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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1908
Page
1
Detroit and Chicago players are listed in a rambling score recap from a period game. Several teams including Kansas City and Oslike leagues are mentioned with scattered names such as Swann Olmstead and Wertar. The text hints at pennant race context and upcoming games at League Park, but specifics are fragmented and unclear.
The Journal-Gazette relocates to the Bass building on Clinton street in New Rome. No change to telephone number 18. once settled, readers will be invited to view one of the best arranged newspaper offices in the country.
Western Vul Canizing Works advertises tire recovery relaid services with guaranteed work. Contact Charles K. Stephan, merchandiser, Pearl Street, telephone 1991, for automotive tire repair and related services.
The Ang Saloon League meeting turned tense as a fight broke out amid heated pro and anti prohibition rhetoric. A sharp object caused injuries, and witnesses described the crowd as large though smaller than the evening gathering. The event, led by Rev. W. K. Shamhurt, framed a broad push for stricter liquor laws across seventeen states.
Public notice in the Journal-Gazette reports a search for a missing man believed to be headed toward northern Indiana. The man, described as about thirty nine, six feet two inches tall, was last seen near Walsash before possibly traveling to Watsaw. Local readers are urged to assist in locating him, with details to be announced at the millinery opening.
A partial list of farm sales highlights two Crawford estate transactions north of Robison Park. Witham and Mary Rudolph paid about $14,006 for 160 acres. Antwerp resident George Dueger bought an adjacent half-acre tract. Monroeville area sales approach $125 per acre, totaling around $21,000, with other local parcels noted as well.
A rain soaked, fast moving game at League Park between Fort Wayne Elks and Warsaw Elks ended in a tie when play was halted late in the ninth due to poor visibility. Both teams battled evenly as fielding and batting kept the score close throughout a wet day.
The reunion of the look regiment of Indiana volunteers was held at Wolcottville Indiana. Many veterans and friends attended and the flag was presented in a most enjoyable manner. A program was prepared for the occasion which was his hip entertaining and all present enjoyed a splendid time.
Warsaw council members plan a river tour along the Pinpe canoe to inspect improvements for sewage status, aiming to prevent contamination of northern districts. Consideration includes deepening the channel north of Warsaw to address sanitation and water quality.
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