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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1908
Page
6
A city committee toured pumping stations with Mayor Heser and Works Board members to review water supply and emergency basins. They emphasized a ready No 1 pump system capable of delivering 3 000 600 gallons of pure water daily and a dam basin for rapid firefighting use, dismissing sensational reports as unfounded.
Rainfall softened the speedway but a bright sun and light winds should leave the track in fine condition today. Yesterday's results include 2:20 pace won by Gordon Prince and 2:34 trot won by Brac Girdie, with McMahon stables securing several purses amid wet conditions and cautious driving.
In Quebec on July 24 the Prince of Wales led a grand review of British and American forces on the Plains of Abraham. He officiated at the Wolfe monument unveiling and mingled with gala crowds at Parliament Buildings as Vice President Fairbanks and Field Marshal Roberts looked on from the viewing stand.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe British occupation resistance and a royal visit. Mentions a reception hosted by the mayor of Quebec and a government event at a province building. Details are obscured and names unclear.
At Pierceton Indiana on July 24 the trial of Jane Gur charged with assaulting Thurtle and Elia Cox was postponed until Monday morning before Justice Henry Graham. A woman witness proposed Sunday trial. another objected due to washing. Mrs Guy corrected her name to Jennie and requested to be called Jennie.
The Amocratic County Committee will hold a meeting this afternoon at the new headquarters at Main and Harrison streets. Chairman W A Johnson issued the call with expectations of full attendance to discuss campaign opening preparations and other important business.
Wells and Adams county boards of commissioners met in Bluffton on July 2 to authorize the Lehsaiger stone tid construction on the Adams Wells line. Myers and Klopfenstine won the contract. Jonas Neurntelhwaner was named construction superintendent.
Fragmented city notice reports Warsaw City Council considering action on West Center Street between Molugthia and Calen streets. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR but indicate an official move affecting local land parcels and street layout. Local residents await official clarification.
A historical weather brief notes Saturday and Sunday with east wind prevailing across Washington Ohio and nearby rivers. Forecasters predict clear to partly cloudy skies with mild temperatures and gusty breezes along the waterways.
William J. Bryan rode in from Lincoln to Omaha and, amid a cheering crowd, spoke from a baggage truck at the depot for about fifteen minutes. Introduced by Congressman John Sharp Williams, he emphasized unity within the Democratic party and noted the campaign would address proposals formally.
A garbled wartime article notes cheers for the next president along a link, with continuation promised on later page. The text includes corrupted phrases about WWI and a Chicago castle, hindered by unreadable characters and missing details.
Reports from Saloniki Constantinople and Belgrade describe the restoration of a Turkish constitution after over three decades of autocratic rule. An imperial decree ordains a deputies’ assembly and a new constitution, seen as a revival of the 1876 charter amid Young Turk influence and regional mutinies in Macedonia.
Warsaw Indiana July 23 combatants Miblon Hoppis and Henry Pittenger who clashed in the business district Wednesday evening before a band concert were not tried today both men injured and unable to appear Pittenger suffered a chewed finger and a bad ankle Hoogis required medical care following the scuffle the dispute stemmed from a controversy between the two men who work for Maver A Rigdon they will be tried Saturday forenoon
Bluffton Indiana July 24 two men caught on a Clover Leaf freight train by Marion police last evening and brought to this city to answer a housebreaking charge gave their names as Jonathan of Nebraska and Edward Watson of Detroit Michigan. Both deny the accusation and say they boarded the train at Toledo Ohio. This morning Mr and Mrs Linn whose home was entered by the men saw them at the jail and picked both from a group of eight prisoners. A preliminary hearing will be given and they will be bound over until the September term of the circuit court.
Be WM Rinear of Sluffton, a longtime resident, is likely the only woman in the county to vote in two presidential elections. Married to WM Rinear, she previously lived in Denver and voted for Bryan in 1900 and Parker in 1914, both losing sides. She regrets she cannot vote in the upcoming fall election due to residence in Indians where only heads of households vote.
Wells County assessor Joann French plans a trip through Klahema and Peyaa to study farms and stores. The term of office expires January 1, 1910, and if he relocates to the southwest after leaving office, he will move immediately upon clearance.
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