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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1909
Page
7
Pennsylvania offices stage trials of an automatic stoker system for fireboxes on wheels. Tests aboard the Fort Wayne yards indicate promising results, with limited success and many practical hurdles discussed. Northern and Northland Limited schedules feature prominently in the era’s summer timetable.
A Columbus picnic event featured a 6 to 2 score, with Clerke defeating Sylainkt in the final, collected by spectators at the Cotammas venue. The event included a prize presentation and a night gathering at the Lendat hotel with music, games, and a formal award ceremony.
Fort Wayne federation of labor holds a meeting at eight p.m. in Haringny Imth hall while Bricklayers International Union meets in the morning, and Switchmen's Union of North America No 73 convenes at three p.m. in Hare Dteny hall.
Fragmentary OCR shows sharp fare increases for July travel with round trips priced one and two dollar higher. The report notes limited local options and asserts rail and streetcar costs constrain holiday transportation while demand remains seasonal.
Industrial notes report Herman C. Miller and C. Louis Loessenup at the Wabash freight house with Sunday home time at Mapoteun. mentions Woodburn frauds and relatives, Garrett visit for Groves, and excursions including 185 to Metro and 887 to Home City. Nickel District lads organization arrival near Tedhway date, Port Wayne lodge members, and Penn Manhattan workers moving to new quarters with Monday work start.
Ontimiatic Reports at meeting of Fort Wayne lodge No. 16 Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Discussed business on all roads with general improvement and optimism for the year. Membership applications noted. Local units report excellent progress and hopeful outlook for the future.
Tonighe's meeting of the Fort Wayne Federation of Labor will bring delegates to discuss by law changes and committee reports. Topics include constitution adjustments and labor day concessions sales, with arrangements for a September celebration to be endorsed by the central body.
An upcoming demi annual sale at Pillsbury offers unclaimed baggage and assorted items from the Vandalia Lines west of Pittsburgh. The sale begins Tuesday morning at 9 20 and continues with all items priced to sell.
A historical note describes an early railroad route, the Grind Rope and Thdlana line, opening a first through train from Se to Port Wayne. The line marked a milestone in connecting northern regions via rail.
Max Boston reports Max Pauln of New York lectured at a convention of American Association members urging emancipation from Parisian fashion. He argued to abolish imported styles, claiming American women can lead fashion, and proposed turning New York into a fashion center with simpler gowns and natural beauty. The speech criticized Paris ramparts and urged embracing American designs.
A new seatless gown is touted as the latest fashion, envisioned to make New York the center of style. The design, praised by artists, aims to banish the empire silhouette and attract cripples and coquettish wearers alike.
Historical sewing notes describe a seatless gown with waist reduction and back seam details, center back seam and rippled waist, shoulder-to-back cutting, and a tailored coat not exceeding thirty-two inches in length. It specifies turacot trim, patent pockets, six gores on the skirt, and matching front and back seam alignment.
A controversial address by Bishop James A. Mela to the Aradiming class at the College of St. France in Xavier sparked denouncements from peers. President Hadley at Yale and others questioned quotes as misrepresented, while Bishop Moras defended the quotation and its context in follow up remarks. A later interview quoted Welw remarking on Catholic belief and unity across universities.
An imploring speech denounces Paris fashion advances, arguing hipless and sheath gowns strip practicality from American women. The speaker celebrates American taste and urges women to resist audacious Paris styles while praising comfort and independence inDress standards.
Fragment references Vex, Parishan Rows, Huieh fairy, and simple gowns praised for beauty and practicality. Mentions Atheriain and Feeneh women. No coherent event or clear subjects emerge from the garbled text.
A scrambled obituary notice lists multiple deaths with garbled names and places, including references to Brooklyn and Port Wayne. The fragmented text notes deaths from hemorrhages and mentions widows, children, and a man named Charlee Latesy, along with scattered address-like details and a Tuesday legal action reference.
A swimmer plunged into mud at Lakeside while near the bridge during a bathing outing. Brevity notes say a lifeguard or bystander clutched to assist as others watched, with no major injuries reported and the event described in terse, unpolished terms.
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