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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1908
Page
1
A storm-carried dirigible near Echterdingen collapses in a field after lightning and wind gusts. Count Zeppelin, returning from Mayence, witnesses the wreck as crews and soldiers assist and engineers treat injured.
Grand Rapids club owner Arnold and South Bend Central league president Bert Annis reached agreement on price for the Grand Rapids franchise. The sole hold up is payment terms, with expectation that terms will be resolved.
Spanish Queen captured the Burdick House purse of 10000 dollars at Kalamazoo Grand Circuit. Alceste in Geers stable chased the winner’s 2 07 4 effort, while Marvelletta won the 2 09 trot main heat. Lou McDonald’s Veleta took the 2 09 class after a five heat battle.
The Eleventh district rally set for Boyd Park between Wabash and Peru on August 17 was canceled as interurban firms would not offer suitable rates. Blackford county could not secure good service. Transport plans to Cass, Miami, Wabash, Huntington, Grant and Blackford counties failed to agree on Blackford rates. The district campaign will open around September 1 likely at Marion.
Newcastle Indiana August 5 C E Cana day city health officer resigns tendering to the City Council. Friction rumored with some council members and friends say his lucrative practice prevented him from serving without harming his business.
Detroit Aug 5 The International Brotherhood of Teamsters rejected the United Teamsters of America bid to amalgamate. Representatives Derris of New York and Wilson of Chicago discussed the proposal as the body reaffirmed entry rules. No political resolutions were adopted and the convention decided to hold biennial meetings hereafter.
Ten thousand Knights of Pythias members paraded through Boston under showers as no business occurred today. Tomorrow eight supreme lodge officers will be chosen led by likely vice chancellor candidate S D Sidney Woodworth of Fitchburg. Henry P Brown of Texas is expected to be supreme chancellor with Milwaukee favored for the next convention.
John McGregor was found not guilty on charges he took a bribe as a Marion county board of commissioners member. The jury deliberated from 2:40 p.m. to 9 p.m. with a courtroom filled by supporters and reporters. McGregor expressed relief at his vindication and said he was confident of an acquittal from the start.
William F. English a private in Company 115 Coast Artillery awaiting desertion trial was shot and killed today at the Presidio while trying to escape detention in San Francisco August 5.
In British Columbia the Elk River Valley wildfires devastate Fernie and surrounding areas. Michel Hosmer and Cranbrook escape danger while Fernie malfunctions face reconstruction. Death toll sits at 38 with property losses estimated near 5 to 6 million dollars.
Frank B. Lynch democratic national committeeman of Minnesota and Bryan supporter arrives with B. F. Nelson to Fairview Nebraska. Lynch promotes Johnson loyalty while inviting Bryan to speak at the Minnesota state fair on August 31 without admission charges. He notes no animosity toward Bryan and Minnesota democrats backing Bryan.
Arrangements are under way to transfer the $100000 Carnegie gift to responsible parties for constructing the Central American Court of Justice at Cartago Costa Rica The fund has been available for some time and was accelerated by the Honduran revolution affecting the planned opening date.
W. J. Craig longtime newspaper publisher and lumber contractor died in Decatur Ind at 1 45 pm. Born July 16 1844 in Lexington Ohio he served in the Ohio Independent Cavalry 1861 1865 and later published several papers including the Bluffton Banner Huntington Democrat and Indianapolis Sentinel. He joined many orders and was a Mason and Shriner survived by his widow a son a daughter four sisters and a brother.
Austin Texas August 5 state health department establishes a strict yellow fever quarantine against Mexico inspectors posted along the border to enforce it.
A Huntington stock company organized to build a $30000 mausoleum in Mt Hope cemetery. The half buried structure will be carved in marble tile and reinforced concrete and provide crypts for hundreds of bodies.
Winnipeg reports a mass walkout across the Canadian Pacific railway with about twelve thousand on strike nationwide. A large share are in Montreal, Winnipeg, and the Fort William to Vancouver region. Pickets were not deployed, and officials expect a quick settlement as executives consider bringing in extra mechanics from the country.
The U S Department of Agriculture will begin a multi city probe of Indiana milk quality in Indianapolis and other towns. Dairy experts will implement a score card system to rate local dairies monthly, noting how higher scores influence consumer popularity.
Wade Ridgeway, 2, son of John Ridgeway, near Carlisle Indiana, was struck on the head with a hammer by a man named Jones after colliding with a watermelons wagon. The blow may prove fatal as a quarrel followed the crash.
Judge Alton B. Parker declared the ticket of Bryan and Kern worthy and well known for fighting corporate influence. He urged a federal anti corporation campaign finance law and criticized the Republican alliance with trusts in a speech before about 2,000 in Los Angeles.
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