Judge Baldwin’s Death Ties Bank Collapse to a Boyhood Dream
The article recalls Judge Daniel P. Baldwin of Logansport who sought a half million dollars in boyhood, achieved wealth, and later faced indictments for embezzlement after bank failures. His health declined after arrest warrants and the will probate may reveal hidden property. Wabash College trustees mourn his death and note his longtime service and planned lectures.
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Baldwin
Logansport
Lww
Madison County
New York
Judge Baldwin
Crawfordsville
Wabash College
Daniel P. Baldwin
Charles A. Tuttle
Department of Political Economy
Board of Trustees
Mackintosh
Judgedwin
Tennyson and
Browning
Milford
Mrs Gresham Visits Relatives in Taylors Ville Indianapolis
Mrs. C. S. Gresham of Twenty first street is spending the holidays with her sisters and relatives at Taylors Ville and Indianapolis.
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C. S. Gresham
Twenty-first Street
Taylors Ville
Indianapolis
Folsom Secures Patent for Overhead Trolley Switch
Edward Folsom, former Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction official, has received Washington letters patent for an overhead trolley switch. The device lets the trolley wheel shift automatically between wires when the track switch is set, eliminating conductor detours and darkness. Installations planned with Toledo manufacturing. expected on many interurban systems nationwide.
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Edward Folsom
Fort Wayne
Traction Company
Toledo
Ohio
Denefield Sentenced for Brass Theft and Disfranchised
John Benefield, arrested weeks ago by Panhandle detectives for stealing about 150 dollars worth of brass from engines and cars, pleaded guilty in circuit court. He received one to fourteen years in prison, a 25 dollar fine, and three years of disfranchisement, influenced by his prior petty theft record and hopes for reform.
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John Benefield
Panhandle
Benefield
No Drunks Allowed On Trains In Fort Wayne Route
Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley traction line conductors report success with the new order banning intoxicated riders after last Friday. Drunks insulting ladies and other passengers prompted the crackdown to improve safety on streetcars and interurban cars.
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Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction Line
Holliday Skeptic on Wabash River Navigation
Representative Holliday, familiar with the Wabash river, doubts the government will ever make it navigable. He will push the work, but says it would break Uncle Sam to do it.
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Holliday
Wabe
Uncle Sam
Where is Schroeder a Philadelphia inquiry reaches local man
L M Bantz received a letter from Philadelphia asking about Henry Schroeder who was last seen in the city. Schroeder is sixty two, slightly bent, and believed to be in or near town.
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L. M. Bantz
Philadelphia
Henry
Harry Schroeder
Demetral Throws Strangler Lewis in Fast Indiana Bout
Demetral defeated Lewis in a fast catch-as-catch-can match at the Nelson theatre, 18:30. Demetral, 185 pounds, outweighed Lewis, 170, who then challenged him to a Graeco Roman rematch for 100 dollars. The crowd backed Lewis as the smaller man, and a January rematch is planned in Logansport. Geo Bush refereed.
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E “Strangler
Lewis
Nelson Theatre
Indiana
Demetral
Jim” Parr
Demetras
Henry Steinmetz
German Aliance Society
Kreuzberger
Steinmetz
Germany
Logansport
Cass County
M. Charleston
Charleston
Chicago
Geo
Bush
Wife Demands Awrungue Then Divorce Suit
Bertha M. Husted through attorney Frank Campbell sues for divorce from Frank E. Husted alleging cruel and inhuman treatment after a July 13 1897 marriage, a 1906 separation, a 1907 reunion, and a final separation. She seeks custody and support for their seven year old invalid son Clifford.
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Bertha M. Husted
Frank Campbell
Frank E. Husted
Death of Miss Helen Brewington is Reported
D C Arthur receives word from Chicago that Miss Helen Brewington, raised by Charles Kreis family in this city, died last week and was buried Sunday in Chicago Heights Cemetery. She was twenty two and known here as a sister of Mrs Kreis and a presented musician with many local friends.
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D. C. Arthur
Charles Kreis
Chicago
Helen Brewington
Chicago Heights
Miss Brewington
Kreis
Fire at Logans Port Tanning Plant Briefly Burns Partition
A small morning fire at Logans Port Tanning Company's plant started shortly after nine o'clock when an overheated chimney ignited a partition. Firefighters extinguished the blaze with chemical, averting a larger disaster.
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Logansport Tanning Companys
Memorial Services Held by Lincoln Ladies Circle No 1
The Ladies of Lincoln circle No 1 G A R held their annual memorial service at the G A R Hall this afternoon. Names of members who died in the last year include Anna Simpson Edna Lewis Susan Brooks and Mary Harner.
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Ladies of Lincoln Circle No. 1
G. A. R. Hall
Anna Simpson
Edna Lewis
Susan Brooks
Mary Harner
Marshall on Trial Los Angeles N Y era not accurate
Henry W. Marshall a Lafayette contractor who held the North street paving contract with hitalithic is on trial in Indianapolis charged with a fraudulent patching claim.
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Henry W. Marshall
Lafayette
North Street
Indianapolis
Daily Reporter to Publish Christmas Number Tomorrow
The Daily Reporter will issue a sixteen page Christmas number tomorrow packed with seasonal reading and merchant advertisements. It serves as a gift guide guiding Christmas shoppers. Merchants are urged to place their ads and local notices early tomorrow morning.
