Railroad Taxes and Local Race to Connect Iron Road
A Columbus Star report notes a B&O detective arrested a hobo for riding on No. 2, fined by Judge Hoover, with city expenses likely reimbursed by the railroad. Seymour’s W A Mooney cites a plan to meet Southern Indiana railroad officials on a branch to Azaha, with a Chicago meeting later in the week. Brown county ties ship 45,000 in the year to October and fourteen carloads this week, Lyle & Prather winning a Union street railway contract. A Clay county farmer defends land by showing a paper. a bull chases men who failed to heed the farmer’s warning. Postage reform debates in Congress favor cent postage. Smith of Illinois advocates it. Bedford ladies form Cozy Club with twelve members, first meet at Miss Dad Smith’s home, dancing and cards. Judge Baker orders a new complaint in Jennings vs. twenty-eight Washington, Ind. citizens, concise and within thirty days.
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Hoover
Brownstown
Seymour
W. A. Mooney
Railroad Committee of the Commercial Club
John R. Walsh
Southern Indiana Railroad
Azaha
Chicago
Columbus Star
Brown County
Lyle & Prather
Brown
Union Street Railway Company
Indianapolis
Bedford
Dad Smith
South J Street
Judge Baker
United States Court
David A. Jennings
Washington
Ind
Jenning
Jennings
Tried to Break Jail at Lawrence County Jail
Sheriff Frank Smith found the prison door hinge sawed off and secured the external doors after his son brought coal. Prisoners Nelson Fritz and George Fritz face murder charges, others include Arthur Bex and Harry Richardson awaiting trials. Jail conditions described as unsanitary and insecure with hidden saws and singing indicating possible escape efforts.
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Frank Smith
Albert Smith
Frank Russell
Nelson Fritz
George Fritz
Arthur Bex
Robert O’bannon
Curtis Jones
Burley Webb
John Frost
Harry Richardson
Marshal Russell
Fritz
Smith
Lawrence County
Soule Art Co Exhibit to Tour Bedford November Run
The Soule Art Co of Kosten Massachusetts brings a four day exhibit November 27 to 30 at Bedford. Superintendent F Louis Soldan hails the vivid reproductions as exceeding his fondest expectations and the Art League funds the display to raise school wall pictures with proceeds aiding public schools. The exhibit features photographic reproductions and photogravures praised as the finest yet shown in St Louis.
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Soule Art Co
Kosten
Mass
Bedford
F. Louis Soldan
Art League
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
St. Louis
St. Louis Post
Lowe Lecture Draws Largest Christian Audience
A Sunday gathering in the Christian church attracted a large crowd for Hon. 5. B. Lowe's travel lecture. The talk covered Russia and other countries, with vivid descriptions of customs, churches, and people. Attendees praised the engaging humor and insightful observations, hoping for another visit soon.
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5. B. Lowe
Mr. Lowe
Russia
Native land inspires moving lecture by Mr Lowe
The audience of about one thousand gave praise to Mr Lowe whose eloquent talk extolled patriotic love of the United States over Europe Russia and Austria. Fellow citizens recalled his Oberammergau meeting and Bedford inquiries as gifts to the evening. The item notes a celebratory postscript about local veterans and a Wake Up post office saga with sleepy town zeal and a $10 yearly salary for the postmaster.
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Lowe
France
Austria
Russia
Westminister Abbey
Small
Mr. Lowe
Oberammergau
Bedford
Brown County
Wake Up
Postoffice Department
Rammelton
John H. Edwards
Lawrence County
Edwards
Old Lawrence
General Assembly
Mitchell Tribune
College program notes and local items from Mitchell
Friday and Saturday schedule details for devotional exercises, nature study, music and exams, plus reports on the Mitchell Lime Co dynamite theft reward, Phi Nu Theta lights, Bedford politics, a quail containing 101 potato bugs, whiskey, coon dogs and a tongue in cheek congress joke. Post office clerk hire case cites a private specialty business driving money orders and stamp sales, with overall department interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Postoffice Department
Washington
Mitchell Post Office
Cincinnati
Lyt
Royal Baking Powder Company Ad in New York
An advertisement mentions the Royal Baking Powder Company located at 100 William Street in New York. The copy highlights a brand presence and shopping context in the city.
