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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1908
Page
7
John Jerome, 17, of 740 Second Avenue, had his trousers blaze on Broadway at Thirty sixth Street. Policeman O'Keefe wrapped him in a coat, then a newspaper to smother flames. Jerome survived with non dangerous burns. Ambulance called and scene drew a crowd.
RicCarty paid his own way to return to prison and asked to be placed back in his cell. In Melrose Park Illinois, an anti-clerical group threatened to steal an $800 statue of Maria Addolorato from the parish. Police guarded the statue as it was carried through streets and restored to the church sanctuary.
Augusta reports 1200 Edwards Cotton mills workers to report full time July 20 after months closed. Crown Point records nine year old Lee McColley fatally dragged by a cow and auto rope incident. Herrington notes six Chinamen found in a mine car bound for Argentina. Cincinnati reports a threshing machine explosion tied to night riders. Lincoln notes Democratic national committee members in Nebraska.
John W. Kern left for Indianapolis after a conference with Bryan that began Monday. A committee of nonpartisans will meet him there with a large demonstration in his honor. The notification meeting is set for August 12 at Fairview Bryan's home on the hill above Lincoln.
Covington Indiana reports Jesse Willhite twenty two drowns after cramps while swimming at Crumley gravel pit. Goshen Indiana notes Mannie Holland thirty five drowns at Hunter’s Lake after leaping into water during a picnic. Columbus Indiana notes Frank Pfeiffer ninety three, oldest Bartholomew county man, regains hearing after a stroke and remains longest serving German Life Insurance agent.
George Recuilder, a news agent between Mellen and Chicago, leapt from a two story window into a saloon during a nightmare in Mellen. He suffered multiple injuries including a broken arm leg and nose and internal harm. In Pittsburgh police seek a four year old kidnapped from Oakdale by a woman named Mrs. Vivian Lally. A divorce filed recently notes the father may be involved. In New York a street car passenger gave birth to a girl mid transit on Washington street after a long halt. An Oklahoma pastor addressed the Y M C A on marriage trends.
In Galveston a Mexican revolutionary sentence and court abuses are reported while Wabash witnesses a family murder arrest and toll of a Montana land dispute. Vincennes details a brutal noon hour assault, and Spokane denounces meal-ticket pugilists amid boxing limits.
A dispatch from Baltimore reports threats of action against unruly boxing promoters and fighters in Spokane, warning that only club representatives will decide if matches stay lawful. The note says six round bouts may be banned if divisions over halves arise. The speaker pledges to curb unscrupulous money and vagrants entering the sport.
Denver reports Giuseppe Alla, killer of Father Leo Heinriches, will face execution at Colorado State Penitentiary in Canyon City within the week. Governor Buchtell refuses reprieve, citing a lawful sentence. Alla shows deep anger toward the priesthood, refuses meals, and has been attended by the prison physician after his condition worsened.
Vincennes on July 13 reports John W. Emison Jr. twenty, son of Postmaster Emison, was fatally injured when the touring car of William H. Glover crushed him against an iron fence after he cranked the engine.
Wabash Indiana July 13 Eli Weesner a wealthy farmer died suddenly while celebrating his fifty third birthday laughing with his family. He collapsed from heart disease and passed away almost instantly leaving a large estate and sorrowing relatives.
J T Scott shot Myrtle Murray at her home eight miles from Vinita Oklahoma, saying she had whipped him. Sheriff Ridenhour and deputies took Scott into custody in Craig county. The incident followed a claim of prior trouble at her residence.
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