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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1906
Page
10
Notice announces a shortland course on typewriting and telegraphy with competent instructors. It promises thorough training in railway stenography and paid tests. The program is at the Western Union in tolerand office under LE ROY MARTALER, president.
A garbled historic page note appears as a want ad fragment from the Journal-Gazette. The readable portion hints at a recruitment or sale listing with unclear phrasing and missing details.
Chicago officials report Kerker Asphalt Paving orders to discharge every woman employee, effective July 1. The move, praised by some for efficiency, drew protests from women’s advocates as policy targets home workers and a shift to promote younger male staff for supervision and forward advancement. Lenore Kempter remains the Chicago office’s sole remaining female employee, with others seeking new positions.
From St Louis June 16 the Modern Millers bulletin notes improving general reports from winter wheat states though Nebraska shows further deterioration due to prolonged drought. Heads on short straw are reported to have fed out, while plump kernels prevail where moisture is adequate, and favorable weather for harvesting suggests potential for unusually fine quality剩.
Henry Ford asserts that the bill allowing free and unregulated manufacture of vegetable alcohol will revolutionize American industry and benefit rural communities and farmers as much as factories. The Detroit area farmer and entrepreneur notes his long farming experience and views the measure as a major boon to both urban and agricultural sectors.
In Logansport Indiana fourteen year old Juwit- Loura Kerns, son of Mr and Mrs Wm Kerns, was shot in the breast with a revolver by twenty two year old William Miller who claimed he did not know the weapon was loaded. The gun misfired when Miller allegedly japed at the boy at his father's store, the blow from the butt rendering the wound minor.
In New York a despondent tone dominated the stock market with many prices melting away and little resilience shown at closing. Trading focused on fragile lending stocks while crop and weather reports barely offset the downturn amid Russia and French capital tensions shaping sentiment.
A garbled financial note outlines currency and loan activity with references to New York June numbers, nominal money on call, time loans, and various percentage rates. It mentions prices, exchanges, and governmental study impacts alongside unclear references to entities and places.
New York banks report for the week ending June 16 with increases in loans and deposits. Loans rise to 1,060,675.20, deposits to 1,018,182.10, and circulation to 4,?. reserves increase to 1,? with a 1,? rise noted. Specie stands at 53,357,000, with surplus and reserve figures showing changes across categories.
The market opened steady with unchanged prices and little business on call. Trading was subdued with small orders, prices drifting lower to higher depending on futures. June contracts at 8.00, July around 9.80, with minor activity and no notable features shaping the session.
June 16 reports on church services and social events in Poe Indiana with notices of the M E church, Rev. C B Gaugherty, and Rev. Edmundson officiating. Also covered are a cream social, local residents visiting and activities, a fishing report, a school accident, and local travel. Witnesses include Dr. Mercer, Mra Mercer, and families from Huntington, Fort Wayne, and nearby towns.
Independent oil men from Ohio Pennsylvania West Virginia and New York led by Grosvenor Thaizell and Sherman met in Washington to press for a revision of the pine tag clause and to advance their plan for a standard back of deal amid Republican adhesion.
PC Law lists Henry C. Paul as president and Charles F. Bond as vice president with Willtoff Rohans as cashier. Directors include Clement P. App John Bass E C Becker William A Buhn Stephen Bond John Eggeomann B Fitzpatrick Charles G Guta Willis Wattersley Ely Hofman G Max Hofmann Gaylord B Leslie John M Landenberger Henry Z Moellerine William Mossman William Webb Henry C Paul John Peters George W Pizley Edward M Wilson.
The report details a push by Independent oil men and allied factions to block or modify a line of interstate commerce amendments. It describes telegram campaigns, threats of conference walkouts, and lobbying as leaders from four states press to protect independents against Standard Oil company influence. State Librarian Henry resigns to take a Washington post after a conference in Indianapolis.
Sears Roebuck & Co is incorporated in Albany New York for 40 million dollars with directors Richard W Sears John Rosenwald and Albert Loeb. The firm plans a general merchandise business and has paid 20000 incorporation tax to the state.
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