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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1908
Page
3
A vintage ad touts Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges for relief of gas and bowels and to purify breath. It claims the lozenges benefit the complexion and throat, selling for twenty five cents a box with purported superior taste and scent.
A vintage ad touts Dr Miles Ant Pain Pills promising headache relief within minutes. It claims 45 000 druggists in the U S stock the 95 dose package for 25 cents and reports a customer testimonial of sudden relief after taking two tablets. The ad advises consulting a druggist and notes a money back offer.
Chicago court heard Walsh describe loans and securities backing railroad ventures, including connections between the bank and Wisconsin and Michigan railroads. He testified he pursued extensions to protect the bank’s interests for the Chicago National and Equitable Trust, with questions about collateral and loan values. The four hour session drew a crowded, attentive audience as the elderly witness spoke in firm tones.
Ankenbruck received standing ovations as his name was called during a theater event. The unidentified crowd reacted with cheers and a cord shake, creating a spontaneous moment of praise for the Fort Wayne area figure.
An ad pitch touts "vital phosphates" in a product as a claim to support brain and nerve health. The copy references the book The Road to Wellville and promotes consuming the pkgs as a health aid.
In New Haven Indiana events unfold with visits from Milwaukee and Buffalo guests, parish notes, and community gatherings. Local illnesses include Mrs. Blutsing's father, Mrs. Brown, and others receiving care, while Civic and church activities cluster around the Lutheran hospital and the Catholic school.
United States circuit court judge appointed A B Stivking and Charles II PF Smith of St Paul as receivers for the Chicago Great Western bond. Loss from last fall's boilermaker strike cited. Over ten years the road spent about 19.9 million dollars on reconstruction. Petition filed by stockholders and finance committee through Hinbereg Meyer Quiimming and Walliece of Great Britain.
Fragmented report details a daylong struggle among Anti-Taggart factions over gubernatorial candidates. Key figures include Barnhart, Stevens, Emshwiller, and M. Foley, with multiple conferences and ballots amid late-night negotiations at the Grand hotel.
The committee reviewing hotel bids delayed the award as of last night. Officials indicated the project proceeds will be decided at a later meeting with no firm date set.
Favorable weather allows contracts to advance on the Warsaw interurban line. Work continues on the project linking the city to nearby towns with current operations already active between Peru and Akron, twenty eight miles west of Warsaw.
One hundred deputy sheriffs discharged from active duty as Muncie nears returning to normal police protection. Special sheriffs remain above four hundred, while about forty state troops depart. Major General McKee notes hospital-bound soldiers released due to fears, not signaling troop evacuation.
State Superintendent Catton wrote to County Superintendent Hubbard deducting 422 from the latest school enumeration at Terre Haute to allow for transient counts. The revision raises the total from 1,806 to 13,159, prompting the school board to authorize its attorney to challenge the action on authority and fairness grounds.
A county superintendent sent to take a census faced tension as overtures led the school board to withdraw, citing a third enumeration by joint agreement. The board's attorney says the actions extend beyond the superintendent's authority and stem from the third plan he proposed.
Philadelphia January report confirms the marriage of Clarita Sulzer, daughter of Congressman William Sulzer of New York. Mrs Roedelheim says she is free to reveal no location or details about where the ceremony occurred.
In Philadelphia a 3000 point billiards contest between Willie Hoppe of Chicago and A G Cutler of Boston concluded with Hoppe an easy winner. Hoppe scored 200 points this afternoon to Cutler's 326 and 400 to 116 tonight. Cutler totaled 1300. The match carried prize money of 500. Hoppe's best run reached 159.
Articles of incorporation filed with the secretary of state list McKinley Medical Company of Fort Wayne as the charter holder. Capital stock is $10,000 with directors Uballa McKining Persy McKinney and Frank U Starket named. Indianapolis dispatch dated January 6 reports the filing and entity details.
Police in Indianapolis probe the sudden disappearance of Charles Jannon, a Mancie real estate dealer, after he left a sanitarium Tuesday afternoon with little trace of him since. His family remains distressed and authorities search for clues across the city.
Peter Steele traveling chairman of the Brotherhood of Items is dead in Ottawa Ontario after a street injury. The report notes he was brought to Canada by train and died there. Further details are unclear due to damaged text.
A short item notes Ade as one of the president's guests during a White House visit on January 5. The piece also mentions ad word limits in the Journal-Gazette classified section.
County Commissioners Tonket Wyss and Franke with Seri Grice toured the rolling mills district to inspect Aquar traffic and saloon conditions. They plan to review Mattis King’s renewal application this afternoon after personally assessing conditions in the suburb. Sheriff Grice guided officials past saloons and boarding houses as part of the inquiry.
The Indiana state board of agriculture fixed the week of September 7 for the State fair after noon session. The previous date, September 14, conflicted with Kentucky’s fair in Chicago discussions, prompting readjustment. Ohio’s fair precedes Indiana’s, followed by Kentucky, Ohio, and Mississippi in sequence.
Two Port Wayne lads who ran away were found near Peru after a harrowing escape. They hid in a Wabash refirnad box, couldn't exit until Peru was reached, and were nearly famished when an YMCA agent found them wandering the streets. They were sheltered and later sent to Fort Wayne.
Frederick Honfils, Denver Part proprietor, was found guilty of assault and battery on Thomas M. Patterson former U S senator and owner of the Rocky Mountains News and the Denver Times by Justice of the Peace Thomas Carson. He was fined $30.
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