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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1911
Page
8
Fort Wayne weighs street opening between Turner hosts today and the railroad dispute. The council must settle plans for a suitable western route west of Calhoun Street to satisfy both companies and avoid immediate protest actions if agreement fails within ten days.
Dayton hosts arrive as the Tem er hosts prepare for a major gathering in Fort Wayne. Delegates from Milwaukee and Detroit plan to present wreaths and diplomas, with a torchlight parade and bands to welcome guests. Hotels are fully booked and Turner Hall serves as the main rendezvous.
The Journal Gazette condemns a price public statement inviting crossing rights for the Pennsylvania and Wabash railroads between Fairfield Avenue and Calhoun Street. It denounces the plan as a dishonorable surrender of public rights and warns the common council against yielding Fort Wayne’s streets to railroad corporations.
A garbled Fort Wayne pageant outline lists a Turner festival with procession at Turners hall West Street, a grandstand program, parade, and music. The event features school children singing America under Prof Miles, a mayoral address by Mayor Grice, and performances by the United German Singing Societies and Turner groups.
In Cincinnati on June 16 Jeannette Stewart-Ford endured a brutal cross examination in the Edger and Cooke trial over a $23,000 embezzlement in the Big Four railway. She collapsed beside her infant daughter as she admitted the child was born out of wedlock, prompting adjourning to spare further suffering. Attorneys agreed to limit testimony by admitting certain floors and religious records, while witnesses outlined methods used to dispose of accounts and the missing books. The defense noted the cash books were kept long ago, and Warriner claimed he had not seen them in years as 25 account ledgers were introduced.
The Weather Bureau reports unsettled and warmer conditions across regions including Washington Ohio and lower Michigan with showers and moderate winds. Friday through Saturday show unsettled skies, warmer temperatures, and variable winds shifting from southeast to south with possible afternoon showers and cooler segments by Saturday. Data from the United States Weather Bureau, Fort Wayne, June 11.
The Kansas Supreme Court upheld a state suit against three Standard Oil of New Jersey subsidiaries Indiana, Kansas, and Prairie Oil and Gas. It found a labored division of labor among the firms formed to restrain competition, enjoining stock ownership and unequal pricing practices across the state. The ruling blocks cross-ownership and discriminatory sales terms among the parties involved.
June 16 The Aftermags, largest holders of American property in Mexico, faced immediate reform as Chihuahua Governor Gonzales announced measures. The move targets vast American and German holdings, described as a near selling out of red lions estates and mining interests controlled by Britons and others.
Washington reports showed sixty votes against the United States sugar tariff amendment as Canadian reciprocity battles continued in Congress. President Taft faced a mixed reception as lawmakers warned the measure risked upheaval to farmers and industry. Senate debate intensified with Sen Nelson arguing Canadians outpaced U S farmers in agricultural access under the treaty.
A fire in St Louis early June 15 caused estimated losses over 1.009 million. It swept four blocks along a manufacturing district, destroying the Hutts sash and door plant Pratt & Miller, Missouri Steel, Rosen ivan works, and Mound City Box. Officials say it started from a spark from a switch locomotive in the Hutty plant. tenants fled as winds spread flames toward nearby homes and businesses.
Principal General Higencors designates another wave of postal savings banks boosting totals to 790. Named offices include Fordyer Arksrown Teint New Albany Somerest Kop Pacyrhs Kent and others across multiple states from Alabama to Texas. Several named towns appear, though spellings are garbled in the OCR.
North eastern Indiana sheriffs organized the Tri-State Sheriffs Association at the courthouse yesterday to coordinate efforts against horse thieves and felons across six counties along the Ohio and Michigan lines. Grant Wincott, convicted wife killer who hanged himself in county jail, will be sentenced by Judge Park in circuit court.
Pittsburgh Pa July 15 Contrary to expectations the strike of shopmen on the Pittsburg division of the Pennsylvania railroad was not settled today and little hope is entertained for an immediate adjustment. A report tonight claims the American Federation of Labor will pledge a fund of $100,000 for the strikers.
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