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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1902
Page
8
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A San Francisco report details Mrs. M L Tingley and the Lost Mysteries of Ambiquity. J A Anderson, a fellow adherent, describes initiation rites at Point Loma and the alleged treatment of children, including starvation and strict discipline. He notes a secession from the Theosophical Society and questions her divine status.
Port Wayne Gas company distributed about 20 000 to farmers in Blackford county as a pre Christmas semiannual rental for gas leases. Payments, usually made before December 25, are dated to help owners and reflect the company’s jumper of gas in Allen County.
Chicago brewers warn that the selling price must rise from one dollar to 1.20 per barrel to remain in business. They note that not a barrel of beer has been sold for the last six or eight months, yet claim this has not proven a loss to the manufacturer.
Clark ball, manager of J J Jeffries, posted a $1,000 forfeit which he will pay Jack Munroe if the amateur Pacific champion can last four rounds with Jeffries in a knockout attempt. The bout may occur here this week after Munroe won $250 and the decision last Saturday by lasting four rounds.
New York, Nev. 23 Norman St ay the pugilist known as Kid Me Coy is exonerated from the charge of stealing a $1,000 bit from David Lamar. Lamar says he was the victim of a practical joke by friends while drinking at Selby’s saloon.
The remains of Roland Enel, a Bluffton soldier, landed in San Francisco from the Philippine Islands on Monday aboard the transport Thomas and are slated to reach Bluffton early next week. He was killed at Naic Cavite on July 2 during a distant town mission when ambushed by bandits, a loss mourned by Newsreaders. His father secured expedited transport home with assistance from Senator Fairbanks.
Invitations issued in Allen County invite members to a December dinner at the Hotel English in Indianapolis honoring Judge John A Baker on his retirement from the United States court. Plates are priced at 5 dollars each.
Carrie Bishop, eighteen, former domestic in Elkhart, asks Toledo authorities for papers and a badge to act as a detective. She was held by a Bichart policeman for days after a mental evaluation found her unbalanced but not a danger. She travels from Bichart to Liganier and is now in Kenton, calling herself United States Lady Detective. no record of detective work exists. Her father lives in Marion and she has relatives in Bambon.
State geologist W S Blatchley criticizes a convict road project as a misinterpretation of his aims. He opposes using convicts on public roads and instead proposes a penitentiary built by convict labor on a secured tract near coal fields, arguing the idea shocks modern civilization.
The New York Central and allied lines met to declare regular dividends. The Illinois and Alabama lines fixed a six month dividend at 4 percent, down from 14 percent last year.
An obituary collection notes the death of avid L. Fulkerson a longtime Allen County resident who spent sixty years on his Cedar Creek township homestead. Born in Ohio he arrived in the area some years after adulthood and built a modest home becoming a respected farmer and former justice of the peace. Funeral services are planned at the Fulkerson homestead and Cedarville Wheeler Church.
Randall Wheel Co and Still After Industries in Terne Mwaith Ind cite Commercial Glk note. Gas belt manufacturers without natural gas fear rising fuel costs as Knowy int and Tilroads Will plan to raise relay tolls by 10 cents on January 1, signaling industry pressure in the region.
In Jacksonville Florida a verdict cleared Governor Durbin of a defamation claim filed by OM Barton for $10 000. The jury was not paneled at 3 o clock with the defense failing to present testimony and Durbin offering no remarks.
The fragment describes a court session in New Orleans with emphasis on prosecution and appeal, noting a possible end to the case in favor of Turlan and mentioning an appeal for the omitted venues. It references Governor Dire Nod and a Spanish American War context, plus resignations and church calls involving Rev. Gilchrist and Osalan congregations.
Readable fragments indicate Ossian Presbyterian church appoints a new minister Reverend Giletrist or similar name to lead the congregation. Details on date or full name are unclear from the OCR.
Deputy Sheriff Jane Ryan denied in the strongest terms yesterday afternoon that Mr Ryan had resigned or planned to resign from his office effective January 1 as rumored. A separate word circulated that he had bought the Teichiller Weery on Wayne Street, though details remained unclear.
Patrolmen Pageter and Spiller placed the two men under arrest yesterday afternoon following a disturbance on Hanua Street near a streetcar. The incident involved Jom Pegela and Frans vmeister, described by witnesses as part of a group of youths. Further details pending.
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