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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1908
Page
7
Princeton reports Mrs. Agar confirmed the man arrested in Texas is her husband Henry E. Agar. A Brownsville relative’s message, long awaited, convinced her. Agar, once presumed drowned, plans to return to Indiana to settle affairs and reunite with his family.
Tipton residents face installation of water meters starting January or pay a higher flat rate. The move targets curb waste seen during the drought and aims to save money for efficient users while municipal ownership continues.
Jewish residents prepare to celebrate Chanukah with eight days of candle lighting from Kislevs twenty fifth. The festival recalls Judas Maccabeus victories over Antiochus and the miraculous oil lasting eight days. Children join in games as families display tapers in windows and recite blessings.
Bedford December 19 The grand jury began investigation into the alleged shortage of Ed C Tirey former city clerk and treasurer of Mitchell in this county charged with embezzling city funds The entire city council and the auditor who examined the books are being questioned The report shows outstanding warrants total 33200 70 and a school indebtedness of 13000 with insufficient treasury funds to pay current teachers salaries.
Hartford city news reports Receiver H N Robbins sold the People's Gas and Oil Company property to El Smilax a local junk dealer for 1400 dollars. The firm formed 15 years ago provided stock holders free gas while active. It owns wells and pipelines in the city and faced a recent suit. Each shareholder will receive about 5 dollars for each 25 dollar share owned.
Ira Marsh, a miner from Oglesby Illinois who has been sending Sheriff Smutzer and Mayor Darow registered letters claiming a reward for arresting Mrs Belle Gunness, arrives in Laporte for consultation with authorities. His description does not match Gunness.
Washington December 19 Marion Bergert 26 years old concealed himself behind a box car near the B and O 5 S W depot and threw himself on the track as the mail train approached his body was ground to pieces Bergert left a wife and child and had been a law student in distress over financial embarrassment
A meeting in Kempton at A. E. Potter’s office organized the Kempton Gas Company to sink wells for natural gas. Several shares were sold at the gathering, with remaining stock being solicited to fund initial work.
Kokomo reports Elder George H. Babcock of Vaile Avenue Wesleyan Methodist Church suspended until the next annual conference opening August 17 1909. Charges cite insubordination for going to law with brethren and alleged misrepresentation of the local church to the Indiana conference.
Columbus report notes the Tabernacle Christian Church Sunday school plans a new yell for its all female class of 50 members ages 16. Musician Prof Will A Harding teaches the class and has composed the cheer. The exact chant remains undisclosed.
Frank Hannum of Laporte died in Seattle Washington from injuries sustained during a football game. He was 26 years old.
Interurban cars serving Crawfordsville were stopped during the funeral of Eli P. Baker, vice president of the Ben Hur company. Baker was a prominent official whose death paused services in the city.
In case of a burn or scald use Chamberlains Salve on a soft cloth to relieve pain almost instantly and aid healing without a scar unless the injury is very severe. For sale by W H Porter, druggist.
Fire risk warnings from The Paagers and Chemistry of Fire are taught in Ohio public schools. Dr Clarence Maris, called a pyrologist, leads the state effort after the Collinwood disaster, with primary and grammar editions guiding a weekly reading.
R W Gibson publishes notice of applying to Cass County Board of Commissioners for a license to sell spiritous vinous and malt liquors in quantities under a quart and to allow on premises service of meals at the Elks Home room in the semi basement at Fifth and North streets Logansport Eel Township. The described premises cover part of lot 104 O P city. The request notes a 10 foot ceiling and legal hours for consumption on site.
January term 1909 saw an application by the Cass county board for permit to sell vinious and malt liquors at a location in Logansport. The premises occupy part of lot 18 O P in Eel township, in a three story brick building known as Dunn hotel at 429 Third street. The drinking room lies on the ground floor with a fifteen foot frontage on Third street and a width of twenty five feet under a fourteen foot ceiling.
The text notes a factory girl who increased a machine's capacity beyond what her father did, yet she earns one half of his pay. It also mentions Leuwenhoek’s early sighting of bacteria, English forecasts of Christable Pankhurst as future prime minister, a $5,000,000 Pennsylvania Railroad electrification contract for the New York terminal, and a remark about finders of lost articles.
Logansport residents testify to Doan's Kidney Pills curing kidney trouble following typhoid. Mrs Andrew Brenner of 1821 Toledo Street says the remedy aided her daughter and has prevented recurrence since 1897. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sole US agents. 50 cents. Remember the name Doan's.
A fragmented note cites extreme costs for birth marriage and burial, while a riddle about ownership and employer rules appears. A cryptic line about Medicine Hat tipping its lid closes the snippet, and a playful exchange asks Miss Prude for a turkey portion, skewing toward whimsy.
An advertisement touts Orino Urine Laxative Fruit Syrup as a permanent remedy for habitual constipation by stimulating the liver and restoring natural bowel action without irritation. It promises mild pleasant use with no nausea or griping and urges readers to remember the name and refuse substitutes.
Readable fragments show irregular time stamps and garbled digits. No identifiable people places or events are clear enough to summarize into a concrete news item.
Train times effective December 6 1908 show interurban departures from Fort Wayne for Peru Wabash Huntington and other points at multiple morning and evening slots. Special connections at Peru join a limited Fort Wayne service and a Boyd Park leg. Freight service improves between Fort Wayne Logansport and Lafayette with specific east and westbound departure times.
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