Mid-Summer Carnival Opens in Logansport Tonight
The Great Parker Shows arrive from Richmond and set up for a week at the Mid-Summer Festival in Logansport. Fourteen attractions including Sunflower Belle, Trained Wild Animal show, and Superba headline a program with electric lights, free acts, and aerial and high wire feats daily.
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Parker
Logansport
Richmond
Parker Aggregation
Col. Parker
Lions’ den
Parker Electric Plant
Beno
Four men face blue laws charges over Sunday trades
James Des Jardines runs a Market street cigar and confectionery store with plans for affidavits against him. Harry Jones, Clarence Shearer, and Jesse Niblick may be arraigned for violating Sunday blue laws. Prosecutor Custer seeks convictions, with potential appeals and jury trials.
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James Desjardines
Market Street
Harry Jones
Clarence Shearer
Jesse A. Niblick
George A. Custer
Flanagan
Custer
Des Jardines
Shearer
Biddle
Sone Mei
Riddle
Garver
State
Supreme Court
Mueller
D. P. Baldwin
Indiana
Panhandle Picnic Winners at Lake Maxinkuckee
At the Lake Maxinkuckee annual Panhandle picnic attendees enjoyed fishing and sports. Arvin Bacon led trap shooting with 23 of 25 pigeons. other winners included George Kessling in 100 yard dash and A Bethles with N FE Courtney in swimming.
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Panhandle
Lake Maxinkuckee
Arvin Bacon
George Kessling
N. D. Smith
A. Bethles
N. FE. Courtney
S. B. Gruell
F. M.sanders
I. Minnick
Roy Jenkines
H. N. Fergs
Mary Baker
Gladys Courtney
Cora _ Jackson
Carl Walters
Ernest Davie
John Fries
Bertha Kinsey
Golda Winger
Glen Bellows
Charles Boam
H. M. Banke
8. Peterson
Charles Gondal
D.C Rogers
W. R. Wall
E. Mode
H. Howard
F. Anderson
Pinched Blind Tiger On Panhandle Excursion Day
Crowds at the lake excursion watched a blind tiger nabbed after a day of brisk business. The Mace saloon near the depot had shipped in beer Saturday morning and served patrons all day. The town marshal shut it down around five, sparing a small fine but leaving spectators with the remaining beer.
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Iai
Robbed Caboose Near Vandalia in Frankfort Night Raid
Conductor Fred Pranke and brakeman E Wilson, of Vandalia, were robbed Saturday night in a Frankfort caboose. Thieves broke in and took a suit of clothes and $24.
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Fred Pranke
Nan E. Wilson
Vandalia
Frankfort
Parents Fight For Their Child In Logansport Case
Charles L. Rogers of London Kentucky filed habeas corpus seeking custody of four year old Green P D Rogers from Cynthia J. Rogers. The divorced couple agreed the child live with the grandmother in London.
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Charles L. Rogers
London
Logansport
Cynthia J. Rogers
Green PD
Rogers
No. 220
Fourteenth Street
Noah Denham
Ben Martin
Divorce Petition Alleges Abuse by Husband Isaac Lambert
Mary C. Lambert seeks a divorce from Isaac N. Lambert citing repeated beatings and abuse. She says she was forced to leave him multiple times and returned after his promises to change.
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Mary C. Lambert
Isaac N. Lambert
Divorce Complaint Corrects Accusations and Seeks Name Change
Emma J. Applegate sues for divorce from B Applegate alleging false accusations of unfaithfulness and abuse. She requests restoration to her maiden name Emma J Heinman.
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Emma J. Applegate
B. \. Applegate
Emma J. Heinman
Teachers Are Now in Session at High School
The teachers institute opened at 9 30 in the high school building with 141 teachers enrolled by noon and a forecast of 200 by night. Sessions include daily thirty minute talks by Dr. Vincent on Dickens and other authors. Prof. Elson on history. Supt. Haas praising last year’s county work and urging slight improvements.
