Knights of the Grip Arrive for Indiana T P A Convention in Logansport
State officers arrive and begin auditing books as the Indiana Travelers Protective Association prepares for its sixteenth annual convention. Up to a thousand visitors expected with Post F hosting events from May 11 to 12 at Stettiner hall and Dowline's opera house.
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Logansport
Knights of the Grip
Post F
Indiana T. P. A
Indiana
Frank J. Bott
Travelers’ Protective Association of America
Stettiner Hall
Petit Jury Excused After Exhausting Session
The petit jury, in session since April 18, was excused for the balance of the week after delivering a verdict in favor of Madame Julietta Savoy against the Wabash Railroad for 350 dollars. They will report again Tuesday or Wednesday for a new batch of cases.
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Madame Julietta Savoy
Wabash Railroad Company
Brookston Ind
Shaffer
Plank Family Visiting Before Westward Trip
Mr and Mrs Otho Plank and their children formerly of this city are visiting friends and will start west Friday for the benefit of Mrs Plank's health.
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Otho Plank
Patrolman Condemned for Killing Dog on Third Street
A patrolman on Third Street killed a dog near Killian and McCloskey morgue, drawing outcry from residents including mail carrier Charles Enyart. The female dog, speyed and valued, followed a dairy wagon and had no history of aggression, prompting potential litigation over the act.
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Killian & McCloskey
Third Street
George Graham
Charles Enyart
Local Doctor Secures County License in City
Dr. Horace E. Crockett formerly of this city and now practicing in Lafayette has obtained a county license to practice in the area. He has joined the Dickerson Institute in this city.
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Horace E. Crockett
Lafayette
Dr. Dickerson
Factions at War Over Elwood Church Property
A salt dispute escalates to district court as Isaac Cook and others of the Miami Reserve conference seek to determine ownership of Elwood church property. The Miami conference funded the church in 1903, but trustees claim title and accuse disorganization and neglect of maintenance by the local congregation.
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Imo
Elwood
Isaac Cook
Peter Wiles
William Helvie
James Carter
Enos Fitzsimmons
Miami Reserve Conference
Elwood Christian Church
Conference
Miami Conference
Wood
Walnut Street
Tookitle
Unique Wedding Trip Ends Safely After Explosive Wagon Ride
Edward Kelley an oil well shooter and his new bride Nellie Severance of Lowell Ohio recently returned from a wedding journey in a nitroglycerin wagon carrying thirty five quarts of explosive. They traveled fifty miles over rough roads to Syracuse Ohio before turning back, avoiding disaster as Kelley drove carefully and they survived.
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Edward Kelley
Marietta
Nellie Severance
Lowell
Kelley
Syracuse
Guardian Appointed for Utica Pritebett Heirs
Alongo M. Pritenell has been named guardian of Ada fifteen Elsie eighteen and Carl five minor heirs of Utica L. Pritebett.
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Alongo M. Pritenell
Ada
Elsie
Carl
Utica L. Pritebett
Old Soldier Pacouses Ten Dollar Bill to Buy Freedom
Hugh Faley eighty two year old inmate of the Marion soldiers home came to town singing the Battle Hymn of the Republic. When court expected to suspend sentence on one cent and costs he paid a ten dollar bill, astonished judge and police. he left jailed but sober and penitent.
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Costello
Hugh Faley
Marion
Third and Railroad
Kenneth
Two suits dismissed in circuit court ruling
The circuit court dismissed two civil actions: Tomlinson and Torr versus Lizzie Gaghan as administratrix of the William Gaghan estate, and John Eckert against the same defendant, in a recent ruling.
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Tomlinson and Torr
John Eckert
Lizzie Gaghen
William Gaghan
Case to be tried in church over cow damages dispute
Henry Miller sues William A Julian for 1500 dollars claiming cows ruined Miller's winter wheat after a farm sale in Deer Creek area. The Supreme Court reversed a prior ruling, sending retrial. Venue moved to the old Presbyterian church due to courthouse renovations. Larry & Mahoney and Frank V. Guthrie represent Julian and Miller.
