Public insult offered W. M. Louden at Bloomington minstrel
A Bloomington minstrel show features an incident where an insult was directed at W. M. Louden. The event is noted as part of the program's entertainment rather than a formal incident.
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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1908
Page
1
College Man's Crack Ignites War Rumors In Town
Bloomington citizens erupt over a minstrel show joke about the late Republican primary. Robert St. Clair insulted Louden’s votes prompting faculty apologies and threats of trouble. The scene includes a call for G. B. from College and looming conflicts as tensions rise. Also noted is hog-breeding statistics from Morgan County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Harris Grand Theatre
Robert St. Clair
College City
St. Clair
Louden
Sheldon
Veedersburg
Bedford
Bono Mussel Shells Boost Town's Industry and Hog Fat
The Mitchell Tribune reports Bono to revive industry around mussel shells. A new company will dredge the nearby river for shells, load barges, and ship to a plant making button shells and poultry grit while fattening hogs with mussel meat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bono
State Capitol
Mitchell Tribune
Bony
Pure Bred Hogs Lead Indiana Swine Fashion
The Indiana Bureau of Statistics reports Duroc Jerseys and Poland Chinas as leading hog styles this season. Mule-foot hogs total 229 in Indiana valued at about $4,630 while pure bred hogs number 65,340 with values up to $31 per hog. Sid Conger notes the breed shift ahead as hog farming trends evolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lukens
Disko
Wabash County
Berkshire
Chester White
Duroc
Jersey
Essex
Hampshire
Poland
China
Suffolk
Victoria
Tamworths
Yorkshires
Morgan County
Delaware County
Boone County
Henry County
Randolph County
Montgomery County
Indiana Bureau of Statistics
Hoosier
Forge
Sid Conger
State Board of Agricul
Conger
Indiana Bureau of Sta
Monon Sued Over Stream Change Damaging Property
Martha E. Butcher and relatives sue the Monon in Monroe circuit court claiming the 1899 stone railroad construction altered a stream south of Clear Creek. The altered watercourse encroached on their lands, washing away soil and reducing land value by about 1000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monon
Clear Creek
Martha E. Butcher
Orville Butcher
Gertrude Strain
Ralph Butcher
Glendora Butcher
Nellie Butcher
Alma Butcher
Monroe
Harrodsburg
Cap Alexander vies for Indiana G. A. R. command
Capt John D. Alexander of Bedford and J M Barlow of Plainfield lead a field for the Indiana G A R state commander post to be decided at Kokomo May 19 20 and 21. Alexander represents the south while Barlow is viewed as a younger veteran with prior Senate service. Edna Pitts returns from Oxford Ohio after visiting Gertrude Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Indianapolis
Kokomo
John D. Alexander
Bedford
J. M. Barlow
Plainfield
Capt
Alexander
David E. Beem
Spencer
George W. Grubbs
Martinsville
G. A. R. Post
Bloomington
Council of Administration
Indiana Department
Ei. R B. Brown
Monticello
Barlow
City Sprinkling Under City Contract Questioned
The City Council debates adopting a city funded street sprinkling contract under a new state law that allows assessments on abutting property. A patent sprinkler proposal may replace the broom wagon, lowering dirt and collecting waste into sewers. The plan faces discussion amid mayoral support and concerns over who pays for a public necessity. Spencer dogs bite incident raises hydrophobia concerns and quarantine debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stipp
Tippecanoe Monument Debate Prompts Stone Choice
The Lafayette Courier argues Indiana stone should be used for the Battle Ground Monument, noting Indiana granite durability and cost concerns. It cites a Chicago Tribune dispatch on wear at the McKinley memorial granite and urges the commission to inspect granite performance before contracting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette Courier
Battle Ground Monument
Vermont
Indiana
Chicago Tribune
Columbus
McKinley Memorial
New York
Battle Ground
A Dogless Town Hydrophobia in Spencer Indiana
Spencer town marshal reports a dog with hydrophobia head sent to the State Board of Health lab. Dr Helen Knabe confirms the specimen as a hydrophobic dog and informs the marshal, prompting concern among Spencer residents about their dog population after a rabies scare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
Knabe
Ind
State Board of Health
W. H. Jones
Helen Knabe
Owen County
Mattingly Pushes Local Option While Defending Existing Laws
Indiana State Senator Ezra Mattingly at the State House vows to back local option without repealing the Nicholson and Moore temperance laws. He drafts a bill for county and smaller subdivision elections, with a $1,000 license split to school funds and local government. He argues local option can be fair if current laws remain intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra Mattingly
Washington
State House
Indianapolis News
Mattingly
Strawberry Crop Prospects in New Albany District
New Albany District strawberry growers anticipate a fine season as vines are in good condition and late freezes are unlikely. The industry has become the area’s leading agricultural product with last year’s strawberry receipts around 300000 dollars for the region, according to the New Albany Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Albany
United States
New Albany Tribune
Farmer Bert Strickler Runs Amok in Crawfordsville
Bert Strickler, a respected local farmer, attacked three men including town marshal Corbin Goodbar and deputy M O Love after being mocked for intoxication. He defied Justice William H. Long by refusing to pay a $10 fine and fled the courtroom, later beating Goodbar and Love before a larger force cooled the incident. James Hanford of Greene County plans to move to Bedford for better schools for his children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Stickler
Crawfordsville
Corbin Goodbar
M. O. Love
William H. Long
Strickler
Marshal Goodbar
Goodbar
Love
Justice Long
James Hanford
Greene County
Bedford
Walsh TQ Prison Judge Anderson Sentences Chicago Banker
Judge Anderson sentences Walsh TQ to five years for misappropriating Chicago National Bank funds. Walsh files an appeal challenging the ruling.
