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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1906
Page
3
Maj Charles F Larrabee acting commissioner of Indian affairs argues against claims of vanishing Indians. He cites census figures from 1790 to today showing growth and notes government efforts through education and support, including Osage funds, preserve native communities.
Pretty Nellie Rainey the 17 year old daughter of J H Rainey of Heltonville was found in Evansville by a Mooney Boland detective. Ernst Tangsley of Heltonville was arrested on a charge of abduction and will be sent back to Bedford for trial.
John Dasch reports a towering sunflower in his garden reaching eleven feet with a thick stalk and sixty seven seed pods. He says it is the largest on this side of Kansas and offers to compare it with any other plant this season. The seed will be used for chicken feed, and Dasch expects to be out of work for a few days after an accident.
Charles Raneyfi of Mill Street, employed in the wheel room at the B. O. Southwestern shops, lost two toes of his left foot on an accident Monday afternoon while operating an azle dresser when the air with which the piece of iron on which she moved.
Monday evening social at Miss Lottie Hedrick featured guest Miss Isa Baxter of Loogootee. Attendees included Misses Beatrice Sechrist Grace Bendett Hazel Feagans Katie Eagle Lelie Ellis and Messrs Charles Morrison Ray Logan Floyd Tolbert Oral Gregory Harry Feltman Victor Foster.
Harrison Alexander, a Black man, was sentenced to death by a Greenville Kentucky jury at a special term after being found guilty of assaulting a white woman. He faces execution on September 27.
Legal actions filed in Indianapolis target the Adams, American and United States Express companies alleging habitual violations of law in failing to deliver packages. The suits seek removal of the firms from Indiana based on non delivery practices and regulatory violations.
Col. C. A. Williams, commanding Visayas department, reports to the war department that the Pulajane insurrection on Samar Island has been stamped out.
Governor Carter's annual report quotes a population of about 209 000 for the Hawaiian islands. The item then records a sensational crime noting that a man identified as Bob Estheridge, described as a negro, allegedly attempted an assault on a daughter figure before being shot.
The farmer T H West was shot to death Monday night in Saluda County South Carolina. Police investigated the scene as the crime location.
Miss Junie Steen of Lemon street suffers an attack of inflammatory rheumatism her left arm is affected and she cannot use it. The text notes military movements involving black troops from Fort Brown Texas and the transfer of Company B Twenty sixth Infantry a white company to Fort Ringgold Texas and back to Fort Brown.
Henry C Street of Alfordsville and Miss Minnie Pope of Decker wed at Mt Carmel TL on Saturday morning. Squire Kennard presided. The jury in the case of B Fulon French, John Alone and John Smith failed to agree and were discharged. Eight jurors favored conviction.
The commercial club of Loogootee schedules a fraternal congress and homecoming carnival for Daviess and Martin counties on August 29 and 30 with many entertainments promised.
The state conference of charities and correction will convene at Muncle from October 6 to 9. J G Allan of this city serves on the committee that will discuss County and Township Charities.
The Second M FE church plans an all day Labor Day picnic at Oak Grove Park with morning and afternoon speakers and a band performing day and night. Contests will be held and refreshments sold all day and evening. The public is invited.
In a letter to Congressman James E. Watson Roosevelt approves the last congress work and commends Speaker Cannon. He backs the Republican tariff plan and urges a law to curb political graft.
Food inspectors declare that free lunches served in hundreds of saloons in Chicago are largely composed of meat in a condition absolutely unfit for use.
Early morning westbound flyer Train 5 on the B&O South ran into an open switch at Saymour Tuesday morning. Minor injuries reported, authorities investigating cause and switch alignment. No passenger fatalities, service disruptions expected pending investigation results.
A collision between a freight train and a passenger train near Seymour injures Enziheer and affects mail clerk Fred Masten of Loogootee. Engineer Moses of Seymour sustains a dislocated shoulder as wreckage damages tenders and mail cars. Communication lines to Loogootee are down and trains are delayed.
Bryon Steen of Los Angeles visiting Mr and Mrs Spencer Ward fractured his right arm Monday while playing with neighborhood boys. He attempted a fence jump and fell, injuring his arm.
Hebcor Basinger of Petersburg passed through the city Tuesday while en route to Texas where he will locate.
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