Record-Setting Fort Wayne to Indianapolis Excursion Train
An excursion train on the Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction line covered 59 miles from Fort Wayne to Peru then to Indianapolis in one hour fifty minutes. The three-car train reached a mile a minute on several stretches with stops included. Officials note the run was to test Sunday interest and potential future excursions, though no decision has been made.
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Fort Wayne
Peru
Indianapolis
Logansport
Two Weddings Tomorrow In Logansport
Two weddings of special local interest are planned in Logansport. Dr Harry C Johnson will wed Grace A Green at 10 a m at the bride's home on East Market street. Fred C Crowell of Pittsburg Pa will marry Edna Bonebrake at noon at the Bonebrake home corner Eleventh and Market streets.
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Logansport
Fred C. Crowell
Pittsburg
Edna Bonebrake
Harry C. Johnson
Grace A. Green
Dr. Johnson
Miss Green
Harvey Green
East Market Street
Mr. Crowell
Miss Bonebrake
Bonebrake
Eleventh and
Market Streets
Tudor Hall Commencement Moves to Indianapolis Social Functions
Mrs Inez M Sutton Miss Helena Cady and Mr Lindley R Sutton depart for Indianapolis to attend Tudor Hall closing term events Tonight they will join a Tudor Hall gym dance Wednesday’s Tabernacle church commencement exercises where senior Psyche R Sutton will graduate and receive a diploma The Tudor Hall closing is described as an elaborate Capitol City social function with wide significance
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Inez M. Sutton
Helena Cady
Lindley R. Sutton
Indianapolis
Tudor Hall
Tabernacle Church
Psyche R. Sutton
Capitol City
Woman arrested for insanity reunited with first husband
A woman identifying herself as Mrs Ada Kent of North Manchester was arrested Saturday night as supposedly insane. She wandered the West Side seeking unknown relatives. Her ex husband, now divorced, obtained her release and she returned home to North Manchester.
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Ada Kent
North Manchester
West Side
Liberty Street
North Street Vaudeville and the Perennial Remonstrance
A Loud public quarrel over North street improvement reveals a citizen’s petition for faster paving. The piece questions asphalt and bitulithic bids, municipal control, and local politics, arguing Logansport lags behind peers in street upgrades and urging action.
Trench Digger Arrives to Speed Sewer Work
A large trench digger is unloaded to replace human labor and end delays from strikes. The machine, said to work as the equivalent of fifty workers, is being positioned and should begin full operation by Wednesday, ending disruptions over the Christmas deadline for the West Side sewer completion.
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Dennis Uhl
Dennis
West Side
R. R. Y. M. C. A. to set entertainment course
The regular monthly meeting of the R. R. Y. M. C. A. management will be held Wednesday evening. The group plans to contract numbers for the new lecture course and expects at least seven bureaus and lyceums to be represented. Ten entertainments will be decided upon.
Mysterious Shooting Leaves Union Foreman Wabash Hospitalized
Orville Davis foreman of the Pioneer Hat factory lies in a Wabash hospital possibly dying after a Saturday night shooting. Sam Snyder, Wabash brewery wagon driver, surrendered his revolver to police on Sunday claiming justification but offering no defense. Snyder is held without bail awaiting Davis’ fate. Davis was a prominent local union man with a past violent attack that left him scarred years ago.
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Orville Davis
Pioneer Hat Factory
Wabash
Sam Snyder
Davis
Board of Review Opens Thirty Day Session
County officials begin a month long session to hear objections to personal property and improvements assessments. The five members include August Gleitz Obed Gard Owen McGreevy B C Read and William Gundrum. County Commissioners plan a trip to Pipe Creek to inspect site for a new bridge.
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Pipe Creek
August Gleitz
Obed C. Gard
Owen A. McGreevy
B. C. D. Read
William Gundrum
Pension system expansion to C A and C extends retirements
The voluntary relief department of the Pennsylvania line expands to the Cleveland Akron and Columbus division and Pennsylvania plans to apply pensions to all line employees. This will retire President J F Miller who previously left the Panhandle and was made vice president of the C A and C. He has signified willingness to accept retirement under the broader system.
