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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1908
Page
4
Special notice in Logansport Daily Reporter instructs subscribers to report stop or address changes directly to the office by phone, card or in person. The policy protects subscribers and prohibits carriers from recording changes.
The piece argues for stronger federal laws on foods taxes and labor while criticizing Congress and lawmakers for adjourning with little to show. It calls for action on inheritance tax corporate equality and public utilities and questions why senators and representatives are paid if they do nothing.
A reflective piece argues that delaying good deeds harms oneself and others. It cites philosophers and warns that postponement undermines freedom, social duty, and moral character, urging prompt, decisive action to honor obligations.
In New York on May 26 Mrs. Mary Hutton Pell leads the bureau of social requirements serving the Four Hundred. A new high class tea and lunch room opens as part of its services. The bureau supplies ideas, floral designs, and entertainment supervision for social functions on short notice. It claims to remove many disagreeable features from social life.
The passage extols starting tasks promptly to build skill and courage. It frames completion as a source of deep peace of mind and urges a proactive, constant effort as a guiding motto for any endeavor.
The piece urges shippers to unite against railways seeking to raise freight rates. It argues rate hikes impose a permanent burden on future generations and notes current per ton mile costs are similar to those twenty years ago despite better equipment and lines.
T suggests replacing desks and revolving chairs with cushioned benches to compact seating in the House. Critics argue the plan will be bitterly opposed by members who must drape their feet on something.
Congress appropriated one and a half million toward a government exhibit at the 1912 Japanese exposition. The naval display planned to accompany the exhibit is expected to yield goodwill and practical benefits in the interim.
Washington May 26 Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson will resign soon according to intimate friends. He has held a cabinet portfolio longer than any member of the president's official family, serving about ten years. If he leaves before Roosevelt's term ends, Gifford Pinchot may succeed him as United States forester.
Timely Gossip from Washington reports Roosevelt staying cool amid Chicago convention maneuvers. Roosevelt may skip the ticket fight while La Follette and Knox spar over endorsements. Clothier humor over high politics, the White House figure may retreat to Africa if Taft wins.
Sunday trips drew low attendance as residents stayed for local events. The Pennsylvania sold 105 Chicago tickets and the Vandalia 87 to Lake Maxinkuckee. An additional Chicago trip is planned for June 14 with regular Lake Maxinkuckee excursions every Sunday.
Yesterday McConnell Jentines Jen kines and Stuart filed habeas corpus proceedings to gain bond release for R M Cotterman who shot and killed James Brown. Hearing set for Monday with Prosecutor George Custer opposing the motion.
Robert A. Smith, a veteran of nearly fifty years in public service and four consecutive terms as mayor, urges young men to stay out of politics. He notes most politicians fail to sustain success beyond their time in office and warns of ruined habits and lost connections after defeat.
The Chinese junk Whang Ho arrives in New York after sailing from San Francisco January 6 and rounds Cape Horn. Owned by the Junk Whang Ho company, she will be exhibited at Coney Island for ten cents.
Robert R. Watts of Salem Missouri describes a five year struggle with kidney disease. He says two bottles of Foley's Kidney Cure cured him and he restored his health. The notice warns that summer heat and excess drinking can affect kidneys and advises treatment.
A terse quote notes that once fallen from politics a figure rarely regains lasting public support. The line implies limited rebound power for such individuals and reflects a skeptical view of political comeback prospects.
The county faces a assessed cost of 4465 for this year's assessment work. The list of bills includes James Chidester 126 dollars Z W Dritt 187 56 Anna Rinehart 105 C B Rinehart 187 50 D H Gray 185 William Backus 187 50 George Rush 350 Robert Rush 187 50 John E Kidd 187 50 William A Barr 160 C E Fawcett 187 50 A J Morrow 187 50 J D Piscel 187 50 O M Harness 187 50 C M Burrows 74 C E Beckley 187 50 Grace Beckley 80 Thomas Daizell 187 50 Joseph Patterson 98 A C Walters 106 Lucile Markley 88 J N Watkins 100 John B Smith 104 J B Winters 114 J W Markley 525 J J Puterbaugh 72.
Dan Ballow a Black youth from Washington drowned while trying to rescue his companion Claude Palmer a White boy in a waterfront accident. Palmer survived the peril with injuries and the two boys were reportedly friends.
A report notes Burbank has produced a crimson plum larger than a goose egg, prompting expectation that geese may begin laying eggs of greater size.
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