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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1908
Page
7
In Boonville Indiana on November 6, night riders set fire to a tobacco barn containing about ten acres valued at $1000, belonging to William Paulson near the city. They also burned another barn near Gentry to destroy the tobacco stock while residents watched to prevent spread.
A company lunch counter at the General Electric lamp works on Lion Street provides coffee and doughnuts at a small price. Managed by a employee committee, profits go to a sickness and relief fund for workers. The system, supervised by a biweekly committee, has drawn heavy demand at noon and is described as cooperative and well received.
The United States railroads posted a drop in gross earnings for the year ended June 10 1908 totaling about 139 million. The report from Blason Thompson at the Bureau of Railway News and Statistics cites gross earnings of 32.45 billion with 230 000 miles, and notes operating expenses around 2.73 billion, signaling a deepening net loss despite gains per mile.
In a Journal of Political Economy interview President Delano defends railroad accounting practices. He argues depreciation should reflect actual expenditures and not be charged beyond a set period, criticizing the proposed Nyon monthly charge as reducing flexibility.
A Philadelphia dispatch reports planned railroad electrification linking New York City with Philadelphia and nearby hubs. Westinghouse works on new streetcars capable of 72 mph, with an envisioned one-hour NYC to Philadelphia timetable. Current fastest trains run about two hours. A Thanksgiving excursion rate may not be offered this season as in prior years.
A scrambled report outlines movements from New York to Chicago and a Chicago to Cornel route, noting factory visits and wages. It mentions steel and blade work, debt issues, and a potential ship’s maintenance context alongside names like August Baker and Dahlgren Hanning in production roles.
An entertainment program by the Young People's Society of the English Lutheran Church of the Redeemer takes place this evening at the St Pauls sengo hall on Barr Street. Carl Steup chairs the committee with Anna Vonderau Binnie Vonderau and William Fromuth aiding. The program includes an orchestra, stage cast, vocal solos, piano duet, recitation, tableaux and more, featuring Catherine Vonderau Mary Jane Hilan Hilda Spiegel and Emma Fromuth among others. Gold Seal cigar is advertised.
A promotional claim asserts a money back guarantee if a product does not meet stated claims. The wording emphasizes confidence in the druggist’s refund policy as the proof of effectiveness and customer satisfaction.
Dr Wilfred Grenfell argued in St Albans that the grave on the Labrador coast likely holds the remains of a Newfoundland fisherman, not Andree the Swedish explorer. He noted the cross bore the name Ansty, common among local fishermen, and suggested the body near Cape Mugford may be that of a fisherman buried at sea.
Warsaw Indiana November 12 Charles Rippey aged seventy one died after an illness of eight years at his daughter Mrs Amos Gawthrop near Lessburg Indiana He was father of Mrs William R Schoonover of Alhaambra Illinois who came to attend the funeral of her husband Dr Schoonover who died last Saturday night in Logansport The funeral will be held Saturday under the auspices of the Masonic lodge
The October health report notes forty four deaths and mixed fever cases. Diphtheria appeared six times, typhoid nine times, scarlet fever nine? and smallpox zero to one cases. The month followed a hot September and reflected lower contagion overall. A child on Packard Avenue was reported with diphtheria.
Hist News Bureau in Warsaw Ind Nov 12 reports Rants of Silver Lake through counsel seeks to test Kosciusko County election results by alleging 122 base lots were improperly protested and 29 ballots in a Washington Township precinct favoring Rantz were not properly counted.
Local Gideons prepare for the state convention in the city with many traveling Christians expected. The business meeting opens tomorrow morning at the Railroad Hotel with elections of state officers. Host duties fall to Mr Was Belser and plans include sunrise devotionals and addresses by Rev A Rowand and Mr W Hall. A Plymouth Congregational gathering features Mr Hall of Indianapolis and national officers address the attendees. Evening services will be at Trimouth Church with Mr D Uilrick and state president M D Gilrick speaking. Smoke signal advertising and a Journal-Gazette notice conclude the item.
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