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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1908
Page
2
Massive crowds greet Judge Taft in Indiana with a citywide, multi-town circuit culminating in Indianapolis Virginia Avenue Auditorium. In New Jersey, William J. Bryan tours farming and labor hubs amid sharp exchanges with Roosevelt era labor policy figures and Gompers.
New York reports record crowds as about 200000 enthusiasts converge on Long Island for the Vanderbilt Cup race. A festive night in Manhattan precedes the event with thousands crossing the ferry, while Long Island roads fill with cars, horsepower, and eager spectators. deputies and local farmers prepare parking and security along the course.
A United States court ruled that canned apples and black berries labeled Michigan grown violated the pure food law. The fruit, grown in Arkansas and canned in Michigan, was ordered sold under court decision issued Friday in Kansas City Missouri.
An old advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE claiming a one day cure for colds and features a signature by E. W. GROVE. The product is marketed worldwide and priced at 25 cents.
Notes received by Maj. Keating Capt. Riggs and Lt. Walker urged resignations and warned against the militia. The same mail carried notices from two cotton ginning firms ordering a halt to ginning. National Guard officers plan to ignore the threats and keep guns operating with guards posted.
Precillano G. Silva and Lecantio Trevino were found guilty by a jury in the western Texas district on charges of fomenting a revolution on U S soil against a friendly nation. Benjamin Silva and Jose Maria Ramirrez were acquitted. Trevino and Silva face 1 to 5 years in prison by Judge Maxey.
New York, Oct. 24. William Kaufman, a strike breaking chauffeur for the New York Taxicab Company, was lured to a lonely East Side area late Friday night where he was brutally beaten and stabbed ten times. He was hospitalized in serious condition. The assault is charged to a party of 13 strike sympathizers.
New York October 24 reports the will of the late Rt. Rev. Henry C. Potter Episcopal bishop of New York filed Friday. It leaves all property to his five children and divides the estate equally among them. No public bequests were made and the estate value was not disclosed.
In Poseyville Midland County Michigan an aged farmer Charles Smith shot neighbor William Duchan during a quarrel with his wife and then killed himself with the same shotgun. The incident occurred Friday in Duchan's home where Mrs. Smith had sought refuge.
A study finds average bacteria on currency around 142000 per bill. The observation coincides with experiments where guinea pigs were inoculated with bacteria connected to the disease.
New Orleans report details a dramatic bridal tour tragedy in which F S Beauve of Plaquemine killed Prof Fred Van Ingen of Alexandria with a single revolver shot on a Texas and Pacific train. The bride survived as her uncle disabled the weapon.
Louisville editor Col Watterson denied hearing of the Cleveland letter before its publication. He said he read it in the New York Times and found it fraudulent, noting Cleveland had limited official dealings with Taft. He pursued verification with Carlisle and urged investigation to defend Cleveland's memory.
A cable from Bluefields Nicaragua dated October 21 reports a disastrous hurricane that swept Nicaragua's coast the previous Friday and Sunday destroying Rio Grande and Prinzapulkas, with extensive interior damage and significant loss of life.
Nine persons in three hunting parties are missing in the western Colorado mountains. Authorities fear all may have perished. Among the missing are three Denver society women.
Skinner village five miles north of Lowelltown, Maine, was completely surrounded by flames Friday night. Millions of board feet of lumber were consumed in the blaze.
Indianapolis, Oct 24. John W. Kern Jr.'s condition showed a shade of improvement Friday night. His father remained at his bedside throughout the day as medical staff continued treatment in the hospital.
Washington reports Rear Admiral A R Couden will be placed on the retired list of the navy on October 30 due to age.
A brief, image rich verse recalls a boyhood football player with a loose tooth a missing ear and a bent spine as it muses on golden days of youth. The narrator blends nostalgia with stark physical hints.
The National Woman's Christian Temperance Union opened its thirty fifth annual convention in Denver with welcomes from Gov. Henry A. Buchtel and Mayor Robert W. Speer and notes the unexpected resignation of Mrs Susanna M D Frye of Evanston NL as corresponding secretary after two sessions of business.
Detroit on October 24 reports Carl Volk eninz a trolley boy killed and a dozen workmen injured five seriously when a Detroit United railway construction train ran into an open switch at Fort Street West and Clarke Avenue.
Two Macedonians were killed in a mysterious shooting affray in the cook house at the Milwaukee Light Heat and Traction gravel pit cook house twelve miles west of Waukesha Wisconsin on Friday afternoon October 24.
New York, Oct. 24. Richard La Gallienne, noted journalist and author, is seriously ill in a private sanitarium with double pneumonia and jaundice. Physicians say his condition is critical.
Mrs. C. C. Myers of Shelbyville leads the World’s Faith Missionary Society invasion into Indiana, directing efforts and organizing activities for the group in the state.
In Yokohama and Tokyo a series of elite receptions marked the end of the American battleship fleet visit. Rear Admiral Sperry attended Nodzu's funeral and walked to Shimbashi station amid cheering crowds. A torchlit fleet illumination and a dinner on Fuji capped the week of celebrity hosting by Japanese officials and the Maple Club.
In Springfield Illinois on October 24 Joe James an 18 year old Negro confessed his guilt and was hanged at 10 32 p m Chief Deputy Fred Long triggered the trap and after 11 minutes 39 seconds he was pronounced dead by Dr J O Salyers The victim C A Ballard a well known C P and St L engineer was killed July 3 and the crime helped spark a recent race riot in the city.
In Lexington on October 24 a circuit court acquitted Mrs. Nancy Murrill of murdering Miss Mary Terry. The unusual trial drew men women and children who attended daily and applauded defense testimony.
E. J. Martin, saloon proprietor in Gower Missouri, was shot through the heart by Wood Arnold a road overseer. Arnold had been drinking in the saloon and wore Martins hat away. He fled on a train after the fatal shooting.
A lawsuit has been started in South Bend seeking 16000 dollars for the death of John Kempf against the Northern Indiana Railway Company.
The Enquirer reports Middletown Ohio straw votes showing Taft ahead at the American rolling mill while Huff and Son and the American News company plant favored Bryan. Bryan leads 73 to 13 at Huff’s. Middletown News Co. totals 54 to 19 with Debs and others minor. Roosevelt supporters mostly switch to Bryan. Parker supporters to Taft.
The Enquirer reports a national ticket shift with Republican to Democrat at 22 and Democrat to Republican at 4. Straw vote totals show Bryan 7 722, Taft 8 132, Debs 685, Hisgen 98, Chafin 241, plus changes of 1 920 and 307 respectively.
The saying highlights how arriving home to a well stocked refrigerator makes shared meals with friends more enjoyable. It underscores the link between hospitality and prepared food, suggesting abundance signals welcome and care.
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