Burning Powder Blast Wounds Two Quarry Workers
A blasting accident at the Dark Hollow quarry injured foreman Charles Elkins and worker Jack Vories when a 25 pound blasting powder can exploded during opening. Sparks from a pick punctured the can causing a flash and fire, with one dynamite stick igniting but saved by John Goldsby who threw it over a ledge. Elkins and Vories suffered severe burns but preservation of sight occurred.
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Charles Elkins
Dark Hollow
Jack Vories
Vories
Hadeen
Anda Elkins
John Goldsby
Elkins
Goldsby
Pleasant afternoon reception and local notes in Bedford
Mrs W P Hodge hosted an informal Friday afternoon reception for Mrs Charlotte Malott Northcraft of Abilene Kansas at her West 15th Street home. About 25 friends attended from two to five. The column reports on local real estate plans Jule Walters building ten houses, fights after a barrel of whiskey, broom corn prices at 140 dollars per ton, a call for farmers to grow broomcorn, a jail escape involving Fred and John Burns, Charles Metz suing Bedford for damages from a buggy accident, West Baden Springs Water Company formation, and farm labor demand around Terre Haute with corn husking details and wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Hodge
West 15Th Street
Charlotte Malott Northcraft
Abilene
Kansas
Terre Haute
North Fourth Street
Ilinois
Indiana
Wabash
Grayville
New Harmony
Capt. Mackey
Crittenden Woman Praises Dr King’s New Discovery
Mrs J C Snider of Crittenden Kentucky reports a night alarm when her baby with croup appeared to be strangling. After giving Dr King’s New Discovery relief came quickly and a permanent cure followed. She also credits it with curing her chronic bronchial trouble. Trial bottles free at Messick and Dodd’s.
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Croup
J. C. Snider
Crittenden
Dr. King
Messick & Dodd’s
Funeral for Mrs. Harry M. Voris in First Methodist
Mrs. Voris, 29, a former DePauw student and Sorosis charter member, died after an appendicitis operation revealed a deeper illness. The service at the First Methodist Episcopal Church featured Rev. R. Scott Hyde and choir members Mabel Hatfield Knox Holcombe Waterbury. Rev. J. H. Pyke plans to return to China as a missionary, noting his trunk with 134 bullet holes from the Tien Tsin siege.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry M. Voris
First Methodist Episcopal Church
R. Scott Hyde
Mabel LaForce Hatfield
Knox
Holcombe
Waterbury
Jesse M. Winstandley
Voris
DePauw University
J. H. Pyke
Kokomo
China
Tien 'Tsin
New Cham berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets Promote Easy Use
Advertisements urge trying Cham berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for pleasant effect and easy intake. Priced at 25 cents with free samples at W C Elliott's drug store.
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Chamberlain
W. C. Elliott’s
What’s Your Face Worth
An advertisement touts Dr. King’s New Life Pills as a cure for liver troubles that cause sallow skin, blotches, and jaundice look, promising clear skin and rosy cheeks. Available for 25 cents at Messick and Dodd’s Drug Store.
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Dr. King
Messick & Dodd’s
Jumbo Married in His Base Ball Uniform
William Richardson and Maud Duckworth wed at Sullivan Indiana after Richardson, formerly with Terre Haute Three I League, had just returned from Shelburn. The claim he wore a St Louis NL uniform was false. he married in Canton Thompson Knights of Pythias uniform. The pair will reside in Terre Haute until spring when Richardson joins the St Louis club.
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Sullivan
Ind
William &. Richardson
Maud Duckworth
Shelburn
Richardson
Terre Haute
St. Louis
Wm. H. Richardson
Maude Duckworth
Canton Thompson
Knights of Pythias
Funeral Remarks for Ralph Owen Cosner Opens Reflections
The memorial at Bedford Indiana on October 26 1901 honors Ralph Owen Cosner son of R A and Effie Glover Gosner born December 11 1900 died October 24 1901. The speaker speaks of the universal sorrow of losing a child and finds solace in religious faith and the will of God.
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Ralph Owen Cosner
Bedford
Ind
Ralph
God
Job
R. A. and
Effie Glover Gosner
Indianapolis
November Weather Predictions Herald Storms and Cold
A long forecast outlines a sequence of Vulcan storm periods from early to late November. It warns of rising temperatures and falling barometers, then sharp cold waves, with central dates around the 5th 7th 10th and 16th to 20th. Mariners are urged to beware gale and blizzard conditions across north Atlantic and lakes.
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Atlantic
North Atlantic
North Pacific Ocean
Earth
Fires on South 1st and North of Dobbins Mill
Two separate fires Saturday damaged homes in town. The Andy Schafer house on South 1st, owned by Geo Gratzer and occupied by Harry Embree, burned from a kitchen flue with $700 estimated loss and $600 insured. firefighters saved most contents. A second fire north of the Dobbins flouring mill, at Coleman Owens residence, started from a flue and was extinguished with buckets, loss under $50.
