Logansport Man Thrown Off Car Then Hurls Brick in Kokomo
An intoxicated Logansport man named Louis Fitz was ejected from an interurban car in Kokomo after a drunken spree. He then chased the train to the station, hurled a brick through a car window, striking a passenger, and was jailed on drunkenness and malicious trespass charges.
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Peru
Kokomo
Logansport
Kokomo Dispatch
Louis Fitz
South Main Street
Fitz
Here
Palf
Inter
Main
Taylor Streets
Vitz
Penn
Land and Improvement company plans to plat factory lots
The Loganport Land and Improvement Company, owner of land south of the Wabash river east of the 18th Street bridge, intends to plat the tract into building lots for sale to cash buyers. Some oppose the plan but engineers are at work and sale of the lots is expected soon. The firm has largely abandoned factory-site plans, reserving a few small sites in hope of future factories.
Bart Anderson Leaves Gackenheimer Drug Store for Logansport
Bart Anderson, longtime employee at the Gackenheimer drug store in this city, has accepted a similar position in Logansport and plans to move his family there in the near future.
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Wabash Plain Dealer
Bart Anderon
Gackenheimer Drug Store
Logansport
Weeping Willows Fallout Sparks Umpire Controversy in Logansport
In a Logansport league game the Weeping Willows faced a chaotic finish as umpire Ford quit after crowd pressure amid disputed calls. The Huntington team was awarded the win 7 5 though the field continued play with Burke pitching and Logansport players disputing several decisions.
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Yerd
Huntington
Thomas
Ford
Burke
Bud’ Sherman
Logansport
Red” Saunders
Red
Carnival Coming to League Ball Park August 15 20
The Logansport Amusement company brings a top road carnival to League ball park from August 15 to 20. It features a Sioux Indian band a wild west show animal acts and other attractions for first class amusement. The event is advertised as the second carnival of the season for the city and is expected to draw many visitors.
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Logansport Amusement Company
League Ball Park
Labor Day Plans in Logansport Set for September 5
The Logansport Labor Day celebration committee reports final plans for September 5 events. A grand marshal from the Cigarmakers union leads an industrial parade at 10 a.m. through the business district with two balloon ascensions and a baby show.
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Logansport
Labor Hall
Frank J. Berndt
Cigarmakers’ Union
Theevening
Ellis’ Hall
Leoganseport
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Barbers Union
Health of Cass County Remains Stable in January Report
The Cass County health report shows population steady in January outside Logansport with 22 deaths and 22 births. Ages ranged from under one to over seventy with causes including circulatory and respiratory issues and 9 deaths from ages forty to sixty. July saw nine contagious cases: scarlet fever measles tuberculosis and pneumonia with three houses placarded and fumigated.
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Cass County
Logansport
Jay
John P. Niederhus
Hearts of Health
Unmergiusly Beaten By Mob Seized At Police HQ
Charles Gallagher of Goodland was arrested this afternoon and held on pending charges after a mob on Twelfth Street severely assaulted him for an alleged act. He was intoxicated, suffered severe facial wounds, and was dressed by a physician at police headquarters. Gallagher claims a young boy identified him as the offender.
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James Sullivan
Twelfth
Toledo
Gallagher
Twelfth Street
Bricks Rejected for Paving Halted on Sycamore Street
City engineer Harry H. Thompson ordered the hauling stopped after finding two carloads of First-Class Bricks from contractor Amos J. Palmer were full of blemishes. Palmer will return the rejected units and await better stock, delaying excavation until replacement bricks arrive.
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Amos J. Palmer
Palmer
Poston
Thompson
Sycamore Street
Show Must Go On Death in Circus Tale
Dramatic Lafayette report recounts Bert Stone of Ringling circus dying after a line accident. He tells comrades to keep the show moving and dictates his sister’s address while urging the wagons to depart on time, saying I am bleeding to death and I quit the show tonight.
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Workman
Lafayette
Ind
Bert Stone
Ringling Circus
Stone
Georgetown Defeats Logansport White Sox on Pitcher’s Day
The Logansport White Sox lost to Georgetown by a 7 to score yesterday afternoon. Georgetown pitcher Down, formerly with Flora-Bringhurst, starred for the hosts.
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Logansport White Sox
Georgetown
Down
Flora-Bringhurst
Local resident moves to Rochester for skirt firm post
Otto L. Cline of this city will move to Rochester to join a company manufacturing ladies skirts. Their home here is leased to Miss Jennie Bryer and Lizzie Bryer.
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Otto L. Cline
Rochester
Jennie
Lizzie Bryer
George Ade Spotted In Logansport Parade Day Furor
Locals recognize famed humorist George Ade walking Fourth Street during a Knights Templar parade causing a stir. Residents and even dogs reacted with excitement as Ade’s presence disrupted the crowd and drew attention away from the procession.
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Lafayette
Fheorge Ade
Fourth Street
Logansport
Roosevelt
Bryan
Knights Templar
Cincinnati Knights
Police Break Up Raid Targeting Chicken Coop
Police dispersed a planned Saturday night raid on a chicken coop at Eleventh and Toledo streets. A crowd of Italians fled as a patrol wagon arrived, and one man was detained briefly before being released for lack of evidence.
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Eleventh
Toledo
Boy Bitten by Ash Crooks Shepherd Dog
Ten year old George Carter was bitten Saturday by a shepherd dog belonging to Ash Crooks of Adamsboro near Crooks barn when horses startled the animal. The lad was not badly injured.
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George Carter
Ash Crooks
Adamsboro
Crooks
Astrologers Prediction Provokes Local Panic Over Heart Deaths
A local astrologer predicted two years of rising heart disease and dangers for those with weak hearts. Four Logansport residents died suddenly in five days, prompting fear that Saturn’s influence on the heart is real. Residents avoid strenuous activity and exercise to prevent death.
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Daily Reporter
Lokoensport
Saturn
Graves
Logansport
William Burgman
Alfred Turner
Panhandle
John Leach
James P. Coyle
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Professor Graves
Country Club Visit Ends With Loss in Marion Match
Members of the local country club traveled to Marion in a special car and were entertained by Marion Country club members. A golf match resulted in a loss for the locals.
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Marion
Logansport to Form Athletic Club For Exhibition Sparring
A new Logansport athletic club plans limited round exhibition sparring for members under state charter. Promoters press for gym facilities to develop football basketball track boxing and wrestling talent with Papke headlining a debut exhibition against a skilled middleweight in Muncie tonight.
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Logansport
Muncie
Anderson
Indiana
Wolgasi-Cole
Muncie Athletic Association
Logansporters
Billy” Papke
Papke
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Pepe Good
Goodland
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