Logansport Opens Season With 6 1 Victory Over Lafayette
Logansport defeats Lafayette 6 to 1 at League Park in Lafayette to start the North State league season. Davis delivers a three-base hit and a home run for Logansport while Ray Lambert and Fleming stir the offense and Romine pitches well to hold Lafayette scoreless through six innings. Umpire Moore’s calls draw late controversy as Logansport racks up a handful of safeties and steals, with two base hits by Lambert and St Clair contributing to the visitors’ early lead.
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Logansport
Lafayette
Lafayette Journal
League Park
Moore
Weil
Sai
Ireland
Payne
Fleming
Thomas
Scherer
Morehouse
Chappel
Duggan
Davis
Flem Thomas
OM Polan
Romine
Lambert
Lacey
Renner
St. Clair
Case
Coats
Comingore
Women Duel On Street In Wordy War Over Rumors
Two women from Wabash avenue filed affidavits in police court after a street quarrel. Mrs. Jessie Copeland faces assault and battery charges, Mrs. James Gates faces criminal provocation, while Mrs. Rosa Blake is to be tried for assault and battery with intent to kill by shooting tomorrow afternoon.
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Henry McDonald
Jessie Copeland
James Gates
Wabash Avenue
McDonald
Copeland
Copelena
Gates
Rosa Blake
Leffel Divorce Filing Cites Poor Provider Motives
Chloe Leffel through attorney Frank V. Guthrie sues Charles J. Leffel in circuit court for divorce custody of three children and alimony of 500. They wed June 25 1901 and separated May 25 1914. Wife says he spent money on pool and drink, left children barefoot and hungry, and is unfit to care for them.
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Chloe Leffel
Frank V. Guthrie
Circuit Court Today
Charles J. Leffel
City reports thirty eight measles cases remain
The six Minter children from Treen street and Mollie and Roy Hoover's family on George street have recovered. A Kraft of 1200 Broadway was quarantined today. Since May first there have been 160 measles cases and 38 remain. Scarlet fever shows only two cases left from ten.
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George Minter
Treen Street
Mollie
Roy Hoover
George Street
A. Kraft
Broadway
Charles Kraft
Carnival Queen Selected As Naomi Lispenard Wins Vote
Miss Naomi Lispenard won the carnival queen title after receiving over 8 660 votes. The Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias under Captain Harry Fidler drilled 107 movements in 13 1 2 minutes to claim the $106 prize from the Elks band. Thousands attended the event as she was to be presented a diamond ring worth 100 and crowned queen that night.
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Knights of Pyth
Harry Fidler
Elks’ Band
Odd Fellows
K. of P. Company
Fidler
Neema Lispenard
Girls Told to Stay Off Streets as Crusade Looms
Police intensify a night curb on teenage girls 12 to 16 in the city. Officers summon unaccompanied girls to the superintendent for individual talks, urging them to stay home. Sentences warn that repeat offenders risk jail, while noting a gang dispute involving Fettig, Moore, and local East and West Side youths.
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Offic
John Fettig
Glenn Moore
Fettig
West Side
East End
Moore
Anna Dailey
Miss Dailey
Barney Burch
Police Move Against West Side Gang Ring Leaders
Police target leaders of the West Side boys and crackdown on the hit the grade scheme as part of an ongoing anti gang effort.
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West Side Boys
Esterline Resigns from Purdue to Pursue Commercial Work
J. Walter Esterline, a professor of electrical engineering at Purdue, resigns his post to engage in commercial work. He had a machinery role in the local light plant and is well known in the area.
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J. Walter Esterline
Purdue
Erline
Tramp Refuses Bath After Train Incident at Terre Haute
A wandering man named A. Dolan was struck by a switch engine in Terre Haute while fleeing the city with two Vandalia freight cars. He refused hospital care there saying he would not take a bath.
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A. Dolan
Terre Haute
Local photographers capture crowd at Lafayette game
Donnelly Whittaker and Reed photographed a large crowd of Logansport fans as a special car stopped on Lafayette’s outskirts to document the opening league season win. The image shows communal support and the team’s early-season success.
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Donnelly
Whittaker
Reed
Lafayette
Logansport
Wood Bennett to Visit Fort Wayne for Banquet
Wood Bennett, first chef at the Weinand Bros. Chili Parlor in Fort Wayne and former local resident, will visit tomorrow for a short stay. The Turkey Gobblers plan a banquet in his honor.
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Wood Bennett
Weinand Bros
Fort Wayne
Turkey Gobblers
Logansport Gun Club to Hold Sixteen Bird Big Shoot
The Logansport Gun Club will host a Thursday afternoon shoot on June 23 at 1 o’clock with five events of fifteen birds each. One event is reserved for shooters who score seven or fewer, ensuring beginners a chance at prizes. Prizes include cash, silver, wares, and various goods from local businesses for top finishers across five events.
