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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1908
Page
2
Seventy five men and women are employed in Logansport's three laundries, with all outside agency work. Campbell laundry handles Culver military academy uniforms, sending about 500 white duck trousers weekly for rejuvenation.
The Clover Leaf reopens its Frankfort shops with a small crew of about twenty men returning on Monday. The line had reopened earlier but extended closures threatened operations due to fading rolling stock and motive power. Financially the Clover Leaf reports a surplus of over one million dollars after debt service.
The Panhandle district states no action is planned to lower Lake Cicott. If work proceeds it would reduce the lake by 1.5 feet rather than ten feet, as lowering by ten feet would leave only a small mud puddle.
The Panhandle reports 3000 idle cars stranded on sidetracks between Bradford Ohio and Chicago, most ready for service. There are 309 idle cars in the forty mile stretch to Marion with two passing tracks at each station, one being used for storage and the other clear.
After a council meeting the board of works moved quickly with street crossings on North streets and Broadway. J H Burden and others win cement sidewalks on Wheatland from Wilkinson to Panhandle railroad, owners given 30 days. Clifton avenue sidewalks to be built as needed. Engineer to estimate storm sewer cost from Twenty second and George to Twenty fourth and George to prevent spring floods. Usher street to be built from Seventeenth Street. estimate due.
A new supply delivery system at the Panhandle car repair tracks puts Walter Vernon and D nm. Hileman in charge of delivering materials. The change, effective Monday, replaces trips to several offices and storerooms, reducing time lost for workers paid by piece work.
Passenger business on the Panhandle is increasing and expected to stay strong as upgrades continue this month. The American Medical Society national convention draws many doctors to Chicago and travel to the Republican convention starts later this week. Trainmaster Johnson of the Panhandle visited Detroit to see his daughter receiving medical care for her brother, Dr. Harry Johnson.
Charles Harrison a patient from Plymouth at Longcliff hospital committed suicide by cutting his throat with a rusty knife found in the yard and hidden on his person. Attendants believe he took a nightly walk under guard and concealed the weapon until he could end his life.
Two travelers detain themselves at a village inn and ask about amusements. A waiter touts a billiard room but the dimly lit space holds a single worn table and gray balls. When asked how to tell red from white, the waiter says you learn by shape.
A librarian offers a compact substitute for a missing book by presenting a short jiu-jitsu treatise as an alternative. The exchange highlights a playful cataloging moment where martial arts writing serves as a stand in for a home happiness manual.
Denver official W. E. Collett discusses receiving about 50 autographs from widows offering to marry his reformed convict proteges. He quips that most autographs would be worthless signatures and shares a tale of an autograph fiend who seeks Washington and Shakespeare autographs in a curiosity shop.
In Cambridge England butter is sold by the yard, rolled into one yard long one pound cylinders wrapped in cloth and delivered to market by butter women in white. University students receive daily portions cut precisely to fit breakfast and tea, paired with fresh bread for common meals.
Arthur M. Abell recalls a portrait of Helmuth von Moltke and the great violinist. Joachim would play Spohr adagios for hours at Moltke’s house and the general would listen avidly. When asked for Hungarian dances he insisted on Spohr and the night wore on.
A physician notes that women telephonists favor the left ear as it handles prolonged listening. Testing shows the left ear stronger while the right atrophies. He warns expanding telephone use could make a left-eared nation.
Swede and Englishman clash over accents as the Swede praises the man’s rapid progress in English. The Englishman complains that he comes from a land where the language is manufactured, calling the local speech second hand English. The judge witnesses the exchange.
Miss Cayenne remarks on the perils of accepting all hearsay as true while noting the prevalence of falsehoods in common talk. The exchange contrasts deceit with the danger of uncritically believing every report.
A flood of 1878 silver dollars appeared in Los Angeles and San Diego causing panic as people believed them counterfeit. Police and Secret Service involvement followed after tests by Cliff Wilks deemed them genuine. Later it was found many coins had sat unused in San Francisco subtreasury until a new treasurer circulated them.
A Chicago Journal quote notes a strong demand for true kitchenettes in theater and hotel districts. A real kitchenette is a compact, well-lighted, well-ventilated unit with a sink, ice box, drains, and cooking gear. The article warns kitchenette upkeep requires planning and care.
A Philadelphia Ledger report recalls a fiveyearold girl living inland near the Erie canal with no local river. Her mother traveled to New York and returned with unclear details about the case.
A mother explains the shore to her puzzled child describing smooth white sand and endless water and sky. The girl asks softly if there is a straight path to the sea, showing curiosity about the vast horizon and scenery.
Lord Esher, deputy governor of Windsor, helps draft an amend ment to law on official secrets aiming to curb retired servants who profit from state knowledge. The move seeks strict controls on copying and publication by ex officials, while scripture and ancient archives remind that secrets may surface.
Colonel Henry E C Kitchener once a banana planter in Jamaica now back in England to acquire material for an earthquake proof house on the Kitchener model. He says the design uses drain pipes filled with cement set in layers with cement casing and thin wood inside to resist quakes after his Kingston residence was damaged.
A Philadelphia Press note praises United States corn fields as vast, orderly, and impressive to a world traveler crossing the country in October, comparing them to Asian and African crops and highlighting the sight of straight rows of shocks on immense western farms.
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