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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1908
Page
1
A violent storm unleashed rain and a tornado that crippled railroads, interurbans, and telegraph services for hours. Widespread flooding along Twenty fourth Street left streets three feet deep and caused $1,000 in property damage.
The article extols corn on the cob as a heavenly, plentiful dish from nature. It rhymes romance with harvest, praising fresh ears, steam bath aroma, and moonlit sweetness while noting moderation as a safety limit of about a dozen large ears per sitting.
A large Mojave and Yuma party stranded in extreme heat near Needles was saved when an expedition ferried three wagonloads of watermelons. Water could not be carried, so watermelons provided hydration despite boiling conditions. One old chief died before relief arrived.
Pensacola horseman Warren Sturgeon owned and drove the winner in the 2:25 pace at Fairmount yesterday. Sturgeon swept the second, third, and fourth heats and was runner up in the first heat. Fridder, another local horse, finished third.
President Roosevelt creates a commission to study and propose plans to better the social sanitary and economic life of farmers. Local farmers react with skepticism and humor about federal meddling and the need for help while praising farming traditions.
A woman and her newborn boy, born in the county jail, are recovering at the Home for the Friendless. The mother will join her husband and two other children in South Bend once she is well. Authorities urge a suitable shelter for injured or needy women to avoid jail confinement and improve care.
Salt Lake City August 13 Frank H Buhi Sharon Pa millionaire and George A Baird Idaho joined to launch a vast irrigation project. It plans to reclaim about 800000 acres along the Snake River south side extending 150 miles west from the Little Salmon and could exceed 1000000 acres in total once completed.
Warnings spread against a supposed Alaskan wheat seed claims tied to Egyptian varieties. Research by W F Olin of Colorado Agricultural College says the seed is identical to Egyptian soft milling wheat, yields high but quality poor, impractical for planting, with prices claimed as high as 5 dollars a pound.
Over a thousand people gather for the funeral of Weaver as a mother and daughter, both with bandages, attend the service today. The crowd fills the ceremony in a somber, respectful day.
Captain James of the Salvation Army says Carrie Jarvis was not a member of the corps when a weekly paper claimed she gave birth at Captain Frank Swigart’s home. She arrived destitute and was aided by the Army and placed at Swigart’s home. workers did not know her condition on arrival.
Spokane story of Elsie McFarling eighteen who wrote I m a live western wire and will marry the man who pens this letter. J D Weaver an Edison Electric employee quit his job in Manhattan and traveled to Spokane to marry her. The couple wed in Spokane county courthouse and plan to live there.
In New York on August 13 David Benson, with Captain Ed Coppers as referee, ate fifty ears of green corn served hot in the corridor of the criminal courts building. He also ate a pound of butter and runs an elevator when not eating corn.
About ten thousand unemployed men on New York City's East Side prepare to march Friday as the Interstate Prosperity Congress convenes with the United Commercial Travelers Protective Association. The procession will halt before the prosperity society building to seek participation in benefits.
Henry Poehler aged fourteen suffered an epileptic fit last night during a storm at his sister's house on Burlington Avenue. Dr. Troutman said the attack was caused by fright and was not life threatening.
Funeral for Levi Weaver of Washington township drew a thousand mourners at Blue Ball church. Coroner Miller found $1,000 in Weaver's pocket and turned it over to his widow. wife and daughter comforted by neighbors as son missing due to a broken leg.
Secret service chief warns of cleverly altered national bank notes of 20 dollars circulated as 5 dollar bills. The top of the 20 is sliced and pasted onto the 5, enabling passing as genuine. Arrests prompted in New Orleans and Oakdale as the Birmingham district pursues three suspects.
Elmer Leonard of Fort Wayne has been retained to aid Senator Wickwire in a lawsuit by Ashley property owners against the Wabash railroad. They allege the railroad lured employees to Ashley as a division point and then moved it to Montpelier, wrecking town growth and cutting property values in half.
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