Logansport Man Linked to Get Rich Quick Scheme
A telegram from New York noted a Logansport resident among probable victims of recent raided get rich quick concerns. T. E. Winslow denied involvement, explaining initials mix up with E. T. Winslow and recalling a different local resident with similar initials. The piece comments on local religious and social reactions to revival debates in Grass Creek.
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T. E. Winslow
New York
Logansport
United States
Lynn Brooks
Fifth Street
E. T. Winslow
Winslow
E. T
T. E
East End
Maiben estate trial moves to post evidence phase
In the circuit court the case still against the Maiben estate proceeds as Charles Maiben sues for care of the deceased. Evidence is being submitted with no defense heard yet and a jury is not expected tonight. Also two Amos Palmer estate sales reports were approved and a deed to W. L. Fernald for a city farm was issued.
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Maiben
Charles Maiben
Circuit Court
Amos Palmer
W. L. Fernald
Bussard Fined For Overweight Wagon Violations
Jesse Bussard driver for M. J. Bligh appeared before Justice Kivenne after pleading guilty to violating state law on wagon load weight and tire width. He paid a $17.60 fine. This first local action in years is expected to deter overloads on country roads.
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Jesse Bussard
M. J. Bligh
Justice Kivenne
Squire
Revival Effort and Theologizing From Grass Creek Correspondent
The Rochester Republicans Grass Creek correspondent reports on a revival attempt by the United Brethren church in Grass Creek and offers philosophical reflections on the movement and its implications for the village and its residents.
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Rochester Republican
Grass Creek
United Brethren Church
McIntosh Boys May Enter Navy Under Uncle Care
The McIntosh twins Clyde and Carl, noted for brawls with the opera house crowd and city police last Saturday night in Logansport, are in Grant county with their uncle who plans to enlist them in the U S navy hoping to curb their insubordination. Police subdued Carl with war clubs. no action was pursued against officers.
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McIntosh
Clyde
Carl
Logansport
Marion
Furnace Ruin Spurs Church Fire Repair Plan
Rev. Earl Naftzger of Market Street M. E. Church inspected recent blaze damage and found severe heat damage around the basement furnace. Water from efforts caused the furnace to burst and charred the floor above, with the congregation to use a temporary stove until warmth returns and a new church is planned.
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Earl Naftzger
Market Street
M. E
Funeral cortege stuck in mud on country roads
A hearse carrying the body of Mrs. Ben Egman from Twelve Mile to Lake Cicott was bogged in mud. Mourners transferred the coffin to an open wagon and reached the cemetery after hours of effort as darkness fell, recalling earlier days of worse roads.
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Ben Egman
Lake Cicott
Mrs Patton dies at 8 this morning in Panhandle freight worker home
Mrs Patton wife of S B Patton a Panhandle brakeman on through freight died this morning at 8 oclock at the residence 418 Twelfth street.
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Patton
S .B. Patton
Panhandle
Twelfth Street
Logansport Investors Eyes Limestone Venture Gains Support
Indiana investors led by Julius Lienneman and W T Giffe returned from Tennessee and Summitville after studying a Logansport limestone quarry project. They praise the country and expect a thriving industry around lime kilns along the Louisville and Nashville line. The group has organized capital stock and plans planting a spruce tree in Court Park.
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W. T. Giffe
Mexico
Indiana
Ubero Plantation Company
Julius Lienneman
Charles Smith
Ben Wilson
Tennessee
Lienneman
Logansport
Louisville & Nashville Railway
Court Park
Deal Not Made For Murdock Hotel In Logansport
V C Hanawalt still owns the Murdock hotel after T W Smith of Effingham NL failed to complete a purchase. Smith, in Logansport for days, left without success due to lease issues over annex rooms leased from J T Elliott Company wholesale grocery.
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Murdock
V. C. Hanawalt
Effingham
T. W. Smith
Logansport
J. T. Elliott Company Wholesale
Engine axle breaks on Clover Leaf east of Frankfort
An east bound Clover Leaf express near Frankfort Indiana, traveling at high speed, snapped an axle and a fly wheel was thrown into a field. Side rods failed but the engine stayed on track. About a hundred passengers were aboard. President Norton and other officials rode in a private car on the train.
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Clover Leaf
Frankfort
Ind
Norton
The
Road
Deaths and Funerals Mention Local Residents
Mrs George Horn of East Broad Way received word the morning of the death of her sister Mrs Rachael Lanphear in Oberlin Ohio from pneumonia. Lanphear, daughter of the late Giles Thomas and sister of Wheeler Thomas, formerly lived here and mother of Al Lanphear linked to YMCA work in Logansport. Washington McLaughlin buried at Pleasant Hill Church Clinton Township with Rev Dysinger officiating.
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George Horn
East Broadway
Rachael Lanphear
Oberlin
Ohio
Giles Thomas
Wheeler Thomas
Helm Street
Washington McLaughlin
Pleasant Hill
Clinton Township
Dysinger
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Heel Manufactory Seeks New Location in City
The Columbia City Heel Manufacturing Company, a concern at Columbia City Indiana employing about fifty men, asks Mayor Vaughn about prospects for locating in this city. It cites poor shipping facilities and labor scarcity as reasons and hints at a site bonus without specifics.
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Columbia City
Ind
Vaughn
Will Manufacture Building Stone Palmer Block on Michigan Avenue
The Logansport Artificial Stone company plans a new manufactory on the North Side within two weeks. Deeds for patent and articles of incorporation were prepared today in the office of George W. Walters.
