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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1908
Page
5
A settlement filing challenges a business license in the township as residents allege serious concerns. The action stems from a petition by a majority of voters who seek to halt the operation pending review by local authorities.
The article chronicles a busy social season with leap year dances hosted by diverse groups. It notes Y M C A events, a chicken dinner during a Stettiner dance, and gatherings at the homes of Miss Marie Gross and Miss Marie Hanley. It mentions Lent, church societies, and Women’s Club meetings.
An informal note discusses hosting or being entertained at a social function or party. It references guests, hosting roles, and a telephone contact. The tone hints at a casual arrangement or invitation style common in social notes.
Monday events include Woman's club at Mrs Rhea and B V Sodality gathering at St Bridget's Catholic hall. A club dance is planned at Stettiner. Tuesday features Missionary society at Christian church Teddy Bear Club and Purple club dance at the Masonic temple plus O Cz C club activities.
Asa Carter of the Electric Light department responded to a winter lightning incident at the home of John Fitzgerald. The upstairs wiring and fuse were burned out after a lightning strike damaged the electric line, causing devastation in the residence.
Miss Alice Stevens reports February library activity with 3900 books checked out including fiction and usual reads.
Martha Jane C. Hadley sues in Hendricks circuit court to revoke title to Hadley school for girls near Danville. She alleges funds from her husband were used to create a perpetual girls school, but the property has seen two years of neglect and now carries debt. Valued at 25000 dollars, the 327 acre property links to Joshua C. Hadley. a Logansport woman once served on the board.
John C Rush and Henry Gangloff tied in their race to supply milk to the Ray Arnold creamery during February. Each delivered about ten gallons daily, yielding roughly eight pounds per gallon and priced at $1.60 per hundred. Milk tested 5.4 butter fat, below January, with Sanita at 60 percent. Both men keep Jersey cows.
J N Berry proprietor of a Third street restaurant filed suit on account against James Warnick Panhandle switchman. The amount involved in the suit is 5 dollars. The case will be heard Tuesday afternoon.
John Mitchell urges party delegates to attend a national convention set for March 12. The call signals unity efforts and mobilization within the faction ahead of the event.
President John Mitchell calls a national miners convention for March 12 in Indianapolis to map wage policy before the March 31 expiration of the current scale. The convention may pursue one of three paths: immediate wage demands and a joint conference with operators, district wage conferences, or a unified strike across competitive districts to pressure settlements.
Pittsburgh participants in the interstate conference of miners and operators at Indianapolis returned home after adjournment without agreement. They believe a settlement will be reached by April 1 or a further joint meeting will be arranged after the national convention called by President Mitchell in Indianapolis on March 12. John S. Jones of Pittsburg Buffalo Coal and Francis Feehan of United Mine Workers district No 5 expressed optimism despite no deal.
A gaunt woman with rops-colored hair storms a West Virginia county clerk office to query a marriage record. She discovers James Jones had a license to marry Elizabeth Mott two years earlier and declares that Jim has escaped.
In Philadelphia a legal document rescinds a curse laid in 1876 by Mrs. Mary Costello over laborer Dennis Comey for a $90 boarding bill. Comey paid the debt after the retraction was signed and witnessed, and Mrs. Costello, then 94, offered best wishes.
In Teheran two laborers died when a bomb exploded in a side street early today. The blast followed an earlier attempt on the shah’s life yesterday afternoon as two bombs were hurled at his automobile. A parliamentary deputation praised the shah’s escape, and Teheran planned illumination tonight to mark the rejoicing.
The traveler, linked to the east’s high culture, visits a Pennsylvania inn for lunch. The aroma of sauerkraut provokes a perturbed reaction, eliciting a sharp rebuke to the venerable Dutch landlord as the scene shifts through a humorous clash of manners.
A 11:50 PM ruling states the commissioners are not guilty and the board will be dismissed.
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