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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1908
Page
3
Laporte Indiana June 13 Attorneys Darrow and Worden who defend Ray Lamphere in the Belle Gunness murder case announce receipt of copies of three letters said to be from Mrs Gunness to a man in Arkansas One letter allegedly dated May 3 five days after a fire claimed to have killed the woman They will reveal the recipient only when needed and will bring the letters to Laporte.
A St Louis chemist claims a simple remedy named Zemo cures hundreds of eczema cases once deemed incurable. By combining active principles of vegetable drugs and applying them locally, itching and germs are driven to the surface to restore clear skin. Homer Closson endorses Zemo as honest medicine and recommends its use. For sale by Homer on & Co.
The Auditorium Annex hosts vivid Taft and Hughes displays as party leaders debate presidential and vice presidential paths. Herrick asserts Taft will win on the first ballot while New York backs Hughes, Cortelyou, or Guild as vice president amid shifting northern and western support.
Alfred B. Schanz secretary of the Sterling Remdy company visited John Hildebrandt yesterday. He traveled from Kramer and will go west to purchase a mountain ranch for months of trout fishing and hunting. He came to Logansport to ensure Big John makes the exact bait he needs. Hildebrandt manufactures flies and spinners in various sizes and shades.
A severe storm cut long distance telephone service in the city for hours. A large tree fell across lines south of the city, blocking communication. Western Union telegraph wires on the railroad were also out of commission in several places, hindering messages.
Elder J. Simons of Peru will preach at Otterbein U B church Sunday evening. The Galveston church male chorus plans to assist in the service. The quarterly conference business meeting is set for Galveston Monday at 9 oclock.
Reverend John C. White of Broadway M. E. church selected by Superintendent Haas and township trustees to give the commencement address to county graduates. The ceremony will be held at the park on Saturday, June 20.
W B Helmick Kokomo theater manager says Sunday shows will not be attempted at Sipe theater and likely not at Dowling when it opens. This indicates Kokomo will not run Sunday performances.
AP reports from Lincoln June 13 that 697 Democratic delegates were pledged to vote for Bryan at the Denver convention. The total exceeds the two thirds needed by 25, signaling strong official support for Bryan’s presidential bid.
Thomas Watson, who enlisted as a marine last January, is home on a ten days furlough. He has spent most of the six months at Annapolis and was engaged in the tailoring business here, where he has many friends in the city.
Mrs Albert Barton and her children have returned to their home in this city following an extended visit with her parents in Jonsboro.
A description compares riveting with pneumatic hammers to hand work. Two men and one heater average 500 rivets in ten hours with pneumatic tools, while three men and one heater achieve about 250 rivets in a day by hand.
Four people were killed when a roller coaster car jumped its track at a Denver suburban resort. Seventeen riders were on two linked cars when they plunged to the ground. all aboard were injured and one died on the scene while three others were in critical condition and expected to die soon.
A Philadelphia landlord converts a loft to suit a tenant who lowers a hinged stair when friends whistle. The tenant claims the raised steps hide from creditors while visitors use a whistle to signal access. The hinges remain in use as a curious tale of a building turned fortress.
A speaker likens loud car horns to a steamboat captain blowing for steam, arguing people of all sizes crave attention. MacGilliamby cites a famed Wabash river tale of a big horn and compares it to flashy cars with vast noise and display, asking if making noise is universal.
Based on the 1905 census Icelanders live on average 61.8 years, nearly double the life expectancy of a generation ago. Sweden and Norway show 50.02 and 49.94 years, while Iceland enjoys relative stability despite earthquakes. The report notes regular mail service from Leith to Reykjavik with little news causing major excitement.
A Chicago man who struggled through failed ventures finally earned a fortune with a car wheel invention. His wife and two daughters soon rode daily in a motor car. In a park outing the wife sat stiffly, and a daughter quipped to relax her mother as water seemed to boil over.
The article notes San Marino in Italy on Mount Titano as Europe’s oldest state and one of the smallest, with Andorra in the Pyrenees as another medieval republic. Neither has a fixed founding date, both predate modern Switzerland, and San Marino may predate the Middle Ages.
A Cleveland man recalls a Galion restaurant sign claiming dignity of the establishment. The sign reads: If You Want to Know Who Runs This Place Just Start Something. The account appears in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
US agents form a matrimonial brokerage for orphan girls at the Hospicio de San Jose in the Philippines offering a $150 dowry to a Filipino suitor with good character. A thorough official inquiry precedes any betrothal before a marriage can be arranged.
In a semi scientific French magazine the tale recalls Agesilaus before battle. He inverts letters to write the word Victory on his hands and seals the omen as a godly message. A priest and a bull's liver serve as stage for the print revelation. The soldiers interpret the marking as divine proof and press forward.
Consul T B Heenan of Odessa notes the post office savings bank in Russia is young but expanding. Deposits rise about 46.6 million dollars annually from 501.6 million on August 1, 1903 to 686.5 million on August 1, 1907, indicating a population preference to store wealth with banks rather than at home.
A historical note cites a 19th century Harper's Weekly item describing a colored picnic near Mobile with repeated cautionary language about good behavior and decorum to avoid disrupting the event. The text reflects dated attitudes and rhetoric about race.
The piece notes opposition to feathers in women's hats but presents a counter view. It cites that if feathered fashion ends, about 30,000 girls could lose their jobs, citing a Paris example. A worker advocate argues that a bird or a girl should not pay the price.
Co G Minnick of 2968 Darien Street Philadelphia cut from a tree near Secate station a forked limb section forming a three legged stool. The three limbs resemble a horse hoof a hog hoof and an elephant trunk with lifelike mouth and trunk details. He stripped the bark to reveal the carvings.
A young boy called Sunbeam asks to join Children's Day services and dress. He is welcomed if well behaved and attends with infant class. Afterward he watches ants marching in the yard and exclaims it must be children's day for the ants.
The parish Lady Bountiful visits a cottage to check on Mary an invalid wife. The visitor asks about the small gifts sent yesterday and is told the jelly is liked but the family requests strawberry jam instead. The reply notes gratitude yet wishes for different preserves.
Dr Grimbert reports fashion in medicine through a Paris study. Classic drugs like opium laudanum iodine and bismuth hold steady while leeches fall from 50 000 to 12 000 sales. Glycero phosphates and antipyrins drop about half and quinine down 24 percent. New drugs para midon and asp erine show huge gains.
A woman chides an artist over money as he enters and lights a cigarette. She laments receiving payment in dribs and drabs and recalls returning two dollars of a five dollar loan. He reassures her and vows not to let her waste money again.
Ed gar Jepson defends Ernest Dawson in the London Academy memoirs. He says whisky was a literary fashion encouraged by W. E. Henley and notes younger writers drank to excess, with three of his brightest minds dying by whisky.
Nagasaki N reports ash cement made from volcanic ash often used alone or with sand and Portland cement. It is cheaper and nearly as effective, with dockyards and naval docks built from the mix and exports rising to Korea, north China, Shanghai, and Formosa as demand grows.
The Tatler recounts a scene of courtly playfulness as an attractive English flag-lieutenant stands beside a girl on a pier chair watching racing. A pair of Frenchmen behind her draw a witty exchange in French about obstruction versus view highlighting refined manners.
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