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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1908
Page
3
The record shows testimony from a woman in Wabash alleging Mrs. Mary Wright did not pay her bills and that Mrs. Wright had a temper, forming key evidence in the case.
Evidence gathered in Wabash and Lakota links Mrs. Mary Wright to the murder of her adopted daughter Beulah. A Wabash restaurant worker says a promised five dollars a week turned into fifty cents. A former employee recalls an incident with boiling grease. Reports allege the husband may have been jailed for murder at Sing Sing. Earl Creones says he mailed letters to the husband. Friends hire an attorney and plan a legal challenge. Funeral services were led by H. K. Stearns and a funeral photograph was mailed to Wabash.
Tangier reports say Abd-El-Aziz’s Moroccan army was routed by Mulai-Hafid’s forces fifty miles from Morocco City and the sultan was captured. A second report claims the sultan escaped and found refuge in the French zone.
Paris dispatches confirm Tangier reports that Abd el Aziz’s forces have been defeated by Mulsi Hafid. Abd el Aziz retreats toward Tadla with remnants, pursued by local tribes as Kaids suffer renewed pressure.
Fragmentary dispatch notes that several were killed and others captured in an engagement. No further details have been received locally.
Democrats of Jackson township held a convention to nominate a trustee William Lake assessor William Stanley Sylvester Cook justice of the peace North Side and constable Harry Smith. William Conner led the meeting with Z A Loop as chairman and Allie Alspaugh as secretary. Lake won with 73 votes. Stanley nominated by acclamation.
Minneapolis buyers pushed cash wheat lower at the chamber of commerce on August 22. No 1 Northern slid from 1.24 to 1.18 and then to 1.12. No 2 Northern fell from 1.17 to 1.09. Railroads delivered 201 cars, 95 new wheat, most good milling quality. Bulls cite dwindling elevator stocks and a smaller total supply, calling today’s decline a scare.
Vienna reports Countess Szechenyi former Gladys Vanderbilt is considering purchasing an estate near Komorn Hungary priced at 1 800 000. She plans to live there much of the year, direct castle and grounds improvements, and establish a large park with hunting reserves along the Danube and Wang rivers. Negotiations continue with a visit anticipated next week to finalize arrangements.
Max Rosen, saloon keeper in Hammond Indiana, was locked in his ice box for 15 minutes after thieves demanded cash. He broke free after 30 minutes and called for help. The robbers fled with 376 dollars in cash.
New York August 22 The dry goods market was very quiet for the day with the storm hindering robberies. Primary cotton goods market remains quiet with irregular prices and white goods show inactivity.
A turbulent New York stock session saw over a million shares traded in two hours amid suspected manipulation tied to Rock Island system interests and a New England operator. Analysts blamed speculative squeezes and future large deliveries as the market closed with losses on several issues.
At a New York campaign briefing Chairman Mack praised the Bryan plans and said speaking dates would be fixed in two weeks. Bryan urged Democratic clubs nationwide, pledging to organize in every precinct and to use clubs for literature distribution and fundraising as he promoted the party platform. He listed upcoming stops in Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati and possibly Dayton.
In Wabash Indiana on August 22 Rev N L Stambaugh pastor of the U B church baptized 219 persons in one hour and a half remaining in the water throughout the ceremony All converts had joined during revival meetings last winter and most were adults, a notable exception to the usual youth majority pattern.
During the recent Glidden tour a plan for a New York to Denver and back run was discussed and seems to have favor. The scheme would camp tourists west of Chicago with experts directing large tents and transport by train and wagon each day, offering a tougher test than urban routes.
Judge Baker in Goshen Indiana named John R Seifert receiver for the Southern Indiana Coal Company and Indiana Southern Coal Company following a bondholders action by First Trust and Savings Company of Chicago. About 3 million dollars in bonds are involved. The action seeks to separate the coal firms from railroads tied to John R Walsh interests due to failure to meet interest and other obligations.
Walter J. Travis of Garden City defeated H. H. Wilder of Vesper Country Club to win the Essex County Golf Club open tournament final. Travis also captured the medal play, finishing 77 after a playoff with Wilder who had led the medal standings.
A drunken man slept on the Panhandle railroad right of way near Vandalia crossing prompting a late night switch engine dispatch. Bruce Shepperd ordered the unconscious man moved. he woke angrily and asked for sleep, then lamented being moved. Police and railroad staff tracked the incident for over half an hour.
Observations at Winona Lake Indiana cover speed impact on Pennsylvania lines as part of a nationwide engineering test led by Prof Turneaure. Tests involve trains from eighty seven to five ten miles per hour with instruments on a bridge and include the eighteen hour flyer Chicago to New York. Results aim to guide railroad engineering practices.
Samuel Holstein files $5,000 damage suit against James Wilson after a February farm sale dispute over a calf pedigree escalated to violence. Holstein alleges Wilson struck with an apple butter ladle causing humiliation, pain, and suffering.
Herman Rider publisher of the New York Staatz Zeitung reports strong Bryan sentiment on the Pacific coast and the far west. He notes favorable eastern views, especially in New York, where non tariff Republicans swing toward Bryan. He predicts the independent vote will deliver thirty nine electoral votes to the Democratic candidate.
Orville Wright near completing a heavier-than-air craft at Fort Myer Virginia. Tests will be public with photographers allowed. If a five mile flight occurs at forty miles per hour, earnings could total twenty five thousand dollars with bonuses for extra distance.
Tony Pastor a theatrical manager is gravely ill at his Elmhurst Long Island summer home after a severe relapse today following a period of illness.
Washington announces a Post Office Department directive allowing all pensioners free use of the mails to return pension vouchers. The order, issued by Postmaster General Meyer, amends postal laws and regulations to grant this privilege.
Illinois Glass company will reopen its Alton plant employing 3,500 men within ten days according to tonight's announcement.
Winona Lake Indiana August 22 The Rev Charles Stelzle head of the Presbyterian church department of labor criticizes missionary methods that enter laborers homes wearing kid gloves and studying workers He says missions fail to adjust with changing social conditions and must stay open day and night to serve the masses rather than hand out strawberry socials and polite kindness.
Indianapolis August 22 Lake Maxinkuckee was called the Saratoga of Indiana as early residents recalled. Two 1873 fishing parties from the city included Gen G F McGinnis Col N R Ruckle and Gen John Coburn among others. They nearly founded a summer resort with Mr Peoples farm at $40 an acre before the 1873 panic halted plans.
Through his attorneys Kistler and Kistler Loren B Creed yesterday filed for divorce from her husband George E Creed.
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