Royal Center News Mixes Train Error and Local Life
Royal Center residents recount a stray cow delaying a Panhandle train for twenty five minutes and compare it to Mrs OLearys cow. Typhoid claims eight year old Carl Hatfield. Local visits, school talks, and a Merril Concert highlight community life with several Tab and business notes.
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Chicago
Bliss’ Crossing
Royal Center
Center
William Bliss
Wilds
Royal Center Folks This Cow Will Ever Be As Famous As Mrs. O’leary
Baby adoption drive by New York Catholic Home Bureau
A traveling representative of the Catholic Home Bureau for Dependent Children of New York seeks homes for bright healthy orphans aged two to eight. Daniel J. White will share details at the Dunn hotel and can be reached by phone or letter for appointments and information on securing a child for adoption.
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Daniel J. White
Catholic Home Bureau
New Yorks City
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Mr. White
Dunn Hotel
White
Raising Crossing Raises Traffic On Fort Wayne Streets
Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley traction workers raised the crossing over the Panhandle at Third and Railroad streets this morning. Disrupted traffic due to a low crossing level caused notable trouble for commuters and street travelers.
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Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction Company
Panhandle
Third Ad
UEFAAGISTS 10 Organize Here National Secretary
A report notes that UEFAAGISTS 10 have organized at a local venue with a new national secretary appointed to oversee activities. Details on locations and dates are sparse in the readable text.
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Uefaagists
Women reach for rights at city suffrage meeting
Mrs. O P Smith and Miss Peppinger announce a Saturday gathering to organize a Women’s Suffrage society. Mrs Anna Noland will attend and a petition aims for half a million names to present to the legislature. The movement seeks equal rights for women and faces critics.
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Lirary Hall
Women's Suffrage Society
O. P. Smith
Basy
Miss Peppinger
San Antonio
Tex
Anna Noland
Pulaski County Schools Leader John Reddick Dies
John H. Reddick, 56, longtime Pulaski county schools superintendent, died Saturday night after a two day illness from paralysis. He had served 22 years and was active in Masonic and Methodist circles. Schools statewide will close for his funeral tomorrow at the Broadway M E church in Winamac. His widow, formerly Miss Hattie Zinn of Logansport, survives.
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John H. Reddick
Winamac
Pulaski County
George Zinn
Sycamore Street
Masonic Order
Methodist
John C. White
Broadway M. E
Hattie Zinn
Logansport
Fourth Anniversary of Market Street M E Church
The Market Street M E church marked its fourth anniversary with a day of large Sunday school attendance and special services. An extra musical program featured, with Rev Earl Naftager of Hartford City delivering the day’s sermon and the evening service including an anthem and duets. Rev Naftzger, a former pastor, was warmly praised for his part in the observance.
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Market Street
M. E
Redinger
Earl Naftager
Hartford City
Naftager
Lord
Arthur Berridge
His Cross
Naftzger
Memorial Services Held by Logansport Lodge No 66
Logansport lodge No 66 B P C E held its annual memorial in the new Elks home drawing a crowded hall. Photographs of departed members were shown on a canvass as names were read. Superintendent A H Douglass spoke, Rev John C White prayed, and music by the Elks band Steinhart orchestra and a Ward quartet accompanied.
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Logansport Lodge
No. 66
New
Elks
A. H. Douglass
John C. White
Elks’ Band
Steinhart
Paul, Ollie
Clifford Ward
Joseph Bahr
J. H. McSheehy
Walton Hunters Capture Fine Red Fox
A party from Walton including Harry Shedron Will Hoover Charles Crockett and Bert Davis captured a large red fox Saturday in the seven sections east of the city. It is described as the finest specimen caught in the vicinity in recent years.
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Harry Shedron
Will Hoover
Charles Crockett
Bert Davis
Walton
Erie trains rerouted as dredge passes through right of way
Six Panhandle crews piloted Erie trains from North Judson to Keuts all day. Detours were made due to a Kankakee dredge passing the line. Erie paid local workers and Panhandle company costs per car.
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Panhandle
Erie
North Judson
Keuts
Kankakee
Erie Company
Panhandle Company
George Ade Criticizes Book by Local Author
A. W. Tracey reports that Fred Landis of this city submitted his forthcoming book to George Ade for critique. Ade gave a favorable review, and the work will be released on the market soon.
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A. W. Tracey
Washington Papers
South Bend Tribune
Fred Landis
George Ade
Dog's great feat by famed bird dog travels 30 miles in under two hours
Tom Ferguson recounts his prized bird dog's perilous run. The dog left Mrs. Miller's care at 1 p.m. and arrived with Ferguson's sister by 3 p.m., covering thirty miles south toward Logansport.
