Rehearing Refused in James Jones Case
Judge Wilson overruled a motion for a new trial in the state versus James Jones. Jones, convicted last week of grand larceny, received an indeterminate sentence of two to fourteen years in Michigan City prison. The town marshal of Mitchell robbed prisoner Andrew J. Harlow of 180 dollars after arrest on intoxication in September 1904.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
James Jones
Michigan City
Jones
Mitchell
Andrew J. Harlow
Tuberculosis Exhibition Aids Indiana Fight At Tomlinson Hall
Dr J N Hurty announces a free TB exhibition in Tomlinson Hall Indianapolis starting the week of March 5 under the Indiana State Board of Health and Indiana Commercial Club. Governor Hanly will preside and Mayor Bookwalter open the event with daily addresses and 20 minute physician talks on combating the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N Hurty
State Board of Health
Tomlinson Hall
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Commercial Club
Indiana
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Newark
Hanly
Bookwalter
Chas. R. Williams
Indianapolis News
Locomotive Collides With Cars in Lafayette Yard Crash
A locomotive and three passenger coaches were wrecked in the Monon yards at Lafayette. A light engine backing to take out a train collided with coaches being pushed in the opposite direction. The engineer and fireman jumped. two trainmen were injured, Charles Bradford with a broken leg and Charles Wood with a broken shoulder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monon
Lafayette
Charles Bradford
Charles Wood
Republican State Convention Called for April 11 12 1906
The Republican State committee issued a call from Indianapolis for a delegate convention in Tomlinson Hall on April 11 and 12 1906 to adopt a platform and nominate state officers. Delegates number 1840 with 921 needed to choose. meetings and district venues listed. counties to apportion delegates and publish notices in the Republican press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodrich
Riddick
Indiana
Republican State Committee
Tomlinson Hall
Indianapolis
Supreme Court
Appellate Court
George A. Cunningham
State House
Palmroom
Claypool
Rathcore Sisters Confer Degree Work At Mitchell
Sixteen Rathbone Sisters traveled to Mitchell Monday evening to confer degree work on eight initiates. A committee met them at the station and escorted them to their new hall where a bountiful supper was served. The initiary services concluded in due form with a social hour and refreshments. Attendees praised the sister temple and its hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rathbone Sisters
Mitchell
J. W. Harris
J. M. Myers
Sherman Montgomery
Mesdames Mollie Montgomery
Sadie Hunter
Mamie Stipp
Rose Johnson
Anna Matthieu
Rose Hughes
Emma Harris
Blanche Montgomery
Emma Grosbach
Mike Ades
Julia Morgan
Orleans
Walsh Railroads Under Scrutiny Ahead of Sale
John W. Walsh leads a review party inspecting the Southern Indiana line from Terre Haute to Bedford and Westport. Chicago sources note Walsh roads in play for sale with five bidders, chief contenders New York Central and Pennsylvania. Upset price listed at 36 million dollars amid expected bidding surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Walsh
Southern Indiana Railway Company
Walsh Railway
Bedford
Terre Haute
Rock Island Railroad Company
Seymour
Westport
Rock Island
John R. Walsh
Chicago Dispatch
Southern Indiana
Chicago & Southern
Walsh
Chicago
Chicago Clearing House Committee
John J. Mitchell
Clearing House Committee
New York Central System
Pennsylvania
Walsh Roads
Chesapeake & Ohio
Case for Trial in Jackson Circuit Court over Trust Shares
Mary L Dalton et al sue Frederic D Norton in Jackson Circuit Court for $40000 damages over 325 shares of Peerless Stone Company valued at $30000 placed in trust by Lycurgus Dalton who died in March 1895. Plaintiffs allege fraudulent actions to devalue and repurchase the stock following a company reorganization. The case, filed in Lawrence County, has moved through Orange to Jackson County. Ohio saloon licensing debate noted with a proposed $1000 minimum fee as a legislative reform.
