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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1907
Page
12
Sheriff Grice reported the recovery of a stolen horse and buggy near Auburn Road about ten miles north of the city. The horse was found tied to a fence on the Marshk farm, with the owner Frank Streets notified. No clues to the thief were found.
A fragmented note references baseball and real estate advertising, contrasting genuine listings with paid content. It notes readers avoiding toxed ads and highlights familiar developers in a sparse, period voice. The text blends sports and property promotion in a small town newspaper style.
A man named Vin Cent Miler was arrested by Patrolmen dunk and Johnson on a charge of cluttering after allegedly damaging four valuable tombstones at Bates tombstone yards on Columbia and Lafayetta streets during a drunken spree. His two companions were arrested the same night and are serving sentences in county jail. Charles Tausbach reported his bicycle stolen yesterday from a Watch shanty at the Wabash shops.
Columbiad Restaurant offers chicken and strawberry short cake for dinner today from 11 to 2 at 25 cents. Sullivan sisters promote the Journal Gazetta want ads.
A special delivery letter arrives at The Easy Woundry and Machne company, triggering a dispute with treasurer G. M. Leslie and workers aligned with or against Mr. Bass. The piece details pay, employment, and threats of shop closure as talks continue with strikers, including claims of ongoing orders and future labor plans.
A damaged OCR passage outlines strike demands including a 10 percent raise for workers earning $2.50 or more per day and those at $2.85 or more, minimum raises for molders and coremakers, a reversion to prior wage scales, reinstatement of laid-off apprentices, apprentice ratios, overtime pay at time and a half, holidays at double time, and a grievance committee to address future issues.
Mrs Rutty angrily confronts Me Jobr and Mrs Fatts as labor strife at the Rust foundry spills into the street. The conversation centers on a signed contract and the possibility of workers returning to the old plant, with no resolution reached as tensions rise and journalists probe the dispute.
The article reports on strike tensions and worker concessions at the foundry, with authorities citing discipline and amending contracts. It notes large rail excursions from Toledo and nearby lines, a migration of crowds toward key endpoints, and union meetings outlining reduced hours and potential discharges. The piece names Superintendent Hares Misher and several local committees as organizing figures.
A fragmented note reports someone no longer in the employ of the Erie. The garbled text mentions a person named Mertviler and hints at tangential details about a railway or machinery, but the exact event or action remains unclear.
The retail clerks have organized a focal union at Garrett under the direction of Charl Neireiter, president of Veett Gera International Protective association. The local has twenty eight charter members.
A weekly payroll error delayed striker payments until yesterday. The signer’s mistake caused a late issue, but all workers received their stipends by 11 AM yesterday.
Output from Pennsylvania shops last week totaled thirteen puxines as hours fell from ten to one per day. The report notes a regent decline in production and stresses the impact of shortened working hours on overall output.
J As Stukes, superintendent of motive poliker of the Wihash, returns to the city for a few days. Te We Dowarest, Pennsylvania avatem northwest, travels to Atlantic City for Master Car guild sessions. The excursion of the elvettle works is celebrated as a success with higher profits than expected.
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