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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1908
Page
5
Survey completed and construction began under government road experts B. E. Jones and C. R. Thomas. One mile of 14 foot wide road to run north from Michigan avenue, with $2,000 allocated and extra funds expected. John Burnett named superintendent.
Frank Dunn clashed with Paul de Courcelles last night in a street dispute. The Frenchman accused Dunn of using fists instead of a gentlemanly challenge. Dunn was arrested and to be tried on assault and battery charges this morning.
W. R. Stoll, a local printer, was injured attempting to ride a train out of the city. He was cared for at St Joseph hospital but caused disturbance, leading to his transfer to jail in the evening after his hospital stay. The Typographical Union contributed funds for his treatment with Dr. Cady.
A horse owned by Jim Pittinger bolted when an interurban car approached near the station last night. The frightened animal backed the buggy into an alley and toppled seven times, each fall sounding loud. After injuring its pride, the horse trotted off, seemingly unfazed by the encounter with the interurban car.
Indianapolis Aug 5 Indiana representatives of W R Hearst changed the Independence party state convention date to Aug 27 from Aug 15. The Democrats chose Aug 15 for Kern notification exercises prompting the shift two days later to accommodate scheduling.
A Kansas City Star item records a crowd at Thirty-first and Main arguing over who should hold the baby or manage the carriage when boarding a streetcar. The group jokes about proper baby carriage etiquette and various proposed solutions.
A London Standard report describes Aboriginal practices where bones become keepsakes and a pointed bone signals a death curse. The text notes aversion to wagtail birds and burial customs with bones passed among relatives.
Arthur C. Benson writes in Putnam's and Reader that Tennyson advised youths to imagine stellar spaces to ease shyness, but in moments of crisis real concerns like clothing, rivals’ glances, church doctrine, and salvation take precedence over distant celestial thoughts.
Charles Woollot suffered massive injuries when his parachute failed during a descent in Venezuela. The chute opened only near impact, causing multiple fractures and a spinal dislocation. After a year in hospital he recovered enough to recount what may be the most fearful accident a mortal has survived.
Mercury spilled on a surface forms small globules that roll away. creating a wet ring helps. The globules cannot cross the ring, aiding collection. Use a thin card or envelope to scoop up the mercury with a small shovel.
A Manchester Union aphorism notes that life’s race includes many hurdles and obstacles. It argues that obstacles have always existed and will continue, and dwelling on them is pointless.
A New Orleans Times Democrat item reflects on a Sunday School teacher asking why the Lord commands love for neighbors. Lola replies that it is another way to tell us to love our enemies.
Quote by Seneca on nobility being tied to abilities and disposition rather than birth, reflecting on virtue and merit.
Rail officials say telephone despatching across the Logansport division remains unreliable for trains especially in bad weather. Ice and snow hinder voice clarity, risking miscommunications that telegraph methods avoid since each letter is transmitted clearly to the coded receiver.
Commissioners weigh a liberal plan by Vandalia to extend the Davis bridge over tracks to safety on the far bank, leaving the county to fund raising the current bridge. Local rail workers and residents plan excursions and travel, with crews moving to new posts and a record streetcar ridership noted amid travel and show events.
In July this year the Panhandle city handled 36 977 loaded cars and 25 637 empties across divisions, down about 14 percent from July 1907 when 43 370 loads and 29 175 empties moved. The drop mirrors June and May declines, only wheat movement late in July provided a small uptick.
Superintendent Ryder of the local street car lines will send seven men to Fort Wayne today to assist in handling the circus crowds. Heavy traffic is expected at Fort Wayne all day and evening.
Henri, visiting London and lacking English, tries to buy a toothbrush at a chemist shop. A French speaking customer meets only English speakers until the proprietor, noting Henri's attire, uses a megaphone to tell him an assistant who speaks French is out to lunch and that he must wait.
The text outlines sawfishes spearfishes saltfishes swordfishes and the narwhal as sea swordsmen. Narwhals inhabit the Arctic, have hollow spiral tusks used for defense and ice breathing, and can reach about fifteen feet with tusks six to ten feet long. Norse kings in Rosenberg possessed a throne made of narwhal tusks.
Naturalists rank beavers lower among vertebrates but note its varied roles. The piece discusses beaver parenting and education, contrasting animal behaviors with human-like parental care, while odd phrases appear fragmented.
Beavers include civil and marine engineers woodchoppers raftsmen laborers quarrymen wirers plasterers masons carpenters hodcarriers and fishermen. Each colony member takes a distinct task to complete the dam, enabling rapid excavation and construction.
The James follow a Central American custom of a one year separation after marriage. No courtship occurs before marriage. parental consent is required from both sides. The purpose is for the couple to visit separate friends across the country, a practice that yields a high success rate.
A suburban couple visiting Dublin for a pantomime found a tea room empty except for a waitress tidying up. They asked for spoons and were told they could have the whole room to themselves in a moment or two.
A neighbor praises a diligent worker across the street, noting no holidays and long hours. The twist reveals the praised man is actually the shop’s owner, not a hired employee.
A playful puzzle ponders the gap between twice ten and twice eleven, noting both yield twenty two. The verse hints at phonetic wordplay turning eyes into ty two, inviting a light mental gymnastics rather than a firm answer.
In Shoals Indiana on August 5 a special Catholic mass was held in the western county churches to seek rain. River valley corn looks fine but tassels lack maturation and there are no grains on the cobs due to dry weather. Ridge corn may help if rain comes soon before a late frost. Ground is so dry that soil preparation for wheat this fall will be delayed. It is the first drought of this section in memory.
Rochester Republican reports Miss Melle Herman and Max Hardin traveled to Logansport today to attend the Ringling Bros circus.
By Associated Press Oyster Bay August 5 Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou and American ambassador to Tokyo Thomas J OBrien were guests of President Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill today Cortelyou drove from his Halesite home also present were W C Forbes vice governor of the Philippine Islands R R Rogers general consul for the isthmian canal commission Robert J Collier Norman Hapgood and Mr and Mrs Mark Sullivan.
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