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Daily Reporter
Tomoroow
Bendix Automobile Plant Deal Collapses in Chicago Rift
Americans hear no word from President Vincent Bendix or Chicago stockholders as the Bendix Automobile company deal collapses. Locals refuse to send funds until the factory remains here, with $50,000 raised but no money yet exchanged. The plant owes about $10,000 and must be paid before relocation.
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Vincent Bendix
Chicago
Bendix Automobile Company
Bendix
Horses Runaway Scare Ties to James Cisson Farm Team
A team of farm horses belonging to James Cisson of Anoka Junction bolted near C E Etires grocery at Third and Market streets. They reared when a city car conductor signaled the bridge, the harness broke in several places but the horses were captured before moving far.
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James Cisson
Anoka Junction
C. E. Etires
Market
Exhibition Window Bird Named Water Turkey Disputed
Fred Minneman displays a unusual specimen on Sycamore Street after shooting it at Lake Maxinkuckee. John Hildebrandt and A. J. Chamberlin, both sportsmen, pronounce the bird a water turkey.
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Fred Minneman
Sycamore Street
Lake Maxinkuckee
John Hildebrandt
A. J. Chamberlin
Four Boys Lectured and Released in Coal Theft Case
Four boys arrested by Detective Floyd O'Neil and brought before Judge Graves on charges of stealing coal and burning it along the track were lectured and released. The incident highlights juvenile court handling of minor offenses in the era.
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Vandana
Floyd O'Neil
Judge Graves’ Court
Laymen in Logansport Hold Finance and Mission Meeting
Ministers and laymen of the Logansport Presbytery gathered at First Presbyterian Church to discuss practical problems of church finance and management. Speakers included Dr Henry Webb Johnson of South Bend and Rev John Dixon D D of New York on home missions and immigrant outreach with further talks by Dr George Knox John C Vannatta Dr John B Donaldson Rev A F McGarrah and Dr B B Bigler. An evening popular meeting with Dixon and McGarrah was announced.
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Logansport Presbytery
First Presbyterian Church
Henry Webb Johnson
South Bend
John Dixon
New York
Board of Home Missions of
Churches of
Indiana
Home Missions
George Knox
John C. Vannatta
John B. Donaldson
A. F. McGarrah
B. B. Bigler
Dixon
McGarrah
TOTS WANTED TO SEE SANTA CLAUS
Three year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles DeHaven and three year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Shorts wandered downtown seeking Santa Claus. They cried when unsure where to go, were picked up by Patrolman Wedekind, identified, and returned home after notices to parents.
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Santa Claus
Charles DeHaven
Spear Street
Benjamin F. sShorts
Jean Wedekinds
Market Street
Third
Market Streets
Wedekind
B. F. Shorts
Logansport State Bank
Lnd
Train 33 Delayed By Cold Engine Breakage
Panhandle train No. 33 arrived two hours late after steam heating pipes failed on the engine at Union City. The coaches were so cold that a C I E engine was pressed into service at Converse to pull the train into this city.
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Panhandle
Union City
Converse
Cod
Danny Huffman Returns Home After Oklahoma Engagement
Danny Huffman returns home from Oklahoma where he closed with the Brooks Concert Company. He had served as advance agent for the attraction since August.
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Danny” Huffman
Oklahoma
Brook's
Danny
Walton Family Rescued From Gas from Coal Stove
Mr and Mrs Ben Galloway and their daughter of Walton were nearly suffocated by coal stove gas Sunday morning. Dr Neff was summoned and revived them.
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Mrs
Ben Galloway
Walton
Neff
Gompany Buys WL Prospects In Royal Center Region
Ohio Oil Company representative David Hunt inspects Peone township for drilling after two wells sunk years ago produced oil but were not pumped. Land bought from G A Rea M Anderson and William House, drilling to be north and northeast of Royal Center. Local notes include community visits, church activities, a skating rink search, a Christmas program, and Royal Center Record announcing a twelve page issue. Modern Woodmen of America elected officers with H K Smith as V C and Ed Jones as W A, plus other positions.
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Royal Center
David Hunt
Ohio Oil Company
Standard OH Company
Peone Township
G. A. Rea
M. Anderson
William House
Henry Unger
Logansport
Yester
Woodmen of America
V. C
H. K. Smith
W. A
Ed Jones
L. A. Shafer
Daniel Dodt
Daniel Grant
J. P. Jones
O. M. Hand
Fred Neil
Juilor
J. P. Humes
Dre. Mayfield
Kistler
Charles Luce Returns as Patternmaker at Le Western
Charles Luce, after five years away, has returned to the city and will take a patternmaker position at Le Western Motor Works. He resumes local ties and begins work immediately.
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Charles Luce
le Western Motor Works
Local Paper Accused of Attracting Out-of-Town Advertisers
A Logansport newspaper denounces an outside advertising solicitation scheme for an industrial edition. It claims local merchants would be overcharged and that most advertising revenue would go to external solicitors rather than stay in the community. The piece recalls a once-active Credit Exchange.
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Logansport
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Marshall
Dendin
Strange Bird
Tots
Huffman
Gompany
WL Prospects
ECONE
Henry Fry
Tolly
North Dakota
Henry Smith
Earl Coon
Wolcott
Alice Wood
Muncie
Will Beckley
Lee Shafer
John Insley
Bert Insley
J. J. Schmidt
Aye
Maurice Winfield
Rinehardt
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Baptist Church
T. J. Kistler
Henry Lutes
Royal Center Record
Jess Conn
Bob Farmen
Sam Gundrum
Gundrum
Hooppool
Land and Loan Company
Marah
G. N. Forgy
Home Again
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