Doolittle Aliased in Fraud Tour Across Indiana
Fairmount residents learn that John Doolittle has changed his name and continues a confidence game involving epileptic fits. A Redkey hotel clerk identifies him as Charles Whitman, a long-time traveler who feigns distress to beg rides and money, moving through Fairmount Redkey Converse Kokomo and beyond with a heavy telescope grip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Doolittle
Logansport
Lake Erie Railroad
Banco
Fairmount
Abner Jones
F. W. Sehell
Merchants’ Hotel
Redkey
Ind
Schell
Charles Whitman
Lima
Sehell
Fowlerton
Mets
Converse
Swaynee
Bunker Hill
Kokomo
Whitman
West Side Man Reports Stolen Horse With Failing Memory
James Benner parked his horse in an alley by Regan's blacksmith shop and later could not locate the rig. Police found the horse in an alley off Sixth street and Benner insisted he did not hitch it there. Officers suspect memory issues.
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James Benner
West Side
Regan
Sixth Street
Benner
Bener
Wallace shows change in management after sale
Wallace shows, which winter at Penn will start out next season after the same name, but under a different management. Wallace has sold part interest but continues to hold the controlling stock. Cincinnati and Denver men have become interested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Penn
Cincinnati
Denver
Cass County Farmers Seek Ditch and Gravel Road Law Repeals
Cass county farmers join with other counties to repeal the current ditch law and replace it with a new statute. They also demand repeal of the Gravel road law of 1903 to alter road funding and management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass County
Indiana Holds 65th General Assembly Opens in State House
Republicans hold sway elect Emmett F Branch of Martinsville as House Speaker and naming a full slate of officers. Democrats counter with Honan as House Speaker nominee and Wood as floor leader. Governor Hanly, reading a 500 page message, prompts talk of an all night session as lawmakers start the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Indiana
Tedianapolis
Herc Miller
Senate
Fred Sims
House
Emmett F. Pranch
Martinsville
Emmett F.branch
Milton. Hastings
Washington
Leo K. Fesler
Indianapolis
Carl Wood
Seymour
John Tyndall
George W. Badger
Clark County
C. G. Balthis
Crawford County
Louis Haxzard
Allen County
Hanly
Installed Officers of Minisee Council 66 Pocahontas
The Minisee council No. 66 of Pocahontas held a regular session last night and installed officers for the coming year. A banquet and social time followed. Names listed include Mrs. Anna Coheee as first scout and Luther Wade in multiple roles among officers and guards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minisee Council No
Degree of Pocahontas
Anna Coheee
Luther Wade
Dora Halsey
Rebecca Vance
Louisa Rollings
Anna Hankee
Charles Lytle
Sarah Tucker
Jennie Hawkins
Geiselman Sells Interest in Firm to Hendricks
Jacob Geiselman formerly with Geiselman & Hendricks sold his interest to Peter Hendricks of Fulton, brother of Frank Hendricks. The firm will continue as Hendricks & Hendricks. Geiselman has not yet decided his next move.
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Jacob Geiselman
Geiselman & Hendricks
Peter Hendricks
Fulton
Frank Hendricks
Hendricks & Hendricks
Geiselman
Engine Strikes Derrick on Wabash Bridge Site
A Wabash freight train struck the boom of a derrick on Biddie’s Island during construction of the new bridge. The boom broke clean, a flying section felled a telegraph pole, but no injuries occurred.
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Biddie’s Island
Blaze at Walter Smiths Gas Stove Sparks Light
A gasoline stove at 1604 Spear Street owned by Walter Smith flared this afternoon with no injuries or property damage reported. Fire crews quickly contained the blaze and cleared the scene.
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Walter Smith
Spear Street
Youths Guilty of Hen Stealing and Damages Award
Eight-year-old boy awarded 20000 damages by the Supreme Court against the Panhandle for loss of both legs after a frog foot got caught and a string of cars ran him over. Mahlon McGuire and Oliver Steinman arraigned on petit larceny. guilty pleas led to jail remands awaiting grand jury action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Mahlon McGuire
Oliver Steinman
Larry
North Side
McGuire
Steinman
Wilkins
Appelate Court
Grant County
Seymour M. Closson
Claude Crain
Squire Reid
Oram
Real Estate Transfers in Harrison and Nearby Townships
Tr Harrison township transfers to Samuel A Powlen partial W1 2 NW1 4 section 19 valued at 49 dollars. Robert Narzinski sells lot 21 H Heths Add city to August Gross for 1690. Daniel L Bowman transfers lot 51 O P New Waverly to Jesse M Metheny for 390. Geo W Turley sells pt SW14 section 32 Deer Creek two 15 acres to Claude F Turley for 1500.
