20 Apr 1897
Page 1
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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1897
Page
1
A Washington banquet discussion highlights a Dingley bill alternative and a plan to strengthen the party’s stance on prosperity. Proponents argue the new approach could advance the party's economic program amid partisan debate.
Neal and Eybridge White You Wait advertise the lightning artist W H Wilson who paints live in the window of Neal and Eskridge in Bourth and Main streets. Crowds gather daily as he creates rapid landscapes in minutes with lifelike detail. Wilson, from Cratkanooga, has fifteen years in Cratkanooga and has painted thousands of pictures across twenty states.
The piece reports Ascension Day events from Knight Templars of Oiney and Vincennes and notes a Washington Commandery gala. It also lists Daviess bounty graduates from local common schools with long name rosters and honors, naming dozens of students and towns.
Fragmentary mournful OCR lists transfers of real estate and oblique tributes to deceased individuals. It names parties such as Allen, Barbee, and Sullivan alongside estate details, valuations, and dates, with partial notes on officers and transfers. The rough itemization resembles a late 19th century notice page segment.
The article lists postmaster appointments in Daviess County Indiana including Henry Wood and Sibel vonney at Loogootee with other towns and changes noted. It reports a literary society event with an oration and quotations from Shake speare and records contest results and a treasury balance around ten thousand dollars.
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