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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1908
Page
6
An advertisement extols Dodd and Struthers lightning rods claiming high quality copper construction, sunburst trademarks, and a best in class award. It warns against imitators and urges buyers to verify proof with agents and to request Prof. Dodd's book on lightning control.
An old insurance promotional notice claims exclusivity from The Continental Fire and McCord Agency. It urges policyholders to renew or upgrade fire insurance before expiry, promising a newer clause policy at no extra charge and exclusivity unavailable elsewhere.
Dr W A Egbert a physician who slept thirteen days in St Lukes hospital and died at Deaconess Hospital aged 65 1 years is noted for his interrupted long sleep in the northwest. He lived in Muncie Indianapolis and Seattle before Spokane later. John McCalin of Crawfordsville drowned near Alexandria Virginia while on a cruise. his fiancée Julia Henna was to marry him within a week. Blackie the cat with a private income of 40000 died in Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania leaving sister Pinkie and a fortune to be inherited.
A train wreck near Holbrook Arizona killed the engineer and fireman with several passengers injured. In Hoboken Frederick Norman fell from a fifth floor areaway, fracturing his skull. In Indianapolis Harry Brunaugh, convict for street paying fraud, refused new trial and faces two to fourteen years. In Columbus Mrs Spurrier and sister Pearl Knotts confessed to horse theft with arrests and sentences pending. A Broad Ripple fire at White City park sparks incendiary theory after investigation.
Reading Pa June 28 marriage story of Jacob Klink aged 62 and Emm Schultz aged 14 in Wilmington Del shocks readers. Klink’s will leaves 25 000 to his bride amid prior marriages and cruelty findings. Tennessee primary shows Patterson win in state wide push. dynamite kills John Sweeney and family in San Francisco. France reports miracle hailstorm with alleged Virgin images on stones.
President Van Camp suspects the blaze at the park may trace to defective wiring in the rear of the building. A dry goods counter worth 1900 dollars was among the items damaged as firemen battled the flames.
New York June 28 reports show sheath gowns stunning crowds at Coney Island with 400 000 visitors. A police officer faced a crowd and questioned who should be arrested as two women with male companions entered a restaurant, escorted then away amid cheering onlookers.
A crowd in Philadelphia watches a home run attempt by Steinmetz end in tragedy as Frederick Stammers collapses at home plate from a heart or chest injury. Doctors fear no recovery. Nearby reports note other incidents from Arkansas, Iowa, Washington, and Spokane on June 28 29 1907 involving education reform crime marriage and law questions.
A woman in Lake County resisted Sheriff Griffin for days claiming biblical fasting cures. Judge Jones ordered her to Jane McAllister hospital where Dr Knight to force her to eat. Sanity hearings planned amid testimony. In Petersburg Union area a lineman wounded by falling hatchet while on pole and multiple horse incidents injure several people. a 14 year old boy is arrested for attempting to assault a 16 year old girl.
The Indiana Rolling Mill plant in Newcastle resumes full operation with a full force of workers, including many previously unemployed. Most local industries are back to full-time, and additions to capacity are being rushed. The Maxwell-Briscoe automobile plant now runs seven days a week to meet orders, and the Pan-American Bridge company also operates at full strength.
June reports from South Norwalk and Paris tell of Mason the collie owned by John A. Osborn starving itself after humiliation over the loss of its tail. The dog’s tail was amputated after a propeller accident and, bereft of praise, refuses food though physically well.
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