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Teachers’ Institute
Tgular Work Was Taken Up This Afternon. Dr. Vincent
Dickens
Thomas and
Mrs. Ztartyke
William Thackery
George Eliot
J. M. Barrie
Elson
Supt. Haas
Mayors and Red Men plan Tippecanoe Battle cast
The Red Men will stage the Tippecanoe battle on Labor Day in Kokomo with John McCaffrey as General Harrison and Henry Whittemyer as Tecumseh. Kokomo militia and Peru troops are invited. Huntington’s Mayor Anderson will judge the baby beauty contest. Extra cars will run to Huntington and Lafayette to handle crowds.
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Tippecanoe
John McCaffrey
Harrison
Henry Whittemyer
Tecumseh
Peru
Huntington
Oyer Anderson
Traction
Tracion Company
Here
Lafayette
Ahle
Judge Lairy Takes New Role at Red Cross Drug Store
In a humorous scene Judge M B Lairy appears behind the Red Cross drug store counter serving ice cream and mint juleps while awaiting Constable Flanagan who never arrives. The town’s drugstores stay closed by agreement, leaving the Red Cross open and locals reporting a tight town with scarce alcohol.
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M. B. Lairy
Red Cross
Flanagan
Larry
Flangan
Ottos Triumph Over Columbia City at Spencer Park
The Ottos edged Columbia City 3 to 1 in a tight afternoon game at Spencer Park. A large Columbia City crowd cheered their team, making the venue lively throughout.
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Ottos
Columbia City
Spencer Park
Broadway Breakdown Delays Picnic Returning Party
A Broadway car broke down at Eighteenth Street Saturday evening while returning Panhan ale picnickers. The wreck car was pressed into service to haul away the disabled vehicle.
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Eighteenth Street
Panhanale
Vandalians Excursions Attract Large Crowds
Excursions from Vandalia and other cities drew strong patronage yesterday with about two hundred lake tickets sold and equal numbers arriving from Terre Haute. The Butte and Columbia City ride on the Eel River Division brought the largest turnout around five hundred people. Residents claim they have all they want of blue laws in such towns.
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Terry Haute
Butte
Columbia City
Eel Rive
Ananias Baker Returns to City After Defeat
Ananias Baker once known for cigarette fame visited the city today for the first time since a disastrous defeat last election. He says he has lost faith in humanity and believes people have no use for an honest man. He is en route to Illinois for a visit.
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Ananias Baker
Ananias
Illinois
Hipshire family visit to Chicago described
Edna Delia and Roy Hipshire visited relatives in Chicago yesterday.
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Edna
Delia
Roy Hipshire
Chicago
Tipton Visitors Enjoy Day with Rev Father Kroeger at Spencer Park
Seventy Tipton residents spent a day with Rev. Father A. J. Kroeger at Spencer park enjoying a special interurban trip yesterday.
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Tipton
A. J. Kroeger
Spencer Park
Mrs. J. N. Crawford Visits Friends in Indianapolis
Mrs. J. N. Crawford travels to Indianapolis to visit friends and conduct social calls. The occasion centers on personal visits and hospitality during her stay.
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Mrs. J. N. Crawford
Indianapolis
Indiana Bill Posters meet at Murdock hotel
The executive committee of the Indiana State Bill Posters association held its quarterly meeting at the Murdock hotel. Present were President E. M. Watson from Lafayette and Secretary id Harter of Huntington, C. EF. Schleiger of Fort Wayne, and J. B. Tous of South Bend. Visitors included Charles Krutz of Goshen, D. B. Carpenter of Elkhart, KE. L. Kinneman of Marion. They were guests of Charles E. Schleiger.
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Indiana State Bill Posters’ Association
Murdock Hotel
E. M. Watson
Lafayette
Id Harter
Huntington
C. EF. Schleiger
J. B. Tous
South Bend
Charles Krutz
Goshen
D. B. Carpenter
Elkhart
KE. L. Kinneman
Marion
Charles E. Schleiger
Will Take Outting At Lake Maxinkuckee
Arthur Routh Fred Powell Homer Lee Thomas Quigley Walter Foskett Vincent McKee and Floyd Lee will rent a cottage at Lake Maxinkuckee next week for their annual house party. They enjoyed last year’s trip and plan to make it yearly. They expect to stay a week to ten days.
