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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1908
Page
7
Swindle Baffles Indiana Farmers Sell Belts with Pepper
Farmers west of Morocco Indiana reported a clever swindle by two strangers selling electric belts. Buyers suffered extreme burning from cayenne pepper inside the belts, mistaken for electric shock, as a physician confirmed the belts contained only pepper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morocco
The Governor's Daughter in a Forest Jailyard
A florid governor hosts a convicts inspection at a sheriff's house. A southern girl pleads to intercede for Jim Durgan, a lifer, then flees with him as the governor learns the truth in a vanished scene.
Oil Traces Found In Rush County Farms
Rushville August 31 traces of oil found by an oil inspector at the John Boling farm in the southwest part of Rush county. Several nearby farms show strong traces. Interest once faded about 15 years ago, but farmers plan careful, not hurried lease testing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rushville
Rush County
John Boling
Suit Over Wife Enticement In Sugar Creek Church
Nathan L. Ryan sues Rev. and Mrs. Clem Ricketts for 5000 alleging they enticed his divorced wife from home and lured her affections away. The case follows a divorce in which Ryan charged his wife with misconduct with Oliver Smith, a church deacon and Sunday school superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Nathan L. Ryan
Clem Ricketts
Ill
Sugar Creek Township
Ryan
Oliver Smith
Body of John McNeill to be exhumed for burial in Wheeling
The body found in Walkerton’s potters field will be exhumed and moved to Wheeling West Virginia for final burial. The widow, arriving from Wheeling, identified the body as her husband John McNeill who disappeared months ago and was killed by a Baltimore and Ohio train on July 4. The unidentified body had been buried in the paupers field.
Man Builds House of Corn for State Fair Display
Greenfield Aug 31 Louis Sanford showcases a house crafted entirely from shelled corn. The structure follows modern architectural lines and is flawless in detail. Sanford spent two months assembling it, handling each grain separately to complete the display for the state fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenfield
Louis Sanford
Holiness Camp Open In Alexandria Park
The Northern Indiana Holiness association held its annual ten days meeting at Buelah park in Alexandria on August 31. In charge were Rev. Joseph Smith Meridian Mississippi Mr and Mrs J H Harris Evanston Illinois Rev L A Beeks Elkhart and Rev G J Fowler Haverhill Massachusetts along with Rev Mr Geist of Salt Lake City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Buelah Park
Northern Indiana Holiness Association
Joseph Smith
Meridian
Mins
J. H. Harris
Evanston
L. A. Beeks
Elkhart
G. J. Fowler
Haverhill
Mass
Geist
Salt Lake City
Manic Slayer Confined After La Porte Murder
William Delph who shot and killed Mrs. Sarah Meachem in La Porte Aug 31 became a raving maniac. A commission of insanity was deemed necessary as Delph imagined a shotgun in his possession and paced the jail corridors under the delusion he must shoot all inmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laporte
William Delph
Sarah Meachem
Delph
Fatality in Well Walling Accident at Anderson
John Martin aged 50 was killed while walling up a well with brick. A brick became dislodged as Warren Roots lowered bricks to Martin, hitting him on the head. He died within an hour after being removed to his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pepper
Popper
Anderson
John Martin
Warren Roots
Martin
James Hilligoss Dies After Typhoid Fight
James Hilligoss, 32, died of typhoid fever in Anderson on August 31. He had been injured in a wreck at the Big Four depot three years earlier, leaving lasting nervous system damage. He had won a $12,000 damages judgment in a suit now pending in the state supreme court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
James_ Hilligoss
Mr. Hilligoss
Big Four
Supreme Court
German M E conference to be held at Ripon Wis
Laporte August 31 The annual conference of the German M E church for Illinois Wisconsin and Indiana is set for Ripon Wisconsin from September 23 to 28 Bishop Thomas B Neely presiding bishop at Buenos Aires will lead the session.
