Balloon Race Ignites Chicago to Spencer Park Meet
In Chicago on July 4 1908 eleven international balloons prepare for the long distance race starting at Sixty Seventh Street and South Park as Ellis Hance aims for a mid air meeting with famed aeronauts including C A Coey H B Hersey and others The St Louis race winners may echo over Logansport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klis Hance
Spencer Park
Cc. A. Coey
H. B. Hersey
Chicago
St. Louis
Charles Andrew Coey
Aeronautique Club of Chicago
A. Coey
C. L. Bumbauggh
Aeronatique Club of Chicago
Illinois
J. L. Case
Gregory
Woman of His Dreams: Kansan Returns From Amnesia
George B Harrison, once man of dual personality, returns to Topeka after deserting his wife and two children. In San Diego he worked as a farm laborer and fails to recognize most relatives. He greets his wife with a loving claim that she is the woman of his dreams, while memory remains blank for others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kas
George B. Harrison
San Diego
Harrison
Carlisle Girl to Wed Chief
Stacy Matlock a Pawnee Indian banker and head of the tribe has left for Carlisle Pennsylvania to marry Miss Blanche Bill a Pawnee Indian girl who has been three years at Carlisle school Congressman McGuire secured permission for her to leave the school They will spend a two weeks honeymoon in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawnee, Okla
Stacy Matlock
Eagle Chief
Carlisle
Blanche Bill
Congressman McGuire
Indian Bureau
Washington
Matlocks
SQUIRE REID DEFENDS MARRIAGE PRICING IN COURT
In circuit court Squire Reid declares he will not cut prices for marriages. He boasts no better known squire from Logansport to Lucerne. Cases include divorce grants to Susan Sickafoose and Ada Hatfield and appeals involving Lewis Ray and sheriff Enyart. Also notes on Herbert Miner admission to the bar and judgments against Byers and Harrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire Reid
Hanawalt
Logansport
Royal Center
Burlington
Lucerne
Levi Sickafoose
Susan Sickafoose
Ada P. Hatfield
Solomon Hatfield
Lewis Ray
William B. Enyart
Ray
Enyart
Herbert Miner
William F. Steger
Theodore
Madaline Byers
Mechanics’ Hien
State Bank of
Monticello
George Harrison
Harrison
Fire set attempt on Fifth Street hay pile thwarted
A pile of hay was dumped on the sidewalk on Fifth Street between Market and Railroad. Two boys tried to light it but were chased away and the blaze was extinguished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Street
Market
Railroad Streets
Fractious Colt Breaks Man's Arm on Long Drive
A New Albany man, William A. Frushour, injured when an unbroken colt bolted after an automobile fright. He remains bedbound with a broken arm and dislocated wrist after the wreck near Logansport on a trip from Lucerne. He vows not to drive such colts again. Also notes 26 children graduate Sunday from Ninth Street Christian Church primary class with diplomas and a program of songs and remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frushour
Lucerne
New Albany
Logansport
Ninth Street Christian Church
J. Raymond Cummings
Olive Dowing
Marie M Dodrill
Irma J. Jouglass
Mildred Davis
Merle D. Bayards
Esther G. Gingrich
Edna F. Halsey
Carroll J. Nelson
Lois H. Nagle
Mildred Smith
Isabel J. Vance
Irena M. Vigus
Mary E. Young
Olive & Washburn
George E. Rans
Pearl S. Bauers
Pauline B. Hensel
Pearl J. Baker
Hazel Cruse
Ward Speller
Robert Deithrich
Gladys BE. Wright
Vera M. Neff
Pearl L. Gage
Margaret M. Deboo
G. N. Berry
Dr. C. Lwetsoen
Carroll Nelson
Irma Jonglass
Lois Nagle
Olive Downing
Grace Kistler
Jesus’ Plas
Richmond Nurse Known as Millionaires' Healer
Grover Cleveland was urged through his last illness by Miss Blanche Hechler a Richmond girl whose soft voice and gentleness endeared her to wealthy patients. Her services were in constant demand by the wealthy and distinguished earning her the title the millionaires' nurse. After a year of watching Cleveland Miss Hechler told her brother in law David Richardson mayor elect that Cleveland was one of the truest men ever.
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Richmond
Grover Cleveland
Blanche Hechler
Miss Hechler
Mrs Daw Returns From Delphi Visit to Mother
Mrs. Daw traveled to Delphi to visit her mother and returned home afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Daw
Delphi
First Presbyterian Church Raises Funds for Gary Chapel
The Gary congregation gathered 166 dollars last Sunday toward a new chapel. The project costs about 16 000 dollars and can be enlarged to 350 000 as the community grows. Gary's population is about 23 000 and developing rapidly.
