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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1908
Page
7
A fragment notes Reginald visiting a classy eatery where a woman was present. The surrounding lines mix unrelated questions about Jay, fellers, G Washington, and a narrow escape tied to a birth on a skidoo date.
Covington reports Mark Smith a 19 year old killed himself at his mother's home by drinking carbolic acid after learning Ruth Sweet 16 had been sent to the Girls Reformatory. He had attempted the act a month earlier but was saved. the death follows intense distress over the girl's placement.
Bloomington reports Rev. Thomas J. Clark of Kirkwood Avenue Christian church announcing resignation to his congregation after 14 years. He previously led First Christian church in Vincennes for 22 years and plans to preach in a new field once a contract is secured.
The building that housed Dr. George W. Fleming and his father for decades will be razed. It stands on land sold 58 years ago for $700, now valued at about $8,200.
Roy Hatton and Beatrice Harris returned from Anderson to announce a quiet marriage at the Episcopal church in Anderson. Rev. Foote officiated with only Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hardy attending. Harris is sister to Beatrice and to Thomas Harris, prominent Kokomo Steel & Wire stockholder.
Bloomington January 7 Charles O Maple a 38 year old druggist died suddenly from acute Bright's disease Born at Shelbyville he graduated from Purdue University and came to Bloomington to attend Indiana University He married Miss Kirby of Bloomington and leaves a wife and one son He was a Mason Knight of Pythias Phi Delta fraternity and a member of the College Avenue Methodist church.
The concrete triple arch bridge spanning the creek just east of Danville is completed and open for traffic. It measures 220 feet in length 47 feet in width and 70 feet in height supported by piers sunk 40 feet into the ground making it one of the largest structures on the Indianapolis to St. Louis division.
Bedford statistics for 1907 show 233 births and 147 deaths, a rate under 15 per 1000. There were 287 marriage licenses issued, 60 divorces granted, and 12 to 15 additional cases dismissed or continued.
Warsaw, Jan. 7. Attorney John C. Graves of Warsaw was found guilty of embezzling funds from the Arbuckle Ryan Harvester Company of Toledo. A jury sentenced him to 60 days in the county jail and a $100 fine.
Marion January 7 Gus S Condo an attorney from Marion announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for representative in congress from the Seventh district He has not yet served in the state legislature.
Philadelphia Jan 7 The Pennsylvania supreme court refused to permit an appeal to the tribunal from the superior court in the Hartje divorce case. Augustus Hartje was denied a divorce by Pittsburgh courts and the decision was affirmed by the superior court. The high court’s refusal leaves open the possibility of a U S supreme court appeal.
Berlin reports a four year old girl fatally stabbed in a Charlottenburg suburb hallway Sunday night. The attack mirrors last July’s series of child stabbings, with no trace of the killer. Petra claims Ft Narme Wabash Valley Traction transported a carload of rite breakers to Muncie.
Louis Delahay, famed London artist, is found dead in his studio after a suspected Corsican dagger attack. His wife tells Lord Ravenspur, who probes the crime amid a web of intrigue as a double, Sir James Seton, is assaulted. A ransom of valuables and a hidden motive unfold through the detective’s pursuit and a chilling diary from 1887.
Walter presents Lord Ravenspur with a diary said to be Count Flavio’s and seeks confirmation of its authenticity. Ravenspur agrees the handwriting matches his deceased friend but questions the diary’s broader implications for a tainted mistress and a ruined master.
Mrs. T P O Connor wife of Tay Pay the Irish home rule advocate arrived from London for two months She is Texas born but has lived in England over twenty years She admires American women and Elinor Glyn supports suffragette reform She says English women will win the ballot in seven years and civilizational progress will follow
The timetable lists several Wabash routes with daily service including No 2 St Louis to New York No 8 Kansas City to New York No 6 St Louis to Toledo No 4 St Louis to New York No 9 New York to Kansas City No 1 New York to St Louis No 5 Toledo to St Louis and No 3 New York to St Louis with several departure times such as 3 42 am 6 39 am 9 55 am 3 10 pm 7 09 am ost pm.
The reader cites a shift in female life over decades noting some fashion elite lose tone yet other women advance nobly. She argues women now occupy larger roles and higher realms of thought, while the community benefits though one class forfeits traditional domestic focus.
Louisville residents learn of Mrs. Kenleth Pruess who became the town’s talk when a letter addressed to the prettiest girl in Louisville was delivered to her via the post office. Her rise to fame came from Rice's The Show Girl, followed by marriage to Captain Gus Purnell and later Kenneth Pruess, a Los Angeles millionaire.
New York January 7 Mrs Julia Ward Howe rejects the idea that the American home is degenerating, noting that much of her long life has been spent in service to patriotism and philanthropy. The statement counters prevailing concerns about domestic decline.
The writer jokes about a Philadelphia critic who says Tennyson’s verse sounds like tearing rags. He argues the opposite, playfuly redefining Break Break Break as tearing a healthy check from a checkbook and even mangling lines to fit the gag.
Mr. J. P. Klote of Edina Missouri reports using Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for stomach trouble and finding them more beneficial than any other remedy. Sold by W. H. Porter, druggist.
testimonial from James Wood of Peru Indiana praising Dean's Kidney Pills for curing a months long backache. He reports severe pain at night, earlier failed remedies, and says after one box the pain disappeared and never returned. Box bought at a drug store. price fifty cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents.
Timetable update effective January 2 1908 for Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction. Trains depart Interurban Station at 8 35 am 6 25 am 10 08 am 2 35 pm with limited runs to Huntington Peru Lafayette and intermediate points and special car departures for Buffet Meal Service at 1 25 pm east and 1 39 pm west. Through freight operates daily from Fort Wayne to Lafayette with weekly Lafayette arrival 8 30 am.
Local agents offer coupon books worth $12 for $10 good on 32 traction lines across Indiana Ohio and Michigan covering 807 miles of track.
The report lists traction line connections centered in Indianapolis serving Lafayette Crawfordsville Columbus Shelbyville Rushville Greenfield Knights Town New Castle Cambridge City Richmond Dayton and intermediate stations. It also notes Muncie serving Hartford City Montpelier Bluffton Farmland Winchester Union City Greenville and points beyond.
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