Police urged to catch street attacker amid calls for undercover wear
The Board of Metropolitan Police Commissioners ordered officers to spare no effort to capture a male assailant targeting women at night. With night shifts thinned by illness, day officers will cover night beats, and residents were told to expect patrols. A novel tip suggested officers wear female attire to lure the culprit, with specific playful scenarios cited, though some caution remained about impersonating women.
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Board of Metropolitan Police Commissioners
George Graham
Erie Avenue
Ed Limming
Sycamore Street
Joe Carson
North Street
Thomason
Tom Miller
South Side
Ben Dean
Lunacy commission eyed as Thaw jury deferred
In New York Justice Fitz Gerald excused the Thaw jury until Friday to hear testimony on a lunacy commission application. Jerome says he will present information to halt the trial, warning the court would be horrified if all facts were revealed. In Stockton flood waters reach six feet, causing extensive damage with no reported deaths.
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New York
Fitzgerald
Jerome
Stockton
Cal
Laying Ties on Wabash River Bridges Reported
A gang of workers lays ties on the Logansport and Lafayette Traction bridges over the Wabash at Biddle's Island. Workers also dig and lay ties, and cement pavement for trestle posts between Market and the railroad on Third Street.
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Logansport and
Lafayette Traction Company
Wabash River
Biddle
Triley
Market
Third Street
Fire Crews Respond to False Alarm Then Small Blaze
Fire department runs reported at box 15 near Thirteenth and Broadway for a false alarm. Shortly after, at about six o'clock, a call to the Meehan residence at Twelfth and Smead streets found a small blaze under control.
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Thirteenth and
Broadway
Meehan
Twelfth and
Smead Streets
Knights of Honor Lodge to Initiate Large Class in Kokomo
Knights and Ladies of Honor lodge No 2220 will travel to Kokomo two weeks from tomorrow night to initiate a large class at that lodge. They will likely charter a car.
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Knights and Ladies of Honor Lodge No. 2220
Kokomo
Vandalia Shops Meeting Draws Large Attendance
A noon shop meeting at Vandalia shops drew a large turnout with Tr. Seoville speaking and Van Camp performing a song.
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Seoville
van Camp
Furniture executive on visit from Huntington to Logansport
Arthur Hobson formerly with Logansport Furniture Co now with Pennsylvania Furniture Co Huntington West Virginia is visiting his family at 2111 Market Street He will return to his work in West Virginia tomorrow.
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Arthur Hobson
Logansport Furniture Co
Pennsylvania Furniture Co
Huntington
W. Va
Market Street
West Virginia
Mayor McKee Denies Lobbying in West Side Sewer Case
In Loganport the West Side sewer injunction trial hears Mayor McKee denying knowledge of senate bill 298 and any lobbying. Attorneys clash over an affidavit and a mandamus writ while Judge Claybaugh weighs the record as evidence and arguments proceed.
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West Side Sewer
Uhl
McKee
West Side
Dennis Uhl
Jordan
Claybaugh
B. F. Long
la Delmas
Logansport
Indianapolis
Long
Hanly
Senate Chamber
Kling
Peru
C. C. Shirley
Noy
Jere West
Board of Works
Funk
Knights of Pythias Return From Galveston Meeting
The Knights of Pythias arrived home after a district meeting in Galveston with about 1500 townspeople entertained. Two special cars carried members, one leaving at 2 PM and another at 6 50 PM. About 125 local members attended and all district lodges were represented. A large banquet capped the event.
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Knights of Pythias
Galveston
Saloon Owner Sues Borrower for 25 Dollars in Graves Court
James A. Saxon filed suit this afternoon in Judge Graves court seeking $25 from Charlies Burket. Saxon, a saloon operator, claims Burket borrowed money and incurred a bill at the saloon that remains unpaid. Burket is a local carpenter.
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James A. Saxon
Judge Graves Court
Charlies Burket
Saxon
Burket
Interurban work rushes to connect Fort Wayne and Logansport
The Wabash Valley Traction Co. advances high tension lines from Fort Wayne to Logansport with 100 linemen, poles set across the route, wiring reaching Peru, and track work nearing Third Street. System expected open to traffic by June first.
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Wabash Valley Traction Company
Logansport- Lafayette
Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley
Webber
Lawton
Fort Wayne
Logansport
Peru
Lafayette
Clymers
Third Street
Market Street
Boy in Jefferson Township Fractures Collar Bone
Yesterday afternoon Ralph Gibson son of Schuyler Gibson fell in a school yard and fractured his collar bone. He was taken to a nearby farmer’s home where a doctor was summoned. He is not in a serious condition though his left arm is useless.
