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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1905
Page
2
The Worthington Times condemns pistol carrying and urges citizen action to enforce temperance laws. Governor Hanly’s rebuke underscores public opinion as vital to law enforcement. Vincennes faces shade-tree losses from bark pests and questions bank tax assessments fairness by Knox County board.
The Vincennes banks tax assessment debate continues as The Herald urges public release of 1904 1907 bank capital and surplus rates. It questions county records and asks Knox County auditor and assessor to publish the figures, noting local officials’ cooperation or avoidance.
Charles E Higgs married Emma Sturgeon at the bride’s parents home on McCormick’s avenue. Before the knot was tied a three way fight erupted among the bride’s father Isaac Sturgeon and brothers Thomas and Samuel Sturgeon, ending after minutes with police called and no arrests. The groom works as a streetcar conductor in Indianapolis and Rev W C Allen officiated.
A devastating blaze tore through Louisville's Union Station, the key Louisville and Nashville railroad passenger depot. The fire occurred Monday night, causing losses estimated at at least 200000 and destroying twenty years of records. Firefighters arrived near 10 o'clock but could not save the stone structure, which had stood since 1891 and was the railroad's main passenger station.
In a fierce pistol battle near Athol Kentucky James Creech was killed James Thomas mortally wounded and John Creech slightly wounded. John Miller confessed to killing James Creech and was arrested claiming ignorance of the other two shootings.
The Epileptic Hospital commission has chosen two possible sites near Shoals. One location sits in Center township and the other lies just outside the corporation boundary.
Forty three deaths from the heat were reported yesterday in New York Philadelphia Boston Pittsburg and Buffalo.
A compact report noting numeric figures 4,990 5,926 6,735 870 036 associated with an item labeled isi TX Paves OF OMESS GUN. The source presents a fragmented OCR line with no clear event or entities beyond these numbers.
An itemized court docket records several divorces and related rulings. Mary Johnson and Grider divorce details appear, Cora Carter granted divorce from William Acret with two year non marriage order, George W. White v Ehner E. Johnson foreclosures, and judgments of 368.20. Theodore Cross verdict over a deed dispute with Clarington G Cross. Carrie G. McCafferty granted divorce from William McCafferty with child custody for Dona and mother custody for Pearl amid claims of inhuman treatment and abandonment.
J H Tomlin Green Castle school superintendent discusses his run for the Republican nomination for state superintendent of public instruction with local politicos. He is affable and well regarded among the state's educators. T D Slimp returns from Shoals trip.
Reports from Vincennes Mitchell Bedford Princeton and surrounding areas recount a variety of local events. A Mrs Edith Marsh Poskit becomes suddenly insane and will be sent to Evansville Hospital. Thomas Halls is severely injured on railroad tracks and may require amputation. Cement plant workers strike after wage cuts. Cantaloupe shipments begin in Gibson county with ample supply but fair quality. Burl Galmore loses use of his arm in a thrashing accident. A courtroom scolding over a fugitive arrest. An elderly veteran, William Beaman, suicides. recovery unlikely. A shooting near St Francisville injures William Gilbert, who remains unable to speak. Arsenical poisoning hits William Schmidt family. some members remain critically ill. Local justice Winfield Scott Sage sues for damages after false arrest.
In Terre Haute, Richard Roberts, a negro miner, shot and killed an old man in Perry Johnson's saloon near the Trop, killing followed the loss of a $10 bill. The incident parallels a string of saloon violence with at least a dozen tragedies in Grant Burnett Ebriusendale over years. Roberts expected to surrender but remains at large.
The water company receiver asked the court Friday afternoon for instructions on collecting unpaid water rent from the city. Judge Houghton criticized the council for withholding semiannual payments and urged prompt, lawful action to avoid water shutoffs. The court advised delaying suit and emphasized proceeding swiftly to improve the plant under court control.
The Vincennes public building project faces legal and funding hurdles as a federal provision blocks using any room for memorial purposes. Supervising Architect Taylor notes occupancy as a memorial hall is not public use and Congress would need a special act to approve it, but only $5,000 remains uncontracted.
Members will meet Sunday morning to select a successor to Rev. O P Miles who resigned to Rochester. Four applicants will be considered with Rev Daniel J Cooksley of Massachusetts having received a trial. An Indiana candidate is also favored by some in close touch with western work.
