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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1900
Page
4
A garbled Washington Gazette item references post office entries and listings in Washington with unclear names and dates. The fragment suggests notices from city or postal authorities but lacks complete details.
Multiple notices announce candidacies for trustee positions in Washington and other townships within Daviess County Indiana. Each candidate seeks the Republican party nomination subject to nominating convention results.
The Republican Second District delegates will convene at the county court room in Bedford Lawrence County at five o clock in the afternoon to elect a district committee chairman. Delegates are allocated by county with Daviess 14 Green 16 Knox 15 Lawrence 18 Martin 7 Monroe 12 Owen 6 Sullivan 9. Local political notices mention candidates for township offices and highlight local Republican figures including William L. Brown, Amos Rusie cited as a baseball great, and John W. Foster among others.
The fragmented OCR discusses plant costs and payments, mentions 87 000 for a plant, 9 050 pounds yearly, and 8 40 900 in rough totals. It references contract terms, city expenses, and council discussion, plus stray notes on Germany and steamers. Details are obscured by garbled words and incomplete sentences.
Reports from the front describe General Bates and General Wheaton moving south from Manila toward Indang and Marinas with Bates and Wheaton at Perezd as and Schwan at Silang. Recon patrols indicate about 2,000 armed insurgents retreating into the mountains between Indang and Magallanes as Rolans squadron drives hostile bands from Maig. Thirteen Filipinos are dead and several wounded. the insurgents retreat, scatter into small bands, and plan to reform later. Villages report damage from depredations and authorities claim the Tagalog governors hold power with harsh measures while peaceable residents suffer.
In a Minneapolis interview, William J. Bryan argues for enlarging the republic by extending its limits to include new peoples capable of voting and representation. He rejects territorial conquest and notes the Democratic party favors extension but not colonization.
Notice that the tax duplicates for Daviess County Indiana for 1899 have been placed in the collector’s hands by the auditor. It lists the tax rate on each poll and property in the townships and corporations of the county for the year 1899.
A fragmentary notice reports broad endorsement of Morrow's Kid-ne-aids for kidney and related ailments. It cites a testimonial from Mia Tinda Robling of East Franklin Indiana and details patient experiences with kidney back pain sleep disturbances and recovery after using the remedy. Also included is a mortuary notice for James L Lyons, 28, of Fritz town. He died of pneumonia fever January 10 and will be buried at Bethel with services Friday. A Pythagorean Lodge notice follows.
Reports from Robert Hall describe distressed Americans in Porto Rican Cuba seeking passage back to the United States aboard the Olinda. Many lack funds for travel or basic necessities while some seek work to finance a return home. In Europe heavy seas disrupt shipping with multiple vessels lost and lives claimed.
Fragmentary notes indicate taxes at December settlement were divided among funds for townships and corporations. The record stresses financial interest and careful noting, though details are incomplete.
A garbled OCR passage mentions Washington readers, public figures, and unclear references to pills, songs, and events. The text hints at public interest topics but remains incoherent with many broken names and phrases. It lacks clear persons or organizations to report with detail.
Proceedings before the Daviess Circuit Court announce nine named defendants and heirs in a will annexed matter. The filing notes Thomas I Suime as Clerk and Ogdin CToman as plaintiff attorney. The text references a Roberts interview and a committee, with implications of forthcoming trial at the stated term.
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