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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1908
Page
1
Black Friday style clearance lists numerous overcoats and trousers with various sale prices and discounts. Items include men's fancy overcoats, black overcoats, fur trimmed pieces, and jackets with price points ranging from $1 to $37.50, plus percentage discounts noted. Names of garment types and prices dominate the readable fragment.
A garbled notice lists several sweater prices including five dollars and four dollars with other numbers such as 0.5 3250 and 200. The text is incomplete and unclear about the sale terms or dates.
Advertised sale notes offer half price on stiff Bosam shirts with prices around 2.00 and 35.00 per dozen line items. Caps priced at 2.80 to 2.90 each and bulk cap lots shown, with amounts implying limited stock and sale to clear inventory.
A dated sale ad lists children's overcoats with deep discounts. Plain overcoats are discounted 25 percent with quantities like 16 at $12 and backdated prices such as 10. Fancy overcoats appear at various low prices including 10, 16, 3, and 4 dollars along with other misprinted figures.
Retailer advertises discounts on men s fancy suits up to 20 percent with various price points from 34 to 46. Raincoats, fur gloves and caps also discounted up to 20 percent. At least 10 to 50 percent reductions apply to most items, with children s hose and overalls excluded.
Sporting notes reveal Grand Rapids owner Arnold pursuing multiple trades to bolster the team for the coming season. Proposals include Cuppy Groeschow for John Lindsey, Jos Kipp for Taylor, Breen sought as catcher, and Elmer Elles to Montgomery for Hansen, with Eddie Wheeler guiding negotiations and Central league likely to approve.
In a flurry of signings and trades, players from the Eastern and Central leagues move between teams. Notable names include Guy G and James Carseyi shipping to Harrisburg and Cincinnati respectively, RK Egan joining Williamsport, and Harry Wolverton from Wheeling to Central league action. Edward Holly of Warsaw and Ogden with Compton Searley sign contracts with Oshkosh in Tioga district.
Rey Newcombe, drafted by South Bend from the Calumet Copper Country league, plays every position and captains the team that finished third. He pitched regularly, doubled as infielder and outfielder, even catching two games, totaling eighty three games with a .444 batting average. He pitched a double header on Duluth grounds June 23, and won a game three days earlier, then played base in the interim.
John Ganzel rolled 2n in a bowling game at Cincinnati and felt good about his performance. Spectators heckled from the back of the alleys asking if his score would merit Reis as they finish the season, a jab he anticipated handling when he takes charge of the Teds this summer.
New York, June 26. Harry Cy Pillans, president of the National League, announced Tuesday that contracts and releases have been approved and promulgated. Contracts with Boston include Jane s Ball, Pittsbiry Warren D. Cll, Selfield, Nicholas Maddox, Dane jet, FE. Moeller, Charles Philip. Releases by Brooklyn to
A six story building at 144 Wabash avenue housing Alfred Peets Wall Paper and adjacent structures on Michigan avenue suffered a major blaze. Firemen saved nearby concerns as losses were tallied at about 1.2 million dollars with extensive smoke and water damage across Wabash and Michigan avenues.
The board will hold a special meeting at 2 o'clock this afternoon to complete its set of specifications for the new police alarm system. The remark notes the meeting aims to advance the project despite concerns about health impacts connected to the prior night’s events.
In Auburn on January 28 the Baker case ended with a not guilty verdict after a day of defense arguments by WW Sharpless of Garrett and John W Winn of Defiance. Judge Bratton instructed the jury and the panel returned verdicts shortly after 1:45 PM, marking a highly watched trial with circumstantial evidence.
Last night bowling in Lezluce No 1 saw a strong showing as the Bores Wen led by two from the Waynes after a heated series. AJ Sirk topped scores with two, followed by Toy. In League No 3 Fort Wayne Printing beat Centlivee Specials three straight on forfeited team OK.
Washington announces end of the Lin Franco-American reciprocity arrangement under the Dingley act. If the US concedes a twenty percent reduction on champagne and sparkling wines and France confirms the minimum tariff on American goods, a commission will study revisions to trade rules in France and the United States.
Patrolman BB Crist informed the board of public safety he will resign as a policeman effective Friday. Appointed within the past year he held a good clean record. The reason for his action is not disclosed in the provided text.
According to the Mexican Herald a large scale trade war is imminent in Mexico with Standard Oil and Pearson & Son Ltd as contenders. Standard Oil already dominates the oil business while Pearson & Son has been buying lands and sinking wells, with 15,000 spent on development and more likely to follow.
Berg hoff and Centlivre breweries select two teams to represent the city in national bowling tourney in Cincinnati. Stirk Reynolds Kaufman Sanders Jarrett Ungemach lead All-Stars entries in five, two person and singles events plus a 300 scratch class. Local claims include multiple high strikes and a strong chance to win prize money.
The article profiles L. T. Cooper whose stomach theory and medicine are gaining popularity across the east. Endorsed by numerous converts including August Witmer of Chicago, the therapy is said to cure long standing digestive and energy issues after years of illness, despite limited medical relief. Cincinnati entries close for the American Bowling Congress tournament with 289 five man teams and over 1,000 individuals registered, and the Vancouver team from British Columbia wired their entrance money to join.
In Chicago on January 28 Assistant State's Attorney Rittenhouse said Detective C W Oldridge fed the state's case to Mrs Dora McDonald's lawyers. The detective was suspended pending inquiry as Avis Dargen Guerin testified that Mrs McDonald accused her of trying to win Webster Guerin and had her watched by a detective.
Marion Township trustee Witte submits sworn annual report to the Advisory Board detailing receipts and expenditures for the year ending December 1. The document lists balance on hand, total receipts, total expenditures, and special funds with overpayments noted, sworn before Auditor Lindemuth by notary Dally O. Lin demmuh.
Mrs Guerin recounts overheard threats about hair and alleged capture claim. She places Webster Guerin and Mrs McDonald at a restaurant and later at a Windsor Clifton venue to view a detective report watched by Mrs McDonald. The remarks suggest tension and surveillance in a social context.
The United States Steel Corporation released its 1907 report showing a net quarterly earning of 82,558,990 dollars and annual earnings of 160,084,077 dollars, both records. Unfilled orders totaled 4,624,583 tons and a quarterly dividend of 4.5 percent on common and 1.5 percent on preferred stock was declared, unchanged from the prior quarter.
A Canton airship voyage with Lieut Frank H B Piahm, John G. Ohermver, and Herbert W. Alten sails after a near risk start. By 2 10 p m a report confirms sighting near Youngstown and Bedford, Pa, as the Ohio balloon continues in a northeasterly direction. Property transfers include Miss Anna Pierr purchasing Speidel property for 2500 and Henry Grotholtman selling Gelth street to Carl F. Hohn for 2800. Additional note links cold remedies to October May headaches.
Rt Rev. Monsignor Gachtering a rector of St Mary’s Church was stricken last week with strangulated hernia. He was moved to St Joseph’s hospital and underwent an operation by a team of surgeons. He came from surgery in encouraging spirits and is reported to be improving nicely.
A blaze started yesterday afternoon in a Union Oil tank at Port Harford burned all night and into this afternoon, consuming the tank and three other Stardard Oil Company tanks. No other damage reported. Loss estimated at 1,159,000.
A sensational advertisement touts Remarkable Root Juice as a cure for stomach liver kidneys and blood. It claims many testimonials and rapid relief from indigestion rheumatism and kidney complaints. The tonic is sold at $1 per bottle or three for $2.50 at drug stores.
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