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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1908
Page
6
conductors on city street car lines face an unfair rule forcing them to sit inside the car in cold conditions while fares are collected. if a passenger runs behind to catch the car the conductor inside cannot hear the shout and the company loses a nickel, a situation described as requiring enforced indoor seating.
Vandalia Railroad presses to secure about 900 coal cars for a thirty day supply at its yards. The system consumes around thirty coal cars daily and aims to keep traffic rolling even in a strike scenario. The story also notes the Honeymooners troupe at a local hotel scene, praised for quiet conduct.
Local items list births visiting friends and returning travels. Names include Rosa MacNamee Edith Clump Anna Warner Bernard Thomas Glee Mygrants Irene Neff W H Green L E Snyder J E Brandt M Noel Mary Starr Lois Kunse Daniell Wolfe Catherine Wolfe Leroy Hewlett John Helvie. Also mentions travel and illness notes and Panhandle railway staff changes.
A report notes a Vernon passenger traveling to Fort Wayne aboard a special car traversing the Wabash line. Details are brief, focusing on the route and mode of transit.
Complaints rise over railway workers giving false information about mail trains lateness. Earlier efforts stopped such deceptive timing reports but the practice is said to have resumed, causing missed mails on several occasions.
Wreck on the Mo non caused detour of trains via Vandalia from Colfax to Crawfordsville on Wednesday. A Wabash car left the track at Danes yesterday causing a brief delay, but damage was repaired and passenger trains ran on time.
W E Widgeon travels on road business in Terre Haute. Frontier dispatching shifts to Bluffton from Huntington with a new office at Bluffton. Five new freight office workers added to Panhandle. Curtisville telegraph station eliminated. E B Duchess resigns as superintendent at Peru. Earl Adair of Elwood dies from injuries after being crushed between cars in Terre Haute hospital.
Logansport supports Rev. Herrick for lay delegate to the national convention in Baltimore. Other candidates include C. M. Kimbrough, E. E. Hendee, Daniel Waugh, H. L. Burr, C. L. Cartwright, F. Eberhard, and the group from Winchester, Anderson, Mishawaka, and Tipton. The Northwestern Indiana conference meets in Anderson on April 7.
Miss Dora Moore hosts St Patrick party in Lafayette with Mrs Frank Moore. Twelve ladies meet at Mrs Arthur Faust's Linden Ave home. pedro club forms with next meeting at Mrs H G Stainaker. Prizes go to Mrs Stalnaker and Mrs Gemmill. Double Six and Cooking clubs hold gatherings. Dorcas society meets with Mrs A G Burgaman. Troubadour Concert company to visit April 28 at Masonic temple. Robert Carter and Miss Elizabeth Siegmund wed at Siegmund home. couple to reside there.
Camden high school prepares for commencement at the opera house on Friday March 27 with eight seniors listed Bessie Robinson Cora Dillon Ralph Lines Mabel Wasson Gertrude Hoff Myra Plank Jern Campbell Edith Harrison Junior Day is set for 1 30 Friday afternoon in the school building Rev J G Tedford will deliver the baccalaureate address at the Baptist church The school officers are Superintendent F Z Musselman Principal Hannah Stevens Assistant Principal Louis B Mayne County Superintendent P B Hemmig Trustee J M Harrison Program includes invocations addresses diplomas and musical selections by local orchestras and choirs
Today features an Assembly dance and Royal Neighbors cards at Ben Hurhall with Dorcas. Mrs. A. G. Burgman hosts cycle. K. and L. of H. card social. Saturday brings Purple Club dance at Masonic Temple, Logan K. and L. of H. dance, and Teddy Bear club event.
A local barber notes the Supreme Court ruling invalidating the Sunday barbering law will hardly affect Logan's tensorial business. Most shops are union and do not operate Sundays. The state law was repealed but the principle remains. some union shops may try Sunday work, but ordinary observance law can apply.
John D. Barton was arrested in Frankfort on forgery charges connected to alterations on a chattel mortgage. He is free on $1,000 bond. Barton was formerly married to Miss Anna R. Muldoon of this city.
Gladys Oneida Tucker, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Tucker, visits her grandparents Mr and Mrs John A Watkins in Fulton.
The Logansport Uniform Rank K of P favors entering the national contest in Boston in August. Capt Harry Fidler plans to drill the company for that purpose. Outside drills on Sixth street will begin when weather allows and the captain's tactics should quickly bring the company into fine condition.
Clinton Mich March 18 Frank McNally will be 111 on April 17 this year. Born in County Meade on April 17 1797 he sailed to America at 16 and later drove a stage from Harlem Bridge to City Hall before streetcars. He attributes longevity to a seafaring life and temperate habits.
Sunday marks the second anniversary of the Broadway Methodist church dedication with Presiding Elder Herrick preaching both morning and evening. The day also closes the year's last quarterly meeting. Herrick has led the district six years and three months, greatly strengthening the church both physically and spiritually.
Work on the basement excavation for the new hospital will be completed today by Contractor Barnes. This marks a key phase in the construction project as crews finalize foundational work and prepare for subsequent structural stages.
The report notes that construction on the superstructure will not begin for ten days or two weeks. It states no immediate work will start and timelines hinge on upcoming preparations.
Masons have presented no new scale to contractors this season and the scale of last year will prevail again this season. The scale for stone masons remains the same as last year.
Adjutant Fred Miller from Indianapolis will be here Sunday evening to dedicate the new Salvation Army hall.
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