John R Walsh Denied New Trial and Sentenced
Chicago banker John R Walsh was Friday denied a new trial and sentenced by Judge Anderson to five years in the Federal Prison at Ft Leavenworth Kansas for misappropriating funds of the defunct Chicago National Bank. An appeal was filed by his attorneys to the Court of Appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Walsh
Chicago
Ft. Leavenworth
Kansas
Anderson
Walsh
Chicago National Bank
Court of Appeals
Chicago, Ills
Leavenworth
United States Court of Appeals
Freedom
Walsh Is Denied New Trial in Chicago National Bank Case
Judge Anderson of the Federal court denies the motion for a new trial in Government v Walsh. Walsh, ex president of the Chicago National Bank, is sentenced to five years at Leavenworth. Attorneys vow further action as they press for a stay and appeal.
Chaney Likely to Chair Indiana Republican State Convention
Congressman John C. Chaney of the Second district is expected to be the permanent chairman of the Republican State convention set for April 1 and 2. His candidacy was recommended at a State committee meeting on Wednesday. Jessie Overstreet of Indianapolis will serve as temporary chairman and deliver the keynote. State chairman James P. Goodrich said his duties as receiver for the G. C. & L. railroad will demand much of his time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Chaney
Jessie Overstreet
Indianapolis
James P. Goodrich
G. C. & L. Railroad
Republican committee names acting chair for state convention
The Indiana Republican Committee appointed Fred A. Sims to act as chair during the regular chairman's absence. Sims, former Ninth district committee member and secretary, has wide influence and a record of fairness. The group set rules on sergeant at arms and usher roles, discussed campaign expenses, and debated platform planks including tariff revision and temperance reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Fred A. Sims
Sims
Oliver P Ensley
Citizens rally for Bedford city hospital fund drive
Bedford residents urged to support a city hospital through a canvass by appointed solicitors. Subscribers pay after six months of operation, with a list of names to be published in The Matrix, highlighting broad public backing and urgency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hospital
Bedford
Matix
Neck Breaks in Church Accident Killings Miss Martha McCann
Miss Martha McCann 30 daughter of Mr and Mrs John McCann of 110 Macon Street Brooklyn died after a coma following a church accident. A thirty foot pipe fell from the organ at the Church of Our Lady of Victory Troope Avenue and McDonough Street striking her at the base of the neck during morning mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha McCann
John “McCann
Macon’ Street
Brooklyn
Church of Our Lady of Victory
Troope Avenue
McDonough Street
City Council Approves Sewer System Bid Advertisement
At a caucus meeting the Bloomington city council decided to advertise for bids to construct the city sewerage system. Only the core will be covered with eleven miles of mains planned at an estimated cost of 103000 dollars. Contracts expected to be let in May or June. Right of way to a septic tank south of the city will be secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Indiana Democrats face unpledged delegates at convention
Attempts by Democratic leaders to agree on a nominee fail. Three-fourths of delegates are expected to remain unpledged at the March 25 and 26 convention, promising a lively gathering. Mrs. Henry Weyer of South Est. travels to Victor to visit sister Mrs. Frank Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Henry Weyer
South Est
Victor
Frank Evans
Prisoner Hungry Found in Freight Car at Reformatory
A prisoner was found hungry and imprisoned in a freight car connected to the state reformatory. Officials investigated the incident and ensured the inmate was fed and returned to custody.
