Landis and McKee factions clash in Cass county primaries
In the Fifth ward and townships of Cass county, Democratic primaries selected precinct committeemen and delegates to the state convention. Landis supporters praised wins in Boone and Jackson townships while McKee backers carried Mami township. major ward battles loom as votes pour in across the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Ward
M. B. Larry
Dan Gillespie
George P. McKee
Lairy
Supreme Court
Gillespie
Larry
Charles Homburg
Obenchain
Jackson Township
W. S. Fickle
Cass County
William Jennings Bryan
John McGreevy
John Harvey
Henry F. Whitmyer
Dr. Rubsam
Thomas Hutchinson
First Precinct
Leonard Wolf
Fred Dykeman
Third Ward
M. F. Sullivan
Charles Becker
Pat Farrell
William Burgman
Gus Kittering
John Day
Fourth Ward
D. C. Arthur
John W. Barnes
Julius Wagner
B. F. Louthain
P. T. Bradley
I. N. Cash
L. C. Schroeder
Thomas Loftus
Willard Elliott
W. S. Harley
J. F. Kelley
A. J. West
Geo. Mulcahy
Charlies Homburg
D. A. Gillespie
First
Jay Neff
Thomas Welch
H. W. Kiiick
Tony Bender, Jr
Chas. Wolf
N. B. Richardson
Boone Township
M. W. Kistler
Luther Zinn
W. O. Bliss
M. Kistler
North
L. A. Shafer
South
William Spencer
Landis
McKee
Johnston-Landis
George Sweet
Mari
Sines
Chicken Men Plan City Poultry Club Formation
Local chicken fanciers reassemble in the city court room to organize a permanent association. They anticipate a poultry and kennel show in the city next winter.
Labor men press for union influence in upcoming elections
Organized labor aims to place union or pro union delegates on the city precinct tickets and to gain broad representation at the state convention elected last night. They claim most new delegates favor unionism and pledge full effort tonight to expand their delegate strength for city county state and national offices next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Organized Labor
Labor Political Committee
Marion
Traveling man Pat Cassidy surrenders after stabbing Cecil Smith
Cassidy who stabbed Cecil Smith a colored youth returned to the city last night and surrendered to police. This morning he was fined one dollar and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Cassidy
Cecil Smith
Push as the Key to Buried Industrial Club in Logansport
A reader argues the Industrial club failed due to lack of push and energy. The letter blames inactivity of officers, compares to the Commercial club, notes Anderson Indiana’s large factory funding, and calls for renewed booster effort or burial of the old club with a funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Indiana
Logansport
Industrial Club
Commercial Club
War in Diamonds Likely If Pact Not Renewed
London reports a Daily Mail view that the Premier Diamond Mining company may break the diamond monopoly if the current contract with the diamond syndicate expires without renewal. A nonrenewal could trigger war between the Premier company and De Beers, as the syndicate controls about fifty million dollars in annual output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Daily Mail
Premier
de Beers
America
Poultry Association Formed in Galveston Meeting
Citizens of Galveston organized a poultry and pet stock association at a Saturday evening gathering and plan a December show. Judge Thomas M. Canfield of Darlington was named judge of the fowls. Officers include President D. A. Zehring Vice President C. F. Thomas Treasurer E. N. Turley Secretary S. C. Oden Superintendent W. D. Watkins Door Keeper J. A. McClain and Executive Committee S. A. Metcalf C. W. Hyatt H. B. Seward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Thomas M. Canfield
Darlington
D. A. Zehring
C. F. Thomas
E. N. Turley
S. C. Oden
W. D. Watkins
J. A. McClain
S. A. Metcalf
W. Hyatt
H. B. Seward
Traction Service Resumes as Flood Recedes in Lafayette
Ft Wayne officials Emmons and Gunn, from the Ft Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Co, inspected the line after flood. Water on the river fell, tracks freed from mud, no washouts found, first car since Thursday night ran from Lafayette to the battleground area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D.emmons
R. T. Gunn
Ft. Wayne & Wabash Valley
Traction Company
Lhs
Lafayette
Tippecanoe Battleground
Battleground
The
Costello Returns to Duty After Illness
Dick Costello a desk sergeant at police headquarters returns to duty after a three week illness. During his sickness he had his mustache amputated and the old grip changed so he appears as if pulled through a knot hole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick” Costello
Police
Two fined in Dunkirk for Sunday closing law disobedience
Mrs Annie Chermol of Dunkirk paid ten dollars and costs for violating the Sunday closing law. Eli Rouch was fined five dollars and sentenced to 100 days in jail for stealing four chickens from Eva Dewees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Chermol
Dunkirk
Eli Rouch
Eva Dewees
New Street Car Men Named for City Lines
L L Smith W H Waite George Altice and Charles Reed accepted positions as motormen and conductors on the city street car lines Reed formerly night tender at the seventeenth street sub station and later worked as a motorman in Saginaw Michigan
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ll. W. Smith
