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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1913
Page
5
A lively informal dance last evening at the Country Club drew about fifty attendees despite warm weather. Mr. Weller Hoxie Hillary is in the city indefinitely and many guests shared news of travels, engagements, and forthcoming weddings among local families and clubs.
Fragmented ad text touts Opera Dream as a liquid preparation promising skin benefits. It asserts regular use over a month softens features and removes blemishes, with claims vetted by surgeons and sold via physicians or street vendors.
Springfield today saw deputy, detectives, and city police scour the county for the Diamond Special robbery suspects who stole $206. A bloodhounds team tracked a recent clue toward the city. at James Connolly’s home a man was arrested and held for investigation. Charter Markham of the Minneapolis Central railroad and AmE Fetpreen company officials posted a $1,000 reward for each robber.
A wedding at the Maxwell home on West Wayns street will unite Miss Willard Maxwell to Mr Sherlie Deming of Dayton Ohio. The ceremony at eight o'clock will be performed by Rev G Claud in the living room with pink roses and ferns. The reception and supper will feature white decor, with a center bouquet of bride roses. Attendants include Miss Ethel Doud as maid of honor and Miss Benin Jensen as flower girl. The bride wears white silk voile, and the couple plans a trip to lake cities before settling in Dayton. Deming, connected with Alt Friction Carburetor, is Indianapolis born and well known locally.
Court news details a five million dollar mortgage waived by the Ohio Electric company with County Recorder Horgly for a bond issue. Four million to be applied to extensions and improvements, the rest to legitimate purposes. W Kestey Schoepf signs as president of the railway system. Several cases dismissed in superior court including Tradkman v Littlefield and others. A H Perfect & Co. awarded judgment against Magley & Serch for 425 dollars. Foreclosure action commenced by Henry G. Waltke against Nelson J. Ort for 100 dollars. Actions to quiet title, real estate cases, and club incorporation noted. Will of Charles Agmann filed for probate. estate to widow then daughter Jalale Aumann. Various bequests and transfers listed.
June 18 The statute at the hour of public works of cities the eight to construct levees to protect the cities is constitutional, according to the decision of the Supreme court today. The court held the right of way of an interurban line may be used to help pay for the levy. The ruling affirms the Kent county court. Foreclosing a lien of $624 and attorney fees against Marion Glutton & Kuater Fraction Company for work by O Simmons for the city of Marion along the south bank of the Mississippi River.
The eighty fourth commencement ceremonies at State University in Bloomington awarded the largest class yet, with fifty seven masters eight dollars to be exact, eighteen doctors of medicine, two doctors of philosophy and one doctor of arts. The address was delivered by Henry Walla Rogers, head of Yale University.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a Wednesday dated note about coins, street arrests, and owner cars. It references Union National Advertiser company in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with scattered terms like transfer and money. Readable details are minimal and names are uncertain.
Concordia College plans a formal dress parade this afternoon to mark the close of the term. Thirty graduates will receive diplomas before leaving for home. The ceremony replaces the usual commencement due to an unfinished dining hall and unsatisfactory sanitary arrangements in the hall. The new dining hall, a model of elegance, nears completion and will be ready at the start of the September term.
Marguerite Miller, 89, who was attacked by her son Gustin Driller, 60, died today from injuries. Driller, arrested on murder charges, had allegedly assaulted his invalid mother while intoxicated and was at her bedside after the attack.
The Kreja Haemling society met to announce its annual picnic set for Sunday July 20 at Contiivre park. Invitations will go to all German societies in the city with expected attendance. A committee was named to arrange the event including an entertainment program. Apply at Seeberg Ready-to-Wear Store for experienced alteration help.
The Palkstoes carmin shows on North Clinton street by the Builth Grester Shows drew Fort Wayne’s biggest crowd of the week last night with about 3,000 attendees estimated from ticket sales. The Huffaloes lodge plans a Fort Wayne home, funded by carnival proceeds, as the shows stay in town tonight tomorrow and Saturday night.
The jury to try George B. Cox, ex political leader and banker, was selected in Common Pleas Court. Cox is accused of lending 115000 of Cincinnati Trust funds to Ford Johnson Chair after it became insolvent. Trial starts tomorrow at 2 p.m.
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