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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1908
Page
7
A world record for converting raw grain to finished biscuits was set in Waitsburg Washington with a rapid 22 minute turnaround from standing grain to baked goods. The feat showcased efficiency in production and distribution.
Crawfordsville Aug 28 Capt W P McClaskey Indiana legislator has secured about 30 farmers near Devlins ton to agree to a three year no hunting pact on their farms in return for government work on the land with Hungarian partridges and to report any violations of the law.
A narrator and Doris pore over a two volume dictionary and playfully read words from A to Z. As Doris flits through plates and letters she feigns seriousness about marriage until a moment of shared romance culminates with silent, hopeful anticipation.
In Russville on August 28 E. J. Eubanks was seriously hurt at the Rush county fair when his horse bolted at a merry-go-round engine. The animal trampled him, inflicting a deep wound on the head and severing the little finger from his right hand.
Noblesville Aug. 28 W W Phelps a young farmer near the city was fatally injured during an encounter with a bull He struck the animal with a club but fell The bull tossed him 20 feet and was ready for another attack when Phelpss dog barked and snapped drawing the bull away from him
Shelbyville voters chose a slate headed by John C. Cheney for prosecutor and William A. Yarling for representative. Also named were John Butler for sheriff James Parkhurst for treasurer Samuel P. Harris for surveyor Dr. O H McDonald for coroner George W Gray for commissioner First district and George W Snepp for commissioner Third district.
Mrs. Frederick Shallery fell down two flights at her country home east of Columbus. She held a lighted lamp. the lamp shattered but her dress did not catch fire. She recovered to find the brass burner in her hand with the wick burning brightly.
Harry B. Scott arrested at Union Mills for car breaking is found to be a deserter from the battleship Kansas. His sister’s letter revealed the Navy Department will be notified. he remains in the LaPorte county jail awaiting word from the navy.
David J. Roberts of Pittsburg filed leases on 612 acres southeast of Richmond and will begin prospection for oil and gas. Leases run for two years amid prior failed attempts to find resources in the area.
In Winamac on August 28 thieves broke into J. W. Morrow’s storeroom and took 42 gallons of peppermint oil. While Morrow was away, intruders also seized seven six gallon cans of finished oil from his farm still.
A fox terrier from the east wandered into Danville frothing at the mouth and ran the length of Main Street biting dogs horses and chickens. The incident sparked fear across much of eastern Hendricks county as residents watch for further attacks.
Laporte August 28 Attorneys for Ray Lamphere under indictment for complicity in the Gunness murders prepared papers to begin habeas corpus proceedings to obtain his release stating the state has no evidence to convict.
Warsaw authorities report Andrew Sloan a 64 year old long time resident missing from Warsaw. Relatives fear he may have drowned in a nearby lake or fallen victim to foul play as search efforts continue around the city.
Mrs Rebecca Cates aged eighty five and a county pioneer died in Richmond. Her children are George Cates and Edwin Cates both Richmond bankers Mrs Charles Sutson of Richmond and Mrs W O Clark of Winchester.
After a three week vacancy Newcastle appoints Dr. E. K. Westhafer as health officer triggering a salary raise from earlier $100 a year. The new officer begins duties immediately and oversight resumes.
Five year old Mabel Duncan (daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest Duncan) was severely burned after playing with a lighted candle in a pasteboard box in Kokomo on August 28. Doctors fear for her life as she receives emergency care and the incident is being investigated by local authorities.
Madison county fair officials in Anderson work with local newspapers under a tense freeze out as forecasts predict rain. Officials push ahead with events while editors weigh coverage amid uncertainty about weather impact.
Instructions describe canning tomatoes either whole or stewed. For stewed tomatoes boil fill jars with hot product, adjust rubbers, then seal and boil briefly. Whole tomatoes are peeled after blanching and packed in jars with cold water, then boiled and reheated with tops sealed. Separate note lists annual postcard mailings by Germany Great Britain United States and Japan.
One hundred dollar reward offer for an uncured catarrh case with Hall's Catarrh Cure. Endorsed by Walding Kinnan Marvin and F J Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio. Internal remedy targets blood and mucous surfaces. testimonials free. 75 cents per bottle. Hall's Family Pills for constipation also advertised.
From Diana's Diary the narrator recounts a public uproar after being arrested in Beeleysport for “disturbing the peace and dignity” while wearing a sheath gown. A crowd mobbed the hotel and town hall as the marshal escorted her, later dubbed Mlle Lal lapazza of Paris, leaving her anxious about the verdict and her family's reaction.
German yacht Germania owned by Herr Krupp von Bohlen und Halbeck won the Kaiser's Cup in recent races and is described as the pinnacle of German yacht building. The Herr, married to Krupp's heiress, reportedly can afford six or seven yachts if desired.
Washington requested removal of the Martha Washington portrait from early coins. Her features were altered and a cap placed on her head in the original Liberty head design. The note mentions Georgiana and a claim about Gold Medal Flour by Veronica.
London August 27 Miss Ethel Barrymore remains immune to marriage despite advances from several young peers of the realm. The celebrated American actress enjoys high favor with English society and recent singing talents elevate her appeal at exclusive parties.
Eugene V. Debs plans to ride in the locomotive cab on the Red Special to boost his Socialist presidential bid. He will wear jumper and overalls and speak from the step while officials object to him actively stoking the engine. He will only throw on the first shovelful of coal as the train starts.
Mrs Edward E Henry of United States Express Co Chicago testifies the Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured many aboard trains for chronic diarrhoea. The writer notes four years service in the Twenty third Ohio regiment under Presidents Hayes and McKinley and promotes the drug sold by W H Porter druggist.
A garbled OCR excerpt shows time stamps like 9 00 am 9 45 am 6 46 pm 7 00 pm and 95 00 pm. The readable parts imply a daily timetable or events list with inconsistent formatting and missing context.
A fragmented list of train departure and arrival times for various interurban routes. It includes morning and afternoon slots with multiple stations and intermediate stops, indicating a timetable snapshot rather than a complete schedule.
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