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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1908
Page
3
Bryan ends a weeklong schedule by completing a series of formal engagements. He wrapped up the tour with multiple official appearances, meeting local leaders and addressing communities along the final leg of the circuit.
W J Bryan wrapped up a two day speech tour in Nebraska with a rear platform speech at Columbus and arrived in Omaha in high spirits. He spoke at Kimball North Platte Lexington and Omaha detailing his anti currency stance and criticizing railroad power while planning further talks and a Grand Army reunion address in York next week.
The publications allegedly announced forty acre farms machinery household utensils organs pianos and other valuable articles as prizes to successful contestants. Lovers allegedly obtained money by announcing prize contests but failed to award prizes. Samuel A Phillips is jailed seven years for embezzling funds from Hammond company backing the New York Chicago Air Line stock.
Bloomington June 3 amid cheers in the Men's Gymnasium Sidney Knox of Pennsylvania was announced as the presidential candidate at a mock Republican national convention. No vice president was nominated.
In Twin Falls Idaho on June 3 the Democratic convention divided over the Mormon issue. Two conventions were held in the same hall with both claiming regular status and a fierce fight before the national committee in Denver is anticipated.
Washington June 3 The president accepted the resignation of Jackson Smith a member of the Isthmian Canal commission and manager of the Department of Labor Water and Subsistence based at Culebra Canal Zone He served three years and received the president’s compliment for his work.
In St Paul Minnesota on June 8 a federal grand jury returned three indictments against James L Lovering publisher of the Mail Order Monthly and Successful Agriculture accusing him of using the mails to promote a lottery and a defraud scheme. Another indictment charges Samuel R Phillips promoter of the St Paul and Seattle Electric Railway with mail fraud related to the same allegations. The post office department had issued a fraud order against associates weeks earlier and today's indictment covers the St Paul Seattle line fraud.
Consul Ernest L. Harris reports that low labor costs in Smyrna, Turkey, keep households washing at home and prevent American laundry machinery firms from entering. Public laundries once ironed and starching, but demand continues to fade as coal and labor margins render the enterprise unprofitable.
Lord Wolseley grants each soldier one pound of tobacco monthly as a fair allowance, aiding performance. In Italy military authorities likewise provide cigars with daily rations, recognizing tobacco as a troop comfort.
A London Globe report notes French troops use a concave lance shaft gouge as a multi tool. Described as wide at the base with a 12 inch handle, it serves as a shovel, pointed bar, trenching pick, wire cutter, wood chopper and can cut bread and meat.
A director of the Amalgamated radio-telegraphy company announced plans to install wireless telephony covering up to 25 miles over flat land or water. He cited Berlin experiments, the Poulsen continuous undamped wave inventor, and future aims to span 60 miles between Oxford and Cambridge with hopes for Atlantic communication within years.
The article examines why kings and their families typically sign only Christian names without surnames, noting exceptions like the Stuarts and Bonapartes. It explains royal etiquette, signee practices, and a Victorian anecdote where Queen Victoria and Beatrice used titles with R and P in a sign‑in book, sparking public chatter.
A new minor industry began in 1903 when an American hunting guayaquil river alligators along the Guayas. The venture paused in early 1905 after his death but has since resumed. Ecuador exported alligator skins worth 35000 over 1903 to 1906 and shipped 57000 pounds valued at 4873 last year.
Air navigation notes that ten or fifteen years ago authorities argued engines could be made to weigh ten pounds per horsepower. Petrol engines later reached that weight, and today they weigh two and a half pounds per horsepower, signaling major advances in aircraft propulsion.
A Houston Post quip notes a community figure Dug Skinner as talented and kind, then reveals a riddle about discovery by noting, I married his widow. The item highlights a witty, social anecdote about marriage and a famous local name.
A startling city claim circulates that Paris consumes 37 000 horses each year. Officials and historians dismiss the figure as an unfounded urban legend with no supporting data.
A historical note on autograph collecting highlights clever methods used by Gen. Cist and his era’s top forger collectors. It describes Cist’s skilful penmanship and ruses to obtain replies from statesmen, his reclusive life in America, and the rise and fall of values after Benjamin Austin’s death as his widow sold the collection.
Mt Hood woodsman Jim Tompkins, who forecast a hard winter last year, returns with a new pronouncement. He cites more bears in the valley and foraging near ranch homes as signs of an approaching severe season, promising a winter tougher than last year. He warns to stock up on wood as storms may arrive swiftly.
The memoir recalls E. B. Washburn's July Fourth circus in Boston when Robert Almar rode upright on a galloping horse around the ring three times while carrying an American flag. It notes the rise of bareback riding from novelty to common skill in later years.
A German scientist claims that the material for a 150 pound body lies in the whites and yolks of 1200 hens eggs. He outlines components such as fat for candles and phosphorus for matches, plus salt sugar soap carbon crayons and abundant water.
Lord Chesterfield argues that great minds show generosity and restraint, while petty minds dwell on revenge. He contends forgiving enemies yields exalted pleasure and bestows favor on those who beat them. The passage emphasizes moral superiority through magnanimity.
A Houston Post snippet narrates a gossip tale about a man who plans to propose to a woman, aided by his confidant who reveals the woman's conditional refusal after overhearing a remark. The tone resembles a society note on romantic witticisms.
London Graphic laments ballooning dangers already seen in gardens and homes and predicts more severe damage as flights increase. The piece urges strict suppression measures before aeronautics become uncontrollable, quipping that only drastic action by authorities will curb the menace.
Mrs. Antonio Bellestri of 1039 Hillen street built a real roof garden after market shortages. She grew corn beans pumpkins squashes cucumbers and Italian plants in deep store boxes filled with rich soil. Several crops are harvested yearly with surplus shared with friends.
A New York broker recalls Marion Story Julian Story’s brother as a great sportsman and famed angler. He recounts a Florida tarpon trip aboard a motor boat with a Florida cracker as companion, who fell overboard after a big bite. The tale closes with the cracker asking if he was fishing or the fish was a cracker.
The plaintiff described being struck by a stranger from a car window as a train delay provoked the incident. The defendant admitted anger over train service and was fined $10 in court. The judge, having traveled the same line, imposed the penalty for the assault despite understanding the motive.
Mrs. Jones recalls an outrageous request from Mrs. Brown’s neighbor who asked to borrow her husband for an hour to mow a lawn, thrash an insulted woman, and discharge her cook, as recorded in Tit-Bits.
It is claimed that at least 32 000 beggars in Vienna now live better than regular workers. A famed beggar family held a grand ball and concert at a city hotel.
The exchange suggests a witty remark about an opera outing, contrasting grandeur with a comic tone as recorded by the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Women, due to eating far less, are charged half the rates in the more traditional Swedish hotels. The policy reflects old fashioned practices in pricing and social norms.
Advertises Trusler Rheumatic Tablets as an infallible cure for rheumatism nervousness and constipation and a preventive of appendicitis. Purely vegetable easy to take priced 50c a box sold by druggists including Porter. Manufactured for T F Trusler Huntington Ind and offered with a strict guarantee.
G H A Short of Ft Wayne visits Logansport relatives. Mrs George A Henke and daughters Mary and Mabel plan Monticello trip. Mabel Grace Henke entertained fourteen children at Spencer Park picnic. Mr and Mrs H H Crites of Peru dined with Mr and Mrs O G Mason. Dr J E Bowyer travels to Indianapolis for the Semi Centennial Jubilee State Dental Association.
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