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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1908
Page
1
Fort Wayne team extends winning streak with a writing win over Zanesville. Evansville game canceled due to weather. Terra Haute reports flooding and postponed Grand Rapids match. Cleveland and Detroit results noted with scattered player highlights and umpire references.
Fragmented report shows Toledo and Milwaukee results with unclear details and names such as Apel, Puigling, Dougherty, Roth, and Lavd. Mentions Columbus, Kansas, and a score snippet 4 to 14 with Toledo prevailing in a hard-fought contest amid garbled OCR.
Standings in Lowlsville and Minneapolis battled in cold weather with a 10 to 9 Lake Shore victory. Umpires Owen and Huy placed calls as teams from St Paul and Indianapolis competed amid rough conditions. A separate verdict awarded 34,300 dollars against the New York Central railroad for a February wreck. In sports, Winona Lake Academy beat Elkhart 9 to 0, while Columbia City High School defeated the Agricultural Institute 7 to 0.
scattered results from a baseball slate show St Louis defeating Cincinnati while Brooklyn Philadelphia and New York Boston posted varied scores as teams faced weather and pitching. key contests included an easy St Louis win, a Philadelphia victory over Brooklyn, and New York shutting out Boston with pitchers and fielding contributing to the outcomes.
Disjointed lines from an early baseball summary describe Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Chicago, and St. Louis games with scattered scores and performances. Vague references include Chesbro, Criger, and Vinpirer, with unclear details on outcomes and key events.
Nick Larsen, a local squad member, is bound for Zanesville to seek a third base spot. He left the city at midnight and arrives in Ohio this morning. Rumors abound of Marty Hogan pursuing Larsen with possible manager-to-manager terms. Larsen credits Nick Collins for a rapid recovery that improved his wing strength in a week.
Special to the Journal-Gazette reports Lima’s famous team lost 0 to 2 to the Mongo club at Mongo Indiana. Meek and Meek formed the battery for Lima while Gross and blind did the heavy work for Mongo. The Mongo club, managed by A Keefer, had few open Sunday dates.
Fort Wayne Grays manager C A Oxley and members including G Wiedmann John Datnick Jud Anderson C Siebold and Charles Brind met at the Journal Gazette office to discuss the two Grays matter. A representative from the rolling mills was absent. The group reaffirmed Grays as the exclusive name and permanent right for the team.
Owing to ill health and on physician advice Mr Wilt of the FY Wilt Grocery Company will retire from business as quickly as preparations allow. He plans to transfer the business to Mr Wile lard of Paine, Ohio, who will operate through Fort Wayne channels. Wilt expresses gratitude for years of service and states his heart is in healing.
Jack Johnson the colored heavyweight pugilist and his manager arrived from New York. Johnson issued a challenge to Tommy Burns for a match tonight with purse to Burns and a $500 bet on Johnson to win in twenty rounds. Burns visited the National Sporting Club but did not meet Johnson. Burns seeks $1000 share of the purse while Johnson offers a different split and side bets with Burns.
Madison township farmer and businessman Nelson H Whitten seeks the Democratic nomination for representative. He pledges to uphold the party platform and earn support from voters who believe in honest, wholesome governance and reliably enforced rules.
Seventy five performers join to present an annual minstrel program with a host of novelties including anvil acts teddy bear routines and musical sketches. Albert Aier directs Leah Cohen hosts the plantat and Dr H C Bruggenman handles interscolator duties with a long list of vocalists and featured acts scheduled for opening night.
George Kuntz and Edward Morton are listed among a mixed group of performers and organizers for a gala titled The May Volu Dance. Names like KELOB Premier S Dance Artista ELIS Vite om SOUAC I SAITT and Ermuk DeWatt appear in the program alongside Frank Markey and Georges Dewnle. The fragmentary item suggests a public entertainment event at a venue named Campany with a diverse cast and a musical novelty act.
Review lauds Heydn and Haydn as top comic performers and notes strong acts by Ted Juenore, Lutz Brothers, and Clarence Lutz. Praises Minnie B. Claire and Red Path’s Napanees with Larry Fields, calling the program one of the best musical comedies seen in a long time.
The Majestic opens with A Knight for a Day a lively musical comedy by Megas Smith and Hubbell featuring Eddie Redway Elsie Tierbert and a large cast on a campus Corsica island setting. Lillian Russell stars May 5 in Wildfi a George Broadhurst Hobart tale of a widow horse trainer and suitors with Howard Gould and others in support.
The Temple bill this week is among the best since Christmas. It offers ample fun and enough comedy to lift weary brains, with a fast start and sustained energy from the opening moments.
London observers note a football match between England and Scotland drew a heavy crowd in Glasgow with estimated attendance far above 120000 and possibly up to 139900. The game ended in a draw with both sides scoring once amid chaotic crowd pressure and policing efforts.
Devastating tornadoes swept through the Deep South causing hundreds of deaths and thousands injured. New Orleans reports dozens of graves and widespread hunger and shelter needs across Mississippi and Alabama. Relief follows as towns rush to ship supplies and funds to affected areas.
Kendallyilie News editor Oscar G Michaelis, patient at St Josephs hospital, will have an operation in a few days. His condition is not serious and the surgery will relieve a two year disability. He fell ill at a Flaids minstrel show. Co worker William Clark notified Goshen Elks and a judge. Elks Exalted Ruler Laugher and others sent flowers. Michaelis belongs to Lagansport lodge.
Evidence showed a riot like fight at Singleton saloon on Saturday night involving Frank Powell John Powell and Harman Barnes. Long S White faced theft charges. multiple drunks were fined from $1 to $5 with sentences including leave-the-city orders. vagrants were similarly ordered to depart.
Dispatch from Parigi to Echo de Paris reports a failed assassination attempt against bandit Raisuli. A volley from behind wounded him but Raisuli survived. A Gunther Baseball Club meeting is set for this evening with all members asked to attend.
Washington April 27 The secretary of the treasury today announced a plan to call upon national banks for about forty five million dollars. Twenty million to be paid on or before May 5 and the remaining twenty five million on or before May 23, 1908.
Michael A Finney a veteran Fort Wayne railroad worker died of senility at home on Melila street aged eighty two He came to Fort Wayne forty two years ago worked for several railroads including Pennsylvania and Wabash He is survived by three children Funeral services scheduled for Wednesday at 8:30 am from the residence and 9 am at St Patrick's Catholic church Wagner Edward L Wagner a Hagerfeld grocery clerk died at 28 after inflammatory rheumatism Born to Dr and Mrs Jacob Wagner and married Susie Ansberry in 1906 he was a respected member of the Meat Cutters Union Survived by wife parents brothers and two sisters Funeral set for Thursday at 8:30 am from the residence and 9 o clock at St Patrick's Catholic church Interment Lindenwood Cemetery
In New York on April 11 Ioespa Tey Wheate, former ambassador, announced his alliance with the Tate organization of New Turk to assist in the vice presidency and support the nomination of Mr. Catt as a matter of public importance.
A garbled ad style note urges readers to clean ties and carpets with Easy Task soap for a fresh appearance and new look. The text hints at cleaning steps and affordable pricing, though the source remains heavily damaged and unclear.
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