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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
4
The National Civil Service Reform Meeting in Pittsburgh urges that census clerks be hired by competitive exams rather than through patronage. It warns against noncompetitive testing and cites Roosevelt critiquing spoils practices. Supporters say the census will cost millions and risk waste and inaccuracy.
Prof. William Griffith of Scranton pa a mining expert testifies in the federal suit against coal carrying railsroads. He says Kaystone state hard coal may exhaust in eighty four years while soft coal deposits are far larger and future methods will shift toward power from streams and other substitutes as policy evolves.
The piece argues the government has allowed firms to acquire absolute ownership of coal lands and now plans to punish coal carrying railroads for charging high fuel prices. It notes a future focus on water power as a key public resource under conservation ideas.
The Huntington Morning Times reports a strong chance the Wabash railroad will move its shops from Fort Wayne, possibly to Andrews or near Logansport, to balance divisions. If Fort Wayne elevates tracks, cost and disruption push relocation. Andrews offers land along the line, but water supply is a factor.
Police guard city stores at night as crowds gather outside shops amid heightened security following reported disturbances. Officers cordon streets and monitor entrances while shop owners keep lights on and shutters partly raised.
Patrolmen Frohm and Thomason work as plain clothesmen during Christmas shopping to curb theft. No shoplifting cases reported so far this season, with clerks carefully watching strangers and petty thieves. Small boys are the main offenders, with occasional first offenses by women who are allowed to leave if the item is of low value.
Thousands will spend today as Logansport merchants report better business than last year and two years prior. The anti postpone shopping campaign boosted service quality and reduced post purchase complaints, even as overall spending remained similar.
William H. Jones, one of the quartet arrested in the Market Street gambling raid, entered a plea of guilty before Justice, documents show. The case against the others remains pending as authorities continue proceedings.
A nostalgic poem about a reliable telephone central on a family party line and a set of Christmas Eve kid verses. It describes Central as helpful and patient, then shifts to children awaiting Santa, with verses by S M S Katie and I and Miss Gladys M Boze.
Indiana health official Dr J N Hurty weighs a bill to make it a crime to borrow another man’s chew unless it is cut with a knife, arguing it would curb bacteria spread and possibly end borrowing of chewing tobacco. The proposal aims to win public favor and advance science in common life.
Fragmentary notes recount a meeting at City Lodge with references to Hill and Ridge. The readable lines hint at a personal or community story told to honor or remember someone named Hill during a local gathering.
Funeral services for Dr. S. C. Stevens will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday from 817 Market Street with interment at Mt. Hope. The body lies in state from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Mrs Abbie Helms funeral was held yesterday at 2 p.m. from the Home for the Friendless with burial at Mt. Hope.
George H. Gemmick of Standard Oil left yesterday after securing promises from twenty two men to report at Sterling Ohio for a big pipeline project. He had hoped to hire fifty locally but secured less than half. The firm pays 1 75 to 2 50 dollars per day and provides board in camps along the line.
The G A R members elected Rodney Strain as commander John Ensfield senior vice commander J H McMillen junior vice commander Henry Tucker quartermaster W H Dehart chaplain Dr Ja Baker surgeon Charles Barron officer of the day James Chidister adjutant They will be installed the second Tuesday in January at the regular meeting.
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