Newspapers from Old Lawrence County

Interested in finding out what life was like for your Lawrence County ancestors? The following are actual transcripts of newspapers from Bedford and the Lawrence County area, as well as from other areas which featured Lawrence County happenings. Some files contain several stories with literally hundreds of surnames, while others contain a single story. Just pick the decade which interests you, then click on a date on the left to read all about it!

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DateSubjectNewspaper
March 16, 1830"Shocking disaster" – a steamship blows upPittsburgh (PA) Gazette
February 19, 1836Dunihue-McLane weddingBloomington (IN) Post

October 16, 1850Hughes challenges Dunn to a duelPittsburg (PA) Morning Post
February 19, 1851Fire destroys print shopHuntington (IN) Herald
May 28, 1851Town of Springfield depopulated by smallpox epidemicHuntington (IN) Herald
December 22, 1853Pamelia Nunnally dies, etc.Bedford White River Standard
December 29, 1853Katherine Sloss sues her husband for divorce, etc.Bedford White River Standard
January 12, 1854Death of Benjamin Blackwell, etc.Bedford White River Standard
January 19, 1854Shops destroyed by fire, etc.Bedford White River Standard
January 26, 1854Death of Judge William Newland, etc.Bedford White River Standard
February 2, 1854William Walker marries Sue Lingle, etc.Bedford White River Standard
March 2, 1854Death of Catherine Williamson, etc.Bedford White River Standard
March 16, 1854Death of John Cavins, 2 years oldBedford White River Standard
March 30, 1854Death of Myra Johnson, etc.Bedford White River Standard
April 13, 1854Death of Bradley Dalton, etc.Bedford White River Standard
April 20, 1854Death of N. M. Springer in CaliforniaBedford White River Standard
May 4, 1854Winepark Judah visits on his way to NebraskaBedford White River Standard
May 11, 1854Death of Delia ThrockmortonBedford White River Standard
June 8, 1854Robert Havren run over by wagon and dies, etc.Bedford White River Standard
June 25, 1854Death of John Franklin Johnson, 3 months oldBedford White River Standard
June 29, 1854James Seward marries Esther McCreeBedford White River Standard
August 18, 1854Latest population estimatesBedford White River Standard
August 21, 1854Death of Denton Walters, etc.Bedford White River Standard
May 19, 1855Dr. Ziba Foote relocates to HeltonvilleBloomington (IN) Newsletter
August 18, 1855Deaths of George Monson, Larkin ReynoldsBloomington (IN) Newsletter
April 24, 1856Numerous letters are at the Post Office, etc.Bedford Independent
August 7, 1856Election candidates announced, etc.Bedford Independent
June 19, 1857Sparks-Trueblood weddingSalem (IN) Washington Democrat
September 12, 1857Death of George G. DunnMilwaukee (WI) News
December 30, 1857High School tuition set at $4, etc.Bedford Independent

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DateSubjectNewspaper
March 28, 1860Old settler's Report IV, etc.Bedford Independent
June 22, 1860Giles-Lee weddingCincinnati (OH) Daily Gazette
January 5, 1865A $300 bounty is paid to volunteers and draftees, etc.Bedford Independent
January 11, 1865A red cow has gone estray, etc.Bedford Independent
June 7, 1865A brass band is being formed, etc.Bedford Independent
June 14, 1865Lots of local marriages, etc.Bedford Independent
July 5, 1865Reverend Park's house is robbed, etc.Bedford Independent
July 12, 1865The case of the conjoined cats, etc.Bedford Independent
August 16, 1865Daniel Grindstaff lost his discharge, etc.Bedford Independent
August 23, 1865An opposition band is practicing!, etc.Bedford Independent
September 20, 1865The best citizens are moving West!Bedford Independent
September 27, 1865Suicide at the Faulkner house, etc.Bedford Independent
March–May 1866Madison Evans murder / Benjamin Newland trialvarious
October 17, 1867Charles T. Woolfolk electedBloomington (IN) Post
October 13, 1869"Regulators" hang Stephen Clark in HeltonvilleEvansville (IN) Journal

