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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1908
Page
4
New York political notes report Tammany Hall executive committee endorsing the Democratic national ticket. The group lauds the Denver platform and pledges whole hearted support against organized greed and legal plunder, praising nationwide harmony with the party.
Aug 12 Harry J Thaw was adjudged bankrupt by Referee in Bankruptcy W R Phair. The move surprised many in the cage community as U S Commissioner William T Lindsay had set Aug 31 for adjudication. Receiver Roger O Mara’s visit to Thaw yesterday may have prompted the action. Three trainmen injured in a wreck near Ashland when a passenger train struck a freight.
In Indianapolis two important conferences with railroad commissioners centered on coal rate reductions affecting St. Marys and Notre Dame near South Bend and on the operation of trains. George W. Davis, general freight official, spoke with Commissioners Wood and Dowling this morning as the panel examined rate issues.
A garbled OCR page references a county conference and road commissions, mentioning St Marys and Notre Dame in a wartime context. Mentions of Linton and Michigit Teg hint at place names, with scattered names like Wiebtin and Albert. The text remains unclear and largely incomprehensible.
Fort Wayne speed lovers may watch Barney Oldfield race here on a date for Saturday afternoon August 21 pending arrangements. Manager Marrow of Oldfield, with driver Soules, plans to visit to finalize details. Local amateurs would enter, new cars have appeared, and side events could settle debates over who has the fastest car.
Elkhart Indiana August 12 Barney Minted manager announces Oldfield will race a limited train named Lake Shore Twentieth Century into Elkhart Friday noon. The car will catch the flier near, then contest ten miles on a Medway parallel to the railroad.
Warsaw Indiana August 12 Tony Os born White fishing on Center lake in North Warsaw yesterday afternoon. Warsaw veteran fisherman landed a buffalo fish weighing forty pounds the largest catch with hook in Kosciuszko County in years.
A long conference in Lincoln Neb ends with Willi J Bryan and John W Kern outlining plans for a Democratic campaign text book. The committee aims to publish by next year’s start, illuminating each platform plank with favorable comments from diverse sources. Mack denies a $300000 fund rumor as unfounded.
The General Federation of Catholic societies adjourned in Boston after electing Edward Freenry of Brook Ion as president. Pittsburg, Pa, chosen as the next meeting place.
In Decatur Indiana at St Marys Catholic church at 7:20 this morning, Mr Lee Hindman and Miss Nettie Smith wed with Rev Theodore Wilkens officiating. The bridal party wore white and champagne, amid rain and a sunlit rainbow. The couple will honeymoon near Jamestown and then return to Fort Wayne area. Hindman to run a restaurant and bakery business.
Auburn Ind Aug 12 report notes a Republican club gathering with Ho Gilhams in attendance. The event featured remarks and a ceremony at the city’s TeTaD Area elute of Vhi City, with local officials and crowds reacting to speeches despite light rain and thunder.
De Kalb County commissioners and township trustees plan a shared trip to Columbia City on Wednesday. Auburn Automobile Company will provide free rapid transport for all to attend the meeting, encouraging northern residents to participate. Debates highlight the area’s need for good suggestions from speaker S. L. Ridge, government employee, who notes transportation kindness from the Inez company and the county waives its own charge.
Auburn Indiana August 14 The case involves Myers and Son of LaGrange and W T Leas of Waterloo as defendants. The dispute arose after grain from Leas farm was removed when crops could not be harvested, with damages claimed at 400 dollars. The suit was filed after failure to reach a settlement.
A two-day baseball event with a 10-day feel unfolds in Auburn and Aure as families Grambling Tornbeceers and Wingards gather at Me and Mrs Frank Wingard home for a large reunion. Relatives from DeKalb county and nearby areas attend, with the Grambling and Tornbeceer names prominent, led by president To le Hornberger as gatherings of extended kin extend across the region.
A quiet ceremony occurred this afternoon at the Lutheran church parsonage. Percy Clase and Grace Guetschlus, both local residents near Auburn, were married by Rev Slater. The groom is 23 and a former teacher who studied at the International Business College in Fort Wayne, now taking an instructor role there. The couple plan to establish their home in Fort Wayne.
Miss Eva Swope working as operator at Central Union Telephone Company heard over the line that her father Grant Swaps had died at his Felicity home. She screamed and fell unconscious briefly, was hysterical for hours, then improved.
Aug 1 Bluffton Ind Frante Golden a Yonns west side man wired a horse from a liveryman and did not return it. The horse arrived damaged and beaten, with brutal conditions noted by the local society. An arrest was sworn out but the youth remains free.
The Air dome vaudeville show at Majestic Theatre drew two decent crowds despite an airdome rainless night. The program includes six lively acts with Adter the singer and Ali and Poyser the novelty acrobats delivering notable feats. Other acts feature Senator Print Bel in a monologue Frank Jones Hy Greenway the comedy juggler and the Tewanevings pleasures. The Airdome attraction is slated for Saturday afternoon at the Majestic.
Tad Sng. 12,-Wiewle awht lows tans thittesn, granddaughter of Rev. Walter Vardeman, estranged from Mina Bener neighbor girls have disappeared. They started on foot and have not returned. Police in Hinton have been notified.
Auburn Indiana August 12 A Whitley County man Molderbaum sues the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad seeking six thousand four hundred forty four dollars for injuries after a freight train incident two years ago. He says a head light failure and a defective signal caused him to fall from an overpass to the street below leaving him a physical wreck unable to work. Attorneys listed for both sides.
Bluffton Indiana Aug 12 the county council rejected funding for a new bridge over the Wabash at Main Street despite condemnation the existing span and load concerns. Commissioners sought 1600 for a new structure but a prior estimate was cut and the plan stalled awaiting next steps and possible submission this year.
Auburn Indiana August 1 thefts report bicycle crimes rising with five machines taken in two months. A single gang or person linked to all thefts operated near the Kiblinger area, including Robert Capon whose bicycle vanished from a building yard and was later found ridden away into the country.
Miss Walta Garnes named substitute science teacher with pay raise. Charles Golse of Northumberland Pa chosen head of science department. tall at six feet, weight 190 pounds. School board adopts new rules affecting teacher slots and credentials.
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