Bedford Socials and Local Notices Highlight Community Visits
Mrs Ida Lewis and Finley Gyger family hosted at Bedford. Emery Stewart and William McCleery visited relatives in Norman Stanton and Bedford area. H A Blue's death in Birmingham influenza pneumonia reported. W A Sanders led services Friday to Sunday. Irene Goodman and Aunt Charley Owens hosted in Heltonville. Shirley Hillenburg visited Flee Stewart. Eliya Tumey visited homefolks.
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Irene Goodman
Charley Owens
Emily
Heltonville
Andunday
Local notes from Pinhook area report visits and illness
Dr Butter from Tunnelton called to see Mrs Beavers who is ill. Influenza cases improving. Numerous visits and arrivals noted among Mitchell Crawford Beavers and related families. Residents travel to Bedford Trinity Cross Lanes and Bedford on various errands and social visits.
Coats Suits and Capes Exhibit at Branch Dry Goods House
A reputable New York line of coats suits and capes is now on exhibition at the Branch Dry Goods House. Bréwtc
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New York
Bréwtc
Frances Dodd Shops In Seymour And Travels West
Mrs Frances Dodd was shopping at Seymour on Monday. Ray Pless departed Monday for Bloomington to visit his father. Mrs Elizabeth Allen, previously on the sick list, is improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Dodd
Seymour
Ray Pless
Bloomington
Elizabeth Allen
R. N. Dixon
His Sister
Mrs
Sue Allen
Williams News Roundup From Bedford and Nearby
Bedford area notes an eventful week with visits from Sarah Thornton and others, local illnesses from mumps to influenza, a church mortgage burning, and a large barn fire at Homer Ingle. Basketball finals cap a season with three local games and a passing Masonic gathering in Huron.
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Homer Ingle
Williams
Burns City
Williams High School
Burns City High Schools
Death of Civil War veteran Nathan King in Huron
Nathan King died February 26 after several months of heart trouble and dropsy. A Civil War veteran and Huron Baptist church member, he leaves a wife and son Hugh of Huron and daughter Ella Chapman of Texas. Funeral by Warren Sanders at the church with burial in Huron cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan King
King
Huron Baptist Church
Hugh
Ella Chapman
Texas
Warren Sanders
Huron Cemetery
Lawrence County Agriculture Association to Meet in Bedford
The second meeting of the Lawrence County Agricultural Association will be held in the court room at Bedford on Saturday March 8 at 1 o clock. All members and interested farmers are urged to attend. L L Adamson, Chairman W C Roberts, Secretary.
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Lawrence County Agricultural Association
Bedford
L. L. Adamson
W. C. Roberts
Card of Thanks for Loss and Sympathy
The Selby family and others express gratitude for kindness during illness and death. They thank friends for floral offerings and acknowledge Rev Toole and Mr Day for support after the death of their son William Henry and the loss of a wife, daughter, and sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. Hyslop
J. E. Evans
Wm. Chambers
Oliver Oldham
Rev
Toole
Mr. Day
William Henry
Thos. Selby and Family
Clemency for Spy Convicts Receives Wilson Action
President Wilson acted on clemency recommendations for 53 espionage cases, granting a full pardon to Frederick Kralit of Newark and commuting several other sentences. Notable actions include Amos Linden Hitchcock’s sentence cut to two years and Clarence Waldrun’s pacifist sentence reduced to expire April 1.
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Washington
Wilson
Frederick Kralit
Newark
Socialist Party of
New Jersey
Amos Linden Hitchcock
School Board of
Cleveland
Clarence
Waldrun
Vermont
J. . Rutherford
International Bible Students’ Association
Brooklyn
Rutherford
Atlanta
Theodore Buessel
Connecticut
Klera J. Florman
Tie Up U S Boats Strikes Halt City Traffic
New York reports a deepening port tie up from a 16 000 marine workers strike that began Wednesday. Three ferry lines ceased operations, extra Hudson line trains moved crowds, and municipal ferries carried ship workers to Staten Island while strike leaders sought to curb government boats at the Pugh terminal.
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New York
Hudson Tubes
Staten Island
Navy men deny foul play in Moss death
Naval intelligence officers repudiated any suggestion of foul play or accident in the death of Samuel Moss. They clung to the claim that he leaped from the eighth floor window after admissions linking him to discharge graft at Great Lakes. Lieut. Edwards and Lieut. Russey testified as the inquiry resumed aboard the Commodore.
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Chicago
Naval Intelligence
Samuel Moss
Intelligence Bureau
Commonwealth Edison
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
William B. Edwards
R. E. Russey
Cotton Exchange Shuts to Adjust for Wheat Bill
New York managers of the New York Cotton Exchange vote to close until Thursday to permit members to readjust trading under provisions of the wheat bill passed yesterday by Congress affecting the cotton futures act.
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New York
New York Cotton Exchange
Congress
Indiana Senate scales back insurance inspection provision
The Indiana senate moved to remove the requirement that insurance companies maintain an insurance inspection department and have inspectors approved by the Industrial board. An amendment would apply the bill to coal mines by April 1, 1921. The House passed bills on bank membership, medical licensure funding, highway construction, and a dam across the Wabash in Cass County.
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Senate
Indianapolis
Harris Workmen's
Metzger
Logansport
Industrial Board
Kelsem
Indiana
Reserve Barks
Harris
Lake County
State Board of. Medicine
Wabash River
Cass County
Bolshevik Offense Repulsed on Vaga Front
Archangel dated dispatch reports Bolshevik infantry assault along the right bank of the Vaga River between Kiftzka and Vistavka repulsed with heavy losses. Continued artillery fire described on the Dvina front as well.
