Receivership Extended in Chicago Southern Case
Judge Kohlsaat orders the Chicago Southern to be a party in the First Trust and Savings Banks of Chicago suit and extends the Southern Indiana receivership to include the Chicago Southern. Myron J. Carpenter remains receiver for both, with no new bond required. The petition argued Chicago Southern relies on Southern Indiana for equipment and leases, risks demise without system-wide operation, and faces potential gold bond lien enforcement.
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Kohlsaat
Chicago Southern Railway
First Trust and Savings Banks of
Chicago
Southern Indiana Railway Company
Southern Indiana
Chicago Southern
Indianapolis
Carpenter
Indiana
Hitch rack controversy sparks Monroe county election
A local dispute over restoring the hitch rack in Bloomington’s public square prompts Monroe county officials to call a general election. The board of commissioners votes to let voters decide Yes for the hitch rack or No against it, with 6000 ballots ordered and precinct boxes provided.
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Bloomington
Court House Park
Monroe County Court House
Monroe County
Board of Commissioners
Daisy Daniel Sues For Absolute Divorce In Lawrence Circuit Court
Daisy Daniel files for absolute divorce from Charles Daniel in Lawrence Circuit Court. She cites marriage on March 78 1907 and separation on September 15 1907. She alleges cruel treatment including threats to move, destruction of household goods, false accusations of affairs, jealousy, and cursing. She seeks $200 alimony.
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Lawrence
Daisy Daniel
Charles Daniel
82nd Indiana Infantry Reunion at Bedford in September
The 82nd Ind Infantry under Col Henry Davie will hold its annual reunion in Bedford on September 17 and 18 at the G A R Hall. A dinner by the Woman's Relief Corps will take place at the M E church basement on the 17th, followed by a camp fire at the court house at 7 30 PM. Albert Lucas chairs the committee and invites all E C Newland Post members and former soldiers.
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82Nd Ind. Infantry
Henry Davie
Bedford
Henry Davis
Chickamauga
G. A. R. Hall
Woman’s Relief Corps
M. E. Church
E. C. Newland Post
Court House
Albert Lucas
Com
Silverville Triumph Over Bedford Boys In Local Clash
In Silverville Indiana on Sunday a large crowd watched the Silverville team defeat Bedford. The score shows Silverville twelve to Bedford nine with umpire Wagoner presiding.
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Silverville
Ind
Bedford Boys
Bedford
Umpire Wagoner
Thanking Friends for Sympathy and Help After Death
Frank Crooke expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for sympathy and assistance during his wife’s illness and after her death.
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Frank Crooke
Bartlettsville Beats West Ends 8-6 At Washington Park
Bartlettsville won the baseball game 8 to 6 over West Ends at Washington Park yesterday afternoon. Batteries were Bartlettsville Ross and Bartlett against Bedford Browning and Bass. Mrs. Sam Glover will arrive tonight from Oklahoma City to visit relatives.
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Bartlettsville
West Ends
Washington Park
Ross and
Bartlett
Bedford
Browning and
Bass
Sam Glover
Oklahoma City
Indiana House looks to end Juvenile Courts in small cities
A proposed bill by Rep. Burdette Lutz of Jeffersonville seeks to abolish Juvenile Courts in towns with populations under 50 000 and transfer jurisdiction to city judges or magistrates. The measure argues these courts fail to deter youth crime and keep proceedings private, urging immediate punishment instead of waiting for Juvenile Court action.
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Indiana
Frank Hanly
Burdette Lutz
Jeffersonville
Clark County
Lutz
Clark Circuit
Charles Zollman
Watches That Never Ticked Sold In Bedford Fraud
A street fakir in Bedford hawked $8 watches claiming they were $18 to $20 items. He sold about $300 worth before leaving, leaving local shops with silent, faulty pieces awaiting repairs. One merchant claimed possible bulk purchase at $1.50.
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Wallace Circus
Bedford
I Street
Fakir
Memorial Rectory Planned for Pastors Daughter
St Johns Episcopal Church begins construction of a two story stone veneer rectory to house Rev William Crossman Otte. The eight room building with basement will stand north of the church on M street and serve as a memorial to Jane Crossman Otte who died weeks ago. The groundbreaking was led by Rev Otte in a ceremony attended by many parishioners. The memorial reflects the congregation and Bedford citizens’ affection across faiths.
