Davis illness and local notes clutter city life
O PM. Davis is ill with pneumonia. Miss Stella Allen returns from Erie. Harry Voris spent Sunday in suisville. George and Jim Hirscher spent Sunday in Heitonville. Marriage license John A Martin Bertham Hill. Misses Helen and Bassia Brown spend a week at Spring ville. Jake Schmizer sick with grip at home on Hasti 8th street. Charley Banzel of Indiana polis visiting relatives. Mrs J A Gunn visited Mit chell. Mrs LA Morgan from Orleans visited. Miss Kate Claire left for Cincinnati for spring millinery. New sample rooms at Dackard Annex Hotel 14th and J streets. Miss Ettie Barrow left for Corning Kansas to visit sister. Deen Bennett left for Louisville. Tom Harbison moving family to Wm Bahr's on South H. O P M Davis recovered enough to be out. Bloomington Star note on jail for discovering crews in Schafer murder case. R C Houston returned home to Marion after funeral. Albert Cole left for Chicago after sister Fanny Thomas funeral. George R McMannas in city for Collier's Weekly, left for Louisville. Mrs William H Cosner left for New York City to visit convalescing daughter. Miss Gene Mabrey arrives from Windsor, Canada, visiting relatives. Mrs John Barclay visits Bloomington with Mrs William Barclay. Nate Kaplan leaves for Muncie to work in a mill. Congressman Miers, term ending, will make final speech denouncing Speaker Can non.
Mrs Frankie Knight Visits Sister in Odon
Mrs Frankie Knight returned from Odon where she visited her sister Mrs Charles Pickett. She was joined at Mt Olive by her daughter Mrs CS B Williams who accompanied her on the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankie Knight
Odon
Charles Pickett
Mt Olive
CS B Williams
Local Residents and Visitors in City This Week
Wichita geographer Carr Dudlavy visits the city while A S Wilcox a Tunnelton merchant was in town on Tuesday Reed Bass and Chas Purcell traveled to Louisville on business Mrs Wes Hedrick of Salem visits relatives and friends Charley Phillips of Orleans stays with his sister Mrs Walter Adamson The Minnett child ill with pneumonia and tonsillitis Hugh Jackson recuperates Walter Carmichael returns from Heltonville trip Otto Stout returns home to Paoli after visiting here Madison Indiana traveler J J Smith en route to Worthington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes Hedrick
Salem
Otto Stout
Paoli
J P Brown
Fear Osgood
Terre Haute
Marriage Licenses and Local Social News Items
Marriage Licenses issued to Fred L Fali2z and Cora Craig and Leonard Axsom and Nannie Rainey. Ada Carter, a Ginton teacher, visited her mother Mrs Wiley in North Bedford. Bertha Newkirk, formerly of this city, now Bloomington, visits relatives. George Paris and wife returned from Cincinnati with spring millinery plans. Ruby Williams returned from Terre Haute after visiting the Deckards. Capt George T. Barney attended James C Carlton's funeral and returned home to Hikhart. ER Kendall transferred from Indiana to Ohio with Prudential and leaves for new home. Mr and Mrs Hannah Barclay visited their former home and stayed with Mr and Mrs Harry Barclay and Mr and Mrs W Hoosner. T. J. Short and family moved from St Joseph, Mo to Fayette area. Neal Overton of Poseyville visiting sisters Sallie and Grace Overton. Death notice: Cyrus M. Bivins of Terrell, Texas, brother of Alexander Bivins. age about 70.
Hartman Leaves Indianapolis for Southern Tour
John H Hartman departed Monday to join a party from Indianapolis on a tour through the South including Florida and New Orleans. He plans to return home around March 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H Hartman
Indianapolis
Florida
New Orleans
Miss Lizzie McMannas Leaves City After Visit
After visiting her brother George R McMannas who is in town on business, Miss Lizzie McMannas departed Monday for her home in Rochester New York.
