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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1908
Page
6
The text notes a Democratic edge and a Republican plurality lower than 1904 by eight percent. It also mentions La Follette as leading the Wisconsin senatorial contest and cites a gubernatorial nominating process in Michigan.
Vermont election brief notes tensions within the Republican party as party factions seek to cohere around a candidate slate. observers expect possible contests in upcoming primaries amid shifting voter alignments and regional dynamics.
White River Junction area results show Prouty a Republican with 25,170 votes, Burke 8,335, Backus 561, Campbell 525, and Dunbar 269 across six cities and 240 towns. Bell in 1904 had 27,134 and Porter 8,598. Prouty’s estimated plurality sits near 28,000 versus Bell’s 31,557 in 1904.
The Rev. Phillip Wambsyanss was elected president of the general association of Lutheran hospitals. The convention opened with a business meeting and heard talks on hospital cooperation with the Denver sanitarium for consumptives. Delegates from Fort Wayne, Bay City, Red Wing, Sioux City and other cities attended, with plans for a hospital internee program and a possible hospital laundry initiative. The group toured St Josephs and Hope hospitals and will close with a banquet tonight.
In Vermont on September 2 at 1 A. M. Republicans carried the state for Lieutenant Governor George H. Prauty of Newport, winning by about 28,000 votes over Democrat James E. Burke of Burlington. The Independence League polled around 1,000, with the Prohibition and Socialistic votes steady. Local legislature contests produced a heavy turnout, page continuation noted.
Kist News Bureau reports Anna Goodyear, aged resident, suffered a serious fall at her horse farm north of the city. She slipped on a loose board, fracturing her hip. Taken by ambulance to the city hospital, the limb was not cast due to age. Expected bed rest about sixty days. a horse was kept to assist in care.
The well regarded Welle bounty drug store changes hands from John RB Fan of Liberty Center to his son James Funk. The elder retains the postmaster role in Liberty Center while James, previously a prescription clerk in Indianapolis, takes over ownership.
In Columbia City Indiana, Hana Johnson formerly Miss Lucy Brant files for divorce from R. Johnson. She alleges cruelty, inhuman treatment, failure to provide, and habitual drunkenness. She requests restoration of her maiden name and $1,000 alimony. The couple wed December 23, 1890 and separated February 1. Attorney A. A. Adams for the plaintiff.
East News Bureau reports Larwill schools will be delayed until the new building is completed. The current term will run at the Baptist church and the Smith Curestore area, with interim classrooms used. William Byall will serve as superintendent for another year.
Democratic candidate William Jennings Bryan toured the Northwest amid massive crowds. In Grand Forks he was greeted by Governor John Burke and a large labor and farmer contingent, spoke at the Y.M.C.A. building, then left for Sioux City. Earlier in Fargo he addressed a large audience, repeating themes of his national ticket.
In New York on September 1 a Democratic conference formed new national committee bureaus including an anti trust bureau. William J Black leads the bureau of statistics and William Hoge chairs the commercial travelers bureau. Central committees will determine cooperation with black mobilization efforts by state. An eastern campaign chair and view chairman for the nascent eastern campaign are to be announced soon.
Fred De Veay of Garrett and Zdah Alay Wilke of Garrett obtained a marriage license in Auburn for a union that follows both parties' prior marriages. De Veay, a locomotive engineer with B&O, is well known in the city. Wilke is the daughter of Calvin A. Wal wr, a county farmer.
Forecast for Wednesday and Thursday calls for fair to warm conditions with winds shifting from west to northwest. Stronger winds expected in the west and north areas, with cooler temperatures possible in Lower Michigan.
Special committee approved an ordinance and report to the council on removing wires in the Spy Run district within nine months. Residents must sign easements. Louie Langard appointed to secure signatures. A five member wire inspector committee was formed and finance considerations discussed. An ordinance on keeping pawnbrokers and a barrett girl performance were also noted.
A civic parade drew about 4 000 marchers through Toledo streets in honor of the forty-second Grand Army of the Republic encampment at Fort Meigs. Gov Harris Senator Foraker and others spoke. a Venetian Night on the river capped the day with illuminated boats and patriotic display. The Women’s Relief Corps hosted a reception and negro veterans attended a church event.
The National Association of Ex-Prisoners of War held its annual encampment in Toledo with about 806 attending. Officers elected include National Commander Gen Harry Willich of Pennsylvania senior vice commander J. F. Holliger of Toledo junior vice commander L. D. Dobbs of Kansas chaplain Rev. J. M. Perguson of Keokuk IA adjutant general and quartermaster general J. B. Wraiker of Pittsburgh PA. The next encampment is planned for Salt Lake City unless developments at the meeting change plans.
Judge Taft will review the G A R parade this morning in Toledo while Judge Tree attends a morning session. Ohio papers note Taft and Parker met at Lincoln, with remarks reportedly minimal. Labor Day plans include a Sandusky soldiers’ home visit and a brief address, followed by further engagements.
Garrett Ind Sept 1 The city was shocked by the death of Mrs Patrick McCarthy found dead in bed at home. The husband reported she had not awakened and she appeared to have been dead for several hours. She was born in Laywete Redruiry 14 and moved to Fork Waytes where she lived until her marriage. Survived by husband Patrick McCarthy five children James Jatin Maysind Matiea and Daly of Wort Wayne. Funeral services at St Peters grit St Pauls church with interment Calvary.
Meh Dethott, after a broad countywide bid, participates in local politics reshaping the grant city scene. Cloris Mason, 72, newly returned from UMleuge, expresses cautious optimism about the mayoral shift. Mason favors Port Wayne amid ongoing intercity contrasts and policy pushes.
The Lincoln Life Insurance bulletin atop the Beagle's stove building shows August business exceeding July by about one third, with July already outstripping the prior year’s period. The Fort Wayne company, in its anniversary month September, aims for a banner year as agents from major underwriters seek representation, focusing on Indiana Michigan Ohio markets and eastern Pennsylvania expansion.
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