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St. John’s Episcopal Church
William Crossman Otte
M Street
Jane Crossman Otte
Otte
Miss Otte
Father Otte
St. Johns’ Church
Bedford
Farmer Samuel Stevens killed in Hoodoo Farm accident
Samuel Stevens sixty, Monroe county farmer, was killed while felling a tree on his Hoodoo Farm near Stinesville Indiana. A lengthy family history of deaths and fires on the property is noted, with prior accidents linked to residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stinesville
Ind
Samuel Stevens
Monroe County
Stevens
Pepper in Eyes Sparks Neighbor Dispute Trial
In a continuing peach dispute, Mrs. Amelia Johns faces assault and battery charges after allegedly throwing red pepper into Mrs. Thomas Tindall's eyes over a peach tree straddling property lines. The case, involving Johns and her father Leopold Eker, heads to Justice George Iseminger's court on Wednesday morning.
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George O. Iseminger
Amelia Johns
Thomas Tindall
Lawmaker Aims to Stop Arrests of Mischief Makers
In Jeffersonville reports describe boys repeatedly being turned out and arrested with little reflection on the practice. Mr. Lutz seeks a bill to change the law to correct such cases and reduce arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffersonville
Lutz
Bedford Public Schools Open After Summer Break
Bedford public schools reopened on Tuesday with strong attendance and happy students. Teachers were in place and work began with classification of new pupils and supply directions. The high school enrollment is notably large, especially the freshman class, with many country students entering.
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Bedford Public Schools
Depositors seek protection from drunken bank examiners
The Bloomington World argues a county local measure could guard banks and guarantee depositors after two banks were closed by an intoxicated examiner. The paper says the banks were sound and the examiner’s intoxication led to illfated closures.
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Bloomington
President Roosevelt Likely Seeks Army Increase in Message
Roosevelt is expected to urge Congress to raise the army from 60 000 to at least 100 000 men in his final annual message. Garrison needs at Pearl Harbor Hawaii the fortifications require 2000 troops. The plan includes adding ten infantry regiments five cavalry regiments and several coast artillery companies.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Pearl Harbor
Hawaiian Islands
Taft warned of alleged assassination plot in Topeka letter
An unsigned August letter mailed in Topeka warns Republican nominee William Howard Taft of an alleged plot to assassinate him. Taft publicized the letter via Topeka police, judging the writer to be of unsound mind, and notes the plan involved several men in a boxcar near Chicago.
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Topeka
Kan
State Journal Today
William H. Taft
Taft
W. H. Taft
Rock Island
Chicago
Annual meeting opens for United Presbyterian Young People
Bloomington Ind Sept 7 The annual meeting of the young people's convention of the United Presbyterian Churches Indiana Presbytery opens tomorrow evening in Bloomington. Rev J P Cowan of Indianapolis will speak at 8 30 on The Enrichment of Life. Officers will be elected and reports given Wednesday morning with speakers including Revs E C Denny Scotland W N Clark Rushville W W McCall Springhill W H Patterson Princeton Miss Mae Hill Madison Miss Marietta Stewart Springhill Burnett General Secretary and Rev John A Burnett Monmouth Ill.
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Bloomington
Ind
Young People’s Convention
United Presbyterian Churches
Indiana Presbytery
J. P. Cowan
Indianapolis
E. C. Denny
Scotland
W. N. Clark
Republican campaign opens in Ohio with Hughes and Beveridge
Saturday Governor Hughes of New York and Senator Beveridge of Indiana opened the Republican campaign in Ohio. They mocked Bryan over his bank deposits plan as two banks failed nearby for more than a million dollars shortly after.
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Guv. Hughes
New York
Senator Beveridge
Indiana
Ohio
Bryan
Lad Recovers Ring by Dream Prophecy in Bedford Yard
Seven year old John Trueblood dreamed the location of Mrs. Frank Bridwell’s missing gold ring. Returning with his mother to Bedford, they recovered the ring in the Bridwell yard, confirming the boy’s dream. Neighbors discuss dreams and dream books following the stunt.
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Frank Bridwell
Johnnie
Mrs. Bridwell
Bedford
Bridwell
County Awards Pike Road Contract in Marshall Township
The Board of County Commissioners awarded a road contract for six miles of new pike roads in Marshall township to McKee Dunn Anderson for $18,000. The roads are divided into seven sections at different points in the township.
