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Newspaper

Logansport Daily Reporter

Location

Logansport, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1908

Page

3

Marion Paper Roasts Golfers in Loganport

The Marion Chronicle mocks the Logansport Golf Club after Marion guests defeated them in golf and bridge. The report details meals, match play results, and a planned rematch at the Country Club next Wednesday, mentioning players and ladies who accompanied the visitors.

Logan Marion Golf Club Logansport Golf Club Marion Logansport Club David Baxter Heffley Price Wiler Wilson Ridenour Pop’ Sweezey Bryce Kinney George Webster Goldthait Tousley Mesdames George Sweetzer Dale Sweezey Webster, Kinney Service Hess Lefferts Emily Alite Goldthait Grace Edith Dourn Delight Matter Hal Shideler Hinksi Shidelerg Dale P. Sweezey Baxter Schick Goldball Cagion Johnson Haldeman Starrett Webster F. Sweezey Phice Lillard Logansport Jenks Jenkines

Elks Band Concert At Spencer Park Program Listed

The Elks band under Prof Charles Stewart performs tomorrow evening at 4 Spencer Park. The program includes marches and waltzes such as Adventurer The Ruler and Honey Moon Trail plus City Swells and a Ge Coswo Mabel McKinley overture.

Elks’ Band Charles Stewart Spencer Park March Ramsdell Mabel McKinley the Ruler Halmes Brooks Honey Moon Howard March City Neilsson

Brother-in-law Dies in Omaha Death Notice

T. E. Smith Vandalia train dispatcher received word of his brother-in-law N. B. Nemewitz of Omaha Nebraska age 50 died of consumption He was born in Lafayette and went west for health reasons The funeral was held yesterday in Omaha.

T. E. Smith Vandalia N. B. Némewitz Omaha Neb Lafayette

Gomper Stump Tour Likely To Visit City In October

Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, is expected to speak in October during a western tour that includes several Indiana cities. O. P. Smith helped secure his visit to the city.

Samuel P. Gompers American Federation of Labor Indiana O. P. Smith

Wealthy man recounts near accident in town

A reporter asks a wealthy man about poverty and the man replies he nearly was run down by his own car in town today.

Mrs Wetherow Heads to Kokomo for Weekend Visit

Mrs O J Wetherow and her sister Mrs E D Achey plan a Sunday visit in Kokomo as guests of Mrs Belle Lewell Jen and daughter Blossom.

O. J. Wetherow E. D. Achey Kokemo Belle Lewel- Jen Blossom

The Cow Puncher heads Nelson tonight in vaudeville bill

Hal Reid promotes The Cow Puncher at Nelson with praise for a rugged cowboy hero and a strong western heart story. Broadway booking Helmsick brings a six act vaudeville program including Brothers De Vans and dog and The Five Shanows with song, dance, and novelty numbers. Crystal's Hardie promises a crackerjack show with early seating rush.

Helmick Logansport DeVans Dog Hippodrome London England Five Shanows Tom Hardie

The Volunteer Organist at the Nelson Theater Friday

Forthcoming production of The Volunteer Organist will be staged at the Nelson Theater next Friday evening August 21. The pastoral idyl promises a lively plot with acclaimed cast and scenic effects.

the Nelson

Faro System High Stakes Larceny Case on West Side

Martin Phillips arrested after a hearing for larceny tied to a faro game in a luxury private dwelling on New York's West Side. Ne ville R Moxley testified he lost 60 dollars in the game and planned to invest 600 dollars plus 300 from Phillips to share 60 40 of proceeds, with Phillips promising a 2000 payoff.

Upper West Side Martin Phillips Phillips West Side Neville R. Moxley Pittsburg Moxley New York

Sea lion sighting stirs Peru river area

In Peru Indiana on August 15 an unusual black sea lion like creature was seen in the Wabash River near the city. A few shots were fired at it but the animal remains at large, mostly diving at night and making calf like howls.

Peru Ind Wabash

Panhandle Dispatcher Sam Graham Heads to Indianapolis

Dispatcher Sam Graham along with his wife and daughter departed this afternoon for Indianapolis to spend Sunday.

Panhandle Sam Graham Indianapolis

Deford files schedule against judgment in Bushing case

Michael Deford filed a schedule against the judgment in the case of Clary Bushing in Squire Redi's court this afternoon.

Michael Deford Clary Bushing Squire Redi

The Servant in the House Brings Chicago New Drama Work

Nike, Bordeaux and The Henry Miller Associate Players arrive at Powers theatre Chicago next Monday August 17 for an extended engagement. Charles Rann Kennedy's The Servant in the House stars Edith Wynce Mathison Tyrone Power Walter Hampden Galway Herbert Gladys Wynne Edmund Rann Kennedy. The play, praised on both coasts, is noted as a milestone in modern realism and as the only drama staged by professional actors in a Masonic temple grand lodge room. The plot centers on a servant of an English villa who heals a fractured family through calm leadership and compassion.

