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Newspaper

Bedford Weekly Mail

Location

Bedford, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Sep 06, 1912

Page

3

Injured Monon brakeman dies after quarry accident

F T Hamilton age 31, a Monon brake man, died at City Hospital after being injured Sunday on freight train 71 north of the city. He was found under a stone slab that swung from a car at a quarry north of Harrodsburg. His body shipped to New Albany Wednesday. His wife and child were with him until death.

F. T. Hamilton Monon City City Hospital New Albany Hamilton Harrodsburg Horseshoe

Guthrie Family Reunion Held at D B Guthrie Grove

The Guthrie family gathered at the D B Guthrie grove near Tunnelton for a Sunday reunion with a noon basket dinner. Watermelon lemonade cake and ice cream were served as the group and their many relatives enjoyed a pleasant day.

Walter Guthrie Bonnie and Velma George Benfle Oscar Guthrie Carroll Tunnelton Ind Deema Brown Aurora William Harris Florence Harris Buddha Bennie Harris Deema May McKinley J. W., Anderson Wayne Ray Fay Hazel Bedford Ray Guthrie Charles Daniel

Free list claims vs high shoe prices disputed

The Democratic party argues that listing an article on the free list lowers its price, yet shoes stay costly. Leather added to the free list did not reduce prices but prices rose, and hosiery fell in price despite higher duties in the Payne Aldrich tariff act, noted by the St. Louis Globe Democrat.

Democratic Party Free Traders Free Trade Press St. Louis Globe Democrat

Bloomington Southern labor delays prompt wage questions

The Kaiser and Maloney railroad contractors pay day laborers 2.25 a day, with two jobs per man, causing delays for want of workers. The Bloomington Telephone questions the value of voting for change next November as performance speaks louder than promises. Mrs. Wilhemina Benzel returns to Seymour, Minnie Graf returns home from Seymour, and Mrs. Carrie Vance of Vincennes visits Mrs. Mahalia Harbaugh in Bloomington.

Kaiser & Maloney Rairoad Bloomington

Woman Sues Railway for 12000 Damages in Wreck Case

Lucetta Gainey, through Borutt & Borutt, sues C I L & L railway in Lawrence circuit court for 12000 after a head end collision on a Monon train at Sand Pit on June 7. She says she was a passenger, thrown against walls and seats, rendered unconscious and left with bruises cuts and permanent crippling.

Lucetta Gainey Borutt & Borutt Lawrence C. IL. & L. Railway Company Monon Sand Pit

Clyde Nelson Sears Celebrates Seventh Birthday

Clyde Nelson Sears was surprised by fourteen playmates at his South H Street home to mark his seventh birthday. Children played on the lawn as brick ice cream, coconut cake, and lemonade were served along with simple favors and gifts for the honoree.

Clyde Nelson Sears South H Street Nelson

Thimble Party Hosted By Miss Furst At Home

Miss Thusnelia Furst entertained her young girl friends with a pretty Monday afternoon Thimble party at her home on W25 14th street. Five Hundred was played. Iced grape juice and cakes were served. Miss Rowena Cosner of Indianapolis was an out-of-town guest.

Thusnelia Furst 14Th Street Rowena Cosner Indianapolis

Local visitors and relocations noted in city society

Miss Augusta Falk of New Albany visits relatives and friends. Ed Miller from north of the city visits Cortland relatives. Miss Mary Crow of Odon visits Mr and Mrs C L Baker on West 15th street. Dr Yandell and wife of Huron plan to move to the city.

Augusta Falk New Albany Ed Miller Cortland Mary Crow Odon C. L. Baker West 15Th Street Dr. Yandell Huron

Champs Will Play Series Athletics

Crowds want to see Wicker's Champions and Akers' Athletics in a series of games. The former manager arranged with Akers for a series offering seventy five percent of gate receipts. The first game likely next Sunday and any player who has played a full game for either team may join.

Wicker Akers Athletics

Thumb Injury at Furst Kerber Mill Narrow Escape

Ott Roscoe Taylor employed at the Furst Kerber Mill suffered a severe cut to his right thumb from a cut off saw. The injury was not serious, but he escaped losing the entire appendage by a narrow margin.

Roscoe Taylor Furst-Kerber

Parker Family Returns From Trinity Springs

Mr and Mrs Charles Parker and their children of West 13th street return home after a week at Trinity Springs. Wanted Farm hand single 25 dollars per month and board Hill Top Dairy.

Charles Parker West 13Th Street Trinity Springs Hill Top

Reds Seek Exhibition With Champs Manager

Frank Bankcraft of the Cincinnati Reds has asked Champs manager Wicker for a game on the 2nd 3rd or 4th of next month. Wicker will likely close a deal, as three open dates lie between St Louis and Cincinnati and local fans crave the major league challenge.

Frank Bankcraft Cincinnati Reds Wicker Champs St. Louis Cincinnati

Lon Bolding Pleads Not Guilty in Dual Assault Cases

Lon Bolding entered not guilty pleas in two assault and battery cases in Justice Isemin ger's court. His trial was scheduled for September Mth.

Lon Bolding Justice Iseminger

Inflammatory Press Ties Oil Trust to Mexican Revolt

Mexico City reports show lower classes fueling anti American sentiment amid landing of marines in Nicaragua. El Pais claims Standard Oil aided Orozco and Zapata to depress Mexican rail stocks, while Multi Color warns of U S intervention. Cavalry moves quell refugees as revolts spill toward Presidio Texas.

Mexico City Nicaragua Mult Color el Paladin el Pais Standard Oil Company Zapata Mexico U. S Multi Color Diaz United States Harold Walker Washington Texas el Paso Tex Fort Clark Presidio Ojinaga Chihuahua

Taft Leaves Washington for New London Despite Pain

President Taft, nursing a sprained ankle from Beverly golf, departed Washington at 10 a m for New London Conn via New York to address the deep waterways congress. He spent most of yesterday resting in an arm chair and attended an International Congress of Applied Chemistry reception, receiving cheers and Taft cries from delegates.

Washington Beverly Taft New London Conn New York Deep Waterways Congress International Congress of Applied Chemistry White House

Democrats Fix No Limit on Campaign Subscriptions

Acting Chair McAdoo of the Democratic national committee announced no limit on individual subscriptions to the campaign fund. He said the subscriber's character and motive determine acceptability, not amount, citing many patriotic disinterested people willing to give any sum to the cause of clean government.

New York McAdoo Democratic National Committee

Small bungalow approach to home building by William A Radford

William A Radford explains benefits of a 25 by 48 foot bungalow omitting an attic to cut costs. He outlines cellar design for dampness and storage, modern conveniences in small houses, and the value of light ventilation and cleanliness for health.

Humorous nineteenth century tale of Mme Lammel and Saphir

An excerpt from Youth's Companion recounts a witty scene with Mme Lammel famed for stinginess. She entertained cultured guests yet kept her purse closed. After a lean dinner she asked Saphir when he would dine with her again, and he replied only if she pays.

Bapaly Mme. Lammel Mme. Lammell Saphir

Note on College Students and Respect for Learning

An inarticulate niembland style quote complains that colleges should produce more capable students. The speaker urges greater respect for learning and for students like Walters, urging colleges to improve.

Struckit Sweattire Walters Puck

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