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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1908
Page
3
Jimmie Bird of the Creek Snake Band near Weleetka refuses to work roads, resists jail transfer, and after a brief capture escapes with a triumphant dash into the Wetumka hills. The episode reflects ongoing tensions between Creek authority and federal law.
Seats go on sale for Mary Mannering in Glorious Betsy at the Nelson on Friday May 29 directed by Sam 8 and Lee Shubert. The romantic comedy set in Virginia and Baltimore features Elizabeth Patterson of Baltimore and a plot involving Jerome Bonaparte.
Charles Austin Bates in Money argues the October panic faded as banks reopened and grew stronger. He praises open-book policy, banker prudence, and stockholder trust, predicting 1908 will be a great year with abundant credit, honest banks, and rising wealth driven by enduring economic improvements.
A seven year old swallowed a metal reed from a tin whistle and survived after a bronchoscope aided removal at Presbyterian hospital. The device enters the trachea from the mouth, grasps the reed, and extracts it without surgical cutting. The procedure, recently popularized, marks a noninvasive alternative for dangerous internal foreign bodies.
A Greensburg barn fire cremated three horses and two colts. Delphi resident John Liebert was seriously injured by a mad sow. The South Bend Choral Club plans a June 16 contest in Winona. Muncie widow Mrs. M. H. Goddard dies. she was active in Friends churches. A hog unearthed a human bone at the Gunness farm pond, which will be dragged. Mayor Guthrie of Muncie tested a life net by leaping from a tall building. Lightning damaged Mrs. Mary Motley’s Boonville home injuring the family. Wagesman W. A. Mailcoat of Frankfort was killed by lightning on duty. St Joseph’s church and Holy Family hospital in La Porte set to be dedicated June 14. Nathaniel Lees at Marion Soldiers’ Home fractures a limb after a stairs fall.
Paris newspapers report a campaign attacking the American tip as reckless and immoral for servants in both public and private life. French hosts privately urge guests to abstain from tipping French servants while American visitors are told their countrymen will handle tips. The tactic relies on informing servants of a new rule to avoid upsetting employers.
Edwin H Hughes president of DePauw University will stay on as head for another year or until a successor is chosen. Dr H A Gobbin notes Hughes will join the board of trustees. Four Indiana bishops include Hughes Quayle McIntire and Bristel.
George Hill, colored man, lies at St. Joseph’s hospital in serious condition from wounds deemed life threatening. Authorities say the incident was related to personal safety.
The Trinity Guild met at Mrs. J. W. Ballard's home on Tuesday afternoon and elected officers. Mrs. Walter Maiden became president, Mrs. Thomas VanHorn vice president, Mrs. William Cassidy secretary, and Mrs. Charles Manders treasurer.
A high tension line on the Wa bash Valley line broke twice yesterday causing about an hour of traffic delay. A pole was knocked down in the afternoon on the Bash line with a short delay. Later the high tension wire broke at Puck Creek on the Lafayette line forcing a citywide power shut off. City cars moved with limited power from remaining wires.
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