28 Apr 1918
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1918
Page
1
Albert and Walter Kieht file suit in superior court asking for a receiver for Drago Harris Truck Sales. They hold promissory notes for 7500 dollars while assets total 1090 and liabilities reach 11500. Attorneys Somers and Kenneth represent the complainants in this creditors case.
Robert J. Shober of Battery B 11th field artillery Rainbow division was seriously wounded in battle. IMS reports place him in a French hospital with a foot and eye injuries. family in Waynesboro confirms, while distant items mention unrelated court matters and political notes.
Erhart Speaker sues four defendants including Fresher Draker and two others over a April 16 New Haven Indiana collision. He alleges the car, driven by intoxicated defendants transporting liquor from Ohio, rammed his $1,000 truck causing $350 in damages. Attorneys Ryan, Ryan and Aldrich represent him.
The Indiana public service commission order requiring refund of thirty one cents per shipment is challenged by New York Chicago and St Louis Railway in circuit court. The railway contests the commission's finding that the legal interstation rate was forty cents, seeking to overturn the verdict and uphold its charge. Attorney Walter vets for the plaintiff.
County Auditor Johnsen announces extended deadline for mortgage exemption filings to 9 p m tonight to ensure all eligible claimants are served. Sheriff and commissioners promise action amid farm dispute as Deputy Abbott returns with custody of a suspect who fled the county farm on March 19.
A vintage guide warns that soap washing can ruin hair by drying the scalp and causing frizz. It promotes ordinary preserved coconut oil as a gentler alternative, suggesting a small amount cleanses thoroughly, rinses clean, and leaves hair soft, shiny, and easy to manage.
A Fort Wayne daily notice lists divorce complaints alleging wife misconduct and nagging, and documents transfers including property deeds and executors. Names include William Wood, Peter J. Timlon, Theodore W. Starke, Cayiine Moyer, James F. Sehender, and others with transfers in Belmont and White’s First additions and through State Loan Trust Co. to Charles McTresile and Emil.
Notices of several land transactions and guardianship deeds involving multiple persons and parcels in section 18. Transactions include purchases and transfers in Uueiffer Additions and Roysatin’s areas, with prices ranging from a few thousand to around $4,500, and a guardianship conveyance by H Covell on behalf of McNamara.
A dense, OCR damaged local page item urges a vote for Charles Griebel, commissioner third district. The fragmentary text mentions military service, exams, and personnel moves, plus several city names and varied notices, blending political appeal with unrelated wartime notes.
The page lists a long roster of casualties from a recent conflict, naming killed, wounded, and missing officers and soldiers including Lieutenants Andrews Hol Ingen and Pyler, and Captain John T. English. It also notes a local appeal for subscriptions, a court sentence for Milo Honeluyke, and a wireless training offer for two city youths. An auction and a real estate for sale line conclude the page.
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