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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1906
Page
1
Reader notes inequality in Evansville with wealth concentrating as the city changes. Beveridge receives praise for statehood efforts amid political chatter. Other items mention Indiana finances improving under Republicans and local political missteps. A Missouri incident reports a drunken guard fatally shooting a black porter with racist remark quoted.
The speaker argues that legislature election of a U S senator and governor are not analogous. A Democrat contemplates broader changes like popular presidential vote, but no one would propose such alterations for the chief executive.
Chicago authorities have issued packing houses formal notice to clean and maintain sanitary plants. The fault lies with city government for not acting as a modern municipality, preventing the scandal that brought ugly conditions in Packingtown to the world’s attention.
Delegates at the American Medical association gathering in Boston last week voiced general optimism about conditions. One speaker attacked social pretension and fashion, while another condemned delaying marriage beyond nature's horizon. A speaker on medical progress declared smallpox conquered, alcoholism shrinking, tuberculosis controlled, and progress against other diseases evident.
The Democrat defends Charles OBrien claiming he would not neglect duties if elected. It argues crime is rare in Daviess County with few circuit court prosecutions and no homicides in years, urging the paper to report any real neglect and reveal all facts to readers.
Four Daviess county delegates voted on ballots at the Martin county nominating convention, giving Charles M. O'Brien the nomination for prosecutor. The deal with Henry Bordinett makes Bordinett deputy prosecutor if O'Brien wins the election, while McHenry and Daily factions clash over chairmanship and a two thirds rule to deadlock.
Committees mobilize for the Modern Woodmen for America event at the fair grounds August 15 to 17. Officials predict ten thousand attendees daily with county fair style premiums for farm products horses mules cattle and best decorated window displays. Several state delegations will attend and national speakers will discuss the order’s aims.
A train engine backing during switching at the E I depot crossing February 9 backed four cars into a street car, causing damage and resulting in injuries or losses pending further details.
Frank Lemoni is the plaintiff in the suit seeking $5,000 damages from the railway and street car companies.
The homecoming week concluded in Louisville with religious services at the armory on Sunday drawing about 8 000 people. After five days of continuous entertainment and parade, returning Kentuckians prepare to depart to home areas leaving thanks and praise. Many veterans also journeyed to various parts of Kentucky to visit relatives and attend reunions.
The Martin County Republicans Saturday named the ticket with Clerk Laban Williams Treasurer Noah Sims Sheriff Thomas Gardiner Surveyor John T Stapleton Assessor A L Lindley Commissioner First District John C Denny Second District W E Keck County Councilmen Thomas Queen William Cuifton William Crane W Wallace Theodore McCord Alonzo Marley and James J Kirkland.
Col. W. C. Greene reports to the state department a planned revolution against President Diaz of Mexico. He claims the Western Federation formed the plan and that outbreaks at mines were part of it with many agitators aiding the effort.
The Interstate Commerce Commission will convene in Washington on Thursday to hear railroad executives. The inquiry aims to determine if rebates were granted or if car distribution was influenced by favoritism.
The four year old daughter of John Stiles of Plainville was badly burned about the face by spilled boiling coffee Friday while eating dinner. The injuries are considered dangerous.
Bluford Chambers a prominent farmer from Jefferson township Pike county died by suicide Sunday morning after cutting his throat with a razor. He was forty five years old and cited domestic troubles as his reason for taking his life.
Dr and Mrs M C L McDaniels of Murphysboro passed through Washington by auto en route home from Louisville. The vehicle broke down causing a delay as they continued their journey.
Parthena Hart died at her son William Hart’s home near Cornetsville Friday. The funeral was held Sunday at 10 a.m. at the son’s residence with burial in Arteyburn cemetery.
A petition is being prepared for eight and one half miles of new roads in Steel township. It already bears 16 percent names. The proposed routes run west and northwest of Plainville.
The fiftieth anniversary celebration of the Republican Party began in Philadelphia with exercises in the hall that had housed the party since its formation.
Henry Allison of the east lead was kicked on the leg by a horse last Friday and sustained severe injuries. He is able to be out with the aid of crutches.
A newly found cave near the Kentucky border close to Jénco has been explored to a depth of nine miles. The discovery, described as a Fan find, marks a notable subterranean development in the region.
Latest estimates expect the wheat harvest to exceed the previous year's yield but fall short of the peak volumes some had predicted.
Five men were killed in Polk County Tennessee when a hand car was struck by a freight train. The incident occurred on the railroad line causing multiple fatalities.
An early morning blaze Sunday wiped out a large office building in St Louis causing more than 100000 dollars in damage. Firefighters fought stubborn flames throughout the structure but the building was gutted and no injuries were reported.
From Loogootee came C Hi Burrell the evil Master W J Reynolds and J Homann visiting a local home on Sunday.
Gaylord G. Barton died at his sister’s home on southeast Eleventh Street at 1 a.m. after years of liver and stomach trouble. Born in town 62 years ago, he practiced law here 27 years and left an estate around $20,000. He never married and likely died intestate. He leaves four sisters and two brothers including Dr. John M. Barton of Danville and William Barton of Indianapolis. Aikman, a relative, also dies after paralysis, leaving a large Sugarland farm and a widow with six children. Barton opposed saloon leasing and once bought out his partner Murphy to keep a building saloon-free.
The speaker argues the nation enjoys unprecedented education wealth and housing while democracy remains strong. He rejects claims of socialist danger, cites congressional devotion to public service, and warns against demagogues predicting ruin. He credits American self government and urges remedies for abuses through citizen action.
