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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1903
Page
8
Fragmentary text references a city related charge and terms like Darbia and ibery. No coherent facts or identifiable persons, dates, or organizations emerge to form a substantive two-line record.
Fragmentary OCR reports a legal confrontation in Indiana involving Sophia Smeltzley and a former husband. The text references assault, a marriage in 1876, and court proceedings with unclear details about residence, tenancy, and officers.
The text glances at a bribery trial involving William Sullivan and a fining outcome, mentions a car supplies dealer in St Louis, and usurped phrases about taxes and boundaries, with numerous garbled names and incomplete facts.
Reports describe a mob attacking a jail in Geneva County after a riot near Batavia Nebraska. A white woman was assaulted as guards and police faced a thousand residents. arrests followed as Sheriff Burke and City Marshal Kelley struggled to control the crowd.
Winfield Baker, who led a Danville mob, was found guilty by a jury of assault with intent to murder Sheriff Whitlock. The verdict came on the first ballot and carries a penitentiary sentence of one to fourteen years.
Two men fled town last night after a man resisting police was nearly struck with a policemen’s baton. The biting woman was captured and jailed as her husband chased the officer with a club. A crowd followed him out of town then returned to see the husband’s son attempting to defend his mother. The scene spilled into the countryside.
Partial text reports the Grand Army of the Republic selecting officers at an encampment, naming Beaton as an in-chief figure and mentioning Harry Kessler and George Harmon in Montana and related roles. Confusing OCR yields fragmented place and date references such as Aug 21 and 1906.
The Ohio Democratic convention splits as Zimmermann faction quits after governors and senatorial votes, with Johnson supporters winning the contested seats. Delegates to the national convention will be chosen next year under a ticket led by Tom L. Johnson and Bryan Johnson elements, with state offices listed among the ticket.
Cleveland veteran Senator M. A. Hanna, back from a weeks long trip, was taken ill at his office yesterday. A physician examined him and found stomach trouble, ordering immediate relinquishment of business and return home. He left for his residence and was reported to be somewhat better by afternoon.
Reports from Ashland and Pittsburg describe a bitter strike at Amalgamated Association mills with clashes between nonunion workers and sympathizers. About 300 men affected as mediation efforts began and settlement discussions resumed amid tensions.
Fragmentary report from an Anarbhy Loabngroehting area describes fighting nearby and a garrison casualty. It mentions Turkish forces suffering deaths and rumors of Bulgaria support, plus a war contract for 200 Mauser rifles and 100 million rounds at a cost of 12.5 million dollars.
A garbled OCR read details disrupted text about revolts and interior matters. The fragment mentions visits to homes, potential slaughter, and political tension, but specifics and clear subjects are obscured.
An old Burlington Lines promotion advertises half rate travel options to Minnesota resorts Colorado Utah and the Northwest with round trips from St Louis Kansas City and St Joseph. It touts cheap via sleeper through tourist cars and urges readers to write for boarding houses and hotels while noting seasonal sale limits.
A chaotic fragment notes a farm implement sale near Washington retaken by Willits Hy Wilson from Henry Aikman. It mentions a farm south of Washington and an action taking place this fall.
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