Kokomo Sister Leads War Against Show Posters
Miss Rebecca Trueblood of Kokomo launches protest against objectionable show posters in Kokomo. The Equal Suffrage club adopts a resolution condemning indecent pictures on billboards and pledging to uphold the city’s good name amid a dispute over an eight sheet poster for The Real Widow Brown.
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Cal
Logansport
Rebecca Trueblood
Kokomo
Flora Trueblood Neff
Neff
Judge Gerhart
Ogg
Widow Brown
Howard National Bank
Gerhart
Ogee
Jackson Morrow
TO MARRY IN WEST
Don Reed son of Mr and Mrs Frank Reed of this city will marry Miss Grace McElroy of Harper Kan tomorrow Reed has worked in Williams Arizona railroad offices for two years and is healthier He met Miss McElroy at Harper and a daily correspondence has led to the wedding at the bride’s home She is active in Harper society They will spend a few days here next week then go to Chicago where Reed has a new railroad position
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Don Reed
Frank Reed
Grace McElroy
Harper, Kan
Reed
Williams
Arizona
Miss McElroy
Harper
Chicago
Road Supervisors Elected Across Most Townships
Voters in nearly all townships chose road supervisors today with the election board of an inspector and two clerks serving unpaid. Rain kept farmers away and saloons remained closed, limiting campaigning and turnout. Eel township did not elect a supervisor.
Humane Officer Warns Logansport Over Cold Horse Cruelty
Logansport urged residents to blanket horses left standing in the cold after Wabash humane officer Mark Eckman ordered enforcement. The measure targets unprotected animals while owners warm inside, with arrests possible for cruelty during severe weather.
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Logansport
Mark Eckman
Wabash
Julian Loses Case Against Police Board
Ex police officer Jesse Julian loses in the Supreme Court after the Court of Cass decision is affirmed. Julian is out of the force.
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Jesse Julian
Metropolitan Police Board
Supreme Court
Cass Court
Julian
Rochester Dry Town as Saloons Are shut in Indiana
A long bitter battle ends with 13 Rochester saloons closed as licenses expire and two in Rochester township shut, in a victory for the Indiana Anti-Saloon League led by Rev. George Hicks. Licenses expired from December 1907 to November 1908 affecting multiple establishments.
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Indiana Anti-Saloon League
Rochester Township
Fulton County
Rochester
George Hicks
South Bend
Anti-Saloon League
Mr. Hicks
Mathews
Plymouth
Campbell
Brewing Companies
Indiana
Boyd Bidwell
Henry Meyer
Harry Thulman
David Myers
Charles Talbert
Charlies Bailey
Orton Mitchell
Ira Shoemaker
Fred Parschbacher
Tom Wright
Fred Sangster
Wesleyan Brotherhood to Meet Tomorrow at Market Street Church
The Wesleyan Brotherhood of Market Street M E Church will hold a social session tomorrow evening at the church and attend the regular services. Rev J M Haimes will deliver a special sermon and new members will be received into the order.
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Market Street M. E. Church
J. M. Haimes
Poultry Show Promises Grand Young America Event
The third annual exhibition of the Young America Poultry and Pet Stock association will be held December 28. The show grows with a larger premium list and in-demand catalogue from the Democrat. Officers include President Al Thomas and Secretary A D Wood Flora Indiana with Wm R Foreman as Superintendent and a Kansas judge, J C Long.
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Young America Poultry and Pet Stock Association
Nonae
Democrat
al Thomas
John Beamer
Irvin Gard
A. D. Wood
Flora
Indiana
Wm. R. Foreman
H. P. Zeck
Rally A Success At Ninth Street Christian Church
The Foreign Missionary rally at Ninth Street Christian Church drew a large audience with out-of-town guests. Speakers included Dr Royal J Dye of Bolenge Africa and C J Weaver of Osaka Japan outlining missionary work. Miss Josephine Franklin of Domah India shared reports and A McClain of Cincinnati sent a telegram pledging to lecture Sunday.
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Ninth Street Christian Church
Royal J. Dye
Bolenge
Africa
C. J. Weaver
Osaka
Japan
Josephine Franklin
Domah
India
A. McClain
Cincinnati
Officers Elected at Logansport Home Telephone
The Loganport Home Telephone company held a meeting last night and elected officers for the coming year. J. H. Foley succeeds Dr M A Jordan as treasurer, the only change from last year. Other officers are George Seybold president, J H Reitemier vice president, and Walter Uhl manager.
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Logansport Home Telephone Company
J. H. Foley
M .A. Jordan
George Seybold
J. H. Reitemier
Walter Uhl
Mrs Ella Plank Honored By Market Street M bk Congregation
Mrs Ella Plank received a fountain pen Thursday in appreciation for her years of service as treasurer of the Market Street M B K congregation.
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Ella Plank
Market Street M. Bk
Local men form basketball team for out of town games
Arthur Routh Ross Hazeltine William Moore Floyd and Homer Lee organize a basketball team and plan away games. A probable match is scheduled with Tipton next week.
