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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1908
Page
2
A garbled Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette excerpt references newspaper delivery terms, subscription options, and a gubernatorial club note. It notes the Journal-Gazette’s perceived reliability for Republicans and hints at Manly’s influence over the legislature, with a Lafayette Journal remark about the GOP.
Tom Taggart, prominent Indiana politician, rose from transit worker to mayor of Indianapolis by modernizing the city with a sewer system and hailable civic projects. His ambition to lead the nation led him to seek national chairmanship, but a misstep moved party headquarters to New York, ending his citywide influence.
A fragmented tribute notes Thomas Jefferson born April 2 1743 at Shadwell Virginia and buried epitaph claiming author of the Declaration of Independence Virginia statutes religious freedom and founder of the University of Virginia. Chronicles his role as founder of the Democratic Party and early political career with draft of the Declaration and Virginia revising statutes.
President Lewis of the United Mine Workers of America plans a conference with operators and miners in Indianapolis on April 6 to discuss an interstate agreement. Western Pennsylvania and Illinois operators have indicated willingness to attend, with Indian mines already running. The aim is to resume work, rehabilitate the interstate movement, and adjust conditions in the Southwest field and outlying districts. The district officers will be summoned to join the joint conference.
From Lincoln Nebraska William J Bryan telegraphs he will not attend or speak at a rival event to the Jefferson day dinner planned by the Sec tional Democratic Club on April 13. A tentative Waldorf ballroom engagement was halted by the telegram.
Evidence grows that Mine Anna Gould will wed Prince Helie de Sagan. Edwin and Maud Gould visited Mme Gould at the St Regis as bronchitis kept her in bed. Helen M Gould and George J Gould continued to seek updates by telephone. Mrs Tyler Morse denied an interview she was accused of giving. The prince spoke of affairs in New York and said they would soon return to France where freedom will be found.
Disrupted line across Keystone area causes suspensions for about a day as washouts flood tracks and crews rush to aid. Two people are reported drowned near North York, triggering widespread alarm and temporary shutdowns along the Southern Virginia route.
A flood of political notices from multiple candidates in Allen county requests publication of their names as nominees for state legislature county offices and other posts. They seek votes in the upcoming Democratic primary, subject to party guidance and voters' will.
The Inter Ocean reports John D Rockefeller Jr’s daughter facing threats that prompted authorities to place guards around the McCormick residence at Bellevue Place and Lake Shore Drive. The unrest followed a series of alarming letters the family received, suggesting danger to her life and that of her children.
A flood disaster at Rustington Wy claims five lives as residents flee rising waters. The river breach caused widespread property damage and forced evacuations along Main Street and neighboring districts. Officials warn of continuing risk as crews assist families and assess infrastructure.
In Albany a Senate vote of 26 to 23 defeated a delaying amendment on an anti gambling bill, advancing two measures toward final action. The move aligns with Governor Hughes’s recommendation to abolish legal protection of gambling at race tracks, signaling a likely enactment.
Whitley County Republican delegates dispatched to Indianapolis to back favorites. Delegation of about 75 from two leading factions with Miller and Watson camps represented. Local officials and supporters list includes Chairman Logan Stapies Norman Carter L B Meizer D J Shinneman Benton F Gates Bert Geiger Ada Green Senator John Ornorf Pat Fal Tom Otto Welsheimer W Z Smith W W Williamson George Smith and others. The report notes some illness and ongoing attendance.
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