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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1908
Page
9
Readable details describe mens shirts labeled full cut extra good working shirts in blue and stripe finishes with small notes on sizing and pricing from a vintage catalog fragment.
The Cleveland Beacon reports a frenzied Republican National Convention with La Follette and Roosevelt rousing galleries as Taft gains a narrow nomination edge. A statewide roll call concludes Taft at 792 votes, with Foraker Knox Hughes and Cannon also garnering support as party lines shake.
The tally list shows varied results by state with Taft leading in several, including Maryland and Missouri, while others show ballots for Tatt and Foraker. Notable figures include Petr batts with 38 and Michigan has Taft at 1. The overall pattern indicates a split early in the ballot among presidential contenders.
Frances Cocella, seventeen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Holt Heuse, died last evening at 6 at her Third Street home after years of illness including peritonitis. She was born February 24, 1891. Funeral at St Mary's Church Saturday at 7:30 with Rev Theodore Wilkens officiating. Burial in St Joseph Cemetery.
Manaele Mandida, the Spaniard who killed an Italian and stabbed two others on a Wabash train, was taken to the Schettnanz and Ulmer morgue to view the victim Michelletti Stefano. He initially refused to look, then denied recognizing the dead man, as foreign witnesses accompanied the procession to recall events of the night. The prisoner fears hanging and remains highly nervous despite some composure since the arrest.
William F L Magley longtime Columbia City National Bank cashier and Whitley County Telephone general manager died at 38 after long illness and surgeries for tongue cancer. He served as county clerk for four years and was a Knight Templar and Presbyterian. He leaves a wife and eight year old daughter Dorothy and brothers Wesley, Homer, and Benjamin.
A Bay Area telephone operator shares a testimonial praising Grape Nuts for restoring health, weight, and memory after irregular hours and pastry-heavy meals. She reports gaining eleven pounds in four months, improved color, strength, and mental clarity, attributing the change to daily Grape Nuts and noting the ad as a genuine reader jotter.
Yeoman service by booth managers fueled preparations for tonight as Grand Lodge Night looms. Four ladies, Mrs Ortlieb, Mrs Clem Fox, Mrs Al Alter, and Mrs Jin Dormer, praised for superb effort at booths, dolls house and sweets as receipts topped prior evenings. The Elks lauded their hard work while booths closed for the night.
Notice to Brother Elks to return all tickets, sold or unsold, to the Elks' Temple by 8:30 o'clock Saturday evening. Emphasizes importance of returning tickets promptly.
A fire tonight destroyed the Shelby Steel Tube plant in Shelby owned by United States Steel. Loss is reported near $2,000,000. The facility began making bicycle seamless tubing and was later expanded to produce battleship boiler tubes under the Steel corporation.
In Decatur Indiana on June 18 two local boys sustained injuries. Glen, twelve, son of Dr. and Mrs. J. Q. Septune, tripped on stairs at Maple Grove park and broke his left elbow. Warren Wilkinson dislocated his left shoulder after roughhousing at the station while waiting for the 9:20 car to town. He was treated at Blackburn drug store by Dr. Kelier.
Very pretty home wedding held Thursday at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. Raber south of Rome City. Leoni Raber married Grant Burkett with Blufton minister officiating. Four course dinner served. Guests from town include W Holsinger and family, C F Wulsin and family, Mulan and family, Raber and family, among others.
A notice urges all tickets be sold by 8 30 o clock on Saturday evening. The message emphasizes urgency and asks recipients to complete sales promptly.
Fort Wayne's greatest store unveils a sweeping sale with embroidery bargains and numerous clothing items for women including skirts shirts and petticoats, plus home goods, toys, garden supplies, and bath suits at reduced prices. Many items priced under one dollar and select pieces discounted further, inviting shoppers to save money tomorrow.
J M Kane reports crowds gathered at the Kendallville fairgrounds for a community event. Local residents including Mr and Mrs Jacob Geets and others from Auburn and Read the Patterson-Vietcher Co. attended. Belt sales ranged from 34.00 to 15.00 at the Patterson-Fletcher store.
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