Seventeen Die In Indianapolis Area Train Wreck
A fast C H and D passenger train collided head on with a freight near Irvington Indianapolis killing seventeen and injuring twenty seven. The crash recalled a Purdue excursion disaster eight years earlier with many casualties. The Indianapolis to Chicago service was said to reach about sixty miles per hour near the wreck.
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Irvington
Indianapolis
Middle West
Purdue
Chicago
Monon
Sudden Illness Strikes County Post Office Man
Crim, a prominent West 14th Street resident and rural route carrier, suffered acute indigestion at the local post office this morning. He was revived after collapsing, taken home by automobile, and by this afternoon rested well and expected to be out by Thursday.
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T. H. Crim
West 14Th Street
Dr. Heckman
Mr. Crim
Storm claims and train strike report reach city
Rumors claim a storm swept Illinois causing heavy damage and destroyed homes. A telegraph outage limited details, with one report saying a house was lifted from its foundation and blown onto Vandalia line tracks where a freight train struck it.
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Ilinois
Pasteur Treatment Planned for Floyd Torphy Bite
Floyd Torphy, a sixteen year old, was bitten Wednesday by a supposed mad dog. David Torphy, his father, ordered Pasteur treatment to be given by Dr Freeland in this city. A serum order was sent to Philadelphia where the serum is produced and daily doses will be mailed in thermo bottles.
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David Torphy
Floyd Torphy
Dr. Freeland
Philadelphia
New Judge on Dench Swails Likely to Open Court Here
Orin O. Swails of Seymour appears set to occupy the Lawrence circuit court bench next Monday replacing Judge Shea. The timing hinges on Attorney General Honan deciding whether the judge elect begins duties ten days after the election or at year start.
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Lawrence
Orin
Swails
Seymour
Shea
Judge Swails
Honan
Parole Hearings Set As State Board Reviews 1912 Felonies
Frank Huff, formerly of Bedford, now at Michigan City Prison, seeks parole as the Indiana State Board of Pardons meets December 10. The list includes Elmus Carter, Vern McKim, Clarence Lovejoy, Charles Henderson, Harry Johnson, John Ballard, Amos Parson, Roscoe Smith, John Metsker, and Bronson Walker among others, with about fifty more cases carried over from the last session. Also note: Mr. and Mrs. Sam Cook and Mr. and Mrs. Seig of Bloomington leave for Fort Myers for two months, joined by Mrs. Cook's mother, Mrs. Ola Woods.
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Frank Huff
Bedford
Michigan City
Vigo County
State Board of Pardons
Indianapolis Star
Elmus Carter
Sullivan County
Roscoe C. Smith
Madison County
Indiana
Sam Cook
Mary Smith Undergoes Goitre Operation in Rochester
Miss Mary Smith of West 16th Street traveled to Rochester Minnesota for goitre relief surgery at the Dr Mayo Sanitarium. She arrived about two weeks ago and underwent a preliminary operation several days prior before the main procedure today.
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Mary Smith
West 16Th Street
Dr. Mayo Sanitarium
Rochester
Minn
Broken Wires in Tree Triggered Night Fire Alarm
A tree at 15th and H streets shed lights after Tuesday night weather. Firefighters responded to an alarm but found the glow stemmed from damaged electric lines as a storm disrupted the Bedford Light Heat Power system. An employee from the utility assisted at the scene before units returned to the barn.
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15Th
H_ streets
Bedford Light Heat & Power Company
Williams Brothers Honor In Union Veterans Legion
Lieutenant Thomas C Williams of Terre Haute and a veteran of the 64th Indiana Cavalry was unanimously elected Junior Vice in the Union Veterans Legion at its Chattanooga gathering. He is a brother of Col V V Williams Senior Vice of the State G A R and has long supported war memorials and reunions. The Loyal Legion’s auxiliary includes Joseph R Voris and Judge W H Martin.
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Thomas C. Williams
Terre Haute
Union Veterans Legion
Chattanooga
Tenn
Legion
Williams
4Th Indiana Cavalry
Col
V. V. Williams
Loyal Legion
Union Army
Joseph R. Voris
W. H. Martin
Ulady Elects Officers at First Christian Sunday School
The Plus Ultra class of the First Christian Sunday school met at Mrs. J. W. Newland's home Tuesday evening and elected officers including Forrest Plake as president Ray Douglas as vice president Frank Corpse as secretary and Harter Ryan as treasurer. Refreshments music and games followed.
