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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1912
Page
9
An afternoon gathering at a private home featured a reading by Mrs C Hybiery titled Open Letter to Mothers and Teachers urging better parent teacher collaboration. Mrs J B Duncan spoke on The Bible in the Public Schools advocating nonsectarian use of scripture in classrooms.
A surprise party greeted Homer Allen on his fortieth birthday on West Lincoln Street Friday. Friends present included Clarence Mosier Chas Allen Laura Allen Thomas Martin Ruth Shrout Wm Gaines Lew Utterbach Ed McGinnis and others who shared gifts and an old time tally pulling. The gathering ended with wishes for more pleasant birthdays to come.
The disappearance of Alta Fox, a nurse and cousin of Mrs. Howard Fox, draws in detectives Asch and Rademacher and relatives. Dr. A L Marshall cites illness and refuses to disclose the rooming house location. A gray haired man described as a physician is linked to the case by friends and seen with Fox on a street car.
Card expresses gratitude for kindness sympathy and flowers after the sickness and death of their son. Signed by Mr and Mrs A W Hunter. Also mentions Ralph Callahan visiting Bedford after 20 years as a Coast Division Southern Pacific conductor and brother of J L F M Sherman Callahan. Thomas Huffines home from De Pauw University for several days. Mrs Alice Ferguson listed as sick.
Friday night officers raided a rooms at the old Webster house on South Street. Two men James Jordan and James Barrett and three women Isabel Van Cleave Hattie Hamilton and Lydia Whittington were jailed and later faced Mayor Fields. All charged with associating with lewd characters and later many pleaded guilty to fornication. fines totaled five dollars plus costs each. Hattie Hamilton was released after it was shown she only spent the night there and had a position in Chawfordsvile.
Small fire ignited roof of the kitchen at Wes Hoopingarner's home on West Sixteenth Street Saturday at 9 15 pm. Neighbors with water buckets extinguished the blaze before the fire department arrived. Damages estimated at only a few dollars.
Salvation Army Brigadier Kimball and Secretary Major Tucker visit to lead a public meeting in the city. Indiana officer Major Berriman assists, urging attendance to hear these officials speak. A silver offering will be taken at the door for the local corps.
The funeral services for Richard Hunter, who died at his parents’ home after a brief illness, were held Thursday at 2 30 PM from the family residence and were largely attended. A large procession followed to Green Hill as a mark of respect. Mrs W W Whiney remains ill at home with acute bronchitis.
In the Indianapolis News report, Taft’s loss to Wilson is blamed on Republicans who voted for Wilson to prevent Roosevelt’s return. The piece argues fear of Roosevelt split the Taft vote and that many Republicans backed Wilson to thwart the third term claimant. It notes Beveridge also split by Roosevelt fears.
The Courier-Journal recounts a political anecdote about a zealous Black voter in Louisville who could not find elk on the ballot and marked Mabin as the only viable alternative. It notes his belief that his vote was needed, and mocks the other unnamed Black figure who allegedly voted under duress.
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