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DateSubjectNewspaper
June 1, 1870Bedford's new courthouseTerre Haute (IN) Daily Gazette
September 9, 1870Silver discovered on the farm of Tyre HendersonAtchison (KS) Daily Patriot
September 7, 1871Willoughby Nugent's shooting deathCincinnati (OH) Daily Gazette
November 25, 1871Bedford school destroyed by firePittsburg (PA) Commercial
January 31, 1872David Cobb gives $20,000 to his childrenBloomington (IN) Progress
August 23, 1872Drowning at MitchellIndianapolis (IN) Sentinel
June 18, 1873Moses Dunn lectures on what he saw in EuropeFt. Wayne (IN) Daily Gazette
August 27, 1873Francis Wilson appointed judgeFt. Wayne (IN) Daily Gazette
October 1873Jealous blacksmith stabs his wife and childrenvarious
January–February 1875Two young "desperadoes" murder deputyvarious
March 27, 1875William Ham has apprenticed himself to Gus Ellis, etc.Bedford Star
April 3, 1875Newton Ritter shoots himself, etc.Bedford Star
April 17, 1875Mrs. Zahn narrowly escaped being shot, etc.Bedford Star
April 24, 1875An effort is being made to revive the base ball club, etc.Bedford Star
May 8, 1875"Vincent Huff is not dead, as was previously reported", etc.Bedford Star
June 5, 1875A fifty pound catfish was caught, etc.Bedford Star
June 19, 1875"Bean flippers, look out for your eyes!", etc.Bedford Star
June 26, 1875I.H. Thomas is thinking of shaving, etc.Bedford Independent
July 16, 1875What happened to Lucien Fell?Prescott (AZ) Weekly Miner
August 14, 1875The Wife's Commandments, etc.Bedford Independent
August 21, 1875The gold excitement hit Brown County, etc.Bedford Star
August 28, 1875One-eyed Riley went to the Mooresville fair, etc.Bedford Star
September 25, 1875A new saloon opens on High Street, etc.Bedford Star
October 9, 1875Milton Sparling cut his thumb, etc.Bedford Star
October 19, 1875Sudden death of Major MalottLouisville (KY) Courier-Journal
October 1875Rachel (Alexander) Houston deathvarious
December 25, 1875Deputies kill man who "tore up the rails"Chicago (IL) Inter Ocean
June 17, 1876Levi Houston deathBedford Star
July 13, 1876The Toliver-Jones-Moody feudChicago (IL) Daily Inter Ocean
March 21, 1877Secretary of Navy Richard ThompsonTionesta (PA) Forest Republican
November 19, 1877Son of Dr. Gunn crushed to death by wagonCincinnati (OH) Enquirer
February 23, 1878Harry Woodford murderCincinnati (OH) Daily Gazette
January 29, 1879George Sheeks suicideCincinnati (OH) Daily Gazette
February 24, 1879Hughes vs. Hughes divorceCincinnati (OH) Daily Gazette
September 4, 1879Craig farmhouse burnsCincinnati (OH) Daily Gazette

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DateSubjectNewspaper
January 1, 1880Lawrence county suicides of 1879Cincinnati (OH) Enquirer
February 28, 1880Sugar Creek schoolhouse burns downIndianapolis (IN) News
March 4, 1880Jesse Beasley "assassinated"Cincinnati (OH) Daily Star
August 18, 1880Bloody stabbing at BedfordCincinnati (OH) Daily Gazette
October 8, 1880A gallon of whiskey a day!Clarksville (TX) Standard
February 5, 1881Not really "deaf and dumb"Springfield (MA) Republican
March 7, 1881Mrs. Knight diesCincinnati (OH) Daily Gazette
March 24, 1881Rapist gets 2 years in the penCincinnati (OH) Daily Gazette
April 5, 1881Fire in the barber shopCincinnati (OH) Daily Gazette
June 2, 1881Decoration DayMitchell Times
June 24, 1881Leighton-O'Connell weddingCincinnati (OH) Daily Gazette
September 22, 1881Death of E. S. DuvalSeymour (IN) Weekly Democrat
October 12, 1881Sudden death of Stella Palmer, etc.Bloomington (IN) Republican Progress
Octoher 26, 1881Michael Stipp's barn burnsBloomington (IN) Republican Progress
December 7, 1881James Murray drops deadMaysville (KY) Bulletin
January 27, 1882John Trisler deathNew Albany (IN) Ledger
March 22, 1882Andrew Bagwell diesBloomington (IN) Republican Progress
March 26, 1882Rev. Carothers moving to EllettsvilleEllettsville (IN) Citizen
May 8, 1882Benjamin Grimes burns to deathMaysville (KY) Evening Bulletin
June 16, 1882"Terrible Tumble of a Train" near BedfordCincinnati (OH) Enquirer
July 7, 1883Stonecutters strikeCincinnati (OH) Commercial Tribune
September 11, 1884William Holland insane, etc.Bedford Mail
September 25, 1884Elizabeth Whitted dies, etc.Bedford Mail
October 2, 1884Funeral of Rev. George Richards, etc.Bedford Mail
October 23, 1884Jail break in Brownstown, etc.Bedford Mail
November 26, 1884Samuel Short dies, etc.Bloomington (IN) Republican Progress
December 24, 1884John Danner charged with whipping his parentsBloomington (IN) Republican Progress
October 14, 1885Wealthy merchant elopes with grass widowMontpelier (VT) Argus and Patriot
January 21, 1886Congressman Thomas Cobb's biographyMonroeville (IN) Breeze
February 4, 1886Albert Sale's house burns down, etc.Bedford Mail
February 11, 1886Dr. Bradford and family move away, etc.Bedford Mail
April 8, 1886A. B. Crawford returning to MitchellAbilene (KS) Reflector
May 11, 1887Evans-Voss shooting an accident?Bloomington (IN) Republican Progress
September 26, 1887Whitecapping in southern IndianaCincinnati (OH) Post
September 19, 1888Ramsey family reunionNew Albany (IN) Evening Tribune
November 2, 1889Death of Mrs. A. D. PlessCrawfordsville (IN) Journal

