Marion Defeats Logansport 8-2 in Reorganized Team Debut
Marion with Wonsetter and Betts as battery defeated Logansport 8 to 2 at Marion. Wonsetter allowed only one hit until the ninth inning and hit a two bagger and a solo homer in the sixth. Five new players joined the Marion squad in the victory. Logansport’s Lacey and Duggan shared pitching duties.
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Marion
Ind
Wonsetter
Betts
Battery
Logansport
Weeping Willows
Lafayette Defeats Wabash 5 to 0 Behind Fleming at Vedigue Park
In Lafayette Indiana yesterday Mat Fleming pitched a steady game in the Northern league clash at Vedigue Park. Lafayette shut out Wabash 5 to 0 as Fleming held the leaders hitless at key moments and continued to bolster the team’s prospects. The score by innings shows Lafayette posting runs in multiple frames while Wabash failed to cross the plate.
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Lafayette
Ind
Vedigue Park
Wabash
Mat Fleming
Fleming
Logansport
Rain Cancels Bluffton Game Between Huntington and Orr
The Bluffton matchup between Huntington and Orr was halted by rain yesterday. Teams will stage a double header today to complete the series.
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Bluffton
Huntington
Orr
Booze Busts Highlight State Travel Turbulence
Rochester Republican notes errant drinkers from Logansport to Michigan City with visitors growing intoxicated on trains. Mrs M C Cliner from an L E & W passenger train was jailed in Peru for public intoxication and fined the standard penalty.
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Rochester
Logansport
Michigan City
M.C. Cliner
Peru
Broadway to Glow with New Illuminated Posts
Businessmen on Broadway between Fourth and Fifth streets plan to install fourteen illuminated posts like the Snider & Alber store lamp on Market street. The fixtures are bought and Broadway is to be bright by Labor Day, with potential similar installs by Fourth Street merchants.
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Broadway
Fourth
Fifth Streets
Snider & Alber’s
Market Street
Fourth Street
Miss Jennie Ballou Leaves for Winona Lake
Miss Jennie Ballou, matron of the Home for the Friendless, departed today for Winona Lake for a two week stay.
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Jennie Ballou
Winona Lake
Swift Wright Recalls Cuban Newspaper Days After War
W S Wright of this city visits Marion and recounts editing a Havana paper after the Spanish American War. He details learning Spanish, using English texts and a translator, composing columns from cablegrams, prizefight summaries, Pope reports, and a two week Cuban tour with Clara Barton and Red Cross officials.
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Marion
Cuba
W. S. Wright
Havana
States
Jearth
Asong
Pers
Cablegram
Gove T
Habana Heraldo
Clara Barton
Red Cross Society
Elsa Trotsig
Oscar
Sweden
Carbonnel
Red Cross Movement
Rathbone
Republicans Hold County Meeting in Cass At Broad Way
Cass county Republicans held a get-together at the Dowling-McHale building on Broad way with John J Thompson Gas City Republican nominee for congress Senator Ralph Kane Noblesville Frank Stoltz Huntington and Judge Montgomery present. The packed headquarters drew strong support and pledges of hard work to win in the fall.
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Cass County
Dowling-McHale
Broadway
John J. Thompson
Gas City
Congress
Ralph Kane
Noblesville
Frank Stoltz
Huntington
Montgomery
Missing Teeth Found at Grand Theatre
The Grand Theatre manager Earl Rife found a lower set of false teeth after the last show. The teeth are slightly worn and well polished, suggesting an older, heavy eater with a large mouth. Call to identify and reclaim them during corn-on-the-cob season.
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Grand Theatre
Earl Rife
Rife
Big Companies Hit the Road This Season
Major firms launch a cross country tour this season presenting new services and partnerships. Executives from several organizations visit key markets to showcase innovations and gather customer feedback across multiple cities.
Sheriff Goes Fishing at Mud Lake
Sheriff Warren J. Butter along with Harry and Charles McDowell fished at Mud Lake this morning. Butter, an inveterate fisherman, failed to land a catch while the McDowell boys prepared to show him how.
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Warren J. Butter
Harry and
Charles McDowell
Mud Lake
Butter
McDowell Boys
Warricks and companions return from Niagara Falls trip
Mr and Mrs Harry G Warrick Mr and Mrs Taylor Girton and Mr and Mrs Henry Milton returned from Niagara Falls. They enjoyed the trip and Warrick notes Niagara has Pipe Creek falls skinned to death.
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Harry G. Warrick
Taylor Girton
Henry Milton
Niagara Falls
Warrick
Niagara
Pipe Creek Falls
Indiana Title association sets August state meeting
The executive committee led by J. R. Morgan president and James C Fletcher secretary met at the Murdock hotel to finalize arrangements for the annual state meeting to be held in Indianapolis on August 30 and 31.