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Board of County Commissioners
Marshall Township
McKee Dunn Anderson
Bedford Wins Slugfest Over Bloomington Elks 22 to 12
Bedford defeats Bloomington 22 to 12 at Washington Park Labor Day in a slugging game led by George Bellows Harry George Louie Richards and Bob Hay for Bedford and Falk McFerrin Malott for Bloomington. Two advertised games failed as Greencastle could not field a team. Salem Elks members joined Bedford Lodge reflections, with a band concert and banquet for locals and visitors from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m.
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Washington Park
Labor Day
Bloomington
Bedford Elks
Bedford
George Bellows
Harry George
Louie Richards
Bob Hay
Bloomingtory
Falk
McFerrin
Malott
Greencastle
Salem
Bedford Lodge of Elks
Spiders Bite Kills Noblesville Woman
Mrs Horace Brown of Noblesville Indiana died at her home at 10 this morning from blood poisoning after a poisonous spider bite her lip swelled while returning from Yellowstone National Park. She was forty two, formerly Minnie Stackhouse of Indianapolis and wife of Horace Brown. Survived by mother and husband two brothers and two sisters.
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Noblesville
Ind
Horace Brown
Yellowstone National Park
Chicago
Mrs. Brown
Minnie Stackhouse
Indianapolis
Mr. Brown
California
Terre Haute
Barefoot Farmer George Hawk Draws Crowds at State Fair
Greenfield Indiana reports George O Hawk a six foot six inch farmer who travels city and country barefoot. He weighs 225 pounds and refuses shoes away from home. He recently visited Chicago Niagara Falls and Toronto shoeless, running a modern Illinois farm along an electric line and supporting the Republican party.
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Greenfield
Ind
George O. Hawk
Chicago
Niagara Falls
Toronto
Hawk
Stations Cut Out On Southern Indiana Railroad
The stations at Elizabethtown Coxton Glendora and Gilmore were abolished by order of the road auditor after an inspection with line officials and the new receiver. The move reflects cost cutting by the new management. Elizabeth town business shifts to Grammer with trains stopping only when flagged. Master Joseph McMann shows improvement after a serious bout with typhoid fever.
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Southern Indiana Railroad
Elizabethtown
Coxton
Glendora
Gilmore
Southern Indiana
Grammaer
Police raid on Santa Claus game nets $11 stake
Police Holmes and Bowen raided a craps game above the Whiting saloon on the South Side. Officers noted players Bent Alvis Gilbert Withers Frank Miller Cecil Whitted Harold Ferguson Red McCarrell as others were fined 15 dollars plus costs for disturbing the peace. Warrant issued for about eight more in the room. Players joked officers entered by the chimney.
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Holmes and Bowen
Whiting
Bent Alvis
Gilbert Withers
Frank Miller
Cecil. Whitted
Harold Ferguson
Red McCarrell
Stipp
Fletcher
Marriage Secret Kept Until After Bedford Attorney Wed
L. R. Browning a Bedford attorney wed Miss Mabel Bennett of Sparksville in Indianapolis on July 3. The couple kept the secret pending Browning’s move to Brewersville where he will be principal of the High School. Browning will take his bride there later this month after a brief stay in Indianapolis.
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L. R. Browning
Mabel Bennett
Sparksville
Indianapolis
Bennett
Browning
Brewersville
W. M. Smith
United Brothern Church
Bedford
Thomas Bennett
Leesville
Indiana Anti-Saloon League backs county local option push
The Indianapolis Star reports Indiana public sentiment favors a county local option law aided by the Anti-Saloon League and Republican leaders led by Congressman Watson. League officials say a special legislative session offers the best chance to enact local option to curb saloons, with strong backing in counties across the state and opposition from brewers.
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Indiana Anti-Saloon League
Indianapolis Star
League
Watson
Howard
Miami
Putnam
Boone
Monroe
Brown
Hancock
Johnson
Clinton
Carroll
Wabash
Indiana
Hanly
Fair Dealing Ad Encourages Quick Coal Purchase
A brief notice from Richardson and McCarrell urges cash buyers to act now before price advances and swap limits, promising profit for prudent purchasers. Contact phone numbers 856 or 915 for more details.
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Richardson & McCarrell
Crank With Old Bulldog Revolver Seized at Sagamore Hill
A man armed with a vintage bulldog revolver was captured by secret service agents on Sagamore Hill grounds yesterday afternoon. Claimed insanity, he sought to meet the President over Boston yegg gang outrages and was jailed in Oyster Bay.