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Harrison Township
Samuel A. Powlen
Pt. W
N. W
Harrison
Robert Narzinski
August Gross
H. Heth
Daniel L. Bowman
Jesse M. Metheny
New Waverly
Geo. W. Turley
Claude F. Turley
Pt. S. W
Deer Creek
Frankfort Woman Dies After Poison Attempt
Mrs. Sarah Moller of Frankfort took a teaspoonful of arsenic instead of medicine yesterday morning and died soon after. Local authorities investigate cause and manner of death.
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Sarah Moller
Frankfort
Young son of county attorney burned by candle incident
Robert Payne five year old son of G. S. Payne Brazil district attorney suffered serious burns last Tuesday night while playing with a candle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
G. S. Payne
Brazil
Henry Savage Buys Gen Try Dog and Pony Show
Henry Savage has purchased the Gen Try dog and pony show that has appeared in this town multiple times, signaling a new ownership for the traveling entertainment act.
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Henry Savage
Elkhart Controller Reports Yearly Expenditure
Controller Bell of Elkhart states the past year’s expenditures totaled $202 853.55 in his annual report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Controler Bell
Elkhart
Miner George Warner Not The Escaped Husband
In a California mine disaster an electrician named George Warner died after being buried alive for eighteen days. Mrs Warner, widow of a Louisville man once jailed for slaying, learned the dead miner could not be her husband who had escaped from Kentucky prison years earlier. The case centers on identity and the miner’s recent six years of work in California.
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George Warner
City Electrician
Pulaski Leeds
Louisville
Californier
Gov
Beckham
Frankfort
Warner
California
Daughter Prostrates at Mother's Funeral
Mrs. Capt. Ijams of Kansas City daughter of Mrs. Webster died yesterday. She was unable to attend the funeral due to sudden illness. The shock of her mother's death overwhelmed her. Capt. Ijams was removed from Logansport twenty years ago.
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Capt. Ijams
Kansas City
Webster
Ijams
Logansport
Robbery in Anderson: $90 cash and valuables stolen
W. W. Kneale of Anderson reports a burglary Tuesday night in which $90 in cash a gold watch and several small articles were taken. George Parker a neighbor woke during the incident and saw a burglar in Kneale's bedroom.
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W. W. Kneale
Anderson
George Parker
Floods Hit Ohio Green Wabash White Rivers
The flood along the lower Ohio Green Wabash and White rivers is the most disastrous since 1884. Logansport fortunately escaped.
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Ohio
Green
Wabash
White
Logansport
Shelbyville Woman Dies After Viewing Husband's Funeral
Mrs. George Heck of Shelbyville collapsed and died suddenly as funeral corteges for her husband departed for the cemetery.
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George Heck
Shelbyville
Railway Line To Chicago By Feb Fifteenth Officials Say
Officials of the C. C. and L. confirm the railway line through Twelve Mile will run into Chicago by February fifteenth at the latest.
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Twelve Mile
Chicago
Farmer Wallace Crockett Killed by Traction Car
Wallace Crockett a farmer was instantly killed at Terre Haute on Tuesday when struck by a traction car.
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Wallace Crockett
Terre Haute
Delphi Records 26 Divorces Granted Last Year
The Delphi district granted twenty six divorces during the past year, reflecting a steady rate of petitions and final decrees in local family court proceedings.
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Delphi
Zion City official denies widespread suffering and debt claims
Mrs. Homer Kessler, visiting Zion City from Logansport, asserts the city is thriving with a functioning government, ongoing new manufactories, and ample employment. She rebuts reports of mass hunger, claiming the poor are cared for within community circles and that debt sits with the church, not the city.
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Homer Kessler
Logansport
Zion City
Joseph Barker
High Street
Zion
City of Zion
Church of Zion
Mr. Kester
440 Pound Canceling Machine Arrives by Mail
A 440 pound canceling machine arrived from Boston via mail, the heaviest piece ever handled at the local post office. It bore a dead head mark, and postage due would have totaled 70.40 dollars if paid.
