Floods Swamp Logan Cass County Streets and Rail Lines
Wide flooding from Prairie creek swamps South Side streets Stanley Bartlett and Shultz. Fire and police rescue residents from basements and upper floors as homes become lakes. Railways suffer washouts near Logansport with multiple tracks and bridges damaged and trains rerouted. No widespread citywide damage reported though farms and livestock lose.
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Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley
Here
Peru
Panhandle
Logansport
Cass County
Middle West
Prairie Creek
Swoleln
Shultztown
Stanley
Shultz
Bartlett
Tuck” Gunkle
Matt MacDonald
F E. B. Graves
McKee
Fatal Wreck of Trains 76 and 81 East of New Castle
Trains No 76 and 81 collided in fog six miles east of New Castle killing Richmond brakeman Lingenfelter and seriously injuring engineer Shea and firemen Showalter. No 76 struck No 81 as both crews jumped to safety. wreck delays and heavy material losses reported.
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Lingenfelter
Shea
Showalter
Richmond
New Castle
No. SI
Railroadircles
Cincinnati
New Cas
Falls From Water Tank On Panhandle Line
O C Howard a carpenter of 1427 Toledo street was brought to the city this morning from Kouts on the eleven o clock train with a broken leg. He had been working on a water tank at Kouts when he fell and broke his leg.
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O. C. Howard
Toledo Street
Panhandle
Kouts
Arrest of John Clark Over Enticement Case
John Clark was arrested and jailed on a charge of enticing the daughter of George Gugle away from home ten days ago. The case concerns a alleged love affair. Clark admits going with the girl but claims she left due to cruel treatment. Authorities say he may know where she is. The judge delayed the case as parents sought to prove Clark's knowledge.
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John Clark
George Gugle
Gugle
Clark
Reform School
Elephants and camels parade under Honor influence in Peru streets
Twenty one elephants and sixteen camels were led through Peru streets yesterday under Honor influence. The animals tramped through slush scattering snow as Hagenbeck and Wallace shows merged and prepared winter quarters. A mash of bran and whiskey fed the animals at dawn to prevent cold, and the livestock arrived already drunk.
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Peru
Evry
Wallace
Mexico
Wreck Halts Train After Beard on Rails Delays Yard Switch
In Vandalia yards this morning a caboose was derailed by a large beard lying on a rail. The wreck crew was summoned to handle the incident and clear the track.
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Vandalia
Big Four Queen City Limited Wreck Near Fowler
Reports of a major railroad disaster near Fowler on the Big Four. The Queen City Limited collided head on with a through freight, with many passengers asleep. Deaths estimated between twenty and thirty five. several injured and many feared trapped. lines to Fowler down.
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Fowler
Doctor Milroy in critical typhoid condition at home
Dr. Milroy remains gravely ill with typhoid fever at his East Market Street residence. Attending physicians have lost hope of recovery after weeks of illness. he previously showed improvement but worsened recently. Six nearby typhoid cases have occurred in the same square, with two deaths in the past two months.
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Milroy
East Market Street
MASS MEETING ON HAPPINESS AT Y M C A
A men's meeting is planned in the R R Y M C A rooms tomorrow afternoon. Secretary Pendleton will lead a discussion on the subject What is Happiness.
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Pendleton
Ice men warn of shrinking ice supply this winter
Ice dealers warn that with six weeks left of winter no ice has been stored this season. Lake Maxinkuckee houses burned and rebuilt, but warm weather threatens a poor harvest and higher prices for artificial ice. Logansport Artificial Ice and Cold Storage stockholders could gain next summer.
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Chris Jeannerette
Lake Maxinkuckee
Double Track Trains Run Logansport to Chicago
All Panhandle passenger and freight trains now use the full Logansport to Chicago route on the new double tracks. An order effective yesterday at 10 am completed the conversion, with earlier partial use since last October. Also the coal dock at Kouts is abandoned and workers moved to the new site.
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Panhandle
Logansport
Chicago
St Kouts
Conference With France Sets Convention Speakers
Yesterday the council committee met with Mayor Fred France of Huntington president of the Municipal League of Indiana. Arrangements were made for speakers to attend the convention in July. Preliminary matters were discussed and nothing final can be decided until the speakers are heard. France will return next week to finalize plans.
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Municipal League of Indiana
Fred France
Huntington
France
Cost of Living Not Higher Says Researcher
A writer argues the cost of living has not risen overall since 1895. Uncle Joe Patterson cites figures showing cheaper clothing footwear and many food staples while noting higher rents and some meats and dairy products. Wages rose forty two percent since 1895 plus a ten percent general increase, while capital returns remained modest.
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Cape
Joe Patterson
Chicago
Newry
Two Small Fires Reported in Town This Morning
Fire units responded to two incidents. At the Tula home on Oak Street wood in an oven for drying caught fire shortly after Mary Inula’s funeral was held. No damage occurred. Soon after, at 2200 High Street, a closet fire caused by spontaneous combustion was halted before major damage.
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Tula
Oak Street
Mary Inula
Guy Hensley
High Street
Mid Winter Reception for Franklin School Alumni
The eight-year class of Franklin school held a mid winter reception for about seventy graduates and teachers at Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Smith home on Ash street. Helen Lanterback and Guail Ayers greeted guests. a two course lunch was served by Pearl Coates Laura Jones and Cora Bitler. Music entertained attendees. prize winners included Raymond Emire Nora Shideler Ruth Wigson and Pancee Alber with Prof Davis taking the consolation prize.
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Franklin School
J. A. Smith
Ash Street
Helen Lanterback
Guail Ayers
Raymond Emire
Nora Shideler
Ruth Wigson
Pancee Alber
Prof Davis
Insurance Man Defends Rates Amid Fire Carelessness Debate
A local insurance executive defends rising premiums arguing to cover losses and future disasters. He cites hotel owners seeking rebates, policies beyond fire risk, and a boarding house blaze caused by a gasoline stove as examples of careless behavior that inflate costs.
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San Francisco
Jockey Harry Birkenruth To Race in Austria Next Season
Logansport jockey Harry Birkenruth will depart about February 15 for Austria. He will work with the same stables as last season and spend the summer at Budapest and Vienna.
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Harry Birkenruth
Logansport
Austria
Budapest
Vienna
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Joseph Gault
Martin McDonald
Tuck” Gunkie
John Lax
Wary
Smith
John Fellows
James Johnson
Macklin
Henry Dale
C. K E. Morehead
John Rice
John Farre
Enton Traction
Crawfordsville
Big Four
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Carpenter
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Gagle
Elephants
Dr. Milroy
Uncle Joe Patterson
Mater
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