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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1908
Page
4
The Logansport Daily Reporter announces delivery terms and rates. It lists 10 cents per week, 40 cents per month, and 40 cents monthly for United States delivery in advance. Weekly editions cost 1.25 annually. It provides contact methods for subscriptions and delivery issues.
A columnist argues that lawyers too often harm the public welfare and urges the American Bar Association to formalize a stronger ethics canon. He says the state commissions lawyers but justice is eroded by fees and influence, calling for popular action and clear ethics records.
A reader challenges an editorial on life’s ills arguing that modern people are better housed fed and healthier than ancestors. The letter defends progress while noting life’s ongoing hardships and the inevitability of sin and death.
William J. Conners known as Fingy, a longshoreman turned millionaire contractor and newspaper proprietor, rises as a forceful Democratic figure from Buffalo. His hard edge and unyielding will drive his climb from docks to state politics and two daily papers, making him the delegation’s dominant personality at the Denver convention.
Warnings urge immediate professional wound dressing no matter how slight to prevent tetanus. Doctors will cleanse and treat to stop tetanus bacillus activity. Wounds should stay open to air until care is received. germ thrives in street dirt near stables and becomes active when buried in flesh.
Campaign leaders announce a star-studded slate of speakers for Indiana. James Sherman and Speaker Cannon headline, joined by Shaw Burton Bradley Foraker Dolliver Lafollette Smith Gardner Fordney and Dalzell. Roosevelt Deneen and Fairbanks also expected with Bryan for Democrats.
R F Paine argues that sin sorrow and death are necessary in the moral scheme. He says living and dying shape human life and contend against sin rather than seek a painless immortality. He critiques Eden and asserts life through struggle sustains both moral and physical life.
A Spanish royal birth drew many dignitaries, but many failed to arrive in time due to the child’s lack of court etiquette. The incident highlights the new prince’s ignorance of formalities leading to a noted faux pas.
John D. Rockefeller plans to write his memoirs describing his life in a straightforward tone. He testified he cannot recall events prior to the start of receiving his dividends in a plain envelope.
Samuel Gifford announces his candidacy for clerk of the circuit court and states the nomination will be decided at the Cass County Republican nominating convention.
A simple exquisite gown features heavy Irish lace and pale gray tulle. Mechlin lace points decorate the bodice in deep yellow with embroidered dots on the front girdle as the sole splash of color.
An advertisement extols Mapl-Flake as superior food formed from steam cooked wheat, then finely flaked and toasted for 30 minutes at 400 degrees. The process aims to separate starch granules for full digestion, with maple syrup flavor and a price of 15 cents per package.
A historic note reports a large piano trust formed too late to block the newcomer in the next phase. The compact item hints at a strategic move affecting competition and timing.
A playful quip notes that a baby on a visit can coax generosity and attention from adults. The remark frames the child as a charm offensive that shifts spending and rules during social calls.
Watertown New York June 29 Mary Farmer sentenced to die by electric chair for the murder of Mrs Sarah Brennan. The crime occurred April 25 in the Farmer home in Hounsfield. Brennan’s body found April 29 in a trunk at the Brennan home. Motive to seize Brennan property. Farmer impersonated Brennan to deed property and sell Brennan personal property. Trial lasted ten days with insanity defense. Farmer to be tried on first degree charge in September before Justice De Angellis.
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