City Schools Celebrate Christmas With Programs and Tree
Schoolchildren across the city held Christmas programs with holly and evergreen decorations. North Side featured a Christmas tree and Santa Claus. Lincoln, Eighth Street, South Side, West Side, and Columbia schools held joint or individual performances. High school offerings included piano solos, ballads, songs, and original stories amid a two week holiday break.
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Indianapolis
Lincoln School
Higher Crades
Eighth Street
North Side
Santa Claus
Santa
Sixteenth Street
South Side
West Side
Columbia School
Elizabeth Stanton
Harold McCrea
Zoa Marsh
Florence Patrick
Wonder Who Is She Royal Center Record
A Sunday school shining light in Logansport loses store position after stealing gifts for Christmas. She attempted secret exchanges but was caught by a proprietor who barred her from duty. The piece notes frequent shoplifting across big stores and rails passing through the city to St Louis.
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Royal Center
Rastus
Logansport
Italians Send Money Home for Christmas Support
Post office money orders show Logansport and Kenneth Italians sending about $1,864 to relatives in Italy since December. Local families tighten budgets for Yuletide while many purchases reach Italy by Christmas. a large shipment earlier this week totaled $905,084.68 nationwide with some funds going to Italy and other countries.
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Kenneth
Italy
Roy Bumpus
Logansport
Lily
Bumpus
T Chip Cell
New York
United States
Great Britain
Austria
Thornhope Post Office to Be Abolished January 2
An order from Washington abolishes the Thornhope post office on January 2. Local residents protest, objecting that train service supports keeping the office and plan to switch from the Star City route to Royal Center route.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Thornhope
Royal Center
Judgment Slashed in Estate Case and Man Wins Point
In circuit court Judge Larry reduced a judgment from 210 to 65.50 in favor of Edgar D. Closson against the estate of Harry Corey after a full day trial. Separately Jordan Hecht won a court ruling against administrator William Painton over Hecht’s 1660 claim, with trial set for January 14 and a defense asserting Corey’s alleged irresponsibility. A default was entered in Allie Vandyke’s divorce suit against Gerrit Vandyke after he failed to appear.
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Jordan Hecht
Harry Corey
Edgar D. Clossen
William W. Painton
Larry
Closson
Clossen
Painten
Hecht
Corey
Gerrit Vandyke
Allie Vandyke
Logansport Man Swallows Drug. Dies in South Bend Hotel
Frank B. Salisbury a 45 year old piano tuner who left Logansport a year ago for Niles Michigan traveled to South Bend and died by suicide in the Windsor hotel. He left letters detailing his actions and provided names and addresses of family members and neighbors. Funeral services were held in Goshen at Oak Ridge cemetery.
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Frank B. Salisbury
South Bend
Salisbury
Logansport
Oak Ridge
Goshen
Ind
Niles
Mich
Windsor Hotel
South Lafayette Street
Mr. Salisbury
Windsor House
Bey
Nan Pelt
Holtzendorf
H. L. Verrick Undertaking
Aliie Salisbury
F. A. Salisbury
Grant Street
Charles Shearsley
Formal Protest Against Kroeger at St Joseph's Church
A 1906 forceful protest from 473 St Joseph's Church communicants in Logansport Indiana objects to Rev Anthony Kroeger being appointed pastor by Bishop Alerding. The letter seeks revocation of the order and cites loyal Catholic stance while urging heed to prayers of the faithful.
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St. Joseph's Church
Alerding
Anthony Kroeger
Tipton
Ind
Father Koehne
Father Kroeger
Fort Wayne
Kreeger
Wytten
Logansport
Fort Warne
St. Joseph Congregation
Indiana
Phareh
Lodges jointly entertained at Prosperity Lodge visit
Mizpah lodge No 26 L A of 8 of R T hosted by Prosperity lodge No 183 at W Frankfort. Bridge City lodge LA B of R T from this city also attended. A banquet was served and both lodges returned 1% 5 at 9 Bp Mm.