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Mary L. Dalton
Frederic D. Norton
Jackson
Lawrence County
Orange County
Jackson County
Lycurgus Dalton
Peerless Stone Company
Lawyers Make Good in Monroe County Rail Contract Case
Judge Wilson awards 22500 to Hunt Brothers in Illinois Central railroad contract suit. The ruling, largest in county history, shapes claims by Spencer Head and McCann for about 150000 while affecting Kenefick Co as general contractor. Funeral of Walter Burningham noted with Bedford Indiana floral tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Hunt Brothers
Thellinois Central
Monroe County
Bloomington
Spencer
Hunt
Illinois Central
Joseph P. Henley
Hunts
Thomas J. Brooks
George Cunningham
Kenefick & Co
Decison
Duncan & Batman
Miers & Carr
Henley
Immoral Saloon Scandal Leads to Court Fines
Josie Hills aged 17 and Daisy Ellis 15, along with James Bunn, were arrested on warrants for frequenting immoral resorts and pleaded guilty in police court. Margaret Brown, also 17, testified to a lurid state of affairs tied to a prominent saloon and a saloon keeper, with warrants issued for a man involved in rape and seduction. The case spurred further investigations into depravity linked to the Peed case and vows to purge community vice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josie Hills
Daisy Ellis
James Bunn
Margaret Brown
Mitchell
Holy City stage play in Bedford at Stone City Opera House
The Gordon and Bennett company presents The Holy City a blank verse drama on March 3 at Stone City Opera House Bedford detailing Mary Magdala Barannas Judas Iscariot and Pilate among forty named characters. Four acts cover Mary Magdalene’s conversion Jesus crucifixion resurrection and Ascension with Barannas’s love and betrayal central to the plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Gordon and Bennett
Stone City Opera House
Our Lord
Holy City
Clarence Bennett
Lazarus
Magdalen
Oldez
Christ
Martha
Mary
Zacharias
Barannas
Pilate
Peter
Judas
Michael Angelo
Joseph
Arimathea
Caiaphas
The
Axtell to resign Bloomington city treasurer post
Harry Axtell city treasurer of Bloomington announced in Bedford he will resign at the next Bloomington City Council meeting. He cites added duties under recent city and town laws as the reason and plans to focus on real estate and other ventures. He has served one term and was re elected last May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry A. Axtell
Bloomington
Bedford
Axtell
Tatum
New Harmony
Fortner
Maclure
Messrs. Owen
Mosier
Inman
Joseph Neef
Armstrong
Owens
Mexico
Owen
Maude Boone
Miss Quackenbush
Indiana
Carnegie
Callahan
Robert Owen
Lincoln
Miss Feltner
Della Boone
King’s Mountain
Miss Cooper
Hendrickson
Wagner
Potter
Rural Carrier Routes Report Rough Roads and Mishap
The Bedford post office routes show varied road conditions with route No. 2, 23 miles long, served by Dr. J H McPheeters and substitute Frank F Barden, facing a wheel tire loss and spokes damage near Dark Hollow. Homeward travel drove the doctor on horseback. Eugene Crow visits Seymour friends and Miss Kate Claire arrives from Indianapolis and Chicago for millinery openings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford Post Office
J. H. McPheeters
Frank F. Barden
Fayetteville
Dark Hollow
Dr. McPheeters
David N. Pierce
MecPheeter
Labor dispute at Bradley Sons spawns arrests in Bedford
Warrants issued for six Eastern Union stone cutters from Brooklyn who came to work at Bradley & Sons amid a local labor clash. Local union claims foreman McMillan held a card and refused it to the union, while Bradley asserts no scab labor and adherence to agreements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Bradley & Sons
Journeyman’s Stone Cutter’s
National Stone Cutter’s Society
Brooklyn
Bradley Company
T. C. Hassett
H. E. Myers
N. P. Frank
Pete Guthrie
F. W. Krenkel
Otto Melburn
Bradley & Sons
John McMillan
Borst
National Stone Cutters’ Society
Eastern Union
Bradley
Leg Was Broke as Railcar Iron Claims Damages
A 17 year old girl Blanche Quarterman of Heltonville August 1904 was struck on the leg by iron from a passing freight train near the Southern Indiana railway, breaking her limb. She sued the railway for 5000 dollars. The jury was instructed to find for the defendant as the source of the iron and its origin remained unexplained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Quarterman
Heltonville
Miss. Quarterman
Southern Indiana Railway
Miss Quarterman
T. J. Brooks
Southern Indiana Company
Underwood
Away Stone Sets Monon Engine Record for Fastest Run
Away Stone, formerly of this city and now in New Albany, clocks the fastest Monon run Tuesday night steering a YMCA special from Chicago to Louisville. The 200 mile stretch between Lafayette and Louisville took 5 hours with 7 heavy Pullmans plus support cars. Only three stops occurred at Greencastle Bloomington and Bedford. YMCA delegates head to Nashville after Louisville arrival. Lawrence King of Ft. Scott Kansas visits relatives.
