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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1905
Page
12
The article recounts early sensational circus feats tracing the rise of aerial acts from trapeze peril to the era of the open gap and leaping chasms. It credits performers and innovators such as Ancilotti and Perez with advancing thrill acts, noting the shift toward dangerous rides and demonstrations that wowed audiences worldwide.
A fragmented account recalls sensational airborne motor stunts in Paris and a related U S tour, detailing the dangerous upside down act and the high stakes of contract bonuses. The narrative shifts to Indiana veterans' reunions, the Grand Army of the Republic, and reports from Joseph Balser on posts formed, membership, and financials for 1904, highlighting relief funds and Ladies of the G A R activities.
In Louisville Kentucky Colonel Bennett H Young greets a vast assembly of Confederate veterans and guests including General J William Jones and Governor Beckwith. General Stephen D Lee is welcomed as commander in chief and will preside over deliberations using a Fort Sumter wood gavel presented by the Ladies Memorial Association.
In Monroeville Edward Rhcindinst Jp and Andrew Donnelly faced bonds after police court actions tied to Sunday trade protests. Protests aim to close saloons and disrupt electricity and lighting on Sundays, with liquor- and property-related arrests and affidavits filed in circuit court.
Clarence Dullighan, long known in Decatur, was shot yesterday in Fort Wayne where he had recently found rail work as a brakeman after leaving the US Army. His mother, mourning the loss of her daughter, traveled to Fort Wayne to be at his bedside as the case involves another man, Kinle, in the shooting incident.
Civil War era note records Wilder Brigade members near Madison and Marion meeting. General John T Wilder reputedly attended. Seventeenth meeting elected Dr. W. F. McKinsey president and I. F. Gabriel secretary. W. H. Fisher named treasurer. John Headricks to be correspondence secretary.
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