Postponed Banquet for Masons Residents Cite Diphtheria Risk
Royal Centre Indiana September 22 the Masonic lodge banquet planned for tonight is postponed indefinitely because some members live in areas with recent diphtheria cases. The decision aims to ensure full attendance and safety before rescheduling. Other local notes include a Sunday Chicago excursion, road work on Signe road, a Thursday reception at the Methodist church for the new minister with ice cream and cake, and several local social updates.
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Signe Road
Mrs M B Lairy Presents Paper on Psycho-Therapy
Mrs M B Lairy spoke on Psycho-Therapy at the Library hall last evening. The audience included many followers of the new thought, noting the practice's European roots and claims to mind driven cures for mind caused diseases.
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M. B. Lairy
Europe
Mail clerks exchange positions between routes
Leroy R. Hewlett a mail clerk on the Penhandle running between Chicago and Columbus has exchanged posts with Jonas M. Loxley of Portersville Cal Hewlett departs to Portersville and Colinga Cal with headquarters in Portersville Loxley arrives in this city to take Hewletts former duties
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Leroy R. Hewlett
Chicago
Columbus
Jonas M. Loxley
Portersville
Cal
Hewlett
Loxley
Colinga
Valley to Pay Damages in Runaway Car Case
Miss Mary Miller of Fort Wayne was awarded damages after a Valley Traction car caused a runaway injury. The court also awarded Sebastian Miller, her father, a separate judgment that was later settled for a reduced amount.
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Wabash Valley Traction Company
Mary Miller
Fort Wayne
Valley Traction
Sebastian Miller
Rumor of Chapman suicide threat spreads through city
Coroner Miller says the man Chapman who vanished after threatening self harm is alive in St Louis. Reports say he planned death by own action to scare his wife while he lived on Erie avenue and had recently quarreled with her.
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Miller
Chapman
St. Louis
Killian & McCloskeys
Gift Chapman
G. D. Miler
Erie Avenue
City Fraternity Forms Football Teams for Fall Play
Members of the Phi Sigma Chi fraternity organize a football team to face the Crescent and Stag squads this fall. City teams multiply as season nears. Lincoln school boys are expected to field a strong squad this year.
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Phi Sigma Chi Fraternity
Crescent
Stag
Lincoln School
Keller's Meat Market Robbed in Cicott Street Burglary
The Keller's Meat Market at No 219 Cicott Street was entered by burglars late last night. A large sum of money was stolen from the cash drawer after attackers crawled through the front door. Police suspect professional burglars. Three youths Harold Gallion Carl Bronish and Eric Hobson were later arrested for window damage at Lovers Lane School House. White-haired Sanford P Hayner, 73, is missing from Lake Forest Hill and sought by police.
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No. 219
Cicott Street
Jacob Keller
Keller
Harold Gallion
Carl Bronish
Eric Hobson
John Murphy
Lovers’ Lane
al H. Smith
Bronish
Sanford P. Hayner
Lake Forest Hil
Annual Corn Roast Tuesday at Country Club
The Country club hosts its annual corn roast and marshmallow bake next Tuesday night. Members arrive informal and festive, roast corn over a huge bonfire, and later dance in the ballroom, with everyone expected to attend.
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Country Club
Walter House Divorced by Cass County Court
Walter House was granted a divorce from Dottie House in Cass circuit court this afternoon. The decree stems from alleged desertion when she left the city with Robert McIntosh a couple of months ago.
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Walter House
Cass
Dottie House
Robert McIntosh
Cass Circuit Court Clears 65 Cases This Term
Judge John S. Larry has disposed of 65 cases in the Cass circuit court’s September term, with the docket already seeing active progress. The term is less than a month old.
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John S.larry
Cass Circuit Court
Puffing Pipe at Wedding Ends in Winchester Marriage
Joel L. Bales aged 77 of Winchester and Ruth Chamness aged 67 of Dalton wed in Richmond in an office ceremony presided over by Judge Henry C. Fox. Bales smoked a pipe throughout the service, continuing as vows were spoken.
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Richmond
Ind
Joel L. Bales
Winchester
Ruth Chamness
Dalton
Henry C. Fox
Denison Man Who Feared Clocks Dies at 88
Alexander Ward of Denison Texas died at eighty eight after years of avoiding clocks. He refused to allow a watch or clock in his home and would not enter places with clocks or trade at stores displaying clocks saying the ticking reminded him he was near death. He died Saturday on the Washita river in Oklahoma.
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Austin Smith
Justice Kistler
John Washburn
Oklahoma
John Doyle
Logansport
R. B. Agness
Denison
Tex
Alexander Ward
Washita River
Ward
Big Potato Saves His Life In Ill-Timed Fight
New York reports Raymond Corwin a Aquebogue farmer returning from the farm with a giant potato for the county fair. A dog, believed mad, lunged at him and the farmer hurled the potato, fracturing the dog's skull and killing it. Corwin mourns the potato, hopeful it would have won first prize.
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New York
Raymond Corwin
Aquebogue
Corwin
Motorman Williams Held Responsible in Huntington Death
Allen county coroner A. J. Kesler ruled Motorman Williams of Huntington responsible for the death of Chrissian G. Walda. Walda was struck by Williams’ car on the VaHey line at Miami park stop in Huntington county on September 5 after Williams allegedly failed to stop when signaled. Williams is a well known local figure.
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A. J. Kesler
Allen County
Williams
Huntington
Chrissian G. Walda
VaHey
Miami Park
Huntington County
Colored Giants Seek City Championship After County Loss
The colored Giants of the city, after defeats by Royal Centre and Walton, aim to reclaim the city championship. They believe they can best the Royal Centre and Walton teams who dethroned Murphy & Fleming as county champions.
