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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1908
Page
3
Chicago court heard Arthur Pisgarsch sue Lizzie Wilde for 2000 dollars after a feud between their sausage factories. Lizzie attacked him with a summer bratwurst amid rivalry over Bologna and Wieners production near Marshfield and Hermitage avenues.
Rose Melville presents a satirical miscellany weaving folk wisdom and social quips. The spoof column riffs on motherhood banter and gender norms, punctuated by jokes about wives, farmers, and urban life asides. A nod to the era’s humor and stage life surrounds the Asbestos Bros. mention.
George Lightfoot lay across the Wabash tracks last evening and averted a fatality when nearby residents alerted police. He was arrested on a charge of intoxication and taken into custody.
Gleanings review praises Al G Field's Greater Minstrel show and its exquisite lighting and scenic art. Clyde Fitch's Girls at the Chicago Opera House is introduced with three convincing, independent modern women who live on a small income. Mabel Barrison returns to stage fame in this production with musical numbers and praised performances. Tickets at Garrick Theatre box office with summer pricing.
Mary Mannering returns as a solo star in Glorious Betsy by Aida Johnson Young set for an engagement at the Nelson on Friday evening May 29. The Shuberts promote her after last season’s successful co star turn with her husband in The Walls of Jericho.
Former Chicago patrolman William Patton, 75, contends a lawless retirement from the police pension list is unjust. He says he is fit for active duty, long served as desk sergeant at West North Avenue station, and seeks restoration with Attorney H. O. Sprogle backing his case before the civil service commission.
A historical note lists wedding attire for the bride and groom guiding frock coats and cutaways for the groom and a trousseau plan for the bride. It discusses the number of gowns, accessories, and how income and living style affect what is considered appropriate.
In Muncie Indiana on May 27 James Lahey a temperance speaker was dragged from an improvised platform by Howard Brotherton a glass worker. Brotherton beat Lahey while onlookers applauded. A constable arrested Brotherton who paid a fine. Witnesses said Lahey’s remarks were not warranted.
Ire Robinson of Linton drowned after entering the water while fully clothed. No further details on date or circumstances are provided.
Joseph E. Howard and Mabel Barrison star in a new musical comedy at the Garrick Theatre Chicago. Howard is famed for popular tunes and has contributed music to several past successes. The show presents a stirring plains life and aims to captivate audiences with its lively stage appeal.
Chicago's Majestic theater week of June 1 features Flo Irwin in Mrs. Peckham's Carouse by George Ade, plus Our Boys in Blue, musical interludes by the Frederick brothers and Jessie Burns, and acts by Hoey and Lee Ida Hawley and Osborne Searle Jimmy Lucas Mueller and Mueller Anna Chandler. Milking show also headlines with Ada Baxter chosen after a long audition of nearly 300 girls.
In Lock Haven Pennsylvania R B Reitenour reports a cat that endured a twenty one day enclosure without food or water. Hidden beneath barn hay a farmer uncovered the weak but alive mouser who immediately sought water and began to recover with care from the family.
City boards discussed a sewer for the East End to curb storm water flooding. Several proposals were considered but no definite plan approved. Estimated cost to carry away the water ranged from 8 160 to 10 000 dollars.
Raymond A. East formerly of Marion faces charges for stealing 800 dollars from the Adams Express company in Wheeling West Virginia.
Five year old Grester Thomas died in a horse accident at Betersburg. A Corydon company with capital of 5 and a paper is to start weekly publication. Captain William H. Moody of Lawrenceburg is paralyzed and in poor condition. Harry Maloney of Penu killed a six foot ten inch black snake. Jacob Davis of Cain is missing amid fears of foul play. Frank Stillwell and John Rough died by their own hands in Jeffersonville prison. John R. Hughes, Bedford school board president, burned in a gasoline fire. An interurban and city car at Wabash collided injuring both motormen. Ten girls graduate from St Marys in-the-Woods College in Sout Bend this spring.
Elkhart Indiana May 27 A Goshen college English instructor was arrested after delivering a sermon on The Simple Life He stood on Prairie Street ten minutes earlier and was caught peering into a lighted bathroom where three young women of the Ludwig family were disrobing for the night The incident follows days of local annoyance due to a peeping Tom tied to the case by police records
A wiry New Yorker with a toothbrush mustache rooted for the American League leaders against John D. Rockefeller’s team at Highlanders Park. His fervent support drew cheers from a packed grandstand and sparked Wall Street chatter about E H Harriman’s fortune, while onlookers noted his spirited devotion and the crowd’s swelling approval.
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