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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1911
Page
13
An advertisement promotes Parisian Sage as a cosmetic for women claiming it enhances beauty, growth, and dress sense. It asserts benefits like soothing skin, preventing hair loss, and improving overall appearance, urging readers to keep a bottle at home for daily use.
Superintendent Louis B C Schroeder announced the Fort Wayne free employment bureau will open its offices Thursday. Located near the courthouse, the bureau will receive employment applications and list employers seeking workers. Deputy John Wessel will run the office while Schroeder visits factories to gauge labor demand and promote the new service.
June 5 Butler News reports a series of social visits and gatherings across Butler and nearby towns. Grand Rapids visitors Gladva Koneslay and Hezel Stavare attended at the Madden home while Miss Ida Madden hosted a tea party for Auburn residents, and relatives in Auburn hosted guests at Edgerton Ohio. Other short mentions include Hillsdale guests, Waterloo entertainment, and Miss Lucy Johnson with Mrs Jud Gee visiting Edgerton relatives.
Barratt of Kansas City representing land survey engineer Kessler to head a comprehensive park and boulevard improvement plan for the city. Barratt arrived and will supervise preliminary field work, submitting data to Kessler who will design the plans. Kessler is to arrive soon to direct the project.
Bluffton Ind June 3 Judge RK vit of Fast Wayne will deliver the address at the union medal services to be held by all Pythias lodges of Vel le county at the Grend opera house in this city on Bundey. Foley's Kidney Remedy endorsed by McConnell and D N Pharmacy for chronic kidney and bladder troubles and improving function.
B Beimer of 2466 Spy Row avenue sustained a broken arm and bruises after falling fourteen feet from an iron sign hanger on Broadway while installing an electric sign. Dr. Schorris attended. In Brurfton Indiana June 3 a marriage notice records Miss Carle Dustman and Ar Wasry Warman wed on June 3 and will reside on Baldwin street. Adams County Board of Review in session at Decatur June 3, with County Assessor Gentis Auditor Hi and Treasurer O, WW Yarer and two appointers present.
Auction notice states household furniture will be sold at 1227 West Wayne Street on Wednesday at 2 pm as the owner is leaving the city. The item is a private sale by a moving household. The notice appears in a local classifieds section.
Fragmentary line items list Meyers' 4 Staras with Verena and bugs and a Patterson-Fletcher Co reference. Details are unreadable but indicate a product or notice context with odd phrasing and pricing shorthand.
Senator McCumber led a probe into reciprocity with Ridder defending press independence and denouncing a paper trust. Senator Stone and Essley protested insults to witnesses as Ridder described indictments against paper makers and urged open paper markets while Clark pressed Ridder on a letter meant to spur favorable coverage.
Fort Wayne district of the Woman's Home Missionary Association of the Methodist Church will hold its annual convention in Decatur at the First Methodist Church from June 14. District president Mrs. John Nibuck announced the program featuring devotions, addresses, reports, and elections across sessions on Tuesday June 14 and Wednesday June 15 with offerings, solos, and discussions on organizational growth and pledge methods.
Merchants from New Bridge discuss Tenmessaa avenue and the crossing of the St Joseph river, urging bridge work to begin. The session of the Mercyient association and the Commercial club featured talks on delivery routes and practical lamination, with members adjourned to hear a lecture.
In Homewell Kansas on June 1 a quorum of the city council failed to meet with Mayor Elia V Wilson. She told a gathered crowd that they did not intend to meet, but she would stand firm and declare the council seats vacant if necessary, anticipating support from authorities.
In Indianapolis Jynes Ray Bronson of Indianapolis defeated Morrie Bloom of Chicago by decision in ten rounds. Bronson, the heavier man at catch weights, landed two hard blows in the eighth. Bloom boxed cautiously and the later rounds were tame. Bloom fought defensively, and Bronson failed to extend the lead in the final rounds.
In a letter to Hon P A Randall Capt Charles Campbell special rep of the Toledo Fort Wayne and Chicago Deep Waterway Association describes Col Mills pleasure at data supplied by Frank B Taylor. Mills plans to confer with Col Zinn on preliminary survey work. Also note death of Gen RB Brinkerhoff renowned prison reformer at Mansfield home.
Mary Aurand, aged 79, wife of Alva Aurand and longtime resident west of Decatur, died this morning at her daughter Mrs. John Bolinger’s home in West Mourne street. Born in Acking county Ohio as Mary Bright, she had been ill for weeks and leaves several children and a sister Barbara Young. Funeral set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. from Peery church with procession from Bolinger home. Lyie Shank named superintendent of Stenden county schools after 21 ballots. republican auditor cast deciding vote.
In Indianapolis a federal court case against Charles A. Daves, a South Bend lawyer, charged as principal and accessory with obstructing justice and corruptly influencing a witness, went to the jury. Testimony linked Davey to hiring witness Melvin McMillen to lease the state and to a bribe scheme, which Davey denied.
Bluffton Ind June 5 The Bluffton high school commencement at the Grand opera house marked the largest class yet with 43 graduates receiving diplomas. Dr Guy Potter Benton Miami University president gave the class address as the school chorus provided music. Rev Clark Crawford delivered the baccalaureate sermon urging graduates to specialize for success in life and noting rapid advances in knowledge.
Letter received by Charles Pierce for Mrs. Louise Lee of Wet Springs Ark requests locating her father Nelson Rose who visits Ula city and nearby Indiana annually. Mrs. Lee notes her husband recently died and she longs to reunite with her father. A local gang sighting near the Wabash river three weeks ago is mentioned amid this family appeal. Also noting Swiss underwear sale and a Bluffton farm house fire report with $100 loss insured.
The Paragon Manufacturing firm reorganized as Pollak Waist Co with capital of 20000 dollars. H Pollak becomes president and R Pollak vice president with K MacDougall as secretary treasurer. Directors include Herman Pollak M C McDougal Catherine McDougal and C Worden. The Frank Challenger Hardware Co also reorganized with 21000 capital. Directors are C F Challenger and Jacnd Funk. A fire damaged a Oniondale residence roof but caused no major harm. A wind storm in the county toppled trees and damaged fruit near Mount Zion. no serious injuries reported.
Bluffton Indiana June 5 Forrest Honroe a local painter and Leonard of Fort Wayne fell from a residence on South Main Street this forenoon. They received injuries described as bad gashes and other wounds.
Decatur Ind June Adsams of Portland, manufacturer, leased the north side of the city for a walling factory. He has now leased the old Wail plant at Seventh and Jefferson for three years and will operate his heading plant there. He has purchased part of the machinery for use in the operation. Timber is being hauled and the factory will soon be in operation with Reed, son in law of Adsams, in charge locally.
The article reports Jime Koenig of Decatur Ind as president and general manager candidate of Fort Wayne Springfield Railway, announcing the birth of a boy to H. Koenig and wife in St. Maria. The family now has two boys and one girl. The piece notes hot weather and a sale on wash suits up to 4.06. It also covers a Springfield court ruling upholding the commission form of government as constitutional, with appeal planned to the state supreme court.
The University of California Glee Club of seventeen members departed through this city last night on the Nickel Plate en route to the Atlantic. The party will tour Europe, giving concerts at several major centers. The students performed a few songs during their brief stop at the local depot.
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