Kokomo Speeding Suspect Freed After Court Testimony
Elmer Haas arrested for driving above city limit on Broadway testified he traveled only fifteen miles per hour while patrolman Kroeger claimed thirty five. The court released Haas. Huff, Kokomo iron worker, refused to leave Sam De Haven saloon and assaulted Officer Thomason. arraigned and pled guilty to intoxication, fined one dollar plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Haas
Broadway
Samuel G. Gifford
Joseph Kroeger
Kokomo
Peru
Sam de Haven
Twelfth and
Erie Avenue
Thomason
George Huff
Huff
S. G. Gifford
Once Was Famous Italian Beauty in Old Country
An aged Caserta woman prays for the life of her daughter Angelino Napolitano who faces execution on August 9 in Sault Ste. Marie. Angelino, once famed for beauty, moved with husband Pietro Napolitano to North America then to Canada. Pietro allegedly abused and threatened her, leading to a murder in Little Italy last Easter. Angelino wrote to her mother from prison seeking prayers.
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Sault Ste Marie
Ont
Caserta
Italy
Angelino Napolitano
Sault Ste. Marie
Angelino
Bay of
Naples
Campania
Pietro Napolitano
New York
Thessalon
Laly
Soo
Pietro
Napolitano
Angelina Napolitano
Delinquent Corporations Ordered to File by May 15
Logansport and Cass county corporations face penalties for late corporation schedules. County Assessor John Harvey demanded immediate compliance after the board of review found most schedules incomplete. Delinquents were given until tonight to file, with strict enforcement next year to ensure filings by May 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Cass
Board of Review
John Harvey
Harvey
Panhandle Railroad Orders 20 Furloughed Brakemen Back to Duty
Trainmaster S. F. Johnson announces Panhandle railroad will recall twenty furloughed brakemen to duty. Officials say better times are in prospect and operations will resume normal speed soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. F. Johnson
Panhandle Railroad
Grove Settles Credit Case With People’s Clothing
The People's Credit clothing store suit against H E Grove for 17.50 was heard before Judge V C Henawalt. Grove settled the amount and court costs, and the case was dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People’s Credit Clothing Store
H. E. Grove
V. C. Hénawalt
Grove
Eight-Pound Twins Born to Gus Gibbs in Gas City
Al Gibbs reports a card from his brother Gus Gibbs of Gas City announcing the birth of twins a boy and a girl each weighing eight pounds. Gus and wife formerly lived in this city.
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al Gibbs
Gus Gibbs
Gas City
Gus
This City
GUMMERGIRL CLUB ORGANIZATION MOVES FORTH IN LOGANSPORT
A large Logansport meeting discussed forming a broad civic and commercial improvement group. H H Howell chairs, W Q Fiedler secretary, with 200 members enrolled and a goal of 1000. Dues set at 1 initiation and 50 cents monthly. July 6 next meeting targets 500 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
West Court Room
H. H. Howell
W. QO. Fiedler
Larry and Gifford
T. E. Hedrick
L. R. Sutton
Miller-Voorhees Reunion At Lake Maxinkuckee Sunday
Local residents including J. J. Stuart Oscar Jackson Mary Latz Mrs Rum mell Charles English Elmer English L. E. Brown Miami township and Martha Strong plan to attend the Miller-Voorhees reunion at Lake Maxinkuckee on Sunday. About 200 people are expected with an excellent program arranged.
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Lake Maxinkuckee
J. J. Stuart
Oscar Jackson
Mary Latz
Mrs. Rummell
Charles English
Elmer English
L. E. Brown
Miami Township
Martha Strong
Pocketbook Stolen From Opal Ran at Panhandle Station
Opal Ran a twelve year old daughter of Dr Rans of Howard street had a pocketbook containing one dollar stolen Monday afternoon at the Panhandle station. She saw two men enter the Sanders saloon and after entering they discarded the empty pocketbook. Detective Strahle investigated and learned the men escaped by the back door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opal Ran
Sanders
Strahle
Smith Man Cleared In City Ordinance Case
Samuel Smith arrested for gathering garbage without a license was arraigned in city court this morning and the case dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Smith
Cigarmakers Win Elks Carnival Attendance Prize
The Cigarmakers' union won a $27 prize for the largest percentage of members attending the carnival. A full union membership attended the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cigarmakers’ Union
the Elks
Aviators Sought for Logansport Race Meet Fight
The Logansport Driving association aims to arrange a fight between aviators at the August race meet but no definite plans have been made yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport Driving Association
Mail Catcher Demonstrated as Successful on Vandalia Run
The Pomeroy mail catching device was tested on the Vandalia road and proved successful seven times by 3:30 PM. Clyde M. Reed of Indianapolis praised it as the best he has seen, with representatives from the Pennsylvania system and railway mail service also impressed. Sacks 25 to 85 pounds were caught at 20 to 50 mph. one failure occurred due to mispacked sacks. If adopted nationwide, the inventor’s fortune and a Logansport boom loom.
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Vandalia Road
Clyde M. Reed
Indianapolis
Post Office Department
Pennsylvania System
Railway
Logansport
Oil Well in East End Proves Real Crude
A well owned by Mrs. Eva Hammersly on Seventeenth Street in the East End was inspected by oil operators who affirmed the crude is genuine and not a seepage from the nearby Pamhandle shops.
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Eva Hammersly
Seventeenth Street
Pamhandle
Sunday School Picnic at Spencer Park
The Market Street M. E. Sunday school held a picnic at Spencer Park today with a big noon dinner and an afternoon of games including tennis croquet sack races kindergarten races and relay races. Rev W T Arnold pastor and former professional pitcher played.