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Voluntary Relief Department
Pennlvania
Cleveland, Akron & Columbus
Pensylvania
Pennsylvania
Vandalla
J. F. Miller
Miller
Five intoxicated men face jail in police court
Five intoxicated individuals appeared in police court this morning. four were sentenced to jail while one was released or received a lesser penalty.
Brisk Fight Across State Over Prohibition Tactics
The Anti Saloon League intensifies efforts under the Moore temperance law. It plans mass remonstrances and power of attorney cards to attach voters’ names to license objections. Experts debate whether remonstrances can shut saloons out of towns versus cities, citing Nicholson law precedents.
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Anti-Saloon League
Actisalon League
Antisalone
Indianapolis
A. G. Humphrey
Supreme Court
Jockey Birkenruth Ships to Europe for Castoria Ride
Jockey Harry Birkenruth of this city sails from New York for Europe to ride for Count Castoria, an Austrian noble, at a salary that equates to $12,000 per season in American money.
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Harry Birkenruth
New York
Europe
Count Castoria
Lively Council Race for School Trustee in Logansport
In Logansport a council vote tonight will select a school trustee to fill the August vacancy. Top candidates include J J McNitt George A Raub and Harvey W Graham with Democratic and Republican caucuses shaping a tight race. Rumors point to a possible dark horse as support splits among party lines.
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Ing
J. D. McNitt
Snesnient
Dennehry
Ward
J. J. McNitt
Logansport Loan & Trust Company
George A. Raub
Pasnner
A. T. Bowen & Co. Bank
Harvey W. Graham
Boyer
Enyart
Smith
Graham
Counemmen Palmer
Brambaugh
Raub
Frank Guthrie
A. G. Jenkines
Q. A. Myers
Evansville Factory Inspector Faces Backlash Over Laws
State Factory Inspector McAbee visited Evansville and criticized widespread lawlessness in factories. Child labor and night work bans were ignored. Eleven affidavits were filed against a leading manufacturer who telegrammed Governor Hanly demanding McAbee's discharge.
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Evansville
McAbee
Hanly
Engineer Winemiller Not Involved In Upland Wreck
A rumor claimed Parhandle engineer Robert A Winemiller was injured in a Sunday wreck. inquiries showed he was not hurt. He arrived home safely that evening, and no one was injured in the Upland incident.
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Robert A. Winemiller
Parhandle
Winemiller
Upland
Engineer Winemiller
Courtroom Showdown: Manager Guilty in Vaudeville Assault
Justice McGregor presided in Rogue's Row court over an assault case filed by showgirl Helen Miller against manager Dr Thomas A Rix of the Gibson Girls show at Mundy Carnival. The judge found Rix guilty with a $2 fine plus costs, as Miller vows to seek $42 in unpaid salary through attachment.
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Helen Miller
Thomas A. Rix
McGregor
Rix
Big forest giants may be multiplied through reforestation
The U S forest service reports Calvintos big trees seed freely but seeds germinate mainly after ground fires. Young growth needs light protection from fire and grazing. Some areas show seedlings, and plans include moving them to preferred sites. The first extensive transplanting occurred in Gen Grant national park California.
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United States Bureau of Forestry
Gen. Grant National Park
California
Nan Patterson Drops Romania Panama Tour After Defeat
Nan Patterson severed ties with the Romania Panama company while Abe was touring, leaving Altoona Pennsylvania late Saturday night and heading to Washington. She expressed sorrow over severe criticism and claimed her decision to return to the stage was just and right, lamenting unkind treatment after a bright period following a terrible experience.
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Nan Patterson
Romania
Panama
Abe
Altoona
Washington
Wrecked Wagon Halts Traffic At Third Street Crossing
A wagon from the Munny show broke an end board on the Panhandle tracks at Third Street this morning scattering contents on the rails. The main line remained clear and workers cleared the scene rapidly to restore traffic flow.
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Panhandle
Third Street
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