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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1906
Page
8
The Griffin Motor Car Co advertises the White Steamer Win ton Gedillac and Bruickt models with a modern charging plant and repair work as a specialty. Open day and night service from Hamme 2100 and Baty 200 with phone access.
Mistress Ella Foster begins her fifth year as mistress of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen as membership rises to 126 after four new initiations. The roster includes four sisters among the names, and officer elections show Foster re elected with a slate featuring past mistress Carle Wabber and others. The group plans its annual ball for January 38 at Hawker's Hall and will demonstrate the ladies drill. Patternmakers elect delegates to the Fort Wayne Federation of Labor, with P M Brown and others named. Firemen add four new members to the local lodge, while United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners considers officer ballots next Thursday. Local clerk actions against Louis Fortisde noted.
In Moran Kansas Presbyterian women rented a farm to grow kafir corn for church funds. Church members, including men, worked the fields while women cooked, tended water, and fed laborers. Harvest yields about 25 acres of winter wheat. profit from crop will fund pastor salaries with community effort and unity.
City council records reveal Mr. Freuchtenteht pursuing legislative repeal or amendment of a provision that bars railroad and other company employees from municipal office. The goal is to remove the ineligibility clause that effectively disenfranchises workers serving under public or corporate privileges. Supporters argue the measure restores proper political representation for laboring classes in city government.
H. E. Whiting of Peru, ex-Wabash engineer, campaigned for the Bridge-New York Mestre Air Line. He claims Chicago to New York traffic will run on a temporary schedule with a shortened route reducing mileage by about 200 miles. The plan envisions double tracking, grade crossing elimination, electric traction, and high speed service to cut costs and improve safety and comfort for passengers and mail.
The Central Passenger association and local rail agents announce holiday ticket pricing. A 2 cent per mile rate, effective Christmas through New Year, matches prior years with a 3 cent mileage base. Special round trips to St Louis and Indianapolis are offered, with tickets valid into January and December sales windows noted.
The article reports on a mass property sale near Manhattan landmarks including Fifth Avenue and Madison Square. It notes prices exceeding seven million and mentions hotels, stores, and a large estate being liquidated. Several specific properties are described as beached or foreclosed with extensive implied losses.
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