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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1908
Page
5
Metropolitan Life Insurance seeks a new trial in the Samuel M. Johnson suit over a policy paid in full after his wife died from cancer. The company contends the illness was present when the policy was written and would appeal if the motion fails to avoid many similar claims.
The Missing Word Editor agenda reports over one hundred replies for March 17 and 18 contests. Winners: March 17 Mabel F Woodruff, South Side. March 18 Mrs Josie Howe. Daily winners announced in order with new missing words from the ads.
Henry J. Cohn of Chicago cites his wife and Dr Charles N Billard as corespondents in a divorce filing. The suit alleges the pair traveled to Ardmore Oklahoma and that prior conduct was inappropriate. Ballard previously faced divorce from his first wife who received alimony before he moved to Chicago.
The article notes the start of spring with days and nights of equal length, sunrise at 6 am and sunset at 6 pm, and the year’s longest day around June 4. It recalls last year’s unusually warm weather at this date, followed by a cold spell that killed much fruit.
James I. Barnes awarded the stone and brick contract for the new English Lutheran church, with total cost around $25,000 and several sub contracts still to be let. Final anniversary services will be held next Sunday in the present chapel with programs in the morning and evening under Rev. J. O. Simon. John Gard will narrate the congregation history, F. H. Whiperman will discuss growth, and Miss Elizabeth Hamburg will deliver a farewell to the old church. Mrs. Lowell Neff will sing a solo. Barnes must tear down the old church and may reuse materials in the new building. seats are reserved for the congregation.
New York March 19 After twenty seven years of blindness sight has been returned to Alice Hollis formerly of Port Huron Michigan now in Weisbaden Germany according to information received Walter C Holmes manager of the Matilda Zeigler Magazine for the blind. Miss Hollis says she can now see to read though she was totally blind for twenty seven years. She traveled from Michigan to Germany alone with slips in blind language on each ticket guiding her journey. She does not explain how her sight was restored.
B F Campbell of East North Street samples his farm north of the city to gauge winter damage on fruit trees. He foresees heavy crops of cherries peaches pears small fruits and apples with apricot orchards likely to multiply in Cass County as apricots fetch good prices. A seasonable spring should yield plentiful fruit.
The Huntington Herald rejects a circulating story that Blanche Good daughter of Dr Charles Good and Congressman Rauch are engaged. The paper states they are only friends and the romance lacks factual backing.
N. P. Levinson former Toggery owner will depart with his family today for Bartlesville Oklahoma to enter the furniture and carpet business. A vacancy in the First Presbyterian church choir will occur due to the departure of Miss Bertha Levinson.
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