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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1908
Page
2
Fragmented colonial era prose traces debates on Bryan Taft Roosevelt and Smoot while Indiana county agents and a Rooseveltan visit to Oyster Bay mix with talk of the National Corn Exposition. References to archbold, archbold’s meeting, and party platform debates abound in a dense, era-tinged mosaic.
A lumbering operation worth 800000 dollars started in St Louis yesterday as promoters seek support for a Cannon Mann Watson Lassell congressional ticket. The Democratic judicial convention to nominate two candidates for judge of the Elkhart St Joseph circuit against Tadse VW VanFleet will be held June 28. Avowed candidates include Frank W Jackson and Jo
A fragment recalls 1885 talks on a Valefo to Chicago ship canal. Elkhart residents voiced concerns about whom the project would affect and a Century Club committee led by J R Beardalex and others explored feasibility. A Willa To are ris led effort produced a map showing proposed routes and elevations.
Chicago engineer W T Harris writes from July 4 1968 to Goshen Indiana official Kohler outlining a long standing push for a Lake Michigan Erie waterway. He cites conferences with Taft Van Vlissingen Conway and Kinball promising Chicago cooperation and a joint South Bend meeting to discuss a Chicago Cincinnati Toledo channel via the St Joe and Iroquois rivers.
A fragment on convention figures Henry Welamar Clayton from Alabama and James McCoupry from Pennsylvania. The piece notes Clayton as a long serving Democratic National Committee member and a vocal advocate of democracy, with ties to Willa Bryan. It mentions his Alabama birth, education, and political rise. Also references Garey and Quay as party power players and the broader Democratic base in Pennsylvania.
In Pennsylvania Guttey faces detractors who question his democratic label and accuse him of aiding Republicans while amassing eight figure wealth as a coal prospector and mine owner. Meanwhile Roger C Sullivan, Illinois Democrat and Bryan foe, travels to Lincoln amid renewed talk of his presidential bid and suspicion of his corporate ties.
Seveeant Blain Coe of Auburn led the field with 106 points in the Third regiment target shoot at Fort Harrison. Thrush and Captain Shunk followed with 23 and 20 points as 45 shooters from 12 companies vie for 15 spots to represent the regiment in the state meet. The event tests at 200, 600, 800 and 1000 yards across slow and rapid fire, with a perfect score of 3200.
The ninth annual state championship unfolds at Highland Golf Club Indianapolis with players and leaders contesting the greens. Notable competitors chase titles as clubs and fans follow the event amid steady play and local sports coverage.
The window glass trust raises prices by 17 to 20 percent, with figures showing sharper hikes in Noida. Details indicate leadership under G. Wo Monrenty, president of the short and lighter issue association, while market response remains uncertain.
Fragmentary OCR lists names and unit designations with numbers, suggesting early selections or trial drafts for a Third Regiment team. The text references sergeants majors, captains, musicians, and various company designations, but many details are garbled and non-recoverable.
Indianapolis July 9 — President James M. Lynch of the Typographical Union announces no plan to end the eight hour strike. He cites continued premiums for workers and notes that benefits will cease July 18, with many strikers already seeking other work or pension options. The nationwide strike began September 14, 1903, and continues in multiple cities.
Jefferson delegates prepared to ratify William J Bryan's nomination at the Weaver convention. A Lat to perform downtown and celebrants invited to join in festivities in their preferred style.
Society members celebrate Henry Sand Atablar Muehrenbruch Frext legermann and Lowle Fraenanep from Germany. President Gust Siu bert welcomes attendees with a short speech. The gathering features a lively recounting of visits to the Sutherlana and ends with an enthusiastic toast.
The item notes weekly social nights at Pastime Dancing Hall on Tuesdays and Fridays. It promotes reducing insurance rates by installing Childs Fire Extinguishers. Fort Wayne Gil & Supply Co. is listed as core agents, and Admiral coffee is recommended.
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