11 Dec 1917
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1917
Page
1
Charles Bass, engineer on the Baltimore and Ohio line, leaped from his engine into a nine foot concrete lined pit filled with cinders. The surface looked solid but he escaped as water and steam caused a perilous moment. Rescue crews arrived but he managed to climb out before disaster.
Connersville Indiana December 10 Reginald J Wisner son of Mr and Mrs Pred Fisher Harrisburg Pa served aboard the US destroyer Jacob Jones torpedoed by a submarine He died as a patriotic young seaman expressing willingness to give his life for world democracy His grieving father Prayed for his son to be saved and asked that if fate denied him he might prove a true patriot and American parent.
An old advertisement touts Eckman’s Alterative as a calcium builder with proven efficacy for treating persistent coughs and colds. It claims no narcotic or furop-fe drug ingredients and lists a price around $1.50. The ad notes distribution through Philadelphia and local dealers.
Fort Wayne youths enlist at the U S aviation corps recruiting station. Ray Hardendorf of 1528 North Calhoun Street and Earl V. Gaskill of 1422 Boone Street prepare to enter the aviation corps. An aviation group also forms at the General Electric plant amid lunch at Hof Brau.
Washington December 10. Representatives of the nation’s largest steel mills assured the War Industries Board that steel supplies are adequate for all war needs. They proposed centralized ordering under J L Rep Logle to speed deliveries, with price adjustments to follow production-cost data from the Federal Trade Commission. The steel men will confer with the Trade Commission on December 14.
Despite four fire alarms and a frozen chemical engine delay, an oyster supper for No 1 station firefighters in honor of Joseph K. LaMaster proceeded at 1100 PM. Chief Hilbrecht and Assistant Chief Liehthut attended, with 120 lantern slides of past fire scenes shown, including LaMaster on duty at Pulley works and on a Mazing residence rooftop.
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