City Board Overridden Veto as City Clerk Pays Insurance Error
City officials debate a $50 mispayment to Fidel ity & person affected Insurance due to similar company names. Mayor McKee vetoes an all time Public Works Board meeting ordinance but council overrules the veto 7 to 1. City Clerk Hammontree reports $50 dirt sale receipt. annual electric light department and April city treasurer reports referred to finance panel.
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McGreevy
Common Council
Seymour Closson
Fidelity & Casualty Insurance Company
Closson
Detroit
Metheevy
Sullivan
McKee
Board of Public Works
New City
Cuncilman Palmer
Enyart
Boyer
Palmer
Hammontree
John T. Clary
Electric Light Department
Boerger
Thieves Still At Large After Home Robbery
Saturday afternoon at 5 30 the home of Al Hann west of Peru was robbed. The owner surprised the thieves and pursued them, possibly capturing one if he had been armed. Detectives traced the men to Rochester then North Manchester but found the Rochester suspects were innocent.
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al Hann
Peru
Carroll County Horsethief Association
Rochester
Manchester
Fulton Woman Under Doctor Shultz Care
Mrs. J. V. Pownall of Fulton has been in the city for several days receiving treatment from Dr. J. B. Shultz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. V. Pownall
Fulton
City
J. B. Shultz
Bold Hold Up on Broadway
Ed Gormerly was robbed by two men at Tenth and Broadway shortly after midnight. They used a revolver to threaten him, took his watch and a few dollars, and ordered silence under threat of a bullet. Police pursed suspects Angus, McDonald, and an accomplice, asking Gormerly to identify McDonald if possible.
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East End
Ed Gormerly
Tenth and
Broadway
Gormerly
Tenth Street
Bac
Angus
McDonald
Wallace Loses Case Against Gas Company
A jury ruled in favor of Logansport & Wabash Valley Gas against deputy state game warden Wallace B. Smith who alleged damage to fish from tar water dye and acid drainage into the Wabash river. Evidence showed a test bucket of river water with fish dying. jurors decided the gas company bore no fault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace B. Smith
Logansport & Wabash Valley Gas Company
Wabash
McGregor
Wallace
Robbed Saloon Then Feasted by Burglars in East End
Frank McGrath's saloon near Cicott street bridge was entered by burglars who took a gold watch, chain, charm, about $1.50, receipts, and private papers. Angus McDonald, captured at H. C. Crawford's house, confessed to the crime and said his partner helped. the watch and papers were later found on McDonald. He claimed they decided to steal for money, drank the best liquors, and discarded the receipt box.
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Cicott Street Bridge
McGrath
Angus McDonald
H. C. Crawford
East End
Chicago
McDonald
New Chemical Laboratory Opens in Indianapolis
Cass County board of health reports a circular from Indiana state chemical laboratory opened in Indianapolis. The lab aims to ensure food purity by testing questionable items free of charge and prioritizes individual health with state welfare second. It will examine the breakfast food fad known as sawdust and answer citizen inquiries about food samples.
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Cass County Board of Health
State Chemical Laboratory
Indianapolis
Indiana
Board of Health
New Chemical Laboratory
Libel suits filed against Indianapolis papers
Miss Bessie Cronin, who sued Logansport papers for libel last week, has added suits in the Penn circuit court against the Indianapolis Journal, the Indianapolis Star and the Indianapolis News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Cronin
Logansport
Penn
Indianapolis Journal
The
Indianapolis Star
Indianapolis News
Board of Public Works Hints Autonomy After Busy Session
The board approved advertising bids for the Smith street improvement project with an August 29 bid opening. An East End alley was vacated at abutting owners’ request. They declared they will continue regular meeting days despite council veto actions, signaling a firm stance on scheduling autonomy.
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Board of Public Works
Smith Street
Contracts Awarded for Rider and Overmeyer Roads
County commissioners opened bids for Rider road and Overmeyer road in Jackson township. David Haas won Rider road for 2400 dollars, Kiram F Hillis won Overmeyer road for 3273 dollars. Liquor licenses were granted to R D Bell of Walton and to Lewis Lewing and Jacob Tussing of this city. The voting machine matter was not acted on.
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Rider
Overmeyer
Jackson Township
David Haas
Kiram F. Hillis
R. D. Bell
Walton
Lewis Lewing
Jacob Tussing
Will Take Wages Agreement In Court
Charles Crockett appeared in court after creditors attached his wages. He agreed the Panhandle railroad would send money owed him and that the remaining balance of 51 dollars would be paid as soon as possible. The arrangement was accepted as a fair resolution.
