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Newspaper

Logansport Daily Tribune

Location

Logansport, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1908

Page

7

Popular Excursion to Detroit Michigan via Wabash R R

A special excursion Sunday June 7 leaving Logansport at 1 04 a m arrives Detroit 7 a m. Round trip price 2 25. Return trains depart Detroit 8 p m June 7 or any regular train June 8. Trips include Belle Isle Windsor Canada St Clair Flats and Sugar Island areas along the Detroit tributaries. M Burke ticket agent phone 158.

Detroit Michigan Wabash R. R Logensport Peru Belle Isle Boys Blanc Windsor Canada Star Isle Sugar Island St. Clair Flats

April Tribune circulation record from Logansport post

Government proof shows Tribunes mailed through Logansport post office during April. The record states no other paper mailed half as many, highlighting the Tribune's high circulation in that period.

Tribunes Logansport

Family of Blind Musicians Perform in Hamburg

A concert in Hamburg featured a blind sister and two blind brothers, with a fourth brother studying composition at the Berlin Academy of Music whose works have drawn praise. The sister sang with a trained soprano voice, one brother accompanied on organ, and the other played cello. The family, natives of Muhlheim, all perform together.

Hamburg Berlin Academy of Music Muhlheim-an-der- Ruhr Muhlheim

No Place for Alligators An English Tourist in West

An English tourist ignores warnings about river alligators and swims at a river mouth. The guide explains the area has many sharks, so the alligators are scared away. The remark highlights local danger and the tourist’s risky choice.

Indies

One of the Tricks at a Jewelry Shop

A retail jeweler explains a brazen trick where rhinestone rings are shown as diamonds to mislead customers. The con artists, two women who left without buying, stole rings but may return to buy real stones, while the jeweler notes most customers are tempted.

Highest Chimney Stack Described With Large Concrete Base

A detailed description covers the tallest chimney stack, noting a concrete base of about 23 000 cubic feet and 1600 tons, a hollow radial brick shaft, external diameters of 28 feet bottom and 11 feet top, internal diameters 19 and 9 feet, acidproof lining, a 6 by 12 feet smoke opening for 2400 horsepower, a 4 by 4 feet acid fumes inlet, lightning rod with four carbon points, inner and outer ladders, and total stack weight near 3200 tons.

Tevestne Borakmas Pulitzer Camera Craft Chemical Manufacturing Department

The Writer's Hand Travels Long Distances

A statistician notes that writing 30 words per minute with pen strokes covers about five yards per minute and roughly 120 miles per year for two hours of daily writing. When imagining Wellman’s seven hour daily writing pace, the distances grow dramatically.

Indian Languages Clash With Popular Jargon Belief

Prof. A L Kroeber of California declares Indian languages are not a jargon. He finds Yakuts and Yuki have elaborate grammar with wholly dissimilar vocabularies yet similar grammatical structure. The Yakuts live in south central California while Yuki inhabit the northern coast range.

A. L. Kroeber University of California Scientific American California Coast Range San Joaquin Valley Kroeber

Two Kinds of Misery and a Baseball Game Report

Minneapolis escaped with a 2 to 1 win as Teal was hit hard in the third inning of a brisk ball game. The item shifts to a literary aside about authors writing with their heart’s blood and a publisher's misgivings over a novel’s uptake.

Minneapolis Teal

Rubber and metals interaction complications in copper and iron use

The Philadelphia Record notes rubber remains stable with iron or steel but reacts with copper or brass. oxygen accelerates deterioration, especially with oils and copper oxide. Protective tin coatings are advised for copper surfaces, though copper was used advantageously to bond rubber to metal in specialized wringer roll axles.

Philadelphia Record Herr Rengref Berlin ‘Society ‘of Arts Burghardt India

College Cowboys At Sea In Doubleheader Voyage

An aged account describes college teams sailing to England for a double header. Early game scores show a 7 to 0 rout as locals failed to stop Morgan. The piece notes ships from Montreal Boston New York and Philadelphia carrying steers and eager youths aboard to service longhorn interests.

