Liquor Jug Shipments Restricted by Southern Express Order
The Southern Express Company and others plan to ban liquor in naked jugs to prohibition communities starting April 1, packing jugs only in corrugated boxes or wooden containers. Officials say the rule helps avoid the appearance of illegal activity while acknowledging interstate commerce limits.
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Southern Express Company
Georgia
Chattanooga
Tenn
Jacksonville
Fla
Charles F. Barrett
South
Wilkinson recounts disastrous marriage and alleged breach claims
Wealthy farmer Mr. Wilkinson testifies that he married a woman in September 1904 after she urged marriage and agreed not to be bothered with more than one child. He alleges she brought three children into the home, caused disputes, and threatened divorce unless he deeded property. He says he deeded about $5,000 in real estate, but she left him soon after. He notes this is his third marriage with his wife pursuing repeated matrimonial disputes.
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Dale Matic
Mr. Wilkinson
Indiana town reports mysterious geysers near Crothersville
State Geologist W S Blatchley explains strange ponds and boiling water in fields around Crothersville and Carothersville as gas from shale deposits creating mini geysers and surface flames after a dynamite charge incident.
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Carothersville
Ind
W. S. Blatchley
Crothersville
Blatchley
Bock Beer and Spring German Tradition
Friday marks the first day of spring in old German custom with Bock beer poured in saloons as lager brewers announce a heavier, malt enriched brew. The festive Goat symbolizesGambrinus culture, enjoyed by workers and honest toilers alike this time of year. Born to Mr and Mrs J Marley Hall a daughter at Fidieenth and Kscreets. Dr Paynter reports grandfatherhood. A Bedford suit seeks 10 000 damages over a July train derailment near Stinsville causing internal injury and spinal irritation. Blooming ton Telephone.
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Gambrinus
New World
J. Marley Hall
Fidieenth
Kscreets
Paynter
Bedford
Talitha Newkirk
Monon
Indianapolis
French Lick
Stinsville
Bloomington
Wellman enters congressional race in Second district race
Charles W. Wellman of Sullivan has formally announced his candidacy for congress, pending the Democratic convention in Bloomington on April 30. The move follows years of consideration and signals a potential run in the Second district. Cecil Lockman of 4th and Maple streets celebrated his 29th birthday with 14 visiting friends, who brought gifts and oysters, coffee, and cake.
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Charles W. Wellman
Sullivan
Congress
Bloomington
Mr. Wellman
Cecil Lockman
Maple Streets
Lockman
Liquor and Temperance Forces Battle Reaches Court Appeal
Saloon men raise a new point in the ongoing war between liquor and temperance factions. An appeal is taken from the county board as court action continues.
Signatures questioned in remonstrance fight over license
A member of the sa loon keepers league says about sixty names were added to the remonstrance on the filing day. He claims three Circuit Court rulings have declared such signatures invalid and that the license dispute will continue along that line.
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Saloon Keepers League
Liquor Appeal Mirrors Ward Boundary Fight In City
The second move in the liquor versus temperance clash centers on Harve Launnis appeal of a Board of Commissioners ruling denying retail liquor on I Street due to First Ward remonstrance. Launnis contends the site lies in the Second Ward and plans court action if needed. Other appeals include William Horsey and John Corburn of Bedford and Harry Terrell of Huron. Bloomington suit involves Enos DeMoss and Henry Mercer challenging remonstrances post redistricting.
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Board of Commissioners
Harve Launnis
I Street
Launnis
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
W. E. Clark
William Horsey
John Corburn
Bedford
Harry Terrell
Huron
Horsey
Corburn
West Side
Third Ward
Indiana
Bloomington
Liquor and Temperance Forces
Enos S. DeMoss
Henry S. Mercer
William L. Bryan
R. L. Morgan
County Board
Maud Booth Seriously Ill in Des Moines
Maude Ballington Booth head of the Salvation Army is dangerously ill with heart trouble at Des Moines Iowa. Her physician advises a long rest. Miss Booth’s lecture closes the Star Lecture Course in Bedford on Monday March 23.
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Maude Ballington Booth
Salvation Army
Des Moines
Iowa
Miss Booth
Star
Bedford
Hunters urged to support licenses for wildlife restocking
The article notes many hunters resent paying licenses but argues funds support game restocking. Game commissioners buy quail pheasants partridges and other birds to replenish depleted areas. Hunters are urged to cooperate by providing birds or eggs to farmers and rearing them like poultry.
