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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1908
Page
3
A new Optimistic Club forms in London to counter gloom and promote cheerfulness. Members select rosy staff, bright decor, and mottoes like Dont Worry. Offenders face fines and champagne rewards. lectures on uplifting topics will spread nationwide illumination.
The season features The Fighting Parson by Leni L. Parker produced by W. F. Mann in New York’s Slums setting with athlete turned minister Travis Thorne. Also mentions vaudeville sketches by Warren and Faust, Miss Chestnut singing Broncho Buster, and a Kong of Klaw & Erlanger line up including In Time of Peace and The Steeplechasers with star casts and high-profile salaries.
The Little Princess opens Monday at the Nelson by the Dorothy Stock company. The comedy drama with a love story and humor draws line of patrons. a record crowd is expected with free admission for ladies accompanied by a paid thirty cent ticket. Ten cent matinees begin Tuesday.
For the week starting October 12 the Broadway presents a top novelty vaudeville bill. Klein and Humphrey perform in a modern musical act using novelty instruments and selections from famous composers. Clever Conkey charms with club juggling and German comedy.
Hayes City Kansas October 7 A Hayes City Linker claims a large Ellis County population is Russian German and industrious. He says most Russians hide cash in cans or under barns and rarely use banking. He notes 70 percent are Russians and 90 percent own farms with wheat as main crop.
Manager Tom Hardie of the Crystal theatre announces the Selton Haynes Big Vaudeville company for next week. The show features five high class acts for ten cents, a price Hardie says rivals cannot match and the Crystal promises the best value and a crowded house.
Klaw & Erlanger announce their new production of Little Nemo will move to a permanent New York venue at the Amsterdam after a successful Philadelphia run the previous week. The book by Harry G. L. Smith is praised as his best, with Nemo journeying from his bedroom to Slumberland via the Palace of the Vale.
Memphis reports a historic mule derby at Montgomery Park during the tri state fair. Catton Patch won in 5.06% after Mauds were disqualified, in a scene recalling Tennessee derby days before anti betting laws.
All contributions to the Democratic national campaign fund will be made public next Thursday and as they arrive thereafter.
Judge Hudspeth announced that candidate Bryan funds his speaking tours from his own pocket. The national committee plans a whirlwind push in Rhode Island Connecticut New Jersey Delaware and Maryland with mobile speakers. John W Kern will be in the east October 14 to 19 with stops in Tammany Hall Boston Newark Jersey City Albany Syracuse and Chicago leading to Omaha for the election eve address.
Col. Daniel M. Ransdell reports immense crowds and firm Taft support across the west and northwest. He cites large rallies in Lincoln Nebraska and Fargo North Dakota, with Labor crowds and strong labor questions discussed, predicting Republican victories including Maryland and Kentucky. Taft planned Indiana events October 22 to 24 before heading east toward election day.
Adam Blinn, aged one of Delphi’s oldest residents, collapsed and died from heart failure. The item notes little more than his passing and its impact on the local community.
The article catalogs belt trends for well dressed women with emphasis on plain leather belts for severe tailoring and wide belts featuring colored moroccos, contrasting leather thongs, and ornate metal studded buckles. It notes patent leather uses and stylish white and black belt variations with decorative bands and slits.
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