19 Jun 1910
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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1910
Page
1
Theodore Roosevelt returns to Oyster Bay after a year away and greets about 3 000 residents at a muddy station gathering. He walks the crowd shaking hands through eight cars, delivers a brief address, and holds an impromptu reception with neighbors.
President Taft signed the railroad bill at 10 15 tonight after returning from Pennsylvania. The measure passed the house today and was sent to the White House. He did not sign the statehood bill.
Mayor P H McCarthy flies into San Francisco after six weeks on official business in the east. He is met by District Attorney Fickert Police Chief Martin and police officials but declines to discuss Governor Gillett’s cancellation of the Langford Kaufman fight saying he cannot comment on any matter.
Washington June 18 Speaker Cannon defended house rules in a brief address defending the operation of rules adopted by the fifty first congress. He scored newspaper writers for bias and claimed critics misjudge the process. Republicans cheered as Rep Cooper of Wisconsin failed to get a reply due to objection.
Delegates from two townships were named to attend the upcoming convention. Officials announced the selections and listed the delegates designated for representation.
The Boone and Jefferson township Republican meetings named delegates to county, joint representative, and joint senatorial conventions. Boone delegates include Herman Smith Harry Day Rush Burn W G Sweet and others while Jefferson delegates list eight names led by Walter Prior Kinney Hall James Tyner Dug Stewart Lewis Sareight Elsworth Hitchens Albert Hildebrandt and John J Price.
Five boys arrested Friday night at Mrs Jennie Strawbridge s Fifth street resort were fined five dollars plus costs totaling fifteen dollars each. Mrs Strawbridge paid twenty five dollars for her role and two women at the resort were fined fifteen dollars each. James De Armond pleaded not guilty with his case set for Tuesday. Police say De Armond has spent much time at the Strawbridge place. The group faced initial charges for a serious offense.
The return of former President Roosevelt is celebrated as a national moment with crowds in Bic praising his return as a private citizen. The event signals a shift from wartime leadership to peacetime public life.
After a New York celebration featuring land and water parades and speeches, the Roosevelts reunite and travel to Oyster Bay for a family gathering.
Theodore Roosevelt returned to New York after fifteen months abroad and was greeted by a large partisan crowd at the Battery and Oyster Bay. He declined to discuss politics, saying he would speak only after meetings with informed allies. A waterfront scene showed eager spectators and police in place as cameras clicked. Later, a separate incident on Twelfth Erie avenue ended with Frank Reihle jailed after fighting Petrio and Bhigio Beldoni over a knife and a revolver.
Ben Lomond California June 18 Jim Jeffries ready to travel with training gear packed and an outdoor ring secured. Indications point to Reno as the venue with Richard and Gleason yet to confirm and a special Pallman train planned for Monday departure.
San Francisco fight fans have one last chance to watch Jack Johnson train tomorrow morning in his quarters. He will box twelve rounds with sparring partners and conduct a lengthy gym session described as farewell day. Plans are in place for an early Monday morning departure for Reno.
The body of a man was discovered crushed inside a trunk at a lodging house on Goercke Street on the east side today. The incident was reported from New York.
San Francisco dispatch reports promoters and fighters preparing to relocate for the Jeffries Johnson bout as Nevada cities vie for the match. Governor Gillett and authorities block California plans prompting camps in Reno Goldfield and Ely to lure the event with training quarters and inducements.
Mrs. William Byers living north of the city collapsed from heat on Market Street yesterday afternoon and was found unconscious. Rescue was summoned as bystanders provided aid while awaiting medical personnel.
Local residents report a live snake emerge from a water faucet, this time at Cyrus Furey’s barber shop on Sixth Street, marking a second such incident in recent months. The reptile is kept at the shop as officials investigate.
Lawmakers weigh appropriation measures for a new public building as critics warn of excess pork. The article notes committee reviews and tensions between supporters and opponents over funding scope and project specifics.
Hoosier City among favored ones as improvements favor Washington with millions for buildings. Frankfort gains a share but the emphasis lies on Washington allocations and national construction plans.
A Washington omnibus public building bill aggregating 19 288 500 dollars with 3 095 000 for continuing contracts is reported to the house. It funds plans for three new department buildings in Washington and a new city postoffice at Union station, plus a modern office building for several bureaus. A 70 000 dollar Frankfort Indiana building is also provided.
Bluff Voal June 18 reports Rev. D Re allegedly stabbed W J Thomas, a Godfrey saloon keeper, after a disturbance last night. The Rev is said to have improper relations with Thomas’s associate.
Merchants declare the biggest business day of many years occurred Saturday in Logansport with crowds in the streets. Temperatures reached about ninety four degrees as shoppers flooded the sidewalks and hundreds traveled from Spencer County, making it a peak sales day.
Hundreds attended a joint county school ceremony at Spencer Park yesterday. The program featured graduates from multiple townships and included speeches marking the annual event.
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