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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1908
Page
9
A garbled account from yesterday's convention describes乱 chaotic exchanges and protests amid debates over reform policies and public standards. Mentions Chauncey DePew, Broadway, and diverse attendees, with scattered references to theater, yellow journalism, and political figures.
Report describes a crowded hotel scene during the Republican convention with Senator Depew and others, as delegates cheer and tensions flare. Observers note varied energy, Depew’s influence, and questions about future leadership amid disorderly hospitality areas.
Unsettled political developments center on the vice presidential nomination. Secretary Loeb states the president has not expressed preference for any candidate and would not oppose Cummins, while signaling possible support for Fairbanks or Curtis. New York’s failure to unify deflects its bid. western states back Knight or Cummins amid shifting alliances.
Mrs. Henry Gullaubhe a 56 year old wife of a prominent farmer was found dead in a creek near her home in Blues township. Authorities believe she wandered from the house between 2 and 4:30 am and fell from a steep bank into the water. Coroner Keeler viewed the scene and death is attributed to the fall. She leaves a husband and one grown child and was a devout Lutheran. The family residence is about a mile north.
Sole agents for Moore's Modern Methods of loose leaf accounting at Fort Wayne Printing Co. 214 216 East Main Street. Local notice notes Gurglein and a deceased person known in Mme section of the counts Sovacras titer and mentions Gold Vidal Finite THETA.
A transcription of a prayer delivered at the Chicago Republican National Convention includes invocations to God to guide leaders, grant health and longevity, and restore unity. The prayer prays for national welfare, justice, peace, and piety, invoking Jesus Christ and the Lord's Prayer in a public religious moment.
Summers, a popular club manager, shattered the amateur record with a 20 over par score, drawing a large gallery as he tied and then surpassed the old mark on a Sunday afternoon. He opened with a bogey free front nine before finishing with a dramatic 36 on the back nine, earning praise as one of the Midwest’s finest golfers.
The Prince Court of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in Toronto elected its Supreme officers today. B. G. Stevenson was named supreme chancellor, Victor Jine supreme chief singer, J. J. Clark supreme vice grand, F. B. Futhison supreme secretary, and Tacy Col supreme treasurer.
A fragmentary ad praises pure Equitary soap for clean sheets and bedclothes. It urges a fresh, bright lather to improve personal health and cleanliness, claiming it leaves skin and linens feeling cleaner and smelling fresher.
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