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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1914
Page
10
Railroads expect a big freight surge from harvest crops with favorable conditions. A railroad official said the rise should mirror last year, prompting planned staffing and scheduling adaptations within thirty days.
The document notes rising freight activity as whet and oats from the west move to markets. It highlights sustained load growth, increased reliance on rail, and a trend toward longer working hours in the industry as companies project stronger output and extended operations. The Pennsylvanian shop context shows parallels with wider freight patterns.
A garbled notice from Kendallville invites committee members including O Saliva and W Whitney to a June 16 session at a local venue. The text lists several attendees and roles across Indiana and nearby cities, with scattered references to a contractor and a central electric project. The fragmentary OCR ends with unclear statements about attendance and timing.
An advertising claim describes a Washer Wafer that cleans clothes without rubbing or water. It promises snow white results on soiled garments by placing wafers with the load, no washing machine needed, with the product sold by Arvin Co in Wabash Indiana and other Kenarry stores.
Report notes that passengers favor a direct two mile shorter route and urge a statement of facts to Une olh elala of the One The opinion of We company. If cottages show a reasonable number of riders use the train for Rome or St Will, the service may be extended and a regular stop added.
Ro Jarnin, agent of Nickel Plate, announced a special train serving western grain fields for the coming season. The service will run late this week toward Aw akinhoma fields. Employment bureaus along the line are posting applications. about a hundred workers are expected to be secured. Wages range from two to three dollars per day, plus board, with roughly six months of work anticipated. Readiness is noted by state authorities in Oklahoma and other states needing labor.
Mary Engis Pennington of the Bureau of Chemistry, U S Department of Agriculture, will lead practical demonstrations on improved milk refrigeration methods for shipment via the Pennsylvania Railroad. Railroad officials and milk dealers are invited to attend, while experts from Wayne County and local factories will show equipment construction and assembly at the plant in Woodstock Ontario.
A damaged but readable report describes a plan to install a new semaphore signaling track near the station to improve train handling. United Pennsylvania Railroad seeks to factor costs and assign personnel as a new signaling scheme is tested, with officials and workers named in attendance.
In Somerset Kentucky June 4 a railroad disaster on the Carolina Special bound for Cincinnati caused three deaths and injuries as a collision with a freight train wrecked the cars and overturned two engines. The event followed news that a dividend was declared boosting the stock by over 3 points on the market.
The Wabash petition to the Suntington city clerk requests a special water rate for consumers using two hundred thousand feet or more per month. The notice highlights concerns about differing rates for larger users and mentions staff movements at Fort Wayne works, with multiple employees traveling or returning from various locations.
A vintage advertisement urges mothers to avoid fever powders for children and claim lasting health with Mothera for 94 om. It warns against substitutes and promotes the remedy by addressing AMen 8 Olmytet in La Roy, N.
Reported discovery of a stillborn foetus buried in a shallow grave on the Preddkweth farm near the Cow-Inglan road. Walter Morrow and Leois tschnnen, neighbors, aided investigation by sheriffs and coroner Krnae. Witnesses recall a strange man and woman seen near the site last week. Inquiries continue with local officials reviewing the case amid community concern.
Buyer seeks to exchange a 1914 five passenger Cadillac car for equity in a bungalow. Address is G 181, Journal Gazette.
In a brief note from Lagrange News Laghanghs, Indy and Vi Frank de Danton of this place attend memorial activities in Huntington with Mr Gut Mward Tunton of Vaneagoula. Several residents from the area joined at Mowe Thursday evening, with Luther rebuilding efforts noted and families dining together.
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