Rivalry Over Marrying Jokes Becomes Judges Three-Way Match
Judge FE Graves marks his 62nd birthday with a party at 9 Stanley Street and a gift of a gold watch chain. He claims to have joined 144 marriages in five years and vows to outpace rivals Jim Reid and Hanawalt, who boast far higher totals. Reid counters Graves and Hanawalt as mere beginners, while Hanawalt says his tally exceeds both combined.
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Squire—Hanawalt
Reid
Graves
FE. B. Graves
Stanley Street
Judge Graves
Jim' Reid
Squire
Hanawalt
V. C. Hanawalt
Squire Reid
Ritter 10 Probes Carroll Records in Citizenship Question
Louis M. Ritter city treasurer believes his father may have filed first papers before turning 21 but will verify in Carroll County records from Delphi. Riders on petitions by John Neckel and Rudolph Faber hinge on Ritter’s citizenship status and potential severing of petitions at the September 8 hearing.
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Louis M. Ritter
Delphi
Carroll County
John Neckel
Rudolph
Faber
Ritter
Butz Family Reunion Held at Spencer Park
The ninth annual Butz reunion drew eighty one members to Spencer park for a social hour and a potluck dinner. The group planned to meet next year at Ko komo.
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Butz
Spencer Park
Kokomo
Mob cries out against Topeka judge in street sentence
Topeka editor Elizabeth Barr calls for a mob to detain Judge D B D Smeltzer over sentencing Mrs Eva Reese to work on the streets. Barr urges a halter and removal from Kansas. Smeltzer defends the ruling and rejects parole for Reese amid a divisive case in Lola and Topeka.
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Smeltzer
Topeka
Elizabeth N. Barr
D. B. D. Smeltzer
Ella Reese
Miss Barr
Lola
Judge Smeltzer
Barnhart seeks public building funds for Rochester
Congressman H A Barnhart of Rochester has introduced a bill asking for a 76000 dollar appropriation for a government building and site in Rochester. He is confident a pork bill will pass next winter and believes Rochester should receive a share. He serves on the public buildings and grounds committee and forecasts being nearby when it is approved.
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H. A. Barnhart
Rochester
House of Representatives
Barnhart
Committee On
Indiana State Spelling Contest Words For Drill Use
Superintendent Frantz shares a bulletin from Charles A. Greathouse listing all words pronounced at the Indiana state spelling contest held in March at the state house. The bulletin notes improvements in spelling statewide and urges ongoing drills and careful pronunciation.
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Frantz
Charles A. Greathouse
Department of Public Instruction
State House
Mr. Greathouse
Big Time at Lake Maxinkuckee Ogle Cottage Trip
A party of young people traveled to Lake Maxinkuckee to stay five days at the Ogle cottage. The group includes Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Fansler and several local residents plus guests from Pensacola Lafayette and Indianapolis. A colored cateress and maid will handle household work.
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Lake Maxinkuckee
Ogle Cottage
M. L. Fansler
Margaret Rogers
Edith Alexander
Gertrude Johnson
Nina Schaefer
Alice Statesman
Mildred Keys
Penu
Lucy Brockenbaugh
Lafayette
Harry Brown
Thomas Herbert
Mr. Campbell
Carry
Wit Thurston
Indianapolis
St. Clair Family Reunion at Spencer Park Saturday
The St. Clair family holds its annual reunion at Spencer park on September 2 with about three hundred expected. Attendees should bring lunch for a big banquet and enjoy a historical recount from 1800 to present by historian B. A. Kennel of the North Side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Clair
Spencer Park
B. A. Kennel
North Side
Carrier Boys Attend Carnival Hosted by Colonel Hodges
The Daily Reporter carrier boys will visit a carnival tonight hosted by Colonel Hodges. They will be met by the carnival band and march to the show grounds where every attraction will be free to them.
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Daily Reporter
Carrier Boys
Colonel Hodges
Park Sunday Draws Ottos and Frankfort Baseball Clash
Logansport readies for Packard band visit from Ft Wayne with two concerts Sunday. Prof Verweire prepared programs to please music lovers as Ottos and Frankfort teams prepare for a driving park event and a dare devil Phil lips wire stunt.
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Ottos
Frankfort
Dare Devil Phillips
Packard Band
Ft. Wayne
Verweire
Water Way Tales travel book by D. and C. Line
Annual travel magazine announces a 250 page book issued by the D. and C. line featuring three stories and illustrations of the D C coast to Mackinac. Sent free upon request with ten cents prepaid postage to D. and C. Navigation Company Detroit Michigan.
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D. & C. Line
D & C. Coast
Mackinac
D. & C. Navigation Company
Wayne Street
Detroit
Wall Collapse At Electric Light Plant Coal Floods River
A section of the north wall at the electric light plant collapsed yesterday morning around 11 o clock. The break caused a twenty foot wide hole from floor to roof, letting coal slide into the Eel River. Pressure from the coal is blamed for the failure.