Prison escape attempt by Fiolkowski ends in freight car reveal
Frank C. Fiolkowski, an Indiana Reformatory convict, hid among cuspidors and kettles in a Philadelphia railroad freighthouse car for days. Found by workers, he resisted initial exit but was persuaded to surrender. He had been incarcerated for grand larceny and faces extended imprisonment. The report notes his health problems and prior hospital visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank C. Fiolkowski
Indiana
Fiolkowski
M. M. Barnard
J. H. Madara
C. W. Baker
Indiana Reformatory
Chain Works
Reformatory
Lake County
Bedford Delegates Attend Royal Neighbors State Convention
Mrs Daisy Ard represented the Bedford camp at the Indiana Royal Neighbors State Convention in Fort Wayne. The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reported the triennial meeting closed with a grand ball at Saengerbund hall and praised the convention as the most enthusiastic in Indiana. Delegates and alternates to the national gathering in Chicago were chosen, with officers elected including State Oracle Mrs Jennie Reed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy Ard
Ft. Wayne
Royal Neighbors
Bedford
Saengerbund Hall
Indiana
Margaret Sapper
Rose Dawson
Nannie Hardendorf
Chicago
Lewis
McConnel
Hadley
Winings
Disler
Bates
Sudoth
Townsley
Saxon
Roser
Ex County Recorder Sued for $2420 Bond Breach
Monroe County board files suit against Thomas A. Gollivar ex county recorder and his surety United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company alleging he taxed received retained and converted county fees and recorder’s costs to his own use. The complaint cites improper entries and erasure of cash book records to hide a $2.50 per mortgage fee, with $3,000 bond due and $500 interest claimed, while Gollivar is said to be absent and unaccounted for. Officials say Thrasher and Hough faced prior suits for misappropriation of nearly $4,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Monroe County
Peter S. Thrasher
Benton J. Hough
Messrs. Thrasher
Hough
Thos. A. Gollivar
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company
Gullivar
Galli
County of
Monroe
Gollivar
Thrasher
Morgan
Miers
Edwin Carr
R. H. East
Wreck Damage Claims Hit $13 000 for Tolliver and Father
Ruth Tolliver and her father John Tolliver file suits in Lawrence Circuit Court over injuries from a Bedford Branch B&O wreck near Rivervale on August 28, 1907. Tolliver seeks 10 900 and her father 3 000, with total related claims cited at 75 000 for the past two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Rivervale
Page Sengers
Lawrence
Ruth Tolliver
John P. Toll
Doctor Burns Faces License Probe In Monroe County
The Monroe County Medical Society investigated Dr. J. H. Burns of West 12th street for practicing without a license. A special meeting with Dr. J. E. P. Holland discussed itinerant doctors as Bedford reports note Dr. Coleman was arrested for similar license violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Burns
West 12Th Street
Monroe County Medical Society
Bloomington
Medical Society
J. E. P. Holland
Burns
James Peak
South
Walnut Street
Bedford
Coleman
Monroe County
State Board of Medical Examiners
Monroe County Medical Society to Probe Two Doctors
Bloomington March 13 The Monroe County Medical Society will meet tonight to investigate Dr J H Coleman of Kirksville and Dr Burns of Bloomington tied to practicing without licenses Coleman rose to prominence after an arrest in Bedford this week and he claims to be a cancer specialist. The society seeks to determine if either man holds a county license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Monroe County Medical Society
J. H. Coleman
Kirksville
Burns
Coleman
Bedford
Monroe County Society
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. M. Louden
Tertainment
Duroc Jersey
Esser Soar O Ce Ee
Tamworth
Yorkshire
Duroe
Indiana Swine
Monon Issued
G. AR
Edna Pitts
Oxford
Ohio
Gertrude Miller
Ing
Ly Liable
Tippecanoe
Senator Mattingly
Daviess
Chicago Banker
The
Chicago National
John S. Miller
Mr. Walsh
Miller
Chaney
Lishing
Democracy
Indi
Ana
Kentland
Oracle
Hollis
Columbia City
Fall
R. J. Bosworth
Winchester
W. M. Pollard
R. W. Winings
J. E. Voltz
Voltz
Ada C. Bosworth
Camp No. 4780
Teries
Masonic Temple
South H Street
Lawrence County
Granite and Marble Trusts
John P. Tolliver
Boruff & Boruff
Bloomington Medical Society
Coleman Located
Kkirksville
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