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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1909
Page
4
The Washington Gazette weekly edition of The Gazette and Herald published by The Gazette and Gerald company appears dated Saturday June 19 1909.
Deep suspicion surrounds the Wednesday night blaze at the Scott Undertaking company. Firemen found traces suggesting incendiary use of wood shavings for packing. Doors kept the fire from a full blaze, and police are urged to pursue all leads to uncover the firebug and prevent future dangers.
The Herald reports the Kindernook ferry between the city and Petersburg charges $1 for a round trip for autos. Readers call it legalized highway robbery, noting autos weigh much less than loaded farm wagons and urging authorities to force price readjustment. Previously the Petersburg ferry reportedly charged $1.75 for a round trip.
The piece comments that local Democrats plan early talking points before city races. It notes heat and holidays like Flag Day, debates over Sunday recreation versus worship, and public sentiment on law enforcement and gubernatorial conduct in Nebraska politics.
Fragmented editorial notes criticize law enforcement and governance in Indiana. It mentions alleged malfeasance, mayors, and police conduct, plus travel observations about automobile roads from Loonhatee to Trinity and regional scenery.
Fragmentary OCR excerpt discusses tension between newspaper honesty and public officers, warning about coercion and the risk to innocent individuals, with emphasis on impartiality and ethics in reporting. The snippet lacks concrete names, places, or events for fuller context.
In the wake of a failed bid, socialist factions denounce labor leaders who pledged support. Evansville notes radical shifts threaten labor unionism as proponents push for change, while Cullop promotes self advertising with a bill to elect postmasters by the people, a move with little chance of passage.
The Hon William Al Dillop to speak this summer hints at a bull market in Wind. The Democrat speaks for third party principles, noting past entries that absorbed the Democratic Party and left it with only the delega ted name and ruined power.
Steele township rose from the poorest in the county to one of the richest in a smaller area than Barr, now third in county taxable wealth excluding Blnora. Including Elnora, a separate core portion in Elmore, Montgomery and Canterburg form separate core corporations. The first four townships by wealth are Washington, Barr, Steele, and one more in the sequence.
An Indiana food inspector finds a Louisville produced concoction labeled artificial cherry cordial containing coal tar dyes benzoate of soda alcohol and other unknowns. The brew allegedly leaves drinkers mildly intoxicated then dazed and nervous.
A rural rumor notes that federal efforts to suppress illicit mountain stills fail amid community sentiment that opposes enforcement. The piece mocks political editors for praising Senator Beveridge at Bloomington, suggesting strong local resistance to federal and state laws.
Justice Betts of the supreme court issued a public ruling in a Liberty separation suit that lazy people have a right to exist. The filing quoted Eliza beth A Hanofee and her husband James J Hanofee as the couple sparred over assertions of laziness. The lawyer pressed to strike the insult as scandalous but the judge denied the motion while affirming the core point.
The Indiana Music Teachers hold their thirty-second annual convention in Lafayette starting Tuesday, June 29, for a four day session. Organized in 1877 at Columbus, the group has toured Indiana, spreading its influence. Oliver Ward Pierce of Indianapolis chairs the program committee in a best ever lineup, with Prof. J. M. Black of this city as state treasurer.
Forty employees of Smith & Sons carpet factory in Yonkers received $1000 each yesterday as beneficiaries under the will of the late Mrs Eva Smith of Gochran. She died in February leaving an estate of about $8,000,000 and left $1000 to every worker who had served twenty years.
Washington June 16. One of the largest fees in local bar history, 60 453 dollars, was awarded yesterday by the probate court to Holmes Conrad former solicitor general for securing a supreme court judgment in the heirs of the late Joseph Parish. The claim totals 181 358 dollars for services to the Union Army during the Civil War.
Burglars attempted to enter the residence of W. T. Morris, a railroad conductor, on West Main Street Wednesday night around 10 o clock but fled when discovered by Mrs. Morris and her children. Police were notified.
A chauffeur named Nicholas, driving at high speed, lost control of a car on a flooded river road. Three passengers were killed or badly injured as the vehicle wrecked near a bridge. Witnesses say the driver and others sustained grave injuries, with an undertaker and local families affected by the tragedy.
Police pursue a young unnamed man described as 14 or 15 years old who may know a missing woman. Canton authorities say the suspect has not revealed his origin or current location while investigators press for details in the ongoing case.
Workmen tearing down a house on the Holmes farm at Brook yesterday found about $2,000 in silver and currency hidden between the black of an old fashioned chimney. The money is believed to have been secreted there by William Holmes, an eccentric nearby resident.
An advertisement touts Dr O C Fairhurst as a safe, reliable specialist offering guaranteed cures with modern remedies for diseases and addictions. It notes a free consultation at the Hyatt Hotel in Washington on Monday June 21 1900 for sick people seeking advice.
A family member is honored in a reminiscence noting the passage of thirty five years since a loved one's death. The piece reflects on memories and enduring bonds within the household.
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