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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1908
Page
8
W J Bryan Jr announces plans to marry heiress Miss Berger in Milwaukee as he prepares for a lengthy European tour after Mr Berger’s return from the West. Strong local ties and high society circles noted as the engagement becomes public knowledge.
A newspaper notice from Lincoln, Nebraska, reports the engagement of Buss Mountain or Mussi? to W. J. Bryan, Jr. The groom-to-be appears studious, while Miss Berger of Lincoln is described as a wealthy, pretty heiress aged nineteen. The couple reportedly met years ago while students at the University of Nebraska and plan an extended tour of Europe.
Alexander Berger of the Milwaukee milling company and board of trade returns to the city after a trip through Florida and Nebraska. He confirms his daughter Helen Berger's engagement to W. J. Bryan Jr but says the wedding may not occur for a year or longer.
Fort Wayne veterans and auxiliary members who attended the G A R encampment in Toledo returned home yesterday afternoon. They reported a hospitable reception and described the gathering as highly successful. A few veterans stayed longer to roam the city.
Fragmented report shows a veteran parade lasting hours with many participants struggling to keep pace. A few, including Pan and PAM, faltered while others pressed on. Recounted as a challenging, perhaps dramatic, day with weary marchers receiving refreshment.
Hamilton Ind Sept 3 A church gathering at the Tuspiay event hosted by Mr and Mrs El Swaidener featured Mrs Miskes Tea ekcarur and Mabel Boolewi. Guests enjoyed music all evening with songs such as Lead Kindly and Newer My God to Thee.
Charles W. E. Stephan announces new management of the Western Vulcanizing Works on Pearl Street. He pledges first class operation and states all outstanding bills are to be rendered to Home. Contact is 1991 249 Pearl Street through phone.
City news covers a week of official visits temperance meetings and church conferences. Dr Cornson Payton’s illness shuts his office. Rev Louis Pettiford attends a church conference in South Bend. Public exams for clerks and carriers are set for mid November in the federal building. An invitation invites women to a temperance gathering at the courthouse assembly room. Dr Frank M Fox hosts a reception at the Third Presbyterian parlor. Austin W Stults of Indianapolis joins Kidd Medical Company. Dr Gaylord M Leslie named treasurer of Bass Founder and Machine Company and to exhibit Linn Clydesdale horses at Fort Wayne and Chicago shows. M N Mikesell travels from New Mexico to Kentucky by auto. brother of Dr A L Mikesell. Mrs J J Hunter, Fort Wayne WCTU VP, to give Labor Day address at Lafayette with regional city union. “Home coming day” planned at Tater Presbyterian church with Rev Frank M Fox preaching after vacation. Henry Cohen to present program. Frank Heap Slick of New York to speak October 1 at Ministic in Fort Wayne, tour stops listed including Cleveland Detroit Indianapolis New York and Brooklyn.
The Journal-Gazette reports its relocation to a new, well arranged office on Clinton Street in Angola. The old building was vacated Sunday and the paper will invite the public to view the upgraded facilities once operations are settled, with the same telephone number 18 to call day or night. Ben Ananda Ananda?
The Brotherhood of 8. T. party announces no authorized candidate for carnival queen. Members vote without organization sanction. E. St. John master and H. A. Fink secretary, both members of 136, confirm lack of official endorsement.
Dentists from northern Indiana, about 130 to 209 members, will attend the annual meeting in Fort Wayne. The program includes clinics and addresses by state leaders, a Wayne Club banquet, and lectures on cleft palate surgery and oral disinfection. Several notable doctors will speak, with events at the Odd Fellows building and courthouse assembly room.
American retailers push a massive project by Selfridges & Co at the corner of Cypressfield and Dude streets, a landmark steel and cement structure rising over street level with multiple above ground floors. The move aims to expand American ties with British merchants and open a new center of commerce, signaling a strategic shift into international markets.
In Bluflfton on September 3 Otto Merriman of Zanesville School and Miss Delete Hall joined in matrimony at the bride’s home. The SP Square Club hosted the reception and hosted brides from the group, while Frank Yous and Doris Switzer wed in Shoenaker near Toledo with Rev. Diffenbaugh officiating. The newlyweds plan to honeymoon in southern Indiana and settle in Milford after September 15.
Fraternal carnival in Bluffton opens October 1 with the Odd Fellows in charge and district meetings. Kabelits, Pathfinders, and Sons of Veterans organize events September 30. Various groups oversee exhibits, with Splvey named general manager and W. L. Tvana as secretary guiding the closing day activities.
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Classified note urges readers to try the Journal-Gazette Want Ads noting a rebuilding state and offering something for everyone from Indiana Furniture Co. to attract customers and promote listings.
A Chicago delegation led by Mayor Busse and park officials will attend a national Playgrounds Congress in New York September 8 to 11 to advocate extension of public grounds and health amenities. The group includes Aldermen Pellmass Bardotphatart Grevley Le Derkiis Burnett Ned and other city committee members. The gathering aims to promote playgrounds, park conservancy, and civic improvements with officials from health, park, and education departments expected to participate.
A local tale from Angola region tells of a farmer near Seattle and a peculiar night by Jimmerson Creek. The narrative mentions a power outage, a calf, and a dramatic event as the waters rose and a warning was heard by nearby residents.
Fragmentary OCR recounts people near a river with mentions of waterways, a bust, a failed fishing moment, and a desolate landscape. Names and specifics are unclear due to garbled text, but hints at a locality, a person, and an event on a marked shore.
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