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First Presbyterian Church
Gary
Berkeley Speech Declares Americans Uncultured
Professor Robert Harrick of the University of Chicago told UC Berkeley students that Americans are uncultured due to lacking family records tracing ancestry beyond two generations. He noted that in Chicago classes less than 30 percent could claim American ancestry beyond two generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Cal
University of California
Robert Harrick
University of Chi
Cago
Chicago
Runaway Horse On Broadway Besets City Block
A horse tied before McCafferys grocery slipped its halter and bolted while Charles Snyder backed a calf wagon. Stopped briefly at Foley’s grocery, the horse broke loose again and was captured near Longwell & Cummings on Fifth Street. The rubber-tired bogey attached to the animal remained unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
McCaffery
Charles Snyder
Foley's Grocery
Fifth Street
Longwell & Cummings
Mrs Dugan Returns Home From St Josephs Hospital
Mrs John Dugan was discharged from St Josephs hospital after being confined since January and was taken to her home on East High street. She is able to be around the house and feels fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dugan
St. Joseph's Hospital
East High Street
Woman Protest as Men Enter Bargain Store Sphere
A Logansport reader recounts a Woolworth ten cent sale where men crowded the bargain rush, jeering at women and hugging shoppers. She argues men intruded on a female domain and claims no sphere test for women remains in bargain hunting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Woolworth
Raspberries Scarce This Year
Dry weather threatens the raspberry crop with a likely small yield. Forecasts warn that unless rain falls in the coming days, the harvest may be seriously reduced.
Walter Otto Travels to Kgwanna to Visit Grandfather
Walter Otto journeys to Kgwanna to visit his grandfather W. 4. Barker, linking family ties across regions and generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Otto
Kgwanna
W. 4. Barker
Interurban Car Adventure Brings Back Clever Fox Terrier
A small white toy female fox terrier disappeared from Pottowattomie Point and reappeared after riding multiple Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Transit cars. The dog boarded eastbound trains, rode to Huntington and back, then jumped off at the Point. Dr Hetherington notes the pet often rides interurban cars and needs constant watching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottowattomie Point
J. P. Hetherington
Missouri
Fort Wayne
Huntington
Hethering
Dog Pedigrees Shown In Court Over Tax Dodgers
City constables chase canine tax dodgers as courtrooms hear excuses about pedigrees and age. Judges Hanawalt and Reid preside as owners from Martin H. Oates to Casper Pothoff face fines or payment plans. Thirty eight of seventy eight have settled or kick back. many remain uncaught.
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Hanawalt
Charles Galloway
Henry Neice
Reid
Beecher
Henry Budde
Iaves
Martin H. Oates
Augustine Long
Casper Pothoff
Harry Reid Weds in Chicago Freight House Years After City Ties
Former city resident Harry Reid, now employed at the Panhandle freight house in Chicago, married last week in a ceremony that marks a new chapter after leaving his hometown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Reid
Chicago
Fire wagons to run in Fourth of July exhibition
Clint Whitsell recalls the 1894 one horse vs North street wagon exhibition run, where torpedoes scared the horse as Dave Bowman hurled them from a sack. Charles E. Livingston proposes a citywide wagon run on July 4 with hydrant work at Fourth and Market.
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Charles E. Livingston
Clint Whitsell
Whitsell
Fifteenth Street
North Street
Livingston
East End
Eighth Street
Baptist Church
Fourth and
Market Street
Sixth Street
Seventh Street
Charley Hurd
Dave Bowman
Bowman
Fourth Street
Hurd
Jordan Hecht
CigarMaker Samuel A. Rothrock Seriously Ill in Monticello
Samuel A. Rothrock once a Frankfort cigar maker, is seriously ill at his brother’s home in Monticello. Doctors warned of heart failure and he moved with family from Monticello to a Frankfort farm seeking relief but fell ill again, prompting transport to Monticello for treatment. The family resided at 2326 Broadway during the illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Frankfort
Broadway
Lambert Outing Sunday in Local Run
Harry Watts, local Lambert agent, has arranged for an outing next Sunday. A company representative from the Anderson factory will join the run over the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Watts
Lambert Automobile
Lambert
Anderson
Women musicians attend state teachers meeting in Washington
Mrs William Gordon and Miss Grace Kerlin returned from the annual meeting of the State Music Teachers association held in Washington Indiana where they participated in sessions and activities of the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Gordon
Grace Kerlin
State Music Teachers’ Association
Washington, Ind
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Martin Peterson
F. Aero Club of Texas
San Antonio
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Honeywell
Frederick J. Fielding
C. H. Perrigo
Aeronautique Club of
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St. Paul
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Minneapolis
America
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Aero Club of Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Leslie Haddock
George Howard
Paul Lucifer
France
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New York
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Arthur T. Aberholst
Philadelphia
Charles J. Glidden
Boston
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California
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Chesty
Circuit Court
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