Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Promoted for Women
A promotional piece touts Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a safe, known composition remedy for women’s ailments and childbirth fears. It claims endorsements by medical writers, includes a request for free samples via postal card, details ingredients, and markets Easy to take pellets for constipation and nervous disorders.
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Vieren
Pierce
Das Pierce
Suffalo
N.Y
Sepiaus
Kind Words In Life’s Path And Quiet Love
A reflective piece celebrates kind words as healing buds on life’s journey. It contrasts their gentle power with faded impulsivity and recalls a late night scene where lovers ignore parental constraints, hinting at evolving social norms from a Detroit Free Press page.
Driving horse entangled in vines in Hazleton area
James McNeece of Wachington township, three miles east of Hazleton, lost a fine horse yesterday in a wooded holler. The horse struggled to break free from wild grape vines over a steep bank and was found suspended in the air, neck twisted by three vines.
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James McNeece
Hazleton
Wachington
Hoosier Eagles Challenge Blind Tiger Law in Indiana
Richmond lodge rooms raided and beer seized as Eagles aid a local club. Marion Lodge funds were pledged via checkbook to support legal action aiming to overturn the law as it applies to lodge clubrooms.
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Indiana
Eagles
Richmond Bg 2
Marion Lodge of Eagles
Marion Lodge
Richmond Eagles
Supreme Court
County Supt. Tirey Questions Editorial Printing
The County Superintendent Tirey demands accountability for last week’s editorial and reveals an out of county firm handled the printing. He notes a Lawrence County shop received the material and faced delays while questioning local capacity. A notice mentions Mr. and Mrs. Homer Dowgen of Lincoln Avenue welcome a daughter.
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Tirey
Afnual
Lawrence
Tire
Ralim
Homer Dowgen
Lincoln Avenue
Big Doings at Bok Supper Ended With Window Barely Thrilled
A box supper at the Little Red Brick School House two miles east of Bedford drew 150 to 200 attendees. Vandalism and pranks followed, including overturned buggies, stolen horses, torn blinds, and a girl pulled feet first through a window by a young man. Several vehicle damages and missing mules were reported with potential prosecutions likely.
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Bedford
Boyd School
Heltonville Road
Bartlett
Halcyon
Joseph McBrayer
Boyd
McBrayer
Gratzer
Short
Farmer McBrayer
Saloon Keeper Sued After Tragic Train Death
Mrs. Millie Taylor sues Henry Stewart and bond holder Title Guaranty & Trust Co alleging the saloon sold liquor while she was drunk, leading her husband to stagger into a Monon passenger train and be killed. The Monroe Circuit Court case seeks $2,000 damages.
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Monon
Henry Stewart
Stinesville
Millie Taylor
Monroe
Stewart
Guaranty & Trust Co
Scranton
Taylor
Prosecutor Bans Bulk Oysters Sales in Jasonville Sundays
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Lewis E. Letsinger ordered the marshal to stop bulk oyster sales on Sundays in Jasonville. Oysters may be served at hotels and restaurants, but buying by the pint or quart on Sunday is deemed unlawful under state law.
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Lewis E. Letsinger
Jasonville
Disbarment Proceedings Drag On For Hiram McCormick
In Martin circuit court McCormick seeks disbarment of his former partner Frank Gilkinson after charges, later dismissed. Judge Houghton appoints Rogers and McCarty to investigate, due to report by January term. McCormick plans to leave Indiana forming a California partnership amid boardroom turmoil. Railroads fund a stalled exposition, director Barr resigns amid disputes, Martin opposed, government loan funds unsettled, and hopes to reopen next year fade.
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Martin
Hiram McCormick
Shoals
O. M. Dickey
McCormick
Dickey
Frank T. Gilkinson
H. Q. Houghton
Forty-ninth Judicial District
Martin Circuit Court
James T. Rogers
Carlos T. McCarty
Indiana
San Barnabo
Cal
Barr
Alvah Martin
George Cortelycu
Treasury
One” Inc
Chesapeake and Ohio
Reception for new pastor Dr Smith at local church
A large Methodist and friends gathering welcomed Dr. John Randolph Smith from Omaha Nebraska at the annex reception. Rev Hyde also honored as he recently left for an Omaha church. A Omaha paper notes his farewell with rhymed lines praising his humor and fellowship.
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Dr. Smith
Omaha
Neb
R. S&s. Hyde
Hyde
Millard Hotel
John Randolph Smith
Bedford
Indiana
Conley
First Baptist Church
Smith
Jamestown Exposition Faces Receivership Amid Finances
Creditors fail to satisfy claims as the Jamestown exposition nears its end of 300th anniversary festivities. The National Meter Company of New York sues in chancery, seeking a receivership. A decree of reference has been entered and a master’s report will determine the receiver's appointment.
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National Meter Company of
New York
Joseph Lawless
Commonwealth of Virginia
Exposition Company
Powers Ready for Fourth Go at Goebel Case in Kentucky
Caleb Powers said he will demand a trial in Georgetown circuit court next Monday. He asserted his innocence and claimed new witnesses will show who fired the fatal shot. He said Willson’s election as governor will not affect the trial or the judge’s appointment.
