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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1908
Page
7
After sixteen years of results and millions of bottles sold, Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is guaranteed to aid stomach liver and bowel complaints and is praised by users. Refund offered if it does not perform as claimed. Gentle safe for children and long time users.
Representatives of Grand Central Traction ask the Terre Haute board of public works for a five year franchise to lay an electric street railway from Indianapolis to Evansville, with a Bloomingon Terre Haute branch, entering by a private right of way parallel to the E. and T. H. railroad. No action until 20 days.
In Wabash on March 6 Judge Plummer ruled that county commissioners cannot issue a new saloon license while a former license from the same party remains in force. McClanahan had sought a license before his old one expired and the commission later revoked it. Largo Township, the state’s largest, stays dry and prevents double remonstrances by timelocked licenses.
J Munroe Anderson of Muncie was knocked unconscious when the Lake Shore passenger train hit him at Waterloo as it slowed for a stop. He died later from injuries. papers on him identified him as a prominent Muncie citizen planning to take a team to Bryan Ohio.
Mrs. Ellen Smith, an evangelist, refused to state her denomination, was arrested in Columbus on a charge of intoxication after visiting two saloons and asking for whisky while claiming illness. Her traveling bag held a Bible, a hymn book with her Shelbyville Kentucky address, and religious periodicals. She was jailed until sober.
Ohio Oil company shows strong belief in the Princeton field by filing numerous leases with the county recorder. The firm recently recorded 16 leases spanning hundreds of acres southwest of Princeton and plans a string of test wells on the field’s edge in early spring.
In a tense scene, Sevier Carlton and Elliott torture missionary Laurie to force a confession about island coordinates. Laurie's resistance ends abruptly when Carlton fatally wounds him with a knife. Elliott, shaken, faces a grim aftermath and the need to report the tragedy.
Rev. A. A. Turner, Methodist minister and patentee of a veneer, plans a cement building material venture as a side line. He organized a $25,000 stock company to finance the business and belongs to the north Indiana conference.
A pet cat woke Herbert Reisen as his house burned in Hammond on March 6. The cat’s scratching alerted Reisen who fled with four children and Mrs Beisen, the widow, all escaping in their night clothes. The four children were Herman 17, Charles 15, Matilda 12, and Hulda 10.
In Kokomo on March 6 Miss Jennie Johnson fifteen, daughter of B. F. Johnson near West Liberty, took carbolic acid in her bedroom after a love affair left her despondent. The family was summoned by her groans and found her had died.
William E. Reath, 48, a leading Lafayette merchant, died at home after a short pneumonia illness. He was prominent in Indiana politics and active in local political matters.
In Wabash on March 6, Mrs. Fred Fairley awoke to discover her infant dead by her side. Officials indicate the child likely died from an illness overnight with no signs of asphyxiation.
The police board orders an end to card playing in saloons in Michigan City and warns it will not be tolerated. Rumor says pool tables may also be removed from saloons.
Mrs Henry Meachen of Michigan City observes her one hundredth birthday anniversary born March 4 1808 at West Point New York she retains all faculties in her later years.
The Columbus county council plans to appropriate 21000 dollars to purchase voting machines for the upcoming election. The move aims to modernize polling equipment and ensure smooth casting of ballots at designated precincts.
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio declares the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each and every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The affidavit is dated December 6 1886. Notary A W Gleason certifies. Also promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally and mentions testimonials and 15 cent price.
A humorous portrait of Methuselah Arch famed for age and community roles. He reached legendary age milestones, led county fair activities, judged stock, and hosted odd sports feats including Bingo the steer. His life mixes long marriages, missed mail, and a fondness for outdoor sports and baseball.
Prof H A Howell of Havana Cuba credits Chamberlains Cough Remedy with saving his sick baby. He describes severe breathing difficulty after a cold, rapid improvement after giving the remedy, and urges others to use it. Sold by W H Porter.
A Girls’ Leap Year club in Follawsbee West Virginia uses a so called question popper to effect marriages. Miss Bertha McWithers’ home witnessed wedding of John Williams days after the device arrived. Two weeks later Samuel Richards wed at Miss Jean Hardy’s home. both men aided by the club while keeping the invention a secret. Six other brides await turn within six months.
A wife recalls enjoying a club discussion with Mrs Torke and Mrs Wurdz while her husband mocks that she must have been gagged.
UT System logs show trains from Logansport to Indianapolis with numerous departure times from an interurban station. Limited trains run. connections at Tipton provide service to Elwood Alexandria Fairmount Anderson Middletown Muncie and intermediate stations.
An advertisement extols Dr Miles Heart Cure as a superior tonic for weak hearts linked to prior illness and nerves. A testimonial from Mrs F P Norton of New York praises improved breathing and energy after using Miles Heart Cure and Nervine, with a druggist offer and Miles Medical Co. details.
Local agents sell coupon books good for twelve dollars worth of transportation for ten dollars. The books cover 32 traction lines across Indiana Ohio and Michigan totaling 1807 miles of track.
A report notes railway trunk line connections at Indianapolis serving Lafayette Crawfordsville Columbus Shelbyville Rushville Grenfield Knightstown New Castle Cambridge City Richmond Dayton and intermediate stations. At Muncie connections extend to Hartford City Montpelier Bluffton Farmland Winchester Union City Greenville and points beyond.
Trains depart the interurban station serving Peru Wabash Huntington Fort Wayne and other points at 1:35 a.m. 1:95 p.m. 7:41 p.m. and 5:05 a.m. 8:37 a.m. 2:35 p.m. 9:05 p.m. 3:52 p.m. 11:05 p.m. 10:65 a.m. 5:05 p.m. for Delphi Lafayette and intermediate points with additional limited cars and a Boyd Park run. Express freight runs Fort Wayne Lafayette with daily departures Fort Wayne 2:30 a.m. Lafayette 8:30 a.m. R T Gunn superintendent.
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