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DateSubjectNewspaper
February 13, 1890Desertion charges against George HardwickAbilene (KS) Weekly Reflector
November 4, 1890Prof. Stotts elopes with a widowSedalia (MO) Weekly Bazoo
November 1890Bee Eubanks clubs his sister to deathvarious
November 24, 1890John Feltner kills James Terrell in saloon fightMaysville (KY) Evening Bulletin
February 3, 1891The champion stay-a-bedLogansport (IN) Pharos
February 26, 1891Marshal shot trying to arrest murder suspectMaysville (KY) Evening Bulletin
June 4, 1891Explosion at Dusard sawmillCleveland (OH) Plain Dealer
June 5, 1891H. C. Hanna falls asleep on train track, and is killedMaysville (KY) Evening Bulletin
July 18, 1891A feud on the train — Bass vs. LoweGreat Falls (MT) Weekly Tribune
October 5, 1891Murder in HeltonvilleChicago (IL) Herald
December 14, 1891Davidson Carter's home destroyed by fireMaysville (KY) Evening Bulletin
January 22, 1892Counterfeiter lynched in 1877 (?), his booty dug up in 1892Bloomington (IN) Telephone
April 2, 1892Logan Holmes relocates to BedfordEllettsville (IN) Monroe County Citizen
April 23, 1892Rev. Cristy diesEllettsville (IN) Monroe County Citizen
April 23, 1892Mangled body of James Dawes found on train tracksMaysville (KY) Evening Bulletin
May 14, 1892Child drowns in wellEllettsville (IN) Monroe County Citizen
August 8, 1892Sudden death of Peter BaufleRock Island (IL) Daily Argus
August 13, 1892Death of Prof. G. E. WilliamsRock Island (IL) Daily Argus
October 4, 1892Curtis Bass awarded damages against the MononBloomington (IN) Telephone
October 7, 1892Stone company stockholders hold annual meetingBloomington (IN) Telephone
November 28, 1892Willis Field's barns burnMaysville (KY) Evening Bulletin
March–July 1893Dr. Gardner donates 782 acres to Red Crossvarious
March 8, 1893Winstanley vs. Tincher, etc.Bloomington (IN) Republican Progress
May 15, 1893A lynching in BedfordJackson (MI) Citizen Patriot
June 8, 1893A run on the Bedford bankBoston (MA) Journal
July 3, 1893Willis Bass commits suicideMaysville (KY) Evening Bulletin
July 20, 18932 Tanksleys die within an hourSalem (IN) Democrat
July 22, 1893Allen Butler lynchedPerrysburg (OH) Journal
October 17, 1893Josie Franklin on her way to IndiaBloomington (IN) Telephone
October 27, 1893Ed Meister carves a crucifix for new Catholic churchBloomington (IN) Telephone
October 29, 1893Ollie Kern diesBloomington (IN) Telephone
October 31, 1893Mrs. Michael O'Connell dies, etc.Bloomington (IN) Telephone
January 15, 1894Sherman Wagoner lynchedWaco (TX) Evening News
June 28, 1894William A. Waggoner drowns, etc.Bloomington (IN) Herald Telephone
March 3, 1895Schoolteacher J. W. Ray returning to EllettsvilleEllettsville (IN) Farm
October 17, 1895Goldie Parker awarded $2,000 damagesNew Albany (IN) Evening Tribune
October 31, 1895Rev. Rayburn diesPrinceton (MN) Union
January 10, 1896Funeral of Francis B. HitchcockBloomington (IN) Courier
June 25, 1896Hoves or Hovious?Bloomington (IN) World
June 26, 1896Stone City dance hall one of best in stateBloomington (IN) World
June 30, 1896John Bennan dies after train accidentBloomington (IN) World
July 12, 1896A 250-pound waitress in bloomersBloomington (IN) World
February 2, 1897Charles Hanners gets 2 years for attempted murderIndianapolis (IN) News
February 19, 1897Killing of Marion Tow, etc.Jeffersonville (IN) Weekly Journal
February 22, 1897Frank Wells convicted in Greencastle of horse stealingJeffersonville (IN) Weekly Journal
April 15, 1897John Jackson's ingrown toenail may prove fatalIndianapolis (IN) News
May 8, 1897Slaughter assaults EnglandSeymour (IN) Daily Republican
June 1, 1897Dr. S. A. Rariden diesSmithville (IN) Name It & Take It
July 2, 1897Brakeman crippled, 2 killed, in [Monon] train wreckSmithville (IN) Name It & Take It
July 6, 1897More on the Monon train wreckBloomington (IN) Republican Progress
August 3, 1897Harry Fisher murderLexington (KY) Morning Herald
October 15, 1897Ellen McDaniel returns from New Jersey, after her daughter's deathBloomington (IN) Telephone
October 19, 1897Robert Newland dies in Galveston, etc.Bloomington (IN) Telephone
October 26, 1897Two more Lawrence county murders!Bloomington (IN) Telephone
November 2, 1897John "Peggy" Welsh diesBloomington (IN) Telephone
January 11, 1898Harry Tolliver suicideSeymour (IN) Daily Democrat
January 15, 1898Death of a 400-pound man, etc.Seymour (IN) Daily Republican
January 25, 1898Mamie Krankee falls and is badly hurtIndianapolis (IN) News
September 20, 1898Will Martin attending HarvardBloomington (IN) World
September 22, 1898Isaac Snow convicted of murderBloomington (IN) World
September 28, 1898Voris-Messick wedding, etc.Bloomington (IN) World
September 29, 1898Jessie Dunihue visiting kin in BloomingtonBloomington (IN) World
December 9, 1898Kate Newland Willard diesSalem (IN) Democrat
December 23, 1898Sam Earl goes crazy, etc.Bedford Weekly Mail
December 28, 1898Noah Bledson [or Bledsoe?] sentenced for stealing a horseBloomington (IN) Morning World
December 30, 1898Meat market gutted by fire, etc.Bedford Weekly Mail
December 30, 1898Doctor murders woman with surgeon's knifeSt. Louis (MO) Republic
January 27-31, 1899Nancy (Houston) Fish deathvarious
February 23, 1899Newton Ikerd dies running to catch a trainCrawford County (IN) Democrat
March 31, 1899James Mayberry arrested for beating his wifeBloomington (IN) Courier
September 1, 1899Death of Uncle Joe WooleryBedford Weekly Mail

