20 Aug 1910
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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1910
Page
1
George McElroy cow puncher in a Dickey wild west show was shot when a revolver loaded with a live round discharged during the carnival Ballyhoo. He rode to the horse tent, was taken to St Joseph hospital after a through through the leg, and is expected to stay awhile.
The Logansport carnival closes its week with heavy crowds expected this Saturday. Matinee and evening shows run at full capacity through eleven tonight before outfits are moved. Special attractions are promised for the final day, with managers vowing the last act will be the most thrilling of the week.
The Columbus council votes to prepare the municipal light plant for selling electric light and power after Columbus Railway and Light Co refused arbitration during the strike. It commends Mayor Marshall and the union for arbitration willingness while denouncing the company. A $500 reward for John J. Brady, leader of the car company’s new men, who faces warrants for shooting two women and a child, is raised to $1,000.
Report argues contracts included large fees for Meld agreements with promises of three million more in gains. Several others reportedly received substantial sums as part of the deal, stirring questions about overall financial benefits and accountability.
Testimony before a congressional committee on Indian land affairs revealed J. F. McMurray held as many as six contracts with Chickasaws and Choctaws for legal services covering the same period. He also cited a contingent fee plan of up to three million dollars on asphalt and coal land sales, plus significant general expenses and a seven-figure firm claim.
The board of public works will hear opinions from Broadway property holders Tuesday on paving decisions for Fifth Street and Broadway. Mayor Fickle says if owners favor action, paving proceeds. otherwise plans may be deferred a year amid potential legislative changes. A remonstrance from non-resident owner Mrs. BeechER adds to opposition to creosoted block pavement.
The disappearance of a payroll package worth 2400 dollars for workers building a new Saybrook bridge was cleared up when the bag containing the money was found in the safe of the baggage car at New London. The safe had been left unlocked while the car rested at the freight yard.
Oscar Chitwood, wounded in a courthouse pistol duel with Sheriff Jake Houpt, surrenders to farmers in Ragweed valley seeking treatment in Hot Springs. Deputy Murray escorts him toward Little Rock for penitentiary safety as Chitwood faces possible amputation for his arm. Sheriff Houpt remains in uncertain condition.
A garbled report references Ira G. Rawn and others tied to a crime and a fatal act. It suggests charges linked to a road repair dispute and mentions a death by own action. Context remains unclear due to damaged text.
Three former Illinois Central Railroad managers Harriman Ewing and Taylor were arrested on charges of conspiracy to defraud the railroad of more than 1.5 million dollars. Warrants sworn by President Harahan allege false pretenses and a confidence game. Bonds set at 10 000 each.
Strikers and strike breakers clashed at the American Sugar Refining Company refinery in Brooklyn. A woman was shot a man severely beaten and four bystanders were trampled needing hospital attention before police broke up the riot.
Twelve year old Isabel Fuller of Richmond Va. saved F Thompson of Atlanta Ga. as he cramp sank while swimming three hundred feet from a pier at Lake Maxinkuckee Culver. A boating party rescued them and the Culver Summer Naval academy awarded her a gold medal in ceremony before a large crowd and cadets.
Beverly mass reports no official reply to Taft Roosevelt split talk while President Taft explores ancestral roots at Minden and Uxbridge. Lloyd Griscom and William Loeb Jr. rumored to visit. Nicholas Longworth to meet Roosevelt. Genealogical work links Taft to Senator Nelson Wilmorth Aldrich of Rhode Island.
A valuable horse owned by lott livery was skinned and injured last night after a runaway near the Horstman saloon. The animal remained standing in a ditch while bystanders aided it, with riders and bystanders suffering minor injuries from harness and shaft. Eyewitness Rosa Blake and others freed women from perilous positions as medics were summoned. The Elliott barn was secured in the afternoon before authorities investigated the incident.
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