Companion Circle of Culture and Charity Ready to Open Center
G A Waller national president of the Companion Circle of Culture and Charity visits the city to promote a new social center uniting Y M C A and Y W C A ideals. The group plans a public parlor reading room and refreshment booth in Companion hall open to all, offering restrooms and social spaces for men women and children. The article also notes the city water and electric reports with May losses of 499.98 and a proposed Sixteenth Street water main extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Waller
Companion Circle of Culture and Charity
Church
Board of Public Works
Electric Light Department
Water Words
Electric Light
Sixteenth Street
Broadway
Market Street
H. E. Wildermuth
T. J McElheny
Victor Wagner
Dora E Fitz
Water Works Department
H. A. Brown
J. Uv. Sullivan
Water Department
Dog Bites Child. Shepherd Dog Killed After Further Attack
The son of Edward Morris of Columbia and Chicago streets was bitten yesterday by a large shepherd dog. Henry Fye killed the dog after it bit Morris's smaller dog. Morris fears his dog may need to be killed. The child's hand was bitten but skin remained unbroken, so poison fears are minimal. The dog reportedly belonged to a man named Smith on Miami avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Morris
Columbia
Chicago
Henry Fye
Morris
Smith
Miami Avenue
Dog causes double jail sentence over tax dispute
In Columbus Indiana an unruly foxhound sparked two residents to serve twelve days each for harboring an untaxed dog. Babe Sanford served his sentence first then Samuel Morris began his. both denied paying dog tax and fought ownership. Sanford retained the dog after Morris pleaded guilty and vowed to kill the animal after release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ind
Babe Sanford
Samuel Morris
Sanford
Morris
Man Held Prisoner by Abalone Shell Inch Long
Roy Sprattly, a Wyoming visitor, was trapped in a Whites Point shellfish while gathering shells. A large abalone clamped his fingers, flooding up to his knees as tides rose for two hours until a Japanese fisherman freed him.
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Long Beach
Cal
Roy Sprattly
Wyoming
Col
Sprattly
Whites Point
Family returns from Lake Maxinkuckee cottage stay
Paul Ward May Shanahan Clifford Ward Lena Wermess and Mrs Martha Fuller return from a ten day visit at the Butler cottage on the east side of Lake Maxinkuckee following their holiday.
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Paul Ward
May Shanahan
Clifford Ward
Lena Wermess
Martha Fuller
Lake Maxinkuckee
Butler Cottage
Legal notice: wife seeks divorce over cruelty and poker claim
Anna Ream files for divorce from Emanuel Ream in circuit court claiming extreme cruelty and abuse of their children. She alleges he stayed out all night and admitted playing poker in a saloon in Logansport, though the saloon name is not in the complaint. She seeks $2,000 and separation. The husband is a Harrison township farmer.
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Anna Ream
George W. Walters
Emanuel Ream
Logansport
Harrison Township
Death Dream Is True In Jeff Aug 5
In Jeffersonville Indiana Mrs Lena Brooks wife of John Brooks of Salem dies at Jeffersonville hospital while under Dr E W Brunner care for appendicitis after five weeks of treatment She suffered a fatal cerebral hemorrhage the third such attack during her illness The physician dreamt at the hour of her death and learned the truth upon arrival at his office next morning
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Jeffersonville, Ind
Lena Brooks
John Brooks
Salem
Ind
Jeffersonville Hospital
E. W. Brunner
The Wrong Englewood Golf Goose Chase
Local golf club members Claude Wise Robert Weir and Hal Smith believed a national tournament would be at Englewood. They traveled from Chicago to Englewood Golf Club three weeks ago only to learn the event was in Englewood New Jersey. Friends now tease them about the wild goose chase.
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Claude Wise
Robert Weir
Hal Smith
Englewood
Chicago
Englewood Golf Club
N. J
Tariff Bill Passed Senate Amid Likely Adjournment
Washington August 5 The senate adopted the conference report on the tariff bill at 2 10 pm by 47 to 30 with nearly all Republicans voting yes except Bristow Clark Cummins Dolliver LaFollette Beveridge and Nelson Beveridge voted against adoption of the report Senate expected to adjourn sine die tonight Beverly? No matter.
