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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1908
Page
4
An advertisement urges readers to rent a box in a safe vault to store deeds mortgages securities and stock certificates. It claims protection from fire burglary and other risks at a rate of $2.00 per year and invites calls to secure storage.
Fragmentary OCR item shows distorted figures and items on city scales receipts noting misread names and quantities. It mentions a spade and gale 208, four vars of coal, a bushel, and an unclear fur group. The readable portion reflects a feeble tally and miscellaneous goods without clear context or complete data.
Fragmentary OCR lists various market items with erratic prices. Mentions of meat poultry and produce appear with odd spellings and broken figures, hindering full interpretation of quantities and values.
Eighty Eshelman descendants gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs N C Mitterbrandt five miles southeast of Lagrange for the eighth annual reunion. A large dinner followed and a literary program featured readings, recitations, and a chorus. Roster shows officers and committees led by Helen Sene and Ernie Bele with plans for upcoming entertainments.
Local report from Lima Florida notes a matinee scheduled for August 21. Details are garbled but indicate an event involving Glug Witt and driving themes with attendance expected in the afternoon.
A detailed market wire describes cold weather in the Northwest affecting wheat futures and cash markets. It notes price moves in September, December, and May contracts, along with livestock and corn activity, including receipts and shipment expectations for the upcoming trading day.
Wheat futures surged on the rally while Clover seed slipped, with autumn and December futures near higher levels. Reports note frost in Canada and strong export activity, as cash wheat rose and Liverpool shipments steadied.
New York August reports show professional operators driving the day’s stock movements with measured caution. Short selling aided a modest rally as traders covered positions amid fading bull-era stimuli. Bond markets were uneven while currency and commodity data reflected mixed signals from treasury liquidity and credit flows.
Prices on wholesale dairy, eggs, butter, cheese, honey and wheat quoted with many items named. Market notes include hens, geese, poultry, hogs, cattle, and wool with various prices and terms from brokers and packing houses.
WARKAW Ing Aug 13 Mentally unbalanced and wandering aimlessly around the town were reported by sheriffs during a Thursday morning incident involving Leesburg resident George Thais and local authorities. He offered no cooperation when questioned and appeared visibly shaken, with concerns that he has been urged to leave the country. witnesses note a notable weight loss over recent weeks.
Prices fluctuated with hogs showing variable demand and cattle trading mixed as buyers held firm. Steers and fat cattle rose marginally while plain grades softened. sheep and lambs remained steady with range stock scarce. Receipts totaled around 74,100 for four days, with packers limiting purchases and bulls and calves following firmer baseline trends.
Veteran horseman Esterbrook finally lands the M and M at Kalamazoo after years of bidding high on pricey horses. His lifelong rival Daniel Streeter and their Denver Driving Club ties frame a tale of patience, friendship, and fierce competition in Michigan racing history.
Sheriff Lipker and Coroner Menvite investigated a gravel pit near Trav ree mailox south of the city as a missing girl was found. The court inquiry opened after the girl claimed a man lured her from her home and later tried to assault her on the Interurban track, leading to flight and the man’s pursuit.
Frank Mowrey stated he walked home with the woman to her lodgings Wednesday night and she returned home. Police are investigating the assault she alleges, amid a troubling string of unexplained events and a marker of the mysterious nature surrounding the case.
Oil market notes from Oil City detail fluctuating values with prices around 8.18 per barrel and a shipment update. The report references a crude trade column and a price average, listing an unidentified quantity 141658 and coded terms SLTA acoder and IAL. The fragment hints at market activity and price movement.
Several new cases have been filed in the De Kalb County circuit court as the reconvening of term nears. Plaintiffs include local dealers and creditors, with one case listing a $200 claim and others involving noted Fort Wayne residents. Court advertisements note rates for want ads in the Journal Gazette.
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