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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1905
Page
1
Open gambling persists in Fort Wayne despite Mayor Berghoff’s orders. Pools sold at Brown and Faulker saloon violate the Nicholson liquor rule and state gaming laws, with Gorsline directing police to raid and detain all involved. The circular mandates immediate reports and strict enforcement.
The district contends pool selling is gambling and should be stopped under Chief of Police H A Gorsline. Mayor Berghoff’s stance is approved, but citizens demand accountability and consider a police officer change.
Reports from Columbus and central Ohio describe one of the season’s heaviest rain storms. A stiff wind uprooted trees and fences and damaged fruit, with fields of corn and wheat harmed. Springfield and Dayton also report shade trees ruined and residents noting lightning shocks at an elderly home.
Representatives of nearly all German societies in Fort Wayne met in the courthouse to organize a permanent German central society. H A Mackwitz elected president with a slate of officers and an executive committee. The group aims to preserve language, culture, literature and music among Americans of German descent and to foster German day in Fort Wayne.
New York June 19. Paul Morton, newly elected chairman, has ordered a comprehensive inquiry into the Equitable Life Assurance Society. Price Waterhouse & Co and Haskins & Wattle to examine all aspects including operations, investments, and relations of the society.
Delegates from Columbus Lancister Logan Marion Zanesville Canal Dover Portsmouth Marietta and Newark gathered for the inaugural omab state convention in Newark Ohio. Zanesville was chosen as the next meeting place and a field day included a grand procession led by the Fourth Battalion band and staff officers followed by sports at Idlewild Park.
General Linovitch telegrams from June 17 detailing fighting near Liaoyang Wupeng from 2 to 5 am and 8 am turning movements by Japanese forces. Our detachments checked advances, Lingyang Wupeng evacuated, Japanese entered Liaoyang Wupeng with infantry and cavalry. Simiaochen briefly held, dawn counteractions repelled, reports from Korea note enemy advance toward Kong Cheng and Munsan.
Japanese forces push from center and west across Manchuria driving Russian screen south of Pali tun. They flank Russian right near Liao Yang cheungpeng after nightlong fighting with infantry division, artillery, and cavalry. Prince Frederick Leopold, acting for Emperor William, sees action. Columns move northwest from Korea toward Chusami, Kmesem, and Kenshan to extend Oyama's line toward the Sea of Japan.
Whitmonday in St Petersburg saw public and private business halted. Russia offered flexible plenipotentiary numbers from one to three and hinted at potential Japanese delegation inclusion. No hostilities suspended yet. no confirmation of armistice talks between Oyama and Linovitch, while Russian forces reportedly in motion amid unsettled rumors.
The narrative describes forces advancing on two flanks opposite Ku anchengtsu and Kirin, aiming to draw a noose around troops below the contested line. It records tactical positioning and intent without graphic detail.
Olin Gaylord, plumber for George Abdon & Company, was badly injured in the Old Fort saloon on Calhoun street yesterday. While on a ladder that slipped, he jumped to escape and landed on a loose plank with a nail protruding upward, penetrating his foot. He could not walk and was carried home by ambulance.
Paris June 19. An international conference on the affairs of Morocco appears virtually assured after talks between Premier Rou vier and German ambassador Prince Radolin. Plans are being rapidly arranged with a week to announce details. France and Germany largely agree on several features while preserving Morocco's status quo. A Temps dispatch notes German and French corps activity shifts as diplomats anticipate a favorable outcome.
In Goshen Indiana on June 19 representatives of the Huntington Columbia City and Northwestern Interurban Railway petitioned the city council for a street franchise to enter the station area. Promoter E V Fitzpatrick said the line would be built though not within eighteen months and emphasized expediting preliminary franchise work. Meanwhile progress continues on the Winona line between Goshen and Warsaw with many graders at work south of town.
Delegates reported steady progress in peace proposals as nations prepared for the next move. Officials described the discussions as constructive, with optimism rising despite no decisive breakthrough or major new concessions.
A Vienna interview with a Novoe Vremya correspondent quotes the Japanese embassy members saying peace terms will be moderate and build on the eve note plus a cost of war indemnity. Japan rejects humiliating demands like Sakhalin or Vladivostok disarmament and seeks guarantees against renewed war for decades.
Washington dispatch reports minimal progress in Russia Japan peace negotiations. President Roosevelt meets with both Takahira and Cassini who convey their governments' satisfaction with Washington as the conference seat. Officials suggest Washington likely hosts opening and closing sessions, with intermediate meetings possibly elsewhere.
Japanese minister Kogoro Takahira informally told President the manipotentaries could reach Washington by early August if needed. The mission's personnel were not yet announced. Count Cassini, the Russian ambassador, awaited the president after the briefing as he consulted with his government.
The report states Mission will arrive and a date can be set once this is known, with the general belief that the conference will convene around the middle of August.
Thomas L. Kennedy, president of the Cumberland Valley Railroad Company, died at his home in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, this evening. Born August 1, 1827, in Warren County, New Jersey, he was a noted figure in the rail industry.
Indianapolis June 19 A Monon freight train collided with a work train near Carmel about thirteen miles north of the city. Three Indianapolis trainmen were injured Conductor John W Ulvey was thrown from the engine and bruised Fireman Albert Fr Jones was cut and bruised Brakeman James Reser was badly shaken and bruised.
The Park Board and city officials discussed specifications for supplying Fort Wayne with manufactured gas. Bids are due by August 1, 1905, with a $5,000 certified check. The contract includes a 25 year franchise, plant purchase option, arbitrated price, and a $50,000 performance bond. The park commission also reviewed park affairs and progress.
The remains of Ent Ashfelt lie at Schenmann undertaking awaiting disposition. He was an inmate at the county infirmary for over a year and reportedly received allowances from Sweden where he had an estate interest. Chief of Police Gorsline spoke with the Swedish consul in Chicago about the matter. Ashfelt formerly worked as a city saloon cook.
The Lafay ette school board voted to reject all bids on the new street building after a late session. Architects Bradley and Allen will draft revised specifications to cut costs by omitting nonessential features, with new bids due Monday evening July 2.
The Municipal Owners league and Hearst organization urged Governor Higgins to push a referendum on municipal ownership. A bill proposing a city vote on owning and operating subways and lighting plants was previously introduced but ignored.
In Goshen Indiana on a Saturday night an acetylene gas pipe burst at E B R Hants barbershop in New Paris near the ceiling. The blaze filled the room, two plate glass windows were blown onto the street and mirrors shattered. Furniture burned, patrons suffered singed hair and burned beards. Mr Haul knocked the gas tank loose and threw it into the street, suffering severe burns.
The tuberculosis commission appointed by the last general assembly met at Dr. Theodore Potter’s office to plan state visits. Members include Dr. L. F. Gage, A. Cavins, Senator Carl Wood, and Richard Elliott. Dr. Gage indicated Colorado and New Mexico would likely be visited first.
Clarence Orn, 19, son of Mr and Mrs James Orn of near Milford, drowned Sunday in the St Joseph river at South Bend while attending the Commercial business college. Remains arrived Sunday at Milford.
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