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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1906
Page
1
A fragmented local column notes a failed shotgun debt recovery of $13 in Greene county and jokes about the number thirteen. It mocks a proposed Indiana Democratic state organ at Indianapolis and questions the quality of campaign literature.
The Kentucky colonels encounter a difficult stretch in Louisville as the town tightens under the Sunday saloon closing law. Public sentiment challenges third-party prohibitionists who label the area as rum cursed, yet justification remains elusive.
The Elnora News defends its town against harsh charges from the Linton Citizen and recalls past incidents of mob behavior in Linton. It cites the removal of Terre Haute Negro Walters and a later hostile mob action against Washington football players, who faced rocks at the depot as they fled for safety.
The Sullivan County situation mirrors Daviess where Democrats were ousted after long misuses of county business. The Democrat party acknowledges the shift and notes only a slight difference. Republicans see growing potential to carry Sullivan, historically a stronghold, in the coming election.
The Springfield mob burned two Black men at a stake after alleges of attacking a white woman. Investigations show they were not in the area and the woman lied. The piece urges readers to reject lynch law and war as excuses.
The Madison Courier argues prohibition cannot be enforced while the people are unready, and laws must reflect public will. It cites moral suasion over force and notes both parties could back prohibition if convinced it ends intemperance, clarifying party loyalty need not equal support for drinking.
A Sunday rain across southern Indiana broke a month long drought, lifting spirits as nearly half an inch fell with cooler temperatures. The rain saved much of the corn and oats, benefited truck gardens, but came too late for some wheat. Early corn is damaged, and weather conditions foretell a 50 percent drop in the state pea crop with packing delays for tomatoes.
W B Flick secretary of the state horticultural society warns fruit growers to spray and care for orchards to combat San Jose scale, canker worm, and the cootling moth. frost and dry weather affect yields. regional fruit prospects are given for southern central and northern Indiana with apples, pears, peaches, cherries, plums, and strawberries percentages.
Benjamin Tolson and John M. Jackman returned home after a Lafayette street car crash last week. Tolson suffered a deep facial wound with the jugular vein exposed requiring eleven stitches. doctors fear blood poisoning but he is improving. Jackman sustained back and shoulder injuries but is reported able to be on the streets and recovering.
A new timetable on the B and O goes into effect Sunday morning. Three passenger service changes are noted with Train 6 arriving five minutes earlier, at 4:00 instead of 4:05 in the afternoon.
A vague timetable note shows trains arriving around 3 57 PM and 7 30 AM with shifts in service. Train 9 operated Sunday service and was replaced by Train 5, altering arrival times and sequence for that day.
Knights of Columbus from southwestern Indiana a large gathering at Princeton for a major initiation. About fifty new members were welcomed, with degrees conferred by Daniel Reagan and staff. A banquet followed with toasts by A L Ziliak Alvin Padgett and John W McCarty, as districts retreated home around 2 am.
The Mel Sheimer brothers and William Weaver of Elnoa purchased a six horsepower gasoline engine to power a 38 foot boat under construction. The boat will replace last summer's steam craft on White River at Elnora, abandoned due to licensing delays, and will offer pleasure trips once ready.
The document lists graduates from Davids county with Austin Willis In- The real exercises of Indl man Odon History. Walter Grey Murphy Washington history John Ogdon Washington history Robert C. Hares CannERburg mathematics. Clyde Liebhardt Bloomington completed a course in philosophy.
Here from Montgomery Friday night were several local men including Dr J F Michaels Henry Grabfort McPherson Oliver Walker Han Parker Bernard Paulding DSG Pauw Hornady Henson McCracke John Padgett Joseph Healy and Lee Summers to attend a Modern Woodmen station and social poker event.
The Moddled Woodmen admitted twelve new members at the From in Zinkans hall Friday evening. After the initiation a smoker was given. Fifty visitors from El Nora, Montgomery, Bicknell and Plainville attended and several speeches were made.
Frank Ready of St Paul Shelby county, brother in law of Lester Lee, purchased fifty one acres of the Nathan Stix farm one mile east of the city for eighty two dollars an acre. Lee will continue to live on the farm.
Nearly 125 people attended at the Peoples Theater Friday evening to hear James F Carey discuss Socialism for about an hour. An admission of ten cents was charged to cover theater expenses.