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Archangel
Vaga River
Kiftzka
Vistavka
Dvina
London
Trotzky
Petrograd
Helsingfors
Lloyd George Heads to Paris for Peace Conference Debrief
Premier Lloyd George left London for Paris to resume work with the peace conference delegates. He was accompanied by John W. Davis the American ambassador and Mrs. Davis. Ambassador Davis will visit American army bases and perhaps the front during his week away from London.
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London
Lloyd George
Paris
John W. Davis
Davis
Soviet Propaganda Funding Reported in Sweden and Russia
Washington reports Swedish press says the Russian Soviet government appropriated 8,000,000 rubles monthly for propaganda abroad. Petrograd dispatches claim Russia hopes to arrange large joint ventures in America and offer mining and railroad concessions in exchange.
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Washington
State Department
Stockholm
America
Petrograd
Bloomington Pushes Memorial Buildings for Soldiers
Citizens of Bloomington and Monroe county urged passage of a legislative bill allowing cities to erect memorial buildings for soldiers and sailors. The Bloomington Chamber of Commerce telegrammed Senator Dorrell and Representative Rothrock requesting support. Dorrell responded he favors the bill, has helped draft and introduce it, and will work to prevent sidetracking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Monroe County
Chamber of Commerce
Dorrell
Rothrock
L.e
Detroit Women Cast Votes in Primary Election
Detroit Michigan reports women voters turnout in the March primary for justice of the peace and city offices. About 70 000 women registered but heavy snow reduced turnout by more than half. Several women ran for school board seats. Congressmen at Helm Funeral Held in Stanford Kentucky March 6 services attended by lawmakers. Helm died of influenza while visiting Columbus Mississippi.
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Detroit
Mich
Justice of the Peace
Helm
Stanford
Harvey
Congress
Congressman Helm
Columbus
Miss
North Indiana Methodist Conference to Convene in Peru
The seventy sixth annual session of the North Indiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church will meet in Peru beginning Tuesday April 1 and run through the week. Several hundred delegates will attend the sessions to be held at Christian and Baptist churches in cooperation with the local Methodist, led by Rev. Charles H. Smith with Bishop Thoms Nicholson of Chicago presiding.
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Peru
North Indiana
Methodist
Episcopal Church
Medway
Christian’and
Baptist
Charles H. Smith
Thoms Nicholson
Chicago
Telephone firms ordered to refund in Indiana
Indiana public service commission directs all telephone companies operating in the state to restore and refund money collected under Burleson long distance and toll rates and for installation or moving charges since December 1, 1918. A law injunction restrains continued operation of the rates.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Indiana Public -Service
Burleson
Market Prices and Commodities Report
The market lists flour prices by type from per bushel to per sack and hay, butter, eggs, poultry, potatoes, cattle, hogs, sheep with ranges for quality and region. Notable entries include flour hard and soft winter varieties, Timothy hay around 31 to 32 dollars, creamery butter from 57 to 65 cents, eggs dressed poultry and live stock price bands by grade and weight.
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Hay—Choice
Timothey
Colorado
Fonilogs
Indiana Democratic clubs endorse League of Nations support
In Indianapolis on March 5, resolutions adopted by the Indiana Democratic clubs backed the president's stance on the League of Nations after an address by L Bar Stack United States district attorney. A copy of the resolutions will be sent to President Wilson.
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Indianapolis
League of Nations
Indiana Democratic Clubs
L. Barstack
United States
Wilson
Courthouse Construction Awarded for Rockport Memorial
March 5 commissioners approve the Sones project for the new 175000 dollar courthouse here as Eng lish Bros of Champaign Illinois wins the contract. The courthouse will memorialize Abraham Lincoln who lived in Spencer county as a boy and work will start at once.
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Rockport
Sones
English Bros
Champaign
Abraham Lincoln
Spencer County
Navy Orders Return of Noncombatants to Jobs
Secretary Daniels directed naval stations and yards to restore to former positions all men who left noncombatant work to join fighting branches, ensuring they return upon discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Daniels
Farmer Dies of Grief Over Son in Posey County
Evansville reports Frank Deig a leading Posey county farmer died from grief after his only son died weeks earlier from influenza. The tragedy highlights the toll of loss on a prominent local family.
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Evansville
Frank Deig
Posey County
Spencer Man Named for Post
Washington March 5 the president sent to the senate the nomination of O F McIntosh of Spencer to be a member of the federal board of vocational education.
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Spencer
Washington, D. C
Senate
O. F. McIntosh
Federal Board of Vocational Education
Fire at Evansville Damages Lasting Broom Plant
A blaze at the Lasting Broom and Mop company plant in Evansville caused about $10,000 in damage. The fire’s origin is listed as unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Asmage
Broom and Mop Company
Revival Meeting Continues At M E Church This Week
Miss Evelyn Dixon sick with feared pneumonia. Revival led by Rev Bivens at the M E church continues through the week with good attendance and order. Local items include departures, visits, and a lost pocket book chewed by an old cow, with checks on neighbors and two $20 bills missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Dixon
E. A. Dixon
Bivens
M. E. Church
Flinn
Uncle Sam
Various Residents and Visitors in Springville This Week
SPRINGVILLE correspondent reports O A Evans in Bedford on business Shirley Osborn of Bloomington visited Sunday Lafe Duncan of Bedford staying with his mother Margaret Duncan Avery Stevenson of the U S army home with honorable discharge Mr and Mrs Harry Byers and two children of politic visited relatives Dr A J McDonald of Bedford made a Sunday call Miss Beatrice Byers visited relatives in politic John and Miss Hester Bair both connected to teaching are noted influenza cases reported including Mr and Mrs Albert Short their little daughter and Mrs Kern Armstrong and son Ellis Spoonmore and family to move into the Gray property influenza cases influenza victims listed local readings
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Albert Short
Kern Armstrong
John
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