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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1915
Page
6
In Indianapolis March 8 the strenuous efforts of the Wilson Bryan Democrats to force passage of the bill submitting a constitutional convention caused excitement in the closing hours of the legislature.
R K Wicker departs Chicago en route to Spokane to lead the Northwestern League club for the coming season. He plans to develop young pitchers and will serve as player manager. His mother in Chicago is seriously ill, prompting the trip. The circuit includes Vancouver B C Victoria Portland Seattle Tacoma and Spokane.
A newspaper column urges Congress to relocate Purdue University to Indiana University Bloomington. It claims low moving costs via barges on the Tippecanoe and Wabash rivers, aided by expert plans and a coordinated student Referendum to decide leadership both faculties.
The father in law of Perry Fiscus died Saturday night at Clay City after a lingering illness. Mrs. Perry Fiscus left Monday for Clay City upon learning of the death. Mr. Fiscus was at his father’s bedside when he passed. Funeral services and interment occurred in Clay City on Tuesday.
The home of Jefferson Ingle near Pinhook was destroyed by fire Tuesday at 8 o clock. The four room building was not insured.
The legislature approved and signed multiple measures described as important by officials. Details specify no immediate budgetary impact and no mention of vetoes or polling outcomes.
Indianapolis March 9 The Governor signed Rule Red the fire started from sparks on the Light Abatement bill. Roof threatened to fall as blaze was discovered with no savings. Ford, son of Frank and Mrs Stebert, ill. Mrs Adolph Bahr seriously ill in Indianapolis. Marion Lively, Heltonville farmer, in city. Dr Elmer Jones Shoals visited relatives. Greenville Taber Clyde Freeland Flat rent. Lou Kerkoff White Creek visiting.
Local items report visits by Mrs Linnie Matt and Edna Pierce in Pekin and Williams. North I street youths face social mockery after a French Lick to Paoli misadventure. Stanley Chrisler attends the Indianapolis Automobile Show. Louisville’s John D Wakefield, longtime public figure, dies at 1468 St James Ct after pneumonia. Wakefield’s death prompts half mast. survivors include mother Elizabeth Dunlap Wakefield and daughters. funeral plans pending.
The Indiana Senate passed the Rule Red Light Abatement Bill without debate. Forest Isaacs pleaded not guilty to intoxication and awaits a 5 o clock Tuesday hearing. Otis McDonald fined $2 and costs for intoxication and jailed. Harry Ferguson fined $25 and costs plus 30 days in jail for intoxication. A daughter named Mary was born to Mr. and Mrs. Levi Napier on Sunday night in the 12th and N streets area. Marriages listed include Lotus Is Morris to Ruth FE Allen and Ray Crandell to Pearl Jones.
A partial financial extract shows assets including furniture and fixtures, real estate, and securities. It lists amounts due from Federal Reserve, reserve agents, and other banks, plus currency, notes, and capital accounts with several totals and adjustments.
Mary Napier, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Levi Napier, died Monday at their North N street home. Burial held Wednesday. Also notes illness and visits of local residents including Mrs. Bert Hughes, Winstandley, and Ovid Nicholson. Mr. and Mrs. Gyger visited Heltonville to honor Eliza Jane Gyger on her 87th birthday.
A lone bandit in working clothes stopped a covered buggy carrying payroll for Lehigh Portland Cement and Mitchell Lime, escaping with about $2,000. Police pursued along White River to Evansville area. bloodhounds deployed as investigators seek a local suspect.
James Monroe Myers, formerly of Lawrence County and longtime Wichita resident, died at his home on March 4. Burial was held in Wichita on March 6. He was born on a Pinhook area farm and later joined his nephew Otho Myers, an Wichita editor.
Cotter Arkansas March 7 the turkey buzzard once abundant in the White river bluff country is reported to be disappearing observers say the great scavenger has waned with the European armies and only a home guard remains the theory holds they may have crossed to Europe in a short time given their fleet flight and high altitude.
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