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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1908
Page
3
Reports from Eagle Pass Texas describe two cavalry and two infantry companies deployed along the Mexican border at Cuidad Porfirio Diaz. Four Mexican regiments reportedly departed Mexico City for Coahuila to bolster northern border positions.
On the White City site, razed by fire, an entirely new amusement resort is planned. The White City Amusement Company directors envision a permanent athletic park and picnic grounds with substantial amusements headed by stockholders of the defunct concessions.
Fire destroyed the White City Amusement Company assets with no insurance. Directors estimate losses at 135,100 for company property plus 18,200 for leasehold structures on outside firms totaling at least 153,300. Many buildings reduced to ashes with only steel brick and concrete frameworks remaining.
The Tribune notes a partial solar eclipse visible in Logansport with about three quarters of the sun covered. In central time the eclipse starts at 9 29 a m, peaks at 9 46 a m, and ends at 11 26 a m as the moon moves across the sun’s surface.
In a Saturday forenoon ball game the Panhandle Rough Necks defeated the Candy Leg 6 to 3. Batteries were Michaels Saeger for the Rough Necks and Sullivan Copeland for the Leg. A Michaels home run highlighted the game.
Homer and Alva Edwards have returned from Louisville, reporting their trip concluded successfully.
London reports say Robert Sievier editor of Winning Post was arrested at Sandown and remanded to Bow Street on a charge of threatening to publish a defamatory piece about Jack Joel unless paid 25000 dollars. Sievier, a veteran sportsman and owner of the mare Sceptre, had notable betting exploits.
The General Federation of Women’s Clubs met in Boston with sessions on legislative and industrial issues after discussions on household economics and education. Two delegates died Newport Rhode Island and Coon Creek Iowa prompting sadness as overflow attendance filled Symphony Hall for remarks by Mrs Jos Madill McCormick Chicago on welfare work and Senator Albert Beveridge Indiana on national legislation on child labor.
Edward Neff of rural route 34 southwest of the city bought a team of mules after three horses died this spring. He hopes mules will bring better luck and steady farm work, given claims they are healthier than horses.
Two new package mail boxes were installed by the local post office yesterday at Wheatland and Sycamore streets and at Seventeenth and Erie avenue. Residents will benefit from easier deposits for second through fourth class mail after previously walking long distances to reach service.
The Sturkin Nelson and Browns meet at Spencer Park this afternoon for the city championship. Browns battery Blake and Prusch just returned from Colorado to play.
All Foresters are asked to meet at the hall at 1 30 PM today to attend the funeral of the late Brother John H Schwerdman. Charles Mode Co R J B Mader secretary.
New York June 27 Harvard captures the annual Yale series with a 9 to 5 victory at the Polo Grounds. The win follows Harvard’s earlier triumph in the varsity boat race at New London and caps the college year with athletic honors for the team.
A conference in Oyster Bay with President Roosevelt Secretary Taft National committeeman Frank B Kellogg and William L Ward put to rest the rumor that William Loeb Jr secretary to the President would be named chairman of the national committee No decision on a national chairman for Tafts campaign was reached and none will be until the sub committee meets in Washington on July 8.
Crown Point Indiana June 27 The Indiana Society of Chicago composed of Hoosier members held its annual outing on native soil with several hundred visitors and closed at six o clock the verdict called the most pleasant outing in the society’s history.
George Babcock will spend Sunday with friends in Lafayette. Howard Manley and wife have returned from a visit with friends at Hoovers. Levi Worley sold his Harley Davidson motorcycle to Stetson Farrer of No. 7 Morgan Street. Mrs. Steevns, ePro, was guest Friday of Mrs. M. E. Ireland on the North Side. Co. S. Pryor of rural route 31 received a telegram announcing his brother’s death at Mt. Carmel Pennsylvania. The telegram did not state the nature of the death.
A tornado struck Clinton Iowa at 5 35 this morning killing six people and possibly seven and injuring 25, some seriously. Twenty houses a printing office and two churches were blown down.
The piece notes that Andrew Jackson was born near Waxhaw and a bronze tablet at the railroad station marks the birthplace. Squire Henry N. McWhorter, a nearby resident, greets the spirit of Andrew Jackson with a playful welcome.
The Irish League of Great Britain presented T. P. O'Connor with an oils portrait in Leeds commemorating his 86 years as league president. John E. Redmond presented the work and praised him as a safe and courageous leader for the Irish people in Great Britain. John Dillon also spoke.
A cynic jokes that wealth fades after death while a financier predicts his fortune will outlast him. He argues that a large estate will keep heirs’ lawyers busy for years, prolonging memory through ongoing legal battles.
A letter from Tommy apologizes to a teacher for injuring a picture on the board, expressing regret and explaining peer pressure from Jenny Ames at recess. The note defends the teacher’s authority and laments student mischief, ending with a pledge to sign the board if allowed.
The piece describes long standing Irish superstitions about fairies. It lists rituals to appease or deter fairies including milk for the fairies, water warnings, horseshoe over doors, iron in infants, and keeping a water vessel ready at night to prevent mischief.
A famed critic visiting Stratford on Shakespeare's birthday hears bells from the church tower where the poet lies buried and asks a street sweeper about the man who wrote. The sweeper, in ragged humor, replies that Shakespeare wrote for the Bible, implying the author's enduring fame.
Drummers attached to Paris military stations participated in a 23.5 mile circle around Paris with continuous marching drumbeats. Only one drummer from the 156th Regiment completed the route in six hours and five minutes.
A young man hired a stylish turnout for a sweetheart outing. Violet refuses to ride saying the horse does not match what she wears, calling her mother’s question foolish. The tale highlights a clash of fashion and romance in a light social anecdote.
Jason Williams used clear skies last week to paint his woodshed sky blue, with a red door. The sight prompts sentiment about town color choices and how visitors judge a community by its color choices. Strong local voice from Hometown Bennar Pa.
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