Aged Lady Narrowly Escapes Death on Monon Train
Mrs Mariah Sullivan an elderly resident near Pekin fell from a moving northbound Mo non train at J street and 14th in Bedford. She was bruised but survived after bystanders carried her to Deckard Hotel yard and she was taken home by cab. Her narrow escape left her sore and shaken with six to eight inches of rail clearance as the train sped away.
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Mariah Suilli
Pekin
Botlk
J Street
Sullivan
14Th
J Streets
Deckard
Claude Morris
Mrs. Sullivan
Open Air Band Gonte gerts Ready for Bedford Concerts
Pen Air band Gongerts are among the state’s finest open air concert groups and await funds to begin. No concerts before June due to lack of city funding and merchant donations. City council has not yet placed the plan on the agenda this year, with two weeks until the next meeting. The law allows city appropriations for such events and a portion of costs will be city funded.
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Thoueh Bedford Tas
Eear
Monon Freight Wreck Delays Traffic Near Jowell
The Monon freight wrecked at 12 05 this morning two and a half miles south of Jowell. Seven cars left the rails at 25 mph. all were loaded with merchandise and badly damaged. The first car to leave was car twenty three from the engine. All passenger trains were detoured and traffic delayed for hours. Engine 568 was pulling, with Thom as Sherrier as engineer and W F Planer as fireman. Conductor Harry Lister in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monon
Jowell
Thomas Sherrier
W. F. Planer
Hammond
Harry Lister
Tafayette Courier
Thanks for support after mother's illness and passing
We express gratitude to friends and neighbors for kind assistance and sympathy during our mother's illness and death and for the beautiful floral offerings. Listed are family members in Indiana Maryland Philadelphia and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hall
Altha
Raiph
Dayton
Indianapolis
Ind
Jesse O. Hall
Carl and Clyde
John M. Hall
Morris and Melvin
Baltimore
Louis Hall
Philadelphia
John Polly
Fred
Lova
W. Ta Brown
Lee Williams
Elizabeth Jane Setser Obituary in Bedford Indiana
Elizabeth Jane Setser died at her son Jesse Hall in Bedford Indiana May 26 1913 aged 58 years 6 months and 23 days She was born October 22 1854 in Houston Jackson County Indiana and married Nathan Hall August 22 1871 They had ten children seven survive Alice Charles Jesse Iva John Stella and Louis with four brothers and many relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Jane Setser
Caleb and
Evina Setser
Houston
Jackson County
Indiana
Jesse Q O. Hall
Bedford
M. E
Nathan Hall
Alice
Charles
Jesse
Iva
John
Stella
Louis
Life term given Rufus Clark for McQuaid murders
The Indiana jury found J. Rufus Clark guilty of murdering the McQuaid brothers in Jennings County last October and sentenced him to life imprisonment. Clark did not show emotion as verdicts were read. his fate mirrors the Romine case. James Tyler remains to be tried for complicity.
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Columbus
Ind
J. Rufus Clark
McQuaid Brothers
Jennings County
Clark
Martin L. Clark
Henry Romine
McQuaids
Romine
James Tyler
Sister of Sheriff Sitler Aetter Toda
Ada Sitler sister of Sheriff Sitler who suffered a stroke of paralysis recently is somewhat improved.
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Sherif Siler Aetter Toda
Ada Sitler
Sheriff Sitler
Kent Bass Receives Preventive Treatment After Fall
Kent Bass fractured a leg in a thirty foot fall at the Indiana Bedford Quarries Friday. He was resting well Saturday as doctors administered preventive treatment against lockjaw due to dirt in the wound.
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Kent Bass
Indiana Bedford
Kern resolution provokes verbal duel in Senate
In Washington on May 9 Senators Goff and Chilton of West Virginia bitterly resisted the Kern mining conditions probe. A sensational verbal duel followed as Kern attacked Governor Hatfield and Indiana’s alleged lawlessness tied to dynamiting cases in which he once defended clients.
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Washington
Kern
Goff and Chilton
West Virginia
Senate
Hatfield
Creek
Cabin Creek
Indiana
Indianapolis
Chilton
Bedford Residents Plan European Trip With Chicago Escort
A group from Bedford plans a June departure from New York City for a European voyage. Attending are C S Norton and daughter Florence, Mrs Jesse Ray of New York City, Mrs W Whic, Misses Arma Boruff Sitgueas, and Martin Rowe among others.
