29 Mar 1919
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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1919
Page
1
A masked bandit robbed Groger at a cash register using a pistol. No injuries reported and police are investigating the incident. Security footage is being reviewed as officers seek the suspect.
A tall masked gunman robbed J B Anderson’s grocery store early last evening at gunpoint taking about $16. He forced the proprietor to open the cash drawer and rifled the register while an apparent outside lookout watched. Police set a city dragnet but had no suspects by 1 AM.
A Letter asks if Logansport has an official dog catcher and a dog pound with three day impoundment. Sheriff Grant and Police Superintendent Miller say the query is new to them and officials are unsure how to respond. Harold Jalser of Sharonville requests a good shepherd dog and offers to pay transport costs.
William Starks, arrested recently for liquor possession, is released on $1,000 bail. His trial is scheduled for next Wednesday at 3 PM with lawyers M. M. Wall and A. G. Jenkines. Cecil Adair, arrested Thursday for driving while intoxicated, was arraigned and fined 25 dollars plus costs, then released. he drank hard cider.
New Orleans March 28 The Elks war relief committee pledged cooperation with the federal bureau of vocational education to rehabilitate crippled soldiers The plan includes placing discharged soldiers educating the illiterate and providing vocational training The upcoming celebration features the initiation of over two thousand candidates and a joint parade with naval and army organizations
A band of six robbed the Westside branch of a Detroit bank, locking fourteen people including women in the lavatory and vault. They stole about $10,000 in cash and registered Liberty bonds, with officials estimating value over $65,000. The robbers fled in a touring car toward Fort Street. police suspect a Toledo route.
E. T. Gundlach of Chicago, member of the Employers' Industrial Commission, argued unemployment is the core issue in the global adjustment period. He urged continued U S employment service funding and warned that labor demands may spark a crisis if unemployment remains high. He cited Britain’s temporary unemployment insurance as a mitigator and said the U S must learn from England's approach.
Shipping movement is stalled as storms lash harbor approaches causing vessels to remain berthed. Officials warn delays may ripple through trade as weather firms predict extended disruption for the port.
New York report details a March blizzard that halted harbor traffic and damaged lines. A gale up to ninety miles per hour drove the Norwegian bark Yola and the Socony aground while troopships Santa Anna and Santa Olivia failed to report by wireless. Two men drowned in a small boat wreck and numerous minor accidents occurred citywide.
The Associated Press reports severe gales halted aerial mail service between Washington and New York for the first time in months. Only one flight succeeded that day, piloted by K John Miller who pushed on through a snowstorm to Great Neck Long Island after an obscured Belmont Park landing.
Local church leaders await the Northern Indiana conference in Peru with interest in appointing a new superintendent for the Logansport district Rev B S Hellopeter after six years of service is due to receive an assignment from the bishop Rev M S Marble of the Wabash district also ends six years and will be reassigned Both men are credited with thriving districts and reports to the conference will outline flourishing conditions The 1920 conference is likely to be held in Richmond with no invitation extended to other cities
Frank Rice chairman of the Cass county Council of Defense has called a meeting in the north court room at the courthouse this afternoon at 3 o clock. Plans for collecting and compiling the county war records will be mapped out. All council members urged to attend.
The surgeon general reports health conditions in the army remain very satisfactory for the week ending March 21. No unusual disease prevalence is noted at camps or stations in the United States and the non effective list in expeditionary forces has declined, now lower than in the United States.
Governor Goodrich announced the appointment of four members to the new Indiana state highway commission. Republicans Archibald Campbell and David C. Jenkins join Democrats Earl Crawford and John Oliphint. The body will oversee about 2 million dollars in state and federal funds with plans to advertise road bids within six weeks.
Terre Haute Indiana March 28 Three diamond rings valued at 515 stolen from the Gisen Ebann jewelry store are believed recovered after Or lando Horton 24 of Indianapolis is arrested. Three rings found on his left hand led to his jailing for theft while store manager Floyd Bome chased him to Terre Haute Trust company building. Horton claims a wife and mother in Indianapolis. Police investigate possible Cincinnati link to a prior diamond ring theft.
Charley Davis and Ord Riggles of Flora were arrested last night and jailed on a charge of intoxication.
German forces prepare to defend Danzig against Polish advances as talks at a peace conference unfold. Officials warn that control of the free city remains a potential flashpoint amid mounting tensions.
Paris reports the German garrison at Danzig is being expanded signaling resistance to peace conference plans for the port. The allied note condemning Polish troop landings remains a breach of armistice if denied. Germany offers to facilitate landings at Stettin Koenigsberg Memel or Libau instead.
Paris March 28. President Wilson and premiers Clemenceau Lloyd George and Orlando met at Wilson's home to discuss preliminary peace with Germany and the Polish frontier. Reports say a German financial mission may go to Brussels or Spa for talks, with decisions on reparations coming sooner than on annexation.
Paris March 28 The Australian peace delegates say a proposed amendment to the league covenant recognizing binding policies would validate Japanese claims to dominance in China and the orient. Some fear the opposition this causes may block the amendment, and experts seek a formula to overcome it while withholding the amendment from the covenant.
The German financial commission departs Weimar for Versailles at noon with full powers and expects to reach by Saturday. Some German press sees Versailles as limiting equal status while others see it as a stable meeting site with the Entente inviting significant work.
A Tokyo mass meeting adopted a resolution opposing any League of Nations covenant that lacks a clause abolishing racial discrimination. It also urged opposition to conscription repeal of German rights in Shantung and against the international labor agreement as unsuitable to Japan's constitution and internal conditions.
Paris reporters note heightened precautions around President Wilson and visiting premiers. Meetings are kept secret to minimize danger as crowds gathered previously. Wilson appears unfazed, continuing work and short daily walks with Mrs. Wilson or Rear Admiral Grayson, with no social duties in his schedule.
Five surrendered German submarines will depart England tomorrow for the United States with American crews and Bushnell escort. They aim to reach U S waters late in April and be shown at ports tied to the Liberty Loan drive. Vessels include U-117 UB-88 UB-148 UC-97 and U-111. one large cruiser submarine may follow.
A brief report notes Soviet leaders seek formal recognition from the United States. The item emphasizes diplomatic overtures amid ongoing Cold War tensions and potential shifts in international relations.
Paris report notes a rumor that the United States received a note from Premier Lenine and War Minister Trotzky of the Russian Soviet government asking recognition. Marcel Hutin in Echo de Paris says he cannot say whether Wilson would favor such recognition.
Premier Lenine sends a wireless message to Hungary urging military action against Vienna. He pledges to advance 100 million kronor (about 20.09 million dollars) to fund the operation, per a Budapest dispatch via Berlin and the Exchange Telegraph.
Bela Kun announces dissolution of the communist party and the formation of a united proletarian party. He says the Soviet constitution follows Lenine’s guidance but should avoid Russia’s mistakes. The foreign minister notes dictatorship need not mean terrorism and urges united revolutionary action.
The Leviathan departed Brest on March 26 carrying more than 12,000 troops from the eighty fourth division along with the battleships Rhode Island and Virginia. The voyage marks the largest troop transfer aboard the giant transport, with New York arrival slated for April 2. The Virginia and Rhode Island head to Newport News by April 6 while Metapan and Eastern Queen are due at New York and Newport News on April 6 and 8 respectively.
Frank Doyle a Brooklyn printer was charged as a member of an armed band that robbed the Liberty State Bank of Minneapolis of 37000 on February 10. He refused to waive extradition after court papers signed by Governor Smith were presented and a hearing is set for next Wednesday.
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