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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1908
Page
4
A 1908 article notes French female convicts may marry convicts who also relocate to New Caledonia, with young, healthy candidates required. It cites geopolitical balance of horses and global human to animal ratios, including regional population comparisons.
Fragmentary report describes a colonial system where female convicts may marry within limits, with governance by officials and a ticket of leave rule. It cites a gender balance of three men per woman and notes wardens or settlers courting convicts before marriage.
Gen. Joubert Pienaar told a Washington reporter that a regional official in West Africa is in a territory where Blacks are branded and kept idle. He cites the official’s laziness and neglect, noting a recent illness tied to overwork and overpay, as a physician explains the doctor’s verdict.
The deal reported shows B. F. Keesling naming the postmaster contingent on McKee or Lockwood winning election. Major Steele’s interests and Keesling’s support of Mayor Geo. P. McKee shape aspirants’ reactions. Observers expect orderly adjustment and observed patronage obligations.
The state pledges to hunt those accountable for crimes titled as Holocaust acts. It acknowledges such pursuit cannot bring back the murdered children or restore lost lives. The remark underscores justice aims amid grief.
Doors swung inward as panic spread and a deadly crowd crush killed numerous children. Authorities investigate the cause and secure the scene while emergency teams treat survivors and assess safety failures.
A safety tip advises keeping doors unlocked before panic to allow quick egress. The guidance emphasizes preplanning and calm responses to crowded spaces to reduce injury and improve evacuation speed.
Thomas D. Tharp of Grant County announces his Republican candidacy for Congress in the Eleventh District subject to the party nomination.
A county record sale at the Downey feed stable on Fifth and North sold 53 horses and 23 mules for 12 272 50. Auctioned by L A Shively Peru with E E Phillips as clerk, prices reached 250 for a single horse and 455 for a top team, drawing farmers and stock buyers from the region.
Charles Worstell, the snare drummer with circus experience, acts as temporary janitor of the high school building and is expected to receive the permanent appointment after dedicating himself to the job in a first class manner.
GOES 10 JAIL W. H. McClurg, accused by Panhandle railroad officials of stealing brass, was fined five dollars plus costs Friday. In default, he was jailed. At his first arrest he was ordered to leave the city but refused.
County Assessor Warrick, confined to his home for some time, will probably be at his office Monday, signaling a possible return to duties and ongoing work on assessments.
Henry Unger et al transfer to Manley W Newson lot 201 Ungers first addition to city for 200 dollars. John Hedde et al transfer to Joseph S Craig part of lot 4 Fitch and J eroloman s addition and 100 acres in Harrison township for 11600 dollars. Elizabeth A Prescott to Mary G Prescott part of lot 4 George B Adams addition to city for 1 dollar. L A Walter to Elizabeth J McDaniel lot 40 McCauley s addition to Galveston for 700 dollars. David Elkins et al to Lennar I Bumgarner lot 139 Isaac Bumgarner s fourth addition to Walton for 400 dollars. William Gunther et al to George H Shedron parts of lots 11 and 12 Bumgarner s first addition to Walton for 3600 dollars. James M Richey et al to Richard D Voorhees 86 85 acres in Boone township for 5000 dollars. David A Lybrook et al to Benjamin F and Minerva A Eyman 75 acres in Jefferson township for 4150 dollars. Joseph J Diet et al to Thomas Austin 60 acres and 15 foot strip in Noble township for 4000 dollars. Isabella Wilhelm et al to Asbury L and Grace Barnett for 27 acres in Noble township for 4000 dollars. Mary L Mayer vir to Charles H Hutchinson 45 acres in Noble township for 3375 dollars. Jacob L Neff to Louanna K Shanks 43 acres in Deer Creek township for 3228 dollars. Jesse Yager et al to Mary B Yager and Bertha B Yager 20 acres in Jackson township for 2000 dollars. Eleven mortgages were filed totaling 18135 dollars.
Obituaries list Mrs Susie Turner wife of Fred Turner died at home at the corner of Twenty first and Jefferson streets aged 36. Mrs Mary Gates wife of George Gates died in Peru Wednesday night with funeral Friday afternoon. Margaret Smith funeral held Friday morning at 9 30 from 1605 Spear street then 12 from Spring Street Christian church led by Rev Richason. Mrs Elizabeth Siebert funeral today at 1 30 from 2029 Spear street with interment Mount Hope led by Rev Walter Johnson. Harvey Elliott funeral Sunday at 11 from Zion Street M E Church conducted by Rev Bebee.
The small son of William Planck formerly of this city fell from a second story window in Chicago on Thursday but escaped injury. The snow cushion softened the impact and prevented serious harm.
Deputy Sheriff Stanley tapped a sugar tree in the courthouse yard on Thursday and reported a strong sap flow. The reading was interpreted as a favorable sign for the involved parties' future intentions.
At a dinner hosted by the marquis of Bute a duke in Highland dress lost a snuffbox. Months later, during a ceremony, the duke found the box in his sporran. The piper had seen it there all along but thought the duke wished to keep it.
An eminent physician notes colors influence appetite and a town hostess will host a luncheon with bright cheerful dishes. A London expert adds that somber colors deter eating, while appealing hues like red entice, suggesting color may drive food enjoyment.
A discussion asserts that proper cooking shapes world health. It criticizes hotels in the United States and Great Britain for slaughtering via incompetent cookery and urges education in dough alongside music painting and astronomy.
Strand Magazine quotes Dr Hollander arguing that physiological factors may alter character and suggests attempting the same operation on congenitally deformed professional criminals when reform and punishment have failed. He notes brain injury and mental disease as influencing crime.
A bride questions if the groom forgot to give the minister a tip. The groom jokes he will pay on returning from the wedding trip, implying he will decide the amount then.
A brief dialogue frames a daughter’s ambition to marry a duke as a sharp move. The exchange contrasts parental pride with social climbing and a clever twist on love and advantage.
A compact manifesto on education praising teachers and students and the value of learning. It extols the curse of ignorance the dignity of teaching and the joy of serving others while urging faith in effort and daily life.
A reflection on the value of perseverance and fidelity over mere success. It argues that true worth lies in remaining true to one’s duty, even in vain efforts, likening it to the Charge of the Light Brigade and urging steadfastness beyond outcomes.
The article recalls Lord Kelvin’s habit of arriving late to meals and his focus on science. At a public dinner he quipped signaling the start of smoking as the conversion of cellular tissue into chemical molecules began, highlighting his humor and rakish speech.
Philosophers from many schools rise and flap their shimmering wings then fade into inert innocuousness as time surges over their forgotten hiers. Their souls drift into the illimitable cosmos while they speak, dodge the egg, and shut up forever. Ajas!
Old Jerry the butler praises his mistress as her debut into society leads to daily roses and outpourings of bon ton gifts. He notes the debutante enjoys herself, describing the swell of social attention and elegance surrounding her first season.
Flood waters and rising Eel and Warbus h rivers backed up in downtown basements as the interurban line between here and Peru was halted. Cars moved on to Lafayette while tracks near Shultzown flooded and homes on the South Side were forced to move to upper floors. Water levels held steady overnight with expectations of a morning decline.
Lem Coppock formerly lived here and now works on motor wagons at Catur Indiana visits his father in law J B Stanley.
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