Man Survives Near Electrocution After Barn Lightning Incident
J. R. Hazeltine drayman of 531 West Broadway was knocked unconscious for nearly an hour when a lightning strike burned the incandescent globe from a wire in his barn. Officer Monigan narrowly avoided contact with the live wire in darkness as Hazeltine warned them to stay away. Hazeltine recovered with aid from Dr. Gilbert, and the burned wire and tree area were observed outside the house.
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J. R. Hazeltine Drayman
West Broadway
Monigan
Hazeltine
Gilbert
Just Married Sextette En Route to Monticello Station
A party of six young travelers arrived on a state line train yesterday and announced two weddings. A bride waved an umbrella bearing Just Married as onlookers laughed. The sextette boarded at a station near Monticello, sharing the playful scene.
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State Line
Monticello
Puzzle On Final Innings Rescue Play
In the last half of the ninth with one run down and runners on second and third, a ball hit to fair territory is ruled foul by the umpire, yielding no hit no error and no assist, and the team at bat wins 6 to 5. The play likely involves a bases-loaded squeeze or fielder’s choice leading to an out and the winning run scoring.
Inkstand for Fairbanks Presented by New York Firm
A gold silver and glass inkstand costing $500 will be made for Vice President Fairbanks by a New York firm. It will be used during his term and become his personal property afterward, continuing a long practice. The inkstand presented to Vice President Hobart cost $800.
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Fairbanks
New York
Hobart
Memorial Day prep delays and Sixth street pavement update
News notes delays for Memorial Day events as Sixth street improvement misses target and will not be travelable until June. Contractors plan brick laying next week with cement filling and a ten day setting time. North Street crossing remains open after temporary surfacing and sand-filled route for fire department access.
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Sixth Street
Strain
Kerns
Third Street
Mt. Hope Cemetery
North Street
High Street
Wilson Re-Elected Foresters High Secretary in Evansville
The Logansport chapter of the Independent Order of Foresters returned from their annual convention in Evansville. W. W. Wilson of Logansport was re-elected to high secretary, and South Bend will host next year’s convention. A full list of officers was announced, including James K. Be. Risk of Lafayette as high elder and others such as John A. Hartman of Wille as vice high chief ranger and Lloyd Ireland of Swayzee as high treasurer.
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Logansport
Independent
Order of Foresters
Evansville
W. W. Wilson
South Bend
James K. BE. Risk
Lafayette
John A. Hartman
Wille
Wilson
County Commissioner Rescues Runaway Ponies Near Walton
Near Walton this morning County Commissioner Grable stopped a sprinting pony team in danger of crossing a damaged bridge. He grabbed the reins after being dragged about a dozen feet, halting the team just as the creek drops seven feet.
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Grable
Walton
Appointed Delegate to National Conference of Charities
Elihur Rice of this city is named by Governor Haley as a delegate to the national conference of charities and correction in Portland Oregon from June 15 to 22.
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Elihur. Rice
Haley
National Conference of Charities and Correction
Portland
Oregon
Collision on North End Aboard Panhandle Train At North Judson
The Panhandle freight train No. 82 led by Engineer Frank Patterson averts a headon with a handcar full of section men near North Judson. The crew and six men escaped unharmed after the car was struck but remained on track. The section crew had been patrolling for washouts during a stormy night.
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Panhandle
Frank Patterson
North Judson
Logansport
Patterson
Country Club Bridge Carried Away by Wabash Flood
Members held a benefit at Stettiner hall to buy furniture for the club. The Wabash flood swept away the bridge under construction to connect the club house on Rock Island with the interurban. No remains are left. The structure cost $300 and the club plans a sturdier $2,500 replacement after the loss.
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Wabash
Rock Island
Eighteenth Street
Water Ties Up Sewer Contract On West Side
A trench collapse flooded the West Side sewer and broke a main water pipe, leaving hundreds idle as ten feet of water backed into the sewer. Water service to many areas is shut off while workers bail and repair the break with repairs expected by day’s end.
