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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1903
Page
2
W. W. Barnett's Livery advertises real swell service with good travelers, rubber tired runabouts, traps and closed carriages, and gentle horses for ladies. Located at Third & Van Trees, Washington, with reasonable prices and phone contact 6.
A collage of old advertisements notes eye strain cures by Jepson and Fowler and kidney cures by Foley with drugstore sales by Smith Winston and J N Jones. It mentions Dr King’s for consumption and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve along with a “4 Bad Egg” play and travel aphorisms.
Rome July 28 Cardinals gather as the papal conclave opens with Cardinal Gibbons receiving a warm reception. He thanks colleagues and embraces Cardinal Batelli while offering no hint of his preferred candidate for the papal election.
Report describes the Toledo archbishop delivering royal condolences, praise for Leo XIII, and the sacred college’s reaction. It details cardinal apartments for the conclave with four rooms per cardinal, allocations, furnishings, and descriptions of Cardinal Gibbons’ cell.
The article describes cardinals arriving in Rome for the conclave and circulating rumors about Pietro Predatory as a possible pope candidate. It notes talks of a compromise and potential actions by certain factions within the Church hierarchy.
Cardinal Logue of Armagh arrives from Ireland and predicts a quick papal decision. He notes the unlikely election of Cardinal Gibbons and says an American pope would dread life confined in the Vatican during hot weather.
The British tank steamer Baku Standard arriving from Tyne shows a hole in her bow after a collision with an iceberg off Newfoundland in dense fog. Captain Tucker reports the Grand Banks encounter. engines reversed but the bow struck the submerged mass. Pumps kept water under control to prevent flooding.
In Cleveland yesterday a grand circuit trotting meet proceeded without betting after courts barred wagering. The absence of wagers reduced attendance, making the crowd among the smallest in years at the local event. In Ardmore Oklahoma Territory on July 28 US officers seized a large quantity of whiskey and beer from a train and spilled it. US Marshal Colbert ordered prohibition of liquor into the Indian Territory.
The second Curt Jett and Tom White murder trial began in Cynthiana Kentucky with a quiet court room as witnesses fill the docket. In Springfield Illinois Company A under Captain Ratigan and Company B under Captain Murphy of the Seventh Infantry I N G arrived at Camp Lincoln to a warm reception from fellow soldiers.
Joseph Pindell age thirty was struck by an Evansville and Terre Haute train while walking on the tracks in Vincennes Indiana and killed He leaves a wife and three children.
Telegrams detail multiple tragedies and incidents across cities including Chicago Syracuse and Lafayette. Events include drownings, a yacht defending the Americas Cup, a wife murder suicide in New York, train wrecks with deaths, and lynching of a Black man near Dalton Illinois.
Thirteen criminals overpowered guards at Folsom prison in Sacramento on July 28, using officers as shields to escape into the mountains. Guard William L. Cotter was killed. C. J. Cochrane and W. C. Palmers were injured. Militia and soldiers were deployed to pursue. The fugitives seized a farmer's team and wagon and headed toward Bald Mountain, with the fate of the captured officers uncertain.
Jackson Kentucky reports two men killed and two fatally injured in brawls at Long Creek and Hunting Creek. Govan Smith was shot by John Hall and killed after firing at Hall. Hall died from a brain wound. John Skidman and Alex Craft fought at Hunting Creek. Craft fatally wounded Skidman, as both face death.
New York July 28 stock market shows general improvement in trading sentiment despite two new failures E Hooley & Co of New York and William Bagsett of Boston. The overall picture appears more cheerful.
In McPherson Kansas a wealthy landowner J W McAuerarny was found killed with his ear severed and other injuries in an old well. George McAuerarny is under arrest on suspicion. In Mount Vernon New York Martin Elderts, husband of a woman found strangled and dumped in a sewer, was moved from White Plains to Mount Vernon on suspicion of involvement.
Spokane papers halt as every Spokesman Review printer quits. For the first time in eleven years no issue is published. The Evening Chronicle and Evening Bulletin share a composing room under contract, tying them to the strike over wage disagreements.
In Vicksburg Mississippi on July 25 Robert Anderson a 70 year old Black man was shot and killed near the city. Miss Annie Strong daughter of a white dairyman surrendered after the incident which investigators say grew from a dispute over a fence between Strong and Anderson.
Hyomei claims to cure catarrh by inhalation, killing germs and soothing mucous membranes. It lists symptoms such as runny nose, headaches, cough, and chest tightness, promising blood enrichment and quick relief with a money back guarantee if not effective.
A Washington resident Joseph Kiooyengar reports kidney relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills from Hoosier drug store on Main Street. He suffered back pain and frequent kidney secretions but states the pills banished the trouble. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents at 50 cents.
Cardwell & Co announces improvements to serve growing trade. They stock a wide range of house furnishings including furniture carpets curtains rugs and more. The ad invites customers to visit at 120 Main Street.
A local grocer on East Main Street advertises a full line of fresh groceries at affordable prices, aiming to fit customers' budgets and satisfy their needs. The piece also remarks on a political note about freight payers and public curves.
Burlington Iowa locomotive fireman C W Bellamy describes a near collapse then recovery after taking Electrib Bitters. He says the tonic cured weakness appetite and pain and left him strong again. The ad promises renewed life and vigor with guaranteed satisfaction at 50 cents.
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