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Lizzie McMannas
George R McMannas
Rochester
N. Y
Indiana attorney duo defend Central Union in dynamite suit
Hon Ross Hawkins of Indiana polis and Brooks & Brooks of this city represent the Central Union Telephone Company in three damage suits filed over dynamite explosions east of town several weeks ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hon Ross Hawkins
Indianapolis
Brooks & Brooks
Central Union Telephone Company
Local residents update list from Mitchell and nearby towns
John Rager moves his family from South H street to the country. Mrs James Batman from Mitchell visits. Ambrose Nichos from near Red Cross plans city trip. Mrs Joseph Campbell visits Bloomington. Bedford delays Federal building. Several other residents relocate, visit relatives, or attend events in Bloomington and Hastings area.
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John Rager
South H Street
Bedford Merchants Meeting and City Hall Notice
Bedford Retail Merchants Association holds its regular meeting at City Hall Friday night March 38rd all members and firms with membership applications should attend after 8 o clock. Everett Marley Harry Moses James McGill Fred Cornwall Fred Barnes Ida Emery Emma Taylor and Mrs Harry Moses presented Dangers of a Great City at Heltonville and returned home Wednesday morning.
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Bedford Merchants
Bedford Retail Merchants Association
City Hall
Everett Marley
Harry Moses
James McGill
Fred Cornwall
Fred Barnes
Ida Emery
Emma Taylor
Heltonville
Retail Merchants Association
Busin
How To Make Money with Aluminum Card Case Ad
Advertisement offers a method to earn money by selling Aluminum Card Cases from Marsh Manufacturing Co. Chicago. Reads that engravable cases with 100 business or calling cards can be ordered with a sample and 100 cards for 40 cents, while the retail price is 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marsh Manufacturing Co
Lake Street
Chicago
Card of Thanks for Sympathy in Death of Mrs S H Thomas
The Cole and Wycort families and Harry and Charley Thomas and Thom B. and Albert Cole express heartfelt gratitude to friends for tokens of sympathy after the death of Mrs S H Thomas, their mother and grandmother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S H Thomas
Clarissa Cole
B.S. Wycort
WaLtTser
Harry
Charley Thomas
Tho. B
Albert Cole
Indiana Potato Growers Form State Association at Capitol
The State Potato Growers Association of Indiana organized at the State House on Tuesday afternoon with prominent farmers in attendance. The group planned its first annual meeting during industrial week next winter. They urged Indiana farmers to supply the state’s entire potato consumption and improve seed quality by careful selection and consistency of the same potato seed for the last 40 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Potato Growers’ Association of
Indiana
State House
J J Millhouse
Valley Mills
Police Court Fines and Arrests Reported in Sunday Saloon Raid
Lou Brown and Chester Sogalis fined by Mayor Smith for allowing persons in saloons on Sunday. John Seigpease and Enoch Woods pleaded guilty to gambling room visits before Justices Harris, with fines and costs of 19.50. some stays. Andrew Ireland released on promise to reform. Jos Taylor and Jim Jordan admitted playing poker. Jordan jailed, Taylor imprisoned. Cecil Loskman case continued. raid led to multiple arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Brown
John Seig Pease
Harris
Chester Sogalis
Smith
Enoch Woods
Jos Taylor
Jim Jordan
Jordan
Taylor
Cecil Loskman
Blooming ton Residents Visit City This Weekend
Miss Helen Gray of Bloomington spent Sunday in the city. AW Fidler and family have returned to the city from Bloomington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AW Fidler
Bloomington
Local notes from Gosport to Bloomington and beyond
Homer G Hawk and Bertha Dawes depart Gosport to visit relatives. Mrs Amelia Kunshick and Emma arrive from Brownstown for a short stay. J P Brown visits from Osgood en route to Terre Haute. Night police remove eight hoboes, with a fifth staying overnight under promise to leave next day. Retail Merchants Association forms with 40 firms aiming to boost trade and city commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Kunshick
Emma
Brownstown
Prison Stripes Origin Theory and Biblical Ties
A New Orleans Times-Democrat reader muses on the origin of prison stripes as a badge of infamy. He cites Deuteronomy's beating allowance and argues modern striped uniforms substitute for physical punishment, noting historical marks of infamy across eras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Care of a Razor and Early Capital City Migrations
Practical tips for shaving. rest periods for razors and alternating two blades. Historical note traces the capital of the United States moving through Philadelphia Baltimore Lancaster York Princeton Annapolis Trenton New York and finally Washington.
