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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1902
Page
3
New York dispatch reports a brisk close of year in wholesale and retail trade with holiday demand lifting sales in some sectors while others slow. Textiles, wool, and leather show activity though weather and high costs temper gains. exports of wheat and corn rise, but iron and steel trade remains quiet amid fuel concerns and production shifts.
The record notes higher wages for coke workers, rising ore and metal speculation, and a heavy year for railway building. It cites price movements, business failures for the week ending October 1, with figures compared to the prior year and period.
Washington December 2 A list of pension grants is released naming recipients across Indiana and nearby areas. The document records individuals such as William H. Bir Avery Franklin Joverett John Lookabauga Vecer Decker Taylor O Bannon Jefferson Simmons Mulland David Morgan James Hanson William Zigler Wesley Fields Moses Herter Terney William A Fain George Brier Martin Ardleman Amos Geyer Feniton Brannan Wilhelm Finney Judd Spain and Martha Kruisenherser among others with varying pension amounts including 3 to 47 dollars.
Petition filed by James Pigugnot et al. seeks establishment of a joint ditch or drain in Allen and DeKalb counties. Viewers report favoring the work, hearings set for January term 1903 in Fort Wayne and Auburn. Names of landowners to be affected listed. copies of the report available for inspection.
Washington December 2 The will of Mrs Ulysses S Grant is filed for probate. The estate is to be divided into four equal parts with a bequest to a move ment to the Empress of Japan and a plan for a New York Museum of Arts. General Brey B Grant son of the deceased is named executor. The estate includes a house on Massachusetts Avenue valued around 40 000 and securities totaling about 180 000 plus 4 000 in furniture. The petition asks the district supreme court to admit the will to probate.
The will divides estate into four equal parts. One portion funds family support for Fred Gruul and education for Mischfirad. The second portion goes to the executor for the family of Ulysses S. Grant under similar terms. The third portion is for Tessa Ht and Tilburn’s life interests with equal shares after death.
Far seeking buyers for farm lands and related items. The note mentions selling or trading on favorable terms, with a firm presence at a specified office on Saturdays for discussions. Reference to a Bolier Company and real estate bettors hints at a local sales setting and contact points for property and farm equipment.
Arthur Webb and Thomas Miek were fined twenty five dollars and costs after a street car riot on Tevs street line. Judge Dreibenss noted rising public disturbances and assigned about thirty five days to cover fines. Shekaiy was released and Bert Kyle began a short sentence for drunkenness. Hanna received eleven days for a separate spree after a police court session.
Fragmentary ad lists umbrellas and fashion items near the Cathedral with mentions of New Year’s Eve sales and a tall display. The text is unclear but implies a street market or shop promotion opposite the cathedral, focusing on ladies’ umbrellas and decorative umbrellas.
In a fast paced college game from Washington D C the Masons secured a close win over their NCAA opponent. The result strengthened their standing in the league and highlighted key plays and defensive stops.
Chr Mr Blane will be at the office, with Weller abstracter at Fort Wayne, Til. on Tuesday after each week, 10 am to 2 pm. Buy farms for cash, see notice for details. Write for terms of firma and particulars to Straus Brothers & Co. Liganier, ind.
The fragment mentions street names near a cathedral and a local shop, with references to ASI grocers Weg and Austin's corn flour, indicating a small town trading area around a central church. The readable text is limited and fragmentary.
Fragmentary ad describes sale of livestock and building land in Columbia City near Cenizal Buildings. Mentions Papaya deer Vital da and Cen. Includes contact instruction with a phone placeholder and time cue 1 hours. Details are unclear due to OCR damage.
A Chicago group plans an interurban railway from Bryan to Basye via Advance County. They seek a franchise from the county commissioners and expect to connect with a Tele line under construction, passing through Gueskin, Maysville, and Millsville en route.
In Crawfordsville Indiana on December 25 a hotel robbery occurred at 4 am. Thieves cut sleeping-roots and blew open ladders causing gas bursts. The morning haul was reported as $19,000 with the true extent of the damage and the original height of the building yet unknown.
Mrs Langtry arrives in New York after a voyage from Liverpool aboard the steamship liner. The event marks a notable arrival for social circles in the city with various observers noting her presence and manner.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup as a universal cure for children’s ailments. It claims to soothe the child, soften the gums, relieve pain, cure wind colic and diarrhea. Sold by druggists worldwide, price twenty five cents for a bottle.
Read text appears garbled and cannot confirm details. The fragment hints that the Journal Gazette sought proof in using the page reads to verify results, but no clear names dates or events emerge. Further readable content is needed to summarize accurately.
Second-hand upright piano offered by Guy Conklin at 1122 Callouin Street opposite Cathedral with easy payments available.
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