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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1908
Page
11
Fragmentary text mentions agents and passes with unclear roles. The readable parts reference a waitress, a pass, and various scattered terms without coherent events or names to establish a full item. No clear action, outcome, or date is present to summarize further.
The Retail Merchants' Association praised Mayor Hosey and the city administration for street cleanliness efforts while criticizing Daily News pressure. E Seavey led push to withdraw advertising. president Dukes reported resistance to carpet sleepers and machines, with members urging improved street lighting and a courthouse evening reopen.
Property transfer notes show multiple parcels listed with buyers and prices, including mentions of Andrew, Sarah C. E., and Sophia Eunag. Descriptions reference lots near Nelson’s aunt and a subdivision layout, with varied lot sizes such as 68 feet and references to quarters of property and a Wai. The text is fragmentary and several names and figures are unclear.
London reports that Bulgaria faces possible war as Austria Hungary plots with Prince Ferdinand over Bosnia and Herzegovina while Turkey advertises weakness. The Young Turks may yield, but Bulgarian aggression looms amid European power shifts. Britain warns against treaty violations as Berlin conference debates compensating advantages amid kaleidoscopic European politics.
Local Gideons plan to place Bibles in every room of Wayne Ran aul Anthony and Ted hotels after raising $100. A lecture by Sunny Hawks spurred donations, with Frank Kelstyle as chair and treasurer. Landlords consent to place Bibles but reserve the right to remove them if law requires.
Rise News Bureau reports R A Morrigan and N Baker travel to attend Methodist Episcopal conventions in Orland Fremont York and Angula. Local notes cover reforms at Hamilton junior Bosworth league under Rev Morrison and Mrs Parnant with officers named including President Ethel Chertin and Walter Griffith. meetings set Sundays at 3 PM.
Auburn court's term opens as Judge Bratton faces a large workload. Four new cases filed include Will Thoms vs William T. and Miles Hathaway over a 1889 judgment plus interest totaling 372.20, with further claims of 300 in costs. Other actions include custody disputes for the Frazier children, contracts for carpenters, a name-change petition, a marriage license grant, and various dismissals and drainage petitions. The grand jury convened with Prosecutor Smith and local officials.
Wil liam Henry Harrison Sudduth a veteran of the Civil War and respected Decatur resident died Sunday at 3 PM after about thirteen months of paralysis. Born March 27 1841 in Ohio he served in Company A 2nd and later moved to Indiana with his wife Hannah Bivens. Survived by eight children and numerous relatives the funeral is set for Wednesday at 11 AM at the church with burial in Zion Cemetery.
Gov Hanly spoke at Music Hall Crawfordsville addressing a large crowd and issued a challenge to Thomas Marshall. He urged a public reply within ten days on repealing the county local option law, urging clarity on whether Marshall would sign or veto such a bill if enacted. The speech touched Indiana politics and liquor regulation amid a statewide debate.
Evansville hosted the annual fall meeting of the Central Baseball League with all directors present. President B. Carson of South Bend arrived to preside as the Evansville team was formally awarded the pennant after the business session. A banquet followed the proceedings.
South Bend officials push to host the Central league annual meeting in January, aiming to entertain baseball magnates after four years of hosting events. In Warsaw, Mr and Mrs Charles West and children were thrown from a runaway wagon on Indiana Street. they were treated on scene and later left for home.
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