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West Side
Bel
Front Street
Maiden’s Laundry
Dog Poisoner Threatens Galveston Pets
A poisoner has killed three or four Galveston dogs and cats after Saturday. Alison Bell’s fox terrier Cute died from poison on Saturday. J. G. Peter’s fox terrier also died. Monday B B Richards’s dog Topsy ingested poison but survived. A vigilante committee is gathering evidence to prosecute the culprit.
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Galveston
Cute
Fox
Alison Bell
J. G. Peter
Topsy
B. B. Richards
Warner Must Hang After Kentucky Governor Denies Commutation
Governor Beckham of Kentucky rejected a clemency request for George B. Warner of Logansport Indiana. Warner is condemned to die for the murder of Pulaski Leed in Louisville last year and faces execution on May 19 unless a last minute change occurs.
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Beckham
George B. Warner
Logansport
Louisville
Loransport
Cass County
Warner
Kentucky
Indiana
George Warner
Traction Car Collision Near Kokomo Alarms Local Woman
Mrs. Baer wife of the Rev. Mr. Baer of Greentown Howard county is in critical condition from a nervous shock after a near collision between a Marion and Western traction car and a Panhandle train just outside Kokomo. No injuries to other passengers were reported as both trains were stopped in time.
Sixteenth Street School Wins Best Work Award
The school celebrates a first prize for theory among the five grades with 333 students in the building. Miss Comingere and Miss Laughlin previously earned prize lanterns last winter, highlighting the strong teaching staff and student effort at the Sixteenth Street School.
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Comingere
Mise Laughlin
Sixteenth Street School
Sensational divorce case moves forward in local court
A renewed Bow man versus Bowman divorce case in New Waverly centers on adultery claims with Daniel Bowman naming Daniel Moody as co respondent. Earlier ruling found both parties at fault. today George W Walters filed for divorce against Emma Bowman. Also ongoing trial of Charles vs Olie Baker. he alleges habitual drunkenness and a house of ill repute. Local hearings list several estates and administrative matters set for May 15 to May 23 in Peru and Logansport courts.
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Bowmans
New Waverly
Danial Bowman
George W. Walters
Daniel Bowman
Emma Bowman
Daniel Moody
Bowman
Walters
Larry
Charles
Olie Baker
Martha van Buskirk
John Lux
Alonzo Pritchett
Daniel Eisenbise
William Wolf
James C. Bear
Florence McCord
Cora Girton
Emma B. Banta
Sarah Shedron
G. W. Flanasan
Rebecca Cline
James Yerkes
W. O. Pierson
S. M. Closson
Joseph Aman
Herman Mueller
Logansport
Attorney General spots rabbit hunting loophole in new code
Miller finds a drafting error in the public offense clause of the new criminal codes. The law bans shooting doves from October 6 to November 1, but the penal clause omits rabbits, leaving no closed season for rabbits. This bungled omission concerns farmers and farmers during the state’s hunting period.
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Miller
Pay for Institute Work Sparks Teacher Pay Change
F A Cotton, superintendent of public instruction, writes to an Allen county trustee that teachers will be paid for county institute attendance by adding two percent to their average grade of scholarship and success. They will no longer receive a per diem for institute attendance.
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F. A. Cotton
Allen County
Cotton
Logansport Storm Ravages City and Cass County
Logansport faced two days of severe storms with widespread damage to property and crops across Cass County. A lightning strike hit Mrs. Burkholtz on Montgomery Street. the Wabash and other rivers rose high, washing away a bridge and flooding districts including Biddie's Island and the Eel River area. Electric wires and lights were knocked out, crews worked overnight to restore service, and residents faced continued high water risk.
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Oklahoma
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Logansport
Biddie’s Island
Water Works
Seventeenth Street
William Frazier
Falenn
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North End
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the Country Club
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Dog Poisoner
Gov. Beckham
Greentown
School
Sixteenth Street
NEW Divorce
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Power House
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