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Tom” Ferguson
Ferguson
W. C. Miller
Death of Frank B. Titus in La Porte and Kokomo funeral
Frank B. Titus, former Kokomo restaurant operator and son of Warren Titus, died in La Porte where he had business interests. He is survived by his widow and two children. The funeral was conducted in Kokomo today under Eagles Ridge auspices.
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Frank B.titus
Warren Titus
Kokomo
Laporte
Eagles Ridge
Salvation Army Pots To Boil For Christmas Dinner
Captain C A James said the Salvation Army will place Christmas pots on downtown street corners next Thursday to collect funds for a city wide Christmas dinner for the poor, with signs reading Keep the Pot Boiling. Soldiers will suspend pots from tripods and accept donations as Captain James travels to Delphi Monticello and Monton to secure further funds.
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C. A. James
Salvation Army
Logansport
Army Hall
James
Delphi
Monticello
Menon
Teachers to Meet in Indianapolis Over Christmas Holidays
A group of local teachers will travel to Indianapolis during Christmas to attend the State Teachers' Association meeting. Robert J. Aley, on the committee from last year to study school revenue, will report the committee's findings.
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Indianapolis
State Teachers’ Association
Robert J. Aley
Record of J F Getty Traveling Salesman Train Travel
J F Getty, local salesman for Rumsey threshing machine, says he has traveled thirty years and missed only three trains. He has caught trains at all hours and, while one time a schedule change was the railroad’s fault, two misses he blames on his own negligence. He boasts a better record than any other traveling man on the road.
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J. F. Getty
Rumsey Threshing Machine Outfit
Left Relics Brought Back By Former City Attorney
Fred Munson, once city attorney and now practicing in Chicago, visited Saturday and left historical relics with Mrs. W. L. Fernald to be presented to the historical society.
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Fred Munson
Chicago
W. L. Fernald
Historical Society
Western Motor Works Boosts Rush Engine Output
The Western Motor Works plant runs fifty machinists on night shifts to meet rush orders and will enlarge the workforce soon. Output stands at forty complete engines daily.
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The
Western Motor Works
Successful Evangelist Rev W E Biederwolf Tours Kansas
Rev W E Biederwolf former pastor of Broadway Presbyterian now evangelist reports ten years of success. He leads the Kansas Forward Movement with Kansas as his territory and plans world tour after completing work in Kansas on June 30 1909.
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W. E. Biederwolf
Broadway Presbyterian Church
Kansas
Women Preacher Says Women Cause Man's Downfall
Rev. Sherbert Yeuell spoke at Ninth Street Christian Church on the perils of women influencing men with cards gossip and dancing. He cited Genesis and said nine of ten downfalls are due to women while noting a growing church membership and a 75 person chorus under Prof. St. John.
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Ninth Street Christian Church
Sherbert Yeuell
Uin
Rey Yeuell
Yeuell
St. John
Walton News Highlights Christmas Preparations
Forest Smith and family moved to Walton to spend winter with his wife’s mother. Endeavorers' Saturday night entertainment was a success. Rev. Foster to speak at Christian church next Sunday morning and evening. Christian church women plan a December 24 market at Hendrixson store for Christmas dinner orders. Walton merchants display festive Christmas ware. Will Rosier and wife visited Mr. Howard. Hendrixson's store offered a busy display of toys and Christmas goods. James Richeson and wife host son and family from Peru.
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Bert Howard
Winamac
JE. Howard
Ethel Noble
Burrows
Ed Sheets
Walter Troutman
Dixon
Ill
Elsie Lawrence
Royal Center Land and Lloan Company
Anderson
J. W. Kistler
Royal Center
BF. Leonard
Jeanette Sternberg
Logansport
Leroy Anderson
Adda Benjamin
Ann Campbell
Forest Smith
Walton
Endeavorers
Foster
The
Christian Church
Ladies of the Christian Church
Will Rosier
Howard
Hendrixson’s
School Burns at Greenwood in Miami Township
Fire destroyed the Greenwood school building last Wednesday as students were leaving with their wraps and books. Miss Ethel Funk taught there. the blaze gained headway before discovery and the roof collapsed. Students may attend New Waverly and Miller schools while the burned building may not be rebuilt soon.
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Greenwood
Miami Township
Ethel Funk
Haas
Adam Rockfield
Dogs Kill Sheep Reported by Local Farmer
Sylvester Smith of RR No 34 reports dogs killed one sheep and maimed several others. He is watching for the blood thirsty dogs and warns neighbors.
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Sylvester Smith
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