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Arthur Routh
Fred Powell
Homer Lee
Thomas Quigley
Walter Foskett
Vincent McKee
Floyd Lee
Lake Maxinkuckee
Wabash Campers Head to Lake Maxinkuckee
George Yarnell led a group of Wabash boys from the Beta Phi Ieta high school fraternity on the 7:20 p.m. Vandalia train to Lake Maxinkuckee for a ten day camping trip.
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George Yarnell
Wabash
Lake Maxinkuckee
Beta Philema High School
Twenty Seven New Red Men Initiated In Local Lodge
On Tuesday night August 27 a class of twenty seven candidates will be initiated into the Red Men's lodge here. This brings total admissions since July 1 to ninety five. Final preparations for reproducing the battle of Tippecanoe will be made at the meeting.
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Red Men's Lodge
Tippecanoe
Meeting on a Vessel Off Hong Kong Reported
A report from Lioyd McSheehr of this city states he met Roger Powell also of this city on a vessel near the Hong Kong coast.
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Lioyd McSheehr
Roger Powell
Hong Kong
China
Mrs B Dankie Visited by Dunkie Family in Versalles
Mrs B Dankie of Versalles visits her sons Bert and Benjamin Dunkie and her brother in law A M Dunkie, staying as a guest with the Dunkie family.
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B. Dankie
Versalles. O
Bert
Benjamin Dunkie
Inlaw
A. M. Dunkie
Three Hundred Smiths Meet at Spencer Park Reunion
About 500 relatives gathered for the Custer-Conrad family reunion at Spencer park while the 300 Smiths and kin met at Boyd park for their annual gathering. Officers were elected for both groups and next Smith reunion is set for Kokomo on August 9, 1908.
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H. FP. Fields
Pearl
Vera
Ruth Smith
M. Jack
James Losan
Forest Smith
Pipe Creek
W. B. Smith
Port Worth
Texas
John H. Shaff
John W. Snell
George Smith
George Hammon
Charles Shaff
Logansport
Grover Bell
Lincoln
Harry Smith
Peru
Samuel Smith
Carroll County
Sylvester Smith
Riley Stevens
Edward Bird
Deacon
Marie Shaft
Frankfort
Custer-Conrad
Spencer Park
T. W. Krider
G. Conrad
Roxy Barnett
L. B. Custer
Samuell. Custer
Marion
Judson M. Custer
Chicago
Gardner
Chickasaw
J. T
J. W. Heddens
Ira G. Krider
Newton
Kan
George W. Douglass
Winamac
Clara
Vickers and Daughter
Indianapolis
W. A. Custer
Coquille
Case County
Ore
Sarah&. Kerns
Lancaster
Margarett Ann Hill
William Conrad
Rochester
J. S. Conrad
Olive Collins
Kenana
A. Bruce Conrad
Anna B. Conrad
Hartford City
Tara Colby
Union Grove
Wis
William H. Dague
Fowler
J. W. Bridge and Sons
St. Louis
Recruits From Local Station Head to Cuba and Washington
A Kokomo News item reports Harry F. Partridge, enlisted at the local recruiting station under Sergeant Stambach, now at Columbus Ohio, writing home about army life and his plans to depart for Havana Cuba soon. Other recruits also left Columbus barracks on the 13th for Cuba and Washington D C. Verne Sparks also left for the national capital and expresses enthusiasm for the journey. Food at the barracks is praised as excellent and Marl Pierson makes progress in hospital corps duties.
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Harry F. Partridge
Stambach
Columbus
Kokomo News
Havana
Cuba
Columbus Barracks
Washington, D. C
Verne Sparkes
Sparks
Marl Pierson
Alienists to Examine Mad Woman After Arrest
Mrs. Lemuel Farr was arrested Saturday at the residence of William Waterman north of the city. Authorities say her mind appears unbalanced and she will be examined by a sanity commission.
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Lemuel Farr
William Waterman
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Parker Company
Ening
Market
Wilkinson Streets
Fustnells
Roosevelt
Father
Asker
Mayor Anderson
Battle of
Kokomo
Judge Lairy
Constable Flanagan
Bill
Orient
Tai Ry
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