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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1908
Page
2
Cleveland reports 164 dead from the North Collinwood school disaster with 137 identified and 27 unrecognizable remains. Funeral plans discussed. Cleveland Schools closed. Collinwood remains independent in governance.
The United States senate paused to honor Vermont Senator Redfield Proctor with a solemn tribute. Senator Dillingham voiced grief at Proctor's death, and a funeral service followed in Proctor, Vermont with flags at half staff. The Vermont Marble company suspended work in his memory.
Mrs Bridget King of Sheffield dies after an explosion of a lamp in her home on Thursday. Her 15 year old son John is fatally burned in the incident in Kewanee Illinois reported on March 6.
The American car participating in the New York to Paris race reached Columbus Nebraska on Thursday night and halted there for the night. The brief stop confirms the long endurance test of the cross continental event.
The message emphasizes a single product, Bromo Quinine, described as a laxative with the name styled LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. It mentions searching for the signature of E W Grove and references its global use.
King Edward arrives in Paris from London and, still in disguise as the Duke of Lancaster, is escorted by Sir Francis Bert to a private hotel. He plans a visit with President Fallier before heading to Biarritz, and witnessed Paul Bourget’s Divorce. Authorities tighten security after a flash-photo scare outside his hotel.
Local 220 of the Western Federation of Miners voted 455 to 256 to accept the Tonopah wage scale and end the strike for properties paying that rate. Earlier, 13 leases agreed to the Tonopah scale, 50 cents below the former Goldfield rate but 50 cents above the Mine Operators' scale, which was not approved.
New York reports Gov Charles E Hughes visited Thursday night to defend his stance on the pending anti race track gambling legislation while speaking in the heart of opposition territory.
London reports actress Lily Banbury died Thursday night from complications after delivering a child. The death follows her recent stage appearances and public engagements in the capital.
John Biggs of Hartford City suffered hiccoughs for three weeks and finally recovered from the ailment.
New Orleans reports William Adler, former president of State National Bank of New Orleans, indicted on 74 counts for misapplying funds and related crimes. He allegedly concealed dealings from directors and diverted about 290 to 300 thousand dollars. Adler boarded the Alps with groceries and has since vanished, while the bank undergoes liquidation. In Brussels, Congo annexation treaty moves forward as King Leopold abandons crown domain and Belgian Parliament weighs concessions and oversight.
In Omaha and across Nebraska on March 6, Democratic leaders rallied behind William Jennings Bryan. The state convention endorsed Bryan for president, instructing delegates to vote as a unit at Denver, while the Nebraska platform largely reflected Bryan’s views and condemned the Fowler and Aldrich currency bills.
Pottsville March 6 a blaze in Girardville near here destroyed seven houses and a store with several dwellings damaged. An overturned lamp in George Horsewood’s Parker street store sparked the fire which threatened the town. Mrs Horsewood and a two day old baby were rescued, the woman in critical condition. Loss estimated at 15000 to 20000 dollars.
In Hawkinsville Georgia on March 6 two Black men Curry Robertson and John Henry were lynched and their bodies burned after being charged with the murder of Mr Hart and his wife. Robertson confessed saying robbery was the motive. The Harts were killed near Frazier and the men were taken from the county jail Thursday and hanged.
Fred Hedde founder of the Grand Island Independent and the town’s first white settler in Hall County dies at age 89 after a long career as Grand Island’s oldest editor. He founded the Independent and lived in the city since 187.
Rescue teams struggle with oxygen equipment to reach 21 entombed miners as a mine fire rages in Halstead colliery Birmingham Alabama on March 6, with no expectation of success.
Madison Ill March 6 J C Hinde appointed by Judge Moore as receiver assumed control of the Tri City State Bank today after two weeks of closure following a depositor run.
Harold and Arthur Sanderson of Warsaw Indiana were attending the Collinwood school in Cleveland when they were burned to death. The incident occurred during a deadly blaze that claimed their lives and shocked the local community.
Lansing March 6 former State Treasurer Frank P Glazier was arrested after indictments by the Mason county grand jury alleging fraud embezzlement and malfeasance in office related to his tenure as state treasurer.
Martin, 60, shot and killed his wife in Kirtland Ohio on Thursday, then died by suicide. The tragedy followed a quarrel between the couple and comes after Mrs. Martin had recently filed for divorce.
Local cultural column series titled Cooks who cook profiles a group of community chefs in town. The piece spotlights bakers, caterers, and home cooks sharing recipes and tips from their kitchens.
B F Bush, president, named receiver for the Western Maryland railroad in a secret after hours filing in U S circuit court. Bowling Green Trust Company of New York sought receivership following a directors meeting and a report from Bush on the company’s April loan obligations.
Clover Leaf station agent Max G. William A. Miner was found Thursday lying senseless at the Glen Carbon station after being knocked down and robbed of 65 dollars. He was revived and remains in serious condition.
Richmond Va Mar 6 The senate concurred in the house bill to carry out all death sentences at the penitentiary in Richmond by electricity thus abolishing hanging in the state.
Prohibitionists plan a nominating convention in Anderson on March 11, the same day as the Republican convention.
The text explains causes of gas due to fermenting starch and promotes Maps-Flake as the ideal digestible food. It details wheat processing: steam cooking six hours, curing ninety hours, thinning into flakes, then thirty minutes of toasting at high heat to produce a fully digestible, non fermenting meal option.
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