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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1907
Page
4
An old advertisement promotes Humphreys Medicine with lists of ailments including stomach issues ulcers and indigestion. It claims cures for dysentery and other conditions, and mentions free book mailings and a mail order car with individuals named Witham and Joby in New York.
Coroner Voyles and Prosecutor Fletcher led a post mortem with Drs Shrum and Duncan on Ira Greer. Worms examined stomach and intestines for poisons, aiming to detect arsenic with university chemists. Death blamed on aggravated cholera morbus but arsenic remains a possibility. Greer had complained of sour beans from a stew. He died 7 15 Saturday morning and was buried Beech Grove.
A frame dwelling owned by Noble Reuter, about eight rooms, along with a smokehouse and wood shed, was destroyed by a lightning strike and fire Sunday evening one mile south of Silverville. Loss estimated at 2000 dollars with 300 dollars insured. the family was away at church at the time.
James M Myers detective for the B&O S W railway from Seymour to Washington says wrecked cars on the line at Tunnelton were moved to Cincinnati shops for repairs except the baggage car which was so damaged it burned. Cars were removed from the tunnel by a wrecker and a second track laid in the tunnel for placement.
An early mail train wreck left mail uncleaned with several opened letters in the baggage car. Post officer Myers found a 230 dollar check among them and handed the letters to Postmaster S L Keach who forwarded them to their rightful recipients.
Bedford police capture four hoboes after a bold midnight attempt to rob a 5th street store. A pistol threat and an empty revolver prevented harm. Authorities later discover nitroglycerin and sweet oil in whiskey bottles, risking deadly explosions if mishandled. Washington dispatch notes federal inspectors tracking the notorious yeggmen with caution and ingenuity.
State versus J W Bilyeu charged with assault and battery and liquor violations to minors and Sunday sales, set for trial before Judge Iseminger on Monday at 10 o clock. Ed Bowman and Sam Chasteen have related cases listed for the same time and place, with Pullen reportedly fined a total of 11 dollars for damages in the forenoon session, stayed.
Two boys aged 10 and 8, Ellis Jeffries and Fane Davis, drowned in the Blue Hole at the Old Hoosier quarry near Politic. Rescue teams searched all night. a straw hat and a fish-filled keg helped confirm their location, bodies found about 15 feet deep beside a plank. The Jeffries boy was buried in Greensburg after being shipped by Monon train. the Davis boy’s funeral was held at Old Union.
A Bloomington campus tale unfolds near midnight with a bloodhound, a starred Night Policeman Browning, and Clerk Clude Spencer. A hunt for missing trousers leads to discovery of the garment hidden in a window seat, sparking good-natured ridicule from students.
The Sunday matchup at Oolitic saw Bedford beat Oolitic 2 to 1. Albert Seig limited the slugging Oolitic nine to a single hit and two walks. Louie Lantz handled his delivery well while Terry of Huron, catching for Oolitic, allowed five hits and walked none. Lemon, catching for Oolitic, stood out as one of the top local receivers.
The I O O F celebrated memorial day Sunday with over 20 members and many Daughters of Rebekah. The Elks band led a march to Green Hill where State Deputy Noble Grand Hastings delivered a strong address. District Deputy Dr. Anderson spoke after services as 23 graves of deceased members were ritually remembered. A social hour followed in the lodge hall before the members awaited their train.
Dawn assault at Thomas Venners home near South Bethany ends with brutal whipping and binding. masked attackers accuse him of defying his wife, warn he must leave her, while family pleads for mercy. police search continues. third such crime in Brown County in a year.
John Burroughs reports flocks in Sullivan County New York this spring with about 1000 birds. Roosevelt says he saw a flock of twenty five in Albermarle County Virginia. Naturalists note the pigeons’ once immense numbers and dramatic declines from the 1870s to 1899, with historic figures from Audubon and Wilson.
A large fire in Wallonia early Saturday morning destroyed the rear William Heley saloon and spread to the Meyers livery stable, Barnum blacksmith shop, Supplee blacksmith shop, Bland vehicle house, Joe Hawkins restaurant, and Barnum paint shop. Knights of Pythias hall and John C Plumner residence suffered damage as brick structures partly contained the blaze. About four hours of fighting ended with total losses likely exceeding five thousand dollars. Horses were removed from the livery stable. other contents were destroyed.
National union of Railway Trackmen attacks Missouri Pacific alleging neglected trackmen rails and ties on key lines. Charges claim dangerous, unfit tracks endangering passengers. assertions backed by seasoned railroad workers and submitted to Missouri and Kansas railroad commissioners.
A tension between white and black workers at Barnum & Bailey escalated as 400 white employees struck in Kalamazoo on Sunday demanding dismissal of 150 black colleagues. A planned Monday purge was rumor, leading to a near clash before police intervened and both sides prepared to seek a settlement. Nearby reports include a Zanesville physician purchasing a car and local wheat crops projected as strong this year with harvest due in days, tempered by wind and rain risks.
Advertised letters awaiting pickup at the post office include Lapigs Brown Mrs May Blevins Miss Etta Cordell Mrs Lena Dodds Miss Bessie Mitchell Mrs Arthur S Moore Mrs Grace McDaniel Mrs Harriett Runnells Miss Lydia Reynolds Mrs Cecil Troy Mrs RB F Young Mrs Florencs Barker Reuben George Rubin Hertzell Joe Jones Wm E Powell Jeary Persons calling for above letters please say advertised. 8 L Keach P.M.
The Interior Department explains pension eligibility for Civil War veterans, detailing that ninety days of service with honorable discharge suffices under 1890 and McCumber acts, while general law grants pensions for wounds or disease regardless of length. The note recounts enlistment fraud by J W Wilson's 56th Illinois unit and contrasts three month volunteers who later refused three year service. Local notices follow.
The St Louis courts sustained the right to use the Old Crow mark and ordered an accounting for violations. The Department of Justice plans to investigate labor agencies accused of supplying workers to contractors in the South amid peonage charges.
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