07 Dec 1911
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1911
Page
1
A garbled health and beauty guide warns of skin troubles and offers potions with powders, waters, and pastes to clear blemishes and dullness. It promises velvet skin, bright eyes, and a stronger complexion through mixtures, washes, and home treatments.
Prince Chun abdicates the throne in Peking ending his regency over the child emperor. Shih Yeh and Tan Shih Chang named guardians while Yuan Shikai governs. pension talks and safety assurances cited amid political crisis. Best service in the city at The Anthony Cafe.
The article details local hopes for reopening a factory in Ligonier, noting community support from Citizens and merchants while tensions between factions persist. It highlights nearby industries including two wagon works, the post office savings bank, and regional assets such as churches, schools, newspapers, and lakes, with the Lake Shore railroad providing easy access.
Health statistics stress the kidneys as central to recovery of other organs. Bright's disease caused many deaths. neglect harms health. An herbal remedy Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root is advertised as a kidney liver and bladder remedy with free sample offers and drugstore sales.
Four workers died and twenty one were hurt when a three story concrete building collapsed at noon. The Primus O Lity company built it and delays in setting concrete due to cold weather were blamed. Victims included PRED ASHER HENRY BARNS M EF HEADUt W T BY CONNELL. Rescue teams and local hospital staff aided the injured amid fear of further collapses. A priest administered absolution to a dying man who was later rescued uninjured.
Leo News itemizes social visits births and moves across Leo Fort Wayne and nearby areas. It lists guests at multiple homes including Schlatter, Yoder, Bloom Hartley and others, notes a birth, revival services at Hopewell, and plans for a Leo high school event and residents moving to Fort Wayne.
A severe wreck near Devils Bead east of Manor, Pennsylvania, involved two freights and an express train, killing engineer Frank Daily and four unknown men, with fireman John M. Wag dead or injured and many others seriously hurt. Debris scattered, tracks blocked for hours as rescue and relief efforts followed. A second freight rear-ended the first, and a capters train derailed on the westbound track. Separate collision near Union Station Pittsburgh injured several, with emergency care at the station.
Indianapolis delegates from temperance groups of both parties held omnipartisan meetings at Yale?lon hall under the Indiana Anti-Saloon League banner. Speakers praised the mood, debated county option planks, and hinted at a possible third party stance should party lines fail to support statewide prohibition.
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