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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1908
Page
7
Ozra Reynolds the young gambler from Anderson is to be released from prison after Judge McClure granted a new trial motion. Prosecutor Van Nuys moved to dismiss the affidavit against Reynolds on grounds of double jeopardy after his conviction for reserving money and jewelry from his murdered mother.
A freight locomotive derailed after striking a defective switch in Shelbyville on August 4. The engine and five cars telescoped and piled in a heap after the wreck. Engineer Voolums and fireman Grim leaped from the cab and saved their lives, escaping injury.
James Beck suffered a severe dynamite explosion while blasting rocks in Rochester on August 4. The fuse was too short, tearing his right hand and injuring his thigh. he was rushed to hospital where doctors amputated his hand.
In Anderson on August 4 many women were victimized by two young men who collected 50 cent deposits to guarantee return of a sample apron. When workers delivered finished garments at the address given they found they had been duped.
In Newcastle on August 4 a horse theft disrupted the city as a gang stole Jesse Field's property near New Lisbon. Field, a local farmer, reported his horses and buggy valued at 350 dollars, leaving investigators with few leads.
In Frankfort on August 4, fragments of a human body were found along Monon railway tracks a few miles north. A Monon south bound flyer was signaled. the conductor and crew found two people killed after a rapid inspection.
Reports from furniture factory owners say trips to Grand Rapids and Chicago shows yielded many good orders and the plants will run full time in Shelbyville.
A wheel collapse hurled eight Chicago visitors into a barbed wire fence seven miles from Valparaiso. One man Lawler suffered facial injuries while Dr. E X Jones, a wealthy dentist, sustained a broken collar bone.
Terre Haute reports state Mine Inspector James Epperson and assistants suspended about six mines and filed nearly 100 prosecutions for violations of state mining laws. Epperson has begun active field operations with his deputies.
Anderson patrols report quick justice as John Bowman is arrested during a home entry attempt at B. H. Gedge residence. Lowman pleads guilty at headquarters and is sentenced by Judge McClure to ten to twenty years in prison the next day.
Jacob Loh, Evansville businessman, raced home after word his wife was dying during a ball game. He arrived too late. his wife was dead.
D H Harris a 62 year old Grandview financier faced imminent death and staged an auction of all his property. He died within seconds of completing the sale leaving a shocked community.
St. Josephs Catholic church, erected at a cost of 60000 dollars, was dedicated in Shelbyville with a large turnout. An estimated 1500 visitors attended the daylong exercises.
In a fit of jealousy William Weed fatally cut his wife’s throat and told police he wished he had killed her as well. He expressed deep remorse over his crime.
Rev Edward E Planett a Presbyterian minister of Marion was adjudged insane. He imagines that he can return the dead to life.
Bronson frets about his wife and child away at home while joking with a bachelor friend. He plans fancy dinners and a show, but the real tension is his longing to greet them. Train delay and a warm reunion cap the scene. Charles W. Nestel, famed as Commodore Foote, is the tiny Knights of Pythias member present in Boston.
An advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a standard cure for female ills. It cites Mrs. Bertha Muff of Louisiana Missouri describing twelve years of illness and eleven doctors, praising the product and Mrs Pinkham's advice as restoring health and strength. It argues the remedy works for other women as it did for Mrs Muff.
The ad touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease treated internally to reach blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer one hundred dollars for any failure to cure and urge sending for testimonials, with sale at 75 cents and a mention of Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A lighthearted note invites readers to enjoy a pleasant vacation in Virginia while Gold Medal Four promotes baked goods and treats. The quirky line Rwopa adds playful local flavor.
Hotel offers Ameri can plan private baths with rates from 2 50 to 3 50 per day. Special weekly rates available and the facility open year round at West Baden Spring Indiana.
The Wabash Railroad promotes one and one-half fare round trips for several conventions including the Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias in Begin, Missouri. Knights of Columbus in St. Louis. and the National Encampment of the G A R in Toledo Ohio. Low rate tickets to tourist points and homeseeker excursions to the west and southwest run on specific sale days, with a Niagara Falls trip on August 5. For details, contact a Wabash ticket agent.
Mrs Margareta Brennan of Long Island City asks surgical aid to remove the evil portion of her daughter's brain in a bid to change her character so she can distinguish right from wrong.
Mrs Paul Kelly’s daughter serves a six month sentence in Snake Hill reformatory for petty thievery. The mother blames a foreign servant who joined the family at age seven, alleging the maid induced the girl to steal.
The Swiss vote to ban manufacture and sale of absinthe secures a majority exceeding 80,000 in favor. In the Philippines an education census records 811,715 attendees. A stray quip about secret keeping and age appears amid Harper's Weekly miscellaneous notes.
Mr A Robinson of Drumquin Ontario recommends Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as the best medicine for indigestion. He says they are easy to take and pleasant, with price 25c and free samples at W H Porter’s drug store.
Logansport resident W H Richeson testifies Doan's Ointment cured his hemorrhoids after trying many salves. He reports immediate relief and a permanent cure since 1897. The product is sold by all dealers at 56 cents, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents.
A torn text shows various times such as 7 00 am 74 06 am and 9 45 am with 3 00 pm. The fragment likely lists a sequence of daily times or events without clear context or full details.
Interurban train times listed from Peru to Wabash Huntin Wayne and intermediate points with departures at 6:05 am 7:35 am 10:05 am 1:41 pm 6:35 pm and 7:05 pm for the Delphi Lafayette Fort Wayne corridor including 5:10 am 11:35 am 2:05 pm and 7:35 pm late services.
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