Bloomington Editor Warned by Bundle of Switches
Julius I Behr editor of the Daily Student at Indiana University received a note with a bundle of switches warning him to resign within a week. The incident followed his harsh column roasting a recent minstrel show funded by the athletic association, which others praised.
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Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University
Julius I. Behr
Daily Student
Behr
College Athletic Association
Whitecappers
Incorrigible 13 Year Old Arrested in Mitchell Case
Chief Gratzer, acting on a warrant from Mayor Stipp, arrested 13 year old Joseph Cramer in Mitchell for carrying a concealed revolver. The case, called incorrigible, was sent to the Circuit Court due to age with trial set for next Friday. he returned home with his father. Also, Phillip Dunihue was acquitted of assault and battery charged by Mrs. James Deckard in a separate Bedford court session.
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Stipp
Fletcher
Gratzer
Mitchell
Joseph Cramer
Bedford
Joseph
Wilson
Phillip Dunihue
James Deckard
Dog Poisoner Believed To Slay Bedford Pet Maje Weyerbacher
Maje the white bulldog owned by Gus Weyerbacher died Friday night after ingesting poison. The animal accompanied its owner to St. John's church on West 14th Street and later to Capt. F. S. Clark's home before falling ill. A physician gave antidotes but the dog died shortly before 10 o'clock. The pet was greatly valued by its owner for companionship.
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Weyerbacher
Bedford
St. John’s Church
West 14Th Street
Gus Weyerbacher
F. S. Clark
Indiana Attorney General rules presidential elector a lucrative office
The Attorney General James Bingham says presidential electors may be considered a lucrative office since compensation is provided by statute and duties include administering state and United States laws. He notes the constitutional ban bars someone holding more than one lucrative office at the same time.
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James Bingham
Burn
United States
Judge Wilson Talks on Success in Life to High School
Judge James B. Wilson spoke Friday to high school students on success in life. Superintendent Fagan and the student body urged his address and the talk was well received.
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James B. Wilson
Fagan
Attorney General Rules City Council Seat Not a Lucrative Office
The Attorney General concludes that a city councilman’s salary is not a lucrative office since duties are purely municipal. A person may not hold two lucrative offices at once if both involve administering state or federal law. The notice cites Purdue University trustees as nonpaid, and a notary public as a lucrative office requiring vacating a prior office upon acceptance.
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United States
David E. Beem
Spencer
Beem
Board of Trustees
Purdue University
Board of Trustees of
Purdue
Attorney- General
Egg street duel ends fatally at Carmi
In Carmi Illinois on Main street a feud over neglected eggs led to a street duel. Loten Fitz Dale shot John W Fulford who in turn fired a head wound before Dale died from abdomen injuries after a gunfight witnessed by many. Dale was captured. both men were horse hostlers and drinking.
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Carmi, H
Partcipants
Loten
Norris City
Fulford
Dale
Holderby’s
Nicholas McGuire
Eugene Ackman
Vendome
Evansville
Strikes It Rich At Cripple Creek Mine Wins Court Victory
George W. Allen formerly of Azalia reportedly struck it rich at Cripple Creek Colorado after winning a lawsuit involving a paying gold mine and soon married a plaintiff's sister. A local paper says his mine stake is rich and will yield him and his partners. Allen went to Colorado about eight years ago. Fruit growers near New Albany report peach buds ready to bloom soon and plums to bloom by week’s end. The strawberry crop promises a large yield, with potential profits for hill farms near New Albany dependent on favorable weather.
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George W. Allen
Azalia
Cripple Creek
Colorado
New Albany
Card Of Thanks For Nellie’s Illness Support
We express gratitude to friends for kindness and sympathy shown during Nellie’s illness. Your thoughtful actions and prayers are deeply appreciated by her family.
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Nellie
New Heltonville School Building Opens for Occupancy
Trustee Jesse Faubion of Pleasant Run township opened the new eight thousand dollar Heltonville school building for occupancy by township high school students and Heltonville district scholars. The building was dedicated last Friday with exercises. Wilbur Dobson, ill with pneumonia, is convalescent at his O street home.
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Jesse Faubion
Pleasant Run Township
Heltonville
Wilbur Dobson
O Street
Aged Financier Walsh Receives Sentence After Trial
Judge Anderson overruled a motion for a new trial and ordered five years in prison for John R. Walsh, noting the banker served two masters and funded personal ventures with bank assets. The age of the defendant and concurrent counts influenced the minimal sentence and cost payment.
