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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1903
Page
9
Fragmentary report describes a Monday event with threats and confiscation of machines. Mentions Davis, Sheriff Mogars, and an advertised raid that failed to locate all items. No clear names, dates, or concrete actions due to garbled text.
Flora ball team suffered a brutal 36 to 0 drubbing at the Washington ball park as crowds disappointed by an eight inning rout left early. Williams pitched poorly amid poor support while Kane, Goodwin, Bana and Zinkan stood out. Vincennes' Ned Zinkan umpired the contest.
A rambling report describes a chaotic Sunday baseball game between North-side clerks and South-side clerks. Errors dominated but the South side team won by a small margin as players Barnett Hal and Cook starred on the mound and in battery, with Nath Beitman delivering notable at bats and fielding. A separate crowd disturbance at the B and O depot followed, sparked by an attempted tramp encounter near Seymor.
A disorderly scene at the east end of the yard involved a man believed from Washington who caused trouble with railroad workers. Local officers ordered him to leave. witnesses discussed rough justice, but he left sworn to never return and appeared contrite.
A damage suit filed by Pigott & Padgett for Isaac Steinfield of near Sout Washington accuses neighbor George Gilliott of letting a cholera hog join his drove, aiding disease and death among pigs. Also noted is a separate assault and battery with intent to commit mayhem against William Galloman of Bloomfield, involving political figures and a county clerk bid.
A Ky of P memorial sermon at First Baptist Church drew about fifty men. Dr O P Miles preached on service and noble living as a servant of the order. In the afternoon lodge members processed to a graveside service, following annual custom. Letters read from Washington DC for the week ending June 23, 1903 listed several names.
In a sensational tale from the Philippines era, a man named Waggoner, posing as Joseph Miller, is suspected of murdering his wife near Shoal. A Washington soldier allegedly identified him, linking the crime to a marriage and a hidden life as an assumed name. Sheriff Carder reported Waggoner fled to Mississippi, with investigators chasing a corpse lead, while Charles Ables returned from the Philippines claiming the man was a soldier using the alias.
Edward R. Bigham of Montgomery, earlier tried for threatening a mail carrier, was informed by the government pension department that a pension of ten dollars a month had been granted, with a check for eighty nine dollars issued. His discharge stemmed from disability after falls from horses and a hospital stay, and relatives expected his burial train arrival but were surprised by a living homecoming.
A second insanity inquiry into Mrs. Blivens of Stow Harmer concluded she was not mistaken in the care of her husband. The board ruled the conditions surrounding the case did not prove insanity.
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