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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1906
Page
3
A long, dense report discusses proposed AI style inspector additions, deputy staffing, and boiler inspections. It weighs child labor reforms and hours, while critiquing modern legal service trends and presidential centralized power amid state governance debates.
Former governor Winfield T. Buskin spoke at the Present Pay club gathering in Anderson where hundreds of leading professionals attended. He criticized President Roosevelt over judicial tolerance and then advocated abolishing the office of Township Trustee amid a discussion on national affairs and reform.
A Monroeville Breeze column recalls Thanksgiving, noting Adam G Crawford of Maples sent two turkey-themed prints by mail. The editor imagines a feast while readers hope for a real turkey amid a nation of shortages and jumbled prose.
A New York report cites William Libby accusing Royal Dutch, The Hague, and London based firms of forming alliances to dominate petroleum markets in Dutch Indies and Russia. The piece notes German holding companies aim to control Russia oil, while Standard Oil defends aggressive policy as legitimate commerce and opposes American products.
A boy, Walter Cave, was found dead in a barn hay mow at the county infirmary in Paulding. He had been missing since June 19 and was believed buried in hay. The coroner will investigate the cause of death.
A garbled list of pension awards names several individuals with small monetary amounts. Entries include Baker, My Twinkle, Rothon Lytle, Hicks, Denman, Baldwin, Miller, Large, and numerous others with varied sums. The fragmentary item appears to document approved pensions or allowances with multiple personal names and figures.
Andrews Indiana faced a banking scandal as James M Key opened a private bank with grand promises. He used misrepresented capital, forged notes, and leveraged ties with Leach and others to solicit deposits. The Commercial Bank failed within a year. Key was arrested in Huntington and pled guilty.
A Richmond area column notes Mrs Shields Craig and M. De Ghavies J Bothechild returning from Chicago for Thanksgiving. Dr Gu Be Barnett brings a rare old clock to his Burlington Kentucky home. Charles Stellhorn prepares to celebrate his birthday with a Fort Wayne dinner. Branch 370 L B 4 gifts Father Delaney a $100 donation in roses and carnations. Jacob Jensen hosts a birthday gathering with Cards and music for guests including Kramer Bashefer Fellers Rat Hartman Harmeyer Marmerer Ublmann.
Otto Young a Chicago financier and prominent city figure died Friday at his home in Lake Geneva after a nineteen month illness. Born in Germany in 1832 he came to this country and built a successful career.
Lucile Swigart, missing daughter of William Swigart, is found in Pueblo after years of search across the west. Judge Galligan confirms identity and work to settle the estate proceeds amid scattered family history and adoption.
Porter county jury finds the will invalid after relatives challenge it. Miss Swigart gains an interest in a $200,000 estate left by her grandfather George W Swigart who was earlier victim of a gold brick swindle in 1892. The estate tale centers on ties to Tuuglie Swigart and her mother and a bequest of $1 to each.
In Toledo on Nov 20 Gen J F W Sherwood an independent democratic candidate for Ohio Ninth District Congress has been notified that McClelland protests his election and the state election board will hear the case Monday. McClelland argues only votes for Sherwood under the democratic label should count if sustained.
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