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Arthur Routh
Ross’ Hazeltine
William Moore
Floyd
Homer Lee
Tipton
Chautauqua Organization Dropped in Logansport
The movement for a permanent Chautauqua organization has been dropped and Logansport may be left out next summer.
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Chautauqua Association
Logansport
Divorce Trends and Seasonal Marriages Across the Year
An inspection of the docket shows January has the fewest divorce filings while spring and summer see a surge. Warm months bring many marriages, with August the heaviest month recently. The piece notes resolutions, weather, and fire-building as factors in timing.
Peru Gets Meeting For Republican District Convention
At the Eleventh district Republican county chairmen meeting in Marion yesterday afternoon, a Peru convention was chosen after a tie vote. Marion Evans, district chairman, cast the deciding vote noting Peru has no candidate in the field.
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Eleventh
Marion
Peru
Marion Evans
Five Newly Married Couple Hinted Investors Split Coal Funds
An obscure notice from C. L. Dilley & Co. urges a newly married couple to try their Splint coal as a better investment than money in the bank. The tersely worded pitch positions coal as a secure financial option.
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C. L. Dilley & Ca
Logansport Anti-Saloon Meeting Plans Campaign After New Year
Ministers and anti saloon activists met in Library hall in Logansport to plan a post New Year effort to close saloons. Governor Hanly cannot attend in person but sent support while local leaders urged his presence. Some rumors of a legal push circulated but were dismissed as unconfirmed.
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J. Frank Hanly
J. A. Powell
Logansport
Hanly
Ministerial Association
Library Hall
Peru
Temperance Workers
Logan
Petrie Garnishee Case and Local Court Items
John Petrie, a West Side meat dealer, was released after failing to prove wage garnishment charges in Judge Hanawalt's court. Sarah H. Douglass sues John Ayres for possession of a house. International Harvesting Co files attachment against Daniel E. Rodkey and Panhandle Railroad for $83.02. Edith Stephens wins divorce judgment from George H. Stephens with $2090 alimony.
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Petrie
West Side
Sarah H. Douglass
Hanawalt’s Court
John Ayres
la House
The
International Harvesting Company
Hanawalt
Daniel E. Rodkey
Panhandle Railroad Company
Edith Stephens
George H. Stephens
Larry
Cass County Sunday School Convention in M F E Church
The Cass County Sunday School association of Eel township will hold a convention in the M. F. E church on Sunday December 15 with sessions in the afternoon and evening. Excellent programs are provided and attendance is promised.
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Cass County Sunday School Association of
Eel Township
M. FE
Fiend Attacked Mrs Ruff in Broad Daylight
Mrs. Phil J. Ruff, wife of a Panhandle conductor, was assaulted on Erie avenue near the Flatiron building. An unknown man battered her and fled when three boys, Joseph Buble Lee Cook and Tom Grady, arrived. She suffered shock and facial injuries. the assailant wore a stiff hat and was poorly dressed. No money or jewelry was taken.
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Phil J. Ruff
Erie Avenue
Flatiron
Joseph Buble
Lee Cook
Tom Grady
Special Meeting Called by Fidelity Edge No 109 Lodge
Lewis Bantz treasurer reports a telegram from T R Dodge vice grand master of Cleveland asking a special meeting for Monday at 10 o'clock. Dodge will attend and local members expect an important matter. All members urged to be present.
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Lewis Bantz
Fidelity Edge
R T
T. R. Douge
Cleveland
Dodge
Knights and Ladies of Honor Cancel Special Flora Train
Knights and Ladies of Honor decline to charter a special train to Flora for this evening's initiation of seventy candidates. They could not reach the required one hundred members for the trip, so the group will ride the regular train at 7 25 p m with the degree staff local officers and a few others joining.
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Knights and Ladies of Honor
Flora
Four Recruits Leave Logansport for Marines
Four more young men departed Logansport yesterday to enlist in the United States Marine Corps. Sergeant Ahi has assembled a large group of recruits. the men leaving include Dean Clinger of Sycamore Street, Logansport. Merle Lambert and George M. Tubbs of Elwood. and David W. Shigley of Flora.
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Logansport
United States Marine Corps
Ahi
Sam Thase
Dean Clinger
Sycamore Street
Merle Lambert
Elwood
George M. Tubbs
David W. Shigley
Flora
Morrow Seeks Wa bash Eleventh District Republican Chair
John M. Morrow, treasurer of Wa bash county, announces candidacy for the Republican district chairmanship of the Eleventh district.
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John M. Morrow
Wabash County
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Chum
Harry Conn
Benton
John Gates
Liberty Street
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Benton County
Marie Forqueran
Wabash Avenue
Stanley
Henry Township
James Grant
John Dulmatch
Wesleyan Brotherhood of the
Young America
Charles Logan
I. J. Leedy
Frank Logan
J. C. Long
Maren
Terete
Library
Joseph Dietl
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Hanawat
John Petrie
Garni
FIEND
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Erie Ave
R. T. Lodge
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