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Plus Ultra
First Christian Sunday School
J. W. Newland
Forrest Plake
Ray Douglas
Frank Corpse
Harter Ryan
Pattons Visit. Chownings Move to French Lick
Miss Sadie Patton and Miss Edith Patton of Salem visit cousin Mrs. J. W. Beard on West 14th street. They plan to leave next week for Albuquerque New Mexico for the winter. Mr and Mrs Floyd Chowning formerly Miss Nina Catton left Wednesday for French Lick to establish their future home where he becomes manager of the local telephone system.
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Sadie
Edith Patton
Salem
J. W. Beard
West 14Th Street
Sadie Patton
Mrs. Beard
Albuquerque
N. M
Floyd Chowning
Nina Catton
French Lick
Chowning
Taft to Fill Federal Posts Himself
Washington November 13 President Taft told his cabinet he will personally fill all current federal appointments and not delegate any to President Wilson. The president has almost recovered from his gout attack.
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Washington
Taft
Wilson
Summers Called to Franklin for Sister’s Serious Illness
G. T. Summers was summoned to Franklin Kentucky on Wednesday due to his sister Mrs. Mary Wilson’s serious illness. }
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G. T. Summers
Franklin, Ky
Mary Wilson
Six colored boys hunting. Anner Shively wounded in outbreak
In a hunting incident described by the Bloomington Telephone, six colored boys were involved when a rabbit rose amid the fray. Anner Shively was wounded with about a dozen shots to the arm and face from a weapon wielded by Bill Bakey. Dr. Robert Rogers treated the injuries.
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Anner Shively
Anner
Bill Bakey
Robert Rogers
Bloomington
Suffragist Maud Malone Found Guilty in Brooklyn Meeting
Maud Malone, noted suffragist and agitator, was convicted of wilfully disturbing a public meeting in New York. Sentence suspended. The incident occurred at a Woodrow Wilson talk on October 20 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, when Malone pressed Wilson on woman suffrage and was arrested.
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New York
Wind storm causes major damage in city outskirts
A Tuesday night wind storm near the tornado anniversary knocked down a barn, blew in windows, toppled trees, and damaged fences along K and J streets and 17th 18th streets. Wires and phones failed citywide, with repairs underway and insurance covering roof damage at Flora Erwin home.
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George Webster
J Streets
Webster
18Th
Louis Sides
17Th
West 17Th Street
Wallheiser
Bedford Light Heat and Power Company
Central Union Telephone Company
Flora Erwin
West 16Th Street
Frank Hatfield
First Presbyterian Brotherhood Opens Season With Supper
The Brotherhood of the First Presbyterian church held its season’s first meeting in the church parlors with about sixty attendees. Speeches were given by Judge Martin, Rev Findley, Senator Pearson, and others. The women prepared a delightful supper, and a resolution was passed to host the ladies at the next gathering on December 10.
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Brotherhood of the
First Presbyterian Church
Judge Martin
Findley
Senator Pearson
Messrs
Fagan
Allen
Sample
Higman
Brotherhood
X ray fail to locate bullets in ex Chief Todd
Three X-ray images by an expert failed to locate bullets in the body of ex Fire Chief Frank Todd. Stronger lenses are being sent for and further attempts will try to find and remove the bullet to aid healing.
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Frank Todd
Todd
Shaw Gallery
Bloomington
Freight wreck delays Monon trains near Breyfogle
A small freight wreck on the Monon near Breyfogle Wednesday knocked several cars off the track and delayed south bound trains. Train No. 11, due at 11:45 that forenoon, did not arrive until 2:00 that afternoon.
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Monon
Breyfogle
Young mother shot down in Kansas suburb attack
Mrs Florence Barber twenty one was wheeling a baby in a go cart in Rosedale Kansas when an unknown man sprang from bushes and shot her. She grappled him seized his revolver and fired wounding him in the neck as he fled. He then shot again wounding her in the thigh. The attack followed a nearby house robbery and she is believed fatally wounded.
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Kansas City
Florence Barber
Rosedale
Kan
Suicide at Appeal to Reason owner’s residence
The Washington Herald reports the owner of the socialist publication Appeal to Reason killed himself recently, reportedly while reading his own paper. No further details were provided.
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Appeal To
Washington Herald
Mrs Matthews Stricken By Tonsillitis At Home
Mrs Charles Matthews is suffering from an attack of tonsillitis at her home on North M street, with her condition described as painful but not life threatening.
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Charles Matthews
North M Street
J P Starnes Travels Through City to Bedford
Elwood man J P Starnes was seen in the city en route to Bedford. Bloomington World reports David Gray at home on North L Street.
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J. P. Starnes
Elwood
City
Bedford
Bloomington
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Vern McKim
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Clarence Lovejoy
Tippecanoe County
Charles Henderson
Indiana Reformatory
Harry T. Johnson
John W. Ballard
Marion County
Amos W. Parson
Henry County
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Ulady
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