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United States
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Lancaster
York
Princeton
N. J
Annapolis
Trenton
New York
Washington
The Courage of Failure
An oration extols unwavering resolve and moral integrity in pursuing a just cause. It lauds courage to persevere through defeat rather than compromise, valuing fidelity to faith over easy gains or lowering of moral standards.
Better Than Text Books Honor and Integrity Stand Higher
A short moral piece extols a system that builds a fine sense of honor over books including calculus Sanskrit or Roman history. Honor entails honesty fearlessness courtesy and fidelity to conscience standards. A humor line about an office boy calling a partner Jones contrasts senior and junior partners in a joke.
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New York World
Bill
Unable to parse a complete news item from fragment
Fragmentary text mentions Tell a Lie Nordy Washington and remarks about lying with a Louisville Courier Journal tone. lacks coherent event, date, or identifiable persons to summarize into a full news item.
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Nordy
Washington
Butts
Louisville Courier
A Tale of the Commune Heroic Paris Child
A Cornhill writer recounts Charles Austin’s eyewitness scene in Paris as Versaillais enter the city. A boy of twelve or fourteen begs to fetch his mother’s watch, then returns to face a firing squad, inspiring awe and renewed faith in humanity.
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Charles Austin
Paris
Ife
Austin
Comanding
Mr. Austin
Village Resemblance Echoes From Twenty Years Ago
A traveler with a large watch chain and eyeglasses tours a quiet town platform remarking that the village looks exactly as it did twenty years ago when he was away. The scene unfolds on a water-touched engine and a native sits on a flour barrel listening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Comedian Foils Barber Prank in Odd Shop Stop
An Irish comedian visits a barber shop to pass time when the barber is away. He pretends to be the barber and sits with lather ready as an old man enters for a shave. The joke backfires when the comedian misreads the room and exits after a mistaken cue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flere
Gentle Hint to Restaurant Patron in Pompe
A London Chronicle description depicts a Pompe station restaurant scene with a framed sketch of diners and staff. A discontented patron clutches his overcoat while two waiters exchange scornful smiles and a coin is shown. On the other side a guest is assisted by three waiters as the caption reads The Results of Benevolence.
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Pompe
Allowanc i
London
The Costly Comma in a Tariff Bill Error
A historical tariff bill blunder changed fruit plants to foreign fruits causing free entry of oranges lemons bananas grapes and other fruits for a year. The enrolling clerk’s comma error cost the government not less than 2 million dollars and could have been avoided with care.
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United States
Congress
First England book auction dated 1676 record cited
A book dealer notes the earliest English book auction on record in 1676, when Dr. Seaman's library was sold. The catalogue opens with an address explaining that English auctions for books are unusual and aimed at encouraging learning.
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England
Seaman
Silence Over London as Dense Fog Paralyzes Thames
A thick fog covered the Thames valley bringing London to a near silence. Traffic ceased and even ships on the river paused while wildlife fell hushed, with birds remaining quiet in the countryside.
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London
Thames Valley
Thames
Forestry reserves and national land policy origin
Pinchot notes that early forestry reserves aimed at general forest preservation but evolve into central public land policy. He argues these reserves supply wood water and grass essential to home founding, highlighting their enduring national importance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gifford Pinchot
Auctioneers at public sale spark humorous scene
At a booksale a Drew essay on souls sold to a shoemaker who jokes about more shoemaking books. The banter and remarks among buyers and sellers reveal a lively, witty crowd as they bid and tease each other.
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Drew
A good action is never lost
A reflective line attributed to Calderon about virtue and virtue rewarded, framing good deeds as lasting treasures saved for travelers.
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Vesd
Calderon
Animals Resist Rain Do Not Build Shelters
The passage notes many animals avoid making roofs or shelters during heavy rain. Squirrels, monkeys, cattle, and orangutans rely on minimal improvised defenses or exposure. Dyaks mention orangutans sometimes covering with large leaves in heavy rain.
