29 Mar 1906
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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1906
Page
1
Cambine intoxicated approached Swisher at Fifth and Market and, after a clash over money and liquor, struck Swisher with a brick. Swisher countered, a bystander intervened as Cambine staggered away with a wounded head and blood flowing, likely avoiding serious harm by luck.
The Canyon City coroner's jury concludes the March 14 Denver Rio Grande collision at Adobe resulted from the negligence of Swallows operator S. K. Lively who slept as No. 3 passed and failed to report. Night operator Van Dusen is faulted for deserting his post. no criminal prosecution is urged. About forty people died.
Grant Smith, a 50 year old oil worker formerly of Toledo, is jailed on a murder charge after his daughter Cora confessed to involvement in the death of her infant. Neighbors alerted police when the infant, born March 14, died under suspicious circumstances. A freshly dug grave near the Smith home yielded the infant’s remains in a wooden box. An inquest will be held with Smith guarded amid threats of violence. Smith maintains innocence, claiming natural death.
A tall masculine appearing woman or possible man masquerading in female attire tours the East End selling numbered skirts. Residents fear deception while husbands urge police investigation as the mysterious figure canvasses homes and claims a hand made skirt costs ten cents per number.
William Costello reports eight hens and a rooster stolen from his rear yard in the past week. poultry raisers fear a skilled thief targeting chicken houses, with others reporting losses and vowing rough handling if the culprit is caught.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Kistler departed today for a several weeks visit to New York City.
Hanly is asked to grant a city request as the county and township race questions puzzle officials. The case centers on a dying wife of the state assessor and involves a petition filed in court.
State assessors and local officials debated procedures at a county meeting concerning the Willis case. Governor Hanly was urged to grant a pardon upon sentence expiry to spare Willis’s ill wife, with discussions on assessments and how to improve rolls.
A garbled 19th century clipping mentions Samuel H. Yeaman, a marble worker in Noblesville, who carved a granite tombstone as a late life project. The text notes his involvement with a granite piece and a stone cutter’s work, with references to becoming a marker and last resting stone.
Indiana teen Mary Lasebelle, 17, from Sunman traveled to Cincinnati to marry a man she planned to kill. Arrested for carrying a revolver, she attempted hanging in a police cell, later released by a clerk mistake. An attorney arranged a conference with Mort Pratl and the police case against her will be dismissed.
Vandalia railroad diverted three coal trains destined for Chicago makers and put laborers to unloading on the right of way south of Indianapolis. The line holds about thirty days of coal, with nearby lines, including Big Four, claiming sixty days in Indiana Ohio and Illinois. Officials of the C H D expect 75000 tons distributed along their route by April.
William H. Barnhart and Judge D P Baldwin plan a April conference in Library hall to discuss Is Religion Declining with city ministers lay leaders women's clubs and the public. The aim is to candidly examine church support declining attendance and whether the church serves a religion suitable to the age. Barnhart leads Ethical Culture society ideas.
A defective chimney in the Flane cin block at North and Sixth streets caused a slight morning fire. Prompt discovery prevented a larger blaze. flames crackled when the fire department arrived.
Thomas Deane, bitten on Fourth Street, cannot file against the dog owner as prosecutors and city officials dispute which office handles such cases. The standstill leaves the owner unpunished and suggests the only remedy is self defense with a gun due to lack of law.
Seymour Closson files in Logansport circuit court to recover $50 on a note tied to a traction engine and cream separator pledged as collateral by James Maloney. Closson, known for many such suits, seeks foreclosure of mortgage and judgment despite prior losses. Julius Falk also sues in circuit court for $75 on a separate note.
Clark Gray of 66 Bates street mourns the loss of his sister Mrs Elizabeth Cook of Portland Ind who died in that city Tuesday evening She was well known in Logansport having visited here frequently.
Reports from Wabash indicate Frederick Landis will be the sole candidate presented at the Republican Eleventh district convention. Ed McConnell will nominate him and Mayor Murphy will second. Balloting not yet begun and one contested grant county delegation may influence the outcome.
H J Jackson a Dunkirk New York clothier's salesman missed a morning train and faced a wild cat near Irvineton to Youngsville Louisiana. The animal leapt from a tree torn his laprobe and cut his clothing as Jackson stabbed it with a jackknife and it finally collapsed dead at his feet. He sustained deep claw wounds on hands legs and torn clothing during the struggle.
William KE Foot of Indianapolis owner of the Toledo franchise in the National Polo League says he has named a new league for next season. He expects Toledo, Cleveland and six other towns now in the present circuit to form the new league, with plans to announce details in a week or two.
Mrs. L. L. Howard of Montpelier, a Blackford County guardian, carried the dead two year old son of Sarah Wiley in a shawl on an interurban from Hartford City to Montpelier. The conductor discovered the corpse hours after boarding. The body was prepared for burial after arrival.
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