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Murphy & Fleming
Royal Centre
Walton
Miss Emma Doane Visits City From Frankfort
Frankfort social page notes Miss Emma Doane is in the city visiting a friend, returning plans unclear.
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Emma Doane
Frankfort
Opening Dance Plans For City Dancing Club
Prof and Mrs Galloway announce their annual opening dance Friday night with a new plan for classes. A Crescent and Stag club based group with Phi Sigma Chi and Kappa Alpha Chi fraternities forms a near one hundred member organization. The first dance is October 7 and dances occur every two weeks with Byerly Johnson as musicians and ten dances planned. Reifers Florer orchestra from Lafayette provides music. A new class schedule places children under twelve in Saturday afternoon sessions and older pupils on Friday evenings with weekly assembly dances to start a week from Friday.
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Mrs. Galloway
Crescent Club
Stag and
Crescent Clubs
Phi Sigma Chi
Kappa Alpha Chi
Carter McDonald
Carl Wagner
Kappa Alpha Chi Fraternity
Earl Wedekind
Richard Martin
Stag Club
Dancing
Byerly & Johnson
R. H. Galloway
Reifers- Florer Orchestra
Lafayette
Porter and Bradley Draw Auto at Rexall Dealers Banquet
Local druggist W H Porter sat beside Oscar Bradley of Huntington at the Rexall dealers banquet in the LaSalle hotel Chicago last Saturday evening. Bradley drew the Maxwell auto prize hidden under Bradleys plate. Porter traveled to the city yesterday in the new car with Bradley as souvenirs and prizes were awarded to each dealer with expenses covered.
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W. H. Porter
Oscar Bradley
Huntington
Maxwell
Rexall Dealers
LaSalle Hotel
Chicago
Bradley
Porter
Supposed Dead Youth Writes Home From Las Animas
Harry Kearney, once believed dead in New York, sends a letter from Las Animas stating he survived the ship fleet’s world cruise. He will be discharged September 28 and move to San Antonio, Texas, where his parents live, after a stint in the navy. Previously worked at Globe clothing store Logansport and at Panhandle shops.
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Kearney
New York City
Las Animas
San Antonio
Texas
Globe Clothing
Round House
Panhandle
West
Navy
San Francisco
Red Corriden Returns Home After St Louis Draft
Red Corriden, who has played with Keokuk this season and been drafted by the St Louis American League team, is back home. He looks fit and may play next Sunday. He will leave in March with the Browns for their spring training tour.
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Red” Corriden
Keokuk
St. Louis
Browns
John MclIntosh Stricken With Heart Failure
John MclIntosh suffered heart failure at the corner of Eighteenth and Spear streets this afternoon and is in a very precarious condition with death expected.
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John MclIntosh
Eighteenth
Spear Streets
Rev Cravens Returns as Bethel A M E Pastor
The Rev J L Cravens, pastor of Bethel A M E church, was returned to Logansport after the 71st annual A M E conference in Muncie. He led church improvements rebuilding the house of worship and earned strong support from the local congregation. The conference drew over two hundred delegates from Indianapolis, Richmond and Evansville districts.
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J. L. Cravens
Bethel A. M. E
Muncie
Cravens
C. T. Shaffer
Indianapolis
Richmond
Evansville
Gregory
Logansport
Noblesville
Rockville
Crawfordsville
Peru
Lafayette
Plainfield
Frankfort
Greentown
Thorntown
Lebanon
Brazil
Lost Creek
Danville
Clinton
Morris Lewis
Anderson guilty of larceny in horse collar case
Duff Anderson seventeen was found guilty of larceny in Cass circuit court and sentenced to one to eight years in the Jeffersonville reformatory but sentence suspended due to age and the small value of the item. He had stolen a horse collar from James H. Campbell near Walton.
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James Campbell
Ream
Mary A. Fultz
J. Franklin Pultz
Anna Ream
Emanuel Ream
No Gas Extension Delayed By Weather, Officials Say
South Side residents will not receive artificial gas this year as an extension has not been ordered and work cannot finish before cold weather. E. L. Donovan of the gas company says few homes have furnaces and some would need cook stoves if gas reached the area. The extension may occur next spring and gas could be supplied to interested residents, though Ft. Wayne officials have not authorized the work.
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South Side
E. L. Donovan
The
Gas Company
Ft. Wayne
Two Injured at Shops in Pan Handle Plant
Nat Floyd, tool maker at the Pan handle shops, slipped and tore off the end of his thumb. he received treatment from Dr. J. P. Hetherington and is listed as not seriously injured. Fred Smith, machinist, had two fingers mashed when an engine side rod fell on them. doctors dressed the wounds and amputation is feared.
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Nat Floyd
Panhandle
J. P. Hetherington
Fred Smith
Reverend Dunn to Lecture on Rockies and Epworth Meeting
Reverend E. C. Dunn of Wheat and Avenue M E Church will lecture this evening on the Canadian Rockies and notable spots along the Pacific coast. The talk includes a report on the Epworth League meeting held in Seattle this year. Refreshments will follow in the church parlors.
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E. C. Dunn
Wheat and Avenue M. E
Canadian Rockies
Pacific Coast
Seattle
Local Woman Returns From Alaska Trip
Miss Mary L. Foreman returns from a western journey that included Sitka Alaska. She is accompanied by Miss Vine Knowlton who now lives with her brother in Seattle.
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Mary L. Foreman
Sitka
Alaska
Vine Knowlton
Seattle
Logansport Gun Club to Meet for Practice at Spencer Park
Members of the Logansport Gun Club will gather tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock on their Spencer park grounds for practice. All members are requested to attend by order of President Miller.
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Logansport Gun Club
Spencer Park
Miller
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