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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1908
Page
4
Per month or per year rates listed for Meiler Carrier with advance payment options. Orders accepted by postal card or telephone at Home phone 312. Regular delivery complaints addressed. Logged as second class matter at Logansport Post Office.
Edgar F Metzger publisher of The Logansport Daily Tribune swears before Notary Essie Hillhouse that the May 1908 circulation figures are correct. The document lists daily averages and totals for the Cass County publication.
The ticket lists James W. Watson for Governor Fremont E. Goodwine for Lieutenant Governor Fred A. Sims for Secretary of State John C. Billheimer for Auditor Oscar Hadley for Treasurer James Bingham for Attorney General George W. Self for Reporter Supreme Court Lawrence M. Turnan for Superintendent of Public Instruction J L Peetz for State Statistician Quincy A. Myers for Judge Supreme Court David Myers for Judge Appellate Court and Chas H. Good for Congressman in the Seventh District.
A remark notes that supporters of an established court injunction would resist any measures that weaken it, signaling potential clashes over legal limits and enforcement.
The speech by Temporary Chairman Burrows kept the convention going and followed through on weather promises. Delegates observe the exit rush by ambitious vice presidential candidates seeking escape. The convention ponders adjourning for a ball game to win rooters over. Railroads serving Cincinnati are urged to plan excursion rates.
At its first session the convention showed a lamentable lack of leather lunged gentlemen capable of making a noise like spontaneous enthusiasm.
The temporary chairman declares the burial of the third term boom and states there will be no body-snatching in this convention.
Scores show Yon lost to Pittsburg 17 to 29 with Cincinnati 26 to 22 and New York 23 to 28 versus Philadelphia. St Louis 32 and Brooklyn 32 tied or close. Today’s slate features Pittsburg at Brooklyn and Cincinnati at Philadelphia, Chicago at New York, St Louis at Boston.
Brooklyn batters chased Fromme from the mound in the second inning and helped Sal ee exit after five runs. Karger finished strong as Brooklyn won 5 0 with Sallee Fromme Hostetter Wilhelm and Bergen listed as batters. Umpire O Day noted for the game.
Pittsburg defeats Boston 14 to 4 in Boston with Maddox effective after Ferguson’s wild start. Young and Pfeffer batting well support Maddox on a forenoon game. Umpires Rudderham and Emslie.
Pittsburg defeats Boston 4 to 2 in the afternoon contest. Leifield and Phillips held, with Boults Lindsman and Graham behind the plate. Umpires were Hunslie and Ruddenham.
A viewer notes the Coliseum performance is visually appealing but hinders pace and narrative flow as the act lacks cohesive progression and sustained momentum.
Small but select GOP groups in the gulf states may need to grow in number to leave a noticeable mark at upcoming national party gatherings.
In Peru Judge Tillet heard J A Newby claim six thousand five hundred dollars for storm water damage. A large group of attorneys lined both sides as the trial opened and is expected to run the week. Frank Guthrie and Kistler & Kistler represent the plaintiff with city counsel listed as Mahoney Myers and Funk.
A notice from the editor announces a candidacy for trustee of Eel township. The brief states intent to run and join local government, signaling a formal electoral participation.
New York defeats Cincinnati in both games of a doubleheader to stretch win streak to three. In the first game New York builds a 2 run edge while Cincinnati plates a late rally. in the second game New York again prevails with a four run innings surge. Batteries for New York include McLean and Needham with pitching by Matthewson and McGinnity. Umpires Rigler and Johnstone.
Detroit, Michigan, June 17. The Tigers break through in the sixth inning with two out after walks and an error. Cobb singles and Jones triples to plate the decisive runs as Detroit defeats Philadelphia 4 to 3. Donovan and Schmidt opposed Dygert and Smith. Umpire O Laughlin.
Cleveland won 2 to 0 over Washington in Cleveland on June 17. Joss and N Clarke pitched for Cleveland with Hughes Burns Cates and Warner behind them. Umpire Egan called the game as Cleveland took three of four from Washington.