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DateSubjectNewspaper
January 2, 1900Fire in the home of Earl Short, etc.Bloomington (IN) Telephone
February 9, 1900Richard W. Thompson diesWashington (DC) Times
March 8, 1900A Bedford newspaper dealIndianapolis (IN) News
March 9, 1900David Hackney hit by a Monon switch engine, etc.Bloomington (IN) Courier
March 13, 1900Mary Alexander diesBloomington (IN) Courier
March 22, 1900W. H. Lanier falls off bridge, not expected to liveIndianapolis (IN) Journal
April 3, 1900Fire burns Lizzie Menaugh's building in OoliticBloomington (IN) Telephone
April 17, 1900The beginning of RFDScranton (PA) Tribune
June 25, 1900Girl killed in lovers' duelSan Jose (CA) Evening News
July 5, 1900Jackson Kridges dies of smallpox, etc.Indianapolis (IN) News
July 27, 1900Louis Fidler killed in the PhilippinesBloomington (IN) Telephone
July 1900-July 1910Frank Lantz murdervarious
October 19, 1900George Helton is visiting from KansasBedford Weekly Mail
November 20, 1900Bruce Fleetwood and Lou Hudson elopeIndianapolis (IN) News
November 28, 1900Press Association to meet at Deckard HotelIndianapolis (IN) News
February 3, 1901New Kansas senator is a Hoosier by birthOmaha (NE) Daily Bee
March 8, 1901Deserted after 2 weeks of married life!Jackson (MI) Citizen
April 5, 1901Elmer Evans crushed to death at stone millBloomington (IN) Courier
April 18, 1901Bedford lawyer found dead in NYC hotelColumbus (GA) Daily Enquirer
June 20, 1901John McQueen killed while resisting arrestDuluth (MN) News-Tribune
August 9, 1901Thomas Todd and family visit relatives in HeltonvilleBedford Weekly Mail
August 16, 1901Charlie Metz breaks leg in buggy accident, etc.Bedford Weekly
October 25, 1901Stephen Johnson dies, etc.Bedford Weekly Mail
November 5, 1901Train wreck on the MononOmaha (NE) World Herald
November 8, 1901Death of Sarah Newland, etc.Bedford Daily [or Weekly] Mail
November 15, 1901Charley Lamb sentenced for manslaughter, etc.Bedford Weekly Mail
January 17, 1902Bishop Hammersly ground to death by freight trainBloomington (IN) Courier
June 6, 1902Charles Foster hurt badly in quarryIndianapolis (IN) Journal
April 1903 ?William H. Boruff "in a precarious condition"Indianapolis (IN) Journal
April 14, 1903Forged check causes shootingElkhart (IN) Truth
May–June 19035,000 quarry workers strike in Bedfordvarious
June 12, 1903Frank Boynton dies in quarry accident, etc.Bloomington (IN) Evening World
June 18, 1903Joe Stinehagen moves to StinesvilleBloomington (IN) Evening World
June 20, 1903Bedford twins turn 70Bloomington (IN) Evening World
June 27, 1903Oolitic man barely misses being lynchedBloomington (IN) Evening World
July 2, 1903Epsie George sues Spencer Pugh for $50,000 for breach of promiseBloomington (IN) Evening World
July 4, 1903Maud Wray sues Dr. Martin for $10,000Bloomington (IN) Evening World
July 6-9, 1903Capt. J. W. Voris deathBloomington (IN) Evening World
July 28, 1903Severe criticism of county jailsBloomington (IN) Evening World
July 29, 1903Paul Hite arrested for stealing horse and buggyBloomington (IN) Evening World
July 31, 1903Nancy (Nugent) Fish is quite illBloomington (IN) Evening World
September 19, 1903Brice Carter dies of grief at son's coffinRockford (IL) Republic
December 22, 1903Hung jury in murder trialSpringfield (MA) Republican
January 5-19, 1904Plumber Charles W. Hughes' scaldingBloomington (IN) Courier
January 22, 1904Death of "A. Hamm"Ellettsville (IN) Farm
Jan–May 1904Sarah Schafer murdervarious
April 12, 1904Dr. Joseph Gardner is fighting fires on his farmBloomington (IN) Telephone
April 13, 1904Edward Graves falls from train and is killed, etc.Bloomington (IN) Telephone
April 14, 1904Newton Mathews moves to Bloomington, etc.Bloomington (IN) Telephone
August 16, 1904Bush-Sears wedding, etc.Bedford Weekly
November 17, 1904Pro football fatalitiesDenver (CO) Post
December 14, 1904Fire burns out Oolitic business districtElkhart (IN) Daily Review
January 18, 1905Dynamite blast kills twoDuluth (MN) News-Tribune
May 10, 1905Charles Echtbath commits suicideFt. Wayne (IN) Sentinel
September 2, 1905N. H. Roberts diesIndianapolis (IN) News
December 2, 1905Death of Bridget McGuire, etc.Bedford Star and Bedford Daily Mail
March 17, 1906Lester Grissom dying from loss of bloodElkhart (IN) Weekly Review
August 24, 1906Abduction in Heltonville (and more on Schafer)Grand Forks (ND) Evening Times
September 19, 1906Train wreck on the B & ODuluth (MN) News-Tribune
May 27, 1907Fred Renter breaks leg while working in Monon yardsIndianapolis (IN) News
July 28, 1907Jacob Haverly is killed when his horse is spookedIndianapolis (IN) Star
Aug–Sep 1907Death of Frank RichardsonSalem (IN) Democrat
September 4, 1907Fritz boy follows father to prison, etc.Indianapolis (IN) News
September 1907Courtney Zaring [?] kills himself by accidentvarious
October 17, 1907Moses Dunn sues for $3,000Bloomington (IN) Telephone
October 25, 1907Erastus Dobbins files for bankruptcyIndianapolis (IN) Star
January 31, 1908Frank Armstrong diesBloomington (IN) Telephone
June 18, 1908William Gray dies in KansasHolton (KS) Recorder
July 31, 1908Wampler, Gobate and Reynolds relatives visitingSmithville (IN) News
August 11, 1908A drunken sheriffBloomington (IN) Telephone
August 19, 1908Della Henderson shooting death a suicide?Canton (OH) Evening Repository
September 3, 1908William Reynolds meets "with a peculiar accident"Monroeville (IN) Breeze
September 18, 1908Dennis Endwright moves to New OrleansSmithville (IN) News
September 22, 1908Stella Miller murderDenver (CO) Post
October 5, 1908Bedford native a candidate in OklahomaHobart (OK) Republican
November 20, 1908Edward Cates marries Viola BrandonBloomington (IN) Telephone
November 24, 1908Chip Johnson diesBloomington (IN) Telephone
December 30, 1908"Rapid transit" divorce and marriageMontpelier (VT) Argus and Patriot
January 8, 1909Lawrence County has gone dry!Smithville (IN) News
January 15, 1909Sheriff Thomas Box in jail for murder, etc.Smithville (IN) News
May 8, 1909J. G. Bair appointed collector of customs in MontanaMissoula (MT) Daily Missoulian
May 23, 1909George Dugan's funeralKansas City (MO) Star
July 29, 1909A romance of an eggFlint (MI) Journal
December 9, 1909Another stonecutters strikeDuluth (MN) News-Tribune
December 20, 1909Three drown in Indian CreekColorado Springs (CO) Gazette

