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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1913
Page
1
Local election scene centers on photographer YS who is poised to influence party demos with a high profile nomination move. Details remain sketchy as sources outline the potential candidacy and civic interest.
James Hourgholtzer, Washington photographer and prominent Democrat, announced Friday his candidacy for the Democratic mayoral nomination. The field may include Charles Kidwell William Reister and Charles Repler with a primary possible if multiple candidates run. Mayor McCarty is rumored for a federal post that could end his mayoral run.
Fragmentary notes describe damage and local talk at Vance Running Diary Farm. Mentions Mr. Riley Gosellos and Thomas Riley, harsh climate effects, rock roads, hotels, and a disputed mayoral matter with costs. Townsfolk discuss horseshoers and local incidents amid unclear details.
W P Vance and family of Washington township recount farm on Willow Brooks Dairy Farm Wisconsin milking twenty five cows delivering milk to Beloit. Milk sells for eight cents a quart cream five cents a quart. Beloit population around 23 000 and Fairbank Morse Gas Engine factory employs 850. Community notes include ice storage and grain replanting while healthful living is praised and friends are wished well.
Ten ball players are listed under the North Dakota regiment of Martin at Loog. The item notes team composition and designation within a military unit.
Fiercely contested game at Loogootee baseball park ends 3 to 1 as Washington’s Grey team defeats Graham Jassworkers. Umpire and local constables bolster home team, while Washington rooters clash with Loogootee fans. Hicks pitches a standout, and the Glasswozre side pushes hard but falls short.
Fragmented OCR text describes a county record praised as the best, credited to a person or team, mentioning forty one acres and a large yield of thirty three bush, with a claim of surpassing previous marks.
Fragmentary text references Mr Hayworth and a Sunday event, mentioning slander, Greys, and Sisson with disrupted wording. Contains no clear dates, places, or outcomes. cannot determine full event or persons beyond names provided.
The report recalls a Mulhall game with Sisson at bat, detailing fielding by Mayerhoff and Garret, and mentions Sisson, Strange, Hayes, and Hicks. It covers infield misplays, outfield catches near the fence, and a sermon warning against gossip and slander in the community.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt rails at daytime dances and the era’s frivolity as a moral stain on daylight hours. It argues sunlit norms erode nerves, urges caution against slander, and condemns political deceit while praising prudent conduct.
A river incident ends in tragedy as Dean Leming, disregarding posted warnings, drowns while attempting a swim. Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident and reminding the public to heed safety advisories.
Dean Leming thirty five year old son of former Sheriff J. G. Leming of Daviess county Wisconsin drowned while swimming the east fork of White river near Portersville. Friends could not reach him and his body was found four hours later about thirty to forty feet downstream near the river center. Coroner L. Fretder Toft reported no cry or struggle, suggesting cramps. Leming farmed land in Reeve township and is survived by a widow, two brothers Jesse and Ray, three sisters, and other relatives. his father was a prominent county lawman.
Mrs Joseph Naugh of Walnut and Entry streets reports an earring valued at 75 dollars missing for several weeks was found by police captain Willis and returned to her. The finder demanded a reward which was paid by Mrs Tava. The earring was a gift from Naugh's late husband Dillard.
Mr and Mrs Charigy through Seal and Walsh filed a petition in pe circuit court seeking to adopt Carl Estle Heckard as their child the couple contend he is their heir and the matter will be considered at the next term of court the boy known as the mother child resides in Washington and the father’s whereabouts are unknown
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