Chicago strike prompts Adams Express to call in experienced men
Adams Express officials in Chicago issue a call for experienced men from Indiana to replace striking drivers in Chicago. Three Logansport men Roy Wills C Wright and Fred P Cecil depart for Chicago along with others from Marion and Walton. Local shipments remain timely with no perishable goods accepted and duties unknown until arrival. The strike follows the discharge of two drivers who refused to deliver to Montgomery Ward & Co and the mood is for a short, peaceful end.
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Adams Express Company
Chicago
Indiana
Logansport
Roy Wills
Adams Express
C. Wright
Fred P. Cecil
Marion
Walton
Adams and Pacific Express
Montgomery Ward & Co
Notable Names in Penn Council Listing
A readout lists local figures including aid Anthony OBierne Edward Dwyer Joseph Manrer Bernard Joyce Edward Daniels Martin Flannery Anthony Enghart Fred Duppenger John Martin Carl Krebser George Wackenhut Paul Burke Owen Coughlin P H Mullarkey M N O Hara Michael Hoffman John Kiefer Henry Kinney Joseph Hessler Robert Coughlin Anthony Walsh Everett Ward Fred Wackenhut John Maher Edwin Track along with Penn Council names Walter Green Edward Holland Edward Wolfe John Hennessey Christopher Reising.
New Signal Bell Installed at Wabash Bridge Crossing
Vandalia signal department installed a new electric signal bell at the south end crossing of the Wabash bridge. The device sounds when a train approaches from either direction at the two thousandth feet mark.
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Vandalia Signal Department
Wabash Bridge
Vow of Vengeance Against Minister Rev Huckleberry
Reverend Huckleberry proclaims from the pulpit that threats have been directed at him. He denounces the menace and urges calm while noting protective steps. Police and church officials are aware of the situation and monitoring developments.
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Rev. Huckleberry
Public Taste in Literature and a Crusade Against Liquor
Rev. Huckleberry of the Baptist church warned of violent threats as he denounced the liquor traffic as a menace to civilization from the pulpit. Librarian Elizabeth McCullough reported April 1905 book loans totaling 3,054 with fiction leading at 1,763 and a yearlong pattern showing April as the lightest month for lending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huckleberry
The
Baptist Church
Logansport
Republic
Rome
Elizabeth McCullough
Growth in County Teacher Examinations Draws Large Crowds
Cass county sees a surge in applicants for the annual county board of education exams. Superintendent Haas reports more candidates than in prior years with seventy two taking the Saturday test at the Commercial high school. Twelve sought state licenses and their papers were sent to Indianapolis.
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Cass County
County Board of Education
Haas
Commercial High School
Indianapolis
Perilous Flash Flood Strands Nesbits on Chili Pike
A fierce flood in the latter county struck near Peru on the Chili Pike. Mr Nesbit and his wife were swept from their wagon while crossing a swollen stream. Their daughter Mrs Jefferson aided in the rescue as bystanders arrived to help. Their goods were washed away.
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Peru
Mrs. Nesbit
Exodous Of Logansport Youth To Peru For Open Saloons
The city saw a mass departure of young men to Peru on a dry Sunday sparked by news that Peru was open for business. Travelers reported finding beer and champagne at venues while police looked the other way. Henry C. Hayes of Peru noted Logansport appeared to skew toward Peru as crowds fled the local scene.
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Peru
Foley
Huckleberry
Graham
Logansport
Henry C. Hayes
NEW LODGE ORGANI ZED AT LOGANSPORT KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF HONOR
At Ben Hur hall Logansport lodge of Knights and Ladies of Honor was instituted with fifty members. The new lodge split from Ravena lodge with twenty one members joining. Henry G. Railing past grand protector of Indianapolis attended the initiation and J H Haut of Indianapolis acted as grand chaplain. Officers include Mrs Frances Heenan protector Bergil Bishop vice protector H W Clank secretary J W Cramer treasurer Maud Henderson chaplain May Kesling guide Percy Shalin guardian Charles Beam trustees John Clank George Kessling C F Henderson. Regular meetings set for Saturday and a new class to be initiated May 20 will begin at once.