Morgan

Chronicles of a Queer Girl in Old Social Ways

The narrator recalls a bygone era when girls freely mingled with many suitors, kept lively by dating multiple partners, and even engaged women socialized with various escorts. Sunday church crowds and a parade of admirers created a vibrant, if controversial, social scene.

Ladies’ Home Journal

Automatic life buoy system on Brooklyn ship tested

Report from Brooklyn New York dated June 2 notes a demonstration of an automatic life buoy mounted between deck arms on a cross shaped frame. The device, released by a bridge button, floats upright with weighted copper balls and uses calcium carbide lights to illuminate at night.

Omaha Catery Suffered Severe Hail Loss

Paul Hill, manager of the Omaha cat tery at 3017 Charles street, reported the death of White Faun a prized white cat after a tar paper roof was penetrated by hail. The cattery houses about 20 pedigreed cats valued highly, with White Faun being its most celebrated.

Paul Hill Omaha Cattery Charles Street Faun

Boy Delivers Button Seeks Tailor Job

A sharp faced boy hands a tailor in upper Broadway a button and asks to be sewn into a pair of pants. The tailor puzzled, the youth presses for business then leaves, hoping for work.

Upper Broadway

Death of White Faun at Cattery Due to Hailstones

A cattery owner found White Faun dead after a storm of large hailstones. The cat, valued at 150 dollars, succumbed to the injuries from the hail.

Cattery White Faun

Sliding Coal Mountain in Alaska Draws Miner’s Plans

T B McDonald of Mee Teetse Wyoming plans to mine a moving coal mountain at Katalla Alaska. He aims to extract hundreds of tons daily near the surface during winter frost when the mass is stationary and hopes to bore deeper as the mountain shifts, with potential damage to deeper workings.

T. B. McDonald Meeteetse Wyo Katalla Alaska McDonald

Why He Was Released In Jubbulpore Jail Report

The Jubbulpore jail superintendent notes Lazarus a cook jailed for two days in lieu of a two rupee fine. He was released on admission day because the staff endured excessive trouble relative to the punishment’s likely effect. Westminster Gazette.

Jubbulpore Lazarus Westminster. Gazette

Tea for Gout Preventive Advice in The Hospital

A Hospital note promotes tea as a preventive for gout and aid in uric acid elimination. It recommends weak, freshly made tea and avoiding sweet fruits while encouraging liberal use of green vegetables.

Tobacco Boom Expected in Porto Rico Says Dexter

Francis J. Dexter of San Juan predicts tobacco will rival sugar in importance soon. He notes large plantations adopting tobacco cultivation and rising land prices for leaf production. He says Americans investing in tobacco rather than sugar lands have boosted demand, while sugar output also climbs.

Porto Rico Francis J. Dexter San Juan Island

Trade in Condensed Milk Through the Decades

The United States saw rapid growth in condensed milk production from 8 million pounds sold in 1870 to 12 million in 1880, 37 million in 1890, and 187 million by 1900, with production continuing to rise in the present.

United States

Linking Europe and Asia by Electric Railway Plan

A new electric railway scheme aims to connect Europe and Asia starting in Beslan, crossing the Caucasus into Tidis. The project, stretching about 1356 miles, awaits Russian government approval.

Europe Aelia Asia Beslan Caucasus Tidis

Endurance of Ancient Trees Across Continents

A Dundee Advertiser note cites palm lifespans of 200 to 300 years for date palms and 600 to 700 years for coconuts. It lists Wallan's oak above Paisley past 700, eight Mount of Olives olives from 1099, Fountains Abbey yews from 1132, a redwood in Mariposa Grove, Baobabs older than 5,000 years, Chapultepec cypress, and Dracena Draco in Teneriffe as some of Earth's oldest trees.

