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Newspaper

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Apr 11, 1908

Page

7

Garretts Welcomes New Pastor With Introductory Sermon

In Garretts Indiana on April 16 the Methodist Episcopal congregation will hear Rev. Perry Powell’s introductory sermon. Rev. Williams assumes charge after Rev. Powell’s departure to Upton Indiana, with Rev. Fowell’s last service held Thursday. The congregation approved Powell and cabinet support, noting his training at DePauw and Greencastle, and naming his wife and daughter.

Elst News Humany Garrett Ind Bill Berry DePauwanise

Want Ads in the Journal Gazette Message

Classified note indicates only the word Yee appears in the Journal Gazette want ads prompting readers to try the publication for advertisements.

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Twomey Fills Vacancy at Pennsylvania Ticket Office

W E Twomey is named to fill the vacancy at the Pennsylvania ticket office following Harry Taylor’s resignation. Howard Pierce and Harry Enslen are promoted. Twomey will serve the night shift at Fort Wayne with strong family ties to the railroad across the region. The appointment came from a wide field of applicants, reflecting his proficiency and the company’s trust.

Howard Pisrse Harry Enslen Pennsylvania Twomey W. EB. Taomes Tuurban Harry Taylor Howard Pierce Marry John Rosy Welated Young Min Fort Wayne Wade Mr. Twomey T. J. Twomes Bourtit Sle Daniel Dwomey Columble Clts Darel Twomey Henstom Twomey Ty Columbia City J. Twomey Vie Division Chicago Twomeys Pittsburg W. I. Twomey Howard Pleres Atr. Taylor Harey Ren

Wabash Trains Delayed By Bridge Removal For Dredge Passage

Trains on the Detroit division of the Wabash were disrupted after a bridge over the St. Joseph river at Montpelier was removed to allow a dredge to pass upstream. Detroit Chicago service was detoured via Michigan Central and Toledo division, with some Chicago passengers redirected to Wolcottville. Repairs and detours affected trains 2 and 28, while the Gou r F Bowser Oil Tank company hews toward recovery amid new railroad inquiries and European orders.

Detroit Wabash St. Joseph Montpelier Fort Wayne Chicago Michigan Central Toledo Wolcottvilll The F. Bowser Oil Tank Company Igity Northwest Territory Europe

WEKEL PLATE ENGINE ASSIGNMENTS AND RAIL NEWS

Five new locomotives prompt engine assignments in the western division with engineers named for numbers 162 63 164 and 168. Bechtel wins Chicago company business. Grand Rapids and Indiana paycar to distribute wages April 20. Wabash brings Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway troupe on a special train. John Blood takes a truck driving post. Fred Start to resign. A Z Polhamus improves health after westward trip. Herman C. Froehlich completes eighteen years with Wabash. Laemmermann and Shoup noted. Missing man Martha Welch located in Montpelier.

S. B. Bechtel S. F. Bowser Company Chicago Grand Rapids & Indiana Wabash John Blood al Buchheit Fort Wayne Orlock Fred Start F. Bowser Company West California Utah Colorado Herman C. Froehl Proeh Broadway S. PL Laemniertiann Pennsylvania Edna Laemmermann Marlah Welch Monipetion Mr. Welch Jackson Mich Atonteller

Hats and Haberdashery Trade Mentioned in Ad

An advertisement notes SS Beenue and Hine of Sott Hats with prices around £2 or $4. Patterson-Fletcher Co and Matcher Co are cited as suppliers offering styles of hats and related valities, signaling a promo for headwear and fashions.

Atterson-Fletcher CO Metcher Co

Elkins Dislikes the Publicity About Royal Wedding

Washington dispatch reports Rome confirms Silsy Katherine Elkina engagement to the duke of the Abrugzl and that the royal family has ordered wedding gifts. The father asks press to suppress gossip and rumors, noting appreciation for kind expressions and promising to announce officially with authentic forms if warranted.