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DateSubjectNewspaper
April 5, 1910Reed Stone Company incorporatesBloomington (IN) Telephone
April 11, 1910James Scroggins hurt while jumping off trainBloomington (IN) Telephone
April 16, 1910Perry Blackburn sees a future in raising foxesBloomington (IN) Telephone
June 1-2, 1910Death of Clara SplitgerberBloomington (IN) Evening World
June 3, 1910Fire destroys home of George MorrisBloomington (IN) Evening World
June 5, 1910Beford organizes its first auto clubBloomington (IN) Sunday Star
June 26, 1910Charles Mitchell steals a suit of clothesBloomington (IN) Sunday Star
July 5, 1910George Kremer invests $100,000 to build stone millBloomington (IN) Evening World
July 9, 1910Pansy Matthews engaged to Oral BarnettBloomington (IN) Evening World
July 12, 1910Henry Martin becomes cashier of Bedford bankBloomington (IN) Evening World
July 12-13, 1910"An epidemic of would-be suicides" in BedfordBloomington (IN) Evening World
July 13, 1910Lillian Pease returns from visiting her motherBloomington (IN) Evening World
August 17, 1910Attempt to kill banker for revengeNew Orleans (LA) Item
October 25, 1910Remains of 3 Martin children moved to Bedford cemeteryBedford Weekly Mail
February 16, 1911Police chief wins battle with 35-foot tapewormDaily Oklahoman
March 20, 1911Amanda Norvill dies in fire, etc.Indianapolis (IN) Star
April 4, 1911Jane Dixon diesIndianapolis (IN) News
April 22, 1911Horse thief George Foster arrested in MissouriIndianapolis (IN) Star
May 5, 1911Bedford school enrollment upBloomington (IN) Weekly Courier
May 9, 1911Frank Huff gets life sentence, etc.Bedford Daily Mail
May 10, 1911Dynamiter pleads guilty, etc.Bloomington (IN) Weekly Courier
May 26, 1911Old money is found in recluse's clothesBloomington (IN) Weekly Courier
July 21, 1911Arch Snow paralyzed by a spider biteNew Albany (IN) Daily Ledger
August 4, 1911Edgar McOscar steps on live wire and diesNew Albany (IN) Evening Tribune
August 5, 19114 prisoners break out of jail, but 4 others refuse to fleeNew Albany (IN) Evening Tribune
September 7, 1911Dr. C. D. Driscoll sells his cottage in PaoliOrleans (IN) Progress Examiner
October 16, 1911John R. Walsh funeralRockford (IL) Republic
Nov 1911-Feb 1912James Mitchell murdervarious
November 24, 1911Michael Torphy burns to death on eve of his weddingBloomington (IN) Weekly Courier
December 1, 1911Little Charlie Zunkle scalded to deathSeymour (IN) Tribune
December 5, 1911Col. A. C. Voris diesBloomington (IN) Weekly Courier
December 8, 1911Is the Bedford jail haunted?Bloomington (IN) Weekly Courier
December 12, 1911Bedford to have stone posts for street lightsBloomington (IN) Weekly Courier
January 19, 1912Police arrest 2 intruders in Campbell storeBloomington (IN) Weekly Courier
January 26, 1912George Riley being served with court orderBloomington (IN) Weekly Courier
January 30, 1912Oliver Crum testifies in whitecapping trial, etc.Bedford Daily Mail
February 23, 1912Napoleon A. Rainbolt dead from fallNorfolk (NE) Weekly News-Journal
April 4, 1912Laryngitis kills local woman, etc.Bedford Democrat [at USGenWeb]
Apr-Sept 1912James Ping shot by his wifeChicago (IL) Day Book
May 25, 1912Frank Turner visiting from BloomingtonBloomington (IN) Evening World
May 28, 1912$25,000 fire at OoliticBloomington (IN) Evening World
July 26, 1912C. D. Driscoll's father, also a dentist, comes from Florida to assist him with his practiceBedford Weekly Mail
June 27, 1912Sudden death of I. M. ByersJasper (MO) News
July 10, 1912Vess Stout drowns in White RiverChicago (IL) Day Book
September 13,1912Dr. C. D. Driscoll is "driving" his race horsesBedford Weekly Mail
October 25, 1912Louis Lundy crushed to deathIndianapolis (IN) Star
October 4, 1912Dr. Driscoll's dad returns to FloridaBedford Weekly Mail
October 25, 1912Marshall Smith dies suddenlyBloomington (IN) Telephone
October 30, 1912Scaffold collapses, killing twoChicago (IL) Day Book
January 6, 1913Marshal not doing well after being shotBloomington (IN) Telephone
January 9, 1913Mrs. Dennis Fortner visited by her childrenBloomington (IN) Telephone
January 13, 1913New high school in BedfordBloomington (IN) Telephone
