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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1908
Page
3
Max Hoffman reports his dog shows unusual appetite for moth balls and tobacco. The dog eats moth balls one by one off the carpet and even snatches cigar stubs from smokers, chewing them after extinguishing the flame.
The passage credits a shift toward Taft as many national committee members sign a declaration for Hitchcock. Ex governor Myron T Herrick of Ohio is named among sub committee members, but selection hinges on talks between the secretary and sub committee members meeting in Cincinnati tomorrow.
A nitro glycerine bomb exploded in front of the Kanawha club house, home to the Tammany organization in the thirtieth district on East 128th street. The blast damaged steps and shattered windows while Daniel Coleman, club secretary, counted dues with about $1000 on the table. No arrests reported.
The iron and steel trades journal claims a new international steel trust thus formed within weeks with American German and Russian syndicates joining British steel interests. Headquarters will be in London with capitalization of 150 million dollars.
The local Modern Woodmen of America degree team will travel to Oakley tonight to perform the degree work during an initiation ceremony.
Mrs Will Fawcett entertained the Busy Bee club yesterday afternoon. Miss Pink Cromer won the prize. Miss Esther Rugh of Indianapolis was the guest of honor.
London newspapers discuss President Roosevelt's nomination of Taft for the presidency. Editorials praise Taft's qualifications while critiquing the fiscal plank. The Daily Chronicle questions policy survival, and the Daily Graphic brands Taft an American dynastic figure.
After more than five hours the jury found Ira Porter, a Pittsburg, Randolph County man, guilty of second degree murder in the January death of his wife. He faces life imprisonment.
Prof George E Stone who leads the program at Hatch Experimental Station Massachusetts Agricultural College Amherst discusses a new course in Physiology and Pathology of Shade Trees. He notes seven senior students and cites growing demand with graduates becoming city foresters or park helpers and some forming firms employing up to 200 workers. The course started a decade ago at students’ request and has expanded significantly.
George Bush Hus installs a new piano at the park skating rink to be used during dances, lodge events, and skating sessions.
Frank Gandy of Sumption Illinois and William Owens with daughter Stella of Culver are guests of J D Swigart and family at 216 Wheatland Avenue.
Admiral Schley spoke at Port Deposit about war and peace while reflecting on human devotion to peace. He compared brave hearts to Newark pigeons that walked 50 miles back to their Newark home after being released by a Philadelphian owner who had capped their wings.
The article contrasts the limited tone and effort of early spinets and clavichords with the modern concert grand. It notes Paderewski could not have performed difficult music on ancient boxes and praises the amplified expressive power and greater mental and nerve demands now required by the larger range of tone.
A short, cheerful appeal suggests compiling witty clippings and gay pictures into a small scrapbook. The goal is to loan and pass it to those who will appreciate light reading and amusement while confined to bed, especially for children and impatient patients.
Chrome mining in Asia Minor has long relied on camel transport from high mountain pits to railways near Smyrna. Prices have fallen, with Smyrna chrome at about £20 per ton previously, now low enough to deter exploitation especially in rail infrastructure sparse districts. Turkey’s chrome, unmodernized and underdeveloped, will likely drop further as world supply grows.
A dialogue between Patrice and another speaker reveals humor about enjoying German opera without understanding the language. Patrice jokes that no translation is needed because he can enjoy the music and emotions instead of the words.
A six year old boy, dancing beside his mother, shows sharp baseball knowledge. He confidently proclaims safe calls and yells watch pop strike out. The crowd laughs as the boy, revealed as the opposing player’s son, roots for his father until the third strike.
King Carol and Queen Carmen Sylva resisted monarchy but were compelled to accept crowns. He ordered a crown melted from a Turkish cannon to honor Romanian blood shed for liberty. The ceremony drew protests, yet the crown was placed on his head. Carmen Sylva described the crown as speaking with thunder and smoke.
A St Louis Bartlesville & Pacific surveyor near Pawhuska Osage Reservation reports a large panther 300 yards beyond a flagman while surveying Sand Creek. The animal watched intently then fled into timber as the crew shouted.
A newcomer arrives at a cafe table drawing puzzled stares for his age, nails, and fresh clothes. He speaks little English and asks TV if it can answer his greeting. The scene captures misfits and curiosity in a small social setting.
A humorous exchange about a Guatemalan thermometer encased in wire to stop natives from stealing mercury. The host explains heat causes torpid liver and that mercury is swallowed by hungry locals, making thermometers an unintended food source in Guatemala.
Two clever men trade odd anecdotes in a playful bet. One tale features a woman turned into wood aboard a vessel. The other recalls a deaf mute man who suddenly speaks after 20 years, then a man in a bicycle shop who bends to pick up a wheel and speaks.
A full grown black bull charged toward a mill on Marquis Sastellones estate in Madrid. The marquis raced to warn his family and flung his wife and two daughters through a door before the bull tore at the door panel. He fired five shots from a window to kill the enraged beast.
A Maltese tradesman in ruin blamed his collapse on chasing a creditor onto a ship to England. While he was away his foreman looted the cash and vanished, leaving the business to fail upon the owner's return.
A Chestnut street rider searched for a ticket and offered a nickel to the conductor instead. He explained he never parts with his last ticket and keeps one for emergencies to ensure he can get home. The remark came from the Philadelphia Ledger note.
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