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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1908
Page
10
A promotional notice explains that our growth stems from helpful banking service. It notes our advice and credit support aid worthy patrons. We invite large checking accounts and welcome young entrepreneurs to discuss business opportunities.
In New York the stock market remained unusually dull despite minor movements after a stalled week. Trading reflected cautious sentiment with limited gains, as government and industrial shares steadied and some rail and steel names posted uneven results amid a tense financial backdrop.
The weekly statement shows New York banks hold above required reserves with notable increases in deposits and surplus. Total deposits rise to about 9.0 billion, with surplus near 53.7 million and U S deposits around 3.5 million. Clearing house banks report a 20 percent reserve usage while nonmembers show sizable aggregate deposits and on-hand cash.
The bank clearances for the week fell notably from the previous week though still above last year's level. Daily totals are listed as Monday 172, Tuesday 198, Wednesday 794, Thursday 498, Friday 740, Saturday 412, with a weekly total of 2, etc.
New York reports a buoyant dry goods market with firmer demand for cotton cloths yarns and linens. Large July shipments have been purchased for export while fine cottons attract better retail interest and overall trade remains very good.
The eighteenth annual convention of the Woman's Home Missionary Society Goshen district met at First Methodist in Warsaw Indiana. Officers elected include Mite box secretary Mrs W H Hood Goshin young people's secretary Mrs Elizabeth Partridge and others. Delegates discussed funds and aid projects, voting to continue support for Japanese scholarship and home building funds in Memphis Tennessee and Tope home. A Missionary supper accompanied by devotional sessions closed the gathering.
Claudeville’s Airdome hosts an evening of vaudeville with De Van Brothers and Geer providing acts, Mae Melbone performing a strong vocal set and planning summer park engagements, Gov. Armstrong singing his ragtime-inspired pieces, the Merrimut sisters in new song numbers, De Hollis and Valera as skilled jugglers, and Frank Jones introducing moving pictures to close the show.
The Winnipeg Tribune cites Arcadia's arrival as a musical turn of excellent flavor. A young soprano called Are ig is praised for a flexible voice and adept coloratura. The review likens her to a nymph from a mythic land of nectar and ambrosia as she performs.
Geo Armstrong the Nappy chappy at the Airdome presents a barroom tale where an Englishman Scotchman and Irishman trade wishes if not their own nationality. The Englishman would be Scotch, the Scotchman English, and the Irishman would be ashamed to be Irish, in a brisk jest about misfit identities.
Dorothy McAlpine of Warsaw accuses east church workers of aiding weak ministers. Carrie Barge of Delaware defends some missionaries. Abe Ker cautions about frontier shipments. Dozens of officers and members from Goshen area attend and are named in attendance lists. Journal-Gazette Want Ads noted.
Otto Frazve of the Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction firm was bound over on $30 bond after Friday night petit larceny. Three youths in a Dickmeyer saloon fight paid fines and costs. L L Reed, intoxicated, narrowly avoided jail after a lenient plea. Four youths who stole apples from Aurentz green were certified to the juvenile court.
The sheriff's office was drawn into a tense situation when Mr James Hatter, identified as Sheriff Grigo and Deputy Detter in a confidential briefing, warned to search for Orto Riteha an inmate at the county jail. Riteha is alleged to have employed a driver yesterday afternoon, wearing a broadcloth suit, and intended to flee toward Scipio township. Riteha last seen on Columbia street near the stables, about to hire a young man, while a young woman carried a heavy load nearby. The sheriff expects pressure for wages to aid Riteha’s support in the coming days.
Sheldon Indiana June 29. Mrs Eva Clark recovering after hospital stay. Mr Ephraim Reader of Larwill visiting relatives. Mr and Mrs G B Heminger Sunday with John Hoover Fort Wayne. Keifs baby ill with whooping cough. Minnie Springer of Lafayette visiting A Springer. Henry Mueller declared of unsound mind and guardian John Cutter appointed.
A garbled note mentions an Elks Fair Monday evening with references to cakes and a medal. The readable fragment suggests a community event, inviting attendance over two more nights.
Newly married couples take the D. and B. Daily Line steamers across Lake Erie for a romantic secluded trip between Detroit and Buffalo aboard the Eastern States and Western States. Booklets offered for two-cent stamp, with steamboat parlor reservations and illustrated materials from Dermit and Buffalo Steamboat Co. in Detroit Michigan.
Mil ford Ind June 20 A Milford woman identified as Mary Ashroen or similar has remained isolated in her room for fourteen years. Authorities say she has never shown physical or mental illness but spends days with her head hidden under sheets. Investigations note troubled past and alleged family connections to David Rodina Obla and James Grim of Milford.
Final days of a local fair prompt visitors to attend Monday and Tuesday events. Organizers urge participation, citing exhibits, rides, and seasonal activities across the fairgrounds. Local officials emphasize safety measures and schedule highlights for remaining days.
The Cen ter Jew monant of Decatur Indiana announces a Fort Wayne branch opening next morning with agent Mr Inhn Th Ale Ioman. The move aims to expand delivery and handle growing Fort Wayne demand, potentially creating a regional hub for the company’s products and distribution in the state.
Mrs Grim hosted a June tea party with over one hundred guests at her home. AUBURN dispatch notes Kim News Bares reports the event at the Fromk Hogue residence with Walter Whet Alter Robens and Mia Fi nn among attendees. Misses Jeskie and Nellie Caswell of Fremont provided vocal and instrumental selections.
The event featured a deft four course meal served by a savvy tea crew. Tables bore crimson rambler roses and sweet favors. Notable guests included out of town visitors Mrs A A Caswell and the Misses Castell of Fremont.
A garbled reminiscence from a July issue recalls a teacher of elocution and a student refusal. The fragment hints at repeated vents and a promise not to return, with scattered phrases about a rug and a relative.
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