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Julian
Circuit Court
Miller
Supreme Court
Peru
Old Presbyterian Church
Larry & Mahoney
Frank V. Guthrie
Boys Near to Electrocution on Broadway
Dangerous condition of a broken incandescant wire exposed on Broadway between Eighth and Ninth streets was found before serious harm. As winds blew the end hung and two Lincon school pupils approached the live line, but workers arrived in time to warn the children and repair the line.
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Broadway
Eighth
Ninth
Lincoln School
Narrow Escape as Horse and Buggy Plunge Into Water
A livery horse tied by Mrs Louis Grubbs near the power house backed into a deep water retreating with its buggy. Employes of the power house rescued the frightened horse from ten feet of water and towed it to shore. the buggy was badly damaged but the horse remained unharmed.
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Power House
Louis Grubbs
Race Street
Ninth Street
Indiana Cities Ranked By Class Under New State Laws
Indiana’s latest legislative act classifies cities into five groups. Indianapolis leads Class 1, Evansville and Fort Wayne in Class 2, with Anderson Muncie New Albany South Bend and Terre Haute in Class 3. Class 4 lists eleven cities including Elkhart Hammond and Kokomo, while Class 5 holds seventy-one cities and Hartford City among nine small towns. The Census 1903 figures show many towns under 2,000 residents, raising questions on city status since 1853.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Evansville
Fort Wayne
Anderson
Muncie
New Albany
South Bend
Terre Gaute
Elkhart
Elwood
Hammond
Jeffersonville
Kokomo
Lafayette
Logansport
Marion
Michigan City
Richmond
Vincennes
Hartford City
South Side Residents Seek Street Car Franchise
South Side residents anxious over a street car extension plan plan to petition the council to grant the Ft Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Company franchise. They fear a hold out policy by the council could end their chances for line expansion and will muster influence to win approval.
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South Side
Ft. Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction Company
Fractured Elbow Sidelined Stanley Street Boy
The nine year old son of Mr and Mrs William Berry of Stanley street suffered a broken arm in a peculiar accident yesterday evening. He slipped in the yard and his right elbow struck a boulder, fracturing the joint. Dr Harry Johnson attended and set the fracture.
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William Berry
Stanley Street
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S. S. Stalcup
Ind
Geo. Grant, Jr. Wabash
W. D. Chambers
Terre Haute
Rev. J. B. Young
C. A. Lee
L. W. Loser
W. K. Haughey
Leo Nussbaum
G. C. Harwood
Stelleo Smith
Geo. P. Washburn
Barton B. Bigler
James L. Gilbert
M. J. Beach
O. O. Gladden
Clark Taylor
Byron A. Neher
J. H. Reitemeier
Otto Schirmeyer
T. S. Kerns
D. Smith
Sick and Relief Committee
Joseph Taylor
Railroad Committee
Masonic Tem
Florer Orchestra
R. H. Galloway
Dowline
Opera House
Stellael Smith
J. B. Young
George P. McKee
Ladies’ Entertainment
Masonic Temple
B. G. Neher
A. Trick
Wm. Kirkpatrick
Otis McCracken
Dave Youngker
K. W. Viney
Stelelol Smith
Walter Dederick
S. Smith
F. J. Bott
J. T. Elliott
O. QO. Gladden
B. WU. Neher
Ow. Sr O
G. P. Washburn
Ekerns
W. Dederick
J. H., Reiteremeir
W. Gibbons Otto Schirmeyer
John Kirkpatrick
Jo. Taylor
J. W.viney
W. H. Thomson
H. F. Trick
M. F. Bligh
J. FE. Digan
F. J. Bort
Harry Elliott
C. M. Taylor
W. Gibbins
Julius Wagner
Ed Donovan
J. I. Digan
Petit Jury
Savoy
Czar
Graham
Olu Vet
Court
Soldiers’ Home
Young
Republic
Hugh Breen
Tered
Judge Smith
Gaghan
Julian Case
Miami County
Henry Miller
William A. Julian
Horse
Ric
Animal
Reina
SOUTH
Council
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