McNary Elected President At Municipal League Meet
The Municipal League convention closed with a Dutch luncheon at the Country club. Joseph T. McNary was elected president with George R. Durgan as vice president and other officers named. Delegates toured Spencer park and enjoyed a session at Stettiner hall. Congressman James Watson delivered one of the best speeches on government and liberty.
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Elks’ Band
Rufus Magee
Lemuel Darrow
Laporte
Logansport
M. B. Larry
Municipal League
Durgan
Lafayette
Becker
Hammond
Billy Blodgett
Indianapolis Star
Chicago
Murphy
Wabash
Ben Southam
the Pharos
Green
Vincennes
Country Club
Pranthoop
Fred France
League
Roy Johnson
Joseph T. McNary
McNary
George R. Durgan
Walter Baker
L. W Melette
Stettiner Hall
A. G. Jenkines
Tom Hardie
Revillians
Crystal Theatre
Love and Law Collide as Fireman Marries Amid Case
Clyde C. Clayburn, Panhandle fireman, marries Miss Mstelle L. Lease after asking Judge Hanawalt to delay his assault and battery trial. The court consented to postpone until after the honeymoon. The wedding took place at 11 30 with Rev Mainwaring officiating as Stoltz’s complaint looms. Clayburn asserts innocence and plans to return to defend the case.
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Clyde C. Clayburn
Mstelle L. Lease
Barney Stoltz
Hanawalt
Stoltz
Clayburn
Panhandle
Mainwaring
Telephone Convention in Indiana Held at Barnett Hotel
All telephone chief operators from Indiana's first district convened at the Barnett hotel for their annual gathering. Service Inspector Roache of South Bend presided. Attendees included Ma it Mertile Meredith and Bob of Lafayette and numerous South Bend, Wind gate, Brookston, Kokomo, Culver, Monticello, Fowler, Wabash, Peru, and Indianapolis members.
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First District of Indiana
Barnett Hotel
Roache
South Bend
It Mertile -Meredith
Bob
Lafayette
Elsie Schntz
Ada Roy
E. J. Roche
C. A. Cores
J. L. Putman
Marie Cottrell
Windgate
Bessie Pay
Brookston
A. W. Murphy
Kokomo
Myrtle Medthowen
Culver
Delia Nelson
Monticello
Mattie Portius
Fowler
Clara Sugsteller
Wabash
May McMahon
Peru
T. S. Beard
Indianapolis
Postmaster Arrested in Fowlerton Case
M F Partridge storekeeper and postmaster at Fowlerton appeared in Justice Jones court at Fairmount on a charge of choking his mother in law Mrs Pearl liver. The case was dismissed for want of evidence but an investigation is expected to follow.
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M. F. Partridge
Fowlerton
Jones
Fairmount
Pearl Liver
Runaway Buggy Throws Mrs Taburn and Daughter
Mrs John Taburn and daughter Jennie of the West Side were thrown from a runaway buggy yesterday afternoon south of the city after the horse spooked by an automobile and hit a stone. They sustained facial bruises but were not seriously hurt.
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John Taburn
Jennie
West Side
Rees denies refusing lease for Kreuzberger Elks quarters
Carl Rees administrator of the Kreuzberger estate states he did not refuse a short term lease with the Elks for quarters in the Kreuzberger building. He says trustees never approached him for a lease.
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Carl Rees
Kreuzberger Estate
The
Elks
Kreuzberger Building
Panhandle Shop Meeting Set For Noon Tomorrow
Tomorrow at noon the Panhandle shop holds a meeting in the coat department. Miss Wilhelmina Hoffmans will sing and Claude Jen kines will speak.
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Panhandle Shop
Coat
Wilhelmina Hoffmans
Claude Jenkines
Car to Burrows Inspection on New Fort Wayne Line
Fort Wayne traction car No. 211 ran this morning over the new line to Burrows for inspection with several focal workmen aboard.
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Fort Wayne Traction
Burrows
Ottos At Bringhurst
The Otto baseball club left this afternoon for Bringuhrst where they played a game this afternoon.
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Ottos
Bringhurst
Otto
Bringuhrst
Bed Bugs Drive Them From Gary in Sand of Boarding House
Ben Hoover and G. M. Conrad return from Gary where they aided in building the city. They describe three mile treks through ankle deep sand to work and boarding house conditions with bed bugs that stole clothes and nearly threw Conrad from a window. Conrad plans another trip living in a tent.
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Ben Hoover
G. M. Conrad
Gary
Hoover
Conrad
Puck
Nove
Hooter
Bugs
Logan
Horse Fell in Storm at Sixth and North Streets
A horse tied to a buggy slipped and fell on brick pavement at Sixth and North streets amid yesterday afternoon’s storm. Bystanders watched from doors and windows offering distant advice as the accident drew a small crowd.
Beck Goes East to Lead Motive Power Office
E. C. Becker, formerly a clerk in the Panhardt superintendent's office, has accepted a post with the Long Island Railroad as superintendent of motive power in New York City. He will depart next week for the new role.
