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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1908
Page
4
Edgar F Metzger subscribed and sworn before Notary RE V Hillhouse on November 30 1908. Notary public commission expires June 26 1912.
A reflection notes that wealth and possessions do not guarantee happiness, highlighting that some people feel empty despite having all worldly goods. The piece contrasts material abundance with inner well being.
Even Garnegie and Rockefeller explain giving away wealth as good works. The leading question remains: where did the money come from. The exchange probes the source of fortune and public accountability in a moral context.
A comment notes the Potsdam agreement as a notable but fragile diplomatic truce among treaties famed for being broken. The piece questions its durability and place in history.
The text notes Germany cultivates three potato types for table use starch and alcohol production and fodder seed. Table and starch seed are kept at peak quality with leftovers used for fodder seed.
The Drovers' Journal recalls one year since Knickerbocker Trust failed as fear-driven action by metropolitan banks froze credit nationwide. It argues banks refused loans even where solvency was clear, blaming Wall Street speculation for inflated stock values and massive securities hypothecation.
The text notes heavy losses and shaken confidence in banks but highlights farmers as sustaining prosperity with high crop prices. It predicts gradual recovery in general business, increased industrial output, and reduction in unemployment as mines factories and railroads expand. It emphasizes bipartisan interest in restoring normal industrial conditions.
A note reports that Baldwin donated to relatives and to various institutions, outlining the distribution of funds or assets among these groups. The specifics of amounts or recipients are not provided in the fragment.
The Baldwin will, dated April 1907 and witnessed by D C Arthur and George H Gise, names W T Wilson as executor but reportedly has no bequest to Wabash College. The estate, valued around 100000, includes personal property and residence awarded to Miss India Randall who lived with him.
Promotes Hal B. Smith & Co as a leading jewelry store in northern Indiana. Highlights cash purchases and price competitiveness. Notes eight years of growth, courteous clerks, broad inventory, and ongoing Christmas shopping season. Invites inspection even if not buying.
Regular hams pound California hams pound Sugar corn three cans Lifted peas three cans Baked beans three cans Table apricots per can Good roasted coffee pound See prices: 23¢ dropped to 12¢ 13¢ 19¢ M'CAFFREY.
Chicago witnesses report a federal inquiry into alleged discounted limestone rates, with Pennsylvania Railroad linked to United States Steel Wisconsin Harvester and Wisconsin Steel. The probe cites 40 cent per ton charges to those firms versus 60 cents to Fed and Iroquois firms, while KenneTorch case details and station activity surround the scene. Witnesses Geer and Panhandle agent summoned, with judge Lands not confirmed as source of facts.
William J. Davis formerly of Galveston resigns as superintendent of the Peoria division of the Lake Erie Western with Lafayette headquarters. He will become general manager of the Mississippi Valley Iron and Furnace Company, a major midwest concern. Resignation takes effect January 1. Davis was once a Panhandle train dispatcher in this city.
The Vandalia railroad will grant as many employees as possible a Christmas Day holiday with shops closed and most workers taking time off. Only essential passenger and freight trains will run to move perishables, with train dispatchers and clerks sharing duties and days off.
Heavy rise in business prompts Vandalia line to remove engines from white lead and send extra passenger locomotive from Terre Haute into service on the division.
Beginning yesterday trains Nos. 45 46 and 48 will haul one express car for exclusive use of the express company as the regular baggage and express cars on the Vandalia could not handle the heavy Christmas express.
Superintendent F H Worthington visits South Bend on company business while J D Dale chief train dispatcher travels to Terre Haute for corporate work. Fifteen tons of soft coal were loaded in transit.
Harry Shaffer who stole a horse and buggy at Kokomo Tuesday was captured at Mier Wednesday night. He had worked in a Ko komo livery stable after arriving from Chicago and eloped with the rig. A detective association member read an ad and notified a Marion deputy sheriff, who sent Shaffer back to Kokomo, illustrating modern Indiana methods.
At the regular meeting, Cass County Medical Society elected Dr. John C. Bradfield president, Dr. Clark Rogers vice president, Dr. E. D. Miller secretary and treasurer censor for three years, and Dr. J. L. Eliott. The rest of the evening discussed scientific papers.
A string of short notices lists products and services from Hal B. Smith & Co. and Hadley & Co. including lace, furniture, jewelry, electroliers, cigars, and coal. It notes rental ads at 205% Sixth and No. 8 Humphrey Street, with families visiting relatives in Dublin, Eaton, and Ft Wayne.
Government advertises openings across multiple agencies from January 4 to 13 with salaries ranging from 60 to 1600 dollars. Applicants must request official blanks by postcard stating desired exam and send to the Civil Service Board offices in Cincinnati or other named cities.
No better Christmas present than a stylish vest for husband or sweetheart. J. Herz features a fine selection bought especially for the holidays.
A historical item described as a box containing 25 Royal Slaves is noted as a Christmas present. The fragment references the box and its contents without context or provenance details.
The Simplex is a compact folding umbrella designed for travel fits in a bag and resists breaking. It is promoted as entirely new and suitable as a holiday gift from Deventer the Hatter and Furnisher.
A woman at 319 Humphrey street advertised a lost watch in the Tribune. The finder, a resident of Royal Center, returned the timepiece within 48 hours.
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