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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1908
Page
4
State and county certify Edgar F. Metzger publisher of The Logansport Daily Tribune swore the July 1898 circulation as shown in the table. Notary Essie Hillhouse witnessed the oath on August 31, 1908.
Publisher announces the weekly paper will be printed on poisonous fly paper to deliver added value after readers finish the contents. This bold claim implies readers will receive an unexpected hazard as a post reading effect.
Colonel Watterson praises vivid prose while critiquing New York newspapers. He notes the ironclad party line of the Tribune and Hearst organs, the Herald’s cosmopolitan indifference, the Sun’s cynicism, the Times’ pomp, and the Evening Post’s pretensions. He warns this mix signals looming sectional divides for New York and the nation.
The Topeka Capital on July 30 ran over seven pages of display political ads for state, county and judicial offices. The paper has carried daily candidate announcements for weeks, showing publishers no longer provide free publicity to campaigns.
Captain Thomas S. Baldwin announced at a Washington banquet that he had been asked to sign a contract to build an aerial passenger line between Philadelphia and New York for a newspaper men’s company.
A full slate of state and local officials is listed including President Taft and Vice President Sherman with James Watson for Governor Fremont Goodwine for Lieutenant Governor Fred A. Sims for Secretary of State John C. Billheimer for Auditor Oscar Hadley for Treasurer James Bingham for Attorney General George W. Self for Supreme Court Clerk Lawrence Turner for Superintendent J L Peetz as State Statistician Oscar B. Conant for Prosecutor James Deleplane for Representative Samuel Gifford for Treasurer George W. Cogley J S Mellinger for Sheriff Dr M B Stewart for Coroner Harry Bell for Surveyor Alfred M. Dill Commissioner First District Oliver M. Harness for Commissioner Third District.
A new company will build passenger airships using Baldwin's design. The craft will be 100 to 206 feet long with vulcanized silk gas bags and balloon nets. They will carry twenty to thirty passengers, signaling a rapid move toward practical aerial travel and journalist interest in the leap from ground to air transport.
An old Panhandle employee with forty years observing weather predicts three weeks of fine conditions. A new moon signals a change and after a chilly spell a warmer period is expected, with no change until the next moon cycle three weeks away. Corn crop should mature and prosper by then.
Excitement erupted on East Market Street when Mrs. Fred Haas announced her baby was dead. A doctor revived the mother and the child recovered.
Fire crews were called to a vacant house at Helm and Park yesterday evening. The blaze began apparently when mice carried matches, damaging a door but causing little loss. The fire was promptly controlled.
The Panhandle Employes' Picnic Association executive committee will meet tonight at Trainmaster Johnson's office to settle picnic and excursion affairs. The excursion was financially successful and the group aims to neither profit nor lose, maintaining a conservative approach. A $90 balance from last year remains unused and may be carried forward for future needs.
F B Easly, Rock Island superintendent, issues a bulletin prohibiting cigarette smoking by all employees and warns that violators will be discharged. The order notes many employees are addicted to smoking and states any employee caught smoking cigarettes will be dismissed.
A scheduled Sunday fore noon matchup pits the night switch men against Lake Cicott at the park. Frank Kill to pitch, Jake Bowers behind the plate. Firemen Bragg and Furgeson off duty for medical reasons. Other notes include runners restricted on trains and city streetcar fare changes.
County commissioners meet to decide whether to accept voting machines sent by the company or have them returned. County attorney Q A Myers was out of city but expected back for the session with a ruling anticipated.
The appeal bond in the Clinger road matter has been withdrawn. Remonstrators claim they were paid small amounts and the road will be built as the viewers recommended.
Tribune correspondent reports Roy McKinney's Logansport business trip on Wednesday. Plank reunion at Spencer park and Fouts reunion at Deer Creek drew attendees from area. Local families and individuals are listed visiting, hosting, or ill, with piano recitals planned at U B church and Deer Creek orchestra assisting. Minnows, fish purchases, and Elwood fair attendance are also noted.
Glen Musselman was called to Delphi on business. Harry Spitler will travel to Indianapolis today. Pritchard of S A Long market leaves for Bowling Green Ky to join St Louis Range Store. Fred Dudley called to Fort Wayne on business. Dr A J Blickenstaff goes to Walton Ind to practice. Will Harter and Ed Frasier, both nearby residents, were in town today. Phillip Voorhees of Logansport visited Sam Voorhees Thursday.
Local social notes recount Sunday visits and weekend trips among Murden families and friends. Detours include trips to Denver and Roanoke with hosts such as Mrs. Lucinda Andrews and Mr. and Mrs. John W. Moore, plus other gatherings in Noble township, Wabash, and Logansport.
The first bulk oyster shipment for 1908-09 will reach Logansport next week on September 3. Oysters arrive September 1 and are traditionally good from September through April, though demand rises with cold weather. Local dealer orders confirm September 3 delivery. prices expected near last year. Miss Edith Burns and cousin Miss Maybell Barnes have returned from Dayton Ohio and Covington Kentucky.
Mrs. Al Burge marked her 33rd birthday on Sunday with many relatives and neighbors from Seven Mile Adamsboro and Washington Township attending. A birth was announced for Bert Turnpaugh’s family a nine pound girl. The Anoka White Sox planned a game against Peru Eagles on August 30 at Anoka ground.
Mrs. Delbert Minnick and children from Richmond visit her mother Mrs. John Helvie. Mrs. Warren Kepner entertains Mrs. Hal Smith Logansport and Mrs. Laura Docks El Paso Texas. Mrs. Charles Lowrey of Logansport visits her parents. Mesdames Smith and Bostock announce a fall millinery opening two weeks from yesterday. TON Donaldson of Logansport sent.
Prof Elmer Tyner stays with parents in Andrews. Mrs Addie Robertson nurses a burned child at Ko koma. Mrs Agnes Downs and daughter of Logansport visit Mrs A J Shirley who is ill. Eastern Star lodge hosts Centre lodge with three candidates and a banquet. Hydrant mishap floods lodge hall and drugstore ceiling. Various locals attend reunions, visits, and family events. births reported.
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