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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1908
Page
7
Two well known men were seen laughing heartily in snowy weather. When asked by a reporter they blamed their wives for odd behaviors and claimed to have finished chores with unusual routines. The men appeared calm, explaining their wives' actions as the cause of the scene.
Prominent San Francisco architect Norman R Cruiter endorses Electric Mitters as a spring medicine for all ages. The ad claims it corrects stomach liver and kidney disorders and purges the system promptly. Sold by Dreier & Bro drug stores as a brood purifier.
Lagrange Indiana May 23 rumor indicates the senior class will stage a reception at the Buick hotel this evening. The dining room is neatly decorated and a dainty supper will be served followed by dancing. Listranse orchestra will provide music.
A government compiled report notes widespread removal of open switches on the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1904 to 1908. It cites 742 hand operated switches renewed, 145 training switches substituted, 1079 electric and 12 trailing switches replaced, with total track mileage rising from 6,990 to 8,114 and 409 siding connections added.
Seppert and Jack Dickens yesterday resigned from the Araughtlie room of the Transs works. Dickens will establish a general draughting and machine drawing room in the city soon. Geapert will manage Western Gen Construction company starting Monday with Draughtsman experience in Germany and St Louis. Dickens aided in perfecting a refractory gold extracting device patented by a local stock company.
Chicago based trawling passenger agent G. Hayden says the coast extension of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad is advancing rapidly with rails laid to Lombard Mont and expected to reach Butte within weeks. Wabash line disruptions affect local crews and operations as yard duties shift and repairs continue. several staff changes, travel, and events tie to Pennsylvania and Nickel Plate services, with a Mary Mannering troupe season ending and a Carver Military Academy event planned.
A garbled OCR line presents a long list of personal names and initials including Ganthy Le, Clara Jameson Goa hert, Melvin Goxhert, Donata Gouhorn, Tor Hearn, Elza Heckman, Martin Luther Slelnmai Jr, Erin Wibschwan, Clifford Hay, Dennis Kelly, Nellie Kelly, Rinsey, Mary Koontz, Cara Leffel, Mazel Leighty, Carrie Levy, Estelle Miller, Prances Palmer, Jaymes Palmer, Eisie Prelt ier, Mary Elizabeth Koontz, Persly Phillips, Leah Power, Jesale Rosuemh, Everett Shipley Jr, Frank Stewart, Elizabeth Taylor, Ada Walker, Laura Woentz, and others.
Indiana candy salesmen association formed in Indianapolis with thirty traveling confectionery men. About 300 confectioners salesmen exist in Indiana. Elected officers include President Charles H. Cox of Indianapolis, Vice-President B F Wehrly of Richmond, Secretary-Treasurer B A Brown of Wayneville, and executive committee members Henry Buel Kort Wayne Frank Bent Logansport William Neucam Terra Haute Frank Short Indianapolis Charles E Barney Marion.
Warsaw Indiana May 23 commencement exercises for the class of 1909 at the Opera House were held amid an electrical storm that knocked out lights for an hour. The ceremony proceeded. two stairways descended with no injuries as Superintendent J J Gavry dismissed the crowd. Graduates include Ralph Beebe Clifford Raich Wilma Bentley Lena Seret LeRoy Bibler Agnes Tiefey Rathering Nasnahan Marie Chandler Lilian Chenoweth Richard Cook George Davis Emmett Douglas Claud Enin Herbert
Kendallville Indiana May 29. The Lermé of 1907 08 closed as the Boyer opera house overflowed with graduates and friends. Diplomas presented after a program of music orations and readings by May Cline Edward Lane Yoh Myrtle Smith Florence Ulin Albert Arehart Maurice Bluhm and Relen Teal. A post program reception on stage followed amid praise for the student work and teachers.
The Guterpéan club held its final meeting of the season at Ars Freals home with plans led by Mrs. D. E. Stidpbaker. The program focused on Algernon Swinburne life and works, concluding the year until September.
Superb in her part Miss Mannering appears at the Grand with an excellent cast and stage presence. Her latest triumph Iris Betsy charms a large audience, delivering a grave yet pleasing dramatic experience praised for its strong plot and captivating performances.
The Airdome schedule lists nightly shows starting next week with various acts. Frank Jones will present new songs and a comedy piece featuring Beasle Crawford, Beasle Crawford and T Roy Barnes are highlighted as performers. Also on the bill are Jegge and Dantey in a sketch at the German American Club with performances at 8 and 8:16 each evening.
The Temple vaudeville season has only three more performances this season. Prices remain popular at £2 per show. The theater is expected to be packed as the final weeks unfold before summer closing.
The Robison park season opens tomorrow with the Packard band performing concerts in the afternoon and evening, then every evening next week. The park theater will open June 8 with the Herald Square Opera company presenting two weeks of light operas. If weather is favorable, the Citizens’ band may play tonight at the parlor. The concert runs from 1 to 2:32?
Kendallville items list visitors and travels including Mrs D North visiting relatives in Bluffton Belle Liebing guest of Carrie Ducer, Dr. J. N. Baboork returns from Topeke, Woodley fishing trip, and many local crossings to Fort Wayne Garrett and Garrett area. Post office hours shortened for the day. traffic and rail station shifts noted with local accidents and visits.
A strong night wind battered Warsaw Indiana at nine oclock, shaking buildings and forcing lodge members from a hall into the street. Glass was shattered in the courthouse tower clock and telegraph lines were temporarily cut, leaving hundreds of trees uprooted across the city.
A reverent panorama of Lincoln's assassination and burial at Springfield. It recounts the Lincoln Monument's history from funding by citizens to its reconstruction vault under the sarcophagus and the urn of honor beneath Oak Ridge cemetery. It notes donors including Isaac Reed and colored soldiers, and honors Lincoln’s life with call to reflect on virtues rather than ritual.
Mrs. Tta dhe Filmes, a longtime resident of DeKalb County, died yesterday at the advanced age of eighty. A stalwart in the county, she had lived in the area for over thirty years and was widely known for her community involvement.
Fragmentary OCR mentions moor the Iss of mother and a funeral service for a Rey. The readable text hints at a burial or memorial event tied to a mother figure with religious rites. Further details are unreadable.
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