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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1908
Page
1
An old advertisement touts a miraculous cure for deafness by a new discovery promoted by Gay Clifford Powell. It claims demonstrations show deaf individuals being cured and offers information by mail from a Bank building address.
Frank Runyan of Slulftem and Prank Rinyat of Chuttran are named among candidates for league leadership. The IndIanapolis Star reports A RO Eiie as president and notes contenders from Decatur Portland and Marion. Emergency currency proposals are discussed, with seven federal officers supervising issuance and subtreasuries testing the plan.
United States Senator Aldrich, author of the first currency bill, is described as a strong, unassuming leader and key sponsor in the senate. The piece notes his Rhode Island roots, long service since 1882, and reputation as a pivotal figure behind the scenes in financial policy.
President I R Carson notes the Central league of 1906 07 sent more players to higher companies than any other. By season end eighteen players were dealt or drafted with twelve reaching majors and six to class A. Named sales include Bush to Detroit Carton Marquade Holmes and Hales to Indianapolis Resher Yingling and Matley to Detroit Miller to Newark Colling to Atlanta Don Jatine to Boston Hallman to Pittsburgh Osteen to Chicago Friel and Robertson to Boston and Washington Camerson Be Haseman to Indianapolis and more.
Schedule lists boxing bouts across cities Tuesday to Saturday with bouts featuring Griffiths Cullen Packle McFarland Keys Witageral Dougherty Piaroa Cove Godiman O'Brien Regan Lynen Lyon Freeman Barry Langford Bel yon t Beker Glover Fitzgerald Blackmirn Banner Lang ford Barry Welch Sayres McFarland Erne and a separate note: four snowball lac nd players signed for the coming season Van Anna Montgomery Abbott Webb Clark with Fond du Le.
From South Bend Ind on Jan 14 Tolin Ganzel appears set to become the Cincinnati Refs manager with appointments expected within a week. Ganzel previously managed Grand Rapids Central and showed notable activity in local coaching circles.
In Ogden on January 12, Battling Nelson of Chicago scored a decisive knockout over Clifford of Grass Valley in the fifth round of a twenty round bout at the Grand theater. Clifford collapsed from a short-arm uppercut and could not continue after a long rally. Nelson remained dominant through five busy rounds and landed a decisive right hand to finish Clifford on the canvas.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Clifford at 153 pounds and Nelson at 235 pounds. It includes medical wording about a laxative and a request to call a full name and look for a sign a fire of BW. Grove. 25¢.
At Marion Indiana on January 13 a fatal shootout occurred after a pool game. Bob Frans Massuot was shot through the lungs, William Guilford was shot in the head, and Ben Weaver was struck with a billiard cue. The quarrel involved Black locals and resulted in multiple injuries and a death.
Bulletin from Ann Arbor dated January 13 reports the Board of Control of Athletics deciding to withdraw the University of Michigan at once from the Western Conference.
Announcement invites readers to join a private car excursion to Hot Sulphur Wells at San Antonio Texas on the 21st next Tuesday. Reduced rates offered with expenses refunded to land payers. Manager Hpene M. Fitch of Barth ent. Monroy W. Fitch & Song Agency notes evening openings.
The Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley company will provide city power on a Rowatt hour basis at a minimum of 500 dollars monthly while the new plant becomes operational. The contract lasts up to three months and may end any month with notice. The city may switch to a 70 dollar plan after July 1 or continue kilowatt hour pricing. Board members, including Henry Schwartz who is ill, expect the plant to begin producing current soon and avoid outages. Nathan Kohn of B.K. Engineering arrived to coordinate baler installations and work with contractors on foundations.
Notice lists dog entry fee of $1.25 and Allen County class with phone contact 563. Phil Heller states Seey. DIVORCE GRANTED in Warsaw Indiana. Cyrus Fuller of Van Buren Township granted divorce from Violet O Fuller. Court proceedings mention quick decrees and attorney Mc Laughlin of Milford representing Fuller.
In a compact notice a product named Bromo Quinine is cited as a laxative variant. The fragment mentions Sierese Cold in Oie Bay with unclear reference to dates or additional context.
At Hami enon January 18 a robbery hit the Gverpecin post office four miles north of Familton between 11 and 22 bell inst Mee. The same men who carried out the Trenton robbery are suspected, with one clue to their identity.
Lawrenceburg Ind Jan 18 Wm OBrien formerly a leading member of the Indians democratic committee has accepted the appointment as treasurer of the democratic national committee.
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