Washington Stephen Tr. Viting Rome Silsy Katherin Elkina Abrugzl Associated Press

Want ads offer private sale, job and rental options

A long questions list invites readers to place personal ads in the Journal Gazette Want Page. It promotes private, discreet classifieds for selling a house, seeking work, hiring help, renting furnished rooms, or starting a business, charging a half-cent per word.

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Kendallville Personal Notices and Visits Across Town

Kendallville residents report visits from relatives and friends in nearby towns, with plans to attend a White Sox game in Fort Wayne and trips to Chicago and Auburn. Local church events include Rev. Metzney’s sermon and a Fleat District Disciple convention update. Several residents return home after short visits, and moves or housing changes are noted among townspeople and families.

Kendallville Ind Sins EL N. Draguo Wotcattville Eugene Darrow Kalamatoo Bustipegs Fir Bre Wifluin Rubing Trends Mr and Big Curly Fort Wayne Miends Max Herta Jacoba Ulph Keller White Sox Surslay Ib 'T. Crvatad Chicago Thekill Auburn Gilberts South Oaktreet A. B. Muu Fleat Leiple Church Strah ‘Traster Lagrange Edward ‘Traxter Wolcottville Mya Trexler Taqtto D W. Metzney Fluntington Smilay. A Kundard Port. Wayne

Game birds released for state game preserves in Indiana

A 1908 letter from Commissioner Sidney K. Gannard describes plans to establish a game preserve in each Indiana county. Twenty quail and partridge were sent from New York to a tract in LaGrange for three years of protection, with farmers urged to join an agreement to prohibit hunting and maintain birds on 2500 to 4000 acres rotating within the county.

Klat News Lureau Dagrangs Ind New York Sweeney Columbus Sidney K. Gannard Lagrange Indiana

Fashion Hint – Evening Gown Features Ribbon Framing

A fashion note describes a white satin gown with decorative ribbons arranged to frame the silhouette. The design emphasizes restrained elegance, using ribbons to highlight lines and create a refined evening look.

Preservation of Birds By Hungarian Partitionists

The text lists signatories including T. Sweenby and various locals such as M. Rowe, Glen Dutter, A. Stroup, and Otto L. Ballou, indicating tax or policy concerns about preserving a minimum number of birds per year on Preserven and fears of their scattering across the country.

Yourn T. Sweenby M. Rowe Glen Dutter A. Stroup I Myery P. D. Ballou PD. Ballou Bsallau Otto L. Ballou J. P. Smith O. J. Gregg Bricker William Chrystier Robinzon Charles M. Nichols George Cook T. Coaper

Clarence McDonald Taken To Jeffersonville For One Year

Auburn Ind April 1 Clarence McDonald is placed under deputy sheriff care for at least one year in Jeffersonville after being convicted of petit larceny along with his brother John Ware who is already serving a sentence. The court showed leniency due to his wife and family though he failed to prove himself a nile man.

Thy Auburn Ind Clarence McDonald Sherif Rat Jefersonville John Ware Clarence

The Awakening and a Bohemian Tone of Notes

A fragmentary piece recalls awakening love and marriage with a Bohemian period voice. Quoted lines praise a judge as remarkable and competent as observers remark about friendliness, from an April Bohemian context. The obscure text blends verse style with scattered dialogue about people unnamed and a cheerful mood.

Fifth Avenue Hotel to Make Way for Skyscraper

NEW YORK April 11 The Fifth Avenue hotel at the intersection of Twenty third street Fifth avenue and Broadway in the heart of the city is to give way to a new skyscraper. At midnight on April 4 it closed its doors forever. Built in 1869 by Amos Eno for 2 million dollars the hotel was then the most remarkable in America. At a June sale the buildings and ground reportedly sold for 7 250 000 dollars. In its heyday it hosted many famous men including Ulysses S Grant and James G Blaine who frequented the place and its balcony overlooked political processions in its honor.

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All Grades of Sugar Advanced in Price

All grades of refined sugar were advanced ten seats per hundred pounds today in New York. The notice appears in the Journal-Gazette. The page also includes scattered, unrelated text and garbled lines.

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