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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1909
Page
1
An 19th or early 20th century advertisement explains aging digestion and proposes Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets as a substitute for gastric juices. It claims the pills aid digestion, improve nutrition, and delay senescence. Available at druggists with a sample by mail from the Stuart Company, Marshall, Michigan.
VAN WERT Ohio December Police and railroad detectives investigate the death of Edgar J Clark of Fort Wayne. One body was found beside the railroad in this area with clothing intact. Authorities believe foul play may be involved. A sum of money was reportedly found with him, and the body showed little blood, suggesting the scene may not be where the killing occurred.
Antwerp Okla Dec 7 Schneider woman died from heart disease after collapsing at work. She was 65. Husband died two weeks earlier. Survived by son Andrew Behnfelder of Seattle and two daughters Mrs Hickaville and Mrs Coniter.
Cy Letusan reports Ern est Maurer fled with 7 dollars from his pocket and 67 dollars in the German-American National Bank vault, using a passbook to access funds. Maurer is said to have vanished with the cash and to have stolen the Lehman passbook. Nearby, Jasper Weiker sues Robert Clauss over minors in a saloon and a confiscation urge, while Frank Rundon pays an $11 fine for peering into a residence and smashing a window. Three checks found on Ryman are rejected by the Bank of Bemes cashier, and Douglas Foster, a vagrant, is fined and jailed after prior visits.
Expansion Club prompts a new southeast Garrett road linking Henry Mason’s home to Charles Tehmbeck’s property, converting a gravel pond. Garrett local engineers elect officers Charles Miller and I Moore headline a Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers roster. Owl maiming by Carl Heinzerling draws note. Pinafore rehearsals begin under Palmer Skelloge with Loyad McKee’s injury at Baltimore B&O shops reported.
A letter received today indicates he may need surgery to remove his right foot due to blood poisoning. Also notes a band and orchestra dance at New Haven on Wednesday evening, December 8, 1909. McIntyre Company is named in unrelated litigation.
Judge Stutsis heard arguments on whether bond companies could be parties in a mandamus case over funds paid to contractors. If the bond firms are included, they must appear and defend. outcome could force higher court review to determine ownership of the money. County officials face possible liability if funds belonged to the bond companies.
A telegram from Kewanee Illinois confirms the unidentified man killed near Corunna by the Lake Shore line is Frank Trout, brother of D H Trout. D H Trout cannot bear the expenses and asks authorities to dispose of the body in Corunna as he seeks work elsewhere. A Ken Mask found on the body is noted. authorities state Trout is not a habitual drinker.
Bluffton lawyers filed mandamus actions in circuit court to force county auditor W. J. Dustman and county treasurer to pay contractors money due on gravel roads. The suit, led by A. P. Addington, C. W. North, and Mack and Sons, seeks payment from bondholders and road-hond holders amid disputes over road construction funds and prior directions from bond companies not to disburse funds. The case targets the release of funds tied to the Elmvel road project and related contracts.
Somerset Kentucky voters reversed a three year old local option result, passing against the local option by 87 votes. The town once had nineteen salons when they were voted out in 1906, Pulaski County. The report also mentions unrelated items about Frank's day openings and a separate Butler Indiana medical discharge from Longcliffe asylum.
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