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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1908
Page
7
The Supreme Court affirmed a $7,500 judgment against the town of Newcastle. Claude Grabbs fell ten feet from an unguarded elevated sidewalk in darkness and suffered head injuries, the court ruling the city must safeguard pedestrians in dark places.
Reports from Portland Goshen Col umbus New Albany Indianapolis and Kansas City recount robbery sentencing and violent acts. A Chicago express robbery yielded $3.50 cash and $650 in jewelry with a $1,500 reward offered. Other items include forgery charges and a death by suicide followed by various local disturbances and assaults.
A crazed man on a train was moved to Laporte and jailed after transport via Valparaiso. Reports from Indiana and nearby areas describe a burglary at Judge Marling's house, missing valuables, and various legal actions including acquittal of Robert T. Winters in a blind tiger case.
The column recalls Lan don Travbe’s death after morphine use in Columbus Indiana, and a $1,500 sale of six Hawcreek township school houses halted by A Harold Galbraith’s temporary restraining order. Other items note New York witnesses in a prosecution, Mrs. Ah Wong’s murder suicide, and Rev Walter M White’s newspaper advertising boosted church growth.
In Sioux City Iowa Grace Methodist Church pianist J W Gratian faced an abrupt audience exit during a dedicatory recital. Gratian challenged the crowd to calm as he left, remarking he had played before many audiences and never faced such a reaction.
Evansville December 18. Salt fired by Eichel Lime and Stone against county commissioners alleging fraud in rejecting its bids for broken rock. Claims bids were higher than rivals. Officials say Eichel rock from Milltown quarries is too soft for paving. Eichel counters that the rock is used in Louisville and across Indiana.
Judge Wileco confirmed a city expansion adding all the west and north stone mills and part of Washington park, increasing Bedford’s population by about 1100. Other notes report deaths of Alexander Campbell in Winnebago County, Henry Mitchell from hunting injuries, Fred Lied’s bribery sentence, John Zett’s execution, and Earl Landon’s sleep aid death.
In Attusrong county a panic over cigarette use by small boys prompts a special county board meeting. The directive calls for whipping any child caught smoking and instructs teachers to enforce the punishment, with debate over age and authority and looming talk of education consequences.
From the West Baden Journal Addie D of Washington spends his customary vacation at West Baden Springs where he runs the cafe at the New Mere dith hotel and enjoys his pilgrimage. Elkhart Indiana December 21 under a threat a man named George Miller of Valparaiso sent $200 to Elkhart addressed to J. M. Anderson and now
Authorities in multiple cities hunt for the author of a threatening black letter sent to Miller in Goshen Indiana. The extortion demanded $200 to J M Anderson Elkhart before New Year’s Day with threats against Miller’s family and his father in law Jerry Trump of Goshen. After handing over the money Miller reported to the sheriff at Valparaiso and then showed signs of violent insanity and was taken into custody. He had been assaulted in Goshen two months earlier, leaving him badly injured.
A student Ora Dyer was struck when a train barely missed him as he tried to jump into a creek from a trestle. The engine tore clothing but he was not injured. In Seymour a black man Will Moore was found guilty of assaulting Mrs. Dannettel and sentenced to 2 to 21 years in the Indiana reformatory. In Evansville Dr. Robert Drybrough, heir to a Scottish estate, died of heart trouble at the Vendome hotel after reportedly receiving a large fortune from Scotland.
George Burton, 50, a ferryman on the Ohio river at Yankeetown, has disappeared after going to repair a boat. Sand marks suggest he fell into the river and drowned. Citizens spent two days dragging the river and detonated forty sticks of dynamite underwater.
South Bend December 24 Mrs Maud Stonecipher asks for separation from Dr Alva E Stonecipher a city physician. She seeks 75000 alimony while alleging the defendant is worth 200000. He is heavily involved in lumber and oil leads. Both have been married twice.
Reports say the battleship Montana and cruiser North Carolina are to accompany the Maine to Venezuelan waters. The colliers Dolphin departed Port au Prince with sealed orders and the Des Moines is stood by for instant action.
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