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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1908
Page
7
An advertisement proposes Dr Miles Nervine for nervous system weakness and sickness. It cites a testimonial from John James of Riverton Nebraska and notes the drug is sold by pharmacists with a guarantee of refund for the first bottle if no benefit, by Miles Medical Co.
Secretary James Pendleton of the YMCA organized a bicycle squad to make weekly trips to nearby cities and visit YMCA homes. The group includes five other members and has already cycled to Peru and Georgetown with strong enthusiasm. Next Saturday they plan a ride to Lafayette.
Government agents raid a songwriter publishing bureau in what may mark a turning point for the agency. Officials claim enforcement of regulations while artists await further details on the action and potential consequences.
Crawfordsville Indiana reports a Lincoln League Republican club branch with nearly 200 members. Officers are Charles W Hymer president Harry Michael secretary and James Inlow treasurer. Fred Robinson district organizer predicts a branch in every township before the campaign ends. The Crawfordsville group is the first in the state this cycle.
In Winamac on May 25 a Pulaski county woman set a record by three name changes in 40 minutes. At 9:30 a.m. in Pulaski circuit court Mrs Elisha Heni ser of Medaryville was granted a divorce from her husband and reclaimed her maiden name Ida Maibauer. Descending to the clerk’s office she and a man about ten years her junior secured a marriage license and soon wed Zez German. They plan to live in Lafayette.
The house committee on railways and canals reported strong support for the Ft. Wayne ship canal, highlighting immense benefits for Indiana and noting the project would advance national resource conservation and deliver a long step forward.
In Noblesville the circuit court scheduled arguments in the case of Samuel M. Smith versus the Hamilton county board of commissioners Auditor Cowgill and Treasurer Pettijohn. The decision will determine whether about 275000 dollars is spent on new gravel road construction in the county this season.
Kokomo residents began removing G. A. R. encampment decorations on May 25. The local encampment committee estimates total expenses at 5000 dollars, most bills paid, and funds remain for outstanding accounts.
William Sheperd who escaped Shelby county jail with Isaac Wilson was captured on a Rush county farm by Sheriff John Butler and is returned to jail. He was sentenced to six months and fined 1000 dollars for attempting to mistreat a little girl.
Richmond May 25 T C Hough Wayne county chairman of the Prohibition party has arranged a series of rallies across the county. Nationally known orator M J Fanning will speak at Arba New Garden Williamsburg Fountain City Economy Centerville and Dublin.
Crawfordsville May 25 Farmers across Montgomery county organize mutual protective associations to combat the alleged grain trust. An association is completed in Madison township and meetings are planned in other townships as part of the effort.
Valparaiso May 25 District Chairman Risk calls a Democratic congressional convention for the Tenth District to be held at Remington on August 27. Judge Darrel of Kentland is the sole candidate in the field.
The body of Carl Hoffman, who drowned in White river, was found two miles downstream from the site of his disappearance. He was the son of C. R. Hoffman, a local dry goods merchant.
New Albany reports the special grand jury convened to probe the killing of Clarence Jackson by Samuel Carpenter returned an indictment charging murder in the first degree.
Shelbyville May 25 The management of the Daily Republican changes hands the first of June Frank B Bull will resign his position and be succeeded by F S Buggy of Cleveland Ohio
Mrs. Margaret Schofield a longtime Richmond public schools teacher died suddenly of heart disease. She served 32 years in the district marking her as one of the oldest in point of service.
The Indiana Federation of Catholic societies will meet in Richmond on May 31. More than a hundred delegates are expected.
Litton May 25. Asa Hale, a Hendricks county pioneer, is dead. Born August 15 1821 in North Carolina he came with his parents to Hendricks county in 1823.
Jesse R. Johnson of Winchester pleaded guilty to forgery and received a prison sentence ranging from two to fourteen years.
A lean woman and a drenched man share a cold fire as a blue diamond changes hands. The man finds the gem and drinks from a pitcher, unraveling into a convulsing end while the diamond rolls free on the floor.
Berlin reports the Kaiser opposes Dr. David Jayne Hill's ambassador post to Germany. The Frankfurter Zeitung says the real motive is to name Cornelius Vanderbilt of New York as ambassador, preserving social splendor at Charramagne Tower, with Vanderbilt later to become ambassador to Rome.
An Ohio sheriff intervened to protect a prisoner as a hostile crowd gathered outside the jail. Officers reported the mob, described as disorderly, dissipated without violence and the inmate was kept safe.
New York May 25 Four thousand dollars a night two hundred thousand dollars for fifty performances offered to famed Metropolitan Opera tenor Aessandro Bonci by Ciacchi manager of the Italian Grand Opera house in Buenos Aires. Bonci now in Vienna to perform Don Juan and Rigoletto at the Emperor Francis Joseph festival.
The powers plan a pullback of troops from Crete, a region famed for its rugged, hard terrain likened to concrete. Officials describe the island as a challenging posting with difficult logistics and strong local resistance.
An old advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with a one hundred dollar reward for an uncured catarrh case. It features endorsements from local druggists Walding Kinnan & Marvin and a testimonial on F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. It says the cure is taken internally and reachable by purchasable 75 cent bottles along with Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The diarist notes a unsettling meeting at Cass Sales restaurant with a heavyset man sporting a dark indigo mustache. He uses a coaxing voice and teases intimacy as she seeks money for a new rig, describing a troubling dynamic and a sense of fascination like a game.
A list of daily rail services includes No. 2 St. Louis to New York, No. 28 Kansas City to New York, No. 4 St. Louis to New York, No. 6 St. Louis to Toledo, West Bound No. 9 New York to Kansas City, No. 1 New York to St. Louis, No. 5 Toledo to St. Louis, and No. 3 New York to St. Louis.
Toronto May 25 Clara Brett Martin a pioneer woman lawyer announces her candidacy for the provisional legislature opposing Dr. R A Payne minister of education. She seeks women’s endorsement and recounts her earlier bar admission fight and swift support from women’s groups and the International Council of Women.
Paris reports tease a vegetable regimen claiming carrots mellow husbands while peas tempt flirtatious daughters and potatoes grant balance. The Pathological Congress says excess cabbage or cauliflower coarsens, and a prize is offered for an odorless onion after extensive study and divergent views.
A playful note hints at a young graduate's unusual taste for sour pickles, while a veteran Democrat named D. B. Lil circulates as a character in the chatter, suggesting a local political flavor to the anecdote.
Rheumatism is described as the leading cause of pain and suffering and Chamberlain's Pain Balm is claimed to give relief enabling rest and sleep. The ad notes temporary relief can become permanent for some, though a permanent cure is unlikely for chronic cases, and bottles are sold by W. H. Porter.
Train times listed from 5:00 a m to 11:00 p m indicate limited trains. Connect at Kokomo with limited trains for Indianapolis. Runs to Tipton only. All trains except 11:00 p m make direct connections at Tipton for Ed Wood Alexandria Fairmount Anderson Middletown Muncie and intermediate stations.
Train schedule declares interurban departures from Fort Wayne station to Peru Wabash Huntington and intermediate points at multiple morning and evening times. Limited cars stop at town only. one car runs to Lord Park. Express freight runs Fort Wayne Lafayette with weekday departures. R T Gunn.
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