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Logansport Gun Club
Morning Papers at War over County Commission Allowance
In Cass circuit court the dispute between two morning papers over payment for publishing the county commissioners allowance goes to trial. Judge considers attempts to bar taxpayer jurors on grounds of interest. The case is expected to be intense and contentious.
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Cass
Local delegates head to national T P A meeting
John Schilling and J G Thomas of this city travel to Chattanooga Tennessee tomorrow for the national convention of the T P A. Schilling serves as a delegate from the local post while Thomas represents the Muncie post. They back Schuyler Logan of Lafayette for national secretary.
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John Schilling
J. G Thomas
Chattanooga
Tenn
Schilling
Thomas
Muncie
Schuyler Logan
Lafayette
City Council debates aerial coal carrier for light plant
In a secret caucus Wednesday night the council discussed an aerial tram proposal to cross the Eel river. The system would deliver coal directly to the plant, saving about 2400 dollars annually in atayage and costing around 4000 dollars, promising a payback in eighteen months. The panel plans to appropriate funds at the next meeting.
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Eel River
Atayage
Dance Postponed By Temple Dancing Club
The Temple Dancing club postpones the regular dance tomorrow night and next Saturday as a courtesy to Elks band members staging a carnival this week.
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Elks’ Band
The
Temple Dancing Club
J C O Connor Secures Railroad Contract In Logansport
J C O Connor traveled to Logansport this afternoon where a contract was signed with the Pennsylvania railroad for a major construction project. The agreement marks a significant development for the local contractor and the region's rail infrastructure plans.
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Delphi
J. C. O’connor
Logansport
Pennsylvania Railroad
Supreme Court Dismisses Gage in Liquor License Case
The Supreme Court dismissed Hood v McCarthy, an action to invalidate Daniel McCarthy of Peru's liquor license. Tried in Cass and Miami counties years ago, the license expired before any decision. Miami County became dry, and the license could not be resurrected even if the court had ruled in favor.
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Supreme Court
Hood
McCarthy
Miami
Cass
Daniel McCarthy
Peru
Miami County
Circuit Court
Indianapolis
Motorcycle Mishaps On Wet Streets Leave Riders Untouched
A rider fell from a motorcycle yesterday morning at Third and Market due to a wet pavement but suffered no injuries. C F Arnold, a motorcycle agent, was also thrown yesterday at Broadway and Seventeenth street yet escaped injury.
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Third
Market Streets
C. F. Arnold
Broadway
Seventeenth Street
Phi Sigma Chi Plans Initiation Night for Clarence Zinn
Members of the Phi Sigma Chi fraternity will meet tomorrow night to initiate Clarence Zinn into the mysteries of the Greek society. Several dormitory and college students home for the occasion will participate in the initiation.
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Phi Sigma Chi Fraternity
Clarence Zinn
Mysteries of the Greek Society
Will of Sarah De Haven Provides for Cass Churches
Probate in Cass circuit court reveals the will of the late Sarah Jane De Haven naming Logansport Orphan Asylum Salem M E Church Deer Creek and Galveston M E Church as equal beneficiaries. An equal share of Galveston property and all remaining personal property are to be divided after bequests. Nin a Johnson and Clarence Robinson receive equal property shares while eighty acres were quit claimed to John E Mary E Kitchen and William Black. The Orphans Home of Logansport receives a quarter section in Kansas. Loganport Loan & Trust named as trustee. George A Raub sues Malinda Benson et al. for partition. Lillian Chase-Rau files a $10,000 bond as guardian and requests $6 weekly as guardian stipend.
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Sarah Jane DeHaven
Cass
Logansport-orphan Asylum
Salem M. E
Deer Creek
Galveston M. E
Kearney County
Kansas
Galveston
Lawshee Resettles in New Mexico After Health Recovery
A. B. Lawshee former third assistant postmaster general and longtime Logansport resident, now in New Mexico, reports tuberculosis improvement through open air living. He has built Camp Lawshe near Las Cruces, shares a ranch with his wife and daughter, and describes carpentry feats and daily life in a sunlit climate.
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A. LB. Lawshee
Converse
Ind
Logansport
New Mexico
Lawstte
el Paso
Mr. Lawshe
Lawshe
Las Cruces
N. M
Tider
Grace
Banta seeks divorce and child custody in court
Artie Banta, by attorney John Meek, files for divorce from Bessie Banta and asks custody of their children. Defendant is represented by George A. Custer. Banta alleges his wife associates with people of bad repute.
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Artie Banta
John Meek
Bessie Banta
George A. Custer
Banta
Will Honor Dead Memorial for Ivy Grove Woodmen
Ivy Grove No. 44 Woodmen Circle members are asked to meet Sunday at 1 p.m. at the hall and march to the cemetery to decorate graves of deceased brothers and hold memorial services. Committee directs attendance.
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Ivy Grove No
Woodmen Circle
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