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Bedford
Chicago
New York City
Florence
Jesse Een Ray
W. Whic
Arma Boruff Sitgueas
Ot Ye
CNS
Ak al Ek
Martin Rowe
Finger ends amputated at Oolitic mill incident
Jackson Temple an employee of the New Mill at Oolitic had tips of two fingers cut off Friday afternoon in an industrial accident at the plant.
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Jackson Temple
Oolitic
Elks Banquet at Hatfield Hotel Honors Minstrel Guests
Elks Minstrel participants were guests of honor at a Friday banquet in the Hatfield Hotel dining room. W. E. McCormick Rexulted Ruler presided with F. D. Hatfield assisting as master of ceremonies. A delightful musicale followed and the party attended a Crystal theatre showing.
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Elks
Hatfield Hotel
W. E. McCormick
Ruler of the Elks
F. D. Hatfield
Fire damages Perry Black cottage in Oolitic
A cottage owned by Perry Black in the south part of Oolitic was damaged by a fire that started in the flue early Saturday. The roof was badly damaged but the interior was saved and the cottage had only recently been occupied.
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Perry Blackburn
Oolitie
Bloomington High Confesses Robbery Suspects Nabbed
In Bloomington Indiana May 9 Jacob Robinson age 19 and Harry Larkins age 20 were arrested by Chief Hensley and Officer Crushaw on a charge of attempted robbery. Police believe they may be tied to more than six street holdups in two months. Larkins confessed after questioning and implicated Robinson, who denies the guilt.
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Bloomington
Ind
Jacob Robinson
Harry Larkins
Joseph Hensley
Crushaw
Robinson
Larkins
Hensley
William Louden
Southern Indiana Power to Extend Lines to Bloomington
Power company details a June 1 start for extending lines from Oolitic to Bloomington and toward Hunt District north of town. Bryant White, the power engineer, has opened an office in the Gentry block and will oversee a crew locating routes with poles, wire, and steel towers ordered. The company will seek power business in Bloomington and from quarry companies, with northern build limited this year to the Consolidated district.
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Southern Indiana Power Company
Bryant White
Gentry Block
Oolitic
Bloomington
Hunter District
Blomington
Southern Indiana Company
Bloomington Telephone
Boy falls from veranda injures head in accident
William Rodman two and a half years old, son of Mr and Mrs William Huderson, West 21st Street, fell from the back veranda Friday afternoon. He suffered a deep head cut requiring several stitches.
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William Rodman
William Huderson West
Hendersons Return From Lake Michigan Ports Trip
Mr and Mrs Olie P Henderson returned last night from their trip to Lake Michigan ports, detailing sightseeing and travel memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olie P. Henderson
Lake Michigan
Mrs Currie Travels to Chicago to Visit Relatives
Mrs. Robert Currie left Friday morning for Chicago to join her daughter and husband Mr and Mrs James Anderson. Mrs Robt Harris a trained nurse who has worked for two weeks in the family of Elza Smith at Williams returned home Thursday.
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Robert Currie
Chicago
James Anderson
Elza Smith
Williams
Autos Collision Saturday in Front of Moving Train
A spectacular collision occurred Saturday at 14th and J streets when J. G. Emery’s northbound car sideswiped the Dave Johnson vehicle driven by Earl G. Ehbaum of Cincinnati Ohio representing Moore Oil Company. The wreck happened on the Monon track in front of a freight train that stopped before striking the cars.
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14Th
J Streets
J. G. Emery
Dave Johnson
Earl G. Ehbaum
Cincinnati Ohio
Moore Oil Company
Ehbaum
P. W. Feeny
Monon
Jumbo Wrecker Wreck Delays Monon Train No. 6
A Jumbo wrecker operating south of the city jumped the track while being moved to Orleans on Saturday. The incident blocked the rails for hours and delayed Monon train No. 6 which did not reach Bedford until after 2 PM, then remained held in town until the other train arrived.