The report notes a lease to Neal and Eskridge forbids subletting to a saloon while another offer sets a monthly rent of about $18 for five years and $10 for a saloon. Separate notices record local deaths including Benjamin Dayton of Veale township aged 64, and other obituaries with family details.
The senate approved the Lake Erie and Ohio river canal bill after a lively afternoon debate between Senators Tillman and Hopkins. The discussion included renewed references to the measure and its potential impacts.
Edward Duncan, 32, shot Andy B. Anderson, 46, near Linton city jail after an argument sparked by an alleged advance on Anderson’s daughter Pearl Anderson. Duncan, who had been jailed earlier, fired from a .32 revolver, striking Anderson in the chest and shoulder. Anderson was treated by Dr. Craving and Dr. Dixon and later returned home.
John F Daugherty and Emma Bordnett wed at St Simons and depart by train for Douglass Arizona where Daugherty will work in railway shops. Mrs Daugherty’s health prompts relocation with plans to return if improved by fall. In a separate ceremony John Sinnott and Miss Bassor married at St Mahjs church and begin honeymoon in Indianapolis and Cincinnati before settling in the city.
Campaign to save Mrs Isnes Myers in Kansas City fails as she is scheduled to die in June 4 for the murder of her husband Clarence Myer. Companion Frank Hottigan faces hanging in a linked case as Governor Folk receives letters urging clemency. AX, brother of Clarence Myers, argues the sister-in-law is guilty and would bear the punishment if Hottman is executed.
Work on the Moto Car works in Commercial adds began Monday afternoon with Reister & Soh contracted for excavation. They dynamited obstructions to clear the site and heard the dynamite. About one hundred thousand brick have been removed from the yard of Joseph Kretz. More brick will be needed and must be obtained elsewhere.
Marshal Reid of Oakland City arrests James Selby whose home was in Arkansas near Pet Peeps. Selby faced a complaint relating to his mother and a claim of a home location three miles south of Pet. Details are sparse as the report is fragmentary.
The marshal stood outside when Selby, aiding him of his guard, dashed for the street and escaped. After Kelby fled, the marshal confronted Brumfield for not restraining the prisoner.
Ohio Governor John M Pattison died Friday afternoon at his Cincinnati area home after a period of ill health. Lieutenant and Acting Governor Andrew J. Harr Jr took the oath of office Monday night as governor, administered by Common Pleas Judge Fisher at Eaton Ohio.
The Cuyahoga County Ohio grand jury reported startling alleged tax frauds affecting Ohio Indiana and Illinois rail links. Joseph Moses of Cincinnati, tax agent for the Big Four, testified four fifths of road taxes assessed in these states were paid via contracts with township officers.
The eighteen month old daughter of Edward Cochine of Monroe City died after two hours of agony on Monday afternoon. She reached tablets purchased by her parents for neuralgia, climbing onto a platfr and taking them. The tablets contained arsenic and Aconite.
General Williams and a man named Lawson were shot and killed by deputy sheriffs while attempting to arrest them in Whitley County Kentucky. Williams had just been released from the penitentiary and reportedly threatened to kill Levi Bays after his release. Bays was shot on Friday.
Lizzie Owens twenty-year-old daughter of D O Owens died by suicide after jumping into a well at Toll Home on Monday. She had been despondent for days and told sister Bird she might take her own life.
A dozen ships from Regmount Orange and Port Arthur Texas with prominent citizens aboard gathered near the Neches river mouth at midday to celebrate the completion of the Sabine Lake canal.
Prominent Louisville businessmen have consulted with railway heads entering Louisville to secure a national political convention for Louis ville, aiming to boost the city’s status and opportunities through rail connections.
Liverymen in the city intend to raise horse boarding fees from ten to twelve dollars a month. They cite rising feed costs as the reason behind the proposed increase.
The South Carolina campaign opened today with eight candidates for governor, and W. W. Lumpkin enters the race for United States senator challenging Senator Tillman.
The body of Malcolm Boyce, thirteen, who drowned Saturday evening in the Wabash at Mt. Vernon, was recovered Monday in the river at the foot of Main Street.
The anniversary of Maximo Gomez death was observed in Havana with leaders giving addresses and a tablet placed at the home where he died. The event commemorated his contributions and honored his memory.
A severe hailstorm struck central counties on Saturday with especially heavy damage in Fayette and Anderson counties. The storm damaged crops roofs and property across several communities, with Fay et te and Anderson bearing the brunt of the impact.
Last year marked a record for traffic in precious stones in the United States with Bapphires leading exports and diamonds the imports.
President transmits to the Senate the nomination of Frank B. Povey of Evansville as purveyor of customs at Evansville.
Indiana statis tician Joseph H Stubbs estimates a 1906 harvest exceeding 30 million bushels based on larger acreage and favorable prospects. 1905 yielded about 29.81 million bushels with record per acre. this year acreage rises and counties show strong gains led by Tipton and Howard, despite small declines in Perre and Posey.
The Salt Lake Tribune plant, run by Frank Serrit, sustained a partial blaze Saturday morning. The fire damaged the minotype room and eight machines, with a total loss around 40,000 dollars. The newspaper published on Sunday, while other city offices assisted.
A federal grand jury in New York indicted McAndrews and Forbes, John 3. Young, and executives Karl Jung linth and Howard E. Young of two corporations for alleged Sherman anti trust law violations. The document notes an H- line of the accusation or related matter.
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