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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1908
Page
2
The piece sketches the Democratic ticket Allen Jans Countieg and Cyrus W. Cline, with Taft's acceptance deadline noted as impractical. It reports editorials from local papers praising Democratic vigor, recounts labor sentiment, and quotes figures like Gompers urging votes for Bryan amid party rhetoric and cross-endorsement dynamics.
A labor movement editorial critiques the Republican and Democratic platforms on labor injunctions and organizing rights. Gompers condemns the Chicago plank as pro injunctive and urges workers to study party platforms before voting. The piece quotes labor leaders urging alignment with Democratic aims while warning against coercion of workers.
A 1908 indictment against Standard Oil affiliates charged rebates from multiple railways in violation of antibribery laws. Judge Landis faced choosing a fair penalty amid large potential fines, noting punishment should deter corporate crime without destroying a company. The trial referenced Rockefeller era corporate structures and included testimony from executives in New Jersey and Indiana.
Eleven people were shot in Jamaica Plain as two desperadoes fled two miles from a saloon robbery scene. Five policemen and several civilians were struck. Mrs. Dulia Fallon, with her baby, was critically wounded, and Harber E. Kiex, a night watchman, died. The suspects remain at large, believed tied to the Jamaica Plain robbery.
J M Cold Water Paint advertised as the best paint for inside walls available in any color from Fort Wayne Oil and Supply, South.
South Whitley Clarion and Columbia City members of the Knights of Pythias will hold a combined picnic on August 6 at Tri-Lake. Arrangements include band music by Crystal Moon Quintet, an address, military features, baseball games, and racing displays as members and families attend.
Fragmentary report describes a battleship fleet sailing toward Hongleu with mentions of an Atlantis post, a nighttime approach, and a steamer heading toward Ban Francisco. Details are garbled. readable elements include naval movement and a port arrival context.
In a fragmentary report the indoor weather event at the Air Dome is mentioned with references to performers and participants. The text hints at a show including brothers and sisters and a promotional line implying prosperity. A classified ad request is suggested as a way to gain position for a public notice.
The Prince of Wales arrived amid thunderous applause in Quebec aboard the battleship Indomitable. A 5,000-strong crowd gathered along the wharves as Premier Laurier and Governor General Grey welcomed him. He expressed loyalty to the king and Canada and extended best wishes to English and French Canadians.
City news items from Fort Wayne describe illness among residents, church reunions, and social visits. nerve reports include Royal Arch meetings, lodge degrees, and a plan to clear weeds along Lakeside dikes for a survey. Local figures John Glass and Prank Purcell are noted, with a brewery supervisor salary rise and Turnverein concerts upcoming.
This afternoon at the races 12 starters compete in a 2:18 trot and a 2:13 pace mile dash with 34 mile, while 25 cents admission covers admittance. Citations target a 2:011 beat as entries include 12 starters and a 2:30 pace event.
In Salt Lake City Utah promoter Texas Ricard canceled the Gans-Nelson fight planned for Labor Day in Bly Ney. He cited inability to arrange rail rates from Utah and California points. The promoter faces a $1500 forfeit.
Four year old Albert Bengs dies after brain fever. The notice mentions a family and local events with a remodeling sale advertisement fragment.
A midnight intruder at Sacred Heart academy eluded capture after descending a fire escape at the girls and siglers dormitory. Watchman fired the alarm but the burglar fled before Sheriff Grice and Deputy Hughes reached the scene. A discharged employee, expelled multiple times, is suspected as the same man seen attempting entry.
The Robison Chapel band plans a bead concert and ice cream festival at the Sreting School House next Saturday evening. Mrs. Richael Douglass, recently back from Fork Wayne, returns home this Sunday. Mr John Swart passed the civil service examination last Saturday. Admiral coffee.
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