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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1908
Page
5
Albany reports say Governor Hughes plans to withdraw from the presidential race and pursue re nomination for governor. Sources cite legislative impasse on race track gambling and a need to appeal to voters at the polls as decisive factors.
Special to the Reporter reports Joe Leiter plans to marry Juliette Williams in June. Details cover Leiter’s American-born fiancée, her prominent family, and Leiter’s volatile Chicago schemes. The piece adds political musings by Rath on Congress, judiciary, and battleships with social notes on Oklahoma senator Robert Owen and Scruggs scholarships.
Intimate letters from Washington reveal T. R. has named Milton D. Purdy federal judge in Knute Nelson’s district. The Minnesota senator resists, clinging to a long vendetta. The note recounts Nelson’s volatile temper and past clashes with officials, including a near-violent incident as Minnesota governor.
Chicago April 30 express companies lose privilege to haul race horses pianos autos and gasoline launches free for officers and friends. Judge C C Kohlsaar enjoins the practice as illegal and discriminatory, ruling that the Hepburn bill’s word pass does not mean the same as frank.
An advertisement extols Ye Old Tyme Comforts shoes as unmatched in comfort and durability. It claims many imitators lack comfort, quality, and lasting wear, noting extra heavy air outer soles and guaranteed ripproof feather and rubber heel shoes and low cuts.
High school pupils enjoyed a musical program before classes. The Girls' Glee Club performed with piano solos including Moorish Dance and Mazurka in B Minor. Vocal selections featured Miss Betty Stanton and Miss Xoa Marsh among others.
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