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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1907
Page
8
Three flats offered two blocks south of the Comart House at Pixley Long Block. Monthly rent $90, sale price $15,000 with $1 cash and balance financed by mortgage. Inquiries directed to K Vorudran or Bit finger and Houk. contact numbers 460 and 146.
The Pennsylvania Railroad leads a four year program validating steel passenger cars, planning hundreds more, signaling a shift from wooden to steel equipment nationwide. Experts foresee steel cars replacing wooden designs within twenty years, with Pennsylvania first to adopt in regular road service. Factory decisions trigger a Friday holiday at General ElectricMontgomery Works, as a Friday excursion to Rome City is rumored and then canceled after staff input.
Papers from the Master Car Builders convention in aumha cy report that major railroads like Pennsylvania and New York Central are expanding apprentice programs. Shops in Altoona and multiple Central shops provide specialized training with drawing rooms, shop instructors, and foreman supervision. Chemistry and math tie to shop needs as improvements in machinist skill and drawing-reading emerge, aiming to produce skilled workers and future foremen, designers, and builders within the company.
A short comic note contrasts two anglers reactions to a fish joke. One man finds it clever and bites, while another dismisses it as last season humor. The item captures a local humor moment and character contrast.
Interchange friction between the Wabash and Pennsylvania railroads disrupts deliveries. Pennsylvania ships 91 cars to Wabash at Hannibal and St Louis. Wabash requests track clearance as dozens more cars await. Trade from the South and Southwest includes onions, tomatoes, fruit, potatoes, and butter, with daily Pittsburgh New York freight flows and 4.8 million ounces moved to New York daily. Events also cover a 25th anniversary toast for Aldart Niedbart and upcoming railcar orders from major manufacturers, including Union Railroad and Standard Steel Car, with 500 steel dump cars and 800 steel hopper cars ordered.
South Bend Ind June 26 Hast bound train No 14 up the Wabash railroad was derailed at McGee Ind at 1 oclock this afternoon. The engine tender and three coaches were ditched the engine badly damaged three persons including W H Conner the roadmaster engineer and fireman severely injured. The wreck occurred at the crossing of the Bere Marquette railroad. The wreck was indicated by interlocking signaling and a strikebreaker was discharged after causing trouble near a saloon last night.
An aged health advice piece urges readers to support the body’s nerves and organs with Zea Phora to prevent chronic illness. It claims women especially need this tonic for fatigue dullness and sensory changes, promising renewed vitality through a trial.
An advertisement touts Zon-Phora as a cure for various female health issues, claiming thousands of testimonials and a proven record from Zea-Phorm Co. It promises restoration of vitality, sexual health, and normal function, urging women to ask friends and buy from local druggists with a provided medical book included.
The piece notes continued work in factories and ship loading, with emphasis on the large tanks and the expansion of freight handling. It cites Interstate Commerce Commission data: 281 killed and 4.36% injured in the past year from derailments. Thousands of derailments of freight cars are not fully reported, prompting a call for careful study and testing of remedies to reduce their frequency.
The Pennsylvania railroad filed with the railroad commission a plan for car service mileages. The industry body notes the rules would apply to both intrastate and interstate traffic. Other carriers operating to Ohio dispute state commission reach, but Pennsylvania asserts authority over interstate demurrage.
Edward Romy is named general yardmaster in place of Tenney Hayes by C R Wells tralmmaster of the Wabash. Hayes is out after a serious stomach operation at the company hospital in Par, with months needed for recovery. Romy has long served as yardmaster and is a respected employee. Conductor J Long of the Nickel Plate traveled to Chicago to identify a body from the Chicago river, later confirmed not Kreisher. Kreisher, a long-time Nickel Plate baggage man, had been missing for weeks, causing city excitement.
Superintendent Hudson of the Grand Rapids and Indiana leads a party of officials on an inspection of the road. The group, traveling from Grand Rapids to Richmond, includes GC L. Barpaby, D & Wright, H. M. Large, O. R. Davison, and N. Herzog, who has resigned. Several Pennsylvania shops staff changes and related travel notes appear, with other railroad personnel movements and local notices threaded through the report.
The article notes unlawful actions by companies and the Interstate Commerce Commission declaring them illegal. It lists misfortunes and travels of railroad workers, resignations, and a large excursion by the Wabash line. It also mentions production threats at Rogers Locomotive Works and a job fair at Patterson-Fletcher Co. along with advertisements for lightweight underwear.
Frank Hall delivered a wool load weighing 447 pounds from 47 pieces, averaging about ten pounds per fleece. A. Weil hails it as the finest clip of the season, with prices near 83.75 per head of sheep. Well notes fleeces ahead of anything yet this year.
Aia Morb notes a well known local, called Yule Grower, who claims to cure facial wrinkles and restore a refined complexion. Free advice on face and scalp care is offered by Dr MGYERVA JAMES of Maslove Hair Grower Co. in Omaha, Nebraska.
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