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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1916
Page
17
Fort Wayne merchants and manufacturers showcase extensive booths with electrified displays for home use. Mayor Hosey visits the city booth as crowds flock to the Hippodrome lineup featuring The Duttons and a long bill of acts. A performer named Mirzi Dutton was briefly injured but continued the show.
Aviator Bill Heth of the Berger company staged a series of exhibition flights across Allen county towns including New Haven Monroeville Woodhurn and Harton visiting Churchasen Blue Lake and returning to Fort Wayne. Promoters Postmaster Miller and J S Herger praised the effort and forecast Fort Wayne and the state would see the greatest show if weather stays good. Discount offers on goggles and accessories promoted during the centennial sale by Fort Wayne Overland Co.
Fort Wayne society notes announce Miss Ida Grabner will marry Albert Pranger on June 20 morning. Grabner daughter of Henry J. Grabner East Washington boulevard. Pranger son of H J Pranger East Washington boulevard and assistant cashier at Howser works. Both families hosted a recent social gathering and note the couple’s esteem among friends.
House members pressed the issue of a four day adjournment beyond three days without Senate consent. Speaker Clark agreed a bad precedent was set while Democrats debated a resolution to permit a four day break. Some senators hinted at a Wednesday session if a quorum could be formed.
New York representative London asks President Wilson to seize every chance to aid Jews in Russia facing oppression. He argues for broader relief amid postwar conditions. The president replied he would take no steps at this time.
A vast scramble for delegates to the Republican national convention unfolds in Chicago with Hughes emerging as a second choice for many instructed delegates. Roosevelt loyalists push for his presence to prevent a split, while some leaders favor direct negotiation with Roosevelt. Campaigners fear every transfer may put delegates into Hughes’ camp as ballots loom. The scene includes a Centennial Post Card promotion at Reservoir Park and nearby promotions in Chicago.
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