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Boston
Speaker Named for Panhandle Shop Meeting on First Aid
Dr. J P Hetherington has been secured by the R R Y Co A to speak at the Panhandle shops meeting next Friday. His subject will be First Aid to the Injured. Hundreds of dead chickens are floating in Shelby county streams from last week’s flood.
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J. P. Hetherington
Panhandle
Shelby County
Teeter Orchestra of Hagerstown Features Eight Family Members
The Teeter orchestra of Hagerstown Indiana comprises eight members all from the same family except one. The youngest member is Lothian Teeter, an eight year old cornetist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teeter Orchestra
Hagerstown
Ind
Lothian Teeter
Redmen plan hunting raid for oysters and poultry
A local group described as Red Men plan a raid on Kinney’s Fish Market to seize oysters and target nearby meat shops for chickens. Prominent locals including George Cann and Dan Kyllian discuss arming for the alleged hunt while warnings about hunting rules and scarce game are noted.
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Wea
Cass County
Red Men’s Hall
George Cann
Dan Kyllian
Charley Shaff
Harry Starks
Broadway
Kinney
Harry Bell
Will Fiedler
Harry Ward
Ed Dunkle
Charles Helvie
Lucerne
Jess Paul
Frank Jack
Pipe Creek
Tired of Hiding Seeks Man Arrest for Assault Attempt
Frank Orr, charged with firing at Lulu Higgins of Des Moines and injuring Begard, is arrested at his brother’s Orient Iowa home. Orr fled previous towns Omaha and Mitchell then changed course to Orient before surrendering to Adair County sheriff.
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Frank Orr
Lulu Higgins
Des Moines
Ra Begard
Orient
Iown
Orr
Omaha
Mitchell, S. D
John Orr
Adair County
Graves Reelects As Director At Gebhardt Piano Co
C W Graves returns from Marion Colorado where he attended the Gebhardt Piano Co annual meeting. Graves is re elected to the board for the coming year as financial reports show the company flourishing and significant improvements in piano manufacture. He promises a big surprise for Logansport residents.
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C. W. Graves
Marion, CO
Gebhardt Piano Co
Graves
Logansport
Stranger Hands Lemon to City Arc Lamp Observers
A visitor to the city last evening handed the electric light department a lemon and commented on the arc lamp at Fourth and Market. He said it looked like a fan carrying the bed by lamplight, after being told it was a light of the city system.
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Electric Light Department
Fourth and Market
Logansport and Cass County Shows Prosperity in 1906 Deeds and Mortgages
Charles A Shaff reports a surge in recorder office activity in 1906 with 1415 deeds filed and 1206 mortgages released. Deeds valued at 2410072 dollars vs 1940342 in 1905 and mortgage releases totaling 1068054 dollars, up from 754759. Farm and city property shifts reflect investing and debt repayment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Shaff
Recorder
Logansport
Gass County
Mouse Steals Five Dollar Bill From Urbana Man
Charles Hogan of Market street Urbana sought a five dollar bill he kept on an ice box. After misplacing it he found a mouse nest beneath the box with the chewed greenback inside. The fragment was presented at First National Bank Urbana and accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
Urbana
Ill
Charles Hogan
Market Street
Orphans Home Child Placed In City Home After Rights Signed
The mother of a baby boy at the orphans home signed away her rights yesterday and the child was placed in a city home. She only knows it is in one of the best Logansport homes. The fire rescue baby from Plymouth will be returned today as Harriet Tomlinson confirms all relocated children are being returned to relatives or friends.
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Logansport
Plymouth
Harriet Tomlinson
Daughters of Liberty Penny Club Elects Officers
The Daughters of Liberty Penny club met yesterday at Mrs. J. H. Stultz home on Melbourne Avenue and elected officers. Madge Wall was named president, Jane Cotner vice president, Daisy Grimes recording secretary, and George Cogley assistant secretary, with Rose Bar- completing the slate.
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Daughters of Liberty Penny Club
J. H. Stultz
Melbourne Avenue
Madge Wall
Jane Cotner
Daisy Grimes
George Cogley
Rose Bar
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Doolittle
Cass Farmers Unite
Want Ditch
Geiselman Sells
Biddie
Berley Wilk
Lewis Lewing
Richard Bradfield
Seth M. Welsey
Geo
Captain Ijams
Lion City
Voliva
Dewis
Dr. Hetherington
Redmen
Kintey
Stranger
Recorder Shaff
Mouse
Orphan Home
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