Drys fear last minute rush on liquor bill in Indiana
Indiana senate debates the Proctor-Tomlinson liquor bill with anti repeal forces organized at the Claypool hotel. Leaders predict tactics to amend the measure in the final hours and to oppose further changes that would widen repeal of the county unit law.
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Claypool
Mattingly
Kirkman
Senate
Hall
Honan
House
Wood
Orndorf
Gonnerman
Bland
Proctor
Linton Court
Pelzer
Durre
Evansville
Senator Wood
County officials dispute over local option election funding
Commissioners failed to act on a temperance petition for a local option election. The county council plans to appropriate 3000 dollars for the election this Wednesday, with action by the commissioners expected to follow. observers expect delays and possible postponement to the next meeting.
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Court House
They Like the South by James Burkett Letter
James Burkett reports he and Mrs. Burkett are in Biloxi Mississippi for March after spending a month in Pensacola Florida and another in Mobile Alabama. He says he likes the south and southern people very much.
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James Burkett
Clou d Found On Wabash Bridge Hair Believed Human
A report of a man killed on the Wabash railroad bridge near Biddle's island sparked police action. Blood and hair were found. coroner Miller later ruled the hair belonged to a dog and the river would not be dragged.
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Wabash
Biddle’s Island
Jean Wedekind
Wedekind
Goroner G. D. Miller
Miller
Kid’s two nickels trick robs Logansport man
Jordan Hecht was duped yesterday when a boy asked for two nickels for a dime and fled after Hecht handed over the coins. Hecht is angry and weighing an affidavit while Prosecutor George A. Custer looms nearby.
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Kid
Jordan Hecht
Logansport
Jordan
Banker Nathaniel Wardwell Dies During Eulogy
Nathaniel P. Wardwell prominent Watertown banker collapsed at his home as Rev. Charles Peck read the eulogy at Mrs. John Moffatt’s funeral nearby. Wardwell had planned to attend but fell ill. He led Watertown National Bank as president and served as VP of Jefferson County Savings Bank along with many directorships.
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Watertown
N. Y
Nathaniel P. Wardwell
Charles Peck
John Moffatt
Wardell
Watertown National Bank
Jefferson County Savings Bank
Anson Flower
West Side Boys Hop Trains Warned By Detective
Panhandle detective William Strahle warns that many boys still ride the trains on the West Side and that fatalities will occur if stopped. The Jones boy, injured years ago, is named as a ring leader and was reprimanded. Boys risk reform school if they persist.
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Panhandle
William Strahle
West Side
Jones Boy
Reform School
Rails Spread Delays Panhandle Freight at Muncie
Conductor J C Overmeyer and engineer M A Sanders led a Panhandle freight that derailed a steel car after rails on the Indiana Bridge company siding spread at 8 30 this morning. The train was delayed about an hour.
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Panhandle
J. C. Overmeyer
M. A. Sanders
Muncie
Indiana Bridge Company
Night watchman halts burglary at Peak and Kandler works
Two burglars pried a door at Peak and Kandler’s jewelry, 514 North Street, but fled when Night Watchman Charles Wecht arrived. They used two crowbars and did not enter the shop, leaving no trace of robbery found by Wecht or Captain Frank Peak. Police later secured the scene with nothing missing reported.
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Peak & Kandler
Earti Works
North Street
Charles Wecht
Wecht
Frank Peak
New Patrolman on the Force Chronicles St. Clair
Harley St. Clair, long-time associate of James Barnes, dons a patrol uniform and walks a beat for the first time. He never had an apprentice tin star tenure, and his appointment is described as a mystery by locals. Brown facing a tomorrow morning police court trial for peddling medicines without license. he is a discharged soldier allowed to sell with discharge papers. Angleton bound over to circuit court on a paternity charge with $300 bond after Miss Gaites alleged fatherhood.
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St. Clair
Oland C. Brown
Brown
Cass County Medical Association
John Angleton
County Decides to Rent Voting Machines for Precincts
Gray and Grable vote to secure machines while Frank Davis opposes. Board accepts a free offer from a voting machine company but faces drys objections over voter education time. If not approved, joint precincts must be split again within thirty days.
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Gray
Grable
Frank Davis
Voting Machine Company
Davis
Three Suits Filed in Justice Graves Court
Three suits were filed Saturday in Justice Graves' court. The Kokomo Candy company seeks $53.20 from W. R. Winters on account. Elmer Snyder and Mack Langton claim $22.20 on a meat bill. S. M. Closson seeks judgment against Logan and Emma Reeder for $75 on a promissory note.
Pheasants Released At Stock Game Reserve Plan
Leslie Kistler of near Royal Centre receives Australian pheasants to be released on a new game preserve laid out by local farmers. Hunting will be prohibited on the premises for five years.