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Secret Service
Sagamore Hill
Boston
Oyster Bay
Liquor Licenses Granted For Oolitic Bedford Applicants
The Board of Commissioners approved liquor licenses for Andrew Cuddy and W E Hendrickson of Oolitic and H C Whiting and Marshall Hunter of Bedford. Clarence Gaussin’s application was continued sixty days due to his father Constant Gaussin’s license not expiring for two more years.
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Board of Commissioners
Andrew Cuddy
W. E. Hendrickson
Oolitic
H.C. Whiting
Marshall Hunter
Bedford
Clarence Gaussin
Constant Gaussin
Court Actions Highlight Heavy Probate Docket
Court convened to advance probate cases as heavy docket pressures persist Judge Wilson and attorneys aim to move matters before campaign season. Brown pled guilty to failure to support family and is sent to the Indiana Reformatory with parole under welfare terms.
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Wilson
Charles C. Brown
Indiana Reformatory
Brown
Reformatory
M. D. Reid
Reid
Terre Haute
Michigan City
Board of Prison Managers
Estate of Martha Whit ted notice in Lawrence Circuit Court
George Whitted as administrator filed his account in a sale and settlement of Martha Whit ted estate. The court will examine the account on October 5, 1908, in Lawrence Circuit Court. Heirs creditors or legatees must appear to show cause why the account should not be approved. Alexander and Harris attorneys.
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Martha Whitted
Lawrence
George 9. Whitted
George, Whitted
Admr
Alexander & Harris
Attys
Notice to Heirs and Creditors in Ash Estate 1908
Marion F. Ash as administrator of Dora E. Ash deceased has filed final settlement in the circuit court. The examination and action will occur October 5, 1908. Heirs creditors or legatees must appear and show cause why the account should not be approved. W. E. Clark, Attorney.
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Dora E. Ash
Lawrence Circuit Court
Marion F. Ash
Circuit Court
William Erwin
Flora A. Erwin
Notice To Heirs and Creditors in Estate Of William Erwin
Flora A. Erwin as administratrix has filed final settlement with vouchers in the estate of William Erwin deceased. The court requires interested persons to appear and show cause why the account should not be approved. W H Martin, Attorney.
Notice of Application for License to Retail Liquor
In Bedford Indiana Lawrence County the applicant requests a license to sell spirituous vinous and malt liquors in a room of a frame building at the northwest corner of the room on I street Bedford Second Ward Shawswick township for one year with on premise consumption and permission to sell cigars and tobacco. The applicant Chester Ingalls owns the building and seeks to operate at the described location starting the first Monday in October 1908.
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Bedford
Shanswick Township
Lawrence County
State of Indiana
Board of County Commissioners
State of
Indiana
Shawswick Township
Chester Ingalls
Bedford resident seeks license to sell wine and beer on premises
Edward B. Simpson and four male inhabitants of Bedford in Lawrence county Indiana apply to the Lawrence county Board of Commissioners for a one year license to sell vinous and malt liquors in quantities under five gallons with on premises drinking, at a first floor location in a two story brick building on Lot 16 fronting the Public Square in Bedford’s Second Ward. They also seek permission to sell cigars and tobacco for the same room.
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Bedford
Shawswick Township
Lawrence County
Indiana
City of
State of Indiana
Board of Commissioners
Public Square
Crawford Fairbanks
Edward B. Simpson
Shanswick Township
Constant Gaussin
Sal
Sheriff's Sale Notice of Real Estate in Lawrence County
A notice of sale issued by the court directs public auction of real estate in Lawrence County Indiana to satisfy a decree held by The Citizens Loan and Trust Company Bloomington against Samuel Smallwood Levi Smallwood et al The sale on September 19 1908 between 10am and 4pm at the Bedford courthouse will cover 150 acres more or less across multiple sections with rents and profits for up to seven years if needed the sale may include fee simple title if rents fail to cover the decree interest and costs dated August 28 1908
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Marcus A. Huinbolt
Lawrence
Nancy Rainbolt
Bedford
Indiana
District Court of the United States
District of Indiana
Homer R. Ferguson
Williams
Lawrence County
Minor FI
Pate
Bloomfield
Ind
Circuit Court
Citizens Loan & Trust Company
Bloomington
Samuel Smallwood
Levi A. Smallwood
Said
Salt Creek
James D. Farmer
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