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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1920
Page
3
Earl Lander and J B Carothers addressed the Rotary club in a cheerful session. Evans of Cincinnati National Bank and a former Washington resident participated as visitors. Charles Kidwell read a Manila Rotary letter showing Washington’s name and fame had reached far away.
The New York and New Jersey Produce Company was fined $1000 by Judge Augustus N. Hand in U S district court after pleading guilty to profiteering in potatoes. This marks the first such fine in Manhattan.
McCoy & Garten announce a six story concrete and steel warehouse to be built at 221 223 225 West South Street Indianapolis between Capitol and Senate avenues. The project cost is about 200000 with part financed by McCoy Garten Realty through a 160000 preferred stock issue.
Horace S. Stebbins of New York first treasurer of the Lincoln Wood League is sought by subpoena by the Senate investigating committee. He wired from Montreal that he will testify and be heard tomorrow.
Mrs. Ray mond Robins wife of the last Progressive convention chairman urges women at the Republican National Convention to wear small plain hats and remove them once seated in the hall. The note reflects etiquette guidance issued during the gathering in Chicago NL on June 3.
The Hungarian peace delegation led by Auguste Benard and Alfred Lazar arrived in Paris and handed their credentials to the secretary of the council of ambassadors. The pair act as minister of labor and minister plenipotentiary respectively in the delegation.
The annual Indiana Baptist convention will convene in Indianapolis from October 12 to 14 with Dr. F. Z. Taylor presiding. The executive board approved funds for the World Movement and Franklin College, including 600,000 for endowment, 650,000 for buildings, and 125,000 for a new movement fund.
Public Service Commission to hold a meeting on June 14 at 9 00 am to discuss a protest or shed management. Officials will hear testimony and consider proposed measures.
Fragmentary text reports officials considering a rate proposal affecting multiple cities. Mentions commissions and hearings in principal centers with representatives and dates vague.
The Hays chaired the Indiana Bankers Association convention held in Evansville with a luncheon, prayer, and addresses. Officers are named for the executive committee and Group Eight representatives named for the nominating committee. The discussion focused on railroad issues and freight rates with cautions against governmental overreach.
A young woman reportedly said Here goes nothing before lifting a bottle and draining it at a Washington hotel. She was revived after medical attention. a bystander named White helped and a nurse named Lundergan was mentioned. The incident occurred in the evening with unclear details and names.
Partial notes indicate an inquiry into the Mere matter with mention of investigators and associated parties. Details are sparse and names are unclear. Further readable fragments point to an official review or probe proceeding.
Fragmented text shows scattered phrases about average figures and organization rights. Mentions steel soup, peaceful pick, Granite plant, and an SARARGIPIENTS order. Hard to extract a coherent event or people from the damaged lines.
The article notes international aid movements amid World War I pressures. It mentions Germany and Austria, Brazil, and American philanthropy aiding food relief for Germany. It stresses a humanitarian spirit driving relief efforts across nations.
A chaotic scene in Rumania described as a wave of violence with multiple incidents and reports of emergency measures. Authorities report attempts at communication amid growing unrest and international concern.
The Associated Press reports on June 3 that Shanghai plans a licensing system for permits to banish vice from the International Settlement. The plan, proposed last year and backed by taxpayers, aims to regulate disrepute and curb activities in the area.
The June report notes officials proposing limited concessions to end the danger from eelodwells threatening Besaneiro and the city. The text shows garbled OCR but indicates efforts to ease conditions and address a humanitarian or industrial peril.
Ambiguous reader text reports calls for Palmer to resign amid county damage fallout. The fragment references a vice and ethics tone, with scattered mentions of protest and urgency. No clear names or dates fully established in readable portion.
The board will begin a twenty eight day session at the court house to review the latest assessment and consider matters requiring adjustment. The inquiry aims to provide the public with a fair opportunity to bring forward any complaints for examination and resolution.
