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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1908
Page
8
Classified notice announcing a rental property at 1523 Spear Street with contact George W. Seybold for details and viewing arrangements.
A stream of short items records visits, travel, sales, jobs, and events. Ed Rottenberg of Chicago is in the city on business while Elbert W. Shirk of Bedford and Irving A. Sibley of South Bend are in town. The Reporter and Porter's cigar store sell editions. hair services and dry cleaning advertised. upcoming games and excursions noted. many residents and visitors listed with brief notes on their movements.
The Ark theatre presents a Boston Tea Party film tonight aimed at schoolchildren studying U S history. The show highlights the Pilgrims boarding the ship in Boston Harbor and tossing tea overboard, illustrating events that contributed to the American Revolution.
For sale a good eleven room house could be used as single or double. Splendid location. Will sell for part cash with balance on time or exchange for smaller homes with balance in cash or time. Address "C" care Daily Reporter.
Mrs Charles Large hosted her Sunday school class at 1414 Smead Street with games contests and light refreshments. Prizes went to Miss Gertside Harley Ellen Burnett Margaret Ferrick Ruth Reder and others. Addie Cochran and Gertrude Harley plan moves to Nebraska Shelbyville. A watermelon feast followed at Stephen A Plummer’s in Clay township.
Paris officials publish new theatre regulations banning large hats and hair styles that obstruct view. Spectators may demand removal of headwear or risk being asked to leave. Ticket scalping outside theatres also becomes a punishable offense.
Tangier reports Abd el Aziz sultan of Morocco has been routed by Mulai Hafid near Morocco City and captured, or he escaped to the French zone. Paris confirms Hafid's forces defeated Abd el Aziz, who retreats toward Tadla with remnants pursued by tribes. several kaids killed or captured.
Augustus Brassart, a former Waterbury resident, has died. The silversmith helped Louis Daguerre perfect his daguerreotype plate by solving porosity issues that caused spotting, enabling the creation of sun pictures on silver plates after years of trial.
The infant Herbert Charles Schubach, son of Mr and Mrs George P Schubach, will be buried at Mt St Vincent after a service at 8:30 AM tomorrow from 431 Fifth Street. George A Hummell will be laid to rest after a 1:00 PM service at Plank Church, with interment in Plank Cemetery.
A fire in the Stamboul quarter of Constantinople, fanned by a high wind, burned through the night destroying over 2,000 wooden houses. Officials report many people burned to death and about 7,000 left homeless.
Miss Estella Breckenridge of 205 West Market street and Chester Tenson east of the city were married last evening by Rev. Reed of Adamsboro. The bride, once a city school teacher, was surprised by the ceremony.
George L. Dingman son of Mrs Adelle Dingman of 1219 Market Street and Miss Gladys Van Gorder daughter of Mr and Mrs Isaac D Van Gorder of South Bend were to be married in December. The engagement was announced Monday evening in South Bend. Dingman a South Bend High School graduate, attended the University of Chicago. Van Gorder is prominent in local social circles. Dingman has worked in Studebaker's automobile department for eighteen months and left for Dallas Texas to take charge of the automobile agency there.
Frank Marshall, resident of Thomas Spry’s Smith Street home, lost all his savings when the house was destroyed by fire yesterday morning. He is out of work and described as almost destitute.
Coroner Harrison of Kokomo rules the death of a newborn Hart child as due to neglect. The mother lacked help at birth. the father sought a physician as the infant died within an hour. Dr Cornell arrived too late, with neighbors present. The coroner cites ignorance of newborn care as the cause.
A quip suggests reducing city noises to only the essential one-tenth to achieve happiness, imagining a world with limited hearing to curb daily clamor.
The school board will hold its last meeting before school starts tomorrow night to settle minor matters and fix the school tax levy. Officials expect no hike in the levy.
Uncle Allen a veteran colored newspaper and fruit vendor at the Panhandle station received a photograph of himself yesterday from F B Snow of Chicago who snapped Uncle from a car window. Uncle takes seat pleasure in showing it.
The Shideler Neff reunion will be held September 2 at the north pavilion in Spencer park. All family members are requested to be present by order of Abraham Shideler D D Neff and Enos Isaac members of the executive board Ebe Miller secretary.
Announcement seeks five educated Christian men to serve as field organizers for a new home school movement. Applicants must be strictly reliable with good address and provide age and former occupation. Commission basis or guaranteed income. Reply to H. H. at Reporter, Muncie, Indiana.
Advertisement seeks educated mature Christian women for field secretary roles in a new home school movement. Positions are permanent and dignified with commission or guaranteed income. Respond with present and former occupations and send to this office addressed to H. H.
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