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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1908
Page
3
President Schwier attacks Hucksters without licenses while a covered market idea surfaces within a year. The council discusses financing, infant appropriations, and police use of horses, with no immediate action, amid mixed sentiment on reform and public spending in the near term.
Summary of multiple games with Chicago and Cleveland in the American League, plus details from Boston New York and St Louis Detroit series. Mentions players Wis Dahl Po Inns Lie Wach Locbhardy and others, plus umpires Connell and Sherdan.
Brooklyn blanked as Cincinnati won two to zero while St Louis defeated New York five to four. Pittsburgh edged Philadelphia six to five as race and runs swirl. The noisy recap includes a string of misprints and fragmented play-by-play mentions from various games.
Practically complete returns show Bert M. Fernald, Republican, ahead of Obediah Gardner, Democrat, by 7 799 votes for governor. With two districts counted and only a few towns missing, Fernald holds 73 482 votes to Gardner 65 683.
A retailer urges truth in advertising by using actual stock photos and asks customers to request the exact garment of any style. The note highlights Hart Schaffner and Marx suits priced to $40, with some as low as $15, claiming the latter undercuts competition by five dollars in the state.
In a morning session Olsen, the noted wrestler, rehearses for his upcoming clash with Kara Osman, the Turk, at Geegenerfund Hall. Local spectators anticipate a strong display as preparations focus on balance, speed, and tactical hits ahead of Thursday’s event.
Fragmented OCR text recalls Peoria races with numerous horse names and drivers, noting trotters, pace events, and a long sequence of jumbled entries. It mentions gears, speeds, and multiple figures, hinting at a crowded program and shifting leaders through the event.
The Port Wayne Medical Society held a meeting in the courthouse assembly room where Dr MeO delivered a lecture on European surgical practices. He contrasted training and operation norms between American and European surgeons, noting differences in preparation, anesthesia, and handling of instruments. The discussion covered European physicians’ methods, patient prep, and post operative care, with plans for a September meeting to elect committee members and discuss future topics.
The Shamrocks face Teaguers in a pivotal game referenced by the Columbus American Legion association as shaping the Sin Wert-Shamrock championship. Dike and Keith anchor the squad with Dike delivering key third inning plays while Belting and Crescenta prepare for the spring mansion start.
Metropolitan Engineering Company president Alexander said concrete waterproofing of the reservoir is nearly complete despite a asphalt shipment delay that slowed work. Experts inspected the bowl surface and found waterproofing in place though questioning its long term tightness. Local officials and a Republican paper representative examine the site, noting atypical concrete thickness and potential leaks as a risk to final completion. Police and court-like attention surround the incident while two community figures, Mrs. Mame Habwker and Mr. Becker, are mentioned in obituaries and funeral notices connected to the day’s events.
Pauline Paraguay Shadie widow of Lyah Stadie died Monday at 330 oclock at the Peoples home in Port Warne aged 101 years. She had long lived in Ansets and left surviving sons and daughters including Shadle of Port land, Gre Mra William Roenberger, HA Long, and Joseph Shadie. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at the home in Avil pa and the remains were brought to his city for burial.
The will of Henry Passon, age farmer from Jefferson township, was admitted to probate in the Decatur district court on September 18. The document directs payment of debts from estate and assigns the eighty five acre farm to his widow Sarah Passon during her lifetime with remainder to others as stated.
Decatur Ind Sept 16 the Liutty Cenk Hrean club was organized last evening at the democratic headquarters with about a hundred members. Dawd t South presi dent and Drance secretary led the meeting, a membership committee appointed to canvass the city. The organization includes Pick township in the county and aims for a total membership of around one thousand in Adams county.
garrett club forms with Wilburt Bathwell named as manager amid school and parish ties noted in the Sept gathering. unnamed players and instructors discussed plans as the Garrett group aims to field a team this season.
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