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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1919
Page
6
State of Indiana versus Charles Simpson ended with a not guilty verdict by Judge James A. Om after a Friday trial. The charge alleged possession of liquor for illegal purposes and the matter was taken under advisement.
A number of punchboards appeared in the city prompting police action. They were ordered out and a warning issued about their use. The boards, likened to slot machines, attracted boys and led to many sample tests on that ground.
Passenger trains Nos. 5 9 and 3 southbound ran about two hours late Friday evening and Saturday morning as a new bridge is installed over the Wabash. Delays continue for a few days with trains held by a Panhandle detour between Sandpile and Shelby.
State Park custodian R. P. Luke and workers upgrade Spencer area with an open gravel road and a new dam below the fall. A four foot concrete dam will be hidden with rocks to form a bathing pool, with plans for a second pool further down the canyon and later more dams along the canyon if successful. The work aims to make Tate Park the state’s most beautiful spot.
Local note records Frank Stgnngrd of Springville at a Wednesday business event. The brief item notes his involvement in a community or local commerce matter with no further details provided.
Amid a citywide strike wave, about 220000 workers are idle or on strike. Longshoremen and teamsters walkouts trigger embargoes on express packages and disruptions to food imports. Reports cite extensive union activity, with 120000 AF of L members out and various trades affected, signaling potential food shortages.
A fire at 650 East Thirty-ninth Street in Chicago killed Harry Blake, a Cleveland ball player, and left several others injured. Twenty-five residents were asleep when the blaze swept from basement to fourth floor. Blake died before rescuers could reach him as a man and his wife escaped by leaping to a nearby roof.
The duke of Aosta, eldest cousin of King Victor Emmanuel, arrived in Paris bound for Belgium where he will reside. Reports say the exile stems from his attitude toward Captain Gabriele d Annunzio's raid on Friume and his clash with the king after the war.
The report from New York states Col E M Rouse is better and his condition continues to improve. The update came from his son in law Gordon Suchinclass on July 15.
A public reception for the Bedford Bill drew a large crowd on Saturday night. Organizers praised community support and outlined next steps for the local measure.
A Bedford public meeting at the court house honored William A. Rariden of the Cincinnati Reds after his return home. Mayor Allen and others spoke, a traveling bag was presented, and Rariden thanked locals for support. The event highlighted his 1919 season and earnings, before detailing Mary Susan Wallheiser’s marriage to Charles Edmund Edwards in Philadelphia.
Mr and Mrs Albert Fletcher hosted a Sunday family dinner in honor of David Carson with relatives and friends in attendance.
Ross Trainor recently returned from overseas and Everett Bowman of the U S service hosted a farewell dinner at Mrs Crawford Johnson’s East Seventeenth Street home. Guests included service members and Indianapolis residents. Al Crane, former Mitchell police chief, injured a hand at the cement plant.
Mr and Mrs Albert Fletcher hosted a Sunday family gathering at their city home in honor of David Carson of Heltonville a brother of Mrs Fletcher who is in the service and will leave for Ft Mead after a short furlough He has eleven months remaining in the service Attending were Mr and Mrs Roy Adams and family Mr and Mrs Jas Davis Dr and Mrs Jasper Cain and son and George Carson of Heltonville the latter being Mrs Fletchers father The day included a family reunion and a noon dinner
A collision occurred about 2 30 Saturday afternoon at 13th and L streets involving one Campbell taxi and a Dodge reported as an Oolitic car. The taxi sustained a bent radiator a mashed fender and a broken front lamp while the Dodge had a mashed right rear wheel.
We thank neighbors and friends for kindness and help during our bereavement. Gratitude for the flowers and for Rev. O. A. Cook and singers. A. F. Pope and Daughters, Parents and Sisters.
Cabinet discussed immediate action on coal miners strike, longshoremen dispute, and sugar shortage. Doctors report Wilson's condition generally good, but he had a restless night due to prostate swelling. mind active and able to handle business as needed.
At the Mayflower theater in Providence Florida Mrs Maude Fox Huntley known nationally as a performer played on despite her husband James H Huntley dying of heart failure in the wings He was seventy years old The troupe could not find an understudy and she finished the performance.
A report to the national industrial conference says the fifteen member sideling committee proposed arbitration. The suggestion asks that if arbitration proceeds, a six member committee be chosen by the three conference groups from conference members or nonmembers to oversee the process.
An aviator believed to be a government mail carrier died when his plane crashed near Catonsville outside Baltimore. The incident occurred shortly before noon. Also announced were Gen Scott’s order to Fort Sam Houston Texas to assume command and a $20 million proposal for federal vocational training programs.
A Bloomington Bulletin report details Banks and Baxter escaping by hollowing a wall in an art gallery ruse then stealing a Ford key. The piece also covers Alva Banks confessing to murdering his father in Sanders last May and the body found in a pond. An Indiana notice in Bedford warns a nonresident defendant to answer a 1919 lawsuit by Concrete Silo Co. or risk a default.
Saturday decision favored defendants in Earley vs the C T L railway. Amy Flick obtained a divorce from Elmer Flick on Saturday. Francis M Kern pleaded not guilty to grand larceny and posted $500 bond. Wilbur and John Lutteral were sent to the boys school at Plainfield. William Lively received a divorce from Ella A Lively.
Lawrence County circuit court in Bedford Indiana September Term 1919 hears petition filed by Thompson Gyger administrator of Charles Wagoner estate to sell real property to pay debts. Defendants named include John Wagoner heirs unknown devises and personal representatives of Charles H Wagoner. hearing set for November 24 1919. clerk John Fr Andrews seals and office.
The Circuit Court of Lawrence County Indiana appoints Florence Gilmore Executrix of the last will of Nancy A Donaldson deceased. The estate is believed solvent. Borulm and Dorulff attorneys represent the executrix.
Circuit Court of Lawrence County Indiana announces administration of the estate of Charles Wagoner deceased. Thompson Geiger is named administrator with Marshall Woolery as attorney. The notice invites claims and outlines the administration process.
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