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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1908
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR mentions President Roosevelt playing tennis on Sunday and delegates to a Methodist general conference being prepared for national party conventions. References to Allen and Adama counties, Fleming, Cline, Angola, plus a San Francisco grafts case and a dynamite blast, appear amid inconsistent sentences. The passage is garbled and lacks clear narrative.
Allen county releases list of 195 Stade Mates from grade schools marking the largest turnout in the county. Whitley county reports ten townships turning out nineteen percent graduates on May 15. Article notes Witties county surpasses Allen for educational gains in this period.
Local 14 orders all union barber shops to close at noon on Saturday May 30 for Decoration Day. Shops open until 10 p.m. on Friday.
George Roos and Will A. Kelsey lead the slate as election updates come in. May 1947 reports state Finley, the state air inspector, won unanimous endorsement by the state central committee to head the Ohio campaign. Judge Harmon supports Winter’s appointment, aligning with Democratic ticket candidates. The Monitor’s turret details Florida actions and naval gunfire in the opening lines.
Hof Bratt earns top marks as the coolest and best place to eat in the city offering breezy interiors and a lively dining scene. Electric fans keep the space comfortable while patrons enjoy a diverse menu and quick service.
A fragmentary sports note describes race action and pacing. It mentions Kelley and Bias with a sense of celebration after a chase and a final ellipsed frame. Names such as Hemdtelein Colthuly Pye and others appear in garbled form amid a midrace recap.
A Cleveland era letter from H OH Lausarky to Toledo Fort Wayne and Clungy Deep Waterway Association lauds the proposed survey of routes between Lake Michigan and Lake Erie. It notes existing summit water, potential reservoir sites, and a sixteen foot canal depth, urging further suggestions and support for the project.
Fort Wayne baseball fans plan an excursion to South Bend for the opening Ramp with the Benders on Sunday July 7. The mayor and the Businessmen’s Association president will grant city privileges for attendees. Local inns will host visitors as team star Shorty Tieman joins the game. The club sails a day early and a 24 piece band will bolster the cheers at Oliver Town stands. Panama ticket sale offers two bargains with a display at Patterson Fletcher.
Gas will be turned into the following ones Thursday March 8 Calhoun between Creighton and Killea Lafayette between Woodland and Esmank MecLaughlin between Deith and Killea Jane between Leith and Leith between Calhoun and Lafayette Ponting between Calhoun and Lafayette Woodland avenue between Calhoun and Barr Suttenfield between Calhoun and Barr Taber street between Calhoun and Clinton We believe we are showing the most complete line of men's lightweight underwear ever shown in Fort Wayne Ten sty at 50¢ two-piece garments Vassar union underwear at $1.00 etc
May 97 in LaPorte Indiana reports hogs dragging two human bones from a flooded lowland near the Gutness farm. Sheriff Smutzer plans to dig surface mud and drag the pond as investigation ties to Mrs. Gunness. Coroner Mack seeks chemical analysis of stomach contents from Gunness victims and Andrew Helgstein.
A committee observed in the second meeting on temporal economy there is dissatisfaction with relations between Matho district Episcopal church and the Church Insurance Company of Chicago. A new stance of relations was urged to rearrange the current setup to remove grounds for complaint. Automobile caps in feathered styles priced at 1.00 1.50 and 3.00 offered by Patterson Fletcher Co.
Myatte Rowan aged eleven led at the Indians school in Wednesday afternoon. The child had been an inmate of the school for several years. The remains were shipped by J. & Peltier to Rushville Indiana for services and interment. Word comes of Theodora Schrader’s death at Kenton Ohio, sister of H C Schrader, of this city. The Schrader funeral arrangements are pending.
A vintage advertisement promises lasting ease in washing with Easy Task soap. It claims two cakes cost 19e and that using them makes clothes whiter and smells sweeter, urging readers to write Hewitt Bray Soap Co in Dayton for wrappers.
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