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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1908
Page
3
Representative Henry T Rainey of Illinois said he would like the president to tell all about it now in a statement issued through press headquarters in Chicago on October 22. The disclosure request centers on Roosevelt related matters and follows Rainey’s remarks to reporters.
Mr Raney announced plans to introduce a privileged resolution when Congress convenes in December asking for a special commission with power to summon witnesses and lines of inquiry into alleged American syndicate control over Panama Canal Securities and related ties to the Nicaragua route. He cites enforcement of fines for regulatory violations and notes many cases arise from ignorance, including Jamestown exposition violations by children.
Miers, a machinist long resident of Peru, was shot in the heart when Pugh drew a revolver during a motion to draw from a hip pocket. Miers fell face down. Pugh waited for police. Miers leaves a widow and four children. Pugh is a traveling salesman and collector for Griggs installment house in Indiana Avenue.
A brief note reports a person saved money but was mobbed, affecting his full wages. The fragment hints at financial loss tied to a crowd incident and wage impact. No other identifiable names or details are readable.
In Detroit on October 22 J E Goldberg a city dry goods firm member was rough handled by a 1500 strong mob on Griswold street after a chauffeur dispute over pay. He fled pursued by the crowd and only escaped aboard a street car with city employees aiding his safety.
Miss Margaret Curtis leads the field in the third round of the women's national golf championship at Chevy Chase. Harley, once a cups winner, shocks the tournament as a relative newcomer and standout surprise.
Washington October 22 Postmaster General Meyer amends postal regulations about enclosing any matter of a higher class. The new rule tightens handling of printed matter and clarifies what items may be enclosed with mail, aiming to simplify compliance for the general public.
Democratic national headquarters in Chicago lists daily contributions to the Democratic press campaign fund. Notable donors include Thomas C. McClellan of Alabama and Carter Harrison of Illinois giving amounts between 100 and 200 dollars. Additional contributors span California Georgia Illinois Michigan and Massachusetts with several individuals each donating 100 dollars.
Taft begins an Indiana trip defending injunctions as a long standing remedy born to protect the poor. He recalls a historic case where a farmer loses a ten thousand dollar farm for five hundred dollars, challenging the justice of the action.
The record names several officials by state including Nebraska Unaries 5 for soil, New Jersey J. A. Canton and J. D. Kernan, New York J. W. Zeg ely J. M. Givens and C. F. Colcord, Oklahoma David Polandis, Pennsylvania and Dr. E. B. Blalock, Texas.
A Midwest rainstorm ends a forty eight day drought, setting October records. Lawrence Kansas reports 5.60 inches, Kansas City logs 4.3 inches in 24 hours. Rivers rise, bridges swept away, and crops damaged across Kansas and Oklahoma as the storm abates.
Edward Miers formerly of Peru Indiana was shot and killed by William Pugh at a boarding house on East South Street around 1 a.m. The victim had accused Pugh of alienating his wife who left Peru for Indianapolis. Police noted a threatening remark by Miers indicating he would either kill Pugh or be killed.
A new auxiliary lodge Ivy Grove No 41 Woodmen Circle was instituted with 41 charter members. W E Cady could not attend. Mrs Frank Matthews assisted. Officers elected: Guardian Lulu Irvine Adviser Agnes Wise Clerk Minnie Walt Banker Mary Livingston Attendant Cora Marshall Chaplain Minnie Jensen Inner Sentinel Marie Quinn Outer Sentinel Lucretia Newman Physician H B Shultz Pianist Mary B Smith. managers Ada Wehling Meady White Gertrude Devore. First regular meeting set for next Thursday in the same hall.
Report notes Taft being greeted by throngs amid a labor question discussion. A preliminary street meeting was so crowded it blocked the street for two blocks, reflecting strong turnout.
A Lexington Avenue jeweler Maurice Tannenholz was shot after a man posed as a friend of banker Constant A Andrews. The robber stole two diamond earrings, fled in a cab, and Tannenholz suffered three abdomen wounds while clerks and he pursued.
Mrs Nannie Diggs of Winchester won the office of Great Minnehaha at the state Pocahontas meeting in Indianapolis. Nine candidates competed. 630 members attended. The council session began and will conclude tomorrow with installation of elected officers.
Samuel Gompers' conduct of his office was endorsed by the Minors State Federation of Labor in session here today. The resolution stated that it will be the future policy and intent of the federation to support his leadership and goals within the labor movement.
The piece attacks the one man power of the speaker in congress and the Illinois legislature. It endorses a deep waterway project and opposed certain penal institution machinery. It condemns new unions tied to alleged monopolistic railroad companies.
New York telegraphs report Broughton Brandenburg indicted by the grand jury on a second degree larceny tied to a Cleveland article about the political situation attributed to ex President Cleveland. He may return to New York without requisition papers. bail efforts and travel by Detective Fitzsimmons are planned.
A historic city vote rejects a proposed 3-cent fare increase in Cleveland. Officials and residents debate transit funding while the outcome stalls planned service improvements and raises questions about future transportation funding.
The measure failed in today’s referendum by a 879 vote margin amid a total turnout surpassing 75,000 ballots cast. The result indicates a decisive defeat despite high participation.
Winnipeg Manitoba reports one of the worst snow storms in the west. Ten inches of snow and a ferocious gale paralyze Canadian Pacific and Great Northern services. Snow fills railroad cuts, some ten feet deep, stranding trains and disrupting schedules.
Henryville Indiana October 22 report from the Indianapolis Star notes a wreck involving the Dixie Flyer train on the Louisville Traction line with limited details available on casualties or causes.
Eugene V. Debs addressed several thousand in Evansville Evans Hall praising labor and criticizing Bryan and Taft as unfriendly to workers. He accused Taft of pressuring Idaho to hang “undesirable citizens” during Pettibone Moyer and Haywood imprisonment and noted Bryan avoided commenting on the three men until acquittal. A proposed mutual discussion with Taft was denied by socialist leaders.
The McKinley Republican Camp issues a call to Indiana Republican papers to publish a Bryan claim from 1895 alleging future congress will face a pension deficit of 36 million and that pension appropriations must be at least 150 million.
A scrambled speech fragment criticizes the government as debt that lacks patriotic merit and warns Democrats may gain influence in Indiana. It mentions veterans groups, a Lemcke Building address in Indianapolis, and fears of future liquor-related unrest tied to political outcomes.
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