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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1908
Page
4
Debris from the Avelina hotel fire led to tearing down unstable walls to prevent further danger. Firefighters and relief parties worked through the afternoon and into night to demolish sections, rescue potential victims, and search for missing persons amid collapsing masonry and public crowds.
Rebel tensions rise at Lyon College as Chancellor Day feuds with Dean William Kent over a term-end nonrenewal. Senior class drafts strong resolutions denouncing the action, threatening to expel the executive committee, while a large “For Rent” sign appears in the building amid campus turmoil. Students rally behind Kent as further actions loom.
Cleveland mayor Tom L. Johnson lost his bid to control the Democratic state convention in Columbus. The anti Johnson faction, led by Harvey C. Garber and William Binley, gained a 16 vote margin after a contested Lucas county delegation was rejected. Former Attorney General Harmon drew notable protests when named, with plans to block him by nominating A P Sandles of Ottawa County alongside Atlee Pomeroy from Canton. Campbell was expected to be nominated for U S senator and delegates at large instructed to back William Jennings Bryan for president.
Thomas R. Marshall democratic nominee for governor will speak at the joint representative and Eleventh district conventions in Logansport on Thursday. Delegates from Cass and Fulton counties join delegates from Wabash Grant Huntington and others as Democrats gather to hear Marshall and Rauch, with party leaders caucusing on currency legislation and planning for the May convention.
A Republican caucus addressed the financial bill amid discussions in a Michigan setting. The meeting focused on fiscal measures and potential impacts, with lawmakers weighing amendments and party positions. Further details on outcomes or votes were not provided in the readable text.
The forecast notes rain and brisk northeast winds for Wednesday across multiple states. Michigan fairs northwest while the eastern portions see rain. Thursday brings renewed rain in some areas and brisk northeast winds over the lake regions and adjacent parts.
City officials and Mayor hold a meeting with the Board of Safety to authorize funds for four major firefighting units. They will buy a pine engine, an eighty foot end and a sixty five foot truck, fire nets, ladders, hoses, and chemicals, and appoint an assistant fire chief as inspector while reviewing electrical wiring that allegedly affected firemen. The push follows a two year effort with over $130,000 spent on the department, the most in history.
Fort Wayne officials vow to appropriate money for new fire department gear following the Wew Aveline disaster. A council committee will review fire wires and station equipment, with meetings set at city hall to inspect current apparatus and plan replacements.
Mr J J Hayes of the board of public safety led an on scene investigation after a fire at aveline. He said the blaze began in the boiler area and showed signs of a slow spread preceding discovery. Fire Chief Flagox added that an immediate response might have saved more lives.
Civic Improvement Leaguers urged creation of Fort Wayne playgrounds at an Art School meeting led by Mrs. Sam K. Taylor. They cited Baltimore’s 24 playgrounds and featured examples from St Paul and Los Angeles, calling for swift council action and future meetings with officials.
Chairman CG W Boerger says civic department committees on parks will hold sessions next week. He reports no notification reached community members and a meeting at Warner's Civic League was attended by few. Other committees including streets will meet Thursday to discuss urban property issues and a disputed city party fund.
In Laporte Indiana sheriff and coroner persist in digging for more victims of Mrs Belle Guernese after five bodies are unearthed near her burned country home. Two have been identified Andrew Heldgren and Mina Jen nis Olsen. Others include Hadly and three more, with an eleven year old girl among the remains. Evidence points to trunks shipped to the farm as possible murder disposal units. The case links two suspicious deaths of Mrs Guennesss husbands Edward Sorneon and Guenness and Ray Lamphere, once tied to the crime, under scrutiny for aiding in the murders. The investigation continues as authorities search the area for further victims.
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