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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1912
Page
2
Publication details show daily and Sunday editions offered by mail in advance. Rates include daily without Sunday and Sunday options, with prices for one month, one year, and combinations. Minor OCR quirks appear but the core offer and pricing are evident.
The piece laments drownings of boys of varying ages during swimming season. It notes repeated deaths from cramps and fatigue as youths attempt beyond their limits. Officials’ warnings have not prevented past tragedies, yet the call is issued again to clear the conscience.
A fragmented clipping highlights remarks on political figures like Thomas R. Marshall and references to Indiana and New Jersey names. It notes labor movement ties of Fred L. Fetck, a Chicago convention line, and a police speed enforcement motto by J Frank Mungovan. The piece hints at voter sentiment and public policy without cohesive narrative.
A New York delegate at large, Theodore Roosevelt, stands against party insistence by urging individual accountability in choosing the convention chair. The scene features Henry Cabot Lodge proposing Tuim Re Lynch as chair and Sabin’s Minnesota move, with Roosevelt’s bold intervention altering the debate.
An essay urges protecting fledgling birds from cats to safeguard crops and keep food prices affordable. It argues birds control insect pests, notes cats kill young birds, and calls for all households to bell their cats during the breeding season to limit carnage and preserve wildlife.
In 1911 six thousand nine hundred sixty physicians were examined for licenses across the states, per the Journal of the American Medical Association. The figures show a decline from 1908 1910, with 119 domestic colleges and 116 foreign graduates examined. Canadian graduates were surveyed in twenty seven states, many bordering states.
A Thought for To-Day argues that self denial and service to others form the core of virtue, linking individual perfection to communal good. It discusses a moral paradox and cites 1911 state medical board exam results showing varying failure rates across states and schools, highlighting the link between quality instruction and student success.
A reminiscence on cleaner rivers once suitable for swimming along the St Marys St Joe and Maumee, now polluted by sewage. The Sewage and Drainage report funded at 6000 dollars reveals four to five feet of sewage at some river bottoms, prompting calls for municipal ownership and improvement committee action.
A short reflective note attributes advocacy to a figure called J H Bekteh, praising service to the public and signaling a retreat from efforts to oppose reform. The piece hints at political tension surrounding progressives Bryan and Folk, with the public holding influence through “the Peta.”
Merritt Hughes of Columbia City received a call that his mother Mrs Mary Hughes died at Marion Ind near 6 o clock. Born October 17 1821 in Fayette County Ohio she married Charles W Hughes and moved to Whitley County in 1844. Six children were born to the union with Merritt and Jennie Graham surviving. The body was to be brought to the Whitley County area for funeral arrangements.
Fragments report a range of small city court actions including fines for speeding on motorcycles, intoxication hearings, and juveniles placed in care. Mentions a potash plant odor dispute, a drunkenness charge, and two individuals released or sent to authorities. Also notes a Roosevelt political update from Lagrange and weekly checkwear arrivals at Patterson-Fletcher Co.
Remarkable feats unfold at Robison Park starting Sunday June 16 as a Modern Samson bends iron bars and holds a 3000 pound load while a 40 horsepower automobile proves immovable. The show runs twice daily at 5 and 8 30 beginning Sunday for one week except Monday with a Emery machine from East Main Street garage as the centerpiece.
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