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Caleb Powers
William Goebel
Georgetown
Augustus E. Willson
Goebel
Kentucky
Rogers Lands Plum Master in Chancery for Eastern Oklahoma
Charles B. Rogers formerly of Shoals will be appointed master in chancery in the Eastern Judicial District of Oklahoma. The role will handle foreign corporations and Indian business and is highly salaried. Rogers, active in Indiana politics, later tied to territorial politics in Vinita and drew Republican support for the post. John Benham of Jacksonville died aged 56 from dropsy. funeral in Jasonville with burial at Prairie Chapel cemetery near Lyons.
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Charles B. Rogers
Shoals
Eastern Judicial District
Oklahoma
Mississippi River
Rogers
Indiana
Vinita, I. T
Resolutions Committee
Republican Organization of
Frantz
Washington
Astern
John Benham
Jasonville
Taylor Township
Greene County
Dobbins Brothers
Prairie Chapel Cemetery
Lyons
Edward Vaughn Visits Shel byville in Kentucky
Edward Vaughn, a well known old colored citizen, leaves for an extended visit to his old home in Shel byville, Kentucky. He came here during the Civil War days and this is the first time he has been out of the county since savory time.
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Edward Vaughn
Shelbyville
Bloomington
Bedford Man Among Missing May Have Died
A Bedford man possibly identified with a death near Oklahoma City is investigated after a body found in the Canadian River near the railroad tracks lacks identification. Coroner reports a destroyed pass book and a carbolic acid vial suggest suicide and a link to Jesse Kenison who left Bedford months earlier for work in Jasonville. Banks deny deposits matching his name, prompting renewed search for identity and fate. The Greene County Council meanwhile allocates 18,000 dollars for a new jail.
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Oklahoma City
Canadian River
Kansas & Texas
Schaffer
Jesse Kenison
Bedford
Jasonville
Kenison
U.S
Annual Meeting of Bloomington Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
The Bloomington District Woman's Foreign Missionary Society held its annual meeting at Locust Street church with about ninety delegates. Reports showed progress and over eighteen hundred dollars raised in the district. officers for the coming year were elected, including Mansfield as president and Beck as second vice president.
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Bloomington
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society
the Methodist Church
Locust Street
China
India
South America
Greencastle
Nichols
Women’s Societies
Methodist Church
Mansfield
Huff
Martinsville
Beck
Reed
Heavenridge
Mitchell
Norton
Bedford
Jennings
Young Women’s
Badger
Tunnelton
Telfer
TREY SEARCHING MAYOR'S RECORDS GOING BACK SIX YEARS
County Superintendent Tirey audits six years of city court dockets covering the last Johnson administration and both terms of J Hickson Smith. He plans to report findings to the City Council after thorough review with a stenographer aiding the audit and will keep results confidential until the final submission.
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Trey
Tirey
D. Y. Johnson
J. Hickson Smith
Peter Fillion
John B. Stipp
Eli B. Stephenson
Fred N. Fletcher
Acy Pollard Dies From Railway Yard Injuries
Acy Pollard died at City Hospital Friday at 6 30 after injuries in a Southern Indiana railway yards accident Wednesday. A car repairer, he was crushed when a cut of cars moved while he worked beneath one. his right leg was amputated, left leg broken, and internal injuries led to shock and death. Funeral services are set for tomorrow at 10 30 in North M street home, Rev Wilson Whitney presiding, with burial at Green Hill.
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Acy Pollard
City Hospital
Southern Indiana Railway
Pollard
North M Street
Wilson Whitney
Green Hill
Gaddis Indicted in Grand Jury True Bill
The Monroe County grand jury in Bloomington returned a true bill against Tobias Gaddis a whitecap exterminator charged with 12 cans of preserved fruit stolen from Grant Stull’s cellar near Victor the same night he killed Jesse Robins son leader of the whitecaps Gaddis denies the theft and has hired counsel for the trial.
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Monroe County
Bloomington
Tobias Gaddis
Whitecap
Gaddis
Grant Stull
Victor
Jesse Robinson
Contract Awarded for Monroe County Courthouse Art and Clock
Gustav A Brand and company won the art glass and decoration contract for the Monroe county courthouse after review by commissioners and citizens. The project totals 6000 dollars with four rotunda paintings valued at 500 dollars each. The clock system contract went to Johnson Service Company of Milwaukee for 1487 dollars, covering tower and building clocks and the master clock.
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Gustav A. Brand
Milwaukee
Supreme Court Reverses Divorce Ruling in Hoffman Case
The Indiana Supreme Court reversed a lower court ruling in the Hoffman vs Hoffman suit from Paoli Orange Circuit Court. It held the complaints failed to show a cause for divorce, citing alleged cruelty, nagging over money, and incompatibility of temper, but finding no basis for dissolution.
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Hoffman
Orange
Paoli
Supreme Court
End collision near Salt Creek bridge injures horse and damages vehicles
On Friday night a collision occurred near the Salt Creek bridge on the Oolitic road involving Dr. Emery's automobile and W. A. Uciland's buggy. A horse hitcher on the buggy was severely cut about the legs, and the auto lost its fender and lamps.
