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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1908
Page
5
Widespread optimism in New York markets as investor sentiment improves despite unsettled conditions. Reports of strong sector demand and price carefulness hint at a potential recovery while a federal suit over the Star Publishing Company seeks court guidance on mortgage payments and receiver authority to protect bondholders and shareholders.
A Fort Wayne armory bill backed by militia and veterans groups dies in Congress after being appropriated for the Fort Wayne site. Indiana Congressman C. Githems led the effort citing $209,000 in funds and strong local support, but the measure stalled.
A despatch from Mikolik Russia reports the American car in the New York to Paris automobile race once again in the lead as it nears Paris after two days of ploughing through the mud. The German car trails a few miles behind near Vladivostok, with both crews struggling to extricate stalled vehicles in the mire.
A collision on a steep Chestnut Hill line near Gumantown Avenue in Philadelphia killed one rider and injured many others. Cars swung onto a southbound track and were struck by another car, fatally wounding a passenger and seriously injuring several, with victims taken to Germantown and local hospitals. Private physicians attended the injured as details remained scarce.
A large Fort Wayne crowd gathered at the Majestic Theater for Memorial Sunday Services honoring fallen soldiers. Veterans heard Rev J A Daley and others recall Civil War valor, with music, flags, and taps marking the tribute to patriots and the nation.
Tom Johnson and Cleveland leaders confront a 1 cent fare strike that cripples service across the system. Citizens accuse Mayor Johnson and DuPont of poor planning, with riders enduring crowded cars and long waits while transfers fail and some lines are abandoned.
Ernest Terwilger, a self confessed wife killer, is jailed as crowds gather outside Newark City Prison after his confession. He admitted choking his wife as she lay in bed at their home with Mr and Mrs Charles Nutter. The couple had been recently reconciled after domestic strife and she was about to become a mother.
Forecast for Monday and Tuesday calls for fair weather in Indiana and Ohio with showers Tuesday and fresh southeast winds. Lower Michigan expects showers Monday and Tuesday with fresh east to southeast winds.
Union men for municipal traction vote 640 to return as new men in Cleveland. Result announced at midnight. New workers vote on submitting seniority to arbitration. If approved, strike armistice to be declared and strikers may return to work tomorrow night amid no disorders reported.
National President Michael J Keen will test plans for the fourth biennial United Irish League of America convention to be held at Faneuil Hall Boston on May 25 with national Secretary John Redmony and Ireland’s Tom Devila set to attend, signaling Britain’s role in the gathering.
The House passed a bill extending the Rainy River Improvement Company dam project in Minnesota, overriding President Wilson's veto by 240 to 6. Hearings showed the project would bring $5,000,000 in mills and plants, with riparian rights and railroad support. The vote followed a secretary Garrett letter easing objections. The measure goes to the Senate for confirmation amid cheers.
The Rev Charles Stelzel and John B Lennon spoke at a large Convention Hall gathering in Kansas City. They urged Presbyterians to link faith with labor, stressing that organized church and organized labor must cooperate for worker uplift and social reform.
Baltimore November 24 The death of the funeral conference now current will doubtless be remembered for the attacks on candidates for bishoprics to be chosen. Four men have suffered from rumor and misrepresentation among delegates. Rev De Charles L. Goodell of Calvary Church New York is cited as harmed by a false story about Dr William A. Qu. Minneapolis figures in a telegraphed denial of prominence given to Dr Ingeley W. Ue. Remay of St Peter’s New York is another target. The tenth ballot will be counted early tomorrow morning and two more bishops may be elected, leaving four to be chosen within a week. Resolutions are referred to committees for action.
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