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Market Street M. E
Spencer Park
W. T. Arnold
Parker to Lead Ninth Street Class Picnic
Mrs J L Parker will take her Sunday school class from the Ninth Street Christian church to Spencer Park for an all day picnic Thursday.
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J. l. Parker
Ninth Street
Logan players lifted as Anderson takes over franchise
The Northern Indiana league lifts the ban on the de funct Logansport team members after Anderson acquires the franchise and joins the league. Lafayette opens the season at Anderson next Sunday with Wabash and Lafayette starting at 50 percent to balance the race. Zeke Smith hopes to join Bluffton while Heronimous may also gain a berth as one of the league’s fastest shortstops.
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Indiana
Anderson
Logansport
Zeke Smith
Bluffton
Heronimous
Lafayette
Wabash
Carnival Girl Ill at St Joseph Hospital After Illness
Miss Mary Reed a Mazeppa carnival dancer in this city last week is seriously ill with appendicitis and was hospitalized after a Saturday night performance. She may require an operation following her sudden illness.
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Mary Reed
St. Joseph Hospital
New Master Mechanic Named for Traction Company
F. J. Stevens of Scranton Pennsylvania is appointed master mechanic of the Fort Wayne and Northern Indiana Traction Company and will assume duties at the start of next month.
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F. J. Stevens
Scranton, Pa
Fort Wayne and Northern Indiana Traction Company
Joint Meeting on County Line Road Alteration
County commissioners from Pulaski and Fulton join local officials for a July 7 session to vote on a proposal to alter the county line road. The joint meeting aims to discuss boundary changes and road alignment details.
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Pulaski and
Fulton County
Anderson Secures Berth in North State League
Anderson was chosen last night to replace Logansport in the North State Baseball league. The first game for the new team will be played Sunday and they start league play with a .500 winning percentage.
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Anderson
Logansport
Voting Machines May Be Bought
Three witnesses testified at Charlies Sellers trial that no baseball was played at League Park on Sunday as charged by Rev. E C Richardson. Judge Hanawalt dismissed the case. Divorce suit filed by Edith Morgan against John Morgan requests alimony of 500 dollars. County commissioners plan to ask the county council to fund twenty four voting machines to cut registration and election costs under a new registration law.
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Charlies Sellers
V. C. Hanawalt
League Park
E. C. Richardson
Church of Christ
Logansport
Town Hall
Sellers
Hanawalt
Edith Morgan
Frank V. Guthrie
Cass Circuit Court
John Morgan
Edith Tritle
Cass County
City Might Set $1000 Health Board Appropriation
Finance committee and Dr. John Bradfield discussed a proposed $1000 appropriation for the city health board. Councilmen, joined by three former smallpox victims, heard testimony that doctors did not overcall. They plan to appropriate funds next meeting and seek a contract with the Cass County Medical Society to care for the sick in the meantime.
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John Bradfield
City Health Board
Cass County Medical Society
Phi Delta Kappa Frat Convention In Peru This Week
National Phi Delta Kappa convention to be held in Peru for three days with about five hundred delegates. Local representatives include John Bishop Stacy LeFever Kirk Benjamin Fred Mack Charles Smyser and Harry Custer. Events feature house parties dances and a large banquet. Presidential candidates are Rou hier Howard of Peru and Wayne Monehan of Fort Wayne.
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Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity
Peru
John Bishop
Stacy LeFever
Kirk Benjamin
Fred Mack
Charles Smyser
Harry Custer
Rouhier Howard
Wayne Monehan
Fort Wayne
Fitzgerald Pardoned Effort Appears Before Pardon Board
Mrs. John Martin of Waiton traveled to Indianapolis to appeal to the state board of pardons for William Fitzgerald of Cass county who was sentenced in 1899 for murder. Her letters urge release while others argue against it. Fitzgerald's parents are living and rely on care.
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John Martin
Waiton
Indianapolis
State Board of Pardons
William Fitzgerald
Cass County
Rebee
Fitzgerald
Pardon Board
Martins in Westward Tour Escapes Canadian Wreck
Guy Hensley reports that Mr and Mrs Ben Martin on a western tour were in a wreck on the Canadian Pacific Railway at Shamens British Columbia but escaped unharmed. They are expected home within ten days.
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Guy Hensley
Ben Martin
West
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Shamens
British Columbia
Martins
City Engineer Subpoenaed in Kokomo Suit Over Catch Basins
City Engineer Harry Thompson is subpoenaed to appear in Howard circuit court at Kokomo as a witness for the city in a suit alleging injuries to a woman caused by improper catch basin construction. He will provide expert testimony on proper construction standards.
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Harry Thompson
Howard
Kokomo
Cherry Victim Walter Merrill Fractures Hip in Fall
Walter Merrill sixteen year old son of John Merrill living west of Galveston fell from a cherry tree on Monday and sustained a fractured hip. Doctors fear permanent injury.
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Walter Merrill
John Merrill
Galveston
Wells Drilling North of Town Could Provide Inexhaustible Water
The Loganport Board of Public Works discussed securing a pure water supply by drilling wells north of the city. Steve Boyer cited government reports claiming an inexhaustible supply, to be delivered by gravity to the pumping station without a large new plant. Harry Thompson favored a north side filtration plant to ensure a reliable supply. The board also ordered property owners to install missing cement walks or face city work and assessed costs. John D. Ferguson sought a grade change for his Broadway Eighth street sidewalk, to be financed by the city.
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Board of Public Works
Steve Boyer
Logansport
Harry Thompson
Board of Works
Eel River
John D. Ferguson
Broadway
Eighth Street
Charles Murdock Builds Two-Story Brick Home in Lafayette
Local resident Charles Murdock is constructing a handsome two-story brick house in Lafayette, a notable project reflecting continued growth in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Murdock
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