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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1908
Page
1
Evansville Indiana May 2 A garbled sports note references Rivalry and revenge in a track or wrestling context with unnamed contenders. It mentions players or teams such as Wes and Kool and Uembicke but the readable text is fragmentary and unclear about exact outcomes or events.
In Evansville area a special Journal-Gazette report notes Nadeau’s release by Fort Wayne to trim payroll to 1800 dollars a month. Manager Hendrchs plans to start a loft lineup as Terre Haute and Dayton games face postponement due to weather ground conditions and a separate Grand Rapids at Zanesville baseball tidbit outlines loan dominance and a 10-1 score.
National League score recap shows Brooklyn 5 Pittsburg 3 in a May 2 game from Tipsborg PA. Highlights include strong pitching from Tippshorgs and multiple runs by Brooklyn. details mention lineup names and early-season form across the league.
Cleveland edges Philadelphia 1 to 0 as pitching dominates in a tense early May matchup. Batteries Patton and Warner for Cleveland bested by Evansville’s strong defense, while both teams struggle for runs in a low scoring affair witnessed by eager fans.
Manager Jack Hendricks announced Lefty Miller received an unconditional release after a downturn in form. The staff now lists Corns Muldowney Alberts and Hammond with Hendricks able to use Miller in the outfield if needed and shift infielders as required.
In a tight 12 inning contest Columbus edged Louisville 3 to 2. Friel walked in the twelfth scoring the deciding run as Taylor relieved Hitt after the second and held Louisville scoreless. Batteries: Hitt Taylor Kohl.
South Bend posted an 8 to 2 victory over Wheeling as Grover led scoring in a decisive game. The shaken scoreline reflects a one sided contest with South Bend taking early control and extending the lead.
Bloomington May 2 University of Trdisnaresamien lost to Culver Chia ettermim by a disputed score at the start, with incomplete lines indicating a baseball result.
Ambiguous OCR text describes Sam and Ada Lewis receiving sentences at Port Leavenworth prison. It notes an amount of $109 and five unspecified shares, with a suspending sentence possibly tied to a local county action. The fragmentary source mentions Indianapolch links and a Marine or German reference, but details are unclear.
In Muncie Indiana May ich swing game, the Muncie team defeated Van Wert with strong shows from Carroll and Werte and Gry and Hardin. Final score details are unclear due to fragmented OCR text.
The Concordians meet the J & T All-Stars at the college gym this afternoon at 2 30. Last time the Concordians suffered a heavy defeat, but today they face the same lineup with Weinhard in top form and Schupproan returning after a furlough, aiming to rebalance the game. In local sales, Fox Bros Co offers a range stove at 36 dollars from 45 dollars.
Receipts listed yesterday include hay thirty loads, Tess thirty nine ton, cate ten loads, S5 bi0 asnel, corn eleven loads, twenty seven bushels.
J D Ludwig East Lewis Street grocer disappeared Thursday morning and was found about noon yesterday in a grove outside the southern limits of the city. He carried the revolver and was taken to his home. Officials believe he spent the night in the woods and suffered a temporary mental aberration caused by worry.
Manager W. L. Medliering of the Home Telephone company informed the Citizens Telephone company of Decatur that the line between Decatur and this city has been cut out of existence due to the Fort Wayne and Springfield Traction company lines affecting telephone service between the two cities.
Dope for the Bugs discusses charges at a ladies event in Evensville and critiqued management of the Little Byes. The column covers rain ruining road games, a Toledo resident never seeing games, and notes on players like Adla Toss, Willis Mitchell, Ralph C. Barr, and Hambers. It reports tragic death of a boy struck by a ball near Hazeland, legal actions against Wertz, Wadfell returning to the Browna, and changes in Union League plans. The piece features remarks on umpires, cushions, and equipment mishaps, with commentary on Tom Williams’ appointment to fill a vacancy and South Bend connections.
A vintage advertisement urging housewives to trim expenses by choosing Easy Task soap. At five cents a cake it promises value and economy, noting small daily purchases add up.
Indianapolis headlines a league game as Taste Tells hosts Fort Wayne Shamrocks with a 3 o'clock start.
Members of the board urged residents along upcomingly paved streets to install water services before pavements are laid to save costs. The note emphasizes planning ahead to avoid higher work after paving.
Amateurs Gunthers seek a game Sunday afternoon with a strong local or visiting team. J Al Harry Dretbelbiss and manager John Wagner invite responses to a Bowser arays contact. Fort Wayne Specials seek under seventeen games, especially Sunday, with players listed. The Port Waynt Magnolias meet Garrett semi pros Sunday, lineup includes Freimuth Kinsey and others. Public auction slated for Barr street stalls June 6. A permit for a $5,000 frame dwelling on Masterson avenue. A stove sale at Fox pie Miner and school closed for vaccination and fumigation. Rev Gross to speak at Silver Lake Memorial Day service at United Brethren church.
A child of Mr. Henjamin Butt of 28 dollars avenue was found yesterday to have small pox and the Butt residence was placed under quarantine. The case prompted closure of Miner Public School.
Henry Hellsmith of Milford Indiana plans to buy the Guinness farm near Laporte tied to the slaughtering of ten people. He says he seeks the land not for notoriety but because he once lived nearby.
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