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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1908
Page
9
A vintage advertising note urges coating doors screens furniture and metalwork with Jap-a-lac to restore freshness and protect surfaces. It lists color options for various materials and promotes the product as easy for novices, claiming wide use from windows to old automobiles and fences.
Dr and Mrs Gudd Van Sweringen are in Chicago for a week as Dr Van Sweringen attends sessions of the American Medical congress. Dr Hirschfelder of Johns Hopkins was guest of honor at a Wayne club luncheon amid several Fort Wayne physicians. Architect plans for the Scottish Rite cathedral are expected soon.
Whitley County News reports Miss Georgia Bodley has accepted a position in the abstract office of A. A. Lawrence in Columbia City. The move adds a staff member to the local records office and aligns Bodley with the firm's property title work.
Articles filed for Bowser Company Inc to operate from Chicago with 100000 capital stock, relocating to Illinois while maintaining the Chicago office. The piece notes increased orders, improving prospects, and mentions a crime link involving Ned Crawford to a Nickel Plate restaurant theft and embezzlement scheme.
Engineer Betor Riley completed a Philadelphia to Chicago run in three hours and twenty minutes with several stops. Despite not breaking west end records the feat drew praise from colleagues as drivers race to set faster times on the line, with Charles Somers previously holding the east end mark.
The monthly Wabash yard report records a drop in cars handled in May from the prior month. A total near 9 000 cars were run through the local yards including passenger cars, with nearly 10 000 cars handled during April.
A report notes a Pennsylvanian train journey of 279 miles in 272 minutes with a light two coaches and an engine moving smoothly on its right of way. Also mentions interlocking plant installation west of the city, and updates on railroad staff, sickness, and upcoming inspections.
A Pennsylvania team from local offices returned from Columbus bragging of a 2 to 0 win over an Ohio club. Samy Bostick sprained his ankle, and Fitzpatrick often rubs a sore spot when the game is mentioned. The Winona season opener was framed by a Pennsylvania luncheon plan that Fort Wayne offices refused to attend.
Omaha Mayor James Dahlman asserts that a $15,000 donation from Thomas E. Ryan through W. Sheehan was received and spent entirely in Nebraska for the 1904 Democratic state campaign for Parker. He says no national funds or Bryan involvement occurred, and notes Roosevelt carried Nebraska by a large margin while Berge lost by over 10,000.
Real economy notice advertises a six room modern house for sale with electric lights and bath. Inquiries directed to 1118 Rivermet Ave Lakeside.
The Guilt Compress company, capitalized at $1,090,000, was placed in receivership and placed under administration by C. C. Hanson. Appointed by Judge McCall of the U.S. court, the firm faces abnormal cotton crop conditions, a car shortage, and heavy litigation that hindered debt collection, prompting the filing for recovery.
New York reports Mauretania renown for a record voyage from Queenstown to New York in four days twenty hours and fifteen points at an average speed of 24.56 knots. The Cunard liner improved on its sister ship Britannia’s mark by a notable margin. The ship completed the crossing in 4 days 1 hour 33 minutes, beating the previous best by about five days and setting a new high record on the North Atlantic run.
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