Husband Shot Wife Escort in Atlantic City
Police say a dispute led to a fatal shooting as a husband shot the man hired to escort his wife in Atlantic City. Investigators are reviewing evidence and interviewing witnesses.
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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1908
Page
1
Williams Husband to Prove Alibi in Roberts Shooting Case
Atlantic City police continue to doubt highwayman theory and focus on W S G Williams husband of the woman who was with Charles B Roberts. They demand his alibi proof that he was not in Atlantic City and unaware of the shooting. Mrs Roberts arrives. Williams may be a witness. Police seek accurate identification of the shooter and say no arrests yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Roberts
W. S. G. Williams
Mr. Roberts
Williams
Roberts
Woodruff
Arrest Nears in Atlantic City Boardwalk Shooting Case
Baltimore dispatch notes an imminent arrest in Charles B Roberts’s Atlantic City boardwalk shooting. Police claim to identify the assailant, state he was not masked, and challenge earlier highway robbery theories amid numerous conflicting statements. A private Atlantic dispatch is cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Baltimore
Charles B. Roberts
Atlantic City
Boardwalk
Robert
Atlantic
Taft Party Heads to Middlebass for Fishing Week
William H Taft Mrs Taft and Master Charley depart Hot Springs Virginia for Middlebass in Lake Erie They plan to address Civil War and Spanish War veterans in Athens Ohio and then travel to Toledo to join the Middlebass fishing club For the week no political remarks are planned and Taft will speak at the Grand Army of the Republic encampment on September 2 in Toledo
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
William H. Taft
Taft
Charley
Middlebass
Lake Erie
Athens
Ohio
Toledo
Grand Army of the Republic
Bryan Begins Three Day Wheat States Speaking Tour
William Jennings Bryan returns to Lincoln after a week spent addressing audiences in Iowa Illinois Indiana and Kansas. He leaves Fairview Sunday afternoon for a three day tour starting at the St Paul Minneapolis fairgrounds then to Fargo Grand Forks Sioux City and finally the Nebraska state fair in Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willian Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Iowa
Ilinois
Indiana
Kansas
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Fairview
Fairgrounds
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Fargo
George P Rowell Dies Noted Newspaper Advertiser
George Presbury Rowell of New York, a longtime leader in newspaper advertising, died at Poland Springs hotel after a month long illness. Born July 4, 1835 in Concord Vermont, he founded the George P Rowell and Company agency in Boston in 1865 and later published the American Newspaper Directory in 1889.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Directory
Maine
George P. Rowell
New York
The
News
Poland Springs
George Presbury Rowell
Concord
Vermont
Griffith plans new baseball league in the Midwest
Clark Griffith told Chicago White Sox members in New York that he is organizing a new league for next season to be placed in the Midwest. Pittsburg is named as a possible city, with others kept secret, and he says the venture has financial backing and he is negotiating for players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Clark Griffith
Chicago White Sox
Middle West
Pittsburg
Pirates
Griff
Leading Lady Wins Futurity at Readville After Storm
A small crowd witnessed Leading Lady win the Futurity at Readville as big races followed a stormy day. Race details and placements were limited in the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Readville
Readville Grand Circuit Ends With Tight Finishes
Three big events at Readville decide Futurity 2:30 trot and 2:08 pacers. Major Brino wins two Norfolk heats but Ritchey’s late move costs him. Leaders include The Leading Lady Binvoli Uhlan and Jerry B with close finishes and notable times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Readville
Norfolk
Rob Proctor
Lexington
A. B. Cox
Paoli
Blue Hill
Uhlan
Charles Sanders
Salem
Sadie Worthy
John H. Schultz
Brooklyn
Sensation
Binvoli
Allen Farm
Pittsburg
Major Brino
Ritchey
Cox
New Hampshire
Sumares
Winer
Oro Lambert
Little Sweetheart
Silver Baron
Zoomalta
Bonnie Way
Vandoa
Copa de Oro
Jerry B
Bonina
Hal R
Oil Traces Found on Rush County Farms
Oil inspector reports strong traces of oil at the John Boling farm in Rush County Indiana with similar signs on several nearby farms. The Aug 28 finding signals possible local oil activity in the area around Rushville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Boling
Indicted Negroes Guarded After Robison Riot Warnings
Springfield reports seventy-eight indictments by a special jury on race riots. Frank Bryant alias Frank Sullivan charged with murder. Ernest Humphrey faced two indictments. In Robison guards patrol near a camp of black laborers after dynamite blasts and notices ordering them to leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Bryant
Frank Sullivan
Thomas Brady
Ernest Humphrey
William Donnagan
Robison
South Corporation
Paris
Ill
Dan's Report Continues to Improve
Dan's report shows ongoing improvement with steady gains noted by observers. Officials emphasize continued monitoring and next updates expected in the coming weeks.
Trade Review Notes Mixed U.S. Manufacturing and Retail Activity
R G Dunn reports mixed conditions with more plants operating and high crop prices, but weak retail sales and cotton mill curtailment. Steel demand rises with plate and pipe contracts while ore fleets expand. Leather demand improves slightly, but footwear shipments lag a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Prayer for Rain Grips Jasonville Area
A drought prompts public prayer meetings at Crowder school house northeast of Jasonville with about 100 attendees. More services may be held as churches consider rain prayers next Sunday and farmers seek water for livestock amid near total crop ruin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crowder School
Cayenne Pepper Electric Belt Skin Game
A brief note describes a Cayenne Pepper Electric Belt marketed for skin treatments. The item references a self powered device claimed to improve skin conditions. No performance data or official endorsements are provided in the readable text.
