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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1908
Page
4
Wall Street opened with uneven momentum as traders weighed mixed signals from Paris and U.S. bond moves. Reports described irregular and dull trading, with total sales around 2,260,000 and prices for U.S. government bonds fluctuating, while calls for treasury activity and currency strength influenced short term pricing.
Wheat futures slide amid drought tightens supplies. market opens lower, closes weaker with May and July contracts down. Reports show reduced receipts, weak demand, and pressure across corn and hogs with prices easing in Chicago and Cincinnati export markets.
Market activity in New York shows a sharp fall in coffee prices amid weak demand. April trading reflects broader supply pressures and uncertain futures, with analysts noting limited buying interest and cautious selling by traders.
Market notes list price ranges for potatoes and wheat, with many lines of quotations and commodity terms. References include farm items such as butter, clover, cornmeal, oats, hay, and live stock values, indicating a broad local market report with prices and offerings from several merchants and buyers.
Winds Lake welcomes cottage owners for the season as families and visitors gather. Mr and Mrs Skinner of Yaipari begin erecting a bungalow near Chi Mx Moe. Lawrence Ticklemann from Denver is visiting Pen Mar Entrage. Dr Scott promotes a June program at Whions Wonnal. Many guests have arrived.
Toledo April reports scant rainfall with light showers across Kansas and Nebraska. Wheat futures show small changes as weather conditions continue to influence trading. prices fluctuate with July and September edging lower, while cash clover seed ends near 12 dollars.
Newspaper schedule listing weekly theatre offerings with matinees and night performances. Titles include Minn-o-War's Man Wy oming Jekyll and Hyde Let No Man Put Asunder Robson in The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary The Black Hand and Deadwood Dick with dates and showtimes.
Receipts from Monday and Tuesday near fifty thousand cattle hogs and sheep, with demand modest. Cattle mostly 6.45 to 7.20 for heavies, lighter stock around 3.50 to 6.25 for cows and heifers, hogs trading from 5.00 to 6.00 with top heavy types at 6.10, and sheep around 4.50 to 7.25 for lambs and 5.50 to 6.25 for ewes and yearlings as market trends remain cautious amid ample supply.
Mathew Marlet aged seventy two, a Pennsylvania Company shopman on pension, died after swallowing carbolic acid. Despondent over ill health and long service, he was found by his son in law in a shed on Harmer Street, then carried to his home where medical aid arrived too late. Surviving are his daughter Mrs George Osterman and a son in law. Local reports note he had been living with his daughter following his wife’s death and had a long pension history with the company.
Erie Road suspends shop work after a nine hour pause on a recent order. The action, approved by company officials, limits operations and affects workers until paid amendments are finalized.
District politics flash as Homer Berea and Les Berea report a campaign push for the ninth district seat. The article notes want ads and pricing in the Journal Gazette, hinting at local newspaper recruitment and classified pricing.
Apr 14 notice reports Wes citizens form effort to erect a new church. The project aims to move the site to the rear end of East Ward Street, with a target completion by spring.
A garbled OCR passage shows a poem fragment about hands and a Tide owner, then shifts to a legal notice from Strand fe Vy company of London seeking a permanent remedy. The text mentions a $61 amount and a weekly wine market reference amid disconnected lines.
Stockholders will hold the annual meeting Tuesday April 21 1908 at 4 p m at the company office to elect a board of directors for the ensuing year. C A Wilding president G W Pixley secretary. The Boston wool market shows revival signs with higher volume transfers and active buying and selling across domestic and imported goods.
The Chicago hay market reports current prices and shipments for prairie hay. Prices cover shipments to nearby markets with notes on wheat and feed quality factors affecting value and demand for ranchers and suppliers in the region. The report lists general availability and transportation details for grain and forage products.
Administrative appointment for Katherine Brunner estate. First National Bank sues Jason Harn et al on note for 3125 with attorneys listed. Edward Lynch seeks divorce from Susie Lynch after threats with a razor. Indian land contest by Cass Mechekogu2h. damages claimed 7590. Maxwell J Groves sues Catholic Benevolent Lesson council over life insurance payout. Groves alleges need while defendants cite wife’s means and pension. Leslie Duke seeks relief from child support after divorce and remarriage. Grand and circuit court jurors drawn for service in various townships.
In Angola Indiana on Monday afternoon Mrs. Waugh hosted visitors including Mrs. Rose and two daughters in a local community note. The report mentions a Mrs. Waugh’s parsonage visit and a reference to security or spy related wording from a distant bureau, with limited readable detail.
The Warsaw high school publication appears this afternoon with student authors and titles including In Dish Land by James Bowl ey, The Smugsled Clans Party by Gilian Haines, In Suspension by Carl A. Beuer, And It Really Happened by Malcom Jennings, Point of Rocks by Wwenes Bryant, Where the Ghost Walks by Thearl Essig, and The Hayseed Burdler by Reed Hathaway.
May stop Sunday ball in Richmond Indiana as the ministerial association adopts resolutions condemning Sunday baseball and business on Sundays. A campaign plan with ministers and an attorney is being mapped, and prosecutors may aid. For two years Sunday games faced lax enforcement amid sentiment for ball and revenue from score cards rather than admissions.
Larwill Indiana April 14 definite decision to erect a new school building. Trustees Robert T Smith will open bids on Bay 7. Plans and specifications available at Young Store. Old building deemed unsafe by parents causing two months of pupil absences. New structure to provide five or six classrooms with modern conveniences similar to the College schoolhouse.
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