Monon Freight Wreck Due To Open Switch in Bloomington Yard
An open switch caused a noon freight wreck in Bloomington involving the Monon line. Twelve cars were demolished and the track blocked for hours. The extra south engine, a new Monon locomotive, was speeding when cars jumped the track. Yard engine on a side track was lightly damaged and Ira Sears of Lafayette, the engineer, was slightly injured. Estimated damage at fifteen thousand dollars. track clearance expected by six o'clock.
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Bloomington
Extra South
Monon
Ira Sears
Lafayette
Extra
Abandonment Alleged in Miller Divorce Suit
Sarah E. Miller seeks an absolute divorce from William E. Miller in Lawrence circuit court alleging marriage on May 30 1908 and separation December 2 1909 with abandonment and two years of no support. No children were born. she requests restoration of maiden name Sarah E. Corbin.
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Sarah IE. Miller
Boruff & Boruff
Lawrence
William E. Miller
Sarah FE. Corbin
Popular Young Couple Married at Rev Sands Home
Oliver Wagner and Evaline Evans both of this county were wed Wednesday September 11 at the home of Rev C C Sands in Oolitic. A large gathering witnessed the ceremony with the pastor's study decorated in golden red. A generous wedding supper followed at the bride’s parents home Mr and Mrs W E Evans. The couple will reside in Bedford.
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Oliver Wagner
Evaline Evans
C. C. Sands
Oolitic
W. E. Evans
Boy Before Judge Shea Charged With Petit Larceny
Wilbur Baes nine year old resident of the north part of the city faced Judge Shea on the juvenile docket charged with petit larceny. He was allowed to return home with his mother under advisement after admitting to taking some knives from the Kessler Five and Ten cent store several days earlier.
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Wilbur Baes
Shea Friday
Kessler
Ready to Remove Poles on Public Square
The Bedford Light Heat and Power company completed relaying lines from the alley and the north side poles of the public square are ready to be chopped down. All poles will be removed as fast as possible though it will take time. New cluster light wiring is underground and business house lines will enter from the rear.
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Bedford Light, Heat and Power Company
Man Severe Cut At Reed Mill In Wire Accident
Daniel Chastain suffered a scalp wound and lip cut when struck by a heavy wire cable at Reed mill in Qolitic Friday afternoon. He was taken to his West 8th Street home where he will be confined for several days.
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Daniel Chastain
Qolitic
West 8Th Street
Western Governor Wiram Johnson Supports Taft Sides with Integrity
Wiram Johnson, governor of California, criticizes the idea of the president as the most humiliating figure in American history. He argues Taft remains a legitimate leader, noting the president has not violated or suspended law, nor hidden deals with supposed wrongdoers.
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Wiram Johnson
California
United States
Taft
The
New York World
White House
Wail Street
Twenty third United States Infantry Marches Southward
The Twenty-third United States Infantry under Colonel Edwin F. Glenn will march from Ft. Benjamin Harrison on Sept 21 through Indianapolis to French Lick Springs with 21 camps along the route. The unit will camp Oct 1 to 13 in Lost River valley and return by Oct 24, weather permitting, with a band and holiday welcomes planned in Bloomington and other towns.
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Twenty-third United States Infantry
Edwin F. Glenn
Indiana
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Indianapolis
French Lick Springs
Glenn
Bloomington
Twenty-third Regiment
Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Garfield Park
Police Department
Thomas Taggart
Lost River Valley
Miles
Paoli
Livonia
Salem
Wallonia
Seymour
Walesboro
Columbus
Edinburg
Franklin
Ft. Benj. Harrison
War Department
Indianapolis News
General Miles Attacks Roosevelt as Fraud and Despot
General Nelson A. Miles denounces Theodore Roosevelt as a fraud and threat to republics, accusing him of demagoguery, creeping dictatorship, and ties to trusts. The retired U S Army figure condemns Roosevelt’s record, motives, and influence on democracy and liberty.
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Nelson A. Miles
Roosevelt
Miles
Napoleons
Cromwell
Robespierre
Diaz
Theodore Roosevelt
Progressive Party
United States
Old Friends Celebrate Mrs Peake's Eighty Second Birthday
Fourteen of Mrs Julia Peake's old friends gathered at Mrs J F Hamer's home for an all day 82nd birthday party. The event featured old fashioned dining and reminiscences, with flowers and four generations represented by relatives Homer West Louis ville Aeria Armstrong Bloomington James Peak and Homer Marcea Hunter.
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Ayne Layne
Julia Peake
Caroline Parks
Sue Parks
Susan Houston
Daggy
Lucian Payne
Brock
Mary Salmon
Cynthia Fisher
Homer Marcea Hunter
Homer West
Peake
Ruth West
Roosevelt as Republican candidate at Chicago convention
The Bloomington Star notes Roosevelt entered the Republican national convention at Chicago last July but was defeated by Taft. If Roosevelt had been chosen, he would have run on the same Taft platform now in place.
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Roosevelt
Chicago
Taft
Bloomington
Wholesale Liquor Case Up Again in Court
The State of Indiana nexrel Edward James v. Commissioners case, filed to compel a court record on the relatrix's wholesale license application, occupied Friday sessions in city court and previously in Lawrence circuit court where rulings have been adverse. Judge Shea took the matter under advisement.
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State of
Indiana
James
Shea
Mooserette Named for Wife of Bull Mooser
Fragmentary notes mention Mooserette as a suggested name for the wife of a Bull Mooser. The text hints at bootleg whiskey activity declining with cold weather and hints at students arriving with suitcases.
Mrs Walter Norris Injured In Runaway On Lincoln Ave
Mrs Walter Norris suffered painful injuries when a frightened horse ran two blocks on Lincoln Avenue overturning the buggy. Her fingers were crushed and her wrist badly wrenched, while she and two companions escaped further harm in the incident.
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Walter Norris
Lincoln Avenue
Norris
Hung Jury in Oscar Horker Chicken Theft Case
The jury in the Oscar Horker case from Silverville failed to reach a verdict in the circuit court. Eleven jurors favored acquittal while one favored conviction after about twenty four hours of deliberation. Judge Shea noted the deadlock at 2 o clock Friday afternoon.
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Oscar Hornocker
Silverville
Shea
Bomb scare at Brown Hotel in French Lick alarmed residents
An explosion near the Brown Hotel in French Lick late Wednesday night shattered basement windows and alarmed residents. Investigators think a powder charge or small bomb caused the blast, but no serious damage or injuries occurred, leading some to suspect a practical joke or scare tactic aimed at hotel occupants.
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French Lick
Funeral Salute At Bloomington For Killed Soldier
Ralph Bush, a member of Company H, was laid to rest in Bloomington after being killed Tuesday in a non freight incident. A fire squad fired a salute at Rose Hill following the service held at his father's home.
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Ralph”. Bush
Bloomington
Myers Bush
Company H
Rose Hill
Viola Edwards Visits Relatives in Franklin
Mrs. Viola Edwards has gone to Franklin to visit relatives, leaving home conditions unchanged as she travels to the city to see family members.
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Viola. Edwards
Franklin
Notary Seal Obsolete for Bedford Pensioners
Bedford pensioners will receive vouchers and checks directly from the Washington department after January 1 as Congress abolishes eighteen pension agencies. The change ends the need for notary public execution of vouchers, ending a hardship for elderly claimants and reducing red tape. Checks for August were delayed by legislative gridlock before agencies were kept open for a time.
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Bedford
Department
Washington
Congress
United States
Indianapolis
House
Senate
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