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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1903
Page
7
A stray ad offers Schwieter's Roach Powder for sale to rid houses of cockroaches. Described as odorless with no poison, the product is advertised at 205 East Columbia Street.
In Dubuque Iowa Governor Comins ordered three militia companies to cover the city as streets remained lively but crowded curbs kept in place. Reports indicate a tense but comparatively quiet night with troops expected to move in from nearby locations.
Governor issued orders to train national guards at Walerien Ihdeil Manus and Kola tn to quell streetcar strike unrest. A proclamation urged Polauaie to refrain from violence as authorities vow full force to protect property. Governor Cuginning's bulletined arrival followed a constitutional Town City gathering with Senator Allizon of Dubuque.
A two year held boxing event on a large barge along the Mississippi river drew a crowd governed by the Memphis Athletes club. Spectators witnessed lively exchanges between Kelly of Chicago and Nehring of St Louis amid exclusive blows and heated exchanges.
The fragment mentions Cy PAN and money to loan with unclear terms in odd typography. It references interest and what may be a tune or note, but details are unreadable. No definite names, places, or dates are extractable to form a proper summary.
Readable notes describe Agrobatiks and Fine Singing set for Rome City, with a large crowd expected and required coach turnout from Nickel Plate and neighboring rail lines. Reports cover program acts, entertainment committee leadership, injuries to workers, Wabash railroad schedule delays, and Carnival committee progress in organizing the event.
Funeral attendance included Nickel Plate road men and yardmaster C. B. Walter son of Stony Island. Floral designs drew praise as the network resumes activity. Westbound traffic surges with Wpstrass clearing bottlenecks and Clover Leaf resuming passenger and freight service. Dispatchers plan training and vacations, while a June 26 shift change requires an extra hand. A wreck delays a Mickel Page train arriving Saturday, damaging engine and cars and injuring the engineer in angular New York.
Freud Michaels, a 1 year old resident of Port Wayne, returns to Seattle permanently. Dr. Wagner, relief physician, visits Cleveland for department business. The Wabash hosts a special tray at the Saengerfest in St Louis. Arthur and Bickly, Pennsylvanian relief physicians, return from Warsaw. J.K. Long returns from Senovo, Pa after cane of catarrh treatment. A Wabago car loaded with horses and carriages owned by Mrs. George M. Putman travels to Long Branch. D. S. Regora and W. J. Rydenbock, Pennsylvania car builders, plan vacations. Farmers visit Dixon, Okla., others to Chicago. Johnson, formerly clerk at Pennsylvania freight house, now with Pittsburgh offices, visits city with family. John Rupp of the Pennsylvania tilth shop back on duty after six months due to injuries, blood poisoning. William Paul, master mechanic of G. T. railroad in Texas, visits city on way to vast railway business. Park, once general foreman of Wabash shops, also present. Letter from F. C. Welch, Pennsylvania engineer on G. & P. L. divine ton, notes all Fort Wayne mop are well.
A New York City manufacturer's agent praises Postum after a store visit, recounting how coffee overuse made him nervous and weak. He credits a diligent clerk for guiding him to Postum, which his family soon adopted, claiming overall health improvement.
A large crowd observed an eight car and two wagon train of immigrants bound for Chicago and western points last night. Wabash workers Krause and Jackson suffered hand and rib injuries from an accident at the round house. Mrs Burns and son Jeff traveled from Kalamazoo after a telegram, with Mr Burns remaining at the Pennsylvania round house. Reports from Delphos, Ohio describe heavy attendance for the Northwestern Ohio Volunteer Firemen relocation meeting. Special trains carried excursionists on the Pennsylvania lines, while fishermen’s trips to Alwyard and Piereton yielded mixed results and a fish tale.
In Indianapolis on August 17 a discussion of the motion to mingle preceded the election of officers at the Modern Woodmen convention. The results list Heal as consul, A. R. Talbott of Nebraska as head adviser, D. B. Horne of Iowa as head clerk, Charles W. Hawes of Illinois as head banker, FR Swith of Missouri as head banker, and directors G W Reilly of Wisconsin, C G Aes of Missouri, Murphy of Indiana, and A Wien of Michigan. Others named include Louis W. J. Otte of Crawfordville Indiana, FR W Parrett of Clay Center Kansas, John Denison of Ithion Iowa, M. W. ror Thabstik Mel EDN, Thomas of Columbus Ohio. The report of the committees was approved. prizes were awarded for drills with first to Kansas City Mo, second to Omaha Neb, third to Real Island Ill, fourth to Des Moines Iowa, fifth to Beaver Colorado.
The sixth annual commencement of Eel River township schools will be at Wesley depot M. R. B. Church Thursday evening at six. C. M. Niezer of Fork Wayne will deliver the class address. Graduates include Mary Ball Hershlal Hollopster George Dawson Marley Robinson Luella M. McCarty Joshie Hand Davie Rabertaan and the teachers listed by school numbers.
A voyage from Mod ore Wootmen on June 7 with return to Pune by June 20 seeks travelers. Patterson offers guidance on travel needs including bags suitcases and other essentials for the trip.
An amenable adjustment ends a two week Chicago hotel festival strike. Strikers will return to work Friday morning after arbitration settles employer and worker disputes. The rent board demand was waived by the strikers and arbitration details were agreed with hotel representatives.
A local advertisement lists cameras and photo equipment for sale including developing and finishing services. The dealer claims reasonable prices and notes a full stock of Kodak and Gamers products at 11 Calhoun Street.
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