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The
Indiana Title Association
J. R. Morgan
Kokomo
James C Fletcher
Knox
Charles E. Lambert
Rockville
George M. Spahrs
Nelson Theatre Opens Season Under New Manager
The Nelson theatre opened its 1919-11 season today under new manager Mrs Mayme L Cox with a brightened house and the play A Little Homestead starring Miss Bertha Rennert. A good crowd attended and the show repeats tonight. Cox says top touring companies will visit but most won’t reach here before September.
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Nelson Theatre
Mayme L. Cox
The
Nelson
Dr Ireland Improves After Paralysis Illness
Dr J W Ireland, stricken by paralysis yesterday morning, showed marked improvement today. He was able to sit up in bed and doctors expect recovery within a few days.
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J. W. Ireland
Council to Meet Over Baldwin House Purchase Plan
The council will hold a special session tonight to vote on the school board’s proposal to buy the Baldwin house as an annexe for the high school. The move aims to provide additional space for classrooms and programs.
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Baldwin
Carnival to Shine at League Park With 15 Acts
Logansport Amusement Co. brings a big carnival to League Park next week led by press agent Bill Hewitt. The show features Achille Philion on a 50 foot spiral tower and fifteen high class attractions. Highlights include Mazeppa the $50,000 horse, Dickey's Wild West, Bachman's animal circus, LaBelle Freda Oriental palace, Mad Louise, Sibley's four in one, Jolly Trixy, and the largest Ferris wheel on the road.
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Bill” Hewitt
William Judkins Hewitt
League Park
Logansport
Achille Philion
Mazeppa
Dickey
Bach Man
LaBelle Freda Oriental Palace
Palmer faces contract voiding over Kokomo street paving dispute
George W. Palmer, awarded a year ago to pave Sycamore street in Kokomo, may forfeit the contract after a fight between property owners. The board of works warns that failure to start work immediately will void the agreement, which Palmer prefers over risking payment.
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George W. Palmer
Sycamore Street
Kokomo
Worke
Palmer
Daughters of Liberty Picnic At Lake Cicott
Members of the Daughters of Liberty and friends gathered for their annual Lake Cicott picnic. A fine program of entertainment was planned and enjoyed by all participants.
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Daughters of Liberty
Lake Cicott
Porter to Poor Kind of Kidder Arrested Last Night
In police court George Porter admitted a malicious trespass claim saying he was kidding. his wife testified to breaking a seven dollar plate window and tearing a crayon portrait, but the judge postponed sentence for good behavior. Also charged, Harry Woods of Cleveland intoxicated stole a farmer’s rig and a coat then was fined for drunkenness with a grand larceny hearing to follow. James McLaughlin received a dollar and costs after a night of desert oil.
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George Porter
Sam Gifford
Porter
Harry Woods
Cleveland
David H. Gray
Clymers
East End
Murdock Hotel
Mike Farrell Claims 38‑pound Mississippi Catfish Tale
Panhandle train dispatcher Mike Farrell returns from a two week Arkansas fishing trip and tells friends he caught a Mississippi catfish weighing 38 pounds. He previously failed to catch a crawdad at Camp Plenty on the Wa bash, leading to skepticism about the tale.
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Mike” Farrell
Panhandle
Arkansas
Wabash
Mike
Bass leaps into boat during private row at Miami Bend
Mrs. Oscar B. Conant was rowing opposite her home at Miami Bend when a three and a half pound bass jumped into the boat. This marks the first report of such an incident from the up-the-river residents.
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Oscar B. Conant
Miami Bend
Public accounting law leaves trustees’ cases unsettled
Governor Marshall directs suits against thirty township trustees found short in their accounts but Attorney General Bingham lacks funds and local attorneys to prosecute. Next legislature session may set provisions. selecting impartial jurors in Cass county becomes crucial to uphold the accounting law’s intent. Local conditions influence juror choices and case outcomes.
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Bingham
State Accounting Board
Cass County
Frank V. Guthrie
Dog attack on boy leads to dog to be killed
Mrs. Reeder of Linden Avenue North Side has a dog that bit Jacob Abshire's son. Abshire says the animal has bitten several others and asks police to destroy the dog.
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Reeder
Linden* Avenue
Jacob Abshire
Abshire
Woman Dies Suddenly in Winamac Hotel
Mrs. Alice Little, wife of Grant Little, died this morning in Winamac after a half hour illness. She was in good health last evening. An attack of congestion of the lungs caused her death at the Frain hotel where both she and her husband worked. The body was taken to Anstis undertaking rooms.
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Winamac
Ind
Alice Little
Grant Little
Frain Hotel
Anstis Undertaking
Traveling men plan Indianapolis picnic at Broad Ripple Park
Local T P A members will attend the annual outing hosted by Indianapolis traveling men at Broad Ripple park this Saturday. Traveling men from across the state will join, marking a major event in the knights of the grip.
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Indianapolis
Broad Ripple Park
State
Knights of the Grip
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