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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1908
Page
6
Sons of LaPorte Borgia identify one of the bodies as their father after a farm finding. Mrs. Guinness sent her children to Sunday school and maintained a strict outward propriety amid the incident.
At a Laporte county conference officials delayed the grand jury action in the Ray Lamphere murder case tied to the burning of Mrs. Belle Guinness and her three children on April 28. New evidence prompted a postponement while police examined witnesses and the two exhumed remains, with plans to indict Lamphere and proceed at the next court term.
Two streetcar collision near Logansport Indiana injured several crew and passengers. Motorman Apple and Griffin of the traction company suffered serious injuries while Quinley and another rider had cuts and possible internal injuries. Passengers escaped with fewer injuries as windows shattered and a relief car was dispatched.
In Boston Mass on May a Democratic state convention debated pro Bryan instruction and then chose Denver bound delegates including Dedham District Attorney George Fred Williams Boston official John B Moran former mayor John J Coughite of Fall River and West a Bay Doherty to lead the ticket amid contest over at large delegates
Charles Bennett of this city received a government issued bronze medal and a personal note from President Theodore Roosevelt for saving the life of an unknown woman two years ago. Bennett, a brakeman for the Northwestern Railroad, acted at great personal risk as a train approached and the woman remained in peril, preventing a tragedy. The award cites the act as extreme daring and reflects national appreciation for lifesaving bravery.
The Baltimore conference bishops urged sympathy with laborers and prudent support for ministers and education. They reported 10,853 ministers in the annual conference, 16,722 on trial, and a total pastoral army of 20,161. Church property and educational grounds rose, with total church value around 166 million dollars. They urged better ministerial pay, fewer salary temptations, and a revival of church brotherhood and deaconess unity while addressing amusements and social reforms.
Police excavated remains from a burned home on the Guerness farm near Lanzorte Indiana. Investigators link the deaths to a murder plot against Mrs Guerness, with speculation she used suitors to ruin rivals financially and physically. Ray Lamphere faces conspiracy charges in the grisly deaths.
In Louisville Kentucky Taft forces broke a stalemate after a long night session of the Republican convention committee. Delegates at large were elected to support the secretary of war and Chicago, with Willson Burnham Williams and Lane named. Bradley failed in a bid to replace Marshall.
Washington report cites W. B. Gardner of the Post Standard and others warning of higher wood pulp and print paper costs. Gardner says rates rose from 479 to 523 per hundred pounds, blaming supply issues and a split with a paper company while noting contracts and advertising revenue are at risk.
Weather briefs indicate a warmer trend and variable winds in most areas. Michigan expects rain Friday and Saturday with partly cloudy skies and brisk northerly winds. Indians 201 Minnals projects fair conditions Friday and Saturday with warmer weather and fresh to brisk winds.
Utah delegates at the national convention cheered a Roosevelt first choice and Taft second, while a move to nominate a senator sparked a acrimonious clash. The insurgent faction clashed with Smoot loyalists as the delegation remained uninstructed and a later state convention nomination faced battle. Notables present include Reed Smoot, George Sutherland, Joseph Wawer, W D Livingston, CM Wilson, and C E Loose.
Loganport Indiana May 7 George W Rauch Slovenih district congress man was nominated by acclamation at the Democratic convention held in Logansport that afternoon. There was no contest and the gathering attracted both Democrats and Republicans eager to hear him discuss the party platform including the local option plank. Rauch avoided specifics on many issues, stating he would explain his positions when the time is right while aligning with the Democratic platform and promising a clean campaign. Mrs Marshall accompanied her husband. Dr Marshall praised her as a valuable political adviser and traveling companion who will join him on campaign tours.
A hundred men aboard the four masted Peter Rickmers struggle amid a howling southeaster off Short Beach. The vessel is listed amid heavy seas with boats lost and crew swept away. Lifesavers deem the ship doomed as night falls and the wind drives it side to side toward disaster.
A fragmentary notice references the Methodist Memorial Home for the Aged at Warren and lists individuals connected to the church conference. The text mentions directors and a minister guiding the home and its incorporation, with several names and roles partially noted.
Unclear OCR text describes King Leonel of Adriam assuming a godfather role to a laborer’s wife. The garbled passage mentions tying and a bele laborer’s wife, with references to the throne and tension within the court.
Emerson Madera Matthews, junior partner at Kimball and Matthews of Columbus, died at St Joseph's hospital after four days of heroic struggle following injuries from a hotel fire. He leapt from a fifth floor window to escape flames and suffered a broken back, broken pelvis, torn kidney, and severe burns. His wife, eight months married, and his parents were at his bedside as he battled death, finally passing Thursday evening at 5:15. The incident drew hundreds of inquiries from across cities.
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