14 Jun 1907
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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1907
Page
1
Orchard testifies he planned Steunenberg assassination with Haywood and others, bribed and waited with a bomb at the gate. He also admits desertion, bigamy, and crimes against family, while the state introduces the Peabody bomb readout and ties to Haywood family defendants.
The Indiana Railroad Commission outlines which accidents must be reported to the commission under state law. Reports must cover property damage over 150 dollars and all collisions or derailments with specified details, including driver and employee injuries, railroad name procedures, and fault conditions.
Boise June 6 Orchard the monster concludes his chapter of murders and plots tied to Haywood Moyer Pettibone and others. Prosecutor Hawley led him through the finale of his red career and re explored the dynamite and nitroglycerin bombs used to kill Governor Steunenberg. Orchard appears calm yet chilling as he recounts the assassination plan before a courthouse full of anxious listeners.
Civil service exams will be held in July for surfmen at life saving stations and for an assistant in dairy chemistry at the Bureau of Animal Industry. Applicants face height and weight rules, no education tests, and eligibility based on age, fitness, and experience. Extra postings cite an Indianapolis exam for an assistant chemist at the Washington, D. C. filtration plant with a $1,000 yearly salary.
The Salem Leader reports on the address delivered to the Knights of Pythians last Sunday in Salem, on the occasion of Decoration Day, by Hon. John W. Harris of this city.
The Supreme Court heard arguments on Artman's saloon license ruling and pondered overturning the decision. Edward Sopher, fined for keeping a saloon deemed a public nuisance, sparked intense Prohibitionist interest as attorneys debated whether licensing or legislation should settle the issue.
A pamphlet details end rates of pay for B and O S W conductors baggagemen brakemen and wardmen effective June 1. Monthly and per trip rates cover passenger runs freight service Seymour Louisville Mitchell Milan and wrecking operations with overtime and mileage pay.
A yesterday Letter to the News advocates humane treatment of horses and cruelty prevention. Nelson A. Randall, veteran Indianapolis horseman, argues for public sentiment and Humane Society principles, urging owners to protect animals that cannot defend themselves. The piece highlights long experience and authority on equine care.
A man named Perkins living near Shiloh church and employed at Consolidated quarry tripped over a guy wire at the quarry on Thursday afternoon and suffered a broken arm.
Nineteen Itasians who arrived on the Monon bound for Leh man reportedly sought eighteen cents an hour at the U S cement plant. Since the wage exceeded standard common labor pay, they could not secure jobs and returned to their origin after leaving promptly.
Work at the Mark well south of the city continues around the clock with two crews, one night and one day. The shaft reaches 1,200 feet today with strong oil traces, and drillers are instructed to go to 2,400 feet if no new developments occur.
Mrs Helen Gougar a noted temperance lecturer and suffrage advocate died at her Lafayette home yesterday morning from heart failure as she dressed. Funeral attended by prominent Prohibition party members nationwide is planned.
At the Cement Plant a heavy line shaft fell while carpenters repaired it. Miller Tincher was struck on two toes as he moved around the shaft, his foot under the line when it dropped from about five feet. A shift of a few inches could have cost him his feet.
Charges filed in Bloomington before Squire Roy Pike allege Renie Stuart sold a heaving horse to Roy Shelper of Paragon for 97.50 with deception to conceal the fault. The horse, after drug effects wore off, was worth less than 20 dollars. A suit for 80 dollars is planned in circuit court.
The Indiana Railroad Commission will hear North Vernon and other lumbermen today about a complaint against the Pennsylvania Lines and the Baltimore & Ohio. They claim lumber rates are 30 percent lower than log rates and contend milling waste. They allege a one to three ton lumber to log ratio and a milling in transit scheme with no rebates until shipments complete. They seek a 30 percent reduction to base lumber rates.
Frontenac police arrested Rev. J. W. Primrose and Rev. A. F. Berkstresser of Fort Scott on bootlegging and whisky selling charges. Twenty two pint bottles were found as they reportedly gathered liquor samples for injunction evidence. They were released on recognizance. samples retained.
