Oil outfit unloaded at Thornhope west of Royal Centre
Standard Oil unloads another drilling outfit at Thornhope and will erect it on Jacob Cromer land about a mile east. Beckley well progresses rapidly and work may begin easing soon. Oil pool direction debated as crews press northwest. Local residents travel and visit relatives with community notes and upcoming big day preparations in Royal Centre area.
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Royal Centre
Ind
Standard Oil Company
Thornhope
Jacob Cromer
Beckley
Hollace
Lecta Mayfield
Jeffersonville
Sadie Winslow
Grace
Nellie Kramer
Fowlerton
John Hardesty
Logansport
Marion
Robert Sutton
Huntington
Sutton
Chicago Gas & Oil Company
W. J. Kramer
Ray Risley
Camden
Ed Frushour
W. D. Lutes
Five-Legged Hog Reported Near Garber Oklahoma
A farmer near Garber Oklahoma, R S Goode, raises a hog weighing nearly 300 pounds with an extra fifth leg behind the left foreleg. The extra limb is fully developed and of equal size to the other legs.
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Garber, Ok
R. S. Goode
Phillips Misses Purse After Circus Ride
Ira Phillips of Walton says a pickpocket took his purse from the I. A. T. car at 5 PM yesterday as he returned home. The loss included $15 and a large check. He notified police and stopped payment. Officers note multiple thefts on crowded interurbans yesterday.
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Ira Phillips
Walton
Cubs Aim for Big Cash in Peru Game
Chicago Cubs manager Murphy says the club would require a $1250 cash bonus, all expenses, and half the gate and grand stand receipts if the team plays a big game in Peru this fall.
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Peru
Murphy
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Italians Released After Prosecution Wanes
Filomema Castalda and Frank Perone were freed yesterday after the prosecuting witness in a case alleging living together illegally failed to appear. Authorities released them as the case collapsed due to the witness absence.
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Filomema Castalda
Frank Perone
Lew Wallace Court Initiates New Class At Meeting
Lew Wallace court T B H No 305 will initiate a class of ten candidates at the meeting this evening. After the business session a social session will follow with refreshments served.
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Lew Wallace Court
T. B. H. No. 305
Beaver in Fr drift: Ham Beaver apprehended on old board bill charge
Abraham Beaver known as Ham, absent since October 9 1908, visited his old boarding house and the county jail before traveling to Frankfort on a board bill charge. Police hearing an old warrant read him his rights and he was jailed to await trial, then sent to Frankfort to settle the debt. Police believe the pending warrant ensures his absence from the city.
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Abraham Beaver
Ham
Frankfort
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Police
Morris
Beaver
Skelton
aBayer
Universalist convention attendees report large Rome City meeting
Reverend George Crum and his daughter Miss Lucretia, with delegates from here, attend the state convention of the Universalist church at Rome City. The gathering is described as the largest in the history of the association.
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George Crum
The
Universalist Church
Lucretia
the Universalist Church
Rome City
Association
Ryder Promoted to Lafayette City Lines Manager
S. J. Ryder, superintendent of the Bluffton division of the Ft Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Co, will be promoted to manager of the Lafayette city lines effective September 1. He succeeds J. W. Tompkins as interurban superintendent, while M. Emerson resigns. I. A. Battenburg will become Bluffton division superintendent. Ryder has served two years in Logansport and Bluffton with praised service and strong rapport with crews.
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S. J. Ryder
Ft. Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction Company
C. L D. Emmons
Lafayette
J. W. Tompkins
M. &. Emerson
I. A. Battenburg
Bluffton
Ryder
Edward Raver
Logansport
Man Kills Self in New York Reading Bible
Homer Cassube a 32 year old from Logansport Indiana died after taking carbolic acid at the Grand Union hotel. A note to his wife nurse Sue accuses her of causing his worry and death. Parents in Linden Avenue doubt the New York man is their son.
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Daily Reporter
New York City
Homer Cassube
William Cassube
Linden Avele
New York
Grand Union Hotel
Logansport
Ind
Sue
State Hospital
Cleveland
Ohio
Cassabe
Post Office Delegate to National Postal Clerks Convention
Roy Pumbass of the local post office will depart on the fourth of next month for Atlantic City New Jersey to attend the national convention of the Postal clerks as a delegate from his local office. The convention runs the full week.
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Roy Pumbass
Atlantic City
N. J
Foot Mash Crushed by Car End Sill in Vandalia
Charles Stewart a Vandalia car repairman suffered a mashed foot when the end sill of a car fell on him. Dr. J. P. Hetherington treated the injuries and Stewart will be off duty for some time.
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Charles Stewart
Vandalia
J. P. Hetherington
Copeland Robbed by Elephant at Circus
Bert Copeland reports a highway robbery at a circus when an elephant, angry over missing peanuts, grabbed his sack and devoured peanuts sack and all as his wife and children watched.
