23 Mar 1897
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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1897
Page
1
Local store touts low prices on French Organies Gatzes and Batistes with scores of fabrics from 10¢ to 35¢ per yard. Management pledges best quality and largest selection of goods in town, inviting customers to await upcoming selling period and attentive service.
The clipping reflects partisan commentary on a Kentucky banking scandal and political figures such as Mr Gowdy and James A. Mount. It mentions locations including Deer Lodge and La Colorado and notes historical editor roles and patronage debates shaping public opinion.
Investigators probe the death of Charles Landis a rear end brakeman on freight train No. 7 bound for Vincennes. He fell from the car near the Vincennes Fairgrounds and was dragged about twenty five feet before the body was found. The incident draws railroad scrutiny and questions about motive and method persist as the train returned to Union Station where his lantern and torn clothing raised suspicions. Landis, about 20s, left a widow Mrs Landis as funeral plans proceed with services at West Main Street.
A woman leaped from a city window with her infant during a frantic escape. The child suffered a severe head wound and skull fracture. Vincennes officers detained the mother, and she remains under charge as the city medical staff tend to the baby.
Fragmented OCR reads as a narrative about a man and woman in a troubled moment, with garbled dialogue and stray phrases. It hints at jealousy and affection, with mentions of a wife, a kiss, and emotional tension. No clear event, date, or names emerge.
In Newport Kentucky on March 20 Jackson and Walling faced the gallows amid a large crowd. Official reports say Jackson confessed while Walling maintained innocence. Governor Bradley’s interventions delayed execution as witnesses watched the double trap fall.
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