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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1902
Page
8
Whetlyory Laundry at the Corner of First and Main has new ownership. Kob-I-Noose Laupary and Mr Cars mix in the scene as the business adjusts its staff and daily operations under new management.
Fragmented report from Martinsville and Noblesville Indiana recounts a late night pursuit near White River with two men seized after a water-tank incident. Edson, Dowden and Kelly named in a tangled account include a possible escape via Washington Indiana aftermath, with police continuing to search for Edson while another suspect remains detained for investigation.
Report outlines a chaotic local incident where Pfobl fears for his life after a threatening letter from an Edson tied to Ed Lyons and Fadson. Officers suspect the letter was written to frighten Pfobl. Lyons denies knowledge of Edson’s whereabouts. Police believe Edson may be with Lyons and Holgan.
Lyons, an escapee with Ed byons and others, was recaptured at Princeton Saturday night and brought to Gibson county jail. Officers believe he coordinated the break, and he faces larceny and breaking jail charges. Lyons claimed to speak later and suggested others were involved.
Ja nie Montgomery a pioneer resident of Barr township known as a longtime Montgomery store operator died at his home Friday evening after a recent cancer operation. He was about eighty, the last of the Montgomery pioneer family, survived by a widow Mrs B Walsh and several relatives. He joined early California gold seekers in 1849, later returned to run the first Montgomery store and engaged in local business. He spent most of his life in Montgomery and was a well known neighbor and trader.
A discussion at the State Association meeting, held while John S Bays stayed at the Hotel Eng, centers on coal trust consolidation. Bays doubts sudden action but expects a statewide settlement soon, noting local mine activity and political alignments. He predicts Miers will win reelection and names John C Cheney as a prominent campaign figure in Ball, with broader district implications.
Ilnora resident Bivins Buckley was arrested after firing a revolver during a street confrontation. The weapon was discharged aiming at an unnamed man, injuring no one, and Buckley was jailed on intoxication and concealed weapons charges pending further proceedings. Magistrate Kellums presided as witnesses described the prior fight scene.
Fragmented OCR yields a mash of ads and notices including ticket sales to San Francisco and Los Angeles via Postland Oregon, Tapioca lunch promotions, quick soak free Mrs Austin's tapioca, local names Buddock Bird Bitters, Judge Penfield remarks, and travel rates for Northern Michigan summers with depots and steamship routes. The text mixes product pitches, legal notes, and scattered personal references.
Archaic ad copy promotes Bubblen's Arnica salve for piles burns ulcers and skin eruptions claiming many marvelous cures. It markets 2 cent boxes sold by J N Jones drug store and lists various medicines and remedies from Chamberlain's Liver Tablets to new life cures with price notes and travel tickets to Tacoma.
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