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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1908
Page
5
In Bend a society banquet will be served after the regular routine of business. Members gather for an evening of networking and dining with details announced by the organizing committee.
The notice lists multiple social gatherings and club meetings across Georgetown including the Georgetown Endeavor society Mrs L S Frick, Busy Bee club Mrs Schaefer, G I A wives and Doreas Society, and church groups. The piece notes weddings at Harrison township and a 6 o'clock dinner at Mr and Mrs George W Walters with various hostesses and venues such as Stettiner hall and Market Street M E church. It also mentions a Ballon social at the Baptist church and a Dorcas Circle event, plus dress code and meal details for several affairs.
Charles B. Landis was renominated on the first ballot at the Republican convention in Frankfort Indiana for the Ninth district. The gathering endorsed President Roosevelt and Vice President Fairbanks while pledging support for tariff revision and prohibition of liquor sales in the District of Columbia. Also nominated were Howard county candidate Harness with others withdrawing. state offices discussed by Taylor and Watson.
Widespread flooding forced wreck crews to repair tracks across multiple routes. The Logansport region faced isolation as the White River and Ambush River rose about four feet, flooding basements and threatening island areas. Interurbans between Wabash and Peru halted, and trains on Vandalia and Panhandle lines delayed due to washouts and washed tracks.
The final trial session for Mayor McKee on intoxication charges is set for Saturday at nine. Prosecutor Long argued the council has authority to impeach officials, while Funk attacked the council’s motives and portrayed a political conspiracy. Four doctors testified on drug effects as witnesses outlined the mayor’s condition across two charged days.
Two Purdue seniors H H Ritchie and William C Furnas experiment with wireless telegraphy seeking speech transmission results for an honors thesis. They built a cagelike device, tested from a rooming house to the electrical engineering building, achieving four-block range with wireless messages and aim to develop wireless telephony from early trials supervised by professors.
An advertisement fragment notes painting, paper hanging and decorating services offered with a contact to call. The listing indicates availability through May 7 and invites inquiries for home improvement work.
A man shot his wife and son before turning the pistol on himself. The boy is expected to recover, while the parents' condition is critical. The incident followed a quarrel during a failed reconciliation attempt. T. BE. Brumbaugh, of Melbourne avenue, was in Cincinnati on business.
A quizzical sheep asks a companion if humans are being careful with their eating, hinting at shared concerns about excessive consumption and its effects.
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