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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1908
Page
4
Edgar F. Metzger publisher of The Logansport Daily Tribune swears the circulation for June 1908 as listed in the accompanying table. Notary Essie Hillhouse attests, with commission expiring August 31, 1908.
A Wisconsin judge rebukes the modern breakup of the household and calls for a law to compel support for an undivorced wife with minor children when couples separate. The piece notes technical desertion and broad social shifts toward nontraditional living arrangements across American life.
The text argues that upon Sherman resigning the chairmanship there should be no delay or question in promoting James A. Tawney of Minnesota to vice chairman, asserting his fitness for the role.
Mrs. George Vaile killed a large black snake at Pottowatomie Point on Saturday. She saw the snake on a tree near the sleeping tent and cut it in two with an axe. The head reared and she struck again with a club. The snake measured just under four feet.
Brooklyn defeats St Louis 2 to 0 at Washington Park as MacIntyre limits the opposition to a single safety. Batteries MacIntyre Bergen Sallee Bliss. Umpire Klem.
Today schedules feature St. Louis at Brooklyn Pittsburgh at Boston Cincinnati at New York and Chicago at Philadelphia with all five games set to unfold in key venues.
Chicago beat Philadelphia 5 to 1 with sharp fielding and timely hits. Batteries Brown and Kling for Chicago faced McQuillen Moren and Doom for Philadelphia. Umpires Rudderham and O Day.
New York Nationals defeat Cincinnati 6 to 0 at home. Spade Bresnahan Needham handled pitchers duties. scoreline shows Cincinnati zero runs in each inning while New York tallies six. Umpires Rigler and Emilie officiated the game.
Pittsburg over Boston 7 to 4 as Willis holds until the ninth when a local rally adds four runs. Dahlen strikes out with bases loaded to end the threat. Box shows Pittsburg 7 runs on 11 hits and 0 errors, Boston 4 runs on 6 hits and 4 errors. Umpire Johnstone.
A survey of humorous art slips includes Turner's rainbow behind the sun, Constant miscolored the Garter ribbon, a Lisbon Adam and Eve viewing monks, and Antwerp works where heaven archangels bear bows while The Murder of the Innocents is set in a Dutch city with burgher parents and Dutch soldiers.
The Logansport Browns were defeated in Galveston Sunday afternoon to 7 after a thrilling twelve inning game. Cashdollar and Cook pitched for the locals with excitement from the ninth inning onward.
The Starkin Nelson team beat Star City 3 to 6 on a Sunday afternoon. Panton pitched for Starkin Nelson, allowing three hits and fanning twelve batters for the win.
John Benner of Clinton township grew 960 bushels of wheat on twenty four acres an average of 40 bushels per acre. The crop reflects the fertile soil of Clinton Township praised as among the best in Indiana.
An archbishop of Bordeaux recounted a sleeping cleric who wrote sermons at night without sight, even when a pasteboard blocked his view. Negretti the sleepswalker reportedly used a lit candle, then a bottle substitute, while asleep. Another somnambulist dressed in darkness to draw wine from a cellar without incident, yet failed to navigate when awake.
A boy named Johnny Hobbs travels from New Hampshire hills to Worcester Massachusetts to visit his grandmother. His mother warns him city life will be strange. He arrives in the early afternoon and meets his grandfather who lives simply and plainly.
Cleveland defeated New York 2 to 0 to extend their winning streak to four games. The locals used strong pitching by Joss and W.N. Clarke supported by Hogg Chesbro and Sweney, while New York’s defense allowed the runs in a tight afternoon tilt. Umpire O’Loughlin called the game.
Milwaukee defeated Indianapolis 2 to 1 in a tightly contested game. Both teams matched in hits and errors with Battages, Sieagle, Livingston, Schneiberg, and Roth contributing offensively for Milwaukee and Indianapolis.
A woman hurries to her wine pantry for milk left for a hungry boy. Her grandson, in a moment of mischief or confusion, drinks a bowl of spearmint tea she had unknowingly placed where milk was kept. He explains he hoped it was the milk from Hillbury, Worcester.
