Uncle Sam's New Quarters Opens In Logansport
At 7 P M the old post office closes and moving begins as the $75 000 federal building on Market and Sixth streets opens. M M Tam starts transferring mail operations to the new building while officials prepare for public mail pickup tomorrow morning with special carrier windows and a rural window to the west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Barnes
Market Street
M. M. Tam
Uncle Sam
Federal
Market and
Sixth Streets
Bridges
United States
Indiana
Logansport
Daily Reporter
F. M. Garthwait
Chamber of Commerce
Chicago
Ingenipoteen
Somme General
Concartge
New England
Moss
Registry Department
Divorce suit dropped as Hallanans reunite
Dr Joseph Hallanan and Nora I Hallanan have amicably settled family differences and resumed living together. The divorce suit and $15,000 alimony claim were nolle pressed after the couple reconciled. Mrs Hallanan had been staying with a city friend since the separation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Hallanan
Nora I. Hallanan
Nolle
Hlallanan
Woman Drops Suit After Audience Secured
She remained in place until he obtained an audience and she agreed to drop the suit and relocate to live with him.
Surprise wedding in Matthews between Waites and French
Word reached Logansport for a secret marriage two weeks ago between Miss Jennie Waites of Matthews and Mr. Frederick French of Logansport. The couple will live in Matthews where French works for the Pan Handle railroad.
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Matthews
Ind
Jennie Waites
Frederick French
Logansport
French
Panhandle Railroad Company
Brakeman Severs Skull in Overhead Bridge Strike
George O. Lewis, brakeman for the Vandalia, is in critical condition with a fractured skull after being struck by an overhead bridge. He fell from a high box car, crawled to the caboose, then miraculously boarded again and rode to the city for treatment. Doctors call his stabilization remarkable and expect recovery.
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George O. Lewis
Twelfth
Erie Avenue
Lewis
Elwood Fair to Run With Driving Club Meeting
Elwood will host a county fair August 22 to 25 alongside its driving club gathering. Entries for exhibits and livestock shows are flooding in as organizers promise an outstanding Northern Indiana event.
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Elwood
Indiana
Silver plated coppers fool Kosciusko county shoppers
Bogus dimes are afloat at Leesburg and other towns in Kosciusko county. Somebody has been plating ordinary copper cents with a silver wash and passing them in large numbers on unsuspecting business men at night when they could not be subjected to close examination.
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Leesburg
Kosciusko County
Little Outcast Finds a Home in Quiet Adoption
A five year old desertion case at Vandalia station ends with the child placed in a nurturing family. Township Trustee Cushman declines to name the adoptive family but states the child will be raised as their own. The mother is mentally deranged, making formal adoption likely at the next circuit court session.
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Cushman
Contracts Let for Settles and Smith Ditches
Contracts awarded by the county surveyor for ditch cleaning. R B Meyers won the Settles ditch at 167 dollars. Ira Brown and Andrew Dott split the Ambsenhower ditch at 12 cents per cubic yard, Brown handling station 37 to outlet and Dott from zero to 37. The Ambsenhower ditch bid exceeded the estimate.
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Settles
Smith
R. BE. Meyers
Ira Brown
Andrew Dott
Brown
Dott
Ambsenhower Ditch
Suit Filed Over Note Payment Demands
J. T. Elliott & Co through attorneys Custer Dunn filed in circuit court against Matthew W. Gilmore Clemens G. Anderson and John A Anderson seeking payment of a note with principal and interest totaling 150 dollars.
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J. T. Elliott & Co
Custer & Dunn
Circuit
Matthew W. Gilmore
Clemmens G. Anderson
John A. Anderson
Summer Heat Eases as Cooling Breeze Cuts Prostrations
Weather remains sultry with a ninety degree high but a steady breeze limits discomfort. Doctors note few heat prostrations this year, mostly on memorial day when Knights of Pythias band uniforms caused heat exhaustion. Downtown streets quiet, farmers away, but expect cooler evening and a rebound in trade.
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Knights of Pythias
Hoosier State Praised by Doctors as Summer Resort
The passage extols Indiana as a premier summer resort, praising its climate and referencing renowned figures like Riley and Lew Wallace as emblematic of the state’s greatness. The tone hints at a belief that Indiana will become highly sought after in the Union.
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Hoosier
Riley
Lew Wallace
Union
Missing horse sparks police hunt in Ko komo
Reports say a dark chestnut mare was stolen from a hitch rack at Ko komo last night. The horse was hitched to an open Stanhope buggy with rubber tires.
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Kokomo
Disappearance Mystery As Father Seeks Ill Daughter
Irene Carr, claimed gravely ill, left Terre Haute father hunting in Terre Haute. He arrived by Vandalia train and searched for No. 529 Broadway, but no such address exists. A Market Street roomer matched the name, yet the man suspects a different Irene Carr. Police and father pursue leads with little progress.
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Irene Carr
Terre Haute
Sixth Street
Broadway
Carr
Market Street
Police
Liming
Injunction Questioned Over Indianapolis North Street Paving
The London era text notes the injunction on paving North Street was not granted as Western Construction awaited appellate court action on the legality of the Indianapolis contract for bitulithic pavement. If allowed, paving could begin. judges have yet to rule on the injunction.
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Indianapolis
Western Construction Company
North Street
Larry
Board of Public Works of Indianapolis
Cta
Logansport
Muncie Polo Auditorium Leased for Vaudeville
Petty Bros of Muncie have leased their polo auditorium for vaudeville this winter. No polo games in Muncie for now as Walter Petty, former manager, remains in poor health and will not run events.
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Petty Bros
Muncie
Walter Petty
Evangelist H purges squirrels on first hunting day
Traveling evangelist O. W. High of the Free Methodist church at Up land reports a new squirrel record as he killed eleven squirrels with eleven shots before 11 o clock on the opening day authorized for hunting.
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O. W. High
Free Methodist Church
Upland
Prospecting Trip Planned by Fry and Cole from Royal Center
Attorney J. F. Fry and Ernest Cole of Royal Center head to North Dakota for a prospecting trip next week with plans to locate there if suited.
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J. F. Fry
Ernest Coleman
Royal Center
North Dakota
Crazy Man Spotted Near Lake Cicott After Escape
Elias Elliott of the McNutt farm reports a man acting oddly near his home. Police link the visitor to Joe Showalter, a Dekalb County inmate who escaped from Longcliff the prior evening. Showalter fled into the woods while attendants pursued. he is described as not violent.
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Elias Elliott
Mc- Nutt
Lake Cicott
Longcliff
DeKalb County
Joe Showalter
Showalter
The Dog Poisoner
Dr Hetheringtons pet dog along Fourth street fell to a dog poisoner. J N Cory also mourns a family dog killed by poison last night. Cory names the suspect and vows to pursue the criminal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Hetherington
Fourth Street
J. N. Cory
Will Move to 412 Third Street by Killian and McCloskey
Killian and McCloskey will relocate their undertaking establishment from Market Street to 412 Third Street. They secured a seven year lease on the new building from Martin J. Bligh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Killian & McCloskey
Market Street
No. 412
Third Street
Martin J. Bligh
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Dr. Hallanan
Vandalia
Elwood Fair
Taft
The
Philippines
Cashman
Tot
J. T. Elliott Co
City
Dog Poisoner
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