Logansport Seeks Clemency for Warner in Milwaukee Jurisdiction
Dozen petitions signaled to Governor Beckham of Kentucky asking for commutation of George B. Warner from death to life imprisonment. The case stems from the murder of Pulaski Leeds, a master mechanic for the Louisville and Nashville railway, with Warner claiming mental distress after blacklisting changes. Prosecution witness T. A. Dalson is noted as kin to James Lamkin of Metropolitan Insurance.
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J. C. W. Beckham
Kentucky
George B. Warner
Jefferson Circuit Court of
Pulaski Leeds
Louisville & Nashville Railway
State
Frankfort
Warner
T. A. Dalson
James Lamkin
Metropolitan Insurance Company
Gold Hunters Off on Summer Nevada Prospecting Trip
Weldon Banta Grant Toney and Otto Bergman left at 7 30 this morning by the Wabash for Goldfield Nevada to seek gold in the Tonopah region. They plan to work wherever opportunity offers and venture into the mountains when warmer to prospect throughout the summer with ample funds.
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Weldon Banta
Grant Toney
Otto Bergman
Wabash
Goldfield
Nevada
Tonopah
Joint session selects engineer for Cass Howard line road
A joint Cass and Howard counties meeting in the courthouse today chose R. C. Hillis as engineer for the seven mile county line road amid a previously contested project. The decision follows a recent dispute over the road’s construction and aligns the counties on the engineering for the border route.
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Cass
Howard Counties
Court House
R. C. Hillis
Fascinating Houseboat Trip Planned by Marion Men
Four young men from Marion announce a twenty one foot houseboat voyage with a four horsepower engine to span the Mississinewa Wabash Ohio and Mississippi rivers may reach the Gulf of Mexico. George Custer Dart Sewell Ben Daniel and George Chambers will depart from Marion around April 1 cruising via Mississinewa Wabash Logansport to Logansport stock up then continue down the Wabash to the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and perhaps back home by rail.
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Mississinewa
Wabash
Ohio
Mississippi
Marion
Messrs
George Custer
Dart Sewell
Ben Daniel
George Chambers
Logansport
Wabash Dam
Ohio River
Gulf of Mexico
Magnates Meet Over Polo Season Continuation
Logansport Polo manager Danny Gillespie attends Indiana polis magnates meeting to decide if the polo season continues or ends Saturday night as players face strike over proposed wage cuts after serving a respite with sticks.
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Danny Gillespie
Logansport
Indianapolis
Forest fund expenditures approved for Clark county reservation
The state board of forestry advised Secretary Freeman on using the 17 000 legislative appropriation for Clark county forest operations. Funds to build roads fences reservoir and plant 1400 more acres with various seeds. The meeting marked the retirement of Albert Lieber and John Cochrane from the old board.
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State Board of Forestry
Freeman
Hanly
Clark County
Albert Lieber
John Cochrane
Death of Mrs Emma Bell Wife of Panhandle Conductor
The remains of Mrs Emma J Bell wife of Charles R Bell, former Panhandle conductor, arrived from St Louis at 5 this morning and were taken to Burnettstown for burial. A year ago Conductor Bell resigned and moved to St Louis with his family who ran a boarding house for visitors to the world fair. Deceased was sister in law of Edward Duffey of Linden Avenue.
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Emma J. Bell
Charlies R. Bell
Fourth Street
St. Louis
State Line Division
Burnettsville
Bell
Panhandle
Edward Duffey
Linden Avenue
War Against Pool Rooms Moves Forward in City
Grand jury recently adjourned and indicted 25 pool room keepers. Ten indictments served include Florian Keller Walter Closson and John Griffith for pool room violations. Other charges cover liquor law violations assault theft and murder linked to pool hall activity.
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Beckley
Florian Keller
Walter Closson
John Griffith
Nick Colonda
Blanche Mitchell
Ella Swisher
Percy Jones
Jones
Isaac Emire
George Morter
Morter
Miss Mackenfuss
South Side
Frank Hathaway
Hathaway
Keller
Gunning for Wild Ducks Ends in County Jail Threat
Judge John S. Larry and M. J. Winfield travel to Shelby Indiana for duck hunting with ample ammunition. They expect to fill limits and mock the small bag rules while Winfield vows better shooting than the judge. Locals doubt Winfield’s skill and await results to decide a post hunt celebration.
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Winfield
Thieves Loot Ice Cream Plant in Malicious Breakin
Police investigate a night time break in at Otto Becker’s factory at Fifteenth and Toledo streets. Thieves emptied the till and destroyed gallons of ice cream and plant machinery, leaving Becker puzzled as to a motive or enemies while repair crews work through the day.
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Otto Becker
Fifteenth
Toledo
Becker
Legal actions filed by Logansport Loan & Trust trustees
In bankruptcy proceedings the Logansport Loan and Trust Company sues the Milwaukee Hay and Feed Company to annul a circuit court judgment made before D. M. Watts failed. The suit promises to raise notable legal issues. Hannah King and Lydia Kistler sue George W. Hendee and others to partition real estate.
