Kokomo to Host Logansport Auto Club Visit
Logansport Automobile Club plans a Wednesday visit to Kokomo with forty touring cars. Kokomo residents to welcome the guests, share a dinner at Hotel Frances, and tour local auto factories and the city streets. Meeting at the Elks' club at 7 pm to arrange receptions and a potential joint run.
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Logansport
Kokomo
Sycamore Street Pike
River Bend
New London Pike
Country Club
Logansporters
Middle West
Gold Found After Twenty Four Years on Blair Farm
Pittsburg Pa May 26 John Blair of Townsite Fayette county finally recovered the wallet lost twenty four years ago while plowing his field containing 137 in gold. He found the last of the coins this week in a small heap as bright as when lost.
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Pittsburg
Townsite
Fayette County
John Blair
Blair
Mathews Challenges Worley over Racing Claims
D C Mathews asserts he competed with Worley Saturday but disputes Worley s claim of a one mile in sixty six seconds on a Davidson motorcycle. He says Worley climbed College Hill three times and failed while Mathews rode a faster Indian. He contends Worley s bike was more powerful and that the Indian was not geared for racing.
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D. C. Mathews
Worley
College Hill
Sheehan Sues Degn for $100 Damages in Court
Andrew J. Sheehan filed suit against Julia and Timothy Degn in Judge Hanawalt's court seeking $100 for alleged unlawful taking of plumbers tools and work benches. Case set for Friday at 3 PM.
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Andrew J. Sheehan
Julia
Timothy Degn
Hanawalt
Sheehan
Kokomo Social Guests Visit Mrs. Thompson
Mrs. Edward N. Cole of Kokomo is the guest of Mrs. Harry Thompson, sharing hospitality during a social visit.
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Edward N. Cole
Kokomo
Harry Thompson
Crook Slips Through Hands Then Sentenced to Prison
A year after Rossville police first failed to convict him, Frankfort reports Fred Was was captured and sentenced to ten to twenty years in Michigan City prison for multiple burglaries across Thorntown Mulberry Rossville and Vandalia. Police traced a package to South Bend and found stolen items from several homes. He had been arrested in Vandalia and Rossville previously and confessed to nine burglaries in one week.
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Frankfort
Fred
Thorntown
Mulberry
Rossville
Michigan City
South Bend
Youth Stab Incident Ends With Light Punishment
Earl Mullendore stabbed Ray White with a broken spoon last Saturday. Judge Smith in police court this morning gave Mullendore a severe lecture and released him. White also received a lecture. The affair described as a boyish strap.
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Earl Mullendore
Ray White
Grandparents recover child taken by father’s wife
Charles Updegraff and his wife regained their granddaughter Hazel Updegraff from Albert Ball who had abducted her on Saturday. The child was found yesterday at Rockfield on the Lafayette Interurban line. the return followed action by attorney George W Walters. The girl, who believed she was going for a ride, was glad to reunite with her grandmother and said she would not leave home again.
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Updegraff
Albert Ball
Rockfield
Lafayette
Walters
Ball
East End
Glado
Ante Up The Dollar For YMCA Fund Drive
A YMCA fund drive newsprint appeal urges business and professional people to donate one dollar each. It praises orphans and schoolchildren who already contributed nearly 500 dollars, notes Mrs. John C. Nelson gave 100 dollars in name of others, and warns the public to deposit their dollar promptly to avoid delay or misfortune.
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John C. Nelson
Demurrer Overruled in Rush Estate Case Against Ferguson
In the case of William A. Simpson as administrator of George W. Rush estate versus John D. Ferguson the court overruled Ferguson's demurrer to the complaint seeking $10,000 for Rush death. The ruling finds sufficient grounds alleged to constitute a valid cause of action.
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William A. Simpson
George W. Rush
John D. Ferguson
Rush
Ferguson
Judge Wasson Delays Several Circuit Court Trials In City
Judge Wasson of Delphi was in the city this morning to hear cases set for trial in the circuit court. The cases were not ready, so they were postponed and reset for later dates. The judge then returned home.
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Wasson
Delphi
Deals Save Drowning Party In River Rescue
Elkhart Indiana May 26. A power canoe party on the St Joseph river near a ten foot dam was swept into the water when the motor failed. Ewing Applquist Mrs Maude Jones Eric Swanson all of Elkhart and Miss Velma Yendas of Benton Harbor Mich narrowly escaped death. Applequists and Deal from Elkhart rescued Miss Yendas who had sunk twice while A Deal towed her to shore. Swanson swam through the whirlpool to reach safety.
