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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1913
Page
6
City and county motor vehicle owners face a July 1 registration deadline under a new law. Owners must file a verified application with the secretary of state to obtain two number plates and a registration certificate, with fees varying by horsepower and vehicle type, plus safety and lighting requirements.
An article warns that walking on railroad tracks is deadly, with 6438 deaths in one year and 3227 from track walking. It contrasts American lax enforcement with stricter England and Germany laws, explains hearing limits, and lists safety rules to stay off tracks.
Indiana maintains strict anti alien land laws dating to 1861, limiting foreigners to 220 acres and mandating disposal of excess within five years. The statutes, relaxed since 1885 and 1905, deter foreign ownership and potential colonization schemes while allowing citizenship to ease transfers.
A House debate reveals Democrats surprised by Republicans persisting against free trade while Baltimore and Chicago conventions shaped party lines. The era shows Democrats driving against free trade and labeling defectors, with party unity tested as rivals trade barbs on protection versus tariff policies.
William Judah, longtime employee of Bedford Light Heat and Power, resigns after more than six years to join his brother Frank Judah at the Interstate Service Company. Mrs. Fred Prosser returns from Mitchell with her mother Mrs. Emily Perkheiser. Mrs. D B McCormick and son Fidwin visit Indianapolis.
John Teylor of Terre Haute that took part in the Scottish Clan concert last winter as one of the horn pipers has moved his family to West 138th street in this city. Dr. F C McCoy conducted business in Bloomington Sunday.
A safety notice urges pedestrians to stay off tracks and walk on the left hand rail line when on a double track road. It warns of reverse movements on the track and recommends taking roads rather than walking the ties. The guidance says walking on the track is more dangerous than any railway job and stresses patience to avoid tragedy.
A New Albany strawberry season sees crates weighing 40 pounds containing six gallons, under a new Indiana law, while last year crates weighed 28 pounds. Opening price is $2.25 per crate up from $1.50. Ships to Chicago and Indianapolis expected to start by week end as growers seek more pickers.
Raymond Shipp assistant book keeper and cashier of a Indianapolis dental supply house with wife visited his parents on West 20th Street and grandparents in New Richmond Ohio. The trip coincides with Decoration Day reminiscence as the elder Shipp, a veteran, recalls past celebrations.
Miss Myrtle Goodman, 15, woke near Nashville Indiana to a burglar rifling a drawer. She struck him with a chair, he knocked her aside, then she overpowered him and locked him in a neighboring room before he escaped through a broken window. She was only scratched.
A stranger burglar used a jimmie to enter a locked depot at Springville near Smithville, stole $2.65, attracted a crowd, told stories to evade capture, and escaped on a bicycle as residents hesitated to intervene. Bloomington telephone.
New gaming laws prohibit fishing outside Gae county or adjacent counties without a license. The state fish commissioner plans to appoint 20 deputies to aid in catching violators.
Dr Wiliam Vandelig, about eighty, was stricken at his home at 18th and I streets with a slight attack of paralysis on the right side. The report notes the event occurred recently and that he is in frail health.
The Indiana State Journal argues Beveridge misreads U S industrial progress after a century of growth. It contrasts Beveridge’s critique with past tariff divides, notes America's vast population and world markets, and scoffs at his presidential prospects. It emphasizes railroad expansion and ingenuity as drivers of growth.
Deputy Sheriff Herman Flynn narrowly escaped when Mrs. Charles Smith fired twice at him using a loaded revolver and then lunged with a knife. Smith was arrested for assault with intent to kill after the confrontation near Waterman’s addition. the Smith family is jailed as Sheriff Jones takes charge.
The dahlia’s origin lies in Central America and southern Mexico with early names Acachi and Georgiana. It diversified into five classes including pompon and cactus, with about two thousand named varieties from the Juarezii type. The article gives planting, storage, and pruning tips and notes best planting from May to mid June and harvesting at sunset.
Seymour Indiana May 28 The Ish Milling Company has ordered flour for the Crocker land expedition led by Donald B MacMillan a Peary companion heading north. The order includes patent flour self rising flour and iron whole wheat flour for Arctic use all packed hermetically. The expedition sails July 2.
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