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Stone
New Albany
Chicago
Louisville
Lafayette
Greencastle
Bloomington
Bedford
Y. M.C.A
Nashville
Tenn
Edward King Dies After Short Illness
Edward King died Monday at the home of Mr and Mrs Thomas Tyndall after a brief pneumonia illness. Born March 17 1882, he was laid to rest in Old Union cemetery following a Tuesday funeral. The family extends thanks for the sympathy and support received during their bereavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward King
Thomas Tyndall
Old Union Cemetery
ST RM
Ngoing
Lawrence Kina
Fred McClelland
Fayetteville
Samuel C
Sarah J. McClelland
Fred
Thomas Skein
The
Baptist Church
New Union Church
Bro. Skein
Bremsy
Boy Discovers Foetus on 14th Street Near Deckard Annex
A boy found a foetus in a gutter and brought it home before police and Dr. Short confirmed it showed late-stage development. Officers investigate to identify the mother as part of the ongoing inquiry. Obituary notices follow for Fred McClelland, born 1878, detailing his illness and funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmes
Roy Dye
B. W. Dye
14Th Street
Hitching Post
Deckard Annex
R. B. Short
Notice to Nonresidents in Lawrence County Court
In the Lawrence Circuit Court February Term 1906 Charles C White plaintiff files a complaint and affidavit against defendants including John Montgomery William McLeary Susan McLeary Elijah Montgomery Sally Montgomery Spracer Montgomery Martha Ann Montgomery John Wesley Montgomery and others all nonresidents of Indiana to quiet title to real estate in Lawrence County Indiana. Defendants are summoned to appear by March 24 1906 at the Lawrence County Court House in Bedford or risk a default judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip U. Starn
Lawrence
John, M. Buchanan
Philip U. Stare
Sid
Sai
Faut MW Buchanan
Alexander & Barris
Gourt House
Bedford
Walter McDowell
Alexander & Clarris
Tate of
Indiana
Koone Leonard
Alexander & Harris
State OF Indiana
Lessawrence County
Charles C. White
John Montgomery
McHenry Owen
William McLeary
Susan McLeary
William MecChiry
Elijah
Montgomery
Sally Montgomery
Spracer Montgomery
Martha Ann
John Wesley Montgomery
Moses, French
Mary Ann French
William T Mummer
Rebecca J Plummer
John Wesley
Vases Ranch
William T. Plummer
Rebecca J. Plummer
George Flinn
June Bhan
Javid Shite
Sally White
Matthew Flinn
Martha Phan
Abraham Sutherland
Sally Ann Sutherland
Joshus Miller
Rhodjian Miller
Abraham Fox
Actions Box
John W Foster
Amanda Foster
Joseph Trainor
Incinda Trainor
Moss Herron
Mary Ann Herron
George Kerby
Harriet Kerby
Henry Davis
George W. Carr
Elizabeth Carr
John M. Evans
Polly Evans
Lawrence County
Lawrence Circuit Court
Court House
Boone Leonard
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Lamer & Bay
Thomas J.brooks
B. Otis
Ephvors
Otis & Brooks,proprietori
Zor
Republican
Central Union
George M. Albertson
N. W. Freeman
Orange, Martin and
Republican Party
John H. Edwards
Pred
N. Fletcher
County Auditor
Raleigh
C. Stone
Curtis E Ray
County &Criff
Thomas W. Box
John L. Tilford
Preston M. Mavity
Joel L. Bobbs
Flor County
Harvey Voyles
Hoyer
Rathcore Sisters
Brownstown
Ohio
Walter Burningham
Princeton
S.J
Harry Richards
Earl Hopkins
Albert G. Hamil
Marietta
Flo
Ayer
Mary Magdalen
Judas Iscariot
Judas Pontius Pilate
Peter and
John
Elizabeth
John the Baptist
Herod
Salome
Mary of
Magdala
Caijaphas
Marius
Silenus
Nazarene
Simon Peter
Artell
Hoosier
Bureau of the Statistics
Department of Agriculture
United States
Eugene Crow
Kate Claire
Ghothi-Beer Npt
Ephor
Mali
Journeymen Stone Cutter’s Association
Wm. Bradley & Son
Journeymen Stone Cutter’s
Bradley & Son
McMillan
Greater
Pittsburg
Journeymen
Canada
Journeymen Stone Cutters’ Association
Bradley Son
Journeymen Stone Cuttters’ Association of North America
Indian Creek Township Institute
Indian Creek Township
Pres. J. N. Hendrickson
Messrs. Potter and
Addie Quackenbush
Opal Armstrong
J. Tatam
Otto Wagner
J. J. Tatam
Sherman Fortner
Creek Township
Ind
J. W. Inman
Clara Craig
J. N. Hendrickson
Pres
Sec’y
Andy Stone
Lawrence King
Ft. Scott, Kansas
E. T. Sarles
L. C. Mathers
South Walnut Street
Bedford, Ind
State OF
Wilma Meach
Leach
James Leneh
Gourt
Attys
Citizens Trust Company
Lawrence Alrcult Vourt
Jas Willand
Homer Rawlins
Citzens Trust CO
Redford
Martin & Martin
Ora Deckard
Hone
Guthrie
Marshall Township
Addison Younger
Mary Devkard
Martin & S Martin
Stockholders’ Meeting
Neric
Bedford Building, Savings & Loan Association
A. B. Dye
Wnor
Nora McDowell
Sconplaint
Lawrence Clreait
Martin & Martio
John W. Harris
John W. Harvey
Norman
M. C. Henderson
N. I Street
Elvei
Faber
Eheraude
Underwood & Beaver
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