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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1909
Page
2
A fragment from the Fort Wayne Gazette discusses national anxieties over Japanese influence, political rhetoric on railroad regulation, and opinions on Roosevelt era policies. It references Governor actions, university figures, and debates on liberty, science, and church-state relations amid a tense public mood.
An April passage discusses stock manipulation and speculative activity on Wall Street as portrayed by the New York Evening Post. The article critiques sensationalism and the public’s misconstrued view of financial markets, highlighting tension between professional speculators and ordinary investors.
An April week article quotes a devious stock operation linked to group orders and matched trades. It claims illicit activities caused large expenses, suggesting a real stock market manipulation worth hundreds of millions, deceiving the public and inflating prices.
A flood of candidate notices from Fort Wayne editors proclaims democratic nominations for mayor city clerk and council. Individuals including Joseph A. Halt Henry Y. Scherer August M. Schmidt Charles W. Dittoe George Diehm Peter McTen Hin and others announce runs subject to primary votes and party decisions.
Mrs Olap N Goldlin, president of the Women’s League, argues for a broad social reconstruction led by women. She urges alignment with municipal standards, better housing, education reform, and civic life integration through home, schools, and day nurseries, urging unity with other ethics groups to realize a peaceful, productive community.
An advertisement promotes three free town lots in Round Lake Wisconsin tied to Wilsons land orders. It highlights dairy profits in Wisconsin, praises Big Red Clover stock feed, and notes land cost near nothing after timber harvest in 1895. It cites examples of earnings from dairy, garden produce, onions, strawberries, and potatoes to entice new settlers.
A promotional notice urges buyers to invest in a Beacre Grom farm in a rich dairying region. It touts $169 down, potential $3,000 annual net, and invites readers to request letters and photographs from settlers. The ad hides political content about a Councilman-at-Large race amid the offer.
The court confirms W T Johnson as superintendent with no opposition. Circuit court calls docket. O Rourke renames Geneego Johnang to Edward Okeefis. Decrees granted for Ida Mellor and Jehel Murphy. divorce and alimony actions proceed. Attorneys include Leonard Townsind, F Williams, Daniel Clemmons, Henry Franke, EH B Drelholbias.
A writer recounts a decades long poultry and beekeeping experiment at a Michigan home. He describes building a 40 by 40 foot poultry house, venting, multiple chutes, and a cement plus wood wall, plus 1600 square feet of floor space. He reports better wintering of bees and 260 hens producing 150 eggs daily. The piece mentions local residents and a loan offer near Journal-Gazette.
Flag Day was generally observed with lively ceremonies across the city. Exalted Ruler Maurice Nieser opened the program with a formal address and the flag’s history was recited. A patriotic discussion by Judge Richard K. Trewin followed, and the Hike quartet performed as crowds adorned downtown buildings with flags.
A Modern Woodmen camp in Fort Wayne held an initiation for about fifty candidates into Port Wayne camp No. 781. After the work, a banquet and speaker addresses followed. Officials aim to grow membership to 1,000 by January 1, 1910, with 18,452 new members added in the past year nationwide and plans to expand further.
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