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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1908
Page
4
Logansport Daily Reporter issues details on delivery rates and methods. It outlines prices for daily and weekly editions, how to order, and emphasizes reporting delivery issues directly to the office. It notes the newspaper is entered as second class and provides contact details.
W F Hagmann a Sioux City freight handler rose to oppose railway organizers using economy meetings to enlist voters. He was fired after refusing to join the effort, seen as a tactic by employers to sway elections and undermine worker liberty. The piece frames such meetings as entanglements between railways and politics.
Chicago reports reveal James A. Patten steering a May corn corner that sent prices to 78 cents and promised vast profits. Armours and brokers faced a squeeze as Patten demanded delivery, while visible supply and options shifted costs to consumers and reshaped the market narrative.
An awkward street conversation about schooling and education turns to notions of attainment and honesty. Edwin and a companion question getting an education while adults discuss growing up and a character named Mr. Bingle, ending with a claim that a father is an accomplished liar.
A New Jersey triple murderer signed a confession and then damaged the violin by tearing out a rosin-coated waltz piece. The article hints at the musical act as a symbolic gesture during the confession.
A brief note points to Senator Bob Taylor and his remarks on the tariff structure, suggesting an impression that the tariff is filled with prune-like flaws. The colorful figure of speech characterizes public sentiment about trade policy.
A hen in Ohio hatched thirteen chicks from twelve eggs demonstrating remarkable brood. If poultry had voting rights this hen might pursue a job as an election officer given its notable nesting success.
Washington report says a conference committee fixed an amendment giving the postmaster general power to ban any newspaper deemed inciting arson murder or assassination. The rejected clause on abolishing government leaves Meyer with final judgment on what qualifies. Senator Burrows has fielded protests but has not removed the provision.
Real estate transfers show Jacob Rhenebarger and others to Freeman Daggett on blocks 17 and 18 Stanley's addition in Galveston Indiana for 1050 dollars. Julia Ann Wilken to Valentine Strebel et al on E 1 2 lot 200 O P West Logan Pawnee street between Brwn and Blum street for 2200 dollars. Alexander F nes to Mariarsl King on lot 30 Jno P Usher add city on ness Street between 16th and 17th street for 700 dollars. Charles E Klinck to Henry Mucker W 1 2 lot 59 S M Tiptons add city at Broadway and 20th streets for 1800 dollars. Real estate mortgages filed 4724 dollars. Chattel mortgages filed 101 dollars. Release of mortgages filed 2500 dollars. There is a wry note about tan.
Washington May 28 Roosevelt urges the agriculture department to launch Back to the farms a national movement to repopulate rural areas. James Watson secretary of agriculture favors a national agricultural newspaper and intensified farming to promote smaller, more profitable plots despite high initial costs.
The feature declares the new Paris style with slanting front corsets shaping figures into hourglass lines. It explains corset construction, back support, and hip control to achieve smoother draping for fashionable gowns.
At the meeting of the officials of the Logansport State bank last evening the following officers were elected Victor E. Seiter president George Seybold vice president B F Shorts cashier Paul Hockenbeamer teller Ralph M Schafer bekeeper Earl G Schneider messenger
A new chemical STOVINK claims to coat stoves like polish without polishing. One application lasts months even if the stove is red hot. Advertised as lasting twenty five years and better than stove polish, and also said to dissolve rust. Sold by A. Eberlein and Flanegin Hardware Co.
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