By attorney John Underwood, Dreyhobel heirs sue the City of Bedford to block the opening and improvement of M street from 18th to 10th. They claim the project benefits Newton Cook, Rey Beddoe and A T Withers but harms them by about $2090, while only $200 was awarded. They seek court relief to halt the project or set proper damages.
A Toledo woman found an 1837 almanac predicting no summer in 1907. Her father canceled a straw hat order, and the anecdote notes the odd forecast as a relic of weather superstition. The piece ends with a quip about resurrection day.
The funeral of Mrs. Dr. Lanning, who died at her Salem home Thursday, occurred Saturday there. She was well known in this city, having made many acquaintances during frequent visits to friends here.
One of the plant dynamos failed causing Friday night darkness in downtown stores and streets. Repairs were completed and service resumed today.
A midnight accident at a U.S. Cement Plant in which William Tapp, 45, of this city, suffered a crushed leg and fatal shock led to his death after amputation at 11 on Saturday. The tunnel grind area and a misaligned grate likely caused the injury as Tapp stepped onto a reopening grate while conveyors operated. He arrived at City Hospital at 2 am, died later that day, leaving a wife and two married daughters. funeral held at Washington Avenue, burial at Green Hill.
By a Supreme Court decision Thursday Bloomington faces a $5090 judgment unless a rehearing is granted. Minnie Woodworth, under 25, was injured two years ago when a sidewalk board broke and she fell near West 7th Street after leaving the Armourial theatre. Her left ankle was crushed and she is expected to be a cripple for life. The original $10,000 claim yielded a $5000 verdict after a yearlong trial. Attorneys Miers and Carr receive one third of the judgment. The court upheld the instructions given and noted the sidewalk remains a sidewalk despite a ditch crossing. A separate $2100 was paid Wednesday to Clara and Thos Beasley after a billboard fall.
Framed by a Republican faction dispute, Hiram McCormick faces disbarment in Martin Circuit Court on bribery and related charges after forty years of practice. The case arises from allegations against Commissioner John C Denny and County Infirmary Superintendent O D Toon, with a grand jury investigation ongoing.
David E. Mantiz, a rat expert with the biological survey in Washington City, urges organized cooperation among rat catchers. He endorses persistent trapping, occasional poison, and rat-proof building design to reduce losses from rat depredations in farms and urban areas. He outlines five extermination methods including poisons traps ferrets fumigation and rat-proofing.
The Washington Herald notes Bloomington leaders refuse to comply with a petition to appoint the favored member of the stylehous board. It accuses some citizens of disrupting public schools and questions the council’s role versus direct citizen veto. The piece criticizes the initiative and referendums pushed by Bryan propaganda.
Information requested from relatives and friends of unmarked graves of Civil War soldiers buried north of White River in Lawrence County. Provide name, company and regiment and cemetery. file with W. V. Williams by July 1, 1907. B C Newland Post 247 G A R urges survivors to assist. government furnishes markers at relatives' expense only for hauling and setting.
The August closing of two Stinesville saloons owned by Steve Snooks and Charlie Taylor ends an oasis for miles around including Bloomington Ellettsville Gosport Spencer Para gon and nearby towns. Snooks runs a single story one room building facing the Monon depot with four bartenders plus himself as owner. Mrs. Cora Sease has traveled to New Albany to visit relatives.
A severe storm Friday night caused heavy rain and lightning across the region. Bridges washed out at Yockey, a Springville barn burned, and telephone lines were severed while wind damaged homes and sheds in several townships along White River. Train service delayed as tracks were cleared and hail battered windows.
John Williams 22 died Friday afternoon when a roof collapsed under a pile of ashes at the Mitchell Cement plant. Coroner Voyles held an inquest at Williams’s home. Williams was married. The body was taken to Logu to be buried with relatives and friends attending the funeral Sunday.
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