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Leslie Kistler
Royal Centre
Court to Set Jury Cases Tomorrow Morning
The court will set the jury cases and call the docket tomorrow morning. All cases will be cleaned up.
February mortality and birth figures from city records
In February the city reported twelve deaths eighteen births and seven contagious disease cases reflecting ongoing public health trends and population changes.
Miss Jewel Bonheim Guest of Missy Beriha Kaufman
Chicago social scene notes that Miss Jewel Bonheim visits as guest of Missy Beriha Kaufman in a mutual hospitality gathering.
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Jewel Bonheim
Chicago
Missy Beriha Kaufman
Elks Set March 17 Dedication of New Home
Elks Home association boards finalize March 17 for the official dedication. Grand Exalted Ruler Holland of Colorado Springs will lead services with past rulers from Louisville and Cincinnati attending. A big street parade and evening ball are planned with invitations to lodges statewide.
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Holland
Colorado Springs
The
Elks Home Association
J. H. McSheehy
R. &. Holland
Colo
McSheehy
Robert Brown
Louis- Ville
Cottrier-Journal
John Galvin
Cincinnati
John Tenner
Pennsylvania
Charles Pickett
Waterloo
Grand Street
the Elks
Children Parade and Address at Salvation Army Hall
Children will parade and hear Major Me Pherson address them Friday evening March 5 at 7:30 in the Salvation Army hall. A street parade will precede the gathering in the hall.
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Salvation Army Hall
Major Me
Kern Fined In Walton For Selling Medicine Without License
Justice Wendling fined Charles W. Kern one dollar and costs about eleven dollars total after Kern pleaded guilty to selling medicine on the streets without a town license in Walton. The prior case for practicing medicine without a license was nolle pressed.
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Justice Wendling
Charles W. Kern
Walton
Kern
Nolle
Ridenour Apron Co Considers Relocation Offers
W. W. Ridenour reports multiple bids from major cities to relocate his Ri denour Apron factory. New Bern, Cincinnati, and Kokomo are among bidders. no move before the spring rush.
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W. W. Ridenour
Ridenour Apron Company
New Berne
S. C. Cincinnati
Kokomo
Hankee Files Quarterly County Revenue Report
County Clerk Edward Hankee filed his report with County Auditor George W. ann covering the past three months. Total collections reached 1227.11 dollars, with county fees 1157.11 and state fees 70.
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Edward Hankee
George W. €Ann
Temperance Rally Follows Howard County Election
Rev Madison Swadener of Grace M E Kokomo lectured at Elks hall to about two thousand about temperance. He described boycotts against merchants who aided the wets and noted similar campaigns across the state. He praised last week's temperance results and predicted further measures next Sunday.
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Grace M. E. Church
Kokomo
Logansport
Elks’ Hall
Ells’ Hall
Swadener
Howard County
Schwering Promoted to Captain of Fire Engine
Frederick Schwering known as Pete was appointed captain and driver of No. 5 fire engine replacing William Costello who resigned to move to a farm near Grass Creek.
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Frederick Schwering
Pete
No. 5
William Costello
Grass Creek
Horses Stolen From Logansport Barn Trigger Countywide Hunt
Cass County horsethief detectives and Logansport police mobilize a large pursuit after two prize horses disappear from a Sixteenth Street barn. Reports of sightings across multiple towns spark a countywide search and a rapid arrest of two horses in the city.
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Cass County Horsethief Detective Association
Logansport
Chris¢ Jeannerelle
Sixteenth Street
Eel River
Twenty-First
Spear Street
Hi Javin
Jeannerette
Township Assessors Fix Uniform Tax Schedule
At a Saturday session in the courthouse the township assessors approved a uniform valuation plan guided by County Assessor Harry G. Warwick and state boards. A follow up meeting in two weeks will refine figures and notes. The schedule sets values for household goods piano organ autos livestock crops and farm items based on fair market values and March 1 cash values.
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Court House
Harry G. Warwick
State Tax Board
Indianapolis
Heel Cut Off in Chicago Yard Accident
Guerstel Shirk a Panhandle brake man and son of L A Shick of this city was injured Saturday in Chicago yards during a train switch. While cutting off a car he reached for the engine and struck a bridge post, his heel was severed under the engine. He was taken to St Joseph hospital for treatment and confinement.
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Guerstel Shirk
Panhandle
L. A. Shick
Chicago
Fifty-fifth Street P
Shick
St. Joseph Hospital
Mrs Icela McMath Returns From Mexico
Mrs Icela McMath of New Mexico has returned to the city with mention that she and her husband went there years ago for the latter's health. He died recently.
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Icela McMath
New Mexico
Auto climbs fence incident on College Hill
J. M. McKinzie, who has been testing a Jackson auto, attempted to buy it but ran the machine into a barbed wire fence on College Hill Saturday. The vehicle was not disabled and reached the city safely.
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J. M. McKinzie
Jackson Auto
College Hill
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