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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1908
Page
4
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Cass county Republicans rally for a strong Marion convention showing as primaries indicate a desire to back Mayor McKee if nominated. The split between Good and Lockwood camps complicates the race with possible compromise candidate if McKee falters and delegation unity remains crucial.
The Tribune lauds sober minded Cass county Republicans for setting aside differences from the congressional primaries. It asserts the paper strives fair coverage and urges unity behind home candidates to promote party welfare and a victorious fall election. It notes respect for majority will and confident, united effort.
Mrs Irwin Funston north of the city suffered paralysis Monday morning and is in a dangerous condition. Mrs Benjamin Tilly near Concord was taken ill with heart trouble Monday forenoon, a farm sale nearby paused for hours while help arrived. Berry a motorman on the city streetcar lines is reported ill with measles at home on the East.
Dick Costello desk sergeant at police headquarters has returned to work after a siege with the cripple and a sickness that required the removal of his moustache. The changes leave him not looking natural.
Yesterday the start of foundation excavation for the new St. Josepha hospital on Twenty-Sixth street was announced. Contractor Harry Barnes reports six teams at work and estimates about twelve days to complete the dig.
Captain C McR Winslow and Commander A L Key testified in Washington on March 10 that American battleships under Admiral Evans were under armored and overweighted below the water line. They argued armor belts and gun decks are too light and ammunition hoists unsafe, urging belts be raised while noting coal and stores would keep ships too low if two thirds of supplies are aboard.
In a discussion involving Mr. Tillman and Commander Key the value of official speed tests for ships with full armament and stores is questioned. A German critique is cited saying American and English tests fail, while German tests align with wartime conditions.
Tribune review of Logansport school and church buildings cites Indiana law requiring outward opening doors and multiple fire escapes. It lists dangerous conditions in the Lincoln West Side Jefferson North Side Sixteenth Street buildings and notes corrective steps were begun.
The report notes dangerous exits at St Josephs School auditorium and narrow crooked stairs. Daniel Webster School has only a dangerous closet under stairs, since it was cleared. St Vincent de Pauls shows tardy vestibule exits but overall good conditions while auditorium exits remain poor.
S M Wilson of Lexington and Judge J C Sims of Bowling Green filed to appeal to Governor Willson for an expedited pardon review of Caleb Powers. About 100000 signatures on petitions are reported. Powers aims to learn of any pardon quickly to pursue his congressional candidacy in Kentucky's Eleventh district ahead of the June 6 convention.
Bloomington New Jersey March 10 The laundry building of the soldiers orphans home was destroyed by fire. The blaze threatened the main building sheltering 300 boys and girls but was saved by heroic efforts. Children awakened and evacuated in two minutes without panic. Loss estimated at 10000 dollars.
Thomas D. Tharp of Grant county declares candidacy for the Republican nomination in the Eleventh Congressional District subject to convention selection.
Ben Wallace proprietor of Wallace-Hagenbeck shows faced a civil suit in Valparaiso over a fatal wreck in Michigan. The dead employee's father and brothers sued for 10000 dollars. the court awarded four thousand dollars in damages.
The Chicago Daily Farmers and Drovers Journal, based at Union Stock Yards, Chicago, IL, is a long established livestock and farm daily with reliable market reports and farm home sections. Subscriptions are $4.00 yearly, with a twice weekly option on Mondays and Fridays.
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