Hang It To Suit Me Now A Youthful Dan Webster
A young Daniel Webster dislikes labor and shows wit while mowing. He complains his scythe is not hung properly and promptly hangs it on a nearby tree, declaring it now hangs to suit him.
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Daniel Webster
Dan
A Silent Partner Marries Quietly in Dallas
A Dallas News item notes a man who unexpectedly becomes a silent partner by marrying. The column highlights surprised friends and hints at new domestic plans without overstatement.
Quote on Vindication by Higginson
Fragmentary literary note quotes Thomas Wentworth Higginson on self vindication. The line emphasizes that one must justify their own work to prove its value.
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Erit
Per
Thomas
Wentworth Higginson
Circuit court actions with divorces and trials
Lula Porter and Cassil Porter divorce finalized while John E Hackler and Bushe B Hackler obtain separate divorces. A Bedford Quarries damage suit faces trial, and embazzlement charges hinge on Jill Otis Green in Mattoon. Florence Chess wins $56 against Martin Hughes estate after a two day trial. Grand Jury reviews Schafer murder witnesses with heavy scrutiny.
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Florence Chess
Martin Hughes
Alexander
Birthday Dinner For Mrs Diez On South T Street
March 1 birthday surprise for Mrs Frank Diez with a bountiful dinner at home on South T street. Attendees included Miss Hverrue Lewis Lawrenceport Mr Walter Young O Fallon Miss Eva Standford Terre Haute Mrs C W Gerd Paoli and several others.
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Frank Diez
South T Street
Hverrue Lewis
Lawrenceport
Walter Young
O'Fallon
Eva Standford
Terre Haute
C W Gerd
Paoli
Jessie Gherkin
Jesse Groomes
Goldie Allen
Mae Brown
Wm Allen
Indiana Senate Passes Light Rail and Schoolbook Bill Clash
Indiana lawmakers moved through a session with mixed outcomes. The Hancock bill to let electric and interurban railways own city light and gas plants was killed in the House, while the Batman schoolbook bill passed the Senate amid Democratic protests. Several bills faced amendments and conference committees were appointed as action stalled on other measures.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana House
Hancock
House
Huge
Marion County
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Milburn
Goodwine
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Hendee
Indiana
Coma Market Ads Attract Cake Bake Sale Event
James Sutherland from Washington DC visited Bloomington last night to discuss the 140 Filipino students in the U S. He stressed the aim of sending the youths to learn American methods and return home with education. Dr Byran joined the discussion to review the situation.
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James Sutherland
Washington, DC
Pauldue
Sutherland
America
United States
Byran
Bloomington
New Time Card Upgrades Bedford Train Service in 1905
The Southern Indiana Railway issues a new time card effective Sunday February 26 1905 changing northbound and southbound departures from Bedford. North trains move to 8 35 am 3 18 pm and 5 50 pm while southbound shifts to 10 am and 6 14 pm. A new southbound through service to Seymour Junction links with the P C C and St L and B and 9 at Seymour offering Indianapolis by 10 10 am and Cincinnati by 11 45 am. The Bedford Seymour connection returns at 6 47 pm and with Indianapolis at 3 55 pm. The change promises a seven hour business day with breakfast and supper at home.
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Southern Indiana Ry
Bedford
Seymour
Seymour Junction
P.C. C
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Community News Roundup From Local Visits This Weekend
Elder Lowery Adamson filled his appointment at New Union Sunday. Opal Jackson and family visited Clay Kern and family at Fayattsville. Erd and Berman Sears visited friends near Bedford. Elmer Pace and family visited James Day. Gerald Smith arrived from Los Angeles for the winter. Mrs Elijah Clayton is improving. Mrs Sohn Dussard is numbered with the sick.
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Lowery Adamson
New Union
Opal Jackson
Clay Kern
Fayattsville
Erd and Berman Sears
Bedford
Elmer Pace
Gerald Smith
Los Angeles
Cal
Elijah Clayton
Henley Stone Starts Sawmill Project at Stinesville
Henley Stone company deploys a work force to erect a new stone sawmill at Stinesville with a completion deadline set for March 10.
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Henley Stone Company
Stinesville
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