Harvey Gray Aims for Kellogg Prize at National Corn Exposition
Cass County corn king Harvey Gray declares he will compete for the $1,000 W. K. Kellogg National Corn Exposition trophy at the third annual exposition in Omaha, December 6 to 18. He praises local corn quality and urges improved seed selection and cultivation to boost yields and farm wealth nationwide.
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Gray
Cass County
Omaha
Neb
Harvey Gray
Cass
W. K. Kellogg
Battle Creek
Mich
Gorham
Tiffany
Mr. Kellogg
Chicago
P. G. Holden
Iowa State Agricultural College
Ames
Stanley Clague
Holden
Iowa
Kellogg
Indiana
Ghostly disturbance spooks Johnston hotel staff
Night porters and clerks avoid room No 32 at the Johnston hotel due to a supposed ghost. A bell rings nightly from midnight to morning with no responder, after a prior suicide by Mrs C Henderson in that room. Fred Six, the hotel receiver, plans to sleep there with a shotgun and ax for protection.
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Johnston Hotel
Herman Parker
C. Henderson
Fred Six
Photographer's display features Jack Wise portrait
L Harrington, local photographer, shows a collection in the Bee Hive window. Eastman Kodak company will exhibit these photos at the national photographers convention. The standout image is of Jack Wise, son of Mr and Mrs Carl Wise.
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L. Harrington
Bee Hive
Eastman Kodak Company
Jack” Wise
Carl Wise
Wheat Tested Poorly at Imcerne Market
Gandy and Co grain dealers tested 125 bushels of new wheat this week in Imcerne. The wheat weighed fifty six pounds per bushel and sold for 1.05 dollars per bushel.
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Gandy & Co
Imcerne
Egg famine across Gags County and rising egg prices
The piece explains how high wheat and grain prices driven by Patten and others lift costs for farmers. Many farmers kill hens because feed is expensive, reducing supply while summer boosts demand as consumers buy more eggs.
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Cass County
Logansport
Patten
Chicago
Europe
Arup
Irup
Salt wagon dump blocks street at Third and Market
A wagon load of rock salt broke a rear wheel at Third and Market streets this morning. The salt spilled into a large pile in the street and was shoveled back into the wagon for use at the W I Shearer ice cream factory.
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W. I. Shearer
Third
Market Streets
New Hope Box Trend Baffles Logansport Marriage Plans
Logansport girls abandon cakes garters and pillow betting in favor of hope boxes. They place undergarments and accessories in small boxes each day, dreaming a marriage proposal within a year. Two East End women already received engagements, one accepting. A South Side girl awaits a reply as friends buzz.
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Logansport
East End
South Side
Beware of the carbon iron swindle in Logansport
A traveling con artist sold carbon and gasoline irons for about $2.90 plus 60 cents for carbon, claiming heat and cheap operation. The irons failed to hold heat, leaving victims with worthless devices. Authorities urge using electric irons or alcohol irons as safer alternatives for households.
Widow Receives Union Benefits After Trainyard Death
Mrs Walter F Wyatt widow of a man killed in the Vandalia yards yesterday received 1350 from the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. Yard workers report an attorney was seen in the yards measuring tracks and examining the engine, and a damage suit is expected to follow.
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Walter F. Wyatt
Vandalia
Brotherhood of Railway
Wyatt
Salvation Army to Open Makeshift Hospital
The Salvation Army plans a hospital above its Sixth street hall to aid destitute patients and others in need. A temporary ward was set up yesterday when sixteen year old William Wyble fell ill and was cared for by the army before continuing his journey. Further cases like Miss Nattie Warnick’s afterbirth in a quarry prompted discussion of a dedicated ward for such patients.
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Captain Smith
The
Salvation Army
Sixth Street
Nattie Warnick
William Wyble
Eel Township
John Murphy
Miss Warnick
Salvation Army Hospital
City Installing Electric Meters In Public Buildings
City workers begin installing electric meters in all public buildings to determine if electricity is being stolen. The project aims to quantify usage as meters replace free current, with work continuing as pages indicate.
Balloon ascensions end, band concert and fireworks set
Supt. Ryder declares balloon events finished due to uncertainty and disappointment. Tomorrow a M. & F. versus Kokomo Red Sox game precedes a free Elks band concert and fireworks in the driving park. A postponed Fourth of July celebration may occur next Wednesday if weather cooperates, with a concert program by Samuel B. Smith and performers from local groups.
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Kokomo Red Sox
Elks’ Band
Supt. Ryder
Samuel B. Smith
Dave Courtney Visits Marion With Friend
Dave Courtney plans a Sunday outing in Marion with a companion, enjoying leisure time away from routine.
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Dave Courtney
Marion
Halstead to run for city treasurer in Logansport
John Brennan declines treasurer race citing business before pleasure while Arthur Halstead, long tied to labor groups, enters as Republican candidate. Fred Hammontree weighs run as McKee aims to keep him sidelined. John Barnes may boost Hammontree. James A. West seeks city police judge post.
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John Brennan
Arthur Halstead
Brennan
John
Halstead
Logansport
Trades’ Assembly
Republican
Fred Hammontree
McKee
John Barnes
Hammontree
Taft Mitigates Sentence for Marion Grey in Chicago
President Taft reduced the one year prison term of Marion Grey the affinity broker of Chicago to thirty days. Judge K M Landis had imposed the original sentence and Mrs Grey thanked the president in a letter noting she preferred prison to shield her son from stigma.
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Taft
Marion Grey
Chicago
K. M. Landis
City and property owners to decide paving method for High Street
An injunction suit seems unlikely as Loganport debates paving High Street. Property owners and the city should choose pavement type by bid on several options, then agree with cost and durability data before the Board of Works awards the contract. This avoids injunctions and clears the way for paving.
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High Street
Logansport
Tom” Austin
North Street
Board of Works
Wells Boost Riverside Water and River Boating Plan
City councilor promotes fresh well water as a multi use project. Drilled wells would supply clean water and enable sewerage on the Eel river, reducing floods and allowing boating and swimming near Riverside park with a future bath house and drinkable water.
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J. T. McNary
Eel River
Wabash
Board of Health
Riverside Park
Davis Bridge
Traction Line from Logansport to Marion Brings Backed Hope
Hartford City News reports promoters have secured financial backing for a Logansport to Marion traction line. Construction may start in months with gasoline powered cars expected to outdo electric lines in cost and performance. An east west extension through Hartford City is hoped to follow soon, bringing significant local benefits.
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Hartford City News
Logansport
Marion
Ers
Rate Discrimination In Express Charges Noted
The Royal Centre Record comments on higher express costs for ice cream from Logansport versus Goodland farther away and the hypothetical impact if charges rose to seventy five cents for eleven miles. The piece recalls debates over interstate commerce laws aimed at equalizing charges, noting poor connections at Remington or Royal Centre.
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Royal Centre
Remington
Logansport
Goodland
County to Build Concrete Arch Over Dry Run
County commissioners plan a concrete arch bridge over Dry Run in Clay township. A bridge expert inspected the Georgetown bridge damaged by the recent storm and will determine if it can be repaired.
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Dry Run
Clay Township
Georgetown
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