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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1913
Page
4
Society notices detail weddings, engagements, and travel. Brides in white gowns, guests visiting from Zanesville and Madison, and local promenades from Madison Street to West Berry Street populate the social ledger. Attendants, parties, and summer plans anchor the scene.
Auburn Indiana announces that local Boy Scouts under Scoutmaster Whombers will relay a presidential message to Mayor Haremaan in Chicago. The relay route from Waterloo to Kendallville covers over ten miles per hour in the relay.
Wary European rulers resist joining the United States led Panama Canal Exposition in San Francisco for 1925. France alone accepts participation, while Germany and Britain press for concessions on tariff and policy. Russia may refuse amid treaty issues. Japan's stance unsettled. Latin American nations largely favor attendance due to canal interests. European sentiment blames U.S. funding practices for limited participation.
Johny Walters, amateur, will stage his final appearance at the Empress Theatre in a mixed program with a new blackface act, patter, singing, dancers and a feature. The show will include forest scenes, factory pictures, and a parade-related sequence, with new pictures premiering Sunday.
London June 12 The House of Commons votes 246 to 268 to accept the government motion that purchases in the Marconi company of America were made in good faith and to repudiate corruption charges against ministers. Debate featured party-line divisions with Balfour and Bonar Law defending ministers and Adkins leading the amendment for the opposition.
Fragmented OCR reads about congressional action and presidential power. It mentions Secretary Tumully at the White House and a congressman reaction. A reference notes a Doctor of Law degree awarded by St Peter's College in Jersey City, New Jersey.
President Wilson greeted the visiting Japanese delegation led by Viscount Chinda and officials from Thaia and Taran. The party conveyed satisfaction with the audience, calling the talk cordial and unofficial, praising the warm reception and mutual courtesy.
Toséph Pishe, twenty-night years old, a foreigner and worker at Bras foundry, died at six o'clock after heat prostration at Hope Hospital. He was taken ill at work Tuesday, moved to the hospital, and worsened until death. Funeral plans await the mother's hearing. The body lies at Algerin and Melching parlors with a pool marteta held by Dr. B. McEvay and Drew, C. Emme. Death attributed to statua epilepticus and prostration effects.
Lightning struck the six story Emporium of Zaat Malo Street causing the Ragetail on the roof to shatter and debris to scatter across a half city block. A nearby telephone line and wires caused shocks and minor casualties while a bar nd barn suffered structural damage and eighty chickens perished. Carnival tents collapsed but no serious injuries reported.
In Ossian Indiana, preparations are underway for an unusual Fourth of July gathering organized by the K of P and Odd Fellows at Oaslan. A picnic and community celebration echo the older Emirthy tn, with committee members Dave White Geare Tod and Cline Van overseeing activities as Sarah Jackson and children await in Decatur with her brother Guinne Pabrman.
Funeral arrangements set for Fred Mills aged 34 at Presbyterian church with Rev F H Bauer to officiate. He died after a bout with pernicious anemia born September 5, 1844, longtime resident. survived by parents, widow, children Alfred and Catharine, and sisters Nellie Wasson Minnie Archbold and Clint Woodward. Attendees include Epworth league delegates from Oxslaw. Charles Ferguson injured in motorcycle incident. Elizabeth Chopp to Oklahoma next week with daughter Mrs Reed.
In a comic plot Bunny resists an aunt and cousin visit while friend Jack Holmes schemes to impersonate Bunny. Mistaken identities, disguises in gowns, and jealous flirtations lead to a chaotic kitchen and garden finale with a surprising truth and no wedding.
Grand Tremaine Fielding writes and produces a film scene where a detective figure points at a man in disguise as the alleged murderer. The image shows a banker style figure among a cast of varied, hungry figures, with a single actor portraying the accused and the action designed for shock and final reveal.
The piece follows a tense romance among a half-Welsh daughter, a sergeant, and officers including Ashford and Morer. A fort attack prompts warning and a braver’s stand, ending with casualties and a dramatic pursuit. An Orpheus Quartet concert is announced for Concordia Auditorium tonight.
The Majestic Airdome to feature three vaudeville acts and moving pictures starting Saturday. Weekly wheel of acts will rotate with four changes first week, then three days a week thereafter. Shows begin 7 30 with 6 and ten cent prices for adults and children. Pearl’s act Snat Hot Air highlighted with Rose and Rosa providing humor and song.
Frederick Hiton, a stock broker, keeps secrets as his wife drapes herself in costly jewels. A robbery and mistaken murder scare erupt when the vault is found open and a jewel cache vanishes. The couple’s conflict spirals as detectives uncover deceit and a dramatic escape from confinement.
A local theater listing previews two shows at Jefferson with a concert by Kuilph Patterson and a melodrama Fortunes Pet featuring Allan Bing and Iacus Mart. Ticketed events include a Monday night show and a Saturday special with musicians and a romance plot involving a rich heiress, a motor boat ride, and a wager.
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions names and institutions in a garbled string. Readable elements include references to persons and possible organizations, but the overall context and facts are unclear. The snippet lacks a coherent event or outcome to summarize.
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