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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1902
Page
1
Bob Wicker earns praise as a fast, graceful young pitcher and hitter after seven innings in Cincinnati where ONeill struggled. reporters laud his defense and two hits while noting a lost game as Reds fall early. The piece also references local politics, a Brown County forest fire, and Bloomington survey news.
Ringling Brothers offers astonishing equestrian feats with 500 horses and top riders. The show features gladiatorial riding, somersaults, and a grand horse ballet alongside a vast menagerie. May 13 in this city marks a memorable date amid a major circus revival. The Waverly Traction Company plans an electric railroad project across several counties to Indianapolis, with Horace H. Fletcher John M. Cassill and Frank H. Farnham as incorporators.
Col Lewis Brooks of Shoals called on the Hoosier Democrat editor last Friday. Former Martin county auditor, he held nearly every county office and remains a popular, shrewd local figure. The piece praises his consistent, genial nature and business success. Charleston Hoosier Democrat.
The article notes a shift from a once depressed horse market to a booming export trade driven by foreign demand and wartime needs. Port Chalmette shipments reach 18 million, last year totaling 116,655 animals while imports fall to 3,785. Canada lags due to acclimation issues. United States emerges as the leading horse nation with a stance against embargoes unless necessary.
An ad claims muffins and cakes made with Royal Baking Powder may be freely eaten without fear of indigestion, asserting healthful and worry free consumption.
Bob Wicker pitched for St Louis against Cincinnati on Sunday and won 8 to 5. He delivered a strong game, batted twice for two hits and scored once, while Bedford fans rode an excursion to cheer him. The Enquirer and Commercial Tribune praised his delivery and hitting, noting Wicker's value and plan to pitch him again on future dates. Also covered are local notices about David Sherrick’s auditor nomination, the death of Collin McKinney, fishing laws, Campbellsburg limestone prospects, Red Men district meeting, and Bedford parade scenes.
Indiana sunflower of locusts shows brood XXII 1902 to 1919 covering the entire state while brood V affects Lake and Porter counties and other broods spread through Gibson Posey Knox Vanderburgh and greater areas. Knox Posey Gibson host multiple broods with seventeen and thirteen year cycles. Fourteen are septendecim and seven tredecim overall.
The Odd Fellows anniversary social drew a large crowd with an engaging program. Frank Vance opened with a welcome address. The operetta The Fairy Crowning featured six young girls as fairies led by Adah Whitted as queen. Gladys Edmondson recited Dear Little Hands, and Flo Whitted sang a solo. Mrs. Hubert Stone delivered a popular recitation, Adda Whitted and Marie Campbell performed a piano duet, and Georgia Duncan played piano accompaniment for a violin solo by James McKinley. Adah Whitted recited It takes a man to be brave. A phonograph entertained late, with ice cream and cake served.
A Monon freight brakeman discovered Walter R. Thompson dead near a switch in Mitchell at about 2:30 a m Friday. The body showed a gunshot wound to the back of the head and a deep forehead cut, with a club nearby. Thompson, an elder soldier, had been drinking in Mitchell and was believed robbed and murdered to conceal the theft.
Mexican War veterans seek the flags Indiana volunteers carried. Of five regiments in that war, only the Fifth Indiana flag remains clearly identified in state records. The 1869 Adjutant General report lists three sets then in the State Library, with the Fifth Regiment flag bearing its signature gift from Winfield Scott and later tied to notable events. A 1888 state geologist list confirms current holdings show the Fifth Indiana flag. other flags lack complete identifying marks. Mrs. M A Malott and two daughters visited Erie relatives.
City Council awarded Bedford sewerage plant work to James M. Waugh for $33,971, below the engineer’s $28,000 estimate. Other bids ranged up to $41,000. Waugh recently completed seven miles of Crawfordsville sewers. Coal supply contract for city water works at $2.093 per ton awarded to Bedford Coal and Mining Co.
Indrana Pouis announces a May 15 parade under General J. R. Carnahan. Color Bearers must report by 8 am at the State House Museum to receive colors, then march via Washington New Jersey Ohio Meridian to the Monument. Each regiment may carry two colors, then return colors to the State House after Vesper services.
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