Logansport Day At The Races With Fast Pace Events
The Logansport track opens a special day highlighting a 2:20 pace purse of 400 dollars with seventeen entries led by American Belle and Ella Red. The 2:18 trot features Topsy and Kindest Kind with praise for fast company and potential upset. The 2:08 pace centers on Ruby Mack in a seven-entry field as fans expect a record crowd and lively betting amid a fast track and prior heat results.
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Price and Parr
Frankfort
Ella Red
Topsy
al Smith
Buffalo
N. Y
Kindest Kind
Lafayette
Ruby Mack
Logansport
Ruby
la Red
Tent Blown Over Leaves Campers Shelter Under Trees
A wind and rain storm on Monday night blew over a camper tent. The party of boys Will Tangay John Klein Will Leggett and Victor Wagner took shelter beneath trees for the remainder of the night.
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Will Tangay
John Klein
Will Leggett
Victor Wagner
Double Anniversary for James K. Orr
Yesterday marked the sixty fourth anniversary of the wedding of James K. Orr a constable and ex park policeman and the seventy eighth anniversary of his birth.
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James K. Orr
Court House Pump Delivers Free Drinks After Break
After a brief vacation the court house pump is back in operation and again dispenses free beverages to the thirsty public. Local residents report the restored service provides welcome refreshment during hot days and reminds readers of the historic community amenity.
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Court House
Court declines to prosecute Keppler case
Mrs. Wm Best of 1614 George Street accused Keppler a former sweetheart of harassing her and feared bodily harm. Keppler was jailed last night but released after Mrs Best refused to file an affidavit this morning. A similar incident a year ago led Keppler to leave town.
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Charees
Wm. Best
George Street
Charles Keppler
Keppler
Rest
Common Law Marriage Arrives After License Refusal
James M. Clouse of Richmond Kentucky and Miss Eva Cornelison obtained a common law marriage in Indiana after Franklin County clerk denied a license to a non resident bride. A contract was drawn and witnessed by citizens then signed by both parties before moving to Kokomo to reside.
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James M. Clouse
Eva Cornelison
Richmond
Frankfort
Ind
Barn Destroyed by Lightning Near Goodland Ind
During a thunderstorm early yesterday morning lightning struck the barn of Mr. Ben Constable two and a half miles southwest of Goodland Ind. The barn and its contents sixty tons of hay one horse and several sets of harness were destroyed. The building was only partially insured.
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Goodland
Ind
Ben Constable
Deaths in July Reported Across City and County
Deaths issued in July total twenty four with sixteen in the city and eight in the county. The Dr. F. A. Busjahn records show July deaths fewer than June but more than May.
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F. A. Busjahn
Conductor Injured in South Bend Yard Collision
Vandalia freight conductor W H Hays of 305 Sycamore street suffered a broken left arm when two strings of cars collided in the South Bend yards yesterday morning. He was on the rear platform of the caboose as the train was made up and was thrown against the door. Dr Wiseman dressed the wound at Culver.
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W. H. Hays
Vandalia
Syveamore Street
South Bend
Culver
Dr. Wiseman
Knights of Columbus Picnic Postponed Indefinitely
The picnic planned by the lodges of Knights of Columbus in Logansport Penu Wabash and Huntington on August 12 is postponed indefinitely due to pope death services.
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Knights of Columbus
Logansport
Penu
Wabash
Huntington
Pope
Wood Pulp Plaster Passes Up Logansport Move
The Wood Pulp Plaster company, after visiting Logansport and meeting with the Commercial club, decided against Logansport and will likely establish its new plant in Kokomo.
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Logansport
Wood Pulp Plaster Company
Kokomo
Train stops and holds announced for Chicago and State Line routes
Race Travel reports that the 10 10 p m train to Chicago will stop at Reval Center on Thursday and Friday. The westbound State Line train will be held until 5 15 p m.
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Chicago
Reval Center
State Line
Thief Caught Stealing Hunting Dog In Local City
City Clerk Fansler reports a thief seen in the act stealing his hunting dog Pete Monday evening. The suspect claimed the dog was the one he had lost.
