hodg O. E. Bartlett
James McBrayer
J.K. Bartlett
Bedford Coal & Mir Ed
Bedford Hardware Co
Spencer Glover
Jesse Mitchell
John Newland
John Miller
Carter Bridwell
Enoch Hendrick
Zimri Bridwell
Sig Bridwell
Coleman Duncan
Wim
A. Campbell
Stults
Schuyler Meadows
J. A. Gunn
Priam Short
Elza Goodman Obas
Lennon
W.D. Clark
Henry Stultz
Jennie Knochs
Saul. Hubbard
John Guthrie
John Jackson
W. C. Denniston
Ragsdale
Alexander Emily Bailey
Allen Easton
G. M. Norman
Levi Hawkins Homer Clark
Asbury McKnight
Geo. Hinds
Herbert Whitted
Chas. Braxton
Enoch Hendrick Earl Fidler
D. Br, Stults
Adam Lentz
Notice to nonresidents in Lawrence County court action
State of Indiana files escheat and quiet-title cross complaint in Lawrence Circuit Court Bedford seeking to bind nonresident heirs of George Donaldson and others. Defendants listed include Donaldson relatives and heirs of Raney and Currie families. appearance required by September 2, 1901. Clerk Boone Leonard files the notice.
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State OF Indiana
Lawrence County
Lawrence
State of Indians
Wiliam
Parlor
George Donaldson
Robert Edward Donaldson
James Donaldson
Mary Ann Walker
Mary. Ann Donaldson
Elizabeth Copeland
Elizabeth Donaldson
Over & Daniels
Albert Baker
Lena Dawson
Dawson
Thomas O. Daggy
Irs
Henry Raney
James Frazer
Thomas A. McAuley
Willliam Currie
Sarah Currie
Isabel Wilson
Ella Chambers
David Currie
Emma. Currie
Ella E. Currie
Ella E. Gordon
John Byers Currie
William Kinneth Currie
William Kenneth Currie
Margaret Currie Brayman
Walter Clark
Oriola Clark Anderson
Helen Clark Richmond
Maude Hewitt
Grace L. Hewitt
Agnus C. Gordon
Angus Ordon
Alexander
Thomas Adam Ernest D. Ker
Carolina P.dawson
Richard Jones
Henry A. Rannie
Henry Ramie
Jesse Rannie
Jessie Ramie
Indiana
Bedford
Application For Liquor License In Tunnelton Indiana
Charles H. Cooper announces a July 1901 request to Lawrence county authorities for a one year license to sell intoxicating liquors in a front room on Main Street Tunnelton Guthrie township. The two and a half story building at lot eleven(1) corner, with a clear glass front, is owned by H OC Dixon.
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Tunnelton
Guthrie Township
Lawrence County
Indian
Indiana
Board of Commissioners of
Guthrie Townsip
Main Street
H. OC. Dixon
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Bedford Mail
Thomas J. Brooks
Fred B. Otis
Otis & Brooks
Eeesee
Borrors
New York
Mr. McKinley
Pete Wadsworth
Crescent Nuarry
Indiana Crop Report
Judge Giles
F. R. Hale
Omar Owens
Mr. Hale
Terre Haute Express
Mrs. McKinley
Georgia Duncan
Elizabeth Duncan
Bowling Green
Telegraphic News
New Orleans
Joseph Ebner
Richmond
Texas
St. Louis
Ohio
Pittsburg
Nancy Southward
Sabin
Central Union Telephone Company
American Bell Telephone Company
Illinois
New York City
Bell
New York State
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Post Office
Goa
Pea Ridge
W A. Holland
May E. Owens
D. A. McCurdy & Co
James Potter Holmes & Son
Minerva A. Judah
Fannie Peak
A. Ashcraft
Geo. B. Ross
W.H
R. C. Cosner
John B. Stipp
Henry Murray
J.T. Chapple & Son
J.D. Burns
W.A. Holland
G. E. Ray
J. W. Malott
Smith
London Fish
Jefferson Ragsdale
A. J. Montgomery
W.J. Todd
Robt. Anderson
James H. Donica
W. T. Moore & Son Krenke Bros
Hugh Bailey
Geo, Slaughter
D. F. Chambers
Poor Asylum
Doil
W. Dodds
E. C. Dodds
H. £. Pitman
W.L Jordan
Stationery
Baker & Thornton
McClellan Todd
Flinn
John M. Kirby
Pleasant Run
Giles
Perry
Opal Armstrong
Indiana Creek
Joseph Simpson
Bono
Geo
Glover Shawewick
Oscar Turner
Marshall
Wai. F. Cooper
Guthrie
James H. Doane
Spice Valley
Isom Burton
Marion
County Officers Funds
Boone Leonard
John NM. Gainey
John M. Gainey
W. H. West
E. R. Dobbins
James F. Smith
BR. F. Keithley
Jacob R. Pope
Harvey Voyles
W. E. Stipp
E. B. Crowe
Krenke Bros
Geo. R. Wood
F. Smith
H. C. Trueblood
A. W. Scoggan
Court House
Messick & Dodd
John C. Bauer
Siatypa Hee
W.H.& R. C. Cosner
H.E. Pitman
SR. Smith
Indianapolis Journal Newspaper Co
the Democrat
Republican Orphans Home
Julia BE. Work
Indiana Childrens
Board of Health
Eisble
Tsom Bex
Stipp & Beavet
J. FB. Smith
Eee
Lawrence Circuit Court
Charles H. Cooper
County Board of Review
Count Commissioners
H. Voyles
John D. Alexander
Attorney AT Law
Gunn
Eagle Clothing Store
Day & Dungan
C. H. Emery
15Th and
Ksts
Richard B. Short
Erie
Amanda Hamilton
Barrow
William Denniston
Terre Haute
J. P. Maher
Jesse M. Day
George Speer
Clarence Ray
Frank Maher
Nellie
Mary Maher
Whit Speer
William Speer
Sarah Faubiorn
Heltonville
Jane Lafferty
William Lafferty
Leatherwood
Bowman
LaForce
M. A. Butler
Lucy Maher
Nath
Skip Houston
R. E. Martin’s
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