Wheeler and Stoops Families Hold Fifth Annual Reunion
Noblesville August 31 The Wheeler and Stoops families held their fifth annual reunion in W. T. Wheeler's grove. The two large county clans welcomed over 300 relatives. A grand dinner was served on a 300 foot long table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noblesville
Wheeler and Stoops
W. T. Wheeler
Richmond School Names A. L. Murray English Teacher
A. L. Murray of Muncie was chosen to succeed Miss Augusta Mering as English teacher at Richmond High School. Miss Mering will move to Shortridge High School in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond School
Richmond
A. L. Murray
Muncie
Augusta Mering
Richmond High School
Mering
Shortridge High School
Indianapolis
Corner Stone Laying at Car negie Library in Linton
The cornerstone laying ceremony at the Car negie Library in Linton Indiana took place on Friday with the Masonic lodge in charge of the exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Library
Linton
Ind
Masonic Lodge
Fire destroys Sidney livery barn with four thousand dollar loss
An incendiary set fire to the livery barn of Samuel at Sidney last Saturday. The barn and stock were destroyed. Five valuable horses were burned. Total loss estimated at 4000 dollars with only 900 dollars insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samue
Sidney
Benied
300 Pound Woman Walks From Benton County to Kokomo
The 300 pound Mabel Gust, age forty, walked 125 miles to Kokomo from Benton County after arriving with no money. She fed by doing farm chores for meals and planned to work here to pay for her return trip if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kokomo
Ind
Mabel Gust
Benton County
Gust
Lindley
Lindsey
Residence of ambassador not within US jurisdiction
The article states that an ambassador’s residence is considered part of the soil of the ambassador’s country and thus outside United States jurisdiction. It notes that foreign nations are expected to punish their representatives for crimes they commit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Hall's Catarrh Cure and testimonial advertisement
One hundred dollars reward for an uncured case of catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. Endorsed by Walding Kinnan Marvin druggists of Toledo who vouch for Cheney. Cure is internal and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free. 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Toedo
O. Hall
Detroit Must Curb Ty Cobb
Chicago August 31 Report from Boston said Ty Cobb of Detroit would be barred from Boston grounds for a year. President Ban Johnson said no formal complaint had been filed, but verbal altercations with crowds led to a warning to curb Cobb’s language. Johnson heads to Cincinnati for the national commission meeting as major league and minor league drafts are discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Boston
Ty Cobb
Detroit
Delehanty
Washington
Cleveland
Ban Johnson
American League
Cobb
Johnson
Cincinnati
National Commission
Murphy
Cubs
City Attorney Battles Over Police Officer Resignation
City Attorney J. A. Laring and Bedford lawyer Ed Bouruff clashed in a fifth confrontation last Friday regarding the case of Lucius Payne, a policeman, whom the city seeks to force to resign after his trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Laring
Ed Bouruff
Bedford
Ind
Lucius Payne
Chronic Diarrhoea Relief Praised by Express Employee
Mrs Edward E Heng of the United States Express Co Chicago reports Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured chronic diarrhoea on trains. She says a former soldier who served with Rutherford B Hayes and William McKinley in the Twenty third Ohio Regiment also found relief. Sold by W H Porter druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward E. Heng
United States Express Co
Chicago
Quick
Chamberlain
Rutherford B. Hayes
William McKinley
Twenty-third Ohio Regiment
W. H. Porter
Interurban Schedule Details for Fort Wayne and Nearby Routes
The notice lists multiple train times between Fort Wayne Logansport Lafayette and Huntington with trips to Delphi and Boyd Park. It notes improved freight service and specific eastbound departures at 8 30 a m and 1 30 p m, and westbound departures at 8 18 a m and 3 00 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Boyd Park
Fort Wayne
Logansport
Lafayette
Detroit
Bay City
Port Huron
Lexington
Ort Sanilac
Forester
Forestville
Port Hope
Times Listed for Daily Schedule Segments
The article lists multiple time stamps 7:00 a m 3:00 a m and 6:45 a m indicating sequential daily schedule segments.
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