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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1912
Page
2
In Fort Wayne and nearby towns the Mass Daily and Sunday paper offer subscription plans. Rates include 20 cents per week by carrier, 30 cents by mail with Sunday, and yearly options with or without Sunday editions. Includes various monthly and single issue terms.
Fragmentary notes touch on political pledges for president and Indiana governorship. Mentions Fort Wayne asphalt work and inspector roles, a short weigh incident with a city iceman, and a 135th anniversary dated June 24. References health department efforts to curb disease breeding weeds and vacant lots with Dr. Grill leading the health board.
The health department calls for a sustained weed control effort through the summer. Netting and printing will be used to publicize the fight, vacant lots will be traced to owners via county records, ownership confirmed in three days, then weeds will be cut at city expense billed to property owners through the tax collector.
A historical overview notes proposed amendments to the federal constitution such as the sixteenth seventeenth and eighteenth amendments. It traces adoption timelines from 1791 through 1870 and references major changes surrounding presidential terms and civil war amendments.
The Hon Stephen B Fleming was nominated by Adams and Allen county representatives as a gerogeratic candidate for joint senator and the people will approve the choice. A man of affairs active in Fort Wayne and Allen county Fleming supports essential state laws and upholds reforms while remaining devoted to public service and his home region.
Fragments indicate a discussion of a national convention and nominations. Unclear names or places are readable, suggesting political maneuvering and potential party slate changes. Further readable details are needed to anchor entities and outcomes.
A musically inclined reflection notes that music soothes the mind and inspires thought though ignorance is not a sin. It discusses the abuses of convention rooting at political gatherings, the lack of debate, and the high costs of securing audience turnout. It compares lobbying to a steel company avoiding factory conditions for meetings.
Congressmen Cyrus Cline writes to the Journal-Gazette praising the Editorial Association of Indiana event in Fort Wayne. He hails the 12th district Democrats as united and disciplined, noting an unprecedented calm, deliberation, and resolve fueling the party ahead of the 1912 campaigns.
Fort Wayne civic committee asks health officials to assess whether river bathing is safe given flowing sewage and river contamination. The Board of Health is urged to respond promptly with guidance on bathing in rivers in their present foul condition.
Public health memo from Fort Wayne Indiana dated June 1 1912 discusses river water pollution risks and typhoid fever from sewage contamination. Signed by A Crull secretary to the Municipal Ownership and Civic Improvement Committee, addressing an inquiry.
The article recalls the first national convention dating to 1613 in Baltimore and traces early party practices. It notes anti Masons and early federalist tensions, with references to Jefferson Monroe and leadership shifts as conventions evolved. The piece mentions nominating methods moving from state votes to congressional influence and political upheaval shaping the party system.
The Baltimore convention gathered 326 delegates from across the union as party tensions ran high over tariff and policy. No formal platform was adopted, Jacksonian principles remained guiding, and the nominating process for president remained unsettled though the caucus and direct primary drained attention from the convention. Also noted are local family notices including births and visits, with brief reports on community names and movements.
Laborers needed for concrete work on the Coombs street bridge project. Applicants should have prior experience in formwork and pouring concrete, with a firm grasp of safety standards. Immediate work available with steady pay and potential for longer assignment.
The article notes Benny Hierke and Te Denn attending a reception at a local venue with Attendants Seiden and others. The ceremony includes a bride named Tame and an official banded event. References to Wheatare Waliea and Fact Waitin appear in the fragmented text.
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