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Logansport Loan & Trust Company
D. M. Watts & Co
Milwaukee Hay & Teol Company
D. M. Watts
Hannah King
Lydia Kistler
George W. Hendee
Riverside Park well casing progress reported
Two hundred feet of eight inch casing was successfully lowered into the Riverside Park well today and work will continue from inside the pipe tomorrow. The remainder of the well will be five inches in diameter.
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Riverside Park
Cass county board of charities inspects local institutions
The Cass county board of charities visited the poor farm, the orphanage, the Home for the Friendless, and the county jail today. They plan to report later but indicated general satisfaction with the operations at each site.
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Cass County Board of Charities
Logansport Clerks Attend Pennsylvanian Meet in Fort Wayne
C. E. Butterworth represented Logansport at a Fort Wayne gathering of shop clerks from the Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburgh. The conference centers on locomotive mileage reporting and calculation. Officials are expected in large numbers and the instruction is described as highly beneficial.
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C. E. Butterworth
Fort Wayne
Pennsylvania Lines
Pittsburg
Grand Lodge Wigwam Project Planned by Indianapolis Red Men
Logansport Red Men hear of a capital city wigwam project led by Indianapolis lodges Red Cloud No. 18 Hiawatha No. 75 Minawa No. 38 and Newatha No. 190 forming an association to promote erection costing between 50000 and 160000 dollars. Officers Thomas G. Harrison president F G Castor vice president Oscar Sherman secretary John A. McGaw treasurer aim to present definite plans at the grand lodge annual meeting next fall.
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Logansport
Indianapolis
Red Cloud Lodge
Hiawatha No
Minawa No
Newatha No
Thomas G. Harrison
F. G. Castor
Oscar Sherman
John A. McGaw
Red Men
Grand Lodge
G D Custer Sr Heads to Herrick North Dakota Residence
G D Custer Sr leaves for Herrick North Dakota to assume permanent residence, marking a relocation to the rural town for settled years ahead.
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G. D. Custer, Sr
Herrick
North Dakota
Jiu Jitsu Swindle Debunked By American College Boys
Local report details disputes with a Rochester New York correspondence school run by a Japanese professor Prof Nashjin claiming jiu jitsu can defeat Western athletes. Logansport youths expose failures and mispronunciations while citing incidents at West Point Wisconsin and against Jim Jeffries.
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Jiujitsu
Rochester
N. Y
Prof
Nashjin
Uncle Sam
West Point
Wisconsin University
Grab Bag Lottery Adverts Prohibited in Mails
Postmaster Moss reports Washington confirms package and grab bag sales are lotteries under federal law. Newspapers containing such ads are barred from the government mails. Local stores formerly sold twenty five cent packages with prizes in the bags drawing crowds. ads will be prohibited going forward.
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Moss
Wasington
Nurses' register urged to aid city doctors
Physicians report daily calls for trained nurses but no current registry to locate them quickly. A prominent doctor cites drugstores in other cities maintaining nurse registries and urges Loganport pharmacists to establish one for instant nurse availability.
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Logansport
Seventy in the Shale Delights as Weather Warms
A warm spring day reaches seventy degrees at 2 p.m. with open doors and windows. Farmers report oats planting underway and good plowing conditions while city crowds enjoy the mild breeze and hopeful mood.
Record rail line boom projected for 1905
The Rail way Age cites 7 500 miles under contract or construction and 9 522 miles projected for 1905 with major extensions under way. Companies listed include Southern Indiana, Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie, Missouri Pacific, Louisville Nashville, Atchison Topeka Santa Fe and Illinois Central among others. Canada expects new transcontinental work adding 3 500 miles to Grand Trunk Railway system.
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Railway Age
Southern Indiana
Terre Haute
Incl
Chicago Heights
Minneapolis, St. Paul
Sault Ste. Marie
Thief River Falls
Minn
Kenmore
N. C
Missouri Pacific
Arkansas
Missouri
St. Louis
Brownsville
Mexico
Texas
Louisville & Nashville
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Louisiana
Arizona
California
Illinois Central
Indiana
Ilinois
Mississippi
Midland Valley
Indian Territory
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Canada
Grand Trunk Railway Company
Hotel Business Quiet Amid Shifting Travel Trade
Local hotel men report business very quiet as most traveling salesmen head to the east and west. They expect a quick turnaround and a return to stronger trade for summer and fall.
Vandalia Works on City Property Improvement Plan
The Vandalia plans to landscape and beautify city property with flower planting in yards and fill mud holes. Similar improvements are contemplated along the line between Terre Haute and South Bend.
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Terre Haute
South Bend
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Nicholas Nicholovitch
Far East
Charles Bell
Grand Jury
F. Obenchain
Larry
M. J. Winfield
Jaw Army
Kankakee
Will
Country Board of Charities
Ft. Wayne
Grand Lodge Wigwam
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Vandalia
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