Bedford Per Capita Street Lighting Compared With Nearby Cities
The Indiana Bureau of Statistics bulletin compares per capita street lighting costs in Bedford and 51 nearby cities with privately owned plants. Bedford shows higher per capita costs than most, with only four cities paying less: Ft Wayne Evansville Jeffersonville and Winchester.
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Bedford
Indiana Bureau of Statistics
Bloomington
Brazil
Connersville
Franklin
Greencastle
Greensburg
Madison
Princeton
Seymour
Vincennes
Washington
the &Fty
Ft. Wayne
Evansville
Jeffersonville
Winchester
Hoosier quarry strike ends with no rehiring
The Engineers Union in Oolitic declares the strike off but Bedford quarries company will not reemploy any striking machinists. General Manager Dickinson told John E. Henderson negotiations failed. Guards from Chicago remain on site at night as insurers fear unrest.
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Hoosier
Engineers Union
Oolitic
Dickinson
Bedford Quarries
John E. Henderson
Oolitie
Chicago
Plainfield Teacher Resigns. Mary Beck to Replace Sanders
Miss Mary Sanders from Plainfield resigns after a year in Columbus schools. Miss Mary Beck of Hartsville is named to fill her position. Reports say Sanders may marry, making her the fourteenth Columbus teacher to wed since December 1908. all who resigned for marriage have been women, no male teacher has married in that period.
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Mary Sanders
Plainfield
Columbus
Mary Beck
Hartsville
Bedford Post Office Unclaimed Letters Advertised
Remaining in the Bedford Post Office unclaimed for week ending Sept 9 1905 are ladies Lola Beasley Myrtle Beavers Marie Doyle Jennie Hulse Marie Johnston Cora Millar Rose Schock and others plus gentlemen W C Eley C Gothrop W B Hopkins Delos Inman John Mack Henry McCarr E H Seibert James M and Plymouth Lbr Co. Persons calling for above letters please say advertised. Vinson V Williams Postmaster.
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Bedford
Beasley
Lola
Delose Inman
Beavers
Myrtle
Doyle
Miss Marie
Hulse
Jennie
Johnston Marie
Millar
Cora
Schock
Rose
Horace Fenton
Settlement Reached in $10,000 Quarry Death Suit
Mrs Hendrickson widow of a Bloomington area worker reaches a $100 settlement with Johnston Stone Company over the death of her son in a Monroe County quarry five years ago. The case, tried three times with two reversals in the Supreme Court, will cost the company about $1,500 in costs.
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Supreme Court
Hendrickson
Johnston Stone Company
Bloomington
Young Hendrickson
Monroe
William Norman
William Johnston
Johnston Company
Bedford faces crowded rooms as enrollment soars in new year
Bedford school trustees confront congested primary classrooms with 126 pupils in West Side building as total enrollment nears 1500. The board must create space or consider a new building amid rising demand and looming space shortages.
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Bedford School
West Side
Brown
Drake
Ana
Far torn off as Hodge chased orchard thieves
West Fourteenth street resident W P Hodge, an insurance man, injured his ear while pursuing juvenile thieves robbing his orchard. He slipped on an apple, toppled onto his right side, and slid along on his ear, nearly severing it. four physicians attended and sewed the ear back in place.
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W. P. Hodge
Mr. Hodge
West Fourteenth Street
Indiana to start binder twine factory at Michigan City prison
Attorney General ruling allows a binder twine plant at the State Prison in Michigan City with an estimated cost of 25 000 to 30 000 and about 100 workers. The project aims to use convict labor non competitively and channel profits to the prison fund, with operation planned by January 15 for next year’s needs. Farmers may benefit from lower prices.
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Charles W. Miller
Hanly
Michigan City
Miller
Indiana
Man rescues horse from Leatherwood Creek plunge
John Strout a West 16th street plumber left his horse and buggy hitched to a sapling by Leatherwood Creek when the horse slipped into the swollen water. Strout plunged in and freed the animal from the harness and danger of drowning. A separate notices announce Southern Indiana Ry low one way tickets to western states and a Fall Festival special to Elnora Indiana with round trip fare modifications and agent J G Ray for details.
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John Strout
West 16Th Street
U. S
Mgr. Strout
Indiana
California
Montana
Washington
Homeseeker
Alabama
Arkansas
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Indian Ty
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisana
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
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North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Wyoming
Wisconsin
Canada
Mexico
Elnora
Ind
J.g.ray
Southern Indiana plans for Terre Haute terminal expansion
Terre Haute Tribune reports John R. Walsh plans heavy development for Southern Indiana railroad facilities in Terre Haute including a downtown office and express depot on Main Street. The system would extend from Chicago to Terre Haute and south to Bedford Evansville and Indianapolis with a link to East St. Louis.
