Local items and notices from Logansport area
A Logansport juror was sent to train for sleepiness in court. Little Walter Wolf’s funeral was well attended with playmates as pallbearers, burial at Springdale. Various local business updates include a new safe at Otto House store and fruit reports from Mitton Free Press. The dispatch also recounts political commentary and corrections from Madison Courier and Herald colleagues.
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Logansport
Little Walter Wolf
Springdale
J. P. Wells
Billy Rea
William A. Lawson
Saluda
Rea
Lawson
Otto House
Mosler Safe and Lock Co
Hamilton
Ohio
W. R. Hopenstal
Harry Brown
Courier- Journal
Ohio River
Louisville
Cairo
Henderson
Mapison, Inc
Democratic City
Democratic City Central Committee
George E. Brow
Brashear
The
Herald
Penn
Indianapolis Sentinel
George E. Trow
John Ross
George C. Bartron
St. Nicholas Bar-Room
Frank Kirk
Martin Hoffstadt
Joseph T. Brashear
Sentinel
Geo. E. Trow
Mr. Trow
Heratd
Infiltration Well Scheme Ends In Mud and Loss
Two years ago a Republican led plan touted an infiltration well to cure Water Works woes. A $4,500 contract and a $4,000 tramway were sunk, but the well proved a failure as water never flowed and the project collapsed, leaving taxpayers with disappointment and questions about materials and oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Water Works
Charles Johnson
Funeral for Captain M. M. Turpin at Springdale Cemetery
Reverend W. R. Brown led a funeral service at 9:30 this morning for Captain M. M. Turpin. Floral displays included a large pilot-wheel piece from the crew of the steamer Big Sandy bearing a poem by Will 8. Hays. Pallbearers and burial at Springdale Cemetery followed in solemn rites.
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W. R. Brown
First Presbyterian Church
M. M. Turpin
Will
Hays
Big Sandy
Springdale Cemetery
John Hamilton
Charles Williams
Capt
Betten
W. C. Ford
F. L. Powell
Wm. W. Burke
J. G. Abbott
Horse Rescued From Deep Cistern in Orinoco
A horse belonging to Charley Graves fell into a cistern in Orinoco last night and was found this morning after the cistern was torn away. The animal was unhurt, fed from a lowering box, and stood calmly as if in a stable. The curious exit involved a backward fall with a curbed cistern.
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Charley Graves
Orinoco
Columbus Times
Madison daily notes and city happenings and incidents
Local items include Captain Harvey Foster’s chandelier work at a prominent residence, a horse dropping a colt on Ryker's Ridge, pension fund disbursements boosting circulation, a stabbing incident between cousins, and misdeeds by visiting drummers. Also covered are steamer clerk Teney Roehrig, reform school staff changes, upcoming Historical Discourses, a shooting injuring Sims and Debande, Seymour’s celebration plans, General Assembly delegates, Butler University baseball conduct, and high school seniors' poetic efforts.
The Dandelion and a Seymour Theft Report
The Dandelion poem by Elizabeth F. Herbst from Madison High School appears alongside a Seymour update describing a theft at John Lowater’s residence with $5 and a gold watch taken. Bloodhounds tracked two suspects toward Crothersville, one captured after a standoff. the other, a Black man, escaped into the woods toward the south. A crowd gathered at the depot as the party returned with the captive who declined to name himself. The thieves reportedly originated from Birmingham, Alabama.
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Seymour
John Lowater
P. C.C
St. L
Crothersville
Birmingham
Ala
Moon Eclipse Visible Across Several Regions
In a older translation note by J Brende the first watch of the night will feature a partial lunar eclipse. The event will be visible to Europe Asia Africa western Australia South America and the eastern edge of North America with the middle portion invisible here due to timing and lunar shadow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. J. Brende
Quintius Curtis
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
South America
North America
Government Water Gauge Bid At Mulberry Street
Thomas Russell of Washington D C is in the city taking bids to build a government water gauge at the foot of Mulberry Street costing about 4000 dollars from this year’s funds. The gauge will use twenty four inch marked steps two feet apart from low water to above high water requiring thousands of feet of lumber.
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Thomas Russell
Washington, D. C
Mulberry Street
Talking Animals Report From Seymore Farm Astonishes Neighbors
On William Seymore's farm two dogs and several horses form a close bond. A dog barking in alarm guided Seymore to a horse stuck in a narrow watercourse. The other dog sat with the injured animal, while the first dog returned to fetch Seymore, signaling a coordinated rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Seymore
Seymore
Mr. Seymore
Faithful Nature’s Remedies Offered by Dr Cherokee
Promotes a natural cure philosophy warning against chemical medicines. Dr Cherokee at 505 N Jefferson St claims high success with nature based treatments for catarrh rheumatism epilepsy and other diseases. Offers private one on one exams and monthly plans from $2 to $10 with guaranteed cure and confidential consultations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Cherokee
Cher-o-kee
Dr Cherokee Pledges Cure For Consumption in Early Stages
The advertisement promises cures for consumption in early stages and cites Miss Annie Redding as a recovered patient. It describes Dr Cherokee as a specialist in diseases of the organs, a graduate who uses roots, barks, plants, and leaves, inviting consultation and offering courteous treatment.
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Cherokee
Chas, Beebere
Lou Smith
Jeffersonville
Ind
Annie Redding
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Squire Cravens
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Marshal Renschler
Brown
Billy Bennett
West Madigan
Forshee
Hanovers
Butlers
Butler
Hanover
Frank Crozier
Andy Anger
Harvey B. Foster
Nathan Powell
Wilkes
Mayfield
Ryker's Ridge
Egbert
Eminence
Merald
Christian Endeavor
HrraLp
Locust Creek
Bob
George Welch
Cousins
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Madison
F. M. Coons
Kent
Plainfield
Dr. Barnard
Second Presbyterian Church
James Wilson
Adam Sims
Mike Debande
Sims
Debando
North Madison
Pythian Castle Hall
Cyclone Park
Presbyterian General Assembly
John F. Baird
Thos. Giboney
A. H. Moment
D. D
Brooklyn
Hanover Note
Butler University
Madison Hotel
Lizzie Herbst
Charles Robinson
Earth
Elizabeth F. Herbst
Madison High School
Old Mother Earth
Herb Doctor
Dian
Chero-Kee
Cher-okee
Charo-kee
Chero Kee
Jeffersonville, Ind
Anna Redding
Chip Ave
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