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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1908
Page
3
Roosevelt probes the railroads tenaciously after a report of earnings that argue the nine hour law is effective. The piece portrays the industry resisting the eight nine hour limit with threats to close stations cut wages and delay service to pressure Congress and the interstate commerce commission.
A twelve-year-old Boston boy Cedric Houghton has passed Harvard entrance exams with high marks. He has never attended formal school, was educated at home by his father Rev. Edward Houghton and his sister Alcine who entered Radcliffe at thirteen and graduated at seventeen. He enjoys athletics as well as studies.
The January 16 city council trial degenerated into a shouting match as Mayor McKee faced accusations of drunkenness and conspiracy. Attorney Funk pressed to call witnesses while Councilman Long denounced the proceedings as unprofessional and biased. The session adjourned with testimony halted and resumed later in the day.
Hartford reports a Chicago anarchist plot aimed at Rev. Lucyan Boninowski, pastor of the Church of the Sacred Heart in New Britain. Police link two suspects Chrapowicki of Derby and Debotch of Jewett City to Chicago orders. The intended assassination was to occur Monday but an anonymous warning led the priest to leave. he is now guarded by police tap tonight.
The Nelson theatre announces a varied bill from March 17 to April 1 including Al H Wilson Uncle Josh Perkins Cohan’s The Honeymoon and Madame Butterfly with 165 performers Moving pictures and illustrated songs continue daily with a tire change today Miss Claudi Swihart will debut new songs Three different shows per week with a Teddy bear prize for ladies and children at Saturday matinee theater crowds remain strong.
Reports say The French Maids, a burlesque vaudeville act, draws public praise for its lively show A Night at the Circus. The production is described as well staged with humor music and novelty featuring pretty costumes witty dialogue and bright scenic effects.
Ager Dowling says his residence will host a performance by The French Maids on Friday March 6. The event appears in local notices as a social entertainment item.
Dowling venue packed last night as Hutton Bailey Stock Co presented The Power of Friendship. The comic wit and thrilling climaxes drew loud audience applause with standout acts including Little Bernice and Forbes and Forbes performing songs. Tonight promises The Daughter of the South with new specialties.
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