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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1901
Page
7
A Washington and Petersburg roads breeder advertises an imported Hackney horse an imported Belgian horse a full blooded Clydesdale horse two Morgan horses and three fine jennets to attract buyers for the 190 at breeding season. The owner invites inspection on the farm three miles from town.
Ex Captain Johnson faces breach of military laws and left post without permission. Lieutenant Cox ordered to take command of Company D 1 N G and conduct an election for Captain First Lieutenant and Second Lieutenant on Saturday April 6.
The Washington post office expects a night clerk within two to three weeks as yearly receipts exceed 11 000 and are projected to reach about 16 070 dollars. Postmaster F I Sefrit confirmed the plan to a Gazette reporter. The current substitute clerk Gainor Hawkins is favored for the appointment.
The Second district will be well represented with candidates for state offices. Thomas J. Brooks of Lawrence county seeks the Attorney General nomination. John C. Chaney of Sullivan seeks the Secretary of State nomination. Nat A. Hill of Bloomington seeks the Treasurer of State nomination.
Senators Fairbanks Indiana and Beveridge will jointly endorse Postmaster Sefrit for reappointment. Sefrit’s commission is dated January 14, 1898, though he did not assume office until March 1, 1898.
Saturday April 20 1901 sale at the Court House Davis County Indiana to satisfy seven year rents and profits on real estate and other property. The notice lists sale terms mentions bidders pay costs and state of title as well as description of parcels and improvements including a window glass factory and local factories. The document notes the presence of local officials and community names and references to a prior gathering and social mentions.
The readable text fragments mention a German physician and a visit, with unclear references to marriage, a vat, and a four stories structure. Names, dates, places, and concrete actions are missing or garbled, preventing a coherent event or outcome.
The Indiana Supreme Court affirms the Nicholson law's two year remonstrance ban on saloon licenses. Albert Wilcox sought a license in Hebron Porter county but had previous remonstrance. court rules the two year limit constitutional and bars license grant in that township.
The Indianapolis Press features a debate over democracy meanings amid Bryan's attack on Cleveland. The piece argues Cleveland did not betray Democratic principles, challenging Bryan's assertion that free silver and judiciary power define core party beliefs.
A Paradise editor explains death notices are free but memorial ads incur charges, defending revenue for memory records. An exchange shares a rural pun about two families named Day and Sunday, noting many marriages link the names, hinting at planned gatherings in the west county.
Archaeologists reveal unearthed remains in Egypt dating back about 7,000 years, suggesting a civilization existing far earlier than previously known. The discovery adds a new dimension to early human history and prompts renewed study of ancient cultures.
The notice reports Hobson’s engagement to Miss Grigsby of New York with a lighthearted aside about wedding gifts. It also recounts a Nevada railway station tale of a cowboy claiming to ship his deceased comrade, later revealed as a mistaken telegram saying the body was inside a bear.
A long list of residents visiting, returning, or stopping in the city from Vincennes, Linton, Terre Haute, Evansville, Loogootee, Petersburg, Seymour, Bloomington, Montgom ery, and other nearby places. Mentions include Rev J. Lichty, J. Weiland, D. Bonner, Fred Schmalker, J. Hayes, J.T. Wright, and many others on business, visiting relatives, or attending events.
The man that writes spring poetry this year says an exchange must be gifted with a lively imagination and an elastic conscience.
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