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Southern Indiana
Terre Haute Tribune
John R. Walsh
Southern Indiana Railroad
Chicago
Main Street
Sonil-Uihweny
Indiana
Terre Haute
Ind
Bedford
Elnora
Evansville
Indianapolis
Illinois Southern
East St. Louis
State Board
EF. S. Lewis
Walsh
Lewis
L. H. Witty
J. C. Collins
Southern Illinois
J. O. Bell
Wells
Grand Central Station
Cincinnati
Westpost
Greensburg
Central Passenger Association
Swing Suit Settled in Lawrence Circuit Court
Emmett Patton, proprietor of a steam swing at Chapel Hill reunion, sued Perry Hill after a September incident to protect his business. The Monroe county case sought about 1000 dollars for lost receipts. After a prior jury disagreement, the parties settled in Lawrence circuit court with Hill paying costs.
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Emmett Patton
Perry Hill
Monroe County
Lawrence
Chapel Hill
Patton
Chapel Hil
Hill
Monroe
Lawrence county turnpike district approves August repair claims
The Lawrence County turnpike board met Tuesday and approved repair claims for August from towns including Flinn Pleasant Run Perry Indian Creek Guthrie Shawswick Spice Valley Bono Marion Marshall and others totaling varied sums. In city news three ministers secured evidence and fifteen saloon keepers pled guilty before Mayor Graessle with fines of 20.80 each for gambling and after hours violations. Rep Wm J Benzel visited friends on Sunday.
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Lawrence County Turnpike
Flinn Township
Pleasant Run
Perry
Lie Hett
Indian Creek
Guthrie
Shawswick
Spice Valley
Our City
Graessle
Miss Kittie Miller Captures Prize in City Scavenger Scheme
Bedford native now living in St Louis foils a Post Dispatch disguise contest by recognizing a paper representative. Miss Miller of 8804 Delmar Boulevard wins six tickets to Delmar Theater after identifying the undercover sender. Local notices mention Chicago visitors and Bedford High School science room progress amid small town chatter.
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Kittie Miller
Bedford
St. Louis
The
Post- Dispatch
Roland C. Mellett
Post-Dispatch
Dodo
M. W. Hunter
Man Arrested for Assault at Dewey House
James Morrer faced Justice Harris on Tuesday for assault and battery with intent. Witness Billy Dorain, a quarryman, testified after a Labor Day incident at the Dewey house where Morrer worked as a waiter. Dorain was punched. Morrer was fined $10 plus costs with the intent clause dismissed.
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James Morrer
Harris
Billy Dorain
Dewey House
Morrer
Dorain
Fragmented Mosaic of Newsroom Chats and Public Gossip
A sprawling, OCR sourced collage weaves together snippets from editors and readers, quotes from newspapers in varying tones, and stray dialogue about stage life and daily concerns. The text mixes editorial banter, fictional dialogue, and brief notices with sporadic mentions of people and places, yielding a fragmented snapshot of periodical culture.
Local Social Notes From Guthrie Visit
Fragmentary social items show Trose Johnson and Lottie Walser visiting Guthrie as guests of Mrs. A. May. Other lines mention a response to a call and an event planned for next Saturday with vague details.
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Sses
Trose Johnson
Lottie Walser
Guthrie
Bedfordites Attend State Fair Trip to Indianapolis
The Bedford delegation left the Monon line for Indianapolis on Tuesday to visit the State Fair. Leaders include Col. Gee W McDaniel Thomas Box Frank Owens J E Garvey N E Strout George Beeman Robert Woody Joe Reath John Bright J H Underwood Perry Blackburn A Conrad Julius Heilver and Charles Farmer.
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Monon
Indianapolis
Col. Gee
W. McDaniel
Thomas Box
Frank Owens
J. E. Garvey
N. E. Strout
George Beeman
Robert Woody
Joe Reath
John Bright
J. H. Underwood
Perry Blackburn
A. Conrad
Julius Heilver
Charles Farmer
Excursion Fares to Philadelphia This September
Excursion tickets to Philadelphia from all Pennsylvania Lines stations will be sold on September 1 16 and 17 for meetings of the Odd Fellows Patriarchs Militant and Sovereign Grand Lodge. For fares train times return limits and full details contact Local Ticket Agent.
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Philadelphia
Grang Lodge
Pennsylvania
North Michigan
Traverse City
Omena
Northport
Petoskey
Mackinaw City
Pennsylvania Lines
W. W. Richardson
Ass. Psa
Indianapolis
Summer Travel Deals To California And Portland
Western travel bargains this summer with low rates from May to October. Rain-trip tickets on sale on select dates in Colorado California Oregon Washington and the Rock Island offers routes and value. Information and rates from John Sebastian passenger traffic manager Rock Island System Chicago.
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Colorado
California
Oregon
Washington
Rock Island
John Sebastian
Rock Island System
Chicago
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America’s Greatest Weekly
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Toledo Blade
New York
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News of the World
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Homer F.sher
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