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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1908
Page
5
Hartford City residents report a man who fled from a remonstrance campaign while hiding in a hollow log on a northern farm. He claimed ten pursuers chased him and that he hoped the ordeal would end before the campaign committee arrived. A separate wire reports Sheriff Smuth er seeking Mrs. Belle Gunness, linked to the House of Horrors.
Assistant Chief from Chicago joins Laporte authorities to verify the Gunness case. Evidence includes a lighter than the claimed body, six men's watches and a lady's watch, a pair of men's shoes, and a suspected mass grave behind the home. Sheriff Smutzer plans broader digging and floor excavation after consulting Chicago officials.
The national supreme council assigns an alumni Phi Sigma Chi chapter to this city. Members listed include George Hoffman Carl Ferguson Harold Bliss Roscoe Grable Roscoe Magginis Harold Hendee James Coyle and Robert Justice.
R F Frazer reports on the Socialist party plan for a Democratic style national gathering in Chicago. Delegates will elect chairmen by vote, resignations will be signed to ensure integrity, and the party will foot delegate expenses with a special 35 cent assessment from dues paying members.
On Sandy Hook fort reservation road workmen uncovered a twelve by twelve by six foot brick vault containing sixteen skeletal remains with military buttons bearing anchor insignia. Some skeletons had bullets in the jaw and vertebrae. the bones, dressed with uniforms, were dry despite long exposure to salt air. Authorities took custody. remains to be buried in a cemetery and samples saved for study.
The north side door of the Dowling theatre is cut as remodeling accelerates. Interior work by electricians and decorators continues with a June first deadline for completion.
Dr Arthur N Baker, local optician, returned from Indianapolis where he attended a state optometry board meeting. He was elected secretary of the board and will receive a salary with the post.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Malin and son Edmond of this city visited with Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Kidd at Adamsboro last week.
Washington May 8 The census bureau reports western wage earners average 13.65 per week, higher than other regions while southern and child labor figures show wide gaps. Men earn far more than women and children, with cotton and turpentine industries illustrating stark contrasts in pay.
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