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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1908
Page
3
Lightning struck Otto Steltzer’s house at 220 Front Street during a heavy storm. The bolt entered through a front window, tore out the window sill, and exited via a rear window, destroying upstairs rooms but sparing Mr and Mrs Steltzer and Mrs Steltzer Jr. The event left neighbors in shock and the fire department sent on a needless run through the rain.
The Nebraska Democratic convention backs William J. Bryan for president and outlines a platform rejecting monopolies, urging direct senatorial election, tariff reform, and strong trust busting. It advocates postal savings, income and estate taxes, and better regulation of banks and railroads while opposing imperialism and Asiatic immigration.
At Indianapolis on March 5 the Democratic state committee revised rules for handling internal disputes and created a committee to report to the state convention. They also set candidate assessments for the March 25 convention expenses with governor hopefuls at 75 dollars each and other offices at 50 or 25 dollars. Robert W. Miers of Bloomington was invited to preside as temporary chairman and keynote speaker. national chairman Thomas Taggart attended informally.
Bodies recovered and missing count rising may total 180. A public funeral is planned tomorrow or Saturday, with all remains to be buried in one lot and a monument to mark the site. City schools at half mast. janitor blamed yet exonerated by his own testimony, while Herter mourns three children. Fire destroyed the two story and a half brick building, trapping 310 to 325 pupils under nine teachers.
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In Baltimore on March 5 a bill in the US circuit court asks for the appointment of receivers for the Western Maryland railroad. Judge Morris appoints Benjamin T. Bush president. the railroad consents to the receivership after admitting the allegations. Bowling Green Trust Co says fixed bonds of 1,250,000 due April 1 may default.
Noblesville Indiana March 5 The evidence in the case against James W Hensley for the murder of Walker McClintock was concluded this evening Attorneys will argue all day tomorrow The defendant testified denying he drew a revolver on his sweetheart Miss Mary McClintock and threatening to shoot her He said he entered the McClintock home with Mrs McClintock present and recalled shooting Walker McClintock but had a blank mind for three days
Mrs P A Walters of Jasonville Indiana has learned she is an heir to an English estate once owned by her grandfather. After years of searching for heirs the estate managers have located the last claimant and settlement actions will proceed promptly.
Hartford City Indiana reports several inches of water in streets and homes on East Main as flooding forces residents to evacuate. Interurban cars cannot reach town due to high water.
A violent storm swept Kokomo Indiana in the afternoon causing telephones to burn out and other damage. Mrs Ida M Mix home was struck but the family escaped injury as the strike caused destruction within feet of where they sat.
New York report states Nathan Vidaver once a special deputy attorney general is accused in affidavits of attempting to extort $500 from former Hamilton bank president William Montgomery. Vidaver allegedly sought $1,500 for immunity from newspaper attacks tied to a receivership hearing. The complaint was made public after a postponement of Vidaver’s hearing.
Emanuel Cedrino drove a 6 horsepower Italian car in Ormond Beach to set a new world record for average speed over 300 miles at about 70.8 mph with laps reaching 80 mph. He won today's 225 mile event in 3 hours 21 minutes 272-5 seconds and finished the 300 mile run in 3 hours 53 minutes 44 seconds amid cheering crowds.
Hartford City Indiana March 5 Fielding Mercer aged 48 a wealthy lumber merchant and former resident died today in Chicago He and his partner W S Brannum owned about forty plants across Indiana Ohio and Illinois.
The Fourth Estate recalls Bob Davis tale of a ragged stranger who paid eight dollars for a year's subscription then disappeared in borrowed clothes. A sheriff arrives seeking a horse thief the same man, but the editor defends the subscriber, saying he would not betray a reader for a renewal.
Mrs Wedderly questions if women lack humor while her husband and wife respond with playful jabs. She hints at a future request to test his mood with a sealskin sack and a laugh like when reading about such things.
Tokyo reports indicate China captured the Japanese steamer Tatsu at Macao on Feb 7. Japan demands unconditional restoration of vessel and cargo and threatens to uphold dignity and interests if China does not yield. Hayashi absent due to duck hunting as cabinet delay noted.
Hong Kong reports the Japanese vessel Tatsu remains at Whampoa on the Canton river. The viceroy of Kwang Tung refuses Pe kin orders for amicable settlement, with witnesses cited to support Chinese claims. A junk cargo used by smugglers is said to carry arms toward the interior, fueling belief Japan is bluffing and that arms destined for Macao would reach revolutionists.
In the Dundee Advertiser reflection, a mother overhears two children playing with a doll and quarreling as if in a divorce case. One girl says they are playing Jennie's suing for divorce and deciding custody of the child, mirroring America’s 1,300,000 divorces in twenty years and suggesting children imitate adult family legal battles.
A journal excerpt quotes Dr Woods Hutchinson arguing that excessive clothing harms health by restricting movement and respiration, preventing skin air exposure, absorbing perspiration, and creating a cold post-exercise pack more than tight stays or boots.
A historic tale explains the first red herrings were created in England when a fisherman dried surplus herring in a smoky shed. He forgot them, and over time the fish changed color. The king, impressed, allowed exhibition of the curious fish as strange monsters.
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