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Senate
Beveridge
Washington, D. C
Bristow
Clark
Cummins
Dolliver
LaFollette
Nelson
Night Blooming Cereus Delights Linden Residents
Louis Louisek of Linden Avenue entertained friends last evening as a night blooming cereus blossomed. The fragrant flower opens only every few years and others will bloom tonight with a public invitation to view the spectacular bloom.
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Louis Louisek
Linden Avenue
Cambine Wins Contract to Remove Obstructing Coal
John Cambine yesterday received the contract to clear a mountain of coal blocking Fourth Street in front of the Times office. The coal will be placed in bins at the office and Cambine will transport it by the bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cambine
Fourth Street
Times Office
Times
John
Thieves Rob Freight Cars on Tuesday Night
Police hunt for thieves who robbed three Wabash freight cars at trein No 67 Tuesday night with no leads yet.
Caladium Elephant Ear Blooms in Logansport
Mrs. Edward Pomeroy discovers a rare blooming caladium in Logansport. Florists confirm no known prior bloom of the Elephant Ear plant. the yellow blossom resembles a catamily and may be a freak of nature. Mrs. Pomeroy invites observers to inspect the flower.
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Edward Pomeroy
Burlington Avenue
Mrs. Pomeroy
Dog’s sudden jump cures dislocated knee in porch scene
John Adams of Pittsburg sought a bonesetter in Youngstown for a dislocated knee. While sitting on his father's porch a barking spaniel triggered a twist that snapped the ligaments back, ending days of pain. doctors had treated him for rheumatism.
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Youngstown
Ohio
John Adams
Pittsburg
Bonesetter Reese
Two Wills Probate and Cass County Races Highlight News
The will of Raymond Cook Taylor, died July 11, probate filed in Cass County court. Widow receives one third and $500 cash. Flora Taylor gets $2,000. Jay D. Taylor receives none cash. estate split with sister. Susan V Armstrong’s will leaves tombstone funds and equal shares to relatives. Races at Driving Park attract large crowds amid hot weather. results posted for 2:19 pacing and 2:24 trotting events with purses and horses named.
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Taylor
Armstrong
Raymond Cook Taylor
Cass County
Circuit Court
Dudley St. Chase
Flora Hi. Taylor
Jay D. Taylor
Jay
J. C. Nelson
N. W. Cady
George S. Barnett
Susan V. Armstrong
Jonathan W. Armstrong
Liddie A. Hardin
David W. Armstrong
Ida I. Lutz
May J. Getting
Deventer
McLowery
Warner Sturgeon
Jackson cocktail and the Kansas dry law
Topeka reports a clever workaround to Kansas strict prohibition via the Jackson cocktail made from apple cider and Jamaica ginger. The drink is named for Attorney General Fred Jackson and touted as within the new law while joking that consuming three may impair judgment and tempt theft from one’s own trunk.
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Topeka
Kan
Fred Jackson
Sahara
Jamaica
Kansas
Man with no arms signs license form with teeth
Terre Haute Indiana August 5 James Pickerell, arm-less since a railroad accident at age ten, passed his marriage license application to Nora Hare by gripping the pen with his teeth. He joked he would marry to avoid his grandmother in Paris Illinois discovering the news for a promised $1,000 business fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
James
Pickerell
Nora Hare
Paris
Ill
Nethercutt Family Visit Returns Home
Lillie and Jennie Nethercutt of Barrettsville and Mrs. R J Million of Monticello returned home after visiting Cliff Nethercutt’s family on the South Side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie
Jennie Nethercutt
Barrettsville
R. J. Million
Monticello
Cliff Nethercutt
Citizens Band Concert at Riverside Park Tonight
The Citizens' band will give a concert at Riverside Park tonight. The program at eight o'clock features an exceptionally fine lineup.
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Citizens
Riverside Park
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