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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1907
Page
4
An advertisement extols Humphreys Homeopathic Specific No 28 as the sole successful treatment for nervous debility and prostration. It notes the remedy, labeled Slpervial, is from Bacphoys' Med Co and offered by William and Joke Streets.
Ralph R Cone filed a suit against the Pentecost Bands of America for 2680 claiming pay for years of service as bookkeeper secretary and treasurer with duties including handling Herald of Light and finances. Rev Thomas H Nelson cites church printing office and workers living on food and clothing and warns the suit could threaten church property.
Judge Anderson sustains Walsh demurrer on 22 counts charging misuse of bank funds while upholding 160 other counts. Walsh seeks a bill of particulars before pleading as DA Sims and defense attorney Miller clash over timing. Next Tuesday set to decide on the bill’s issuance.
The Knights of Pythias were quietly adjourned when a party of Pythian Sisters arrived at the outer door. After investigation, they were admitted and treated the lodge to a social evening with repartee and refreshments. The Knights hope for more such future gatherings.
Auditor John C. Billheimer announced that after adjournment the Indiana legislature will require all trust companies to quit general banking activities and limit operations to trust company business only. He plans strict enforcement and cites an Attorney General opinion February ruling.
The article reports that trust companies in Indiana argued for a law change to permit continued banking while the House defeated the bill amid opposition from big trust firms. Billheimer vows to enforce current law, ordering trusts to stop issuing drafts and exchanges and limit conduct to statutorily allowed activities.
In Vienna 9000 women and girls and 3000 men vote to strike for higher wages at three mass meetings of dress makers and ladies' tailors, signaling organized labor action across the city.
Former Kansas senator Joseph Burton, jailed after conviction, plans a weekly newspaper The Home Rule from his Abilene home to air criticism of Roosevelt and Washington. He received a one month respite and faces civil judgment for a $2,500 fine. He vows to speak to Kansas and national audiences about his hardships.
Charles R. McDaniels and Daisy B. Amos obtained a marriage license. The couple plans to wed and appear in the county filing records as engaged partners.
Neighbors and friends express sincere heartfelt gratitude for the kindness and sympathy shown during the illness and death of our beloved mother Martha Barnett. Her children include her brothers and sisters who thank you for support during this time.
Mrs Edith Mason daughter of Jas M Caress suffered a stroke Sunday at her parents home on East 16th street. Her entire right side was affected.
The family of the late Allen H. Gib erson thank neighbors and friends in Bedford and elsewhere for their sympathy and kindness shown after his death.
Mrs. Samuel Browning hosted a Sunday dinner on West 11th Street for the 74th birthday of her brother James B. Carson. Only kin attended and all enjoyed a pleasant time, with wishes for many more happy birthdays.
A large blue box named Martin appeared in the southern city section this morning and began inspecting vacant martin boxes. He arrived four to five days early as the advance courier for the annual spring migration aimed at attracting the female martins in the next day or two.
Missouri mules advertised for by the Isthmian canal commission have arrived on the isthmus. The commission invites bids for 1600 pounds of mule shoes and for squirgees salinometers and ejectors among other items. Army engineers will dig the big ditch and supervise the project. Bridget Doocan traveled from Ft. Wayne to Chicago to visit Mrs. Martin O'Brien.
Rail officials discuss replacing the white safety light with red yellow and green signals in the updated code. The change aims to reduce accidents from broken glass and misread signals, with yellow offering a lesser danger cue than red. Bloomington is praised as a model city while nearby towns along the Monon and Southern divisions are described with mixed notes. Quince Mitchell from Leesville accepts a stenographer position at the Southern Indiana Round House.
A. Y. Walters buys the Culbertson mansion and lot at George Corner from Mrs. Epsie George Potter with the Dobbins lease. The 938 by 180 foot site on 15th street, near the depot, courthouse, square, opera house, library, and churches, will host a 50 room Bedford stone hotel. Manager F. X. Johnson promotes the deal, aiming to preserve the existing mansion as part of the new hotel.
James Douglas, a tramp barber, was arrested on a charge of breaking into an Ellettsville barber shop and stealing six razors. Four razors were later found and identified as sold in this city. Douglas was taken back to Ellettsville by a local constable.
Dispatches from Bloomington report Morgan seeks the Democratic nomination against Padgett Miers Davis and others. He is described as a personal friend of William Jennings Bryan and a supporter of a repeal plank targeting the fifteenth amendment. The Washington Herald quotes harsh partisan rhetoric about Black voters and calls him a fire-eater.
Miss Mary Stubbs, state statistician, reports Indiana has 31 denominations with 7,090 congregations and church property valued at nearly 24.25 million dollars. The bulletin notes high church membership, significant parochial school decline, and public schools' strong system. It cites Addison Harris on Indiana’s public schools and describes broader church trends and property ownership.
James Nevins and several residents of Oolitic are noted in obituaries and death notices including James Nevins a deaf mute who died after a grip illness, Mrs Fairward Rodgers, Mrs Dan Whitted, a two year old who died of whooping cough, Archibald Miller at the county infirmary, and William P Owen. The notices mention funeral times and local burial places Beech Grove Breckinridge graveyard.
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