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Elkhart
Ind
Ewing Applequist
Maude Jones
Eric Swanson
Velma Yendas
Benton Harbor
Mich
St. Joseph
Jones
Applequist
Yendas
A. Deal
Howland Avenue
Deal
Miss Yendas
Swanson
Local girls propose Y W C A fund drive and privileges
A group of local girls plans to raise funds for a Y M C A building project and to gain special access or privileges within the facility. The proposal outlines organizing a Y W C A to support the effort.
Arkansan Banker’s Tale Of Mosquito Dragon
Willard Elliott of the Am bia and Fowler banks travels to Arkansas to close timber land deals. He recounts a night battle with a giant mosquito that he says attacked him, sparking a dog fight that killed the insect but cost two dogs.
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Bia
Fowler Banks
Arkansas
Willard
Elliott
Mr. Mesquito
Scrap of Paper high school play tonight in Elks hall
Mary West leads senior class rehearsals for A Scrap of Paper with Judge George Fender assisting. The cast includes Prosper Couramont Arthur Donaldson and Louise de la Glaciere among others as they prepare to perform this evening then dance after the curtain.
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Elks’ Hall
Mary West
George Fender
Prosper Couramont
Arthur Donaldson Baron de la Glaciere
Don Douglass Brisemouche
James Gamble Antiole
Russell Brown Baptiste
Frank Reed Francois
Prosper Oe
Harry Murden
No Smallpox Case Reported in Delphi
Information from Delphi notes no smallpox case in town while forty cases exist near the Carroll Clinton county border. Delphi remains unaffected.
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Delphi
Carroll
Clinton Counties
Backed Over Embankment Ends With Bruised Driver
Constantine Greaser of the Kokomo pike north of the city was bruised Saturday night when his horse backed the buggy off Morgan's hill. The rig plunged fifteen feet, he was trapped under the wagon, and Charley Lane aided his rescue. Greaser rode the horse home and returned Sunday to pull the wagon back up.
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Kokomo Pike
Morgan's Hill
Greaser
Charley Lane
Advance man Bert Bedwards visits town from Al G Field show
Bert Bedwards formerly of this city acted as advance man for Al G Field's minstrels and called on old friends during a brief visit. He once worked in the lumber business on Second street with Stevens & Bedwards.
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Bert Bedwards
al G. Field
Minstrels
Second Street
Stevens & Bedwards
New Money Order Clerk Arrives at Home of Roy Bumpas
Local post office clerks learned a new money order clerk weighed eight pounds half an ounce arrived at Roy Bumpas home at 108 Helm street last night. Roy says the cigars are forthcoming.
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Roy Bumpas
Helm Street
Roy
Firemen Demand New Ladders for Faster Rescues
Sixth and Broadway truck crew defend department against a letter alleging poor ladder use and firefighting skill. They argue the city needs a better truck and ladders, not harsher criticism, citing Loganport fire records and stressing drills and equipment as key. They claim current light ladders require multiple workers to raise and push for rapid, safer responses.
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Sixth and Broadway
Painters’ Union
Logansport
Board of Works
Newspapers in Receivership Take Two Local Papers
Anderson Bulletin notes the Star and Press in receiverships with limited publishing continuing as courts sort out affairs. It argues the newspaper business is hard, overcrowded and competitive, with the paper trust squeezing profits and killing many plants.
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Star and the Press
Anderson Bulletin
Star
Paper Trust
Clarence J Clarke Sues Indiana Union Traction
Clarence J Clarke sued Indiana Union Traction in Judge Hanawalt's court for 2 damages citing clothing damage from the Hill Top wreck on May 7. He won judgment for the full amount, the first suit arising from the incident as the company settled with most others.
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Clarence J. Clarke
James A. Clarke
Indiana Union Traction Company
Hanawalt
Clarke
Hill Top
State Path Finders Convene at Kekomo Convention
A large delegation of local Path Finders including the degree team led by State President E A Tucker attended the state convention in Kekomo. Mayor Arnett gave the welcome, Tucker responded, and business sessions followed with officer elections and degree teams slated to perform for a prize.
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E. A. Tucker
Kekomo
Arnett
Tucker
Ariti
Koehne Estate Closed Discharges Executor
John C. Deventer filed his final report as executor of the Koehne will this morning showing distributions totaling 9054.72 and the estate closed. he was discharged.
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John C. Deventer
Father Koehne
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Lona
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Indianapolis
Lodge of Elks
No. 15
Order
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Mother Lodge of Elks
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Arkansaw Traveler
Canaries
Skeeter
Willard Elliott
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Susanna Re Roseville
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Dieter
Louise
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Mile
Zenobie
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Mary Justice
Madame Dupont
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Constantine Greaser
NEW Money Order
Koehne Estate
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