Reward Offered for Assault Suspect in Cass Station Area
Local farmers around Cass Station raise 200 dollars for arrest and conviction of the man who assaulted Mrs. Cripe on August 6. Description circulated. sightings reported near Peru and Logansport as the search widens. People who saw the man describe a tall, light wearing individual who avoids contact.
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Cass Station
Cripe
Leroy Shively
John Shepler
George Leese
W. Wolpert
Sarver
Peru
Lewisburg
Logansport
Sycamores of the Wabash River Legend and Landscape
The article extols the Wabash River as Indiana's famed site for romance and history, tracing the sycamore forests from Mississinewa to Terre Haute. It notes colossal trees along east banks from Attica to Covington, calls Daniel Voorhees “The Tall Sycamore of the Wabash,” and praises the river's varied scenery from Huntington to Ohio.
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Hudson
New York
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Middle West
Paul Dresser
Wabash
Huntington
Terre Haute City
Vincennes
Peru
Logansport
Delphi
Lafayette
Attica
Covington
Terre Haute
Ohio
Daniel W. Voorhees
WABASH UPS AND DOWNS
The monthly bulletin from Wabash Superintendent Sullivan lists eight engineers, two firemen, six conductors, three switchmen, one train baggage man, a clerk and seven operators with demerit marks for various offenses. Several named personnel received merit marks for good conduct and safe acts, while a brakeman and an operator were discharged for refusing orders.
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Wabash
Sullivan
James, Cain
M. Maloney
J. H. Carpenter
J. E. Carpenter
T. P. Mower
M. L. Ray
H.H J. Schrader
E. J. Creason
Hammil
L. L. Nelson
P. W.spangler
Graveyard Insurance Warning Hits Burial Associations
Warren Bigler auditor of state issues notice to Indiana undertakers warning that burial associations operating on either plan violate insurance laws and must be discountenanced. The action targets groups described as burial associations amid regulatory scrutiny.
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Warren Bigler
Indiana
Trac tion firm fined in Muncie for car without a fender
In Muncie Indiana the Indiana Union Traction company faces a $100 city court fine for operating a car without a fender after the death of Charles Warner. The company appeals to the circuit court as City Attorney Frank Ellis plans to press speed violation charges. A coroner's verdict forecast in Lon McKimmey’s death suggests the traction company may be found blameless despite showing McKimmey drove onto the track.
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Charles Warner
Muncie
Indiana Union Traction Company
Frank Ellis
Lon McKimmey
Muncie & Portland Traction
Traction Company
McKimmey
State board issues school health rules and dust guidelines
The State Board of Health in a sweeping set of instructions targets tuberculosis prevention and child hygiene. It bans mouth kissing among schoolchildren and discourages swallowing pencils and other objects. It also advises housekeepers to use moist dusting methods to reduce inhaled dust and protect respiratory health.
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State Board of Health
Board of Health
State Tax Board Rules County Boards Lacked Jurisdiction
The state tax board ruled that Howard county boards of review cannot assess property that the state board taxes. It holds all telephone property statewide is assessed by the state board. The case concerns Citizens' Telephone Co of Kokomo and its franchise granted by Kokomo city. The board reviewed about a dozen county assessments, many from Putnam county, with reviews pending.
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State Tax Board
Citizens’ Telephone Company
Kokomo
Howard County Board of Review
Telephone Company
County Board
State Board
Putnam County
Census Bureau to Study Cass County Divorces for Statewide Stats
Government census clerks will examine Cass County divorce records to compile data on marriage duration, children, alimony, and alleged causes including temperance. The team will visit Evansville Terre Haute Fort Wayne South Bend then logansport and other counties over three months.
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Washington
Indianapolis
Marion County
Evansville
Terre Haute
Ft Wayne
South Bend
Logansport
Indiana
Hoosier
Funeral for John Kroeger Killed in Elgin Accident
Bernard A. Kroeger of Kroeger and Strain departed for Aurora Illinois to attend the funeral of his nephew John Kroeger an employee of the Aurora Elgin and Chicago railway who was killed at Elgin yesterday. He rode backwards on a work car with his head out of the window and the skull was crushed. The funeral will be held Friday. John was a son of August Kroeger a well known Logansport resident.
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Bernard A. Kroeger
Kroeger & Strain
Aurora
John Kroeger
Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Railway
Elgin
Young Kroeger
August Kroeger
Logansport
Veterans head to G A R convention in Minneapolis
Many Logansport and Cass county veterans will travel tomorrow and Saturday to attend the Grand Army of the Republic encampment in Minneapolis. Mayor George P. McKee and wife and Mr and Mrs Henry Tucker have already signified their intention to go.
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Logansport
Cass County
Minneapolis
Grand Army of the Republic
George P. McKee
Henry Tucker
Douglas seeks tax refund over improper assessments
County assay dispute centers on a $500 overcharge blamed on tax ferrets Polk and Elliott. Douglases claim assessments were not passed by County Assessor Gleitze and that full values were assigned to their property while others were lower. They seek twenty percent rebate and note a mortgage tax error. Officials planned a decision after hearings as coal bids for winter were received.
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William
Sarah Douglas
Polk
Elliott
Ghetze
Ferrers
Gletze
Albrecht
Noble Township
A. P. Watkins
Thomas Logan
Abraham Shideler
Dead Letter Mail Woes Prompt Addressing Habit
The article notes over 11 million misdirected pieces in the prior year with many ending up at the dead letter office. Assistant Postmaster General DeGraw urges writers to print full addresses on envelopes to speed returns and reduce unresolved mail.
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United States
DeGraw
Deputy Sheriff Weds At The Courthouse
The Reporter had predicted a wedding among seven single men in the court house. Deputy Sheriff Frank B. Livingston married Minnie Moke at Squire Reid's residence, correcting earlier denials by saying the ceremony occurred on Wednesday, not Thursday.
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Court House
John S. Larry
Owen McGreevy
Frank Amos
Neil McGreevy
Harry Bell
Paul McCreevy
Frank B. Livingston
Livingston
Squire Reid
Minnie Moke
Repairs Finish On Major Engine At Electric Plant
Repairs completed on the large engine overhaul at the electric light plant after work began last night. Additional planned maintenance will target other plant machinery.
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Electric Light Plant
Dennis Uhl Hires Lawyers for Spectacular Local Injunction Fight
The town awaits a major legal clash as Dennis Uhl hires multiple firms for an injunction hearing before Judge Larry on Monday. The case involves Harry Case seeking to restrain bonds, taxes, or city spending tied to the West Side sewer project, with heavy local and state representation anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Uhl
Rogue’s Row
Larry
Chambers
Harry D. Case
West Side
Walters & Long
Miller, Shirley & Miller
Indianapolis
George W. Funk
McConnell
Jenkines
Jenkines & Stuart
Larry & Mahoney
Myers & Yarlett
M. Winfield
George C. Taber
Okenehai
Case
East Side
Cromer
Baners v Thornton Appeals Water Blockade Case
Anna Baners appeals the verdict in her suit against Horatio Thornton for 100 damages after Judge Custer ruled for the plaintiff with judgment of 76 and costs. The plaintiff claimed Thornton blocked a ditch causing water overflow into her property and cellar.
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Anna Baners
Horatio Thornton
Custer
Circuit Court
Thornton
Mrs Henry Tucker Returns From Five Weeks at Winona Lake
Mrs Henry Tucker arrived home today after a five weeks’ sojourn at Winona Lake.
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Henry Tucker
Winona Lake
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Peru, Ind
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G. A. R. Convention
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