Council Deliberates Franchise Amid Traction Track Clash
Loganport Lafayette Traction seeks city franchise while Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction faces pressure to replace a torn corner switch near the Dorner plant. Officials cite a Wabash contract, pledge cooperation, and potential court action to enforce public-safety driven track changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McNary
Hetherington, Grover and
Johnston
Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction Company
Fort Wayne Company
Barrett
Traction Company
Wabash Railroad Company
Wabash Road
Wabash Company
Freihagi
Wabash
Dorner Plant
McKee
Funk
W. T. Wilson
Dorner
Happer
Board Annulls North Street Paving Contract
The Warren Brothers patent rights holders of bitulithic prompted the board of public works to annul last year's contract with Western Construction for North Street paving from Third to Twelfth. New bids will be invited and bitulithic likely used, with paving expected this year barring delays.
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North Street
Western Construction Company
Board
Bitulithic
Indianapolis
Boards of Public Works
Warren Bros
Gorman seeks lease change amid stalled races at Spencer park
James J. Gorman, operator of three stalls at Spencer park, asks the board to modify his lease stating that horse races have declined as betting is banned, reducing crowd size and profits. Residents on the South Side petition for alley improvements between Burlington Avenue and Montgomery Street.
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Farrell
Edward White
Burlington Avenue
Erie Avenue
Barrett
Traction Company
Water Works Fund
James J. Gorman
Spencer Park
Montgomery Street
Dray Prank Sparks Downhill Run by Harrison Store
A heavy dray in front of George Harrison's carriage store rolled down Broadway at Sixth Street after a prank yesterday evening. It struck a street projection and crashed into a sand and gravel pile used for a new concrete floor, narrowly avoiding damage to downtown storefronts.
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George Harrisons Carriage Store
Sixth and
Broadway
George Harrison
Sixth Street
Ascension Day Observance by St John Commandery Knights Templars
St John Commandery Knights Templars accept Rev Alfred A Mainwaring invitation to attend Ascension Sunday services at the Baptist church on May 27 at 7 50 p m. The body will march to the services together as part of their sacred Day observance.
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St. John Commandery
Knight Templars
Alfred A. Mainwaring
The
Baptist Church
Ascension
Knight Templary
Two Marriage Licenses Granted in Logansport Area
Two couples received marriage licenses this morning. James A. Swafford and Miss Anna E. Boiser, both residents of Logansport, will make Logansport their home. The licenses were issued by Sam G. Gifford, described as Cupids right hand man.
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Cupids
Sam G. Gifford
Logansport
James A. Swafford
Anna E. Boiser
Dan Williams Delivers Night Parade Of Delirium Tremens In Logansport
Dan Williams, a stranger with a straw hat, arrived on a freight at dawn and wandered Market Street in a drunken spree. He yelled songs, toppled into a telegraph pole, claimed snakes attacked him, and after a frantic chase officers escorted him toward jail.
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Logansport
Dan Williams
Dan
Market Street
Graham
Lively Runaway Involving Local Furniture Dealer’s Horse
A horse owned by Matthews the second hand furniture dealer bolted along Third street this afternoon. A heating stove was dumped near the police Station and a cooking stove sat outside Elliott's barns.
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Matthews
Elliott
Public Frost Grips Logansport City Hard
The city endures a severe cold snap as Jack Frost laces temperatures near zero. Citizens shiver indoors and coal supplies dwindle, forcing people to fire stoves scantily. No relief expected for at least twenty four hours.
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Logansport
Jack Frost
Girl's Smile His Ruin and the Fort Des Moines Guardhouse
Private Lyers of Fort Des Moines must serve five years in the guardhouse after a reckless ride to Indianola to see his sweetheart. He sped twenty miles at full gallop as the fatal hour approached, his horse stumbling and dying. He gave a plausible lie to protect the young woman's name, later revealing the truth.
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Fort Des Moines
Indianola
Man Crushed By Timber On White Post Road
Wilson a South Side lot hauler was loading logs when the apparatus slipped and timber fell pinning him. The left femur broke with bone ends protruding. He was freed, taken to the city, and Dr. Stevens reduced the fracture. He remains conscious and improving, with potential internal injuries to watch.
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Wilson
Biddle Street
South Side
White Post
B. C. Stevens
Commissioners Take Homeless Children to Board
Mrs. Q A Myers appealed to the county commissioners to place three homeless youths aged just over sixteen. The Orphans' Home Board sought suitable homes, and the commissioners decided to take the children in until placements could be found. Civil actions: Royal Center State Bank sues William H Hanty Charles Owens and David G Warner for 125 on a promissory note. Carrie M DeWolf won quiet title against Josep Farnsworth et al. Case dismissed for William T McGill and Edward Matthews et al.
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Q. A. Myers
Board of County Commissioners
The
Royal Center State Bank Ha
William H. Hanty
Charlies Owens
David G. Warner
Carrie M. DeWolf
Josep Farnsworth
William T. McGill
Edward Matthews
Insler Sues Over Quiet Title Against Multiple Defendants
Anson B. Insler through attorneys Kistler & K Kistier filed suit in the circuit court seeking quiet title against S. S. Smith Thomas J. Wise Chicago Natural Gas and Oil Company.
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Anson B. Insler
Kistler & K
Misses Resume Musical Studies in Indianapolis
Misses Marie Busjahn Frances Myers and Helen Miller returned to Indianapolis to resume their musical studies.
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Marie Busjahn
Frances Myers
Helen Miller
Indianapolis
Fire damages home of Ed Moods on Ottawa Street
Firefighters responded this afternoon to a blaze at Ed Moods residence located at 60 percent Ottawa Street. The roof was damaged by a defective chimney causing a substantial fire, with crews extinguishing it after arrival.
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Ed Moods
Ottawa Street
Feared Son Would Murder Father Sparks Trust Suit
Martin Mock of Logansport files two circuit court suits alleging fear of his son’s deadly intent led him to transfer 28.5 acres and 92 acres to Leopold and William Burgman and wives. He asks a trust declared and property restored, claiming the transfers were made under duress and for protection from murder plots. The Burgmans deny the request as legal action moves forward.
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Logansport
Leopold
William Burgman
Henrietta
Leopold Burgman
Mary A
Pold Bureman
Meek
William Burenmean
Mrn
Burgyaans
Mack
Knights of St. John Hold Indiana State Meeting in Evansville
The annual state meeting of the Knights of St. John of Indiana met in Evansville with twenty five commanderies represented. Rev Father Deistel preached the sermon. Officers elected included Grand Commander Peter F Fettig Shelbyville and John Kramer Jeffersonville. Delegates to the supreme meeting were Fettig Husson Potthuis Knabel Thorbecke Joest.
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Knights of St. John
Indiana
Evansville
Father Deistel
Holy Trinity Catholic
Ainge
Peter F. Fettig
Shelbyville
John Kramer
Jeffersonville
John Husson
New Albany
John Poelhuis
Martin Knabe
Master Mechanic Bishop Named For Long Island Superintendent
GOES TO LONG ISLAND. Master Mechanic G C Bishop of the Panhandle shops has been slated for the position of superintendent of motive power of the Long Island road. The transfer date and Bishop’s successor are to be announced later. Bishop came to Logansport from Wellesville about two years ago and entered Panhandle service in 1833.
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G. C. Bishop
Panhandle
Long Island Road
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Bishop
Logansport
Wellesville
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