Reminders urge sending relics to the K C hall next Monday for a loan exhibit and attending the upcoming entertainment at the hall for the benefit of Daviess County hospital. Those who enjoy dancing bridge and euchre are invited to support the hospital fundraiser.
AP briefs note hundreds of Armenian families are being reunited monthly by the American Committee for Relief in Asia Minor cities. Also Brazil tightens tariff rules on US-origin imports. a Turkish ex‑minister, Ahmed Djemal Pasha, faces alleged war crimes and death sentence in absentia. South Dakota legislature postponement due to washouts. Wisconsin banks to hold annual convention in North Lake. Dr. Sheldon studies US industrial conditions. Michigan agricultural commissioners plan widespread farm development efforts.
In London June 3 labor conditions across Britain remain unsettled with unions clashing over wages hours and work conditions. Engineers and firemen push for higher pay. railway workers seek one pound weekly rises amid automatic cost of living adjustments. miners prepare to vote on a 20 percent wage increase. government's arbitration offers and coal price impacts loom large as unions unite and split on demands.
Clay Watson, former Washington resident and Shoals K of P lodge member, says The Herald printed an untrustworthy report about the ball game. Shoals won 12 to 2, and Watson expects Shoals to beat Bishop's Washington team next Sunday.
The Goldwyn company backed by DuPont has secured controlling interests in the Capitol theater in New York, touted as the largest and finest movie venue. Upcoming attractions include Rex Beach's Girl From Outside and The Return of Tarzan with Gene Polaar in the lead, plus other productions and a Cleveland exhibitors convention to discuss competition from producers.
A jumble of social visits fills a Sunday schedule with families visiting neighbors across Selleview Montgomery Sullivan and surrounding areas. The community notes include Mrs. Lillie Ainscough visiting, Miss Ena Webster and Miss Lena Bolding’s activities, and multiple family visits with Craycraft Chestnut Wade and Arney families. A sermon by Rev. Crawford is planned for Cord Sunday morning and afternoon.
A busy weekend in Epsom with visits from Roscoe and Mrs Myers to Albert and Mrs Grove and others. Calvin Perkins traveled to Elnora and Alva Hindman with Calvin Perkins made a trip to Epsom a few times. A large crowd attended the ball game between Epsom and Plainville with Epsom the winner.
May report shows total circulation 4 667 with adult 2 345 and juvenile 2 362. Fiction circulation 6 percent. daily average 186.68. Seventy one new borrowers added. New fiction titles include Dillon Farmer of Rising Sun and Wells Diamond Pin among others. non fiction ranges from Life Insurance Company to Art of Canvassing.
Reports from multiple cities note recovered jewelry taken from Mrs. Avice Wallet after mysterious phone calls led to digging at her former home. Other items include dynamite blasting for road work causing a rock blast felt miles away, a snake in a university locker, hospital funding troubles in Goshen, and missing news of a French couple en route to Warsaw. Additional items cover a River side park hatchery output, IU awards to Spencer G Popé, a new life teachers license, and geological surveys pointing to gas and oil prospects in several counties.
Vigo county starts sixty three purebred settings for a boys and girls poultry club. Manilla pig club in Rush county draws interest with fourteen boys and three girls enrolled. Manilla bank offers fifty dollar prizes to each township this fall, closing with a Manilla show. Porter county farmer buys a purebred Holstein bull in Massachusetts. its six dams average over thirty five pounds of butter fat weekly, signaling livestock improvement. Noble county sees a swine club start with barrows distributed May 3. Vanderburgh county forms a 15 member boy born club aiming for seed corn growth. Salem Commercial club and Washington County Fair cooperate with the county agent for a county pigs feeding contest at the Pall with cash prizes and sweepstakes. Each participant enters the contest.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a thirteen year old and references a local record or legal notice. The readable text is sparse and lacks clear names, dates, or explicit actions beyond a calculation of age. Further details are not legible.
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