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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1908
Page
3
Democrats of Tipton township will meet at Bishop's hall Walton on Saturday June 6 at 2 p m to nominate a trustee assessor two justices of the peace and two constables committee members B Rinkhart J C Sholty W G Umbargh Jr Committeemen
A United States mail wagon driven by Charles Lynch was overturned last evening at Market and Pear streets. E. H. Mc Greevy, riding with the driver, was slightly injured. The wagon upset while turning from street car tracks. the rear axle broke and a wheel came off. The horse was greatly frightened and recaptured after some time.
The post office opens tomorrow morning from eight to twelve for public convenience. It will be closed in the afternoon. Local banks, the public library, and country offices will be closed all day.
Joseph Bianchi from Italy said American women rivaled those at home and he kissed several in public. Detectives arrested the man in a New York night court for misbehavior, sentencing him to three months in the house of refuge.
In a Pittsburg court on May 2 Judge Ball ruled that divorce applicants must remove veils or lift them above hats. Mrs. Kittie Silvers testified behind a large dotted veil, prompting the judge to demand facial visibility for those seeking decrees from Louis N. Silvers.
Beal River lodge No. 417 elected officers last evening. George BE. Rice was chosen noble grand with Leonard S. Bowen as vice grand, William H. Jones recording secretary, and Marion Flory as hall trustee.
The season’s most talked about event features Mary Mannering in Glorious Betsy by Aida Johnson Young at the Nelson tonight. Mannering, under Shubert management, appears with a strong company in a polished American production.
Beginning Monday afternoon the Central States Theatre company will open the summer season at the Nelson theatre in Logansport with top vaudeville acts from major cities. The bill will change twice weekly, offering two different shows weekly with daily matinees at 3 pm and evening performances at 7 45 and 9 pm, all for ten cents. 1,200 seats available.
The Crystal presents a strong bill this week matching last week with patrons pleased. The Newsboys quartet returns as a favorite along with the dancing Johnsons and the great Pamphlin as featured acts.
The Trades and Labor assembly announces a joint Labor Memorial day ceremony with the Grand Army of the Republic on Saturday May 30. Unions are urged to meet at the Trades and Labor assembly hall Fourth Street Saturday at 1 PM to join the parade to the cemetery.
The YMCA lot fund totals 492 dollars as home to home canvass starts citywide. Ward leaders include A G Jenkines and C W Graves with E D Closson in charge Fifth ward Dr C L Nelson and F H Wip in Second ward Joseph Wilson Third ward S B Boyer Fourth ward John Hildebrandt First ward a committee for each block assists the effort.
Captain Baldwin plans to fly the White Wing in upcoming airship races and seeks a strong performance. His veteran crew and sponsor teams back the effort as they prepare for the event.
Lightning scorches a barbed wire fence near Princeton and follows for miles killing 39 cattle. J T Fowler of Pittsburg plans oil drilling near Holland after leasing a field. Peter R Miller of Petersburg shoots a mad dog after it killed several dogs. Theodore Diffy and Jesse Hendricks of Tipton sentenced for larceny at Jeffersonville. Mrs L D Griffith of Muncie dies from heart failure at home. Frank Rhotden, a Muncie student, ingests rat poison in a suicide attempt. Margaret Brady, three, of Muncie, drinks gasoline mistaking it for water and may die. Jank Tyner, marshal of Mores Hill, injured when thrown from buggy. Rev Melvin Putnam of Bedford fishes in Guthrie creek and catches an eight pound salmon.
Chicago May 29 Rev William A Quayle pastor of St James M E Church is newly ordained bishop after the Baltimore general conference. He is noted as an author of The Poet's Poet and Other Essays A Study in Current Social Theories A Hero and Some Other Folk The Prairie and the Sea and other works.
The Sutton hotel at 525 527 Broadway Logansport Indiana is for rent. The family hotel offers a large office dining room twenty two bedrooms and four bathrooms. For details contact The Logansport Daily Reporter 525 Broadway Logansport Indiana.
Washington on May 20 reports a new electric braking system tested on the Cranespeake Beach railroad. A third rail, turbine generators, and automatic signals halted trains before collisions and at open switches. Red lights warned engineers while crews remained informed via cab signals and conductor notes.
Excursion to Indianapolis on Sunday May 31 via I U T priced at 1.25 for a round trip. Tickets valid for both outgoing and return travel on all regular trains of that date.
Mrs G D Fickle and her children Helen and Robert are visiting Kokomo, sharing time with relatives and exploring local sights during the trip.
Readers are invited to enjoy the new romance and adventure serial The Yield starting this Saturday. The tale unfolds across southern cotton plantations and follows a romance between a northern girl and a southern planter while detailing the terror and methods of the White Killers, a ruthlessly violent group haunting Kentucky and other states.
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