January 14, 1913Dr. A. W. Dierking killed by Monon trainBloomington (IN) Telephone
January 15, 1913Fire horses run awayBloomington (IN) Telephone
January 17, 1913Elbridge Emerson sues for divorceBloomington (IN) Telephone
January 21, 1913Louis Mayer bankruptcy, etc.Bloomington (IN) Telephone
January 23, 1913Uncle Abe Ikerd near deathBloomington (IN) Telephone
January 25, 1913Isaac Fortner "forced to visit Bedford"Bloomington (IN) Telephone
January 27, 1913Amanda Bierley sues for breach of promiseBloomington (IN) Telephone
1913-1915The "Great Flood of 1913"various
April 12, 1913Kindred Logan's widow awarded $4,800Chicago (IL) Day Book
May 6, 1913Lou Summers is missingBloomington (IN) Weekly Courier
May 9, 1913Jack Tourner divides up his property by lotBloomington (IN) Weekly Courier
May 16, 1913Rose Driscoll returns from college to visit her parentsBedford Daily Mail
May 20, 1913Thomas Hill falls to his deathChicago (IL) Day Book
May 30, 1913Little Mamie Kerr at center of custody battle, etc.Bloomington (IN) Weekly Courier
June 2, 1913Rowe Taylor drownsChicago (IL) Day Book
June 10, 1913Moose help widow of murdered man, etc.Bloomington (IN) Telephone
June 13, 1913Bedford woman marries dancer, etc.Weekly Mail [at USGenWeb]
June 20, 1913Marie Dulin (or Dillon?) commits suicideChicago (IL) Day Book
August 25, 1913Rattlesnake invades Barnes farmhouse, is killedChicago (IL) Day Book
October 31, 1913Hazel Dillon attends Indiana-Illinois football gameBloomington (IN) Daily Telephone
November 4, 1913Ikerd murder-suicideColorado Springs (CO) Gazette
November 30, 1913Claude Pinnick found guilty of manslaughterIndianapolis (IN) Star
December 6, 1913Is Lucien Fell dead?Indianapolis (IN) News
March 13, 191413 arrested after Lehigh Cement Co. riotChicago (IL) Day Book
March 1914"I'm ready to die!"various
March 28, 1914Dr. C. D. Driscoll is advertising his "dental parlors"Bedford Democrat
May 5, 1914Maclane-East secret weddingBloomington (IN) Evening World
July 3, 1914Tragic deaths of Alvin Sage and Cal PierceBloomington (IN) Telephone
July 10, 1914Beedie-Anderson divorceBloomington (IN) Telephone
July 14, 1914Jess Cooper found starving and unconsciousBloomington (IN) Telephone
July 28, 1914Death of Mrs. DunihueBloomington (IN) Telephone
February 17, 1915Ollie Walker's farmhouse burns downPaoli (IN) Republican
February 25, 1915Death of Nancy CarrollCorydon (IN) Republican
January 8, 1915Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson return from BloomingtonBloomington (IN) Weekly Courier
January 20, 1915Death of Susan ParksBloomington (IN) Weekly Courier
January 26, 1915A narrow escape from cremation, etc.Bloomington (IN) Weekly Courier
March 17, 1915Ed Coulter arrested for forgery, etc.Indianapolis (IN) Star
June 29, 1915John Fender killedChicago (IL) Day Book
July 14, 1915Twins die in windstormHartford (KY) Herald
September 17, 1915Mrs. C. D. Driscoll is visited by her sister from HarrodsburgBedford Weekly Mail
Oct-Nov 1916Ora Anderson murdervarious
November 25, 1916Two men indicted in Barbara Fries death, etc.Indianapolis (IN) Star
February 26, 1917Dr. C. D. Driscoll is training his race horsesBedford Daily Mail
March 17, 1917Dr. C. D. Driscoll returns from visiting his parents in FloridaBedford Democrat
June 14, 1917Weir family comes visiting from Bloomington, etc.Bloomington (IN) ???
July 6, 1917Boy wins green apple eating contest, then diesHarrisburg (PA) Patriot
August 1917L. S. Field starts a new glove factoryBloomington (IN) Evening World
August 6, 1917Kenneth Dye travelling with the circus, etc.Bloomington (IN) Evening World
August 7, 1917Company F enters U. S. service todayBloomington (IN) Evening World
September 14, 1917Walter Sterrett charged with murderBloomington (IN) Telephone
September 30, 1917Bedford boy in the big leaguesTampa (FL) Tribune
February 11–13, 1918Susan (Carlton) Houston deathBedford Daily Mail
March–June 1918Newton Plummer murderFort Wayne (IN) Sentinel
May 14, 1918Carmichaels go visitingBloomington (IN) Daily Telephone
May 21, 1918L. A. Evans loses his left handBloomington (IN) Daily Telephone
December 4, 1918Fire at the Boland HotelBloomington (IN) Evening World
February 9, 1919Wounded soldier undergoes surgery in FranceDuluth (MN) News-Tribune

