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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1903
Page
2
In Washington the W. W. Barnett’s Livery advertises real swell service with well groomed horses and rubber tired runabouts, traps, and closed carriages for ladies. Prices are reasonable and contact is via Third and Van Trees street with phone number 6.
An assorted newspaper fragment promotes vision aids at 313 Main Street and Foley’s Kidney Cure for kidney and bladder diseases. It touts Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption, Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for injuries, and Dr Fowler’s Extract of Wild Strawberry for seasickness and upset stomachs. The piece weaves tips, product ads, and brief anecdotes with multiple brand names and local shop mentions.
Four militia companies under Governor Yates take control of Danville Alabama following a mob lynching of a black murderer named Metcalf. The town is quiet, citizens told to remain inside as authorities extend the temporary lockdown and reinforce security measures.
The National Guard, armed and stationed about the jail, established a line a half square away as sixteen people were wounded during a second assault on the jail by Sheriff Whitlock. Chicago troops from the Seventh Regiment, about 200 men under Colonel John M Clasby, accompanied by Adjutant General Reece and others, arrived to restore order while Colonel Moriarity stayed at Camp Lincoln.
A well dressed man, posing as C Wells of Syracuse, and a young woman registered at the Morton house. In the afternoon neighbors heard screams, shots rang out, and the two were found dead. The woman had a bullet in her heart and another in her wrist. the man was shot through the heart. A pistol lay by his hand and police suspect the man killed the woman then killed himself. No motive is known. The couple's appearance and two Syracuse railroad tickets were found on the man.
Major General George Davis transfers command of the department of the Philippines to Major General James F. Wade. General Davis retires due to age after reviewing troops in Manila. He will sail home aboard the transport Sherma.
A Sunday blaze in Alton, believed incendiary, destroyed the Alton Steam Laundry a row of flats a barber shop and part of a lumber yard. The fire caused the death of Miss Ruth Meyers and total property loss around 35000 dollars. Fire officials investigate the cause.
Two trains collided early Sunday on the Chicago Great Western Railroad near Bread-on, Minnesota. Four crew members died and twenty five or thirty passengers were injured, none seriously.
Republicans praise Gio Tebuli and denounce Democrat Holtzman as weak while lamenting reform friction over Bookwalter. Prohibitionists rally with Oliver Stewart as Democrats fear McCullough split. Indiana National Guard peacekeeping and new Krag Jorgensen rifles highlight state calm, with federal discharges issued amid Danville mail carrier arrest and a ban on pulling federal employees from duty for militia service.
Wingate Indiana July 27 fire destroyed multiple properties totaling about $7,000 with little insurance. Henry Kruge grocery store suffered $1,000 loss with $700 covered. Brush saloon $1,200 loss with $200 insured. George Thomas warehouse $1,100 destroyed fully insured. Duncan jewelry store $400 damage half insured. Ocheltree butcher shop and Charles Sheath restaurant $500 total with $100 insured. Webb Gilky dry goods store $200 damage, no insurance. Two telephone lines burned. Alarms sent from surrounding towns.
An imperial special in treating backward children examined Prince George eldest son of King Peter Karageorgevitch of Servia during the past week and reported to the emperor that the boy is a degenerate.
A violent incident at a negro church in Camak Georgia left four injured and one believed fatally wounded after an attack using pistols and razors. A tree was toppled in the chaos or nearby, with the dramatic scene unfolding July 37.
News from Shreveport reports Jennie Steer a Black woman accused of poisoning Lizzie Dolan sixteen died after mob action. An infuriated crowd dragged her from a hayloft, hung her and fired bullets into the body near the Heard plantation. The Dolan family funeral drew hundreds as suspicion links to a prior murder of Mrs Frank Matthews.
In New York and nationwide a large scale fraud exploited a women’s league cover for suffrage and temperance. Advertisers sought local secretaries offering 600 yearly, sending checks for 25 to Detroit and urging 15 to Cleveland quickly. Victims cashed checks that bounced, losing 15 to 25 dollars each.
Mount Vernon New York on July 27 a woman was found in a sewer by a boy. A shoe lace tied around the neck and a nearby manhole 390 feet away suggest she was dropped into the sewer after death. The coroner said death occurred within twenty four hours.
A garbled telegram dispatch describes a series of disasters and crimes including a fire causing $100,000 in losses, multiple deaths and injuries on trains, a banked-up capture of a suspect, a Brooklyn dentist’s suicide after stock losses, a officials note about a post office probe, a Vienna report on guard actions, a barn attack on women, a Danville jail lynching, and mob violence with police fire.
Fred S. Clapp markets Mi-o-na as a flesh forming remedy for indigestion and stomach troubles. He offers a bold guarantee: if it fails to increase weight, regulate digestion, and cure dyspepsia, customers can reclaim their 30 cent deposit any time.
A Washington resident Joseph Hoopengarner testifies to Dean's Kidney Pills curing his severe kidney trouble and back pain after trying medicines from Hoosier drug store. He reports lasting relief and recommends the product sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as sole U S agents for the United States.
J M Cardwell and Co at 420 Main street advertise a wide stock of house furnishings including furniture carpets curtains rugs and more. They promise fair prices and an option to “make you able” by improving their large room to handle growing trade. Call and visit to see offerings.
A local grocer at 12 14 East Main Street touts a full line of the best and freshest groceries with prices within reach of every pocketbook. The ad suggests political freight issues as a curb on opponents.
Locomotive fireman C. W. Bellamy of Burlington recalls a near disaster while on duty. He credits Electric Bitters with restoring strength after severe illness, claiming the tonic revived his health and energy. Advertisement by J. N. Jones at 50 cents.
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