McKee's Ultimatum Halts Logansport Electric Plan
In Logansport Indiana a council clash over the electric light plant ends without approvals. Mayor McKee demands no new connections until an $80,000 appropriation is granted unconditionally, while council members spar over funds and a consulting engineer.
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MceKee
McKee
Hetherington
Dr. Hetherington
Czar
Board of Works
Roy Johnston
Council
Patrick J. Farrell
Joseph T. McNary
John P. Hetherington
Electric Light Committee
Logansport
Indiana
Loganport
Board of Public Works
J. W. Esterline
Traction Franchise Amended For New Main Street Route
Logansport Marion Traction Co seeks an optional supplement to let use of a new Main Street route to enter the city avoiding a Waabash river bridge. City Attorney Funk and A G Jenkines pushed the plan at the board of public works, with old Ninth Street route facing simplification. The new line would connect via Stony Pike to Burlington Avenue and Bidle’s Island, feeding into the terminal station used by Ft Wayne and I U T lines.
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George Funk
A. G. Jenkines
Logansport-Marion Traction Company
Board of Public Works
Traction Company
Wabash River
Nineteenth Street
City
Ninth Street
Erie Avenue
Dykeman Street
Dykeman
Eighteenth Street
Eighteenth
Toledo Street
Toledo
Ewing Street
Ewing
Lytle Street
Ninth and
Main Street
Nineteenth ‘Street
Burlington Avenue
A Aes
Pt 4
Wabash Valley
Biddle’s Island
Ft. Wayne
June Brings Birth Surplus and Low Death Toll in Logansport
Dr. W. O. Holloway reports Logansport’s June as healthful with no race-based deaths and a birth rate surpassing deaths. There were 30 births, 19 deaths, only six contagious cases—four measles and two typhoid—plus five cases last month with all recovering. two baby deaths among under five.
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W. O. Holloway
City Board of Health
Logansport
Measels
Russell Seybold
Marion Flaherty
Dorothy Herd
John Hushlinger
Elmer Paugh
N. Carrell
Examinations Conclude For Pan Handle Roadmen
Examinations of Pan handle roadmen and engineers ended yesterday. semi annual watch and key exams start Thursday. Every roadman must keep his watch in good condition and carry his own switch key.
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Panhandle
Anouff Troubles Lead to Mrs Knouff Insurance Change
Mrs. Knouff will assume control of the Ohio Farmers Insurance agency after her husband C I Knouff absconded with funds and faced forgery allegations. State agent J W Coleman and attorney George W Funk confirm the transfer to maintain policy continuity. Herbert Keesey will handle external soliciting as Mrs Knouff takes charge while she resides with her parents on Clifton avenue.
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C. I Knouff
Ohio Farmers’ Insurance Company
Nuius Magee
Brother Cyrus
Knouff
J. W. Coleman
Warsaw
Ind
Insurance Company
George W. Funk
S. H. Hendee
Vaudeville Figure H Leroy Smith Returns From West
H Leroy Smith and his wife arrived Sunday to spend two months in the city. He operates the Bijou theatre in Iowa City Iowa and plans to return September first. The theatre closes in summer as ISU students are away on vacation.
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H. Leroy Smith
West
Iowa City
Iowa State University
Girl Saves Another From River Tragedy
Helen Stout aged six waded into the Wabash at Pottowatomie Point and rescued Katherine Rauch aged five after she fell in. Both children clung to a pier until救援 arrived, with the water described as shallow.
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Helen Stout
George Stout
Wabash River
Pottowatomie Poine
Katherine
J. D. Rauch
Riverside Park Lavatories To Be Built Of Stone
The Board of Works agreed to construct stone lavatories in Riverside Park at the center where the rock pile now lies. The project, costing 1500 dollars set last year, was approved by Mulcahey and Lewis after Ringleben objected. Bids will be received July 21 at 10, contracts soon after.