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Salt Creek Bridge
Dr. Emery
W. A. Uciland
Ebenezer S Thompson Captain of the Cornstalk Militia
Ebenezer S. Thompson known as Captain Thompson was a county character in early days and the first school master to the author, nicknamed Uncle Ebbe by neighbors and famed across the county.
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Ebenezer S. Thompson
Thompson
Ebbe
Rescue Efforts Continue After Fontanet Explosion At Fontanet
Elmer Bright is the sole patient at St. Anthony’s Hospital not showing recovery after the Dupont powder mill explosion at Fontanet. The Terre Haute Tribune notes most injured are improving while Bright, key to solving the blast’s cause, may not survive. Eightteen remain under treatment and six have been discharged, with one new death since the disaster. Railroad workers repair shattered cars and two were at Fontanet yesterday, one car moved to Mattoon for service.
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Elmer Bright
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Dupont
Fontanet
Terre Haute Tribune
Bright
Leavitt
William Sherrow
L. A. Wilder
Bloomington G A R to Endorse Capt John D Alexander for Dept Commander
Bloomington members of the Grand Army plan to endorse Capt John D Alexander of Bedford for Department Commander following Bedford’s lead. Alexander is a well known Bedford citizen, soldier and jurist with strong ties in Bloomington where he has many friends. He is a cousin of Col W M Alexander of Bloomington.
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Bloomington
Grand Army
Bedford
John D. Alexander
Alexander
Newland
W. M. Alexander
Injunction Issued Over Coal Freight Rates in Indiana
In Bloomington Judge James B. Wilson issued a temporary restraining order against the B and O S W and Southern Indiana railways at the request of the Indiana State Railroad Commission. The action stops charges above 50 cents per ton for coal from the Linton district to Lehman after the commission set that rate. The order remains until a hearing decides if it becomes permanent.
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Bloomington
James B. Wilson
Indiana State Railroad Commission
Southern Indiana Railway Companies
Linton
Lehman
Railroad Commission
United States Cement Company
United States
State Commission
Indiana
H. P. Pearson
State Railroad Commission
United States Cement ‘Company
Wilson
Board of Lawrence County Commissioners
M. F. Dunn
Charles G. McCarrell
Cory
Ankle Broken in Quarry Yard Accident
Phil Dunihue, stacking yard foreman at Bedford Quarries near Oolitic, was knocked from a car by a slipping slab on Saturday. His left ankle fractured. Dr Freeland reduced the fracture at his home.
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Phil Dunihue
Bedford Quarries Company
Oolitic
Dunihue
Donihue
Freeland
Double Dislocation The Baby Has A Terrible Time
An 83 year old daughter of Elijah Miller on South F street suffers a fall from the front porch. A neighbor’s attempt to reduce a dislocated elbow worsens the injury by dislocating the shoulder, and Dr. Stipp is called. The double dislocation is reduced with difficulty.
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Elijah Miller
South F Street
Stipp
Nash ville Postmaster Resigns to Appoint Wife Deputy
Postmaster M. W. Poling of Brown county Nash ville resigns to join the county schools and makes his wife Mrs Effie Poling deputy postmaster. Mrs A G Martin and daughter Sarah return home after a three month visit with her parents in Somerset Pennsylvania.
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M. W. Poling
Nashville
Brown County
Effie Poling
Poling
A. G. Martin
Sarah
Somerset
Pennsylvania
American Heiresses Transfer Wealth Abroad in Big Marriages
A Paris journal and financier Henry Clews note that about 900 million dollars in U S assets have moved abroad through American girls marrying foreign nobles. A New York paper lists 22 heiresses who carried 160 million abroad, led by May Goelet with 40 million and Pauline Astor with 20 million.
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le Petit Parisien
Europe
Paris
America
Atlantic
Henry Clews
New York
No Trust On New $10 Gold Piece Design
The 1907 $10 gold coin omits In God We Trust for the first time in 34 years. Augustus Saint Gaudens designed it at the President's request, with approval. One side shows an American eagle clutching arrows, the other a head of an American Indian with thirteen stars above. United States of America appears above the Indian, Ten Dollars below, and E Pluribus Unum in small letters to the right.
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Augustus Saint Gaudens
United States of America
Old Fashion Dog Fight Sparks Tense Square Scene
A Saturday dog fight between two farmers near the southeast corner of the square drew spectators into a near fight. Accusations flew as Julius Beaver and Lem Harbaugh were accused of instigating the dogs brawl. Woody from the country offered to intervene, a clash of knives briefly flashed but no blows occurred as the dogs retreated to resume the dispute over the hitchback issue.
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Julius Beaver
Lem Harbaugh
Sgie’d
Messrs
Beaver
Harbaugh
Woody
Couple Rewed After Divorce Move to Indianapolis
Irwin Patterson from Columbus married Lena Phillips daughter of Sheriff John W Phillips while under age and with parental objection. A Bartholometon circuit court divorce followed about a year later. This week the couple remarried and moved to Indianapolis to live.
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Irwin Patterson
Columbus
Lena Phillips
John W. Phillips
Bartholoton
Indianapolis
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