Dowling Mistaken for Landis in Postoffice Sneak
Ed Dowling the theater manager is mistaken for Charley Landis by locals on a town street near the post office. An old woman claims to have nursed him in youth, triggering a chase as Dowling denies being Buck Landis and flees. A backwoods supporter jokes about the mix up, while Dowling laments repeated identity confusions amid campaign bustle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landis
Ed Dowling
Old Lacy
Freddie
Dowling
Reuben
Powling
Charley
Congress
Campaign to keep Logansport money local
The Reporter launches a town wide appeal urging residents to buy in Logansport rather than mail order. It argues local merchants offer the same goods at similar prices, and that shopping out of town drains cash, taxes, and jobs, risking the city’s future unless money stays local.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Chicago
Indianapolis
Mendell and Wife Detained for Hotel Bill Dispute
D C Mendell known as the Knockout Drops man and his wife the Queen of Hearts of the Land of Nod company left the Barnett hotel without paying. A pursuit sent them to Vandalia station where the couple was made to settle the debt. Mendell claimed four dollars while the clerk insisted on five. at the station the clerk accepted four dollars after discovering the mistake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C
Sherrick to Penitentiary in Embezzlement Case
Special Judge McCullough denied a motion for a new trial in the embezzlement case of former Indiana Auditor David E. Shernock. An appeal to the Indiana Supreme Court is anticipated, with Sherrick likely to be sentenced and sent to the Michigan City penitentiary pending ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCullough
Indianapolis
Health Board Reports February Improvement in Indiana
The Indiana State Board of Health reports February shows marked health gains over February 1905 with 912 fewer deaths 1 percent lower disease prevalence. Pneumonia tops causes, tuberculosis work continues, smallpox appears in fifteen counties with 152 cases no deaths. Allen county Fort Wayne centers 62 cases mild. typhoid 38 counties 117 cases 32 deaths. Tuberculosis caused 176 male and 186 female deaths leaving 228 orphans under 12.
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State Board of Health
Indiana
Allen County
Fort Wayne
Persod
Cass County Solid for Fred
Efforts of the opposition to split the Cass delegation were futile. Fred Landis will go into the coronation at Wabash tomorrow with a Cass county delegation. Delegates from Cass were instructed for Landis amid a largely united county vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass County
Fred
Cass
Fred Landis
Corna
Landis
del George Barnes
M. ‘Tyson Castle
O. P. Smith
John Viliam Gremelspacher
John S. Ss. B. Boyer
Claude Wise
Mode
Isaac Johnston
J. A. Sworth
George B. Forgy
Rhody
Joe Cox
W. D. Don Leffel
William Countryman
Brooks
Alfred Worter
Cha Butz
Schuyler Gibson
John John Backus
Chester Hens Brandt
Steele
Jeffers Township
Ewar
Whee
Schuyler Giles
Stewart
Jackson Township
Noble Town
A. O.bran Charlies Brandt
A. O. Bolt
Waba
John M. John
Hillis
Johmis
Hill
Ifford
P. McKee
Tho . McElhaney
W .O
Long engagement ends in Delphi wedding of two longtime betrothed
Miss Kate Brough of Delphi married James W. Weidner, ex postmaster, in a union that followed a thirty year engagement. The couple, aged 44 and 54, postponed until family duties and losses allowed. After a brief honeymoon they returned to Delphi to reside.
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Kate Brough
Delphi
Joe Patterson
James W. Weidner
Weidner
Penniless and Crippled Arrives Seeking Ft. Wayne Help
George Hamburger, aged about forty, travels from Delphi to Danville and then Lafayette to reach Ft. Wayne for family aid. He arrived penniless, unable to reach the city’s up town, and was assisted by police. Captain Fole secured transport to Peru, with hopes of Ft. Wayne by night. No transport orders yet from Peru, Wabash, and Huntington trustees.