W. H. Waite
George Altice
Charles Reed
Reed
Seventeenth Street
Saginaw, Mich
Swafford Divorce Defaulted After Absence in Court
Edna Swafford versus Archibald Swafford in circuit court showed a default against the defendant as Archibald failed to appear this morning. Edna seeks divorce and related relief in the case filed previously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Swafford
Archibald C. Swafford
Administratrices Appointed in Two Local Estates
Christina Webb named administratrix of B A Webb estate. Rosaben Reed named administratrix of James Rohrer estate. Both notices indicate appointed fiduciaries in probate proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christina Webb
B. A. Webb
Rosaben Reed
James Rohrer
After Board Jumper In Peru Police Probe
Peru police searched the city for E. B. Wells an alleged organizer for the Owls after a board bill jump. Wells is reported missing from the scene as authorities pursue the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
E. B. Wells
Owls
School Fire Drill Push Urged After Collinwood Tragedy
Following the Collinwood Ohio catastrophe, school boards accelerate safety changes. Doors will swing outward, barred windows clear, and rubbish removed. every building to be ready for swift evacuations. Fire drills to be instituted citywide and maintained until orderly exit within minutes after alarms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collinwood
Horses Begin Excavation For New St Josephs Hospital
Six teams of horses worked yesterday on the St Josephs hospital site at Twenty sixth street. Excavation will take about twelve days before water mains are laid and materials hauled to the site per contractor Harry Barnes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph's Hospital
Twenty Sixth Street
Harry Barnes
Rural Women Stricken Twice With Paralysis Near Concord
Mrs. Irwin Funston near the city and Mrs. Tilley at Benjamin Tilley’s farm near Concord were struck by paralysis and heart failure. Both women were revived after hours of medical aid and the auction sale resumed with most goods sold. Mrs. Funston remains in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Tilley
Concord
Tilley
Guthrie seeks to quash affidavit in child desertion case
Attorney F W Guthrie files a motion to quash the affidavit for child desertion against A C Swafford. The court is considering the motion as the matter proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Guthrie
A. C. Swafford
Landis 15 Out for Congress in Letter Campaign
Logansport Indiana March 9 1908 a letter from Landis asks friends to attend primaries March 10 at the north court room and vote the enclosed ticket for congressional delegates. He sends an extra ticket for those not reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Ind
North Court Room
Landis supporters flood city with signed letters for convention delegates
Frederick Landis ex congressman of the Eleventh district sends typewritten letters to friendly voters. The letters name preferred delegates to the congressional convention by ward with alternates listed for each ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Landis
Landis
W. T. Hurtt
N. W. Millikan
Rolla Me Closkey
C. L. Bernhard
Charles B. Clendenen
J. W. Ireland
Samuel Hart
Thomas H. Wilsor
Board of Public Works Sifts Through Routine Morning Session
The board issued a permit to Dee Price to erect a shed over his marble yard on Court Street. Susan Aldrich's plat covering the south half of lot 54 and lot 53 in Tipton's second addition was accepted. A graveyard deed was also issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Public Works
Sesson
Dee Price
Court Street
Susan Aldrich
John Tipton
Logansport
Two Suits Settled in Local Court
Mary Christie won $111.08 in Judge Hanawait's court after suing Beecher D Parks for a board bill and wages garnishment on a Wabash Railroad brakeman. Charles and Pearl Clary of Lucerne won $5 and possession of property from John Benher in Judge Hana walt's court with back rent involved. Constable Dunkle pursued replevin in Lucerne to eject Booher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Christie
Hanawait
Beecher D. Parks
Wabash
Parks
Charles
Pearl Clary
Lucerne
John Benher
Hanawalt
Dunkle
Marriage in St. Louis Ties McCracken to DeVernon
W Q McCracken formerly with Star Laundry and Miss Anna DeVernon of Seattle Wash wed at the Christian church in St. Louis on January 25. The couple now reside in St. Louis where McCracken works in a laundry and is a brother in law of George Ott former Star Laundry proprietor.
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W. QO. McCracken
Star Laundry
Anna DeVernon
Seattle Wash
Christian Church
St. Louis
McCracken
eGorge Ott
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Gallagher
Fellows
Fred
Dan
M. B. Lairy
M’kee
Boone
Jackson
Walter Lines
Miam
John Kian
Icnee
Harrison
Phil Wolford
Del
O'd Commercial Club
Furone
Poultry Association
Hot Gar
FT. Wayne
Mgr Emmons
Costello
Hubby
Irwin Funston
Congress
C. O. Heffley
William H. Gifford
A. H. Douglass
Harry Fidler
C. O. Wise
T. M. Parrish
J. A. Butterworth
Frank Patterson
A. S. Hoffman
Richard S. Roach
Winfield S. Stalnaker
William Jamison
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