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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1911
Page
8
An ad touts Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a natural family laxative suitable for young to elderly, claiming gentle internal toning without weakness. It stresses buying only genuine California Fig Syrup Co. products clearly labeled on each package.
Fort Wayne prepares for a free employment bureau with L T C Schroeder named superintendent. The office, on the first floor of the court home, will coordinate with local manufacturers to align labor demand and bureau purchases. The move aims to curb seasonal drift and improve worker placement while unions negotiate a holiday amid grocers and meat cutters disputes.
William Shoray of Wabash reports the shopmen of the Wabash railroad plan their annual excursion to Detroit via Toledo and the river boat, leaving Fort Wayne around 6 am on June 2. Coaches and two special trains are reserved to seat about 1,600, with past attendance exceeding 1,200. The trip includes rides with the Electrot echnic club to Cedar Point and the Wicker-Plate crew. Earnings for April show operating revenue 26,901,817 and net revenue 36,624,674 after expenses. linewest and lines east figures compare showing substantial net gains amid cost curtailments.
A Wabash train collision near Detahliaat Sunday has been linked to Charles Tuley of Chicago through identification by William Tully, master medianic of the Nickel Plate at Fort Warns. Tuley is said to be the brother of the deceased, Charles Tuley, of Chicago.
At a meeting of Carpenters Union No. 23, officers were nominated and slated for election. The session was held in the union hall, with officers to be finalized after the Thursday night vote.
Tonight’s union calendar lists meetings for FA Amalgamated Association No 9 in Fort Dodge, Iron workers No 14, and Carriers 116 at Post Office. Bricklayers No 12 convenes at Bricklayers’ Hall.
The group voted to continue for thirty days and extend the campaign for members through the end of June. The low initiation fee remains in effect. At the last meeting twenty three candidates were initiated, with the local expected to add many more as contractors accept an agreement.
President Taft will travel to Chicago to deliver two speeches on Canadian reciprocity. Secretary Misher and Secretary Effle will accompany him. He will skip the Chicago New York baseball game despite invitations. Bupt. Wardrop of Pennsylvania leaves for Pittsburgh to meet Taft and escort him west to Chicago. Taft will ride in a private car attached to train No. 8% second section, arriving Fort Wayne around 4:30 p.m. with road foreman Enje Co R Colmer and assistant trainmaster C L Hamilton meeting the party for transfer. The train will stop about ten minutes in Fort Wayne.
Yard clerk B Barling in the Pennsylvanian trainmasters office resigned effective yesterday and left for Decatur Indiana to join his brother in the poultry business. Barling had long service with the company and recently took a lengthy health related leave of absence, with illness cited as a probable cause for his departure.
The Pennsylvania engine 7514, wrecked in a collision near Chingsa, arrived at Fort Wayne yesterday after overhaul at Altoona shops. The locomotive was badly dismantled but has been repaired into a practically new condition.
A large delegation to a church convention left Fort Wayne by special Pennsylvania route train to Chicago yesterday. The whirlwind trip involved nine teen delegates and traveling officials, with various railroad and local workers noted in the dispatch.
Exaggerated plea urges extermination of rats and pests with Stearns' Paste. Mentions mice cockroaches and waterbugs as threats to city and country dwellings. Offers paste in 25¢ and 2.90 prices, marketed by Stearns' Bi30fie Paste Company of Chicago.
Reports of several workers at Pennsylvania and Watesh shops sustaining injuries and illnesses. One machinist recovered from a severe hand wound, another eye infection required hospital care, and an engineer returned home after health-related leave. A baby birth and a seasonal health update are noted among the figures tied to factory life.
A prominent Indiana Furniture Co announces the largest selection of porch and lawn swings in the city. Large display, new arrivals, and seasonal discounts highlighted to attract homeowners seeking outdoor comfort and style.
Local notices record Kendallville teaching contract, park grand opening at Gertania Park with Packard band, and several residents resigning from Indianapolis posts. A Springfield township wedding for Bazel and Ort Walter is announced, with details on venue and dates.
In Lake Indiana Warsaw residents face tack famine hindering Mardi Gras preparations for Winona marble and granite stainers. Captain F and Pine report crews losing saws while awaiting supply as ten pounds of desired tack weight shipped from Fort Wayne are scarce. Workmen now craft with pie sticks, munfin and swater paint to finish pillars and columns.
City proclamation invites citizens and merchants to a June Yurnfest with Turners leading the festivities. Promotes harmony, physical culture, and hospitality. requests decorations for homes and businesses to welcome thousands of visitors. notes colors black red and gold and cautions against unauthorized solicitations.
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