Ade Hamersly has purchased Joseph Osha's half interest in the Hamersly Osha coal mine south of the city. Lou Hamersly, who runs the mine, remains involved in operations.
Robert Williams, condemned for the murder of Construction Boss Mike Collins, was sentenced in Greene circuit court to life imprisonment. He was transported under heavy guard from Bloomfield to Indianapolis, avoiding a possible mob, as witnesses described the tense aftermath and court proceedings.
The Hoosier newspaper will debut days before the Democratic state convention in Indianapolis as a weekly party organ. The Hoosier Newspaper Company is formed with $30,000 capital. incorporators include John W. Kern B F Shively B C Moon D W Simms Theodore P Davis and others. Stock is $100 per share with subscriptions to repay investors.
Fragmentary OCR places Hoosier operations at 918 and 919 Majestic, suggesting a business address change or relocation. Text hints at selling assets or clearing items, though details are unclear and incomplete.
The appellate court denies Lafayette Williams petition for rehearing in the quiet title suit against Stella Hoffmann after an affirming appeal from Pike circuit court. The case proceeds to the supreme court. The court also affirms a damages verdict for Mary O Brien against the B and O Southwestern railway for timber loss by fire, from Martin county.
The S. W. Little Coal Co of Pike County has raised capital to 300000 and is grading for a switch 2.5 miles north of Petersburg on the Evansville Indianapolis line. A shaft site is staked and will be sunk, with operations planned by October employing 175 miners rising to 250. A second mine between Petersburg and Little is planned later this year.
Judge Colliver of the Clay circuit court orders a thirty man special venire for the Willard McIntire murder trial at Bowling Green. Jurors must not live south of the Vandalia railroad to secure a venue distant from the crime site. Trial postponed to Thursday due to a holiday.
Logan Horrall resigns as traveling salesman for Duncan Paper of Terre Haute and will become state representative for A. C. McClurg Publishing on June 1. He will cover Indiana for the wholesale house, one of the nation’s largest in its field.
The Indiana State Normal School commencement runs June 24 with 112 seniors. From Davis County 1922 graduates include Grant Callahan A B Hubbard of Odon Wiley Hitchcock of Elnora and Joseph R Westhafer of Washington.
Mrs Enos Sullivan of the west end died Thursday afternoon from cancer after suffering since last fall. She was forty nine and leaves a husband and children. Her husband works at the phops.
George Ficklin of Petersburg has been appointed as one of the keepers of the white house grounds. He is a young man who lost an arm in an accidental gun discharge in the Soanlah Amari incident.
The G A R reports a sharp drop in Civil War pensioners with 2,136 fewer survivors since March and 5,189 pensions paid in April. Ex Senator Inman praised the day’s ceremonies at Mt Gilead and Alfordsville cemeteries with graves of veterans from five wars decorated. Comrade Brann noted the event’s success as police reported one intoxication arrest.
A speaker extols national unity and the sacrifices of Union soldiers, recalling Decoration Day and the Civil War battles. He links divine purpose to the Union cause, condemns slavery, and argues that liberty and national unity justified the war and its costs. The address reflects reverence for veterans and the enduring heritage of bloodshed for freedom.
A violent shootout at a Bloomfield railroad camp left Jack, known as Jack the Bear, dead from multiple bullet wounds and Richard Stewart critically hurt. Alleged assailants Al Cooper Edward Hayes and Blank Graves fled as officers pursued them toward Worthington after the 12:30 PM dispute over a $13 settlement.
In Bloomington near Reed quarry John Butcher twenty two, son of Matthew Butcher and derrick boss, died Monday while overseeing the removal of a large stone block. He leaned into a six inch crack to inspect the break when the halves closed crushing his head. The unmarried man was unprepared for the fatal incident.
Trains arrive later than noon on the south bound run until 12:10. Worthington is making a connection with the I and Vitrain. A new timetable will go into effect on the E and F next week.
Roy Hulen charged with robbing Edwardsport store appeared in Fountain County court in Vincennes on Monday and pleaded guilty. The court ordered thirty days in the county jail and payment of prosecution costs.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad plans 80 000 tops of steel rails for 1907 deliveries matching last June’s order. The procurement implies an expenditure of 2 240 000 dollars.
Captain John M. Lemmon has returned from the presbytery at Des Moines.
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