17 Apr 1897
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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1897
Page
1
County Manager announces a Republican meeting in Mitchell on May 11 1897 urging press presence for important business. Washington Ind April 11 1897 report notes vehicle ordinance debate and local politics touch on taxes and protection measures amid broader legislative matters.
A brief garbled note reports a capture or detention event with unclear context. The fragment mentions Virginia and an unknown subject possibly indicating an arrest or detainment. Details such as date, location, or agency are not present in the readable text.
A 10 year old girl at City Hospital in Indianapolis is said to be demon possessed after alleged whipping by relatives. Doctors consider her condition largely mental with possible epilepsy, while family members attribute it to witchcraft and demon spirits. The case has drawn medical and legal scrutiny as investigations proceed.
An article on Jefferson day critiques Democratic talk of Jeffersonian doctrine amid Bryan's Jefferson memorial plans. It cites Jefferson's real mercantile coinage notes, debates over gold and silver ratios, and warns against misusing Jefferson to push single metal or political aims.
A late night disturbance at Main and East Thirteenth streets ended with Officer Andy Reister knocking down Cook Ilse Cook after a noisy confrontation. Reister claimed Cook was belligerent. Cook denied provocation and suffered a bruised eye. Police reported additional incidents and a school report listing local pupils and attendance.
The message describes officials appealing decisions, repairs of bad roads, and widespread concern as flood levels rise from Wickliffe to the Gulf. It notes a grand entertainment in Cornettsyile, doctors and merchants active, and crews racing to shore up levees while rivers flood and strain persists across towns like Vicksburg and Delthand of kansa.
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