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Memagerie
Copeland
Divorce filing reveals alleged assault by Herman Murphy
In circuit court Ruby Murphy charges husband Herman Murphy with assaulting her with a pillow and muffling her cries after a July 21 1908 marriage. She seeks divorce and restoration of her maiden name, while Murphy is reportedly in Indianapolis and Oliver A Marshall lodges an assault charge against Anna Hollings for an upcoming trial. Also listed are property possession suits by W F Fidler against Edward Brauer and by Charles Henderson against Frank M Cook in local courts.
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Larry & Mahoney
Ruby Murphy
Herman Murphy
Hubby
Indianapolis
Oliver A. Marshall
Replacing Old Trolley Poles on Broadway
Workmen of the local streetcar company dig postholes on Broadway from Seventh to Eleventh streets to replace decayed wooden trolley poles. Old octagonal poles are rotted at the base and deemed unsafe after storm damage. Iron poles were considered but rejected due to franchise limits and safety concerns.
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Broadway
Seventh Street
Eleventh Street
Burglar Shot At By Cicott Street Resident
Willard Gemmill of Cicott street fired at a burglar fleeing his home last evening but missed. A man tried to enter through a window about 8 pm and fled when Mrs. Gemmill alerted her husband. The thief misread the scene, thinking the occupants were at a circus.
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Willard Gemmill
Cicott Street
Gemmill
Mrs Ballard Reported Improved After Illness
Mrs Charles Ballard, previously seriously ill for several days, was reported much improved yesterday as she receives care.
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Charles Ballard
Circus Delivers Quiet City After Rugged Wallaces Week
After Wallaces circus the city saw a violent night with holdups and a fatal shooting. The following day no major crimes occurred, and police reported an unusually peaceful visit from Barnum and Bailey and a well attended show with about 14 000 and 13 000 attendees. Willard Gemmill reported a window incident but no bold holdups occurred.
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Wallaces Circus
Joseph Kroeger
Third Street Bridge
Kroeger
Frank Pierce
Michigan City
Peter's Field
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Barnum & Bailey’ S Circus
Willard Gemmill
Missionary Society Meets in Open Air at Spencer Park
Members of the Missionary Society of the First Presbyterian Church gathered this afternoon at Spencer Park and held their meeting outdoors. Each member brought a well filled basket and the husbands will join for a six o'clock dinner at the park this evening.
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Missionary Society of the
First Presbyterian Church
Spencer Park
The
Insane Patients Deported From Longcliff Asylum
Immigration officers from Chicago arrived at Longcliff asylum yesterday and removed two patients believed insane for deportation to their homeland. Anna Gall, 26, furloughed yesterday, was returned this morning after fleeing an asylum home. An inquest in Judge Graves' court examined Peter Baker, an East End resident deemed insane.
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Longcliff
Chicago
Old Country
Immigration Department
Ireland
Anna Gall
Clifton Avenue
Sanity Commission
Third Ward Democratic Convention Sparks Ticket Only Floor Access
Logansport observers anticipate a crowded Democratic city convention tonight with ticketed access for delegates reporters and committee men while the gallery remains free. Amid factional haggling over seating claims a peace appears near and several names are floated for chairman including Magee Nelson McGreevey and Kistler. Fickle questions whether Bliss or Smith will prevail and a published denial from Fickle seeks to quell false wage-cut rumors from his time as railway receiver.
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Wiks
Rufus Magee
John €. Nelson
John W. McGreevey
George S. Kistler
Third Ward
Smith
Logansport
Teachers Institute Opens Next Monday at High School
The teachers' institute begins Monday morning at the high school with sessions daily at 9 30 and 1 30, closing at 11 45 and 3 45. Instructors include Prof A J Kinneman of Bowling Green Kentucky for pedagogy Prof F S Lunt of Charleston Illinois for literature and Mrs E B McConnell of this city for music. Thursday the trustees will meet to elect a truant officer for the coming year.
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A. J. Kinneman
Bowling Green
F. 8. Lunt
Charleston
Reasoner among candidates for Eleventh district congress
Ethan T. Reasoner of Peru is mentioned as a Republican candidate for Congress in the Eleventh district. The race includes Fred King Mayor Joseph Murphy and Dr. W. H. Shaffer of Wabash county and L. A. Von Beheren of Marion among others.
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Ethan T. Reasoner
Peru
Fred King
Joseph Murphy
W. H. Shaffer
Wabash County
L. A. von Beherren
Marion
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Standard Oil CO
Homer Closson
L. R. Day
John Kidd
Adamsboro
Phillips
Supt. Ryder
Mars
Casoube
Bert Copeland
Panhan
Oliver Marshall
Anna Hellings
Cal Street Car Company
Barnum
Wallace
Teachers’ Institute
Congress
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