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Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1911

Page

12

Graduation gowns and weddings fill society notes

The Fort Wayne society page details graduations from high school to university, with gowns, lace, gowns, and invitations. It also reports numerous weddings, showers, and entertaining events across churches, homes, and clubs, naming Bertha Lyos, William Kayser Jr., Irene Lauer, Robert J. Miller, and many more, with dates, venues, and attendees.

Mis Bertha,Lyos William Kayser, Jr Hmétiuel Lutheran Church

Grace Bryan Now Mrs Hargreaves

Grace Dexter Bryan youngest daughter of William Jennings Bryan and Richard Lewis Hargreaves married at the Bryan home in Lincoln before about one hundred relatives and friends.

Mrs. Kenyon South Lincoln, Neb Grace Dexter Bryan William Jennings Bryan Richard Lewis Hargreaves Lincoln Vairview Bryan

Franchise Tax Question Soon to Be Adjusted

The Fort Wayne finance committee after meeting with Manager Moéltering of the Home Telephone and Telegraph company will advise the council on interpreting the franchise contract. It calls for a 2 percent franchise tax on gross earnings from Fort Wayne business including toll calls to and from the city and revenue from calls passing through the local exchange. The committee argues the city cannot claim 2 percent on earnings from plants in surrounding towns. The phone company holds tolls through the local exchange should not be charged if the messages do not originate in Fort Wayne. The percentage collected on these messages is being disputed.

Finance Moéltering Home Telephone and ‘Telegraph Company Fort Wayne

City Hall to Review Municipal Finances and Lighting Plan

A cautious outline notes a likely satisfactory settlement on the issue. The committee will meet at City Hall to review the financial report submitted by the city and the operation report of the municipal lighting plan.

Mayflower Mills Fire Finally Extinguished

Fire at the Mayflower mills burned sixteen days after starting Sunday morning two weeks earlier. Fire Chief George Jasper said crews found smoldering sacks in the basement ruins, which reignited once debris was cleared. Firemen poured water on the remaining rubbish, though most danger is over and the fire is out for now.

Mayfower Mills Carlet George Jasper Mayflower Jasper Cay

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