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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1905
Page
11
The article discusses Morocco's mineral potential and agricultural promise, noting silver, copper, iron, and saltpeter deposits and climate. It also profiles M. Pultivan, Ohio Democrat candidate for governor, detailing his early life, war service, education, and political rise including senate and congressional campaigns amid redistricting debates.
In Chicago on June 24 the industrial unionists continued work as the federation of labor opposed their stance. A speaker warned of weakness in the American Federation amid internal strife, criticizing various labor leaders and factions and urging stronger union action.
Plymouth Church observes its forty fifth anniversary September 1 with celebrations for Congregationalists and early founders of Plymouth. The event highlights include rejoicing by city members and past pastors in a community milestone tied to the church’s beginnings and future plans.
Fragmented readable phrases reference names and places but lack full sentences. It mentions a person likely Seymour and J S Abus He with unclear roles. The text appears as a rough OCR capture from a historical page, not a clear news item or event.
Chicago readers hear of a lake gambling case aboard a riverboat where authorities claim the boat workers evaded laws. The vessel allegedly played on waters where Michigan Indiana and Illinois converge, with lawmen preparing action as the craft nears the three state point.
June 24 Indianapolis Gun Club hosts the national wing shooters meet under darkening skies. Burton Call of Montpelier, Ohio, with seventy targets, contends for the diamond medal while Barber of Paulina, Iowa, leads with ninety nine in the primary handicap and a perfect 100 in the Grant American until a late target dusked the day.
Local notes report visitors from Summit and Lansing to Fort Wayne including the Kruse and Redechum families. Absent Dianeh Livenburger recovered after surgery at St Josephs Hospital. Med. Doudhes returned from Atlantic City via a southern and Jamaican trip. Congressmas J. Robinson and friends visited Fort Wayne, naming John Kingel and Jon McCaw. Merman Hoppe and Henry MerReturned from James Lake trip with twenty eight snipe and soft shells. Franke family announces newborn at 451 East Dewalis Street and the party’s ballot status. Memorial day committee approves celebration plans and thanks contributors. Glen W. Mills to leave Packard Piano Works. Wayne and Walter Bunyea travel 100 miles in Auburn area with others.
A blaze in a local hotel left three people dead. The hotel fire is under investigation as authorities release few details. Metzler, a former city schoolteacher, is noted in related records as a superintendent candidate in California.
Amelia M King, a young woman, accuses her husband of assault and intoxicated conduct while the pair, living apart, were in the city. The husband, a wagon driver for National Murulistre Co, counters that he will provide and denies desertion amid a domestic dispute. Police report the case at the morning court and note prior drunkenness charges for Charles Naghit.
The Odessa riots prompt a wary Czarist response as troops fire on mobs. Reports describe fires, warehouse burnings, and city darkness with mutinous ships near Potemkin harbors. Martial law declared. hundreds killed or wounded as authorities battle rioters while restoring order.
A damaged OCR fragment from a historical newspaper describes unrest and labor tensions with references to infections and safety concerns. It mentions a city named Lima and a June date, noting government actions and ongoing work orders. Reports violence include an attack on a store and clashes with officers, with uncertainty about outcomes.
In Riga Russia a mob of strikers and peasants attacked Cossacks, wounding several and damaging property. About 400 workers are employed here, with reports of a dispatch to quell rioting and communications lines severed.
Obituaries announce the deaths of Mrs Minerva Henderson of Port Wayne aged unknown from tuberculosis and Milton Henderson, with services conducted by Rev A main at Fer Wayne and interment at Compton cemetery. Also noted are Jacob Enseh of 442 Kish Suttenfield St and Susan M Pitek, inmate of Indiana school, with funeral arrangements at St Peters Catholic church and private residence.
A fire at a Tod Tod facility in Terre Haute caused extensive damage to an elevator and surrounding buildings. The blaze resulted in about $100,000 in losses, with the main structure destroyed and the adjoining units damaged, though no injuries are reported. The origin of the fire remains under investigation.
Joy Condon of Chicago visiting to study conditions for a high glass vaudeville theatre here. A theatrical professional with Wisconsin experience, he recently sold a theatre and plans to form a vaudeville circuit with playhouses in Fort Wayne, South Bend, Lafayette, Logansport, and Port Wayne as head of the system.
A fragmented ad page touts Sher ex's Butternut Bread as leading the market. It urges shoppers to ask grocers for it and mentions outfits for the Glorians at the Greene-Rose-Schirmerer Ca store, describing a new clothing shop opening.
The Deutscher Bund held a second meeting at the court house to adopt the by law report and plan recruitment. A committee on new members was named with Gustav Schubert Philip Byhrdé Fic lor Kaltmeyer George Wilhelm Ferdinand Maier Frank Deck Hugo Adler, inviting all Germans in the city to join at $1 per year to preserve language music and customs and foster mutuality among natives of the father land and descendants.
This morning at Wiebke's Board of Trade patrons enjoyed macaroni fried white fish and German potatoes as a simple, warming meal in a local market setting.
Local ad runs for Cloisonmeitn underwear at 1.00 per set with a winter suit offered as an alternative. the note appears in the Journal-Gazette Want Ads section, indicating a limited-time sale and promotional pricing.
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