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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1905
Page
2
A collage of brief items notes an Indiana man walking miles to Peru to pay scant taxes, a New Jersey judge ruling a woman's tongue a concealed weapon, John C. Billheimer heating up Indiana auditor race, a no phone plan for Bryan Parker broadcasts, and Mrs. Chadwick planning a life story while her husband plays piano in a dime museum.
Indianapolis March 28 Senator Beveridge is sorting Fourth district post offices with many candidates for Madison Colum bus and other towns. James White opposes Garber for Madison post. Col umbus seeks William Stevens for third term. Franklin sees Records challenging Harry Martin. Edinburg Versailles Batesville North