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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1908
Page
7
Headache relief claims say Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills stop pain in minutes. Advertises 25 doses for 25 cents and notes no after effects. Encourages asking any of 45,000 U S druggists for the product.
Terre Haute reports Mayor Lyons refuses to enforce Sunday closing laws for theaters baseball and summer parks citing them as blue laws. Ministerial association replies with plans to persuade him to act and keep oath. Removal procedures may be brought in circuit court or via city council impeachment.
Amos Eppert a farmer four miles west of Anderson unearthed a human skull stuck in a post hole augur then located a skeleton about three feet underground in a sitting position The bones indicate the skeleton is that of an Indian and authorities or locals noted the find March 11.
Eight people were injured when a Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern passenger train from Cincinnati collided with a trolley near the Ohio River bridge in New Albany. The injured residents include Miss Effie Peyton and seven others. Miss Peyton is seriously hurt.
James W. Hensley of Indianapolis was convicted of manslaughter for the killing of Walker McClintock near Noblesville last fall and sentenced to two to twenty-one years in Michigan City prison. No new trial petition was filed as he accepted the verdict and urged no re hearing.
The body of Jacob C. Hoover, drowned in Indian Creek Friday, was recovered by a search party. John Plotner and Angel Redolf spotted the victim in drifting ice with a garden rake while scanning the creek. Hoover was a prosperous farmer and among the county's oldest settlers.
Princeton council passes ordinance for a sanitary sewerage system funded by benefits derived. Civil Engineer F.E. Watts prepares plans and specifications for the project, with an estimated cost of 70 000 dollars.
Trustees Hopkins to auction the Evansville Glass Works plant once valued at 500000 dollars. An old stockholders group led by James Cunning of Indianapolis plans to bid to reacquire the facility and ready it for the fall season fires.
Smallpox cases detected in Linton with four homes quarantined. Disease described as mild, but many people exposed. health authorities act to halt wider spread.
In Shoals on March 11 a two-year-old son of farmer Harry Bennell found a bottle of kerosene and poured it on his seven weeks old sister, causing the infant's death while parents were away.
On March 11 Hale Thompson a 15 year old playing Indian in the wild west accidentally shot his companion Lewis Ritchie age 14 with a shotgun inflicting a dangerous wound in the groin during a game.
Shelbyville report states John Morgan and his entire family were poisoned after eating oysters. A physician treated them after severe vomiting and they are now out of danger.
Seven passengers were seriously injured and others lightly hurt when a passenger car collided with a freight car on the Indiana Union Traction line two miles from Noblesville on March 11. Police and emergency crews assisted at the scene and the injured were taken to local hospitals for treatment.
Noblesville March 11 Henry J Thistlethwaite a notable Hamilton county businessman died of brain fever at 62. He was connected with several local financial institutions and regarded as a leading figure in the community.
Carl Fishinger once employed in Shelbyville at a local printing office had both legs cut off in a railroad accident in St Louis. Medical prognosis is grim and recovery appears unlikely.
Samuel Rose of Brazil says a black hand fang held him up and led to the arrest of two S2iSn.
Readable fragments show Chapter XIV titled Round the World featuring a list-like sequence of names and partial phrases. The text provides no clear event, date, or outcome and lacks coherent narrative details.
Elliott tools for an expedition to Delagoa Bay with Bennett while Margaret insists on joining, declaring she will endure danger and seek independence. She rebukes expectations of ladylike conduct as she weighs travel, loyalty, and a marriage proposal amid looming voyage and crew tensions.
A Chicago report highlights how footbinding begins in infancy and leaves women with feet the size of a prize fighter’s fist. An X ray image illustrates the deformity and suffering caused by this cruel fashion.
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio declares the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh cured or not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary public A. W. Gleason confirms December 6 1886. Cure claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by all druggists 75 cents. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Washington March 11 Congressman Sabath of Chicago drives his proposal taxing gifts and dowries given in contemplation of marriage to foreigners. He lobbies six days a week claiming he still has a chance to push the measure forward despite uncertainty.
“Besides being an excellent remedy for colds and throat troubles, Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is unequaled as a cure for croup” says Harry Wilson of Waynetown Indiana. When given at the first sign of croup the cough, it prevents the attack and is used successfully in many thousands of homes. For sale by W H Porter.
Daily train routes listed include No. 9 from New York to Kansas City and No. 1 from New York to St. Louis, along with No. 5 Toledo to St. Louis and No. 3 New York to St. Louis. The schedules show frequent links between eastern hubs and Midwest destinations.
Sabath notes that many members of both houses consider the issue serious even as smiles mask the gravity. The quote highlights concern within political ranks about the matter’s importance and potential impact.
Senator Frank H. Geary, chosen to fill the Latimer vacancy, won on the sixteenth ballot after four days of special session haggling in Columbia. His term expires next March, with a Democratic primary to decide his successor next summer. Gray backs Bryan, and Geary has not set a federal agenda.
An advertisement claims kidneys filter blood and affect other organs when weak. It asserts Foley's Kidney Cure strengthens worn kidney tissue, restores proper function, and resolves heart stomach and related ailments for full health.
An old advertisement touts Foley's Kidney Cure as a cure for kidney disorders. It claims that cloudy urine signals disease and reports a Woodruff Pennsylvania man’s recovery after using three bottles. It includes a testimonial from a druggist named W H Porter.
Train schedule notes limited trains with 11:00 p m exception. Connections at Tipton link to Elwood Alexandria Fairmount Anderson Middletown Muncie and other intermediate stations. Runs to Tipton only with direct connections at Tipton for multiple towns.
For sale by local agents a coupon book bundles $12.00 worth of transportation for $10.00 valid on 32 traction lines across Indiana Ohio and Michigan covering 1807 miles of track.
The listing notes train connections at Indianapolis for Lafayette Crawfordsville Columbus Shelbyville Rushville Grenfield Knightstown New Castle Cambridge City Richmond Dayton and at Muncie for Hartford City Montpelier Bluffton Farmland Winchester Union City Greenville and beyond, covering intermediate stations.
Trains depart interurban station for Peru Wabash Huntington Fort Wayne and intermediate points at 6 35 am 1 05 pm and 7 41 pm 05 am 2 35 pm 9 05 pm plus 10 37 am 3 52 pm 11 05 pm 10 65 am 5 05 pm For Delphi Lafayette and intermediate points at 5 20 am 11 10 am 6 59 am 1 10 pm 5 34 pm 7 37 pm 9 10 am 3 10 pm 9 10 pm 16 14 am 5 10 pm 11 36 pm Limited cars stop in town Express freight Fort Wayne Lafayette service leaves Fort Wayne 9 30 am Lafayette 8 30 am weekdays R T Gunn Supt Trans Fort Wayne Ind
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