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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1908
Page
9
Dozens of drinking fountains supply pure cold water, rest rooms are ready, the shaded courthouse yard is filled with seats, and an emergency hospital with an ambulance corps is in attendance. Three information stations are set up, one at VETERANS.
Fort Wayne residents plan a search for Miss Marjory this week in Chicago with expectations of returning to Fort Wayne afterward. Mrs. Jamey Hughes returned to Chicago after a week with her mother as local social circles note visits from Cleveland and Toledo friends, bridge clubs, and upcoming parish events at Trinity Episcopal and other area churches. many entries detail visitors, hosting duties, and social gatherings across Fort Wayne and nearby towns.
Miss Regina Reisinger a well known young woman of this city died at St Josephs hospital on Monday morning at age twenty five. Death followed shock after an operation for stomach trouble. She was born in Hessen Nassau Germany September 1885 and came to America at six with her uncle Gregor Klug at 1406 Hanna street. She lived with her uncle and was active in St Marys Catholic church and St Rose Young Ladies padalis. She had suffered for a long time with the illness.
The Indiana Union Traction encampment headquarters at Buckeye and Walnut and near Frances hotel plans daily programs for veterans from morning to night. Activities include camp fires regimental reunions W R C and Ladies of GA R meetings, trolley and automobile rides hand concerts and flag displays with evening shows including Pam's Battle of Cedar Creek or Sheridan's Ride by Athletic wick and Robison Amusement company performances. Proceeds support Rescue home clothing furniture carpets and mats. contact CAPT o J. Edmele for details.
The obituary notes the death of a German woman mourned by parents and siblings in Germany and locally by aunts Mrs Grathius and Mrs Val Nix. She was a cousin of Poor Kuttner. The funeral is set for Thursday at 8 30 a m, with services at St Marx's Catholic church at 9 a m. The body rests at the Shone undertaking.
A well dressed stranger approached Sid Bubband at the box office during a Champs vs Tots event asking for a grand stand ticket. Sid handed him a ticket and the man demanded change, sparking suspicion as the ticket man proclaimed no change was due.
A reader recalls a scene where Shange persuades a companion that the number 15 signified a date and that he would earn six cents by paddling in and watching the game. The fragment hints at a playful wager and a quirky interpretation linked to a local event.
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