Shurte Named Assistant Secretary of Y M C A in St Louis
Samuel L. Shurte, formerly of Shurte & Van Steenberg, becomes assistant secretary of the Union Station railroad Y M C A in St Louis. A new $220000 building by Helen Gould will house a first class club with bowling, pools, dormitories and extensive facilities for members. The lodge will move May 1 into the modern headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Station
Shurte
St. Louis
Lodge
Helen
International Committee
Shorte
Aged Woman Struck in Night Assault Police Probe Circus Men Suspect
Mrs Mary Campbell widow of Morris Campbell was attacked on High street last night. She suffered shock and facial bruises but no serious injuries. She recalls a short man with a limp who followed her from Sixth street and struck her before fleeing. Police suspect a circus worker just unloaded in the city yesterday. Her purse was not stolen.
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Mary Campbell
Morris Campbell
Matt Obenchain
Peru
Campbell
High Street
Frank Downey
Obenchain
Love's Dream Ended in Kokomo Separation Suit
Eva Stuart sues for local separation from Robert Stuart in the superior court citing desertion after their 1904 marriage. The pair met in a Kokomo dry goods store where they worked, married September 25, 1904, and separated March 20, 1905, with the husband abandoning support and later leaving the city.
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Kokomo
Superior Court
Eva Stuart
Robert Stuart
Stewart
Stuart
Farmer attacked by mad hogs at Mt. Vernon Ohio
Mt. Vernon farmer Hog Levering fought two mad pigs in a pen as they tore at him. He killed the animals after a brutal struggle and was left fatally injured, with physicians saying he cannot live.
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Hog Levering
Mt. Vernon
Levering
Lineman Killed in Rescue at Terre Haute Wires
William H. Smith 25, a Citizens' Telephone lineman, was killed while rescuing fellow worker Martin Kelley from a 2300 volt live wire on Hancock Street near Fourth and Fifth. The incident occurred during wind damage repairs. Kelley entangled in the wire, Smith touched it to free him and died instantly. Smith, from Adena Ohio, had only been back with the company three days after a previous quit and rehired.
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William H. Smith
Citizens’ Telephone Company
Terre Haute
Martin Kelley
Smith
Hancock Streeet
Fourth
Fifth Streets
Kelley
Mr. Smith
Adena, O
School Resumes After Short Break at Logansport College
School resumed at Logansport Business College after a day and a half holiday due to cold rooms. The Magee building basement flooded with water prevented firing the furnace.
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Logansport Business College
Magee
Horse Mired in Mud Rescued Near Wabash Ave
A horse hitched to Kern's coal wagon sank into mud on Wabash avenue yesterday evening close to the spot where a police patrol vehicle was stuck last Sunday. Several men struggled for an hour before the animal was freed.
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Kern
Wabash Avenue
Elks to Converge in Philadelphia for National Convention
Philadelphia Elks plan a record national gathering the week of July 15. About 150 000 visitors are expected with outdoor seafood dinner in a Delaware River park and excursion boat access. Prizes total 15000 dollars for feats plus 200 dollars for best visiting band. nightly band concerts at Independence Square.
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Philadelphia
Denver
Colo
Quaker City Elks
Elkdom
Delaware River
Independence Square
Old State House
Independence Hall
Navy Yards
YOUNGE'S MONEY GONE AROUND COURT CASES SHAPING FATES
Administrators of the eccentric Dr. Younge search for a lost fortune rumored to be carried on his person after his first wife’s divorce. Judge Larry rules for Dr J A Little in a separate suit by Joseph Yeager over a house building balance. Two wills probate leave widows as heirs, while other suits seek small sums or default.
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Dr Little
Joseph Yeager
Younge
Ivy Rhea
Larry
Circuit Court
J. A. Little
Yeager
Little
Ed. C. Elliott
Andrew Dodds
Richmond official lectures on Scandinavia at club
Last evening at Miss Margaret Magee's home Hon. W. D. Foulke of Richmond delivered an interesting lecture on Scandinavia. Fifty members attended and heard about the countries Denmark Sweden Norway and Iceland in rotation with many notable facts shared.
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Margaret Magee
W. D. Foulke
Richmond
Scandinavia
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Iceland
Race track remark ends in a punch
A rumor claims Plunjem made a killing at the race track the other day but witnesses say he merely punched a man.
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Plunjem
Rivers Fall Signaling Breaks in Flood Control Work
This afternoon the Eel and Wabash rivers fell nearly five feet from Sunday as flood waters receded. The island area flooded earlier has dried, and ground is now covered with ice. Work on the interurban bridges has resumed after the thaw.
