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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1908
Page
3
A store bargain rush turned violent as a white customer wrestled a tin pan from a black shopper and struck her. A purse containing $45 was dropped during the melee. An onlookers fight with another patron ended after store staff intervened. No police report was filed.
George Hoffman completes the entry list for the Spencer Park Y M C A track meet on July Fourth with events including the 100 yard dash featuring Elliott Searight Bigler Busjahn Hoffman and others the 220 yard dash with Lofever Elliott Hoffman Searight and Gamble and the 440 yard dash listing McConnell McKinsey Green and others. An 880 yard run includes Leo Reeder B McConnell and Car- is noted among entries.
Fragmentary OCR lists names tied to shot put high jump broad jump events including McDonald Paul Bigler Fred McKinsey G Hoffman Eliott Arthur Donaldson H Sample E Guer ner Roth Keller Bynum Cash Thomas Gillespie Fred Green Boyd McConnell.
A farmer's hay loaded for George Welch barn spilled on the sidewalk between Railroad and Market streets. Two boys, lured by a match, started a small blaze but were scared off by a nearby woman who shouted. The fire was put out before the Barnes building or billboards were endangered. A second small flame on Broadway near Streckler bakery awning was extinguished by Fireman Snering, aided by a tin cup of water from Sixth street.
Engineers conducting a survey for the Marion and Logansport traction line have passed Converse and report good progress. The crew began from Marion’s west corporate line last week.
Miss Ethel and Miss Elsie Warne entertained friends last evening at a slumber party. Read names include Mable Delzell Freda Lauterbach Ruth Thomas Grace Thomas Ruby Michael and Clara Barnes.
Mrs John Dugan who had been confined to St. Josephs hospital since last January was taken to her home on West High Street yesterday. She is able to be around and is greatly improved.
President Roosevelt attended the funeral at Nassau Hall for Ruth Cleveland. National Guardsmen and a mournful crowd lined the procession to the cemetery as the casket and four clergymen led a rose strewn grave. The ceremony ended with a brief graveside service as Roosevelt departed by private car.
Newark New Jersey June 26 a county wide effort has begun to raise money for a national monument honoring Grover Cleveland born in this county leaders plan fundraising drives and public support to commemorate the former president.
Indianapolis June 26. President Stone of Purdue University was presented with a gold watch by students from the Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr Henry Jameson spoke, praising his work in medical education statewide. The watch is a compact triumph of watchmaking.
Indianapolis civic bodies report on the focal telephone situation submitted to Mayor Bookwalter recommends consolidation of the new Indianapolis telephone companies with the Central Union Company and the New and Indianapolis Companies to unify ownership and operations.
Marion Pennsylvanian detective A. J. Bixler and Seattle traveler S. J. Collins recovered $15 taken on a Panhandle train. They tracked Finch of Dunkirk to a Redkey room where Bixler drew his gun to eject him and two accomplices. Finch faced trespassing charges.
North Mexico factions trigger alarm in Juarez with guards at the customs house and banks. Federal officers deny bomb findings. In Chihuahua city, fourteen alleged revolutionists are seized with arms. Four Arrestees here released for insufficient evidence. seven remain jailed awaiting preliminary hearing before US Commissioner Oliver. The Mexican consul reports on the arrests.
A Del Rio sourced report says about 100 armed bandits attacked the Mexican garrison and town of Las Vegas across the river from Del Rio. The clash lasted until 10 o clock with thousands of shots heard, casualties unknown, and river crossings blocked. A U.S. citizen named P. Ramirez was briefly brought into custody during the incident.
In Indianapolis today June 26 briefs supporting oral arguments were filed in the state ex rel James Bingham vs five brewing companies including Indianapolis City, Terre Haute and Home Brewing firms. Each company faces a separate complaint though the same legal questions apply across all cases.
White City Amusement Park near Broad Ripple Indiana was burned to ashes with losses estimated over 150000. The fire began around 1030 pm in an imitation opium den and by midnight the entire park was destroyed. No insurance covered the loss and officials expect a total claim well above 150000.
James P. Goodrich of Winchester Indiana Republican state chairman bought at a receiver sale the Washington Water Works plant for 94000. The plant had been under a receiver three years ago after being valued at 80000 and since then the receiver invested about 100000 in filtration, mains extensions and other upgrades.
A blaze in Boonville Indiana destroyed Rice and Langford general merchandise and a nearby residence owned by Mrs Edna Dial. About 9600 eggs were roasted in the fire as losses reach around 3000 dollars with 1200 dollars insured. Officials label the fire incendiary in origin.
The local congregation of the Presbyterian church raised 166 dollars last Sunday for the new church.
At 11 o'clock tonight the Democratic state convention in Charlotte had been in continuous session since 10 this morning and had taken 32 ballots. Delegates vowed no dark horse and planned to stay in session all summer if needed.
In the story, a young couple discusses their wedding journey. The man asks where to wed while the woman prefers a quiet nearby place over a long costly trip. They express happiness and relief about their future together.
A young man removes cigars from his vest and places them on the piano while he opens his arms. The girl shocks him with the line you have loved before. The fragment conveys a tense exchange in a Pittsburgh Post style scene.
The Washington Star reports a historian praising Queen Elizabeth as the greatest woman ever, sparking a rival remark from Mr Meekton who suggests the speaker has not met his wife.
Samuel A. Rothrock once a local cigar manufacturer now living near Frankfort is dangerously ill with heart trouble at his brother's home in Monticello.
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