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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1897
Page
1
The readable text hints at Michigan politics a state election and Republican plurality over 40 009. It notes a large party lead and mentions spring polling and buying while containing numerous garbled phrases.
Fragmentary OCR shows references to a Knox County case and a two year sentence. mentions Slatton and Jeffersonville, with notes on prior prison time and potential sentencing under older law. Details are unreadable and uncertain.
In Chicago, Democrats secured a mayoral victory by a narrow plurality. Official figures list Sik, the council, and key party figures amid post election recounts and public ceremony.
Odd transcription reads like a fragment from a local page. Indicated events include a girl who fell and was helped after a stumble near a trestle, a hospital visit for the child, and a horse incident injuring Charles Walker with the horse running away at night. Community notes mention spring weather delays, excursions, and a Halloween church gathering.
Sheriff Leming escorts Jim Turner and Will Dant to Jeffersonville Reformatory after burglaries. Turner recounts 178 whippings at Plainfield Boys School, including bloodied paddlings and a furnace burn. He claims such punishments were just, while Dant shows remorse and aims to redeem his prison record within two years.
The funeral service for Mrs. C. M. Brentisa occurred at her Main Street residence with Rev. Alex Urquhart. interment followed at Oak Grove cemetery. John Sheron, a boilermaker, had his service at St Simosjohutch and was buried at Hasan cemetery, with a lengthy funeral procession.
A death notice reports a woman aged seventy two died Monday at the home of her son in law Ailis Farris in Dubois County while visiting. The funeral is set for Wednesday at 3 p.m. A springing piper and a second ceremony accompany the service as the remains are prepared for transportation to Dubois County.
Reports from Washington on the Ohio and Chicago results show Democrats jubilant over local gains while Republicans dismiss national significance. Senator Hanna downplays Ohio's outcome as a local affair, forecasting Republicans ready to regroup for next battles and asserting no broad shift in public sentiment.
The Tuesday merging session at the Baptist church heard reports from all schools. Miss Emma Brown Washend prepared a paper on Mission Sunday School, and Miss Pearl Johnson was elected secretary after Miss Myers resigned. Rev A H Kelso spoke on Sunday School work and delegates extended thanks to Washington church for hospitality. The next session will be at Cornettsville church.
Comedian Pat Barrett of Side Tracked Company clashed with ex policeman Daneagans on Main Street Tuesday night. Barrett alleged he was attacked. Feagans defended himself and countered with a pigtail before bystanders intervened. Feagans was arrested and fined 81 plus costs for carrying a concealed weapon.
Amid garbled lines the story hints at a Central League pennant race with a prize silver trophy valued at $100. Mentions Jim Finan and Gabe Simons, local team figures, and disputes over debts and arbitration while irregular ads mix in.
Election selections announced including Jon Mc Cail as Superintendent and J. Rees as Treasurer. Names such as Mae Grove and Austin Carter appear among voters and officers for the coming year. The notice calls all interested residents to attend the exercises and notes local store changes and theatrical cast listings with several personal names.
Fragmentary text reports a judge considering an unconstitutional law challenge amid Governor and sheriff actions. Mentions Ft Wayne, prisoner transfers, and prepartion orders with unclear dates and officials.
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