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E. C. Becker
Long Island Railroad
New York City
Becker
Sbonts
Man Confined Suspect in Imaginary Graves Sanity Petition
Paul Jannasch confined in county jail to be examined by a medical commission over alleged hallucinations. Livingston seeks a sanity inquiry in Judge Hanawalt's court after claims that he digs imaginary graves for neighborhood children and wanders in a drunken reverie.
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Paul Jannasch
Turnkey
Livingston
Jannaseh
Estate final report filed and assets divided
Willard C. Fitzer filed final report in the estate of his father Huebk Fetzer showing $4 322.44 has been divided. Albaugh Bros. Dover company appealed their suit against Lynas to the supreme court. their motion for a new trial was overruled. Mae F B Finn and Mary D Haw king through Judge McGregor filed suit in the circuit court against heirs of Joseph Guthrie deceased demanding quiet title.
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Willard C. Fitzer
Huebk Fetzer
Albaugh Bros. & Dover Company
Lynas
Supreme Court
Mae FB. Finn
Mary D. Haw ‘King
McGregor
Chrcuit
Joseph Guthrie
Traveling man claims assault at Union restaurant
Edgar Pows from Laporte reported being assaulted at the Union restaurant. Police found he had eaten a 25 cent meal and offered 15 cents, leading to an argument. Police documented the incident and investigating further.
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Edgar Pows
Laporte
Parada
Union
Local Industry May Spring Up In Logansport
J Stanley and C W Sitz of Logansport have invented a patented lock and handcuff, deemed unopenable by top experts in Indianapolis Chicago and federal tests. They plan to manufacture locally with some financial support and seek industrial association backing to build a small industry here as orders arrive daily.
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J. Stanley
C. W. Sitz
Industrial Association
Amblers
Jock Sperts
Indianapolis
Chicago
Mill'r
Dowline
Stanley
Litz
Jianapolis
Logansport
Vandalia Tracks Deluged Force Detours From Rain
Heavy rains left Vandalia tracks under two feet of water near Longcliff yesterday night. Two passenger trains were detoured over the Wabesh at Clymers as a result of the flooding.
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Vandalia
Longcliff
Clymers
Perkins Passengcer Conductor Slips, Returns to Duty
T. H. Perkins, a Vandalia passenger conductor, slipped on a car platform recently and sustained bruising. He is back on duty today.
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T. H. Perkins
Vandalia Passengcer
Mayor Green of Old Vincennes Tops Manly Beauty Poll
Delegates at an Anderson meeting previously chose the prettiest girls in the state. Logansport officials and local women agree Mayor Green of Vincennes is the city’s best looking man. Green is a longtime Vincennes mayor and noted speaker who once addressed the World's Fair in Chicago.
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Municipal League
Anderson
Alice
Old Vincennes
Vincennes
Chicago
Prices Rise as Baltimore Lunchrooms Cut Dinners
Protests by downtown Baltimore lunchroom owners cite persistently high prices due to cold wet weather. Desserts will be dropped from regular fifteen cent business men lunches as operators warn of reducing food portions or raising prices to avoid losses. Meat costs are up three to four cents a pound and some vegetables double in price.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Street
Rockefeller closes estate gates after reckless driving
Standard Oil magnate John D Rockefeller closes his estate in the Poca-it'co hills near Tarry town New York to the public after reckless driving by automobilists and disregard for the owner's rights endanger his family and guests. He wrote to the Tarrytown News expressing regret while noting the need to protect his family and the grounds.
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John D. Rockefeller
Tarrytown
N. Y
Standard Oil
Tarrytown News
Rockefeller
Assessor Urged to Dig Up Taxes and End Ferret Fees
Cass county taxpayers condemn tax ferrets for probing delinquent and sequestered taxes. They argue the assessor could perform the duty with a deputy, saving thousands in fees and ending decades of records unreleased after payoff. The piece criticizes backdated mortgages and notes, noting taxes pursued long after payment and cases where estates cannot prove paid dates.
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Cass County
Rural Carriers Near 5000 Mail Exemption
Orders exempt rural carriers handling over 5000 pieces monthly from counting mail after July 1. Only three Logansport routes affected George Lee route 1 A Hinkle route 2 and Robert Grant route 4. Route 8 eyed as closest to meeting the threshold, needing balance in May or June.
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Effec
Logansnort
George Lee
A. Hinkle
Robert Grant
Storm Damage Hits City After Rain and Sand Storm
A rain and sand storm damaged the city and nearby country. Upstairs window panes at H. Wiler & Co. and Keystone buildings blew out. Shade trees toppled, sewers on Twelfth and Seventeenth streets blocked, and water flooded streets. Horney Creek spilled over, washing away chicken coops and drowning many young chickens. A large tree in front of Dr Ballard's residence on Market Street split in two.
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Cty
H. Wiler & Co
Keystone
Twelfth
Seventeenth
Horney Creek
Dr. Ballard
Market Street
Garsden
Peacher Family Moves Across Town Addresses Change
C W Peacher and family relocate from 1012 Miami avenue to 225 Washington street reporting the move within the city.
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C. W. Peacher
Miami Avenue
Washington Street
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