William Cordery, a leading county citizen and church worker, says Brazil ball club violated the law by charging a fee to witness the game against Washington Sunday and asserts the band concert was a blind. He has filed a complaint detailing these alleged charges.
James A. Colbert of South Washington sustained a fractured right arm Thursday afternoon at Wheatland while working in a coal mine. A large lump of coal rolled from a chute striking his arm as he attempted to shield his face. He is brother of George D. Colbert.
James A. Bingham through attorney A. M. Hardy files for divorce from Mary Bigham. He alleges abandonment and adultery with Samuel Biddle and seeks custody of one or both children from the marriage. defendant is said to be in Missouri.
The Willey Paint company's retail store opens Saturday morning in Washington. The factory has operated two weeks and the store carries a full line of paints and painter supplies, marking it as the only store of its kind in Washington.
A lightning strike hit a haystack sheltering eight year old Frank Shanks son of County Commissioner Jobo Shanks and nine year old Gar da Wise son of John Wise. Both boys were severely shocked, with Frank showing signs of revival by evening while Gar da Wise regained consciousness later. The haystack burned and two horses were killed. Mr Shanks suffered a mild shock. Several animals valued at about 875 were killed or damaged, and Mr Shanks faced about 300 loss.
A man calling himself Stephen Vitus, a cook, appeared at the Western Union office and sought funds to return Kokomo. He was tracked to Fourth and Main, collapsed beside E. Bierhaus & Song, resisted officers, and was sobered in a patrol wagon after a heavy struggle. he claims a checkered past and threats of trouble before leaving town.
An engine jumped the track at the relay depot on Thursday afternoon as two trains, numbered 1k and 0, were moving slowly. Twelve minutes delay for train 1k and six minutes for train 0 followed. Defective journals caused the derailment, but no serious injuries were reported aboard.
China's official notice to powers says it will not recognize any Manchuria agreement it was not consulted on. The démarche has reached Washington and will be sent to Oyster Bay. Beijing insists Manchuria must be returned to Chinese sovereignty with Washington's sympathetic stance.
The jury in the land fraud cases before a U S court in Portland Oregon was discharged after six hours of deliberation with four for conviction and two for acquittal. A new trial started today.
Prof Hamlet Allen has returned from Rochester where he served as pastor of the Baptist church in Rev 9 P Miles absence while Miles attended a Baptist world meeting in London.
Local statistics note marriages for Higgs and Emma Sturgeon. The record lists Barry Higgs and Emma Sturgeon as a licensed couple in the area.
Fragmented blue notice lists several birth announcements and marriages with truncated names and places. Entries include Corlett and Vollmer families in Plainville and Rend, Nevada, plus Evans and Sanford ties, indicating a neighborhood notices page with partial spellings and garbled data.
The notice lists addressees and letters including Women and Men recipients such as Miss Julian Ball Mabel Crane Myre Fisher Ophia Leg Morence Teany J M Cosby Arthur Carroll C M Green Willis Jackson George Jones Benjamin Madden Mraz J C Laws and more. It records master advertisements one cent per item and names numerous real estate transfers in Washington including Overton Matthews Lundergan and others with lot and addition identifiers and buyers such as Ezra Mattingly Michael Hayes and Edward Matthews.
In a letter to Mayor Weaver Elihu Root urges launching prosecutions of those implicated in city government graft for private profit. District Attorney Bell refuses to begin, while Root argues officials should sometimes exceed legal requirements to promote the general welfare.
More than 1,000 Japanese greet Baron Komura in Seattle as he arrives on the steamship Minnesota en route to a peace conference. Music and fireworks mark the welcome as the Japanese commissioner tours.
The lumber drivers strike in Chicago has been declared and other unions in the teamsters sector are voting in sympathy, with the expectation they will follow the same action.
Chris Ebeart of City Electric Lighting company was found unconscious Tuesday night around 10 o clock after finishing a shift. A physician was summoned for medical attention.
A mass meeting in Shanghai with delegates from leading guilds arranged a boycott of American goods. Mr and Mrs Frank Hahing return to Loogootee after visiting Mrs James McTegart on the south side.
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