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Mizpah Lodge
L. A
R. T
Prosperity Lodge
W Frankfort
Bridge City Lodge
Mrs Westerman Arrives for Christmas Visit in City
Mrs. Claude Westerman of Oklahoma has arrived in the city to spend Christmas. Mr. Westerman will be here later.
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Claude Westerman
Oklahoma
City
Mr. Westerman
Squire Reid Turns Office Into Wedding Bell for Lovers
Indiana justice of the peace Squire Reid, famed as The Marrying Squire, installs a large paper bell and opposing cards in his office to promote marriages. He has wed 367 couples and aims to reach 500 by January 1908, promising engraved poetry cards to each couple wed next year.
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Squire Reid
Reid
Indiana
Express Truck Left On Tracks Causes Delays
A Panhandle station clerk left an express truck on east bound tracks near the station. The Chicago train due at 8:50 struck the truck five minutes early, pushing it fifty feet and scattering packages. Damage to the Christmas bundles was slight.
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Panhandle
Chicago
Vin
Salem girl 11 returns home for Christmas
Mrs. Harvey Berry of Salem reports her daughter 11 returned home yesterday to spend Christmas with her mother Airs. , Banna.
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Harvey Berry
Salem
Banna
Cass Station Still a Hoodoo
A freight train at Cass Station jumped its track causing six other cars to derail and roll down a 30 foot embankment. No injuries reported though this is the third wreck at Cass in four months, with cause suspected as a broken rail. Wreck crews cleared debris as Westbound trains ran two hours late.
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Cass
Panhandle
Bunker Hill
Lake Erie
YMCA Leader Frank McCracken Speaks at Shop Meeting
Frank McCracken former secretary of the YMCA in this city returned from college and spoke at the Panhandle shops noon meeting. His topic was As You Like a? Prof Gamble who was scheduled to speak could not attend.
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Frank McCracken
Panhandle
Gamble
Red Attire Order At Local School Sparks Debate
Students are ordered to wear red with red accessories after a pupil arrived in red attire. Rev Hollopeter and family members home from Depauw for Christmas face dress rules, while Dr Stephenson enforces red themed uniforms at the Broad Way M E school.
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Samuel Hoellopeter
Eva Hollopeter
Hollopeter
Broadway M. E
Edna Walters
George W. Walters
Depauw
Miss Walters
Miss Hollopeter
Stephenson
Pr. Stephenson
Tiberal
Confessed Logansport Native Named Murderer of Bedford Teacher
George W. Harris claims he killed Sarah Schafer in Bedford three years ago and uses the alias Frank Berger born in Logansport. Bedford and Goshen authorities doubt his tale citing many inaccuracies while preparing to present his confession to the Lawrence county grand jury. He faces a separate sentence for shooting an Elkhart police officer after a forgery case and may be sent to prison before the grand jury acts.
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Frank Berger
Logansport
South Bend
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Goshen
Bedford
Lawrence County
Berger
Elkhart
St. Joseph
Asa White
Miss Schafer
Landis Returns Home After Defeat
Congressman Landis came home from Washington for the holidays. Since losing his bid for re election he has faced rumors about his plans after leaving office. He states he will seek no government appointment.
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Landis
Washington
Traveling Deputy Appointments Named in State Office
Miss Mary A. Stubbs state statistician names J. L. Petzof of Kokomo as first deputy with a 1500 dollar yearly salary Ned Goodnew named as traveling deputy.
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Mary A. Stubbs
J. L. Petzof
Kokomo
Ned Goodnew
Snow Plow Debuts Amid Winter Street Scene
Snow continues to fall as bobsleds appear on the streets and a city snow plow joins the scene. Mrs. Fred Horn of 1116 Spear Street leaves for Kalamazoo Michigan to spend the holidays.
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Fred Horn
Spear Street
Kalamazoo
Mich
Bewes Wins Sight Premiums at Chicago Live Stock Show
Col. E. W. Bewes of Delhi earned sight premiums at the International Live Stock show in Chicago, presenting Shorthorn cattle.
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E. W. Bewes
Delhi
Chicago
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