Henry Miller Powers’ Theatre Chicago Charles Rann Kennedy Atlantic Pacific New York Edith Wynce Mathison Tyrone Power Walter Hampden Arthur Lewis Galway Herbert Gladys Wynne Edmund Rann Kennedy San Francisco Lancashire Manson Hindoo

Tragic accidents and oddities dot state briefs

James Jeffries falls into a lime kiln in Bedford and is rescued after a near death ordeal. Bartholomew Shanahan drowns in the White River near Indianapolis. Turks uprising in South Bend ends with five arrests for assault. United Boxboard and Paper in Munice resumes work after a year shutdown. Burns arrested in Goshen for selling stamps with 17 dollars value. Marion Hatfield captured in Linton after freeing twelve prisoners. Mrs Clarke of Mitchell kills a cow snake six feet long preying on eggs. Peru lads driven from their swimming hole by a sea lion in the Wabash. William Gorham injured when horse runs away in Goshen. Eddie Berhinger in Terre Haute survives carbolic acid after police wagon incident. Mr and Mrs Thomas McDowell of Delphi celebrate golden anniversary. Five hundred men named John attend picnic in Riverside Park at Munice.

Woman Dives into 20 Foot Well to Save Baby

Mrs. J. B. Stephenson of Fulton Missouri risked her life to rescue her two year old child from a twenty foot well. She climbed with the child clenched in her teeth and the rope for support, fainting upon reaching the rim. No serious injury to the child was reported.

Fulton J. B. Stephenson

Boone grave claim in Missouri shocks locals

Montgomery Missouri August 15 The Rev R R McQuie a Baptist minister in this city says he and older settlers visited the graveyard near Marthasville Warren county Missouri believed to be the burial place of Daniel Boone and concluded the remains were never moved to Kentucky. He says Kentuckians sent to remove the remains were strangers and took a stranger’s body by mistake. Daniel Boone and his wife were not buried together, supporting the error theory.

Montgomery R. R. McQuie Marthasville Warren County Missouri Daniel Boone Kentucky Boone

Mrs E D Achey Visits Sister in St Joseph

Mrs E D Achey of Eaton Ohio visits sister Mrs Olive Wetherow on Market street in St Joseph Michigan where she has been staying.

E. D. Achey Eaton, O St. Joseph, Mich Olive Wetherow Market Street

Police Officer Shuttleworth’s Tragic Death Tells a Different Tale

New York August 14 The death of Policeman Alfred Shuttleworth at Ralph avenue Brooklyn is described as a broken heart and remorse rather than paralysis. He shot 19 year old Isaac Japp during a crowd clash while trying to rescue a girl. Eyewitnesses misrepresented the incident, leading to years of ostracism before a dismissal of charges and his doomed return to the same post.

New York Alfred Nathaniel Shuttleworth Ralph Avenue Brooklyn Shuttleworth Isaac Japp Saratoga Park Japp Hurburt C. Rogers Gates Avenue Pacific Street Fie England

Mayor McKee to Speak at Labor Day Celebration

Mayor George P. McKee of this city is slated to speak at the monster Labor Day celebration in Lafayette. The event at Columbian park will feature Lafayette Mayor George R. Durgan delivering the welcome, with Rev. Oscar R. McCay presiding over the invocation. Speakers include Mrs. Mary McDowell of Chicago and George Bope, first vice president of the Federation of Musicians, with J. W. Millard of Anderson speaking in the evening.

George P. McKee Lafayette Columbian Park George R. Durgan Lafayettte Oscar R. McCay Mary McDowell Chicago George Bope The Federation of Musicians J. W. Millard Anderson

Boy Bitten by Local Dog. Wound Cauterized

Walter Randall eleven was bitten on Sixth street by Lulu Cassidy’s dog. The injury to his arm was badly lacerated and treated at Dr. N W Cady’s office with cauterization. The boy reports the dog is generally friendly and the animal will not be killed.

Walter Randall Lulu Cassidy Sixth Street N. W. Cady

McGreevy Reels After Wagon Accident At Vandalia Branch

P. H. McGreevy the veteran mail clerk on the Butler Vandalia branch out of the city is a nervous wreck at home. He was in a small wagon that overturned recently and doctors attribute his illness to the mishap. Oliver Higlen of Markie is filling his post.

P. H. McGreevy Butler Vandalia Oliver Higlen Markie

Also Mentioned on This Page

Marion Paper Marion Chronicle Hal Reid Nelson Rough Riders San Juan Reid W. P. Mann Broadway Harry Shanon Gladys Middleton Miss Middleton Earl Hyman Eva M. Hays As Geraldine In Nelson Tonight Crystal Theatres Nike James Jeffries Bedford Bartholomew Shanahan White River South Bend United Boxboard and Paper Company Muneie C. W. Burns Goshen Marion Hatfield Bloomfield Linton Wabash River William Gorham Eddie Berhinger Terre Haute Will Thomas McDowell Delphi John Johns Riverside Park Olea Mif M’kee Central States W.F. Mann Bevans Middleton Earl Hyman I Kinetoscope Comedienne Via Detroit U. T. Excursion Indiana Union Traction Co M'Greevy W. & Powell Spencer Park Music Broadway Street George Bush
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