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South 1St
Geo. Gratzer
Andy Schafer
Harry Embree
Coleman Owens
Dobbins
Indiana Apples Lift New Albany as Regional Ship Center
New Albany emerges as Southern Indiana’s top fruit shipping point for apples. Since September 1 over 20 000 barrels have moved by rail to Northern and Eastern markets, mainly from Harrison County. George Hoagland of Crawford County anchors shipments to Chicago, with 1 000 barrels last week alone. Prices range from 1 25 to 150 per barrel delivered, and steamboat landings along the Ohio River see heavy receipts. Apple brandy cider and vinegar production rise as orchards near New Amsterdam in Harrison County yield superb fruit. A separate note reports a Springville picnic at the Popcorn, Springville and Sears Schools with a skating prize won by Clarence Cather.
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New Albany
Indiana
Floyd
Harrison
Crawford
Perry
Gus Greene
Chicago
Buffalo
Boston
Southern
Greene
William Bluss
Frank Belry
Hoagland
Leavenworth
Crawford County
Ohio River
Louisville
Evansville
New Amsterdam
Harrison County
Ind
Brotherhood Lodge Organized by Railroad Trainmen
Bedford Lodge of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen organized here Saturday night with 25 charter members from Monon and Southern Indiana. Officers elected include Master George Kimbrel Vice Master George McDaniel Chaplain Charles Shafer Financier Charles Duncan Journal Agent E J Wicker Conductor James P Toon Inside Guard Homer Box Outside Guard Claude Gardner Secretary Walter Fisher.
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Bedford Lodge
Brotherhood of
Monon
Southern Indiana
George Kimbrel
George McDan
Charles Shafer
Charles Duncan
E. J. Wicker
James P. Toon
Homer Box
Claude Gardner
Walter Fisher
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Cures 30-Year Sores
W. H. Eads of Jonesville Va recalls a childhood foot burn that caused leg sores for 30 years until Bucklen's Arnica Salve healed them after other treatments failed. Described as infallible for burns scalds sores bruises and piles. Sold by Mesick & Dodd for 28c.
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W. H. Eads
Jonesville
Bucklen
Aruba
Messick & Dodd
Sunday at the Christian Church boosts fund drive
Sunday services at the First Christian Church were profitable and uplifting. M. O. Reeves sang both morning and evening, pleasing Bedford residents with his sweet solos. The church aimed to raise 1500 to reduce indebtedness, nearly reaching 1000 Sunday, with 500 remaining. Treasurer John W. Owen invites pledges this week. Two new additions occurred. A humorous scene at the court house trough featured a farmer and a drayman with distemper jokes, delivering lighthearted relief.
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M. O. Reeves
Bedford
Reeves
John W. Owen
Court House
Drayman
Chrysanthemums to Share Spotlight at Indiana Floral Festival
The Indiana Floral Festival at Indianapolis runs five days from November 5 with chrysanthemums sharing the stage with roses orchids and carnations. Prizes totaling nearly $2,000 will be awarded across classes as growers compete and explain cultivation mysteries to visitors. The event aims to boost statewide interest in flower growing and indoor plant care, with preparations under way and workmen building a retaining wall on I Street near Hayward's barber shop.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Fiendish Attack on Cherokee Collier Sparks Recovery Claim
An attack on GC EF Collier of Cherokee Iowa injured his kidneys and left him unable to stoop or sit without aid. He credits Electric Bitters with a rapid recovery and health boost, praising its backache kidney healing claims. The ad notes 50c price at Messick and Dodds drugstore. It also covers Sunday excursion season ending, railroads reporting high activity and crowds seeking cheap travel during April to yesterday.
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EF. Collier
Cherokee
Iowa
Messick & Dodds
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A. J. McDonald
Robert McLaughlin
Raymond
W. B. Chrisler
Bloomington
Mike Quigley
Henry Hilton
S. I
John R Walsh
Germany
Terre Haute Tribune
Jule Walters
Trust
Fred and
John Burns
Nashville
John Wells
McDonald
Pred Burns
Charles Metz
Metz
16Th
West Baden
Mary Messick Voris
Sorosis
M. N. Messick
C. A. Burton
W. A. Webb
W.H. Heckman
M. Gainey
Leah Messick
Jumbo
A. M. Irvine
Christ
President Roosevelt
W. A. Wallace
The
Monon Railroad Company
Switz City
Illinois Central
I. C
Linton
Albert Stone
Clear Creek Stone Co
8. B. Voris
Harry M.voris
Antoinette Voris
Turner
Henry Mitchell
Washington
Homer Fisher
Orleans
Gus C. Davis
Koreen Nurseries
Jane Moore
J. L. Moore
John Dye
Dye
Scotland
Pennsyyvania
Kentucky
Kenneth
Ned Dye
Pennsylvania
Washington Herald
Parson Hicks
Indiana Apples
Hoosier
Springville
Sears
Clarence Cather
Iel
Christian Church
I Street
Hayward
Logan McDonald
Mitchell
Mitchell Commercial
D. R. van Buskirk
Greensburg
J. Kinsey Smith
Afghanistan
Charles Ross
Polk Township
Chappel Hill
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