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DateSubjectNewspaper
early '20sDeath of William O. Spriggsunknown
January 17, 1920Another romance of an eggBloomington (IN) Weekly Star
Feb-Mar 1920Mike Davich [or Devish?] found guilty of buncoBloomington (IN) Weekly Star
March 16, 1920Dr. Hornecker deathBloomington (IN) Evening World
May 3, 1920Dr. C. D. Driscoll dissolving dental partnership with his sonBedford Daily Mail
July 1, 1920Frances Taylor has her tonsils out, etc.Bedford Daily Mail
July 2, 1920Death of Elizabeth Banks, etc.Bedford Daily Mail
July 3, 1920Howard Fields' condition quite serious, etc.Bedford Daily Mail
July 4, 1920Death of Martha MorrowBedford Daily Mail
July 10, 1920Orla Watterson arrestedLake County (IN) Times
July 14, 1920Fannie Woosley [or Woolsey?] visits her parentsBreckenridge (KY) News
December 15, 1920John Richard Hughes obitPittsburg (PA) Druid
April 1, 1921Wife and $300 disappear along with defendant, etc.Bedford Daily Mail
July 1, 1921Winfred Quackenbush victim of painful accident, etc.Bedford Daily Mail
August 27, 1921Lane vs. Lane divorce, etc.Bedford Daily Mail
September 25, 1922Marshall slain at picture show in Oolitic, etc.Bloomington (IN) Daily Telephone
October 22, 1922Farm hand awarded $2,280 back payBedford Daily Mail
January 19, 1923Elizabeth Dunihue "in an alarming condition from blood poisoning", etc.Bloomington (IN) Weekly Courier
September 18, 1923Ralph Box loses right footBloomington (IN) Daily Telephone
January 5, 1924Don Henderson arrested in BloomingtonBloomington (IN) Evening World
January 16, 1924Morgan Pattison gets life sentence for shooting William SutherlandBloomington (IN) Evening World
March 3, 1924Mr. & Mrs. Shortridge visited by Bloomington kinBloomington (IN) Evening World
March 7, 1924Mrs. Cooper visits Bloomington kinBloomington (IN) Evening World
February 13, 1925Robert Fairchild shoots R. D. CrunesBloomington (IN) Weekly Star
October 6, 1925Roy Hendrick(s) in jail for stealing tiresBloomington (IN) Daily Telephone
October 7, 1925Walter Bailey injured in fallBloomington (IN) Daily Telephone
October 12, 1925A single car motorcadeBloomington (IN) Daily Telephone
October 13-17, 1925William R. Martin seriously illBloomington (IN) Daily Telephone
October 13-17, 1925Martin family burns to death in kerosene fireBloomington (IN) Daily Telephone
October 14, 1925Monon's big new water tankBloomington (IN) Daily Telephone
January 21, 1927Death of George R. JohnsonBloomington (IN) Weekly Star
January 28, 1927Death of Mrs. William BrownBloomington (IN) Weekly Star
February 7, 1927Joseph Helton deathBedford Daily Times
February 25, 1927Carl C. Graf wins art prizeBloomington (IN) Weekly Star
April 15, 1927Rev. William A. Telfer deathBloomington (IN) Weekly Star
August 9, 1927Man mourned as dead is still aliveBloomington (IN) Evening World
June 1928Bedford deathsBloomington (IN) Daily Telephone
June 15, 1928James Chalmers moves to CanadaBloomington (IN) Daily Telephone
June 22, 1928Dickinson mansion acquiredBloomington (IN) Daily Telephone
January 1, 1929Death of Riley ByersBloomington (IN) Evening World
January 5, 1929Tom Lewis, a cripple, is missing, etc.Bloomington (IN) Evening World
January 12, 1929Death of Robert ReedBloomington (IN) Evening World
January 14, 1929Howard Greer jailed on booze chargesBloomington (IN) Evening World
June 1, 1929A. C. Dowling sentenced for passing bogus check, etc.Bloomington (IN) Telephone
June 24, 1929Elmer Scott shot by his wifeSpencer (IN) Evening World