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Jefferson Township
Ralph Gibson
Schuyler Gibson
Daughter Born to Mr and Mrs Horace J De Leon
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Horace J. De Leon of Twentieth Street.
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Horace J. de Leon
Twentieth Street
Tramp Martin Holmes Tangles West Side Food Thievery
A tramp named Martin Holmes was arrested after a complaint by several women about visits demanding food. He confessed he sought coffee and stated he despised pie and cake, claiming tramps rely on pie as their life bank and many hoboes get the goat from eating pie. He fled toward the Wabash tracks after a ten minute warning to leave town.
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Martin Holmes
Skidoo Avenue
Lemonville
West Side
Edgar E. Goodnow Admitted to Bar
Edgar E. Goodnow was admitted to the bar this morning marking another lawyer joining Rogues Row in the city’s legal circles.
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Edgar E. Goodnow
West Side Family Welcomes Ten-Pound Girl
Born to Mr. and Mrs. C. Leasure of the West Side a ten pound girl. Mrs. J. Heitzman 507 Melbourne avenue has returned home after spending the winter in Pensacola Florida.
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Mrs. C. Leasure
West Side
J. Heitzman
Melbourne Avenue
inPnsacola, Fla
Youths Write to Parents After Court Letter Request
Four youths from Pittsburg about eighteen years old were arrested for train riding by Panhandle detectives and arraigned in police court. Judge Smith had them write letters to their parents detailing their whereabouts as he arranged help to find employment locally or return them to Chicago if work cannot be found.
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Panhandle
Judge Smith
Pittsburg
Windy City
Chicago
Local Belt Manufacturer Moves to Watts Building
W. L. Trick of Trick Burgman and Seyfert will move the belt factory from its current site to the first floor of the Watts building on Sixth street. The relocation will take effect April 1 and avoids moving the plant to another town.
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S. W. Trick
Watts Room
Sixth Street
W. Trick
Trick, Burgman & Seyfert
Watts Building
Mrs Jack Hayes Returns Home After Button Funeral
Mrs Jack Hayes travels to Indianapolis following a funeral for James Button.
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Jack Hayes
Indianapolis
James Button
Escaped asylum man James Mills commits suicide in Columbus
James H Mills, who escaped Longeliff asylum years ago and later lived in Columbus with his wife, killed himself after writing a note to her. Once a cashier at Lawrence National Bank of North Manchester, he had been committed briefly after mental illness and returned home before moving to Columbus. His death, reported days later, occurred in a bedroom with his wife nearby.
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James H. Mills
Longeliff
Columbus
O. Mills
Manchester
Bel River
Mills
Spring Fever Strikes Logansport Amid Health Alarm
An illness labeled spring fever sweeps Logansport causing prostrations and reduced activity. Doctors cannot determine if germs or weather trigger the outbreak, though many believe weather is to blame. symptoms are widely familiar.
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Logansport
Board of Health
New Theater Planned for Logansport on Broadway
George Bartlett of Muncie plans to build a moving picture theater to replace the Griffith pool room at Broadway in Logansport. Bartlett owns three theaters in Muncie and will operate the new entertainment venue.
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Logansport
George Bartlett
Muncie
Bartlett
Evangelist Preaches Christ Knocks at City Doors
Crowds from nearby towns hear evangelist Dr. Scoville declare men work harder to enter city council than heaven. He cites Revelation 3 20 and Campbell Morgan, urging open hearts to Christ as 800 plus converts are reported since revival began two weeks ago.
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Evangelist
Dr. Scoville
Rev
Seoville
Christ
Jesus
Man Cleared After Enticement Charge in County Case
Daniel Mooney, arrested and arraigned on a complaint by Benjamin Musselman alleging he enticed Musselman’s 17 year old daughter from home, was acquitted. The girl testified Mooney did not entice her and had gone to the Ennis farm to work as a domestic. Mooney also works there and is married but separated.
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Daniel Mooney
Hanawalt
Benjamin F. Musselman
Mooney
Ennis
Correction on Gun Incident Involving James L. Barnes
A misstatement corrected that the woman who brandished a gun at James L. Barnes is Grover’s wife. She is married to Grover, the Saratoga restaurant proprietor, not to Conuncslman Grover.
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James L. Barnes
Conuncslman Grover
Grover
Saratoga
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