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Monon
Bedford
Father Edn California Death Notifies Indiana Quarry Chief
E. M. Stevens of the Indiana Quar rie company was notified Saturday of his father’s death in La Jolla California at 7 o clock last night. The body will be taken to Syracuse for burial.
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E. M. Stevens
Indiana Quarrie Company
la Jolla
California
Syracuse
Measles Epidemic Reported in Heltonville
Heltonville reports a small measles outbreak with several cases including unusually severe symptoms. Health officials monitor the spread and urge residents to seek care and vaccination where available.
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Heltonville
Tan K Fellow Ledge Incident At Bedford Quarries Plant
Frank Apea, an Italian worker, fell from a ledge at the Indiana Bedford Quarries plant on Saturday. He sustained a severe scalp wound to the head and shoulders but is not fatally injured.
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Frank Apea
Indiana Bedford Quarries Company
Mrs. Johnsons move to Chicago for permanent residence
Mrs. Walter Johnson and her children have left for Chicago to join Mr. Johnson as they settle permanently. Alexander Scott has relocated his family from 13th Street to a newly purchased property on 12th Street.
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Walter Johnson
Chicago
Mr. Johnson
Alexander Scott
13Th Street
12Th Street
McCoy Tests Pleas ant Run Stock for Tuberculosis
Dr F C McCoy tested a herd of cattle and other stock on John Branaman's farm in Pleas ant Run district for tuberculosis and found none of the stock affected.
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F. C. McCoy
John Branaman
Pleasant Run
Mrs James Grant Returns From Indianapolis Visit
Mrs Frank J. Grant returned from Indianapolis where she had been visiting relatives for the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Grant
Indianapolis
Avoca Worker Struck in Eye by Saw Key
Dave Butler of Avoca suffered a painful injury when a steel saw key struck his left eye during a saw gang adjustment. No other damage reported and no fight involved.
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Dave Butler
Avoca
Police Court Fines For Intoxication
James Waldron was fined 2 dollars and costs in police court Monday on the charge of intoxication. Sheron Beasley pleaded guilty to intoxication and was fined 1 dollar and costs.
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James Waldron
Sheron Beasley
Local residents travel and visit relatives across Indiana
Mr and Mrs Eph Hughes and Mrs Henry Hewson journeyed to Bedford in a Ford, each way taking two and a half hours. Mrs E A Whitlock and grandson Ted left for Indianapolis to visit relatives. Charles Richards returns from Lafayette where his father James suffers uremic poisoning. Mrs Ernest Sharp visits Mitchell with her sister Mrs Jordan Dodd and family. A church convention brings Rev A E Dubber Perry Wright Edward Boruff Mesdames Smith Hamer Meglemre Long Campbell Fields Sears Jamison to Indianapolis. Vohen Baker attends a Claypool dinner in Indianapolis with Ray Mitchell. Frank Prevo from North Vernon plans to move his family to the Matthews home at 15th and N streets. Edna McVey returns to Terre Haute after a city visit. Lucille Boynton of Salem visits sister Mrs Charles Newkirk West 14th Street. Jance Monahan Orleans and Fink Louisville drive here from Orleans. Emma Hartman returns to Terre Haute to resume studies at State Normal.
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A. E. Dubber
Perry Wright
Edward Boruff
Mesdames
da Smith
J. F. Hamer
Will Meglemre
W. S. Long
Campbell Fields
J. D. Sears
Henry Jamison
Indianapolis
Christian Church Convention
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Rufus Clark
Mur
der of McQuaid Brothers
Kent
Brickligts
Europe
Edward
Anapolis News
Ies
Shtunday
Emery
14Th Street
Deckard Hotel
Johnson
Orleans
Edn
Police ‘Court
Eph Hughes
Henry Hewson
Hughes
Ford Auto
E. A. Whitlock
Ted
Charles Richards
James Richards
Lafayette
Ernest Sharp
Jordan Dodd
Mitchell
Vohen Baker
Claypool
Shoemen
Ray Mitchell
Frank Prevo
North Vernon
Matthews
15Th
N Streets
Edna McVey
Terre Haute
Lucille Boynton
Salem
Charles Newkirk
West 14Th. Street
Jance Monahan
Emma. Hartman
Ed Hartman
South H Street
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