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DateSubjectNewspaper
March 7, 1930The hunt is on for Bob Ikerd!Bloomington (IN) Weekly Star
November 16, 1931Cora Hunt is kidnapped, etc.Logansport (IN) Pharos-Tribune
January 30, 1934Tragic death of Charles HollersBloomington (IN) Telephone
January 31, 1934William J. Finn funeralBloomington (IN) Telephone
February 29, 1936Leap year marriage licensesBloomington (IN) Telephone
March 9, 1936Davis Allen diesBloomington (IN) Telephone
March 12, 1936Sowders celebrate their golden wedding anniversaryBloomington (IN) Telephone
March 17, 1936Daniel Parham diesBloomington (IN) Telephone
April 16, 1936Death of Andrew StoneBloomington (IN) Daily Telephone
April 29, 1936Bottorff vs. Bottorff divorce – a change of venueBloomington (IN) Daily Telephone
November 9, 1936Camp escapee Howard Jackson held in Bedford jailBloomington (IN) Herald Telephone
February 6, 1937Nannie Mae Shively diesBloomington (IN) Herald Telephone
February 8, 1937Fatal fluBloomington (IN) Herald Telephone
February 15, 1937A marriage ceremony at the county jailBloomington (IN) Herald Telephone
April 20, 1938Merle Sare dies in car crashBloomington (IN) Herald Telephone
May 23, 1939Eathel Hall struck by car, dies instantlyBloomington (IN) Evening World

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DateSubjectNewspaper
October 25-26, 1940Local youth shoots self; death probe is continuedBedford Daily Times Mail
June 13, 1944Fred Bennett a POW in GermanyBloomington (IN) World Telephone
June 16, 1944Mentally defective (?) serviceman in county jailBloomington (IN) World Telephone
January 6, 1948Marvin Bough "breaks his leg", etc.Bloomington (IN) World Telephone

July 12, 1960Dr. L. Howard Allen obitPaoli (IN) Republican
February 16, 1966Bedford Times-Mail is soldBloomington (IN) Herald Telephone
July 25, 1967A fatal motorcycle accidentPaoli (IN) Republican

July 24, 1974Death of theatre magnate Nova VonderschmittBloomington (IN) Herald Telephone

October 31, 1997Abandoned townsBedford Times Mail

July 29, 2012Maris Fish performs at county fairBloomington (IN) Hoosier Times
Dec 2012-Jan 2013The story of Tehran hostage Don SharerBloomington (IN) Bloom Magazine
November 23, 2014Indiana stone to be used on TV reality showBloomington (IN) Herald Times

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