New York defeated Chicago 5 to 2 at Chicago as the visitors snapped the Chicago leaders' winning streak. Batteries Manuel and Sullivan for Chicago and Chesbro Manning Blair for New York. Umpires Hurst and Evan.
Mrs Roy Hackman hosted the Picnic club at her Bunker Hill home with an afternoon of cards. Prizes went to Mrs Frank Murphy and Mrs Clymers, juggling prize won by Mrs F C Murphy. Guests included Mrs P E B Gross and daughter Marie, Mrs M E Jenness, Mrs J H Ballard, Mrs Harry Briggs, Mrs Earl Stewart and family, among others.
The note lists matchups including St. Louis versus Chicago Washington versus Detroit Philadelphia versus Cleveland New York versus St. Louis and Boston versus Chicago as part of a busy sports schedule.
Indianapolis 7 Kansas City 6. Rush hit a home run in the tenth inning to clinch the victory for Indianapolis. Final score Indianapolis 7, Kansas City 6. Batteries Eubanks Marquard and Howley for Indianapolis Carter Wood Sullivan for Kansas City. Umpire Owens.
Toledo defeats St Paul 10 to 4 in the final game of the series. West and Land, Leroy and J Meyers. umpire Hayes. In Columbus, Graney makes American Association debut as the game ends in the tenth inning with Minneapolis 6, Columbus 1. batteries Graney Fohl Oberlin Block. umpire Kane.
Louisville defeats Milwaukee 10 to 4 in Louisville Kentucky on June 17. The Bats explode for six runs in the first inning after batting Schneiberg. Hughes belts two home runs with two on base. Batteries Adams and Hughes for Louisville and Laughlin Schneiberg Beville for Milwaukee. Umpires Kerin and Bierhalter.
Delegates Shuman Perl Williams and Edna Grant attended the Wheatland Avenue church with the full chorus providing music. From Market Street M.I. church came Miss Mann Maude Wilburn and Fernuy Pearson. Logansport secured president third and first vice presidents Rev E C Dunn Mrs R C Richards and Mrs A F Boyer. Next meeting set for Freist Ind with Rev M H Krause and forty members expected.
A New York clock winder explains why many clocks cannot strike exactly together. He watches 20 clocks in one house with five or six striking in unison and the rest within a minute. He keeps 19 clocks perfectly timed while a mistress’s bedroom timepiece runs three minutes fast, earning him 100 dollars yearly from that house.
The ninth annual Logansport Epworth League District convention closed yesterday with about seventy five Logansport attendees. Wheatland Avenue M E Church and Market Street M E Church supplied the largest delegations, around twenty to thirty from each church. Regular delegates Misses Cora and Goldie attended among others.
The writer extols farming as a source of pleasure and purpose. He notes satisfaction in improving farm buildings, soil fertility, and crops, and observes fruiting trees as lasting friends. He argues farmers must earn cash from their work to retain ownership and values the pure air, sound sleep, and health of rural life.
A speaker reflects as a family that the strenuous life was not burdensome. They state they have enjoyed the challenges and did not feel hardship, emphasizing a willing endurance in their journey.
The piece surveys Kashgaria as a hard to access region from Beijing six months by land via China, two months from India, and three weeks from the Russian railhead through perilous passes. It notes a 350000 square mile area with only about one percent cultivated, the rest desert. It closes with a London note on a Chamberwell grove inn and thatchered thatch.
Thatched roof memories linger in St James's Street as cabmen recall a long vanished thatched house, a tradition kept alive by rumor and local lore amid the city’s old lodging quarter.
A poet laments poor sales of his new poetry collection after a month. A friend notes expectations of popular demand, but the harsh weather has dampened sales, and the poet acknowledges the lukewarm market.
A judge records a brief exchange where a man named John promises to meet his wife at 2 30 in a drug store across the street, stressing punctuality to avoid provoking her. The dialogue highlights a moral moment about keeping promises.
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