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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1902
Page
6
Scrambled OCR text shows fragmented lines with addresses and schedules. Mentions Washington Indiana and Bates with notices about daily and weekly publications and second class mailing. Indicates a periodical with varied frequencies and a street name Mangr or Pepe Street.
The Wise backed harmony parade courts internal rifts as Bryan factions clash with Cleveland organizers. Bloomington Star notes Second district Democrats refuse to be tied to Bryan or his platform while Miers hedges, praising both sides and signaling evolving support amid contest over silver and Bryanism.
Alfordsville residents report visits and business in Loogootee Washington and Glendale. Several listed ailing or traveled relatives with updates on church services and a lodge memorial for E Allen, plus local sickness and farm work noted by multiple residents.
Fragmentary text references poor health and a possible note about Latvia. Reading is damaged. no clear event, person, or date can be confirmed from the readable portion.
A string of self inflicted deaths reported in Indiana includes Evansville and Goshen areas. cases involve Miss Ash jor Ky., Charles Pigg, Jacob Adams, Fred Kelser, and others with causes given as mental distress or unknown factors. Local dispatches note births of distressing events in Terre Haute and Bloomington regions.
Multiple tragic railway incidents reported. In Washington Indiana a freight locomotive exploded injuring and killing crew members. three men drifted in a fishing incident in Aurora Indiana. a man drawn into a flywheel in Spartansburg. a girl fatally injured by mowing in Brazil. other brief local tragedies noted with brief details.
Reports from Warrick County Indiana detail a fatal stabbing case at Center Valley near Danville and a deadly bull attack on a five year old near Holland. Separate incidents include a drowning in Bass Lake after a boat capsize and a fatal electrocution in New Albany from a live wire.
A Cockrill faction member reports four assailants were in the Jackson courtroom when James Cockrill was shot. Two fired from windows as others escaped. motive and identities remain unclear. Cockrill allies promise no further assassinations until justice is served. James Cockrill survived three gunshot wounds and lies in hospital with poor prospects. Ex-Congressman Thop Fitzpatrick met him in Lexington before transfer. The weapon cache and courthouse keys are linked to opposing faction members.
Mrs. Herman Schultz of Michigan City Indiana fired six shots at her husband at their home. One bullet struck him in the left breast near the shoulder. They had been separated for six months and had quarrels. she armed herself fearing he would abduct their child. Schultz was wounded at the doorway. Mrs Schultz was arrested and released on bond.
A special relief plan for coal miners in a strike era was adopted as President Mitch led efforts. The measure aims to raise funds via a weekly levy across multiple districts including Indiana Pennsylvania and Maryland to support striking workers. Distribution rules and district allocations were outlined, with July 16 as the assessment date and expected weekly funds totaling around 250000.
A broad mix of brief items includes a port near Portarth’s squall with thirteen drowned. Manila moves 40009 natives to suburb camps to curb cholera. political and labor notes from London to New York touch on retirements, elections, and strikes. weather and shipping updates frame the day.
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