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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1908
Page
1
A fragmented early 20th century roster list details players, positions, and contracts with several clubs and managers. It notes April 3 nested tryouts and names numerous players across infield, outfield, and pitching roles, reflecting organization efforts in multiple cities.
Los Angeles outlines a ten round no decision bout between Jimmy Britt and Battling Nelson at the Pacific Athletic club tomorrow night. Britt at 123 1 2 pounds, Nelson reportedly under 183, with predictions favoring Britt if matched evenly though surprises are possible.
A garbled note references a baseball magnate after the pennant and hints at nation wide veil mitigation. It mentions Ue Vines, Philadelphia, and an Athim victory with a figure around 2905, suggesting historical sports context.
W Y Baxter of Iowa wrote on corn culture for the National Exposition winning second prize last year. The article explains root growth and leaf structure, how moisture and soil affect development, and how chlorophyll enables food production. It also covers stock notes on feeding pigs and lambs, barn sanitation, and a brief pile ointment ad at the end.
The Pioneers faced a forfeit route in a bowling league game as Brunswick In lrague No. 1 and WV Regulars posted similar results. Stores listed in the roster appear to be registered participants in the event.
London March 2 Tammy Burns aims to defend his heavyweight title with an Irish challenger Jem Roche in Dublin on March 17. Roche claims he can beat Burns, deposits for the bout have been completed, betting runs high, and Burns may travel to the United States if a purse fails to materialize.
ir G Le Stephenson of Faterborough Ontario reports ten years of constant piles and fistulous trouble improved after three boxes of Home-Roid. He says his general health improved and confidently recommends the remedy to others. Address and names of several dealers are listed.
Eugene Fitch of Monres W. Fitch & Suny agency leads a large party from this city to the Gulf Coast region for a land exploitation trip. Booking is open for names and accommodations with the best land in Texas and Gulf areas touted as among the world’s most beautiful. The venture promises unprecedented opportunity and hints at rising future values, including comparisons to California.
In Auburn Indiana on March 12 delegates chosen for the state convention show Charley W Miller of Goshen and W L Taylor of Indianapolis favored by DeKalb County Republicans for the overseas chair. One Watson man, Lewis Marion DeLong, is slated to cast half a vote for Rushville’s Miller. Miller’s supporters claim the county majority while Taylor’s camp aims to reach a tie and then win a final decision. Delegates named include Smithfield L W Bonebrake Fairfield Marlon DeLong Richland Isaau Dilmar Keyser Jack Patterson J C Landdes Grant Chas Arford Jackson Philip Carper Franklin John W Brown Concord J A Provine and others. no caucus outcome yet.
Miss Mamie Sutton a 31 year old seamstress died Saturday night in her mother's home in Angola Indiana under unclear circumstances. She had bought chloroform earlier that day saying she needed it to sew a skirt. Her sister in law found her unconscious when she returned home. Coroner to investigate. verdict likely convulsions with fits noted by friends. Funeral at Christian church Tuesday 10 am.
Miss Lena Auler traveled to Fort Wayne with her sister Mrs. Alta Nichols to remove a second tumor from her left cheek after doctors previously removed the first. The second operation was planned after the first recovery period revealed another growth.
Stockholders of the Marion Zinc Company met at the Wayne club to plan immediate development of extensive lead and zinc tracts at Marion Kentucky. A likely officers election was noted, with Louis Centivre chairing the session as a principal stockholder. Projections spoke of large returns as property development progresses over the next ten years.
Members of the Fort Wayne curling club, despite deteriorating ice, played a last game at the rink with a solid crowd in attendance. The team lineup included Clark, Temes McKay, Lovis Ry, Stercers Cealiaem, and Pisite, as listed in the rough notes from the evening event.
A year of traffic strain left 11 000 idle cars and a congestion of empty freight cars, with rail officials noting 306 000 idle freight cars nationwide. Witnesses to the commission voiced cautious optimism that the money market stringency is not a fundamental cause, and most railroads did not plan wage cuts, per Chairman Knapp. Health remains pivotal, and Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea is advertised as beneficial.
Muncie Indiana March reports the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes ended its strike against Indians Union Traction after a vote by Muncie Marion and to nderton locals. Officers say the strike would cost about 80 000 to the union.
Conference of officials from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen met in Chicago Peoria with Grandmaster J J Hanrahan to discuss proposed wage reductions in a secret session at the brotherhood headquarters.
The Saturday night storm disrupted telephones and power as wires hung broken and waters rose. Linemen labored amid danger from fallen wires and an electrocution incident while rainfall and melting snow swelled rivers. Weather observer Mohler noted February storms but no flood threat, with Maumee river at flood stage midweek and rainfall totaling 4.36 inches.
Rin. C. H. Worden, vice president of the First National Bank in this city, named by the American Bankers Association as chairman for the Twelfth district to push a currency bill. Worden has pressed bankers in the district for cooperation, while most middle western bankers oppose Aldrich’s currency measure introduced in the Senate by Nelson B. Aldrich.
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