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George Hamburger
Delphi
Danville
Ft. Wayne
Hamburger
Lafayette
Fole
Cushman
Peru
Wabash
Huntington
Boyer Family Moves From George Street to Erie Avenue
L. P. Boyer and family have moved from 1417 George Street to 1231 Erie Avenue according to a local notice.
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L. P. Boyer
George
Erie Ave
Nue
Boys from country pinched two boys from country
Two boys from rural Loganport were arrested for malicious trespass after bonds were posted for their appearance at the April term. Three Loganport youths were taken into custody for stoning a West Side butcher shop. Mrs. Martin Rafter, widow of a local saloon owner, believed her missing handbag containing 225 dollars, a watch, and jewelry had been stolen. After a search, the bag and contents were found hidden under her pillow, cleared of theft accusations. Patrolman Liming suspects the money was hidden by a thief to avoid capture, then returned to the scene.
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Rafter
Martin Rafter
Seventeenth and
Erie Avenue
Toledo Street
Ed Liming
Mrs. Rafter
Cass County
Clinton Township
Livingston
William
Charles Sherman
Clymers
Morris Fisher Returns From Martinsville Relieving Rheumatism
Morris Fisher has returned from a sojourn at Martinsville hoping to gain relief from an attack of rheumatism.
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Morris Fisher
Martinsville
Steals Fortune and Returns It
Mrs Rafter widow and mother of five calls police to recover $225 hidden in bed after a house search fails. Grand jury indicts Cass county youths for criminal acts while city youths also face charges as lawlessness appears widespread.
Shaff’s Term Shortened by Supreme Court Ruling
Court officials learn the 1903 law shifting start dates is unconstitutional. Recorder Charles Shaff and Sheriff William Enyart must abandon their posts earlier than four years, with commissions under the 1900 act declared null.
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Charles Shaff
William B. Enyart
Court House
Supreme Court
Sheriff Enyart
Warren Coun
Shaff
Sheriff Knyatt
Cold North Weather Report From Fairbanks Notes High Prices
Clarence Diehl in Logansport shares a Fairbanks Evening News clipping dated January 18 reporting 61 degrees below zero and 76 below at Fort Gibbon. The piece describes frozen oil deliveries, a photo of Diehl with his oil wagon, an icebound shed, and notes wood prices rising by several dollars per cord due to the cold snap.
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Aaron A. Diehl
Fairbanks
Alaska
Clarence Diehl
Standard Oil Company
Lugarsport
Mercury
Fort Gibbon
Logatnsport
Logansport
Diehl
Rockefeller
Edna Grauel Returns to DePauw After Vacation
After a ten days' vacation and visit with her parents Mr and Mrs George Grauel Miss Edna Grauel has returned to Greencastle to resume her studies at DePauw University for the spring term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Grauel
Edna Grauel
Greencastle
Depauw University
Twin Giants Split Over Diphtheria Death
Minnie Eggert four years old and weighing 196 pounds died in Springfield C. of diphtheria. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Eggert of Newark N J. The other twin, a boy, weighs 198 pounds. Funeral logistics hindered by the Jewish Sabbath and casket mixups at Jelini Clune undertaker.
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Minnie Eggert
Springfield
Lewis Eggert
Newark
N. J
Mamomth Egger
Mrs. Eggert
Laughing in Church Sparks Court Fine
Miss Mabel Householder of Bluffton was fined one dollar and costs in Squire Walbert’s court after a dispute at Epworth Chapel M E church. Mrs Effie McBride was arrested and fined for retaliatory actions following Miss Householder’s laugh as McBride fell from a seat. McBride struck Householder and pulled her hair while Householder used harsh language.
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Mabel Householder
Bluffton
Squire Walbert
Effie McBride
Epworth Chapel
M. E. Church
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Charley Landis
Mr. Landis
Sherrick
Sphinx
Oran
Wes
John Johnston
Bob
Fifth Ward
Pri
Fourth Ward
J. C. Hadley
J. J. eNary
W. Wais
Joe McKinsey
N. RB. Donaldson
Harry Wilson
Art * Boyer
O. R. Meillen
Noel Cook
Third Ward
Harry Doggett
Ned Bdnow
A Halk
Cee Porter
J. Stouffer
Stoning West Side
Teliie
College Street
John Thornberg
John Simons
Fred Kile
Archie Kile
Ing
Thornberg
Enyart
Twin Giants
House of Worship
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