Belts Sell On False Charge of Electric Healing
Farmers near Morocco Indiana report a scam by two strangers selling supposed electric belts for one dollar. Buyers wore the belts and suffered a burning sensation, later found to contain only cayenne pepper. victims endured the pain thinking electricity caused the burn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Morocco
Ind
Unique Corn House Exhibition At Indiana State Fair
Louis Sanford of Greenfield is creating a corn shelled house for the state fair. The structure, built on modern architectural lines, is assembled from individually treated grains of corn over two months and will be completed next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenfield
Associated Press
Ind
Louis Sanford
Clinton township farmer sells six cows through Tribune ad
A Clinton township farmer placed six fresh cows for sale in the Tribune advertisement promising to connect buyer and seller and guarantee results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Township
The
Tribune
Doctor guilty of assault after mallet and knife attack
Sulphur Oklahoma August 28 Dr W G Harry physician on trial for murder of Daniel Durgin found guilty of assault and battery fined one hundred dollars and costs The crime occurred last Christmas when Durgin intoxicated entered Harrys office while asleep Harry used a mallet and knife to nearly sever the mans head before discovery Harry is son of a prominent judge of Ivydale Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Okla
W. G. Harry
Daniel Durgin
Durgin
Harry
Ivydale
Penna
One Hundred Drowned Found in Augusta Flood
Augusta flood tally climbs as water recedes. Rescue and relief efforts mobilize after 22 bodies found with dozens more believed missing. Mills and warehouses damaged. cotton loss, schools damaged, and water and gas services disrupted while citizens raise funds for victims.
Hill again declares support for TMADEMOCRAT figure
Colonel Mack asserts he wants to enlist. The phrase TMADEMOCRAT appears as a political slogan repeated by Hill and tied to ongoing recruitment rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Mack
Will Speak for Bryan in Aid of Campaign
Ex Senator David B. Hill, former Democratic state leader, told National Chairman Norman E. Mack he would help Bryan and Kern campaign. Hill declined discussions with reporters but expressed support and offered advisory help if health allows. Mack said eastern headquarters chairman had not yet been chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David B. Hill
Norman E. Mack
Europe
Mack
Bryan
Kern
Hill
Mr. Mack
Well Represented at Encampment
Indiana will be represented at the grand encampment of the G A R at Toledo Ohio next week with 2000 to 3000 veterans. A special train will leave Bluffton Indiana on the Clover Leaf road Monday carrying the Hoosier delegation. There are 315 posts from Indiana to be represented and between 300 and 400 veterans from Indianapolis will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluffton
Ind
Hoosier
Indiana
Indianapolis
Slayer Is Insane Inmate at LaPorte Jail
William Delph, accused of fatally shooting Mrs. Sarah Mechem last Sunday, has become a raving maniac. A commission of insanity will be sought to determine his mental state as he paces the jail corridors imagining a shotgun and orders to shoot inmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delph
Wesleyans for Missions Pledge $500 for Home Work
The Indiana Wesleyan Methodist conference at Camp Grounds Fr. held in Fairmount devoted much of the session to missionary work. Rev. E Tetter general missionary secretary spoke and the conference pledged 500 dollars for home missionary efforts next year. A committee was named to allocate the funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmount
Ind
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Camp Grounds
E. Tetter
Dog killed by own action in street accident
In Shelbyville Indiana on August 28 Harry McLane owned a spaniel terrier trained to catch chickens. Wray Deprez drove a large automobile past the yard and the dog ran into the street lying two yards from the front wheels. The vehicle rolled over the dog and killed it, with witnesses saying the dog caused its own death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wray Deprez
Oldest Grant County Woman Dies at 96
Fairmount Ind Aug 28 Mrs Plezey Huston aged 96 years 9 months oldest woman in Grant county dies at her home seven miles west of Fairmount. Survivors and funeral details not listed in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Fairmount
Ind
Plezey Huston
Grant County
Floods at Fayetteville threaten city and crops
Fayetteville North Carolina reports Cape Fear river reaching 79 feet breaking flood records. Entire city submerged to the city hall, three thousand homeless, power plant submerged, communications cut, relief sought, crops damaged with high food prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Fayetteville
N. C
Cape Fear
Western Union Telegraph Company
Counterfeit Coin Alert Suppressed in Local Trade
Logansport merchants warned again to watch for counterfeit money flooding the state area. Sheriff Wolpert of Peru reports several bad dollars seized, signaling continued circulation of worthless currency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Eagain
Wolpert
Peru
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Judge Creighton
Dan
Steel and Iron
R. G. Dunn & Company
Weekly Review of Trade
Jacksonville
Jasonville, Ind
Jasonville
Cayenne Pepper
OSS
Score
Augusta, Ga
Augusta
Reid
Nelson Morris and Company
Augusta Grocery Company
National Biscuit Company
Central Grammar School
Davidson Grammar School
Swann
Chronicle
Board of Health
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Laporte Man
Cell
Laporte, Ind
William Delph
Sarah
Lusion
Wesleyans For Missions
Shelbyville, Ind
McLane
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