The Paris Revue recounts tales of spiders with musical sensitivity. Pel lisson's spider allegedly comforted a prisoner until killed by the jailer. Gretry mentions a spider that descended via its thread onto his piano. Rubinstein observed spiders attending his Brussels recitals.
The Cork Harbor Water club likely the first sailing club later Royal Cork Yacht Club founded in 1720. Vessels were small and yachting developed slowly until the 19th century. Cowes Yacht Club started in 1812 with fifty five yachtsmen, after which associations expanded rapidly across Europe and America.
A tired actor jokes that it is time all good actors were in bed after a matinee and evening performance. A grumpy colleague replies that they are. The exchange appears in Life.
A mother consoles her crying daughter Clare who explains she began sewing a dolly bonnet but it ended up as bloomers. The light domestic scene captures a playful mishap and a child’s shy explanation.
A short dialogue fragment shows Belle questioning if Nell-Do could be loved if wealthy, and Belle responding she would try harder to love him. The exchange hints at social expectations and romantic negotiation within a sparse scene.
A brief Philadelphia Record line contemplates aging as a trivial use of life, presenting a concise, reflective view on the value of time and the effects of growing old.
The passage imagines a doctor diagnosing a patient with a playful, puzzling ailment likened to a bicycle. It hints at confusion and humor rather than a concrete medical condition.
In Columbus Ohio on August 3 Minneapolis broke Columbus nine game streak by scoring five runs in the third inning after six singles. Taylor wild throw and Congalton error helped the rally. Final score Columbus 5 Minneapolis 10 with batteries Taylor Upp James Fiene Beulow and umpire Owens.
The tongue proves an unruly member driven by innate curiosity even after changes by a dentist. It lingers near altered areas, returns repeatedly, and resists control, seeking the safest satisfaction of its curiosity. The Boston Transcript reflects on the tongue as a restless, self directing force.
The London Chronicle notes a craze for sword canes and dagger canes among Spaniards and Porto Ricans. Finer blades hail from Toledo and other cities, with damascened or inlaid metal and owner names. Shops offer mahogany, ebony, rosewood, oak, and novelty sticks for clergy, doctors, travelers, and fashionables.
Walton notes show multiple weekend visits with relatives from Logansport and Indianapolis. Local church services included a baptism at the M E church for a list of parishioners and children. Obvious travel includes Elmer Oden party to Richmond and Garwood outings to Mackinac and Kokomo.
Miss Katy Zemerly spent Sunday in Indianapolis while Samuel Thompson of Kokomo visited Mrs. M. B. Morris. Mrs. Otto Evans returns from Gull Lake Michigan. Custer family from Piqua Ohio visits Logansport. Courtright reunion planned in Lancaster. Several locals travel to Lake Maxinkuckee for weeks with chaperones, plus bridge party for Miss Belleaux headed to Washington DC. Special show grounds transit plan: no cars to park today before noon, extra service on High Street and to grounds.
Royal Centre Aug 3 Misses Mae and Ida Dodt entertained Friday evening in honor of Harry Clark of Union City visiting at their home. Guests included Ina Hilbert Jessie Lay Leona Hindee Mellie Beckley Mildred Grant Electa Mayfield Howard McCombs and others. Chas Brown and family visited Harry Brown at Star City and attended the war game Logansport beat Star City 2 to 0. The Logansport team will play at Royal Centre next Sunday. Eva Anderson returned from Marion. O M Zinn was in Royal Centre on business yesterday.
All residents invited to aid in yard cleanup at Conservatory?. ladies bring baskets to the event.
Joseph Sule, an employee at Strecker's bakery, had his hand badly mangled when caught in a large mixing machine during the early hours. He was rushed to Dr. George Miller's office where the injury was dressed. doctors say amputation will not be necessary.
Salvation Army members will attend the state camp meeting at Mounds Park in Anderson from August 14 to 24. Eleven days of programs include speeches by some of the country's leading Salvation Army orators.
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