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Charles Crockett
Squire Reid
Panhandle
Mrs Kerr Returns to Peru After Liquor Fine Appeal
Mrs Kerr, fined 47 dollars for selling liquor to minors and appealing, has left Logansport. She recently operated a Canal street saloon deemed too tough for the city and has packed her traps and headed back to Peru.
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Kerr
Peru
Canal Street
Logansport
Ida Wiese Death Report Circulated in Reynolds
A rumor spread in Reynolds today claiming Miss Ida Wiese had died. Relatives later said the report is not true.
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Ida Wiese
Reynolds
Burglary at Lamme and Regan’s Cigar Store on Fourth Street
Nighttime theft at Lamme and Regan’s cigar store on Fourth Street yielded cash and cigars totaling $22. Police suspect local talent with access to a door key. Angus McDonald denied involvement as officers rule him out. Local men remain under suspicion.
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East End
West End
Broadway
Fourth Street
Lamme & Regals Cigar Store
Paiwe
Angus McDonald
White seeks divorce and custody in circuit court
Caroline M. White, by attorney James A. West, files for divorce from Fred White and asks 300 alimony plus custody of six children. She alleges he accuses her of infidelity, drunkenness, and associating with prostitutes, and that he locked her in the house beat the children and prevented funeral attendance.
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Caroline M. White
James A. West
Circuit Court
Fred White
Voorhees at Lake Max inkuckee cottage
Arthur W. Voorhees spends the week at the R. D. Voorhees cottage on Lake Max inkuckee with a private retreat noted in local notices.
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Arthur W. Voorhees
Lake Maxinkuckee
R. D. Voorhees
Burglary Foiled by Courageous Couple in Night
Panhandle brakeman H C Crawford and wife thwarted a burglary at their Twentieth and Jefferson home. The intruder, Angus McDonald of Chicago, was bound hand and foot and jailed after the incident. McDonald claimed a accomplice waited outside. he faces burglary and assault with intent to murder charges with bonds set at 600 and 500 dollars.
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H. C. Crawford
Panhandle
Twentieth
Jefferson Streets
Crawford
Fender
McDonald
Vernon Honored for National Irrigation Congress Delegation
County Surveyor Joseph Vernon has been appointed as Indiana’s delegate to the thirteenth National Irrigation Congress in Portland Oregon from August 21 to 24. He leaves August 17 and is recognized as a leading drainage and irrigation engineer in the state.
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Joseph Vernon
Portland
Ore
Indiana
Sole Survivor of 53rd Indiana Regt Remains in City
With the death of Jack Mitchell a neenfield a few days ago, Alexander Hanley of this city is the last survivor of thirty seven members of the 53rd Indiana regiment captured in the shuttle of Atlanta and confined in the Andersonville prison. Only three were left when released, and now Hanley is the last survivor.
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Jack Mitchell
Neenfield
Alexander Hanley
53Rd Indiana Regiment
Atlanta
Andersonville
Harney
Lightning claims life of Fred McClain in barn
During a Saturday evening storm Fred McClain son of Harrold McClain of Carroll County was struck and killed by lightning while working in a barn. He was related to R B McClain a Market street meat dealer.
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Fred McClain
Harrold McClain
Carrol County
R. B. McClain
Market Street
Penmanship and Arithmetic Reform Urged in Local Schools
A local education source criticizes Logansport schools for chaotic penmanship teaching and inconsistent arithmetic methods across grades. He calls for rigid inspections and adoption of a unified system to ensure all departments work toward a coherent, progressive result.
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Logansport
Miss Blank
State to Examin Water Supplies at Indianapolis Lab
The Indiana state health board will exhaustively test city waters in a new Indianapolis laboratory. Reports from cities indicate supply sources and worst conditions. Logansport, drawing from the river, is expected to be among the first examined.
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State Health Board
Indianapolis
Indiana
Logansport
Local Hair Removal Prep Receives Army Trial Order
Joseph Mandel, manager of Floral preparation for removing facial hair, has secured an army experiment order to test his product in the United States military.
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Joseph Mandel
Mannufacturing **Floral
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M'’Greevy
Rastus
Public Works Board
Tenth
Head
Taft
Philippines
Island
Taft Party
Frank M’grath
West Side
Frank McGrath
Cass County Health Board
Mrs. Kerr
Lamme & Regan
Flace
Vernon
Alex. Hanley
Carroll County
State Board of Health
United States Army
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