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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1913
Page
2
A 1343 Port Wayne issue laments police secrecy and defends press access to arrest records. It rails against curbing public reporting while criticizing road neglect and calling for courthouse fountain planning. It also mocks gender dress regulation debates and argues for changes enabling athletic attire and female participation.
A series of public notices from editors of the Journal Gazette and related papers announces Democratic nominations for city clerk and council seats. Names include PAYER M BRAUN, WILLIAM G OVERCHAR, CHARLES II BOHR, FRANK E SINGREY, CHARLES F WELCH, CUAS ARASCIL, and EUGENE B SMITH, all stating candidacy is subject to primary voters' decisions in June.
The Chicago Record Herald notes lawmakers and senators facing pressure from lobbying, with ridicule fading as more details surface. It discusses how opinion is manufactured and how legislators are bombarded by correspondents, signaling widespread influence and fear of ruin.
The piece argues that organized trusts and cliques flood legislators with erasing letters and threats, creating fake public opinion to sway policy as terms end and re elections loom. It notes senators and editors overlook evolving lobbying methods and mocks old political operatives for resisting change.
The four national banks in Fort Wayne report deposits above half a million with several banks showing gains from 475000 to 220000. Trust companies also rise as per morning statements indicating prosperous conditions. Officials predict further growth and a high peak in bank deposits.
Funeral services for Benjamin Studebaker, 79, a Bluffton pioneer, will be held Tuesday afternoon at the Six Allla church. Rev R Page of Six Mile will preside. He died at his home south of town from heart trouble. Surviving children are Della, George, Frank, Charles, John Studebaker, and Mrs Peter Poss, all of Wells County, and Margaret Nelson of Detroit. Surviving brothers and sisters are A T and D D Studebaker of Wells County, George Studebaker of Eldorado Kansas, and Mrs O P Markley of the county.
Restore appetite and vigor with Worsford's Acid Phosphate. Highlighted as especially recommended for restoration of appetite, strength, and vitality amid general weakness.
Columbia City Indiana June 4 Frank Wahlter, fifteen, son of Mr and Mrs Joe Wallace, was shot in the left index finger with a 12 gauge shotgun while playing with friends. The finger was injured, later developed lockjaw. He was cauterized and treated, then taken to Fort Wayne for serum. Outcome pending.
Guy Heath a thirty year old signal light trimmer on the Tennessee lines was struck by two freight engines and died in a local hospital within half an hour at Marton Indiana on June 8. He dismounted to escape one train and stepped into the other, mangled beyond recovery.
A number of Vorth Wayne residents are invited to the sixty ninth annual Notre Dame commencement scheduled for the 16th. The program includes a pre commencement talk by former Michigan senator Hon. tows and a high mass on Monday morning followed by the baccalaureate sermon by Rev. William Joseph Terhy. An elegy lecture and evening exercises feature degrees and awards, with Governor Cox of Ohio delivering the closing address.
Jacob Stout, 68, died at home on South Johnston Street from gangrene in one foot linked to Brights disease and alleged misuse of poison. Stout had run a grocery, saloon, yard and hotel at different times. Survived by several children: Minnie Smith, Hugh, Meriona, Carl A., Omar, all of Blairton. Grover of Detroit.
Dr J W Thompson relocates his medical practice to the Empress Theatre Building at the corner of Wayne and Clinton streets.
Storekeeper Ganger A. F. Gossert, long at Port Wayne, received a letter from Internal Revenue Collector Hlam Tt. Neal of Indianapolis directing him to report for duty at Lawrenceburg Algamerc. The action exonerates Gossert and confirms his good standing after domestic trouble charges.
Karl of Portland Oregon will be honored with a home funeral service at 2 30 on Tuesday under the direction of Rev HB Diefen taal. The burial will take place at Falewiew cemetery.
The case of Frederick Rempis v Fort Wayne Electric Works was settled out of court before Clerk Logan of the federal court yesterday. Rempis sought 5000 dollars. McAdams Hartzell represented Rempis while Thomas Townsend and Edwin M Malae represented the electric company.
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