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Ben Hur Hall
Logansport Lodge of Knights and Ladies of Honor
Ravena Lodge
Henry G. Railing
Indianapolis
J. H. Haut
Frances Heenan
B. McCleary
Bergil Bishop
H. W. Clank
J. W. Cramer
Maud Henderson
May Kesling
Percy Shalin
Charlies Beam
John Clank
George Kessling
C. F. Henderson
Galveston High School Holds Commencement Exercises
Commencement exercises for Galveston high school graduates were held Saturday night. Superintendent E B Bryan former Philippines education head delivered the address Man's Work. A short musical by Merrell's ten-piece orchestra preceded the program. Class members included Nellie Hatfield Frank Graham Lillie Foy Gertrude Probert Essie Elkins Essie McClellan Gertrude Hyatt and Leslie Davisson.
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Galveston High School
E. B. Bryan
Philippines
Merrell
Nellie Hatfield
Frank Graham
Lillie Foy
Gertrude Probert
Essie Elkins
Essie McClellan
Gertrude Hyatt
Leslie Davisson
Gang of Toughs Upset Sunday Night in Logansport
Grover DeFord and a local woman visited Logansport on Sunday evening when a gang of six roughs accosted them near court park. DeFord was forced to flee after rough handling, leaving the woman unmolested. He filed a police complaint but knows no suspects.
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Court Park
Grover DeFord
DeFord
Logansport
Cass County schools close term after Handricks shutdown
All Cass County out towns close for term with Handricks on South Side ending Friday. Joint graduation planned in June at Spencer Park with an eminent orator to address the graduates, making the event a noted feature of the school term.
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Handricks
Cass County
Spencer Park
Contracts Awarded for Federal Building Furnishings
The treasury department in Washington awarded contracts for the new federal building furnishings with no Logansport bidders. Phoenix Furniture of Eau Claire Wisconsin received $1,891.40 for general furniture, Keyless Lock Co of Indianapolis $257.25 for bag racks, Horn & Brannen Manufacturing Co of Philadelphia $642 for combination gas and electric light fixtures, and W. B. Moses & Sons of Washington DC $64 for chairs. The Logansport building will feature light statuary bronze gas and electric fixtures.
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Treasury Department
Washington
Federal
Logansport
Phoenix Furniture Company
Eau Claire
Wis
General Furniture
Keyless Lock Co
Indianapolis
Horn & Brannen Manufacturing Company
Philadelphia
W. B. Moses & Sons
Washington, D. C
Cass county mortgage exemptions rise with record filings
Exemptions filed in Cass County continue to grow. Last year 1 304 exemptions were recorded by Recorder Shaff totaling 688 685 dollars. This year an estimated 1 500 exemptions were expected as of Saturday deadline with many filings on the final day. exact totals await final tallies.
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Cass County
Shaff
Tax Day Crowds Swarm County Treasurer Office
On the last day for paying taxes, County Treasurer McGreevy reports a hive of activity as belated taxpayers swarm the office dropping money. It will take days to determine whether overall collections improve or delinquencies rise.
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McGreevy
Couple Nearly Drowned In Rainstorm Near Cass and Miami
A heavy rainstorm the past Friday drenched Cass and Miami counties causing a near drowning incident as a couple struggled in floodwaters until rescued by bystanders and emergency responders.
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Cass
Miami
Logansport Businessmen to Field Ball Team This Season
Logansport businessmen will field a baseball team again this year. Last season profits supported charity. James Lamkin has taken management and is arranging games with neighboring towns. Practice games will determine the final lineup.
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Logansport
James Lamkin
Smokers Poised Under Law Question In Logansport
Capt. Foley says cigarette smokers will not be disturbed while court rulings on the new law unfold. Judge Fender notes a dignified approach as F. E. Gilliland and his partner flee, with no test case in Logansport. Police treat arrests as possible but await higher orders, while Judge Whalen in Indianapolis voices a similar stance. Two intoxicator defendants in Fender's court plead guilty and are fined, and John Eckert faces liquor-law obstruction charges for street-view shielding.
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Capt. Foley
F. E. Gilliland
Logansport
Police Department
Foley
Supreme Court
Muncie
Whalen
Indianapolis
Petition Waits as Bondsmen Debate County Deficit
A report notes that neither the Obenchain bondsmen petition nor citizen remonstrance was filed with county commissioners. Bondsmen planned a 4 pm meeting at M B Larry’s office to decide whether to present a petition to saddle part of a deficit on the county. The board approved only a liquor license and a few petitions on pads and ditches.
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Obenchain
Elder F. Obenchain
M. B. Larry
Fire destroys Doc Simmons farm on Park Avenue
A new barn owned by Doc Simmons, a colored resident of Park Avenue, burned last night around eleven o clock. The cause is a mystery and the loss is heavy as he had just filled the structure with hay and corn Friday.
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Doc Simmons
Park Avenue
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