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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1908
Page
11
A nostalgic ad note directs readers to mail orders to the pattern department of the Journal Gazette. It instructs customers to include the exact pattern number and to pay 20 cents for each request, using a coupon form for convenience.
Fort Wayne society notes blend personal visits, dances, and gatherings. Attendees include Mrs. M. L. Nichols, Miss Maude Jones, and many local families, with trips to Chicago, Kendallville, and Plymouth. a leap year dance at Tanner's hall, a Mrs. Worman California trip, and a Gunkel Alma event highlight the week.
Columbia Tedco Ub hosted a party at Margeville with music cards dancing and supper for notable guests including Mrs. G Schutzer and the Wesson family. Port Wayne audiences praised Ethel Barrymore in Tur Slutec with a powerful third act performance and enduring charm, signaling a strong reception for the play and Barrymore's role.
The Indiana Railroad Commission, in a special session at Indianapolis, restored joint rail rates between Southern Indiana and the Big Four after a withdrawal on April 1. The decision favors the Indiana Manufacturers and Shippers Association seeking public action on rate increases. The reestablished schedule covers cities like Anderson, Marion, and Muncie with the old higher rates, affecting domestic and steaming rates for Indianapolis and neighboring belts.
City brief notes Jaco Sternad Western Vaudeville rep and Empire circuit president visiting Temple theater for final act he finances. Samuel Magley rural mail carrier awarded one dollar damages in suit against Dr Duems Ung Port Wayne surgeon. attorneys say a motion for new trial to be filed within days.
Noblesville reports the death of Nelson Fetherston aged eighty eight, father of famed educator Professor Nelson Fetherston of Chicago. Survivors include Amos Fetherston, a judge in Guinison, and Alice Hedges of Newerstie. The obituary notes his son’s career at the University of Chicago and that he resided in a grand home. A second obituary line mentions a judge from Col. ana Mex. and other relatives. Congregationalists announce their General Assembly meeting in Elkhart, LaPorte, Indiana, starting April 17 commence May.
In Cleveland on April 27 the city council approved a three cent street car fare across all lines within the city. The vote set aside prior rules and led to the transfer of control from the Cleveland Railway company to the Municipal Traction company for fifty years after a signing of papers by the Cleveland Testway, Forest City, and other rail firms. The long struggle over low fares and urban transit ends amid court appeals and predictions of further fare debates.
A man claimed to have transferred a home to him before a Brennan woman vanished. Police investigate a possible motive tied to property interests as the case unfolds with one suspect tied to the family. The timeline and exact charges remain under review.
Police claim confession solves the Wonrrtn murder at the Brennan house amid a robbery motive. James Parmer and his wife aided in the manhunt after Brennan’s wife vanished on a holiday, and the Brennan home had been transferred to Farmer for 2100 dollars. Investigators directed Brennan to county records and launched a systematic neighbor-led search for the missing woman.
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