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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1919
Page
7
June 10 report from Chicago details delays in a court martial inquiry as committee members discuss procedural reforms. Witnesses include Colonel West and Colonel Eugene West, with debate on death penalty scope, officer competency, and legal reforms to speed and improve military trials.
A garbled news batch details a Van Wert man awarded 8600 in damages from a personal injury case arising from a 1904 accident involving a railway switch signal. Other items note local political races, business burglaries in Ohio City, grain purchasing plans by Van Wert farmers, a postponed Fourth of July celebration, and farm society meetings. The report mentions Leygies Yue Ghia Hlecrele and several named locals amid scattered phrases.
Until supply sold or further notice our surplus stock coke for immediately delivery will be sold at guaranteed price of $8.75 per ton. If price is lowered before October 1st you will get back the difference. Payment in four monthly installments from dealers who extend credit. You cannot lose. Order immediately from any dealer.
In Orsk the Russian Telegraph Agency reports a Bolshevik tale of a priest, Nicholas Boniur, supposedly frozen alive amid evacuations. The account says cold water briefly revived him before he died from the exposure. Fort Wayne Builders' Supply seeks yard laborers for steady employment.
Bluffton Indiana church reports total contributions of 521,178.90 and over subscription of about 11 dollars per member, with 48000 in Bluffton. The official board grants Rev. C. N. Smith a four week vacation and plans a New Year revival. A three day conference of Reformers, Methodists, Presbyterians, and Baptists is set for Boiling Springs along the Wabash River.
In France there are about 150 000 Chinese workers and a weekly newspaper printed in Chinese. It is unofficial and claims a 2000 paid circulation, using Wenli script rather than Mandarin spelling.
Paris fashion notes announce new desert styled dress trends as Paris hosts famed creator returning from Helsinki with transformative ideas for women's wear. An ad seeks girls for Eagle Laundry Company.
An advertisement touts a value laden loaf from Haffner's bakery. It claims a tonny’s worth of bread per loaf at 15e from all dealers, highlighting broad availability and bulk pricing.
Weather data from the Local Office Weather Bureau Ta for 21 hours ending 200 M June 1 1949 shows end hour temperature 41.0 F and 108. Highest temperature 35. Latest reading since month start 2. Day precipitation total none. Barometer 30.54 inches. Relative humidity 23 percent. Observations indicate no significant rainfall and steady barometric pressure.
A Lafayette Place community council formed by local property owners met at the Chamber of Commerce to plan progress toward annexation by the city. Attendees urged early action to fund and start improvements, including a public road, stone stair service on Calhoun Street, and development of tennis and playground facilities.
Tod Bricker a Wabash Indiana based chief pilot for a aviation service company died when his plane crashed during a parade tour over Missouri and Illinois. Engine trouble caused the craft to drop to the ground and catch fire killing Bricker who had served as a war era mechanic and instructor. His wife and mother learned of his death as his body was prepared for shipment to Wabash. This was the service company’s first fatal accident in a fleet of eight planes.
Motorcyclists announce the third annual Gypsy Tour set for June 14 and 15 at Lake James. The event lists organizers Lee H and Lo Daler at 1630 South Calhoun. The notice appears twice.
Bluffton Ind June 10 Robert , a drowning victim, will be buried Wednesday afternoon after services at the First Presbyterian Church to which both were connected. The Gardiner boy's funeral will be held at 0 o'clock with burial at Fairview.
Funeral services for Keaigh and Kreigh will be held at 12:20 PM at the cemetery with burial in Sturray cemetery. The boys, sons of John R Gardiner and Glen G Kreigh, drowned when they stopped off a deep ridge into 20 feet of water.
An old advertisement emphasizes a healthy liver and glandular system as defenses against fatigue liver problems and serious illness. It touts Grando Tonic as a remedy to regulate bowels nerves and blood, advises use at early tiredness, and notes availability from Grand-Aid Company Ft Wayne Indiana with a large $1.00 bottle.
In the Allen County Indiana circuit court April term 1919 Dito F Bens executor of Herman Bengs petitions to compel sale of real estate belonging to the estate to raise funds for debts and administration. Herman Henys a non resident defendant is named and served as an interested party with an answer due. The matter is scheduled for July 7 1940 in Fort Wayne with clerk Kent Sweft sealing the proceedings and attorney Martin Luecke representing the estate.
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