Sensational charges allege bid to buy baseball umpires
A sensational report claims attempts were made to purchase baseball umpires. Details on individuals, dates, and organizations remain unclear as the account unfolds.
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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1908
Page
3
Cubs Giants Game Bribery Charge Sparks Probe
The National League session closed with charges of attempted bribery of umpires at the 1908 championship game between New York and Chicago. A probe was ordered by club magnates and criminal prosecutions were hinted at in the investigation committee’s forthcoming report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
National League Baseball Clubs
Chicago
Polo Grounds
Beresford Cat Club Show Heads to Chicago Coliseum Annex
Logan Cat tery owner Mrs. George H. Lynas of 810 Broadway plans to send seven Persians to the ninth annual Beresford Cat club of America show in Chicago starting next Wednesday. Fifteen entries will compete under American Cat Association rules, featuring white blue eyed, Chinchilla, and Tabby brown Persians. The club uses the Beresford name from Lady Marcus Beresford of England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beresford Cat Club of America
Coliseum Annex
Chicago
George H. Lynas
810
Broadway
Indiana Got First By Associated Press
Prizes for individual exhibits in competitions open to the world were awarded today with premiums divided among twenty events. The event took place as part of a broader Indiana showcase reported from Omaha Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Omaha
Neb
Insurgents Begin Fight to Revise House Rules
Washington delegates convene as twenty five Republican representatives form a bloc to push changes. Hepburn of Iowa chairs and will appoint a committee to draft amendments for a report to the group Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Hepburn
Iowa
Withdrawal of American Army from Cuba Outlined
Washington December 11 The War Department releases first details of the Pacification Army withdrawal from Cuba begun January 1 and to be completed by April 1. Officers and civilians serving with the government will sail from Havana the day after President Gomez is inaugurated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Havanna
Gomez
Saved From the Grave The Bid to Rescue a Buried Wife
A Baltimore Sun report recounts Mrs. Jones seeming to die after illness while her husband George Jones and his uncle rushed to the cemetery believing she lay buried alive. They uncovered her coffin and carried her home where she recovered with care and silence kept about the startling revival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Jones
George
Jones
Cards and Dancing Tonight at Ben Hur hall
Tonight the regular card social and dance will be held in the Ben Hur hall under the auspices of the Logansport Knights and Ladies of Honor. Monday a card social will entertain L A to B of R T No 26 at 2 pm, with plans for a Peru lodge trip Thursday. Wedding news from Paris Illinois reports Mr Phlegm Sears and Miss Pearl Moon wed, then to Denver for their future home.
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Ben Hur Hall
Logansport Knights and Ladies of Honor
L. A. To
B. of R. T. No. 26
Ben Hur
L. S
Peru
Phlegm Sears
Miss Pearl Moon
Paris
Ill
Mrs. Sears
Denver
Col
Mellie Marvin
L. of H
Home Missionary
Ladies of the Home Missionary Society
Ben Barnett
High Street
Broadway Methodist Church
Gamma Lambda
Purdue University
Arthur Donaldson
Logansport
Hendricks Brothers
Box Supper At Royal Centre Schoolhouse
Miss Ella Ross of Mooresburg teaches at the Sut ton schoolhouse. Notables from Burnettsville and Logansport visit. Co M Anderson and wife host Rev Carlyle and family for dinner. Jessie Runkle and Thelma McCombs host outings, Thelma’s ninth birthday. Chas Pugh and Peter O Neal relocate to Royal Centre farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sutton School
Ella Ross
Mooresburg
Harrison ‘Rhody
Burnettsville
Co. M. Anderson
Rev. Carlyle
Thelma McCombs
Chas. Pugh
Royal Centre
Peter O'Neal
Diezell Mary Ann Diezell 78 Dies at Twelve Mile
Mary Ann Diezell aged 78 died at her home in Twelve Mile on Thursday evening at 11 o clock She was the wife of Herbert Diezell funeral services will be from Bethlehem church at 11 o clock Sunday morning burial will follow in Bethlehem cemetery.
Birthday party honors Duncan south of Galveston
A birthday anniversary celebration near Galveston drew many friends from the area. The affair featured oysters and fruit as concluding refreshments, with a highly enjoyable evening reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncan
Galveston
Oys
Left to Right Motifs in Sports and Superstitions
A veteran notes that players instinctively turn left to right, linking this to ancient sun worship and daily actions such as churning and stirring. The passage argues reversing direction feels wrong, suggesting deep cultural habits guide motion and interpretation in sports and life.
Rail schedule fragments for St Louis to New York and related lines
A garbled list shows multiple train numbers and routes including St Louis to New York daily services No 2 28 4 6 and No 3 No 5 to St Louis, Kansas City to New York, and routes to Toledo. Times like 6:42 am 8:31 am 3:10 pm appear with agent Burke and various express or local designations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
New York
Kansas City
Toledo
Salle Eile Wilates
M. Burke
Railroad Timetable Notes From 1908 North Bound and South Bound
Pennsylvania lines schedule details list various numbered trains with arrival and departure times between Chicago Cincinnati Louisville Indianapolis Logansport and other cities, noting sleeping and parlor cars. It includes service patterns for Nos. 1 3 6 7 9 10 12 18 19 21 33 40 41 and others, with daily and Sunday exceptions, and indicates connections between Gradford Logansport Cincinnati and Louisville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Logansport
Louisville
Lou
Mid
Effner
Chicago
Indianapolis
Columbus
Pitts
Mail and Express Schedule for Monon Delphi Indy
Delphi and Monon fast mail and express service operate with specified morning and afternoon departures. FRANK J. REED, G. P. A., notes multiple daily times including 2:68 p.m. and 2:15 a.m for mail arrivals and express connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mail Express Express
Frank J. Reed
Chicago
Interurban Train Schedules Effective December 5 1908
Trains depart the interurban station for Peru Wabash Huntington Fort Wayne and other points at 6 05 7 35 10 05 AM 12 05 2 05 4 05 5 35 7 35 PM and 11 05 PM with service to Delphi Lafayette and intermediates at 6 40 7 55 9 10 11 10 AM 1 10 3 10 5 40 7 40 9 40 11 10 PM Car at 3 55 PM connects with the Peru Limited for Fort Wayne. 10 35 PM runs to Boyd Park only. Improved freight service between Fort Wayne Logansport and Lafayette. East bound departures 6 30 AM 1 30 PM West bound 8 45 AM 3 30 PM.
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Peru
Wabash
Huntington
Ft. Wayne
Delphi
Lafayette
Limited
Boyd Park
Logansport
Terminalis
Limited trains connect at Ko komo to Indianapolis and Tipton
Interchangeable coupon books offer $12 value for $10 covering 1 807 miles across 32 traction lines in Indiana Ohio and Michigan. Trains run 5:00 am to 11:00 pm with limited service and direct Tipton connections to E wood Alexandria Fairmount Anderson Middletown Milncis and other points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kokomo
Indianapolis
Tipton
Ewood
Alexandria
Fairmount
Anderson
Middletown
Milncis
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Stretching Money and a Grand Toy and Gift Listing
An ad touts stretching money through bargains on a wide range of goods. It promotes Haviland & Co. china, pottery, glassware, lamps, pictures, and assorted odd pieces at figures “that make a silver dollar stretch.” It highlights toys, games, dolls, furniture, books, trains, and mechanical devices with low prices and abundant variety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haviland & Co
Notice of Election of 423 A F and A M
Notice to the brethren of lodge 423 that on Saturday evening December 29 1908 during the regular stated communication three trustees will be elected for terms of one two and three years Brethren are urged to take notice and govern themselves accordingly
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Lodge
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