Marion and Logansport Traction Line on Track
Eastern capitalists favor the project and are ready to finance the Marion to Logansport trolley. A Marion board meeting selected two directors to visit Philadelphia brokers Um benhauser & Co. to secure funds. Bonds may be sold by two firms. completion depends on securing capital by August 1909. If financed, Marion and Logansport will be connected by trolley within a year.
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Marion & Logansport Traction Company
Marion
Philadelphia
Logansport
Umbenhauser & Co
Comany
James Poole
West
Spurgeon
Hats Off in Muncie Churches Ban on Merry Widow Style
Muncie ministers seek to ban large three story hats in services. First Presbyterian and other churches urge women to remove hats during sermons starting May 10. Deacons and trustees hope to persuade women to comply at Sunday worship.
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Muncie
Ind
Munccie
B. M. Nyce
First Presbyterian Church
Court notes appoint Richard Costello administrator
Richard Costello named administrator of Julia Costello estate with a $3,600 bond. Guardian Martin McHale files final report for Maggie and Mary, minor heirs of Mary Barry. David M. Flory sues Alice Shanaberger et al seeking quiet title.
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Richard Costello
Julia Costello
Martin McHale
Maggie
Mary
Mary Barry
David M. Flory
Alice Shanaberger
Voting Machine Exhibit Arrives to Lobby County Officials
A representative from the United States Standard Voting Machine Company arrived today with a voting machine. He plans to exhibit it at the courthouse and seek county commissioners’ investment in new machines.
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United States Standard Voting Machine Company
Court House
Cow Killed by Train at Bates Street Crossing
A valuable cow owned by Adolph Eckerle was killed at the Bates street crossing of the Panhandle during the night. The exact train responsible is unknown and how the animal escaped its enclosure remains a mystery.
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Adolph Eckerle
Bates Street
The
Panhandle
Fewer City School Children as Work Pulls Boys From Classes
Public school enumerators report 4780 children aged six to eighteen in the city, a drop of 68 from last year. White boys number 2356, white girls 2394, with 15 colored boys and 15 colored girls. The shift toward work reduces male enrollment while girls rise by 38. Enumerators covered all districts. outside township reports to follow.
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A. H. Douglass
Belle Nash
Montraville Britton
Anna Morris
Lida Innes
Eel Township
H. C. Cushman
Pocketbook left on train 40 between Crown Point and Chicago
A Chicago woman reports by telegraph that she left a pocketbook on train No. 40 en route to Crown Point. The conductor did not recover it, and it likely was kept by a passenger. Contents included some bills change and a return ticket.
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Crown Point
Chicago
Panhandle
Where is Mayor McKee as rumors swirl in Peru
The town buzzes about Mayor George P. McKee missing from his office since mid last week. An affidavit and rumors claim he could not walk the crack the night Wallace's circus opened in Peru. Some say councilors ready to act on the old intoxication charge, others defend his sobriety amid rampant gossip.
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George P. McKee
Peru
Wert
Quinlan
St. Joseph's Hospital
Apple
Brilés
Stubbs
Indianapolis
Rochester
Woman Plans Move From City After Short Visit
Miss Elizabeth Weise leaves the city this morning for Reynolds to visit relatives. In a few days she will travel to Chicago to see her sister Mrs. E Lt. Fox and then move permanently to Cleveland Ohio.
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Elizabeth Weise
Reynolds
Chicago
E. Lt. Fox
Cleveland, O
Wreck on S T Interurban Injures Dozens
Five miles south of the city an Indiana Union Traction limited car collided with a line car on a sharp curve. Several passengers were injured and a worker named Quinlan died, others were rescued as doctors rushed to the scene.
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Hilltop
Indiana Union Traction Limited
Logansport
William Griffins
The
Limited
Henry C. Briles
C. W. Burnett
English Lake
Ind
Earl Wert
Alva Apple
Lineman
Quinlan
Grand jury tension flares as editor targets prosecutor
Royal Center Record editor Oliver Hand attacks Prosecutor Custer over alleged delays in presenting law infractions to the grand jury. Hand claims politics influence action while critics say affidavits could prompt court action as the grand jury session proceeds.
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Oliver Hand
Royal Center Record
Banel
Grand Jury
Custer
Royal Center
Oliver
Hand
Two More Bodies Found at Gunness Arm Site
Laporte Indiana May 8 two more bodies were unearthed at Gunness arm today. One is believed to be male and the other female.
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Laporte
Ind
Gunness Arm
Fort Wayne Firemen Call for New Ladders and Truck
Fort Wayne firefighters at Truck House No 2 on Broadway say the heavy ladder on their trucks requires many men to raise and maneuver. They warn delays endanger lives, urge an up to date fire truck and ladders without delay to prevent repeats of past fatalities.
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Fort Wayne
Truck House No. 2
Broadway
Logansport
Aveline
Odd Fellows Home Construction Nearing Roof Deck
Three stories of the new Odd Fellows home are completed with the fourth story begun. Temporary floors are in place across all levels as builders rush ahead. Contractor James J. Barnes says the building should be under cover within a month and interior work will start in earnest. the scheme aims for completion by October first.
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Odd Fellows Home
James J. Barnes
Miss McNitt Tians Her Dismissal Linked to Father’s Aid
Miss Caroline McNitt accuses school board members of using her father’s ability to support her as the reason for relieving her as musical director. She relayed statements by N. R. Donaldson and J. T. Elliott that a father should financially care for his daughter, and Raub defended the board’s actions as not to be questioned.
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Raub
N. R. Donaldson
J. ‘F T. Elliott
George A. Raub
W. V. Marsh Sent to Jail in Bigamy Case
William W. Marsh was arrested in Goshen Indiana and jailed on bigamy charges. He faces pending examination as brothers prepare defense plans in Cassopolis Michigan. His two wives, Eva Stuckman Marsh and Anna Rathka Davis Marsh, seek admission to the case and accountability.
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Goshen
Ind
Detroit
Mich
Ziesel
William W. Marsh
Cassopolis
Marsh
Eva Stuckman Marsh
Allegan
Anna Rathka- Davis-Marsh
Chicago
Boston
Elkhart
South Bend
St. Louis
Urbana
Woman Denounces Malicious Letter About Mrs. Barney
A reader letters asserts Mrs. June Barney has not moved or been entertained by Mrs. Grace and demands the author of the spiteful communication. The paper condemns such letters as despicable and a low trick.
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June Barney
Erie Avenue
Grace
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Mr. Becker
Wisconsin
Logan
Sweetser
Muncie, Ind
Court News
Pocketbook
Mpkee
S. T. Interurban
Jeanette Stubbs
Wood
Kokomo
Miss M'Nitt Tianus
Caroline McNitt
Leei
Per
W. V. Marsh
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