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John. R. Walsh
Chicago
Anderson
Palmer
A. National. Bank
National Bank
Hart
Court of Appeals
Walsh
T.s
Clergy Clarifies Church Distinction in Indianapolis
Reverend T. H. Nelson of the Pentecost band in Indianapolis denies ties between his church and a group calling itself the Pentecostal church. He says former members of the Griggy Bluks have caused confusion and asserts no common ground with the Pentecostal church.
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T. H. Nelson
Pentecost
Indianapolis
Pentecostal Church
Griggy Bluks
Davis Padgett Fight Shapes Martin County Vote
The Loogootee Tribune notes a heated Davis versus Padgett contest for the congressional delegation. Delegates may hinge on Martin County. Davis claims Greene, Sullivan and Lawrence counties while Padgett counts Daviess, Owen and Knox after Cullop is removed. The clash centers on Martin and Monroe with youth favoring Padgett and veterans backing Davis.
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Loogootee Tribune
Martin County
Davis
Padgett
Greene
Sullivan
Lawrence
Daviess
Owen
Knox
Martin
Monroe
Freight car breaks Monon track near Cherry Grove
A southbound refrigerator car broke a support on the Monon line near Cherry Grove, tearing two miles of track, loosening ties and bending rails. The incident halted a following passenger train, but no wreck occurred. Crews from Crawfordsville and Lafayette worked to clear and repair the damaged track, expected to take several days.
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Cherry Grove
Crawfordsville
Lafayette
Linden
Birds to Indiana May Include Hungary Pheasants
Fish and Game Commissioner Z T Sweeney reports receiving a shipment promise of 500 Hungarian pheasants from Austria for Indiana in the spring. Earlier orders for 1 300 Hungarian pheasants and Mongolian partridges were lost when a ship near Halifax burned. He cannot predict arrival or distribution. further orders are uncertain and few birds may reach Indiana this season.
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Z. T. Sweeney
Austria
Indiana
Sweeney
Halifax
Lemon Returns From Cuba With Plantation Report
Charles M. Lemon has returned from Havana and Cuba where he has been managing the Redencion plantation. The 1000 acre fruit operation impressed him with Cuba as a rising country attracting American settlers and investors. The Strausses opened their Bedford store The Leader on the North Side Saturday, renewing their familiar presence in the community.
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Charles M. Lemon
Havana
Cuba
Redencion
Lemon
Strausses
Bedford
Leader
Harris Named Attorney for Southern Indiana Railroad
QO B Harris formerly of the Keene-Sullivan Circuit Court is appointed attorney for the Southern Indiana railroad to succeed Samuel Hamill who died recently. Harris and Homer Taylor of Terre Haute have formed a partnership.
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Keene-Sullivan Circuit Court
Southern Indiana Railroad
Samuel Hamill
Messrs. Harris
Homer Taylor
Terre Haute
Sheriff Returns Empty Handed in Covington Arrest Bid
Sheriff Box failed to locate J. J. Johnson in Covington after a warrant and requisition papers were issued for the forged check case tied to Effie Prow at the Avenue hotel in Bedford. Johnson, claiming to be a book agent, disappeared after a tip and return to Bedford.
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Sheriff Box
Covington
Louisville
Prow
Johnson
Cincinnati
Bedford
Jonson
Cincinnati Company
Gratzer
Box
Frankfort
Campbell County
Indiana Trustees Report Aid to Poor Falls From Earlier Years
Township overseers of the poor report aid to 37 724 persons in 1907 based on a 1906 Indiana population of 2 710 898, about one in every seventy two inhabitants. Earlier years show higher aid before reforms of 1895 1897 and 1899 reduced aid by restricting assistance to verified need.
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Board of County Commissioners
Board of State Charities
Indiana
Louisville Steel Expert Examines Cracked North Side Facade
Louisville engineer Haines inspected the Hamer Smith building to determine the settling and cracking of the stone front. He cited construction errors in the steel work but found the design within safe limits though light. Rebuilding may use heavier columns and beams to support 180 tons of carved stone.
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Haines
Louisville
Hamer- Smith
Death ends suffering of John Manzenburger
John Manzenburger died at his home at 1115 North M Street this morning at 8 15 following a long illness due to stomach and liver cancer. He was 47, survived by a widow and several children. Funeral from St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church Tuesday at 9 o'clock, interment Green Hill by Ben Hur.
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John Manzenburger
North
M Street
Stone
St. Vincent de Paul’s Catholic Church
Green Hill
Ben Hur
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