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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1916
Page
3
A local philanthropist opened his estate and hosted public activities, including shoe gifts for boys and a village musical program. The event featured a playful note about eating hard boiled eggs through a straw and referenced a 1267 plaid origin with light humor.
In Columbia City Fred Johnson a garage proprietor and Verna Diffendarter a partner in business accuse James Galvin a saloon keeper of pressuring Johnson to influence Diffendarter’s vote in a local election. A fracas left Johnson with a broken left arm and Galvin apologizes as potential court action looms.
Alfred Frankl, a one legged sprinter from the Bronx, trains under the Third Avenue elevated line while running exhibitions for his club. He lost his leg in childhood but built strength through the Bronx Church House athletic program, overcoming blisters and balance issues to race short distances and train in discus and javelin as he aims to compete against two legged athletes.
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