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Brainee Works
Riverside Park
Senciiuay |Eee
Ringleben
Mulcahey
Lewis
Cadkoa
Linden Avenue Improvements Complete With Cement Sidewalks
The Linden Avenue work from Wilkinson Street to the Panhandle Railroad right of way is finished. Total cost 2530.98 includes 1943.60 for grading gravel and gutters and 587.88 for cement sidewalks on both sides. The board also ordered an estimate for McCarty Street work and approved sixteen new building awnings. Dr M A Jordan obtained a permit for a two story brick building on North Sixth Street at the end of the bridge.
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Board of Works
McCarty Street
Pleasant Hill Street
M. A. Jordan
North Sixth Street
Man cuts cherry tree to stop wife climbing it
County assessor Harry Warrick recalls the incident as he explains to reporters that he felled a cherry tree with a hatchet to prevent his wife from climbing it after fearing falls and injuries. He cites cost of doctors versus a simple cut down.
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Harry Warrick
George Washington
Separated Thirty Years Brings Father And Son Together
Marion Indiana June 30 J Q Roode superintendent of school at Clare Michigan found his father John K Roode eighty two years old in the city after a thirty year separation He learned his father still lives and is living outside the Marion soldiers home residence He refused to stay at the home preferring independence and may visit his two Michigan sons this summer The reunion was a happy one.
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Marion
Ind
J. Q. Roode
Clare
Mich
John K. Roode
Nebraska
Marion Soldiers’ Home
Michigan
Roorle
Horse Swims River Returns Home
A horse came over the Eighteenth street bridge near midnight and was housed in a nearby barn. It turns out the horse belongs to Gus Gleitze and had been pastured on Kienly's island east of town. The animal swam the river to the south shore then aimed for home.
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Eighteenth Street Bridge
Gus Gleitze
Kienly
Gus
Board of Review Ends After Grievance Hearings
The board of review ended its sessions after examining grievances from residents who felt personal property assessments were too high. Members included W. C. Thomas, Joseph Funk, Harry Warrick, George W Cann, and Matthew Moroney. The process aimed to equalize assessments, with few protests and notable effort to secure private corporations to fix their assessment sheets. Judge Larry praised the member selection.
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Board of Review
W. C. Thomas
Joseph Funk
Clay Township
Harry Warrick
George W Cann
Matthew Moroney
Warrick
Thomas
Funk
Larry
Wheel Torn Off In Market Street Collision
A Jeannerette ice wagon struck a buggy driven by Harry Fidler on Market street yesterday afternoon, tearing off a wheel from Fidler’s rig. No injuries are reported and the incident is under local inquiry.
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Jeannerette
Harry Fidler
Market Street
June Brides Fail To Find Matches In Hard Times
Last year there were more than fifty June marriages but financial stringency reduced the count to thirty one in the county clerk docket. The article notes June as the month of brides and predicts many couples may wed in fall or winter after the election as better times return.
Dog Owner Fined For Female Dog Penalty
Ernest Wright appeared in Squire Reid's court this morning after a constable brought him in. He was fined $16.05 to settle, higher than the standard $11.25 because his dog was a female.
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Ernest Wright
Squire Reid
Wright
Rochester man guest of sister in Erie avenue visit
John Hill of Rochester is the guest of his sister Mrs. Margaret Becker at 1298 Erie Avenue during a brief visit to the city.
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John Hill
Rochester
Margaret Becker
Erie Avenue
Council Member Warns of Action Over Board of Works Plan
A city council member accuses Mayor McKee and the board of works of bypassing appropriations. He cites delays in funding expert Esterline and a $30 000 request, threatening neglect charges while noting prior unpaid repairs and inconsistent borrowing.
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George P. McKee
Board of Works
McKee
Hetherington
Esterline
Henke
Civil War Romance Ends In Marriage After 45 Years
Seth W. Burnett aged seventy and Miss Arvilla Packard agreed to wed in Los Angeles after Burnett, a Union lieutenant wounded in 1862, and Packard once cared for him in Virginia. The couple, who began their friendship during the war, now plan to reside in Pasadena.
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Los Angeles
Seth W. Burnett
Arvilla Packard
Burnett
Virginia
Packard
Ohio
Saginaw
Mich
Passadena
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Lafayette
Sherlock Holmes
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Linden Avenue
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