Court drama erupts in Bidwell embezzlement trial
Ida Palmer, chief witness in the Bidwell embezzlement case, denounces Chicago attorney James Brady in judge Chetlain's courtroom. Spectator fined for contempt after applauding. Bailiff detains and fines F. E. Post for disruption, later apologized. Brady's cross examination probes Palmer's motives and the cold air motor project. Daniel Green testifies on the motor's impracticality.
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Ida Palmer
Bidwells
Logansport
James Brady
Brady
P. L. Huckins
Huckins
Newcomer
F. E. Post
Lamont, NL
Post
Bidwell
Charles Bidwell
Bidwell Company
Popham
Daniel H. Green
Needlework social raises funds at Lutheran church
A Sunday school box social at the English Lutheran church hosted at Miss Hattie Hienneman’s home raised money for a new church. Charles Buzzard proved best at basting aprons among men, winning a prize while many sore fingers and fiddled stitches provided comic relief.
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Charles Buzzard
St. Luke’s
Hattie Hienneman
Canal Street
Clara Dock
English Lutheran Church
Hienneman
Charles Puzzard
Buzzard
Charles Emire
Miss Jessie Ferguson Weds Henry I Dickson in Hitchcock
Former resident Miss Jessie Ferguson married Henry I Dickson of Hitchcock South Dakota. Ferguson had left the city some time ago and the couple's wedding is noted in regional notices.
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Jessie Ferguson
Henry I. Dickson
Hitchcock, S. D
Ferguson
Local Girl Mate McMillen Weds Arkansas City Man
Miss Mate McMillen, a frequent visitor, married Albert Newman of Arkansas City Arkansas. She last summer visited her uncle Rodney Strain on East Market street and met Newman there. He comes from a prominent Arkansas City family and is a successful businessman.
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Mate McMillen
Albert Newman
Arkansas City
Arkansas
Miss McMillen
Rodney Strain
East Market Street
Newman
Commissioners Appoint Viewers On Jordan Road Case
Clay township and Adams township viewers named by county commissioners to judge the Jordan road vacation request and the petitioned road. Appointments include W. H. Hight Joseph Cox and Thomas Flinn with a March 16 qualification date. The board also awarded clothing contracts to Otto Shoe & Clothing and Schmitt Kiopefer for the poor house inmates.
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Joseph Cox
Bethlehem Township
Thomas Flinn
Eel Township
Jordan
Adams Township
J. E. McKinzie
Eliza A. Crooks
Harry Jones
John Minneman
Horace Gottshall
Otto Shoe & Clothing Company
Schmitt-Kiopefer & Company
Fire alarm at Island View hotel prompts false alarm
Smoke reported from the rear of the Island View hotel last night prompted a call to the fire department. Responders found no fire and left without incident.
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Island View
McKee Defends Self as Council Weighs Impeachment Verdict
At Logansport mayor George P. McKee faced impeachment charges as Councilmen McNary Fiedler Johnston Hetherington and Grover deliberated. Attorney Long argued lawfulness of proceedings citing Noblesville precedent while McKee recounted his Civil War service amid cross examination.
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Joseph T. McNary
William O. Fiedler
Roy Johnston
John P. Hetherington
Fred Grover
Benjamin F. Long
McKee
Circuit Court
Attorney Long
Board of Finance
Funk
Attorney Funk
Long
Petersburg
Jackson
Meee
Pete Keller
Flood disrupts Interurban service as Wabash River rises
Snow melt and rain swell the Wabash River causing tracks near Boyd Park to flood. Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction cars can only proceed short distances and may be halted again if rain continues. Water covers bottom lands and reaches near the Country club but below Seventeenth street dam there is no danger.
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Wabash
Fort Wayne
Body Park
Country Club
Seventeenth Street
Biddle’s Island
Supt. Ryder
Bids Received For Local Post Office Supplies
Bids for supplies including ice towels coal and other items were received this afternoon and forwarded to Washington for consideration. Several bidders competed for each item and the contract will be let in about a month with local notification to follow.
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Washington
Arrest of Royal Center Marshal Gaby Sparks Tense Local Dispute
Wellington Gaby, royal center marshal, arrested by Constable Flanagan and to be arraigned before Judge Graves on intoxication charges filed by ex-marshal George Gilpin. He alleges spite by Gilpin. no friendly relations between the men. Also, G. E. Bennett received sixty one days for rifling flats, with theft from Mrs. Wiles totaling ninety cents.
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George Gipi
Royal Center
Gaby
Wellington Gaby
Flanagan
G. E. Bennett
Carroll Cass counties grant road petition along county line
The Carroll County commissioners and Cass County commissioners met in a joint session yesterday afternoon and approved a petition to construct a one mile road along the county line. Joseph Vernon was appointed surveyor.
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Carroll County
Cass
Joseph Vernon
Hand Mashed Brake Man James Surface Injured In Train Yard
James Surface a Panhandle brake man had his hand mashed yesterday while attempting to couple cars on the North End. He returned to the city and is now unable to work.
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James Surface
Panhandle
Local parents alarmed by Collinwood school tragedy
Reporters note 170 children died in a fire at Collinwood Ohio when doors opened inward and rear doors were locked. Local mothers fear a similar disaster here and urge immediate safety checks ensuring doors open outward and rear exits are unlocked as required by law.
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Collinwood
Ohio
Cleveland
Collingwood
Logansport
Pianist Clarence Wiley Found Dead in Chicago Opium Joint
Clarence Wiley, pianist for the Van Dyke Eaton stock company seen at the Nelson theatre recently, was found dead in a Chicago opium joint. He previously served as musical director for the Crystal theatre in Elkhart and had just joined the Van Dyke Eaton troupe this season.
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Clarence Wiley
van Dyke-Eaton Stock Company
Nelson Theatre
Chicago
Crystal Theatre
Elkhart
van Dyke-Eaton Company
Clary couple sue for possession and back rent
Charles FE Clary and Pearl C Clary sue John Booker of Lucerne for possession of their property and fifty dollars back rent. Case set for next Tuesday at 2 in Judge Hana Walt's court.
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Charles FE. Clary
Pearl C. Clary
John Booker
Lucerne
Hanawalt
Wagon Fire Sparks From Pipe Ignition
Asa Fisher and James Hiney of Lake Cicott reported a wagon fire yesterday while en route to the city. They unhung the horses and managed to extinguish the flames after straw in the wagon bed caught from sparks from a pipe.
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Asa Fisher
James Hiney
Lake Cicott
Officers Elected at New Farmers and Merchants Bank
The Logansport bank elected A. T. Bowen president G. A. Raub cashier and W. P. Hanley and W. McGreevy as bookkeepers at yesterday's meeting.
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Farmers and Merchants’ Bank of
Logansport
A. T. Bowen
G. A. Raub
W. P. Hanley
W. McGreevy
Foot Mashed at Panhandle Shops Injures Ted Anderson
Ted Anderson of North Street was badly mashed in an accident at Panhandle shops yesterday while helping to build an oiler. A large piece of material dropped on his foot and he will be confined for some time.
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Ted Anderson
North Street
Panhandle
Divorce Granted to Margaret Helms from James Helm
A divorce was granted today granting Margaret P Helms sole divorce from James E Helm.
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Margaret P. Helms
James E. Helm
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