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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1908
Page
7
Miss Alma Hug reports insomnia and nervous spells eased after using Dr Miles Nervine and Nervine Tonic. The ad promises restful sleep, soothing irritable nerves, and restored nervous energy when taken as directed with a money back guarantee if no benefit.
Martin Whalen John Whalen and Charles Russell escaped from the Indiana reformatory in Jeffersonville while at Sunday work in the power house. They face indeterminate sentences with 14 to 21 year maximums after using a rope to reach a weak wall section.
The unnamed narrator persuades a key suspect in the Dunsmeir murder to talk. Details emerge of a money motive, jewelry inheritance, and a box with banknotes and jewels left behind. Miss Dunsmeir and Ralph Dunsmeir are implicated, with motive and timing clarified as new evidence is discussed.
Elkhart on December 7 Public interest in the TB campaign started by the Elkhart County Medical Society was shown as the First Presbyterian church hosted an open meeting on tuberculosis Indiana air is just as abundant and pure as anywhere Dr D L Miller proclaimed
Lena Conquest Cox, jailed on multiple charges arising from her marriage to Joe Cox, appeals to Superintendent Jackson to enlist authorities on her side and seeks aid from township trustee John B. Joyce in the case.
At Chaplain Brown Post 106 G A R Valparaiso a committee was chosen to draft bills for the next Indiana legislature to grant additional pensions to Civil War soldiers living in Indiana who served in the Union and were honorably discharged.
News from New Albany reports Scott Cummins of English attempted suicide by placing a raised pitchfork against a manger and leaping onto it in a barn. Authorities say the act was self directed and the outcome is unknown.
Bloomington dated December 7 report former county recorder Thomas Gollivar, indicted for embezzling 1500 dollars of county funds, returned from Orleans and surrendered after a bench warrant was issued.
Fort Wayne dispatch reports death of Henry Taylor aged 73. A lifelong mystery surrounds his past. he was educated refined and carried himself as a high born Englishman. He refused to reveal any details about his life prior to ten years ago.
Edward Klager, 16, filed in the circuit court to annul his marriage to a 24 year old woman. He alleges she enticed him into wedlock a year earlier and notes he wore his first long trousers at the ceremony.
Patrick Casey a flagman at the Central avenue crossing of the Big Four railroad nearly drowned when a wagon loaded with beer from the Indianapolis Brewing Company was struck by an engine while crossing the tracks.
South Bend officials dismiss Patrolman Charles E. Lour after a carnival of crime. Patrolman Arden Kline suspended with charges pending against a third officer.
The town board of Ellettsville has awarded and begun work to deepen the creek running through the town to prevent a typhoid fever epidemic like the one earlier this year in Bloomington.
Ceremonies marked the dedication of the new Odd Fellows Temple in Terre Haute. Adolph Bobich, a twelve year old boy from Clinton, stole $100 from his father and attempted to flee to Australia but was caught in Pittsburgh.
E. J. Stellwagen has been chosen as chairman of the Taft inauguration committee. A prominent figure in Washington's financial commercial and ceremonial scenes, he is expected to orchestrate a thousand events making Taft's inaugural affair highly ceremonial and impressive.
A report notes that lightning can be observed by reflection from a distance of about 200 miles, indicating strong atmospheric mirroring effects and extended visibility.
A brief note highlights Gold Medal Flour as available at the grocer Sophronia lists, suggesting Genevra considerations or preference for the product.
Washington wonders if deficits push the nation toward direct taxation. Rep James A Tawney questions revenues under tariff reform and looming deficits. options include increased internal duties or stamp taxes. The piece notes current spending to over a billion dollars and flags political resistance to direct taxation despite fiscal needs.
A shaded Texas region, 55,000 square miles with El Paso as its largest city, may secede or join New Mexico. The area, mining oriented with Latin Texan Mexican culture, was promised by Texas to divide into five states if desired.
In a St. Louis Republic item, Blough teases Neighbors about a flirtatious encounter with a young girl, only to reveal she was six years old. His wife overhears, flees to cry, and the couple faces consequences as flowers and a party dress loom as compensation.
Rates listed at 1.50 dollars per day for rooms under the European plan with L. W. Tuller as proprietor and M. A. Shaw as manager.
In historical notes a paved road across the Isthmus of Panama is claimed to have been built in 1671. Additional curiosities mention Ogilby’s late learning, gunpowder strength, and political musings on Taft Roosevelt and naval defense.
A publisher endorses Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as a reliable treatment for colds and grip. It relieves lungs, aids expectoration, and restores health without narcotics, suitable for all ages, and sold by W. H. Porter.
A vintage ad promotes Ely's Cream to drive out nasal catarrh with balm applied to inflamed passages. Liquid Cream Palm is offered for atomizer use with no mercury and a 75 cent price including a spraying tube. Available through Ely Bros. at 56 Warren Street, New York.
Rail service details list limited trains and direct connections at Tipton for Indianapolis routes. Some times and station names appear garbled, but indicate trains run to Tipton with many intermediate connections to Mb wood, Alexandria, Fairmount, Aader gon, Middletown, Muncie and other stations.
Interurban trains depart Fort Wayne area for Peru Wabash Huntington and others at 7:35 10:05 5 6:35 7:35 p m and 4 05 8 55 11 05 p m with limited connections to Delphi Lafayette and intermediates. Freight service improves between Fort Wayne Logansport and Lafayette with eastbound 8 10 am 1 30 pm and westbound 8 10 am 3 00 pm.
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