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Logansport Artificial Stone Company
George W. Walters
School Controversy Over Examination Ends Quietly
Dehaven child avoided expulsion after health board backed off from forcing an exam. The child and several others were attending school while a doctor’s vaccination certificate was on file. Parents considered legal action, but the board relented and all pupils remained in class.
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Dehaven
Board of Health
Local High School Faces Ongoing Cigarette Habit Issue
Reporters spoke with several high school teachers who acknowledge a cigarette habit problem among students. They say basement smoking continues despite warnings, and claim the issue extends beyond LoganSport to other schools and cities with growing youth tobacco use.
Pope Leo XIII Sends Blessing to Knights of Columbus
Rome via cablegram on March 10, Pope Leo XIII thanks and blesses the Knights of Columbus of the United States for their congratulatory message on the twenty fifth anniversary of his pontificate. He also sends an apostolic blessing to Bishop Tierney of Hartford and the faithful of his diocese.
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Tierney
Hartford
Conn
Leo XIII
Knights of Columbus
United States
Rome
Holy Father
United States of America
Cardinal Rampolla
Local business prospects dampened by inactive clubs
A Chicago reference letter hints at a shoe heel maker, but no concrete product detail emerges. Logansport shows no active organization for manufacturing promotion as the Commercial club faded and the Business Men's association focuses on mercantile interests.
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Chicago
Logansport
Business Men’s Association
Poisoned Dogs Incite Farmers Near Metea and Twelve Mile
Angered farmers in Metea and Twelve Mile counties scour the area for the culprit after poisoned meat killed several prized dogs last Sunday evening. Victims include Daniel G. Kenney Daniel Gibbons Fred Craven and Edward Von Ehrenstein.
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Metea
Twelve Mile
Daniel G. Kenney
Daniel Gibbons
Fred Craven
Edward von
War Sparks Vandalism at Baltimore Telegraph Lines
Workmen claiming orders from Western Union Telegraph Company headquarters felled all poles carrying wires of the Postal company in Baltimore, a move described as the start of a clash that could yield spectacular results before the dispute is resolved.
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Baltimore
Western Union Telegraph Company
Mrs Isaac Shideler Recovers From Grippe at Home
Mrs Isaac Shideler, confined to her home at 816 Broadway with la grippe, is rapidly recovering.
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Isaac Shideler
Broadway
la Grippe
Logansport Group Forms Palmer Hollow Block Co
A Logansport company with five thousand dollars capital will form to manufacture Palmer Hollow Block. Officers are President William B. Smith Secretary and Treasurer Charles O. McCormick and Superintendent Robert Miller. The plant on Michigan avenue will employ 10 to 15 workers and serve new local contracts. The block, patented by Homer S. Palmer of New York, combines cement gravel and sand and is touted as durable and cost effective.
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Logansport
William B. Smith
Charles O. McCormick
Robert Miller
Miller
Terre Haute
Homer S. Palmer
New York City
Indiana
Great Northern Hotel
Chicago
School Vaccination Dispute Over Arm Inspection Case
A pupil faces exclusion from public schools over vaccination proof after refusing to show his arm to school health inspectors. The case arose when Charlies family's child triggered a health board inspection dispute at the school.
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Board of Health
Charlies
Armenian Talks On Armenian Turkish Conflict At Church
M. G. Alexanian, Armenian, spoke to the Church of Christ congregation at 521 Broadway last night about the Turks and Armenians and the threat of war. He said the Sultan allows Christian killings to avoid international war and Armenia will rise with civilized world support.
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M. G. Alexanian
Congregation and Friends of the Church of Christ
Broadway
Alexanian
Armenia
Society reporter Miss Cleva Lee faints at Island View
Miss Cleva Lee, society reporter for the Pharos, fainted during rounds at Island View restaurant this morning. She has a heart condition that has caused prior prostrations but recovered quickly with treatment and resumed work this afternoon.
Affidavit Alleges Vicious Dog Threatens Lake Cicott Area
An affidavit filed before Mayor Vaughn accuses John Doe of owning a vicious dog at 522 Linden Avenue that bit a boy, prompting a warrant and trial before the mayor. Penalty for harboring a vicious dog is up to 25 dollars. The document also details alleges Earl Boehme’s assault on Mary Rhinehart at gunpoint and subsequent marriage. The cases are docketed in Justice Reid's court with a trial set for March 18.
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Mr. Doe
Vaughn
Mary Rhinehart
Lake Cicott
Earl Boehme
Justice Reid
Boehme
Machinery Upgrade In Peru For High Tension Rail Line
George O. Baker of New England Construction discusses the new power setup at Boyd park station noting the high tension line will replace the current trolley wire on Canal street. The Peru to Logansport extension will use long distance high tension current, with wires atop taller poles already strung and permit granted by the city council.
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George O. Baker
New England Construction Company
Boyd Park
Peru
Peru Journal
Canal Street
Baker
Wabash
Logansport
Signs for Streets in Logansport
The Enamelled Steel Sign company of Chicago writes to the Logansport mayor urging referral to proper authorities to install street name signs on street corners. They claim market leadership and current sales in Indiana. Citizens and visitors find streets hard to navigate. no action has been taken yet.
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Logansport
Chicago
Indiana
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C. F. Edgerton
Charles
Brethren of the Cloth
Philadelphia
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Doughty
Opera House
Grant County
United States Navy
Ubero Plantation
Meiers
Smith and Wilson
Summitville
the Murdock
Heel Manufactory
Columbia City Factory
Palmer
Michigan Avenue
Speed the
Parting Guest
Louisville Courier-Journal
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Winter
Pope
Knights
Rampolla
Society
Pharos
John Doe
Vicious
Westside
Linden Avenue
Mayor Vaughn
John
Clarence
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