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Electric Light Plant
Eel River
Kern boom factions split as Cameron backs Kern for president
In Indianapolis two Kern Presidential club factions form. One led by C. R. Cameron supports Senator Kern for president with no concessions to others. The dispute mirrors broader party tensions as Wood row Wilson is cited in the split.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Kern Presidential Club
C. R. Cameron
Kern
Woodrow Wilson
William Anderson
Taggart-Marshall-Harmon
Indiana
Marshall
Harmon
Coonel
William C. Liller
Denison
Woodrow Wilson Club
Liller
Anderson
Michael M. Mahoney
Edward Emrick
John Maholm
C. K R. Cameron
Presse
Cameron
Watch Stolen During Break In at J H Schultz Home
Burglary at 615 Market Street. pantry window entry. thief took a watch from the bed post and five dollars in silver from a closet. Milwaukee detective J H Sullivan arrested a carnival man in the city on a wire desertion charge and sent him back to Milwaukee last night. Joseph Brashaw of Marquette Mich fined for intoxication. D A Gillespie seeks missing horse and bogey tied to Crown Point and Lafayette leads.
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Milwaukee
Dan
J. H. Shultz
Market Street
Dr. Shultz
J. H. Sullivan
Wis
Carnival Company
Joseph Brashaw
Marquette
Mich
Brashaw
D. A. Gillespie
Lafayette
Gillespie
Crown Point
Divorce Action and Domestic Strife Highlight Local News
Ethel Koosman, through attorneys, seeks divorce from husband of Alto, Howard County marriage in 1906, alleging abuse, desertion, failure to support, and threats of poisoning. Court restrains defendant employer from paying $100 forthcoming wage. custody of three children and $50 monthly alimony requested. Local community events and entertainment notes follow, including a park Sunday program and a Daredevil wire descent reenactment with an oil-soaked ascent and river dip.
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Ethel Koosman
McConnell
Jenkines
Jenkines & Stuart
Cass
Alto
Howard County
Panhandle
Logansport Ottos
Krankfort
Daredevil Phillips
Eel River
Blow torch blast injures worker at Campbell residence
Charles Spencer of Michigan Avenue, a plumber at Spencer Plumbing, suffered a severe burn to his arm yesterday when a gasoline blow torch exploded. He was at the Campbell residence on Fifteenth Street when the accident occurred. He was treated by Dr. Harry Shultz and will remain home for some time.
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Charles Spencer
Michigan Avenue
Spencer
Campbell
Fifteenth
George
Spear
Harry Shultz
Reverend Bigler to Speak at Janesville Encampment
Former local pastor Rev. B. B. Bigler, visiting relatives in Galveston, was invited to deliver an address at the encampment of the old soldiers and sailors in Janesville Wisconsin.
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B. B. Bigler
Galveston
Janesville
Wis
Five tax delinquency suits filed against five dog owners
Judge Kk. B. Graves heard five actions yesterday against Aaron Donald Omer Watson Jessie Zeck Charles Booker and J Means alleging delinquent taxes on dogs.
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Kk. B. Graves
Aaron Donald
Omer Watson
Jessie Zeck
Charles Booker
J. Means
Marryin Squire Reid Courts Bride Across County Lines
James Reid the popular Logansport “Marryin’ Squire” proposes to wed any two, even John Jacob Astor and his young fiancee, with no fee beyond a kiss. The piece tracks his fame, the Indiana political split over Kern and Wilson camps, and rumors of a Denison hotel meeting that may shuffle party loyalties.
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John Jacob Astor
Logansport
James Reid
Wal
John Jacon
John Jacob
Reid
Bullet Missing Walton Man Sparks Farm Area Alarm
Shirley Bechdol of Walton narrowly escaped injury when a bullet fired by Orville Brown whizzed by his head as he stood near a corn field waiting for a return. Brown said he fired into the field to scare raiders, claiming he did not see Bechdol.
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Shirley Bechdol
Walton
Orville Brown
Bechdol
Brown
Bechdel
Thanksgiving on Five Thursdays Prompts Calendar Mixup
A historical note explains November has five Thursdays this year causing confusion over Thanksgiving dates. Some calendars set the holiday on November 23 while others expect November 30. The president’s proclamation is pending and costs influence saloon owners to resist extra closed days.
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Father
Will Build Bungalow By Wabash River
Bert Walter and wife visit the city. Walter, former Shubert Stock Co. member in Minneapolis, plans to return next summer to build a bungalow along the Wabash River.
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Bert Walter
Walter
Shubert Stock Company
Minneapolis
Wabash River
Miller to Inspect Food Sellings Under State Board Orders
Charles Miller the city health officer must begin inspections of all places selling food as directed by the state board of health. The duty formerly belonged to State Inspector Fred W. Tucker.
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Charles Miller
State Board of Health
Fred W. Tucker
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