Hot Air Club forms among the city youth
A new Hot Air Club was organized with weekly entertainments at a progressive club. Mrs Noble Owens won first prize a statue. Members include Emil Solsbury Conrad Auerbach R E Dale Noble Owens Louis Mayer Frank Love K Murphy Will Brooks Clarence Drinkard Morris Mayer Harry R Ferguson H H Greife Ben Nicholson Ira Jordan Rose Warner Katherine Culhan. Mrs Morris Mayer to host next Thursday. Also notes on Monon Engine 109 repairs and Samuel Mitchell moving to Evansville. Public debate over 6 o'clock closing fuels local discussion and a planned Barbers Union forms with 13 barbers attending.
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H. H. Greife
Noble Owens
Hot Air Club
Strike Hits World Fair Stone Work At Bedford
Two hundred fifty men including stone workers brick layers and carpenters walk off the job at the World’s Fair art building after failed negotiations over where stone is cut Bedford Indiana stone workers want cutting done locally while contractor Dugan stands by union wages and hours A sympathy strike may draw in bricklayers and carpenters from other projects threatening wider disruption.
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St. Louis Globe Democrat
Bedford
Ind
Dugan
Quits His Books To Marry In Genuine Charleston Union
Logan Coombs of Charleston and Miss Goldie Simpson of Tunnelton Indiana wed at the bride’s home on a Saturday. Mrs Coombs widow of Dr. David Coombs moved to Bloomington three months earlier and bought a residence for her son. He left the state university for a Bedford store position. The bride, popular and well regarded, is L L Chapman’s niece. It is hoped Coombs may return to school to finish his education. The report appears in the Louisville Courier Journal. Meanwhile a separate Franklin County case ends with a verdict for Illa Anderson and co plaintiffs against Moses Cobb in a circuit court on a two day trial.
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Samuel Mitchell
Evansville
N. M. Goodletter
Mitchell
Jesse A. Mitchell
Col
Robert Mitchell
Mexico
California
Logan Coombs
Charleston
Goldie Simpson
Tunnelton
Ind
Coombs
David Coombs
Bloomington
State University
Bedford
McCormick Brothers
Henryville
Clark County
L. L. Chapman
M. BE. Pangburn
Chapman
Orasee
Illa Anderson Et, al
Moses Cobb
Ira Anderson
L. R. Owens
David Cobb
Moses
Caleb Cobb
E. L. Moore
James McFadden
Brooks
Crooke
Martin and
Dye
Indiana
Observer
North Side
T. W. Carter
Blows Follow Hot Words In Bedford Office Altercation
In Bowling Green Kentucky Lee Bloom of Louisville and D Y Johnson of Bedford had a personal fight in the Bedford Bowling Green Stone Company office. The clash followed management disagreements with Johnson a former Bedford mayor. The incident stirred local interest amid talk of road widening and gutter relocation by the post office area.
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Bowling Green
Lee Bloom
Louisville
D. Y. Johnson
Bedford Bowling Green Stone Company
Broom
Johnson
Bedford
Ind
Magnificent Minstrels to Open at Stone City Opera House
Observer notes Harry Ward’s Magnificent Minstrels announced for November 19 at the Stone City Opera House. The piece praises the troupe as a high salaried, innovative company and urges open hours, endorsing clerks’ union without supporting 6 o’clock closing amid Bedford’s best interests.
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Harry Ward
Stone City Opera House
Early store closings position us in front rank
A concise notice from a Bedford based business expresses pride in progressive city leadership and argues that the early closing of stores places them at the forefront of the local retail scene. The message emphasizes corporate advancement and community alignment with Observer coverage.
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iTek Bedford Maiuu
Observer Ince
As & City
Early Closing Is Progress for Bedford Says Observer
A Bedford reader argues that early store closing would not reduce demand for essentials and could help city development. The letter contends stone industry reliance governs labor and wealth, urging a fair trial of early closing despite initial inconveniences.
Mitchell cement mill gains pace with 16000 barrels daily
The Mitchell cement mill runs steadily producing 16 000 barrels of cement per 24 hours. Workers have occasional minor disputes but no serious trouble. A reported St Louis strike over Bedford cut stone appears unfounded. Henry Sewall of east Bloomington found Indian relics a century old a buried arrow heads and a lead musket ball in a large oak.
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Mitchell
Henry Sewall
East Bloomington
No Sympathy Strike Denied by Bricklayers Leader
A Bricklayers and Masons International Union member in St. Louis denies reports that bricklayers at the World’s Fair art building struck in sympathy with stonecutters over a Bedford Indiana dress issue. He notes bricklayers ceased work only because material was not delivered, carpenters struck then returned to work elsewhere, and bricklayers left the Building Trades Council over a year ago. The union leader frames the sympathy strike as Council driven and asserts St. Louis bricklayers are not responsible for any such action.
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Bricklayers’ and Masons’ International Union No. 2
Bedford
Ind
Building Trades Council
International Bricklayers
St. Louis
Chicago
New York
Kansas City
Denver
B. T. Council
Globe Democrat
Bloomfield
Greene County
Will J. Hamilton
Peter Schloot
Center Township
Miers
Davis
Schloot
Hamilton
Linton
Stockton Township
A.F. Wilson
John C. Huffman
Lawrence County Election Returns and Local Notices
The report covers county election results with Republicans winning several council seats and district majorities, plus anecdotes from polling places. It also notes a smallpox quarantine count, a World’s Fair fund dispute about building stone, local opinion on 6 o’clock closing, and a wedding in Bloomington with Addie M. Allen and Elza Knight.
Holland McDowell Wedding in Ft Ritner
Miss Clyde McDowell and Mr F W Holland were married Thursday at Pastor E Christian Church. The ceremony united a young Oolitic woman and a Ft Ritner businessman with families present. They will reside in Ft Ritner.
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E. Richard Edwards
First Christian Church
Clyde McDowell
Oolitic
F. W. Holland
Ft. Ritner
Iod
Valenciennes
Trading stamps ban urged by Washington business men
Washington merchants plan to quit trading stamps by December 1 to aid public image and cut costs. They will keep stores open Monday and Saturday nights in December, leaving Sundays closed, with stamps proving costly and unnecessary.
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Washington Democrat
Masonic Hall
Washington
Exchange
Reception Honors Indianapolis Guests at Bedford Residence
A large Saturday afternoon reception hosted by Mrs. H M Burnham, Mrs. J H McPheeters, and Mrs. Burcham honored Mrs Andrew McIntosh and Mrs Thaddeus Houston of Indianapolis along with Mrs Blackwell and Miss Blackwell of Mitchell and other local guests. The event followed a piano and violin recital by Mrs Wilson and Miss Wilson at the Presbyterian church.
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H. M. Burnham
J. H. McPheeters
Burcham
Andrew McIntosh
Thaddeus Houston
Indianapolis
Blackwell
Mitchell
Arthur Stout
Paoli
Wilson
Eleanor Wilson
Melsunna Vogt Wilson
Salem
Bedford
Presbyterian Church
Burnham
Mc.Pheeters
W. P. Hodge
H. H. Walls
Alfred Parker
Oliver M. Cosner
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