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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1908
Page
7
An advertising testimonial claims nervous energy controls respiration and digestion and asserts Dr Miles Nervine cures or benefits nervous disorders. The sponsor uses a customer story from W. H. Burke of Myrtle Creek Oregon and directs pharmacists to offer a refund after first bottle if no benefit.
A witty remark contrasts popularity with appearance in a small town. The speaker notes the girl is popular yet not considered attractive and jokes that she stands out for not wearing a merry widow hat. The line plays on social expectations and humor in local life.
The Aldrich bill is dead after being sidelined for several hours. No flowers accompany the news as observers note its demise.
Shelbyville May 1. Leslie Bendrant confessed murderer was granted a new trial by Judge Will Sparks in Ru county circuit court and the case will come to Shelby county court next month. Earlier a jury found him guilty of killing Charles Coleman a farmer he worked for and sentenced him to death.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Congressman James E. Watson will address a Trinity Church audience in this city on June 9. He agreed to speak at the invitation of Rev. R. West, D D, a close personal friend and former Greencastle University classmate.
Muncie May 18 Edward Anshire filed injunctions against Salem township open air dances on an illuminated platform. He alleges liquor is served promiscuously and attendees include persons of questionable reputation. The promoters named are Waltex James Sarah and Joseph Bright.
Judge Leffler cites Oren M. Pruitt of Indianapolis to appear in Indianapolis for examination before Commissioner Blanch Brunswick regarding a $14 000 alleged fraudulent conveyance involving Joel W. Hamilton and others in Muncie and Indianapolis.
Mrs. Leroy Armstrong former Lafayette resident and wife of the Intermountain Republican editor in Salt Lake City Utah died of cancer. She came to Lafayette from Ladoga with her husband who once edited and published the Lafayette Democrat and was active in Democratic politics statewide.
In Huntington on May 1 Duncan Davidson, a former policeman, died after taking carbolic acid rather than serve jail time. He had been fined $100 for assault and battery and could not pay, with ninety days allowed to raise the money. the final day passed without payment.
An electric coupe driven by Mrs. Theodore P. Frank shattered the plate glass at Foulke Brothers' store in Terre Haute on May 18. The driver steered it into the window to prevent the vehicle from hitting a crowd of traction employees in the alley, averting injury.
William Fleming of Cleveland Ohio was indicted by the county grand jury for fleecing William J. Springborn president of the Cleveland board of public service out of 10000 in a fake wrestling match held in South Bend last February. Bond raised from 7500 to 10000.
J L Pickeral of Argos reports the death of William L Jones of Indiana in Durango Mexico. Jones was shot by four Mexican bandits. The United States State Department will be informed and redress sought from the Mexican government.
The body of a man about 65 was found head downward on a woven wire fence at R. A. McCoy's farm three miles west of Greensburg. It appears he tried to climb the fence and fell forward, suggesting accidental death.
Shelbyville May 18 Hugh McAvoy sues the Pennsylvania railroad for 15000 damages claiming his son John William Mc Avoy died after tripping on signal wires belonging to the company. The suit contends the wires caused fatal injuries.
Lafayette May 18 Mrs Fannie M Sheets wife of Charles N Sheets employed on the Monon railway dropped dead at her home Coroner Levering says death due to neuralgia of the heart.
Noblesville reports the death of Dr. A E Applegate, one of central Indiana's oldest physicians, at his home aged 387.
Charles Davis a colored painter and decorator from Marion fled with his workmen's wages on Saturday night and has not been seen since.
Customs Officer Nolan and his terrier Trouble infiltrate a Chinese camp near Rock Creek B C to confront a gang smuggling opium. After tracking via a second dog and a moonlit ravine, Nolan bursts into a cabin and subdues three smugglers with a drawn weapon.
New York May 18 Lady Cook Tennessee Claffin secured a notable interview with President Roosevelt on women’s suffrage. The dialogue linked Lincoln’s emancipation to suffrage and explored whether a majority of American women desire the right, with Roosevelt expressing cautious openness.
A large soap factory plans to locate in Marion and will employ several hundred workers. The project promises substantial local employment and economic activity.
One hundred dollars reward for an uncured catarrh case marks Hall's Catarrh Cure claim. Endorsed by Walding Kinnan Marvin and other Toledo druggists. Internal remedy touts blood and mucous surface effects with testimonials available. Price 75 cents per bottle. Hall's Family Pills also recommended for constipation.
A one year old boy in Wabash Indiana died after swallowing a teaspoon of lye found in a tin cup in the back yard. Parents warned of hidden poison in homes and danger to children from casual household containers.
Captain Archibald Butt, named military aid to the President, rose from Washington newspaper corps to the army. He served as a pencil pusher before covering the Spanish American War, then went to the Philippines and Cuba to head the quartermaster department. Now back at the White House, he will mingle with Virginia’s first families and wear gold braid with polish.
A reader recalls saving a New York heiress from drowning at the seashore and laments only a thanks in return. The reply jokingly reminds the saver that gratitude is the reward, and notes the man’s reluctance toward bigamy.
General Faustino Guerra, former insurgent leader and Cuba's army chief, visits Washington to study the U.S. army. He will tour arsenals, West Point, and posts, examining training, recruitment, supplies, and armaments as Cuba plans a 0 man army and 3,000 rural guards.
The parrot talks all day revealing how much it has to learn. Its constant chatter reflects a vast store of knowledge awaiting growth.
Rheumatism causes pain and suffering more than any disease and Chamberlain's Pain Balm offers relief. The remedy provides rest and sleep, with temporary relief often becoming permanent for some. In elderly sufferers with chronic rheumatism linked to dampness or weather, a permanent cure is unlikely, but pain relief justifies the cost. 25 and 50 cent sizes sold by W. H. Porter.
Limited trains operate with connects at Ko komo to Indianapolis trains. Routes run to Tipton only with direct connections from Tipton to Elwood Alexandria Fairmount Anderson Middletown Muncie and other intermediate stations. Some trains at 11:00 p m depart without connections.
Advertisement offers mineral water shipped from the Colonial Country Club Hotel in West Baden Springs Indiana. It promises relief for kidney liver stomach ailments constipation nervousness and other complaints. Readers are urged to send symptoms with $2 to receive five gallons of water plus physician guidance for home use.
The Port Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Co announces daily interurban schedules with multiple departure times to Delph iate Huntington Fort Wayne Lafayette and Boyd Park. Limited cars stop in towns while express freight runs Fort Wayne to Lafayette with departures at 9 20 am and 8 30 am respectively.
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