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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1908
Page
1
A scrambled OCR recounts a high school boxing or baseball style clash where Shawrochs fall to Mud in a tense game. The piece mentions timely three home runs, late rallies, and key hits by players, with extensive garbled names and stray phrases. The tone mirrors a dense late era sports blurb.
Amateur basketball recounts a chaotic game with scattered names and teams. The Pet Warne Bagtes defeat the Bee amid mentions of LSU related clubs and local season notes.
In Kendallville Kansas? Van Wert wins its second game at Whirrhouse Ball Park. Kept scoreless through seven innings before Kendallville breaks. Final innings push Van Wert ahead as crowd watches, with mixed fielding miscues and late scoring by Van Wert.
Ligonier and Columbia city Elks scheduled a Sunday game at the local park. Fans and players from both teams prepared as officials and writers noted the event amid scattered, unclear game details and partial names.
In Goshen Indiana a probate case centers on the ninth will of a deceased resident. The document names several heirs and mentions disputed provisions. Attorneys for interested parties indicate the will may be challenged in court, with hearings expected to determine rightful succession and estate distribution.
The piece previews the football season with Chicago Minnesota and Wisconsin named as leaders. Purdue and others follow as competitive contenders. It notes Wisconsin and Minnesota boast veteran rosters while Chicago eyes a strong challenge and coaches express cautious optimism for early games.
President Carson of the Central League is expected to convene a meeting in Terre Haute Indiana to discuss this year’s season and pennant prospects with Evansville, with safety and geographical issues likely to shape decisions. A key question remains whether the league will modify rules or pursue a new format for a balanced circuit.
The Majestic schedules a revival of The Charity Ball with a stock company presenting Bel asen and De Milles great American play. Cast includes Wright, Dunbar, Arnhein, Gerard, Jones, Niehnison, Gillingwater, Bernard and more. Community patrons anticipate a sparkling, well staged entertainment.
Tim central character in The Man from Home Wednesday Evening is described with garbled details. The piece mentions Indiana and Kokomo as home contexts alongside character names and a court setting, but text is fragmented and unclear.
The readable parts show a jumble of names, odd spellings, and scattered phrases. No coherent event or clear entities form a reportable item, leaving only fragmented, garbled material with no discernible outcome or context.
The article reviews Mortimer 11 Thiese’s production "Wine, War and Song" at the Majestic in New York, praising Bonita and a large chorus in lively routines. It highlights Max Armstrong's American Pony ballet and a travesty on Elfin’s famous act, noting the show ran for three hundred nights in New York and many previous runs.
Wright Huntington and the Majestic Stock Company of Fort Wayne drew strong praise Thursday evening for By Right of Sword. Manager Stair may book the company again, with Huntington poised to become a favorite with Majestic patrons. Huntington is noted as a capable actor with past work in San Francisco as a newspaper man.
This afternoon and evening at the Temple a vaudeville program features Redpall’s Wariannees with George Willman in a popular act “Win in a Seaant Room.” Other acts include Jutlan and Dyer, Roman ring artists in a big novelty, and Tilda Selvnee singing “Sweetheart Cars.” Ticket prices remain unchanged for all showings.
A rare audience favorite shows at the Casino Theater on Calhoun Street with the film The Redman and the Child running through Wednesday. Two kind-hearted Indians star in a moving tale praised for its thrill and music by the casino orchestra.
Demonstration of photographic processes and an exhibit of bromide enlargements draws amateur photographers to the Commercial club rooms. About 250 finished photographs are shown with Ozobrome process techs and practical methods for amateurs discussed by Messrs Hasdell and Small of Barchester. The event, under Kodak and ML Ta Jones supply, runs today and tomorrow with Gold Seals cigars and free tickets for attendees.
Evansville Indiana September 26 fire threatened the Evansville plant as flames spread through a glass factory. Unknown workers cut connections to nearby plugs and fought the blaze with water, tickets, and brooms. The long drought dried ponds and creeks in southern Indiana and western Kentucky, forcing farmers to borrow water as officials warn the drought era continues.
Youth workers in the city recount a violent incident near Lafayette. Clarence Byers, eighteen, was shot and stringed Saturday on a Wabash freight yard. He had been employed by Ma hurin family at 2903 Fairfield before attempting to head to St Louis for work. Byers remains in critical condition as his parents in Oakland, California, await news and authorities seek a suspect with limited description.
An obituary notice details Joseph Brandlen a 51 year old who died of apoplexy following a sunstroke and work in Humington, with family survivors in Germany and Fort Wayne. Other notices include Conrad Bunck, Civil War veteran, funeral plans in Marion, and Mrs S Glenn widow of Captain William Green of Aboite Township. Funeral announcements for Carl McPanial and others are noted with arrangements and transport details.
The Raven Gatroty group plans a campaign to urge local option. Mr. Winton, a representative for a religious group, calls for unity among women from churches to support the measure. A dance is slated for next Tuesday night at Elfkee's hall with dance music.
A notice states Garrett Indiana will host a new loan and trust company with a branch office opening soon at a SETA location. The announcement mentions a Dean and Trust partnership and outlines the forthcoming office at Hiws and Buren, signaling expansion.
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