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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1908
Page
5
The river reached a height of 22.5 feet and then remained stationary from morning until a rapid decline began. During the night the level rose another one fifth of a foot to one foot above the 1904 high water mark.
Reports show Maumee and St Marys rivers rising to 22.5 and 4 feet respectively, with rapid fall after 3 pm. Weather forecasters warned of possible rain later while tensioned flood watchers crowded Lakeside bridges and sidewalks. Interurban rail lines resumed service as water receded.
Four Krauskopf youths and a companion were swept into the Maumee River while building a raft. They crawled up a tree limb as the flood tore their craft away. After nearly two hours in icy air, farmers built a raft and saved them one by one from the bank. Local sheriff and police organized but were halted when rescuers succeeded.
A river incident left an unnamed man clinging to an iron rod beneath the Main Street bridge after a boat passing by aided his rescue. William Aiken and Dr. EL Hindeon helped improvise a coat rope before another boat arrived to pull the survivor from the water.
March 5 report from South Peru describes residents forming a mass meeting to discuss building a river flood dike on Rover street. High water from the Wabash River has threatened homes for years, rising last Saturday to near flood level before receding.
The United States Attorney General is urged to commence proceedings to dissolve the paper trust after government charges against the American newspaper publishers association and 24 mills. Authorities allege output allotments price fixing and discrimination across regions while several groups share markets and restrict production. The case ties to Peterson and Ridder and cites the Paper Trade Journal reporting on pool assets and trust activities.
In Boothbhnd Indiana a man and a woman are said to be operating a swindle passing forged checks for amounts from 25 to 80 dollars. They target jewelry, grocery, clothing, and furniture stores by making small purchases and faking larger balances, then fleeing to northern Indiana and southern Michigan. Local merchants report receiving bogus checks totaling varying sums as they unwittingly cash them.
Extremely cold weather spreads across the northwest with St. Paul as the warmest spot at near zero. North Dakota records four to twenty six below, Devil's Lake at twenty six below, South Dakota eight to twelve below, Moorehead sixteen below, Minnedosa twenty four below, with the cold front reaching toward Winnipeg. Nickel Plate agent Samuel Walker travels with the Lillian Mortimer troupe into Chicago, stopping in Minneapolis after attending the funeral of A G Sherman in Oberlin Ohio.
Jefferson club banquet speakers invited and all have accepted for next Thursday setting a record. Warren Warrum main speaker with thirty minutes, congressional candidates fifteen minutes each, others brief talks. Caterers Gross and Boss and Horner’s orchestra to provide music as tickets sell briskly across the district.
Indianapolis March 8 A Jewish preacher argues that reform must come from inside the liquor debate, not from fanatical outsiders, citing a letter from the National Model License League. He critiques enforcement shifting to saloonkeepers and urges reforms rooted in responsibility of manufacturers and retailers.
March weather outlook from Washington reports cold and snowy conditions with snow likely on Monday and Tuesday. A wintry mix and possible rain are forecast toward the middle of the week, with dry and sunny spells returning by Sunday.
The quarrel over the Tatsu affair escalates as China delays release of the seized Japanese steamer and raises a Chinese flag over the ship, signaling a deepening rift and looming rupture between nations.
A London dispatch reports China apologized to Japan for hauling down the Japanese flag during the seizure of the steamer Tatau Mami sand and its cargo. China promises to reply later about the seizure and punish officers. The incident raises tensions as Japan demands immediate release and accountability from Chinese authorities.
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