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Royal Baking Powder CO
William
New York
Sparrows as weed destroyers noted in Year Book
A report from the Department of Agriculture highlights the English sparrow as a key weed destroyer, feeding on crab grass and dandelion seeds with native birds, especially song sparrows, aiding in weed control across over 60 species. Goldfinches and other birds also contribute, while cold weather sustains seeding birds through winter in large flocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
United States
Judd
Biological Survey
Card From Councilman Radley Bedford 11 25
A letter to Editor Matu recounts a Nov 20 article about the Octopus controversy over a telephone franchise granted to Jas Ruddick. It notes an error in a missing section, council debate, and efforts to correct records before detailing local electrical and railway developments and Mrs Polly Cauble’s 100th birthday observance in Indiana with a large family reunion.
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Radley
Bedford
Matu
Octopus
McHenry Owen
Jas. Ruddick
Owen
H. P. Rapney
Murray Moves Shirt Waists to Franklin and Buys Farm
Mitchell Tribune notes Henry Murray plans relocating his shirt waist and rug business from Mitchell to Franklin, with 13 sewing machines and 18–20 workers in the new site. Murray recently bought a $17,500 farm near Mitchell’s corporate limits. rumor had his moving the rug business to Franklin soon.
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Henry Murray
Franklin
Murray
Mitchell Tribune
Mitchell
Odd Fellows
Main Street
Orleans
The Corn Shredder and the Surgeon's Rising Tide
A vivid column compares the danger of the corn shredder to roaring advances in medical work, noting injury rates and hospital demand as farm machinery evolves. It highlights the device as a current scourge while predicting future safety fixes.
Indianapolis Southern Railway Nears Bedford Route
The Indianapolis Southern Railroad backers push a direct Bedford corridor to the state capital, eyeing access to limestone quarries and furniture trades. Bedford already a rail hub, the new line would link Lawrence Brown Orange Martin Dubois Spencer counties with the coal fields and Ohio river ports. J. H. LaPearl and partners plan a four act comedy drama in Terre Haute while organizing a touring company, Reaping the Harvest.
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Indianapolis
Southern Railroad
Indiana
Bedford
Browentgen
Salem
Wines
Ohio River
Indianapolis Journal
Indianapolis Southern Railroad
St. Louis
Louisville
Lawrence,Brown
Orange
Martin
Dubois
Spencer
Lke
Terre Haute
J. H. LaPearl
Thomas Fitch
Clyde Fitch
LaPear
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Clay County
Congress
Illinois
House
B. Lowe
Ft. Gaines, Ga
Seymour Park
S. B. Lowe
Lawrence County Teachers’ Association
Christian Church
Rev. Small
J. G. Stull
G. W. Reed
T. H. B. Wilson
Mary Greedy
Dr. Harry
Miss Greedy
Hyde
Sup’t Wilson
T. J. L. Clauser
Noble Sherwood
Sup’t. Wilson
Mitchell Horse Thief Detective Association
Mitchell Lime Co
Rabbitville
Phi Nu Theta
Tennessee
Arkansas
Mitchell Commercial
Weed Destroyers
Terre Haute Tribune
Brown and Steuben
Hendricks County
Marion County
Vanderburgh
Lake County
Hammond
Muncie
New Albany
Fort Wayne
Arsit Cabe
Frey
Merrell-Soule Co
Syracuse, NY
Forman McGuire
Harrodsburg
Barton Armstrong
Santa Fe
Mitchell and Georgia Telephone Co
Polly Cauble
Washington County
James Cayble
Ruby Standiford
Margaret Taylor
Dovie Suffridge
Bessie Reiley
Freddie Luthers
Ruth Quill
Maude Duncan
S. L. Keach
Utah
Colorado
Kentucky
Armour & Co
Swift & Co
Panama
Iowa
Empire Station
Perry
McCrea
Machias
Colon
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