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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1908
Page
5
Monticello society pages note Nettie Wickersham wed E J Johnson with a reception planned at the Wickersham home on Erie Avenue. Other items include Mrs M Britton returning from Port Huron with daughter Cora Britton. various club meetings. birthday, wedding, and social events. and upcoming rummage and bridge gatherings.
Theodore Engle Breck 70 and his wife Anna 75 were found dead in their daughter Anna Bostrum’s residence at 479 Racine Avenue. Death caused by asphyxiation from illuminating gas. Police believe they died by mutual self destruction after losing their home to a fire last Saturday.
For sale a Jersey cow with calf. Phone number listed as F24 B3 for inquiries.
Today features coffee events at Cumberland Presbyterian and Baptist churches with Mrs. William Klepinger and Mrs. Otto Cline among others. Thursday lists Pythian Sisters social and several clubs. Friday brings Assembly Dance and Saturday includes Purple Club dance with various circles and unions.
The Republican state committee met at the Claypool hotel in Indianapolis to firm up plans for the April 1–2 state convention chaired by James P. Goodrich. Josus Overstreet named temporary chairman. Beveridge Hemenway and other Republican leaders expected. vice president Fairbanks status unclear. Tickets issued through district chairmen. admission by ticket only. delegates number 1,470 with designated ushers and doorkeepers.
In Birmingham, Marshall county, masked Night Riders rode into town killing and wounding six African Americans. John Scruggs and family were shot. Scruggs is fatally wounded. The assailants whipped five others nearby and warned about twenty five more to leave before fleeing to the Tennessee River banks.
Hans Tauscher, husband of Mme. Gadski, reports the loss of fifty gold plated revolvers, many set with jewels, from his New York office after intruders lured him to a Waldorf Astoria meeting with Moroccan officials. A panel was cut from a door and the haul removed, the case blamed on confusing oil and stove dealers.
In Alton Illinois Joseph Husker, bedridden for two weeks, plays cards to stay awake until his son Louis arrives from New York via Austria. The physician fears stopping the game would plunge him into a stupor, so friends keep him propped and engaged in card relays to sustain his mind until reunion.
A report notes a surprising number of antique oil stoves discovered in a rundown basement. Residents speculate the collection reflects past heating habits and regional craftsmanship.
Circuit Judge Gordon voids riot clause in a suit by Imperial Tobacco to force payment on 40000 dollars of tobacco destroyed by Night Riders in Princeton. If upheld, insurers must cover all Kentucky losses from Night Rider raids, threatening cancellation of tobacco risks statewide.
About fifty or more Night Riders rode into Brooksville Kentucky and buried 15000 pounds of tobacco owned by Robert Stanton. The raiders armed with shotguns and revolvers guarded the Bracken County Telephone operator to prevent calls for help then removed the tobacco and set it on fire before quietly departing.
Frank Seyk Sr. celebrated his 104th birthday at his son's home in Kewanee Wisconsin with a clarinet solo and song to prove his ears remain sharp. He recalls many past incidents vividly and credits dieting and regular habits for his longevity. He began smoking at 96 after a lifetime of using snuff.
Brown Bennett, son of an association tobacco prizer, was found dying with a bullet wound to the head along a public road near Woodford, about fifteen miles from Clarksville. Two dead horses and three empty shotguns were found nearby. authorities suspect Bennett and his Night Rider gang were attacked by rival parties.
That Good Oil of Moore's is praised as pure and valuable anywhere in the world. The ad urges readers to contact Cary C. Cast Oil Wagon by phone 1714 for purchases.
Miss Clara Torrence of Chicago visits Mr and Mrs A M Justice of Egat George street as their guest.
Edward J. Brown of New York is in the city visiting his father Herbert A. Brown. He works as an assistant clerk with the Howard Hotel Co.
Police in Peru are aiding a search for E. B. Wells an organizer of the Owls lodge wanted on a charge of beating a board bill local authorities said.
Edson G Canfield and Libbie Canfield, once divorced in 1891, secured a license in Laporte Indiana and plan a remarriage. The bride teaches in Hanna schools and Canfield has long pursued reconciliation.
Trustees of the Longcliff met yesterday afternoon to transact routine business including purchasing groceries for the inmates. All trustees attended: W. A. Morris of Frankfort, Chas W. Slick of Mishawaka, H. A. Barnhart of Rochester, and W. T. McCrae of Kentucky.
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