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Wabash
Ill Fireman Under Quarantine In Logansport
Frank, extra fireman for the Logansport department, fell ill with smallpox this morning and was removed to the pest house. He was at the Fifteenth street engine house where authorities ordered doors locked and fumigation to quarantine the fire house.
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Will Frank
Logansport
Frank
Fifteenth Street
Downtown branch post office eyed at Tritt’s store
Postmaster Johnston favors a downtown branch and will recommend the site at Harry Tritt’s store which offers space for a sub post office. Authorities may reject the plan, and final decisions depend on the post office department amid ongoing red tape.
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Harry Tritt
Tritt
Post Office Department
Johnson
Banker Henry Cohen Arrested in Pittsburg Hotel
Henry Cohen a prominent Broadway New York banker was arrested at the Boyer hotel in Pittsburg with 50000 pounds worth of gold bonds of the Northern and Southern Lumber Company. He spent a night in jail while his resident manager H G Kimmich had earlier posted bond. A complex case surrounds an alleged $750000 worth of stock certificates and a railroad company affair involving Meyersdale and Salisbury Street Railway.
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Henry Cohen
Broadway
New York
Boyer
Pittsburg
Northern & Southern Lumber Company
Cohen
H. G. Kimmich
Mochesney
Fourth Avenue
Logansport Poor Relief Costs Across Townships Report
Auditor Cann reports on county poor relief costs showing Harrison township spent nothing due to no need, while Eel township including Logansport city spent 1323.50 for the poor outside institutions. Jackson 219.60 Bethlehem 6.45. Total outside charitable care 2306.06. County appropriations total 4858.81 for the year. Orphan home upkeep 9156.98 including fire repairs. Poor farm cost 5529.12. $600 spent to bury veterans. Benevolent and correctional funds total 19215 for the year.
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George W. Cann
State Board of Charities and Corrections
Harrison Township
Eel Township
Logansport
Jackson Township
Bethlehem Township
665 Arrests Reported by Metropolitan Police Board
Captain Foley presented the annual police report showing 665 arrests last year. The document lists officers and their arrest totals, including James Foley 54, Thomas Morris 118, Richard Costello 1, George Graham 47, George Thomason 57, Vincent Skelton 31, and others with varied assists.
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Captain Foley
Board of Metropolitan Police Commissioners
James Foley
Thomas Morris
Richard Costello
George Graham
Benjamin Deane
Joseph Carson
John Sinnot
Thomas Milel
Eugene Wedekind
Frank Wermes
Barney Burch
Joseph Kroezer
Henry Monigan
J. E. Leming
Vincent Skelton
Gola Thomason
Barney Lynch
W. C. van Buren
Newby Announces Funeral Flower Service After Loss
J A Newby promotes his floral business in the Reporter claiming he can fill all special orders for cut flowers and funeral designs despite a magnified plant ruin. The note credits his effort to continue this line of business and assures clients of reliable service.
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J. A. Newby
Mr. Newby
Forty Four Circus Workers Deported From City
Police rounded up forty four Hagenbachs circus workers who had been dumped from Peru into Logansport. They were jailed, then sent by train to Peru as local authorities vowed the city would not be a dumping ground for the traveling show. The men, who had toured Mexico, were fired in Peru and faced unrest before removal.
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Peru
Hagenback
Mexico
John Wolpert
Wabash
Logansport
Hagenbach
Penn
Board of Metropolitan Police Commissioners
Narrow escape on bridge as train passes over river
Will Crabtree a colored man and a twelve year old white boy clung to iron braces beneath the Big Four and Clover Leaf bridge at Marion as the 4:21 train thundered by. Gulliford, also colored, barely reached safety while Crabtree dragged the boy to the mock safety of the bridge. Witnesses watched the perilous ascent.
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Will Crabtree
Roland Gulliford
Clover Leaf Bridge
Marion
Gulliford
Crabtree
Portsmouth Flood Halts City and Industry
The river's high stage leaves about 300 families homeless in Portsmouth Ohio. Some 25 industries have suspended operations with 6000 to 8000 workers idle. Water works may fail with a slight rise. Norfolk and Western trains stopped and no freight moves. B&O tracks east of the city are buried under six feet of water. All schools closed and gas shortage deepens gloom.
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Portsmouth
Cincinnati
Norfolk & Western
Baltimore & Ohio
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ELKS
Quaker City
Dr. Younge Ang
Tri-State Trust Co
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Gremelspacher
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Ezekiel Snethern
Robert Rankin
Th Tourist Club
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Cann
Adatin
Cee
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Ereeee
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Wallace
Penu
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