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Newspaper

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1908

Page

15

DeKalb Sheriff Receives Early Morning Call

Auburn Indiana August 1 Early today Sheriff Reed of DeKalb county answered a call from a resident after a man believed to be a burglar broke into the Peckhart home. The intoxicated intruder, who had been to Garrett, confessed confusion and promised not to repeat the act.

Ty Kist Auburn Ind Sheriy Reed DeKalb County Nity Peckhart Betaine Sune Enouri Bes Ait Hume

Fall term opens at Fort Wayne Business College

Fall term at the Fort Wayne Business College opens Tuesday September 1 in day and evening school with details available by calling Phone 2020 for particulars.

Fort Wayne Business College

Maniac's awful crime ends with suicide after massacre

Chicago dispatch reports a violent incident at Blackberry Cottage near Rataville involving John Larson who held a wounded couple at gunpoint for hours after mortally wounding farmer J A Morrill and his housekeeper Mrs May Bulache. Larson killed himself as an elderly blind mother watched.

Chicago Blackberry Cotter Rataviye Li Darmer May Buleahe John Larson Morris Lo- Tully Blind Larsys Mies Morrill Tareon Moerd Morsilt Larson

Dentist Widap of Columbia City Dies at 66

Henry C Widap a retired Columbia City dentist died at his North Elm street home at age sixty six after a year of diabetic illness and a brief hospital failure. Born in Thorncreek township Lyon county on July 16 1642 he lived a life marked by health decline and a final peaceful death.

Iat Columbia City Ind Ave Henry C. Widap North Elm Street Gallstone Cole Geath Thorn—creek Lyois County

Gould System in Financial Distress Drives Receivership

A lengthy account of the Gould railroad system facing severe financial strain, with several lines placed under receivership. Western Maryland and Wabash divisions lead the collapse, while forecasts cite bond issues, earnings declines, and government action affecting coal and mine transport. Rumors of Harriman seeking control circulate despite Gould’s attempts to stabilize the network.

L.storl Gould System Bs Financial Maryland Wabash-Phitsburg Pilsburs Ast IS Or HiWwity Commission Wabash Jess Missouri Jin Etch Iho Raliwasx Finance BE. H. Harriman Gould

Widup Veteran Rand Widup Dies After Illness

Rand Widup, long a local business figure and Ir practitioner in Warsaw and La Grange, has died after a sudden illness similar to cancer. Survived by a widow, five daughters including Uon Grant and Btrs, and three brothers Parmenas, Sorce, Cyrus, plus three sisters Cora Stewart Lizzie Gald en and Alice Lancaster. Funeral Sunday at 2 pm from the family residence with Knights Templar in charge.

Rand Warsaw la Brange Aspley Bernard A. Widup Grangé Coon Mineren Uon Grant Elwer Grant Parmenas F. Widup Thorncréck Sorace Wicuy

Fall term starts at International Business College

The fall term International Business College begins September 1. For information write us or call 504 for details.

International Business College

Popular farmer dead in Dekalb County

A well known Dekalb county farmer, aged forty seven, died at his Jackson township home after a long illness. The report notes the cause as a form of Hodgkin's disease and mentions his prominence in the community.

Dekalb County 1St News Gurnau Auburn Ind Aue Friday Turgur

GONING BACK TO THE FATHERLAND FOR A VISIT

Mrs Henry Punk of Auburn and her brother Minhant Liu a resident of Monl belluy Ohio but formerly of Auburn plan a visit to Germany their hometown friends await their arrival with anxious hope across the Atlantic and neither visitor is home to the Walash as trackimpster well

Kist News Dureag Auburn Ind Aum Henry Punk Minhant Liu Monl Belluy United States Fatherland Germany Lama Weil

Garden of Thanks Note to Friends and Neighbors

A garden of thanks extends to friends and neighbors for kind acts and consoling words. Special mention to Katherine Biederman and Hazel Oltinss. The ad notes Frank Purcell Cab Line employs the best drivers and provides a telephone number.

Pather Biederman Hazel Otlerinsss Li? Keinz Frank Purcell

Black Rust Crop Damage Threatens Northwest Harvest

News from the Northwest describes black rust as a spreading plague for corn and oats, with wheat futures rising amid drought and market strength. Prices in wheat and corn advance, Seaboard export figures show grain leaving the country, and investors respond to drought and crop damage across North and South Dakota.

Chicago Northwest North South Dakota Seeboard Ee UD

Kendallville man charged with stealing fishing tackle

East News Bureau reports in Kendallville Indiana that on August 1 Marshal Shauck arrested Brant Fryer of 59 North Main Street, charged with stealing fishing tackle from Beattie Fryar.

East News Bureau Kendallville Ind Marshal Shauck

Houser Captures Fryer After Tackle Theft Incident

J. E Houser reported a tackle theft at 7:30 am. He and Fryer pursued, and Fryer admitted plans to pay for the tackle. Fryer was arrested by Marshal Shauek, found guilty before Justice Lash, and bound over to the circuit court in 50 dollars bond, remanded to county jail for lack of bond.

J. E Houser Houser Fryer Preyer Fryar Stinson Marshall Shauek Lash Bondenen

Advertising as Vital as Renting in Merchant Trade

The remark asserts that renting space and answering ads are equally essential for merchants, emphasizing that placing advertisements strongly drives business and sustains commerce. It frames ad activity as a core, necessary practice in trade.

Wabash grocers refuse strikebreaker supplies

Wabash merchants decline to furnish groceries to strikebreakers sent to replace striking boilermakers at the Big Four shops. Strikes affect victuals bought in Wabash and nearby towns. A window was broken at the Filbert boarding house where strikebreakers stay. no arrests were reported.

Dy Kiet Wabash Ind Wersaw Filbert boatGlag

South Whitley Council Enacts $100 License for Games

South Whitley Indiana council on Tuesday evening enacted an ordinance requiring a $100 annual license for billiard and pool tables bowling alleys machines or devices for games or sports. The move doubles the prior $50 fee and is expected to force many games out of business.

Kist News Buresa South Whitley Ind Lhe Ten Council of Tts

Manly Boys Sought For Monday Tasks At Office

Fragmentary diary entry records young workers seeking work on Monday. Mentions a crowd, a fire scare, a “Boy Wanted” sign, and a private office. Describes learning typing, being hired at $3, and writing letters at lunch in a shop with several boys present. References days Monday through Saturday and a JOHN MALLOY.

Forty years of work and wages in a single tale

A fragmented, humorous monologue traces a person’s evolving career and wages over two decades. The speaker recalls early employment, stationery tasks, and rising pay, culminating in pride at a steady job and growing confidence. The piece hints at memory and change across time.

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