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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1908
Page
5
A Logansport delegation of 150 republicans traveled to Marion for a Taft presidential rally. About 40 000 to 50 000 filled the city with a 5 000 parade, including 600 from Logansport. Taft spoke briefly from a courthouse stand as the drum corps added festive spirit before the return train arrived home at 7 30 p m.
All-steel passenger cars gain popularity on major lines as 1 228 are in use nationwide with orders rising. The Pennsylvania New York Central and Harriman systems lead adoption and experts predict orders for other types may decline within ten years.
Orders issued for Senator Beveridge to be moved along Pennsylvania lines during his Indiana trip on a special train. He will depart Chicago at 7:00 a.m. October 26 and stop at Crown Point North Judson Logansport Monticello before transfers to C I S Wabash Pennsylvania Monon for onward movements.
A rain swept speech in Anderson honors General Harrison linking Indiana support to Republican prosperity. The event culminates in a large Indianapolis parade and a Virginia Avenue auditorium address with Vice President Fairbanks presiding. Senator Hemenway and Representative Overstreet also spoke at two open meetings.
The middle division employees in the Pennsylvania Railroad switch to a new pay car at Altoona shops with cash payments rolling out across divisions. Shop workers and pensioners remain paid by checks from the superintendent's office, maintaining checks for pensioners while shop staff stay on prior method.
Snow plows exit summer quarters today to be moved to the carpenter shop for repairs. Workers will install new and valuable improvements, aiming to put the equipment back in service at once.
October appropriation exhausted, Panhandle locomotive department employees will work five hours daily until November 2 when a ten hour schedule resumes. A notice was posted in the shops yesterday.
Panhandle freight conductor Chas. Snider was carried to Anoka yesterday morning due to his father’s serious illness. He was at Bradford when he received the news and had to dead head back. another conductor took his place.
Mrs. J W Wickwire age 70 died at home in Chicago and her four children survive. Remains to be brought here for burial with funeral arrangements to be announced later. Margaret Dougherty 65 died at St Josephs hospital and the funeral will be Monday at 3 from St Josephs church with interment at Mt St Vincent.
The Panhandle lines have employed twelve new men at Indianapolis to enable the company to carry out the rules effective November 1 regarding bills of lading. Other roads plan to increase their employes for the same purpose.
United States Senator Chauncey Depew of New York has canceled a planned appearance in Norfolk Virginia on October 23. The announcement notes the change in schedule and outlines the senator's ongoing commitments elsewhere.
J W Greneen longtime Pennsylvania lines train master with Indianapolis headquarters has for several years been so worn by rheumatic troubles that he can no longer perform any service.
The P A will hold a meeting Saturday night at the Bridge City office. A candy company committee will confer with the Sisters of St Joseph's Hospital to arrange furnishing a room in the hospital for the post.
Trustee and assessor candidates listed for multiple townships including Eel Adams Boone Clay Clinton Deer Creek Harrison Jackson Jefferson Miami Noble Tipton and Washington. Names include WATKINS MARKLEY SKINNER APPLEGATE YANTIS WARNER KISTLER THOMPSON WELLS SMITH AMOSS BROWN HARRNESS JENKINS McCOY Kidd McMILLEN BRANDT WILSON BOWYER COLLINS.
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