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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1910
Page
6
The copy urges consumers to inventory every room for Gold Dust uses. It claims the product cleans and sterilizes, useful in bathrooms kitchens laundries and pantries. It promotes having a package in each room and suggests letting the Gold Dust Twins do the work.
Improving Fort Wayne Electric Works shows rapid progress as new casting warehouse and off storehouse rise near the engine tool area. A brick off store building with 150 yards of floor space will house oil and be fireproof, while plans move Nos 13 44 15 to the west side retaining wall to create a roadway to the new factory. Construction concentrates along the south end near the lab, with conduit work about half finished and nearly all major structures underway.
Water mains work by the Pennsylvania company progresses citywide. The line from Lafayette Street runs west along the shop area then toward Calhoun and Baker streets, with upgrades planned to continue to Orchard and other streets. The project aims to complete the main trench before the end of the season.
Tart Washo was the popular center of attraction as excursionists visited the city with heavy train traffic reported at stations. Tickets moved through the Pennsylvania line to South Bend and Plymouth, where a special train of twenty seven coaches carried 1,890 travelers to witness a fire ball game. Traffic was heavy between 10:80 and 7 and 10 o'clock as Lake Era service planned various movements.
Wayne Federation of Labor and several unions meet at Harmony hall this evening including Switchmen's Union No 48 and Bricklayers International Union. Local rail excursions to Fort Wayne Cincinnati Toledo Rome City and Chicago attract hundreds, with Lake Erie and Lake Shore lines carrying large crowds and the Nickel Plate's 1.00 rate drawing many travelers.
The Harriman lines placed a large locomotive order amid talk of rail cost cuts. Baldwin Locomotive Co of Philadelphia will build eighty five powerful passenger engines worth 1,125,000. Delivery is set for the last three months of the year. Allen Johnson, Baldwin vice president, expects no cancellations and notes ample orders to keep 14,000 workers employed.
Mack of Wayne dominated with ten strikeouts as the Packardy held their rivals to few hits. Weberya and Lanterberg sparked the offense while Finnstore and Bond contributed in the field. Lindor pitched nine strong innings before exiting with a leg issue.
MECATUR Indiana June items note Miss Pete Pardy’s birthday surprise by Entre Nouv cle group with refreshments in Fort Wayne. Local social updates include Miss Flora Edwarda visiting Fort Wayne, Mr J B Bolton and Miss Weosiy Main at Fort Wayne, and various relatives traveling to Hillsdale Michigan. County news mentions Lawrence Blam’s eye injury at a rock quarry, Adams circuit court summer vacation, and local guests from Chicago and Matt Ti visiting. Commencement at St Joseph’s Collegeville lists Lawrence Blam and classmates completing the commercial course with honors. other family members depart for Collegeville for exercises.
Following Humane Society warnings that any attempt by the Weil der Carnival company to exhibit a live dog would lead to cruelty charges, the cannibal orgies were canceled. Society officials prepared to call the bluff, and the manager chose caution over spectacle.
Woodburn Indiana June 12 notes R Blackburn and family visited Fort Wayne. Edward Maserang and wife spent Sunday at Gar Creek. Joseph Syphers and family from Antwerp visited Woodburn. Many locals traveled to Fort Wayne for errands and hospital news. Plus a short item on Pennsylvania Railway adding five miles of track between Princeton and Warsaw with 106-pound rails and ongoing extension plans.
An interview with Charles Co Deam, visiting from Indianapolis, outlines a plan to integrate forest fire wardens into the duties of the present deputy Nish and grimmen commissioners. He notes fires devastate large forested areas and urges co ordinated duties to improve fire response, highlighting Brown County’s repeated burn history. Funeral notices for Betz, Foohey Jr., McMuhen, and others follow, listing services and burial plans.
The body of Mrs Cornelia Ann Elzey of Decatur who died suddenly while visiting her son in the city will be shipped to Decatur for burial. The coroner attributed heart trouble after a several months illness. Also reported is the death of Joy Pease near Grover, a man 48, following a leg injury and blood poisoning. Horace Walton, 41, died after weeks with dropsy at Lutheran Hospital. funeral plans in progress with family details noted.
Mrs Willan Snyder and Mrs Wit Har Strais of New Et Ind are mother and sister of Mrs J W Squirex of 1652 West Main Street via Ind. John, eleven, son of Mr Inck Tabor of Orchard Street, fell from a binding framework and broke his left arm. Franklin, Ind, yesterday, saw annual missionary scene at Franklin College commencement. Dr J C Merrill, a college professor, led the pulpit here in morning and evening. Rev A J Felvom of Portland delivered sermons at Plymouth Congregational Church.
This afternoon Indies day at the Lyric features a matinee where every attending lady will receive handsome pieces of imported Japanese china at no cost. The china is displayed in the Lyric Lobby and the new Lyric show this week promises acts with strong records to please all.
Sunday brought rare church services with children day exercises across First Methodist Episcopal First Baptist Third Presbyterian and Fylouth Congregational churches. Reverent programs highlighted the occasion with candidates to receive the apprentice degree at the meeting of Soire Hayles Lodge No. 58 Fund A at First Baptist church this evening.
Syracuse Ind June 22 The Indiana Lumbermen's association will open its annual meeting at Wawasesinko Monday morning with eighty to one hundred members and dealers expected in attendance. Arrivals have begun as the program leans toward informal recreation.
Garrett Ind June 12 announced that car repairers are wanted at the B and C shops. The effort aims to attract good men as work in every department is in fair condition. With national financial pressures easing gradually, shop owners expect stable or higher hiring through the summer.
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