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Fansler
Pete
Infant of Mr and Mrs S W Ayers Dies at Home
The infant of Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Ayers died this morning at their home 108 Canal Street. The funeral was held this afternoon at 2 p m at the residence with interment at Mt. St. Vincent.
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S. W. Ayers
Canal Street
Mt. St. Vincent
Settlement Hoped As Marion Labor Crisis Looms
At Marion a labor dispute over a strike by machinists escalates with promise of large protests. O P Smith, national AFL organizer, is expected to speak and push for a halt to demonstrations while leaders seek resolution with employers.
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Marion
Gemmer Engine Company
Simle
Trades and Labor Assembly Hall
O. P. Smith
American Federaton of Labor
Marion Chronicle
American Federation
Mr. Smith
Trades Council
Trades'Council
Trades’ Council
Open Circuit Causes Two Nights of Blackouts
For the past two nights the electric lights have been out due to an open circuit. Officials report investigation underway to identify the fault and restore power to affected neighborhoods.
Hutchinson Heroic Engineer Fights Illness in Crawfordsville
S I Hutchinson a Vandalia engineer drove his engine from Darlington to Crawfordsville Monday night grimly gripping the throttle as a hemorrhage struck him and a doctor relieved him. The Indianapolis Star article shows Hutchinson declaring the ordeal while reading the report.
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S. Irving Hutchinson
Indianapolis Star
S. I. Hutchinson
Darlington
Crawfordsville
Business Men to the Capitol Seek Rail Entrance
A ten member committee of Logansport business and professional leaders will travel to Indianapolis to urge the Board of Public Works to grant the Logansport Indianapolis and Chicago railroad access to the capital. The Commercial Club of Indianapolis opposes the project, and the Logansport delegation aims to secure entry despite strong resistance. The committee includes W. H. Snider Judge M. B. Lairy and B. F. Louthain.
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Logansport
Board of Public Works
Commercial Club of
Indianapolis
Commercial Club
Logansport, Indianapolis & Chicago Railroad
W. H. Snider
M. B. Lairy
B. F. Louthain
Rufus Magee
O. C. Gard
J. H. Foley
Walter J. Uhl
J. ¢. Nelson
Walter Osmer
J. T. Elliott
Logansport Commercial Club
New Pope Pius X Myth Debunked by Engineer Hutchinson
Engineer Hutchinson, involved in a dramatic freight incident near Darlington, reports a fainting fireman and a nose bleed while controlling a speeding train. He later retracts the tale as a space writer’s invention and says his health is restored. Officials from Logansport plan to present a direct Indianapolis rail proposal.
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Hutchinson
Selfax
Darlington
A. N. Baker
Terre Haute
Colfax
Crawfordsville
Loganport
Mr. Hutchinson
Burglars force rear entrance of W M Carter's Saloon
Burglars entered through the rear door of W M Car ter's Saloon at 517 Twelfth Street last night and fled without taking any whiskey cigars or other stock, but left the money in the till.
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W. M. Carter
Twelfth Street
Indiana professor wins Carnegie grant for blind fish study
Professor Carl H Eigenmann head of Indiana University Biological Station at Winona Lake received a $1,000 grant from the Carnegie Institution to advance his Cuban blind fish research. He received the check at Winona and will depart for Cuba in two months to begin the study, noting his status as a leading expert after presenting a lengthy paper to the American Microscopical Society meeting in Winona last week.
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Carl” H. Eigenmann
Indiana University Biological Station
Winona Lake
Indiana University
Carnegie Institution
Washington, D. C
Eigenmann
Winona
Cuba
American Microscopical Society
Militiamen Lose Jobs Over State Call in Terre Haute
In Terre Haute Indiana two First Regiment Indiana National Guard militiamen from company B were dismissed after answering the state call. Captain Dudley confirms the dismissals citing little doubt. Jacob Dailey says he was fired upon returning from Evansville riot and denied a clear reason. Freeb, seeking leave for Indianapolis encampment, was told to find another job and was laid off with a week’s deferred wages.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana National Enuard
Dudley
Jacob Dailey
Evansville
Freeb
Indianapolis
Dailey
Death of Dr Lovett in Godland Ind
Dr J A Lovett longtime resident and prominent county physician died at his home on Jasper street after a lingering illness. He leaves a wife and daughter Mrs Garrison and a son Justin Lovett a druggist of Huntington Ind. The funeral is tomorrow with interment at Gagolland cemetery.
