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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1908
Page
7
An OCR fragment touts CLM Harden of Silver On and Novia Catches as unbeatable for nerves and weakness. It hypes Electric Bitters as a panacea and mentions firm guarantees and wholesale selling terms, with garbled endorsements and prices.
The ad claims Dr King’s New Life Pills have been used for years and relieve without discomfort. Desier & Brother’s drug store in Harriseville promotes the pills as the best remedy for consumption, biliousness and malpride, with a 250 price tag.
The article notes union leaders and workers discuss Labor Day speeches and the political role of organize labor. It cites figures like Mr Plyon and references Fort Wayne, Pittsburgh area unions, and rail and iron industries hit by the panic. It mentions a planned meeting with rival unions, and a Pennsylvania delegation expected in Columbus for a motor power office gathering, with a late-night ball event and carnival queen contest updates.
Boston opens the Franklin union trade and industrial school funded by Franklin’s legacy. The facility on Berkeley Street features cooperative union influences, modern ventilation, lighting, and safety systems. Waller A B Russell will oversee operations as the school adopts Cooper Union Pratt and Mechanics’ Institute methods to train apprentices with emphasis on moral character and industrial skills.
A fragmented profile of Dr J E Bradley as a candidate for Michigan governor. He is described as a practical farmer and medical priest who travels roads to the city, engages with national issues, and studies world politics. His wife Mrs Bradley is portrayed as devoted and uninterested in social life, preferring home life on the farm.
Special Detective .innson of the Nickel Plate reports an unidentified man found dead with two names Eddie Wendt and Garrelt ex in a pocketbook. The victim, about 50 to 55, suffered a broken left leg and bruises. a possible gas cloud incident at 8:17 may have caused the death. A list of railroad employees and associates from Pennsylvania, Nickel Plate, and Wabash railroads fills the page with personnel changes, vacations, and hospitalizations. The town buzzes with shop talk and a planned city shop team challenge for next Saturday.
Clarence W Cox and line and pattern maker Clarence W Cox have resigned their positions with the Fort Wayne Electric Works to start a business partnership.
Ida Mallanee of Root township Adams County died after a prolonged illness from lagrippa that had progressed to consumption Her death occurred in her home where she had been cared for by her husband who found her unresponsive at about 1 AM The deceased born in 1873 leaves husband James Hoagland three children Nicolas Marion and Frances and three sisters Mrs J C Evans Miss Ada Land and Miss Etta A funeral will be held from Mt Blewisant church in Root township Rev Wi R McCarty officiating Burial at Reynolds cemetery.
Maurice Tuttle son of the celebrated artist Howard Tuttle arrives in the city to design and arrange scenery for the Majestic theater. He will join a stock company in Los Angeles and paint sets as new productions are prepared each week. Seven car loads of scenic skeletons will be painted on site for the season.
Decatur dispatch reports the will of Abraham S Steudler who died August 26 filed for probate at Adams County clerk. The document provides that after debts and funeral expenses, wife Mary Steudler receives one farm and land in Union Township, with remainder to their children. Jacob Stender and Elizabeth Steuder receive $380 each, and bequests are made to other relatives and an adopted son Phiene to cover a shortfall. Executors, witnesses, and church mission allocations are noted, with real estate and personal property passing under the will dated 1905.
In Montpelier Maryland a junk dealer named Palmer says he was robbed. The postmaster and local officials report the sale of junk by a Polish seller named Marian, details unclear due to damaged text. The incident centers on a disputed $1840 transaction and subsequent custody of goods.
Seven shareholding GH company members sent a demand for money. At Marion police observed a suspect crying near the Loop depot. The claimant said he was robbed of 1000 dollars drawn for prying, naming a Montpelier man and alleging a Donot. Montpelier men were arrested as investigators doubt the tale.
The murder cases of Orville Clumane and Frank Brown won’t be heard in the September term. Prosecutor Dailey says the defendants cannot pay for counsel and a county car- man will be appointed to aid their defense. The murder occurred on the evening of May 1.
Mrs Edwin Gurl, 28, wife of a local resident, died after a lingering illness of measles and complications. She had undergone two surgical operations, one in town and another at St Joseph's Hospital in Port Wayne, during a three week period. She leaves a husband and three children, the eldest nine. The community mourns her gentle Christian spirit.
The obituary notes Atary Thendoré and Bernard as daughter of Peter and M Snuth with several siblings including half-sisters and brothers. It praises her as a splendid woman, wife, and mother. Funeral services are planned for morning at St Paul’s Church in the city.
War sa w Ind April 4 Kist News Bureau reports a baseball game listing Dayton against Tort Wayne at 3 o clock. The piece mentions the Frignda general conference closing at Winona Lake and fundraising from photograph sales by J Avnworth of Manchester plus a recital by C Underhil of Brooklyn tied to the Prientis society and a $165 amount.
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