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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1908
Page
1
A terse notice lists prices for caps and children's items, with caps priced at two dollars and another at one dollar. It resembles a brief sale or catalog line from a local shop, reflecting simple price points and a basic merchandise listing.
Readable note shows jackets offered at varying prices 410 jackets mentioned with price points of 8 and 5 dollars. The fragment implies bulk clearance but lacks complete details on dates locations or sellers.
Bluffton baseball fans elected Daniel Lenigan president and Jack Edmunds secretary treasurer at a Bluffton office meeting. They aim to form a two club association for 1908 and push Frank Runyan for league president, with funds raised to cover travel and organizational costs. Prospective players include Wes Maxgart Gus Fogle Ducky Eberts Pil Larue Gil King and Pate King among others. A Richmond dispatch notes Van Wert manager Want has signed Ed Kraft to play land base with support from shortstop Steward and catcher Billy Hard.
Boston reports Bob Fitzsimmons refuses to quit boxing though fading. He vows to fight the winner of the Papke Stanton bout, expressing continued desire to return to the ring. Relatives have not been notified.
Reports from Lima describe clouds of change as Tama A Dan and J T A Mansfield leaders raise opposition to a $3 000 stock company that would admit Lima to a six club circuit Manager Fred Drumm supports the plan while minority stockholders refuse to bind signatures The dispute raises talk of excluding teams like Mansfield and Sandusky and debates over mileage and home games as Steubenville or Richmond could join the league with Lima on the Ohio River frontier
Columbus report notes the well known shows at the Southern theater with Pegey Macree. Denis O'Sullivan underwent surgery for appendicitis this afternoon. His condition is listed as critical tonight. He is scheduled to perform in New York next Monday.
Clarence Jessup, Richmond based baseball boss, voices disputes with Bluffton and other Ohio-Indiana league teams. Decision next week could decide if the league remains six clubs or excludes Richmond and Indiana clubs from the western circuit.
The Maccabees announce the funeral for L W Bailey to be held February 1 1968 at 4 18 PM at 1708 East Hayden Street Batareey Commander Hansback urges all members to attend.
Marty Hogan has been offered a proposition for Zanesville to hire Mike Finn's Little Rock players for the coming season. Bocock and Gilbert are among those wanted as Hogan weighs his options and discusses promised cuts with President Murphy following an interview.
An old health advertisement explains kidney trouble as inflammation caused by colds worry and excess. It claims backache and sediment are not reliable signs and urges avoiding colds with early treatment. Fulton’s Renal Compound is promoted as reducing inflammation in many cases with a list of agents and contact details.
Des Moines Washington players may join Joe Cantillon's Debutants as Lima and Springfield enter the Buckeye League. A pivotal meeting with Robert Quinn in attendance outlines com petition and hub structure. Opening date set for April 5 after salary plan approved.
New York reports President Bugle Kelley of the Oriental Bank stated the institution may reopen for business after a rush to withdraw funds. Directors will meet tomorrow morning to decide on reopening. Following closures of nearby banks, Oriental Bank withstood a run during the day.
A threat to blow up the Palmer mansion on Lake Shore Drive led Chicago police chief Shinpy to place a guard after receiving an anonymous letter claiming three men discussed the plot. Mrs. Potter Palmer was away in Europe with servants in the house remaining. The chief deemed the threat the work of a crank.
The Waringlat Manufacturing Company of Yonkers shut four factories today, leaving nearly 2,000 workers unemployed. Rival Cts Blesntoy company also trims its workforce as business weakens. Journal-Gazette notes the ongoing reductions amid a bloody decline in activity.
Mr Ri WM Jacobs of Melbourne Australia visited the city yesterday on business, engaged in the wool trade in Australia. Mr BR Edgerton of Skagway Alaska was in the city yesterday. Patrolmen Shaughnessy and Madden last night arrested the man named William Drakor for an alleged theft as described.
The report notes a person known as Isalan claimed to be pursued for playing a musical instrument in saloons and being bought off by proprietors. Whitlam E. Smith, repeatedly troubled locally, was arrested in Decatur on a grand jury warrant for neglecting his family. The Decatur Democrat identifies him as a plano turner who had been in Fort Wayne and the Calder Wood hotel area with whisky houses nearby.
Syracuse Grays in Syracuse Indiana have been reorganized with John W. Messimore as manager and "brick" Stileby leading the cup team. The club expects strong pitching to bolster its roster as the season approaches.
Fort Wayne ad copies Miona stomach tablets claim relief from indigestion giddiness and sleeplessness caused by stomach weakness. The copy asserts quick cures for indigestion and despondency, touts muscle strengthening and increased digestive juice flow, and offers a guarantee with every 50 cent box from Meyer Bros Co.
Twenty five men were working in the New River colliery near Hawks Nest when an explosion wrecked the shaft at 1:38 PM. Eight men were killed instantly and seven of the dead identified by nightfall. The mine, owned by the Hoone Coal and Coke Company, was the largest ever manned in the shaft. Cause undetermined.
In New Orleans Rube Waddell stopped training Mike Schreck for a bout with Tony Ross at the Southern Athletic Club next Friday. The pitcher prescribed an oyster diet, insisting on seafood and avoiding meats. After a one round clash, Waddell left to find a longshoreman to substitute, then presented Schreck with an oyster based menu.
Wayne Fish Market offers Black Bass White Fish Trout Pickerel Blue Gills Smelts Halibut Salmon Steak Shrimp Frog Legs Little Neck Clams Blue Points Smoked Trout Fresh Oysters daily. Phone 2148. Tene Services Maryland Lunch Opposite Court House North Try Journal Gazette Want Ads.
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