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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1908
Page
19
The 1905 summer vogue urges slim silhouettes with high shoulder seams, looser coats, and minimal padding. Sack coats shorten, center vents replace side vents, and trousers abandon turned cuffs while fitting closer at the boot. Double breasted coats regain favor with restrained waistlines and simple cuffs.
A historical snippet cites the New York Sun noting that across materials the range of color is narrow and that professionals from salespeople to designers would converge on the color gray as the prevailing choice. The remark reflects midcentury fashion culture prioritizing subdued palettes.
Ang ota Indiana July 25 One hundred or more Steuben County veterans and families held a reunion and basket picnic at the Angola fairgrounds. A morning of greetings and reminiscences led to a large noon meal and a formal outdoor program with talks by veterans. Andrew Somersett, a former prisoner of war, declined to speak. music and songs drew lively participation. The gathering pledged to begin an annual reunion series with plans to be announced.
The Fort Wayne and Union City districts hold their annual Free Methodist camp meeting at Bluffton for ten days from July 9 to August 9. Rev J H Flower and wife of St will assist. Rev Flower spoke in the city about a year ago on rescuing neglected girls. Rev C W Wade of Mishawaka will lead, with many locals expected to attend.
Retail grocers announce a five week prize shoot at Corner Row and Gun Club grounds starting today. Open to all city residents with no entry fee. Handicaps set at fourteen to twenty yards. contestants must shoot at least 100 targets across three Sundays. Referee Charles Pressler and head handicapper Max Witzigreuter, who will travel to Sturgis for an amateur shoot, will oversee events.
Proprietor John McAlevy of the Randall hotel sues Afr George Swain Jr over possession of the hotel cigar stand. Swain claims lease rights, while McAlevy contends the lease is worthless. The case moved from Justice Tantey to Justice Huser's court.
Washington July 25 The United States Bureau of Labor has completed a careful study of how European countries address unemployment. It identifies three general classes of the unemployed: the employable the unemployable and the ...
In a humorous statistical riff, the speaker estimates 45 million clocks in U S homes with average dial diameters under six inches and clocks winding costs worth about 160 million dollars. He muses on winding time, clock prices, and old time pieces like hourglasses and sundials while praising traditional clocks.
The article surveys Europe’s response to unemployment highlighting public employment bureaus in Germany and France, the Ghent system in Belgium, and Britain’s out-of-work benefits. It notes German and Swiss shelters for workers, state-supported relief stations, and the spread of voluntary and municipal relief works, with colonies in Germany and Switzerland offering shelter to those seeking work.
The aim is to better classify labor colonies for different unemployed classes, with many colonies still in early stages. Similar jea colonies exist in Belgium Switzerland and Halland for those arrested for begging persistent idleness and other minor offenses.
Four Anache chiefs named Black Hawk Big Wolf Little Horse and Two Arrows travel with James Veronee for Bunco in Arizona at The Majestic. In a city visit a drunken clash led Veronee to flee for help. Indians disciplined the showman and were kept under surveillance while one man was dismissed and later fined.
Mr G L Spence of 719 Madison street has not been heard from since Thursday July 16. He is five feet ten inches, slender, with dark hair and a dark mustache and is quite deaf. His absence has caused great concern for his wife as the home life was harmonious and there was no reason for him to leave.
Barrett and Morris represent Pittsburg Plate Glass of Kokomo Ind. filing a $12 000 bond with Clerk J Logan to cover appeal costs from a £750 judgment won by Charles P Winch who was injured during an encounter with the defendant company. John W Eggermann advised the plaintiff.
Henry M. Zauner, long time chief engineer for Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction, was appointed chief engineer of the city’s new municipal plant. Residing at 244 Suttenfield Street, he will assume duties within days. Zauner, a renowned constructor and engineer, previously served Bass Foundry and Machine and traveled widely setting up machinery.
The veteran preacher Eli Walker, active for over sixty years, will address crowds at Swin ney park at 3 pm on his long ministry and salvation work. He has reportedly led about 10,009 souls into the church and worn out three baptismal suits in service.
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