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Godland
Ind
J. A. Lovett
Jasper Street
Garrison
Justin Lovett
Huntington
Gagolland Cemetery
Military officer seeking site for new recruiting station
A U S military officer visits the city to inspect possible locations as preparation to establish a new recruiting station. The purpose is to secure a suitable site for operations and recruitment outreach.
State Tax Board Hears County Appraisals On Real Estate
The State Tax Board met to equalize county real estate appraisements. Wayne Delaware and Hamilton counties answered the summons. Delaware criticized the city of Muncie valuations while Wayne seeks no change. Hamilton reported large increases with no objections. County boards of review pushed for reductions and upheld increases in various areas.
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State Tax Board
Boards of Review
State Board
Wayne
Delaware
Hamilton Counties
Delaware County
Board of Review
Mincie
County Board of Review
Wayne County
Hamilton County Board of Review
Farmer decapitated by saw on Indiana farm
Oscar Tansey a wealthy southeastern Carroll County farmer was decapitated on his Cutler farm near Lafayette when a knot in a shellbark hickory stick shattered the saw blade. His two sons found his trunk and severed head about half an hour after the accident.
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Lafayette
Ind
Oscar Tansey
Carroll County
Tansey
Cutler
Deaths at Soldiers' Home in Lafayette Report Two Inmates
Two of the few colored inmates at the Soldiers' Home in Lafayette Indiana died within hours of each other on Tuesday. Sampson Finnegan, Civil War veteran from Indianapolis, served in company K of the One Hundred and Seventh United States Colored Troops and died after a complex illness. He enlisted in August 1862 and was discharged in February 1866, leaving a widow in Indianapolis. Elizabeth Nelson, widow of Joseph Nelson, aged and frail, died of infirmities of age. Born in Wayne County Kentucky ninety two years ago, she came to the home from Indianapolis on June 12.
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Lafayette
Ind
Soldiers
Indianapolis
Sampson Finnegan
One Hundred and Seventh
United States Colored Troops
Elizabeth Nelson
Joseph Nelson
Wayne County
Tragedy Near Goodland Ends With Double Death
Charley Medworth of Goodland is murdered by a discharged hired man named Tisem who then set fire to the house and shot himself. The assailant pursued the farmer through the dwelling firing, and both men died from gunfire and burning. Medworth left a wife and several children who were away harvesting berries.
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Goodland
Ind
Charley Medworth
Here
Tisem
Medworth
Hearmg
Seing
Postoffice Sales Report Shows Increases in 1903
Postmaster W W Moss and assistant Lewis Tirmenstein released a report comparing July sales of postal cards envelopes wrappers and postage stamps for 1903 versus 1902. Postal cards rose to 168 78 in 1903 from 1418 49 in 1902 while envelopes wrappers reached 379 79 vs 221 13 and stamps 2112 35 vs 1970 17, total 2680 95 vs 2339 79. Newspapers and periodicals postage at ten cents per pound dropped from 59 35 in 1902 to 53 70 in 1903.
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W. W. Moss
Lewis Tirmenstein
Mail Carriers Return, Races Affect Duty
J. W. Bussard resumes duties after summer vacation while Alvin Denbo is off to attend races. Postoffice Inspector Hitchens inspects new mail wagons in the city. Clerk Elmer Vance hosted Charles Deemer of Plymouth Ind. en route to Danville Ill to take a fireman job on the C and F L railroad.
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J. W. Bussard
Alvin Denbo
Postoffice
Hitchens
Elmer Vance
Charles Deemer
Plymouth
Ind
Deemer
Danville
C. & F. L Railroad
Aged Doctor Dies Suddenly in Chicago Visit
A telegram from the Chicago police announced the sudden death of Dr. A Snyder in Chicago. He was 72, well known in southern Indiana, and father of Mrs. John L Cravens of Linton. He went to Chicago to visit relatives and failed to locate them.
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Linton
Ind
Chicago
A. Snyder
Snyder
Indiana
John L. Cravens
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Pope Pius X
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