Dundee Paisley Scotland Mount of Olives Jerusalem Fountains Abbey Yorkshire Mariposa Grove California Africa Chapultepec Humboldt Orotava Teneriffe

Honest Disposition Says Woman Embraces Socialism

The discarded wife of Artist Earle told reporters on arrival that she is a socialist in disposition though unsure of the meaning of socialism. The Mexican Herald lauds the frank answer as one of the most candid statements among recent interviews.

Earle Barle Mexican Herald

Straight-Line Charley as Hughes nickname in New York

The passage notes a campaign nickname being fastened on Gov. Hughes in New York, comparing it to the effective “Square-deal Teddy” line used for Theodore Roosevelt and suggesting it should be similarly catchy.

Charley Gov. Hughes New York Teddy

Butter in Bogs Unearthed in Tyrone Irish Bog

A 20 pound lump of butter found four feet underground in Maghery County Tyrone was chemically analyzed. Dating to centuries past, it may have been preserved or flavored by peat water. Over years the fat transformed into a waxlike substance.

Maghery County Tyrone Barrett Liam

Reward of Extravagance

A man recalls buying seven dollar low shoes that felt unique to him until an Italian bootblack admired the calfskin and eagerly inquired about the price, calling the extravagance rewarded by the reaction.

Geyser Clock: Time Tells By Repeating Water Spouts

A backwoods town uses a geyser driven clock where a lever advances the clock 38 seconds each time the geyser erupts every 38 seconds. The steady spout and fixed mechanism keep precise time.

English Girls Seek Husbands Across Oceans

A Cleveland Plain Dealer remark contrasts English and American marriage patterns noting English women in search of husbands may secure good spouses in England while American women seeking husbands abroad face different odds.

Cleveland America England

Train timetables and services across routes East and Southbound

The page lists multiple rail schedule items from St Louis to New York Kansas City to New York and other routes. It includes train numbers names and times such as No 2 No 28 No 4 No 6 No 1 No 5 No 3 and various South Bound and Butler Branch services with departure times and notes like daily or Sunday only. Local ticket agent M Burke is named as well as station references.

St. Louis New York Kansas City Toledo Seaeeee D. Ml Burke T. Haute St. Louis Mail St Louis Terre Haute Express Logansport Terra Haute Globe Sage Logan Butler East Sound Sun

Railroad timetables and hospital expansion notices mix in period page

A fragmented listing shows train schedules between Chicago Logansport Louisville and shifts in the Boston Consumptives hospital outpatient department at Burroughs place for tuberculosis care. It reads as a dense timetable with multiple numbered express and special lines and times.

Boston Consumptives’ Hospital Burroughs Place

Rail and express schedule notices from Fort Wayne transit

Interurban and express rail times listed for routes to Peru Wabash Huntington Fort Wayne and intermediate points with multiple departures daily. Additional details cover limited trains Lafayette Delphi and Huntington service plus express freight between Fort Wayne and Lafayette. Supervisor R T Gunn notes weekly weekday departures from Fort Wayne at 9 30 am and Lafayette at 5 30 am.

Peru Wabash Huntington Ft. Wayne Boyd Park Fort Wayne Lafayette R. T. Gunn Supt. Trans Ind

U T System Train Schedule 1907

U T system timetable effective March 12 1907 lists Logansport to Indianapolis interurban service with trains at 5 00 am 5 45 am 7 00 am 1 45 pm 3 45 pm and 3 00 pm from Interurban Station.

Logansport Indianapolis

Vandalia Time Table 1908 North Bound and Traction Lines

Time table shows train numbers, destinations, and departure times for Vandalia lines including sleeping car routes between Chicago and Indianapolis and other connections. It lists north and south bound trains, limited services, and coupon book offers, with connections at Tipton and Muncie to extend to Indianapolis and beyond.

Kokomo Indianapolis Tipton Elwood Alexandria Fairmount Anderson Middletown Muncie Indiana Ohio Michigan

Timed Bus Schedule From Kokomo to Marion

A list of departure times from Kokomo to Marion including early morning and late evening slots. Times shown include 4:30 a.m. through 11:30 p.m. with multiple intervals and day ranges noted for service.

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