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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1908
Page
3
Cass county likely will not use voting machines this fall. Two or three machines may be tried, but a machine for each voting place seems unlikely. Marion county officials praised the machines and urged Cass county to consider them.
Logansport may join a reorganized six team I C league proposed by Richmond manager Clarence Jessup. He suggests adding Marion Anderson and Logansport with Huntington Van Wert and Richmond to form a six city circuit to revive profits.
Dr Hattery presides as only a few respond to the regular call. No meeting occurs in Cass County Bryan club on a regular night. Next meeting tentatively July seventh with plans to meet weekly afterward to sustain campaign interest. Habeas corpus hearing set today in R M Cotterman case with Sheriff Beckley contesting bail due to murder indictment.
Charles Carter sues Charles H Bruner for $25 damages and possession of a Miami avenue house. John H Stephens attorney for plaintiff. Jennie E Hilderbrandt dismisses divorce suit against Wilfred Hilderbrandt. Cora B Stout, via James A West, sues husband Charles W Stout for divorce citing cruelty and failure to provide, asks custody of children and $300 alimony. CASE IS CONTINUED. State case against Carl continued.
Louis Warnick files assault and battery charges against Ruby Brown, named in a colored status, with the case continued to Thursday.
Jesse P. Cunningham was sent to jail yesterday by Justice Reid for jumping a board bill. The prosecuting witness was Elliott Shoe maker. Had the defendant not got "gay" with the court he might have escaped the sentence.
Ford died yesterday at her Lincoln home after illness. Funeral today at 10 a.m. from Lincoln M E church with burial in Odd Fellows cemetery Galveston. Lux funeral held yesterday from Southside residence. Burial in Mt Hope. Woodmen of the World assisted. Mrs Emerson burial yesterday at 416 North Street with Mt Hope interment. Linquist, 117% Sixth Street, died yesterday after a long illness.
The Nelson features a popular run with Vaundeville audiences flocking to each performance. Opening day attendance surpassed expectations and patrons enjoy a cool comfortable house before rest and recreation. Another strong bill is promised for Thursday.
Associated Press reports Speaker Joseph G Cannon and his party arrived in Pittsburg on June 2. The group includes Senator James A Hemenway Congressman Charles B Landis and officials. They plan to abandon the car here and travel home by rail with Senator Hemenway.
Vincennes Ind June 2 The Indiana Sunday school association begins its 44th convention at First Presbyterian church with songs led by Prof E O Excell and a greeting from President W C Hall An opening address by Mrs Antoinette A Lamoreaux of Chicago discusses the Sunday school and world movements About 300 delegates are present and by tomorrow noon it is expected at least 700 delegates will be enrolled indicating the largest convention in history
A pink tea hosted by the Epworth League at Market Street Methodist Church drew fifty guests last evening. Games included a “dictionary of girls” assigning playful nicknames such as Ella-gant and Anna Ma lion, plus reading character sketches to guess the subject.
A late test vote in Columbus Ohio shows Detroit leading the choice for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers convention with Birmingham Alabama second and Harrisburg Pennsylvania third.
Chester Pennsylvania June 2The Chester Traction strike flared as three trolley cars were dynamited at night. Deputies arrested the crew of one car with no passengers aboard while two passengers on another car remained unharmed. Deputies were attacked en route to the scene by striker followers who fired revolvers to disperse the mob.
A militia colonel, praised for courage, loses his balance when on a frisky horse. The horse rears and throws him. it takes minutes to remount. Sir Walter Scott’s statue overlooks the scene as a street urchin remarks on war horses and riders.
Ed Canis and his wife from Indianapolis attended the funeral of Mrs. Martha Wilson. Dr. Burt Egan and his wife from Wheeling were in the city Sunday en route to Chicago.
William Smoyer of Flora was in the city Monday for business purposes.
In Springfield Massachusetts a novice driver started a car without permission. The vehicle rolled downhill backward toward a crowd as two youths stood by. Bystanders halted the car just in time and the driver later lectured his companion before fleeing.
A Washington girl asks an escort to relay a Schubert Serenade request to the orchestra leader. The waiter misreads the note, takes it to the wrong person, and ends up delivering to the bar for a seltzer lemonade, misplacing the artist.
Joseph Butler notes that a good man is friendly to all creatures and loves mankind. He will praise others and avoid speaking ill unless warranted by a just cause such as exposing great villainy or protecting the innocent from deception. He claims truth alone is not enough without a supporting justification.
If books stay long in a closed dark cabinet dust can nurture book mites. Remove and sun them, clean thoroughly, wash shelves, and saturate corners with cedar oil to drive mites away. Use cedar oil in water to wipe backs and edges and inspect bindings where mites are common.
Antonio Gilardi of New Orleans says coconut milk cures burns, recalling Central America use during fruit shipments to the United States. He notes pain relief and reduced inflammation even in severe cases where flesh sloughs from bone, citing local practice as effective.
Leslie's Weekly notes Kilauea on Hawaii as a well behaved volcano visible during eruptions, accessible from Honolulu with a four day trip. It recommends at least a week to study its workings, describes rough sea voyages, and outlines the 18 mile rail ride from Hilo plus 11 mile road stage through tropical plantations and a 35 mile lava road return across Mauna Loa flow.
The article lists trees of remarkable age including the Brazilian toconut palm 600 700 years old, Arabs noting dates 200 300 years, Wallan's oak over 700 near Paisley, eight Mount of Olives olives alive since 1099, Fountains Abbey yews from 1132, a Cal¬ifornia redwood, Africa’s baobabs over 5000 years, Chapultepec cypress and Teneriffe Dracoena Draco regarded among oldest.
Victor Hugo declares his love for humanity over national limits, urging literature to broaden beyond French, Italian, German, Spanish and English confines. He argues civilization advances by embracing a European and human scope, reshaping taste and language for a broader art.
The article compares Paris Berlin and London noting Paris with 2,731,000 residents in 19,275 acres or 142 per acre. Berlin hosts about 2,034,000 in 15,568 acres or 131 per acre. London has 4,536,000 in 15,370 acres or 60 per acre.
The text advises presenting individuals promptly to foster organic conversation. It suggests letting each person choose topics and make discoveries, noting that overpraising can dampen dialogue and that modest introductions help the quiet and the eager speaker engage naturally.
Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote to Phoebe expressing longing and praise, calling her an unspeakably beloved woman. He also described her as a flower sent from Heaven to show human soul possibilities in letters to her sister.
A scene shows a manager testing a job applicant for an advance agent role. The eager candidate boasts street sweeper experience stirring up millions of germs daily, claiming he can stir up life wherever he goes. The exchange highlights bravado and humor in a recruitment moment.
An advertisement touts Trusler’s Rheumatic Tablets as a cure for rheumatism nervousness constipation and a preventive of appendicitis. Promoted as easy to take and vegetable with a 50 cent price per box and sold with a strict guarantee through Porter the druggist and manufactured for F Trusler Huntington Ind.
A new store at 215 6th Street offers Feed Oil Wood Flour and farm produce. They guarantee quality and price and invite customers to try their goods. Phone 1016.
A short reflection on human vanity and the pull of glory. It argues that even philosophers who condemn renown still crave recognition, citing Cicero to illustrate the paradox of seeking fame while disavowing it.
A remark ponders why the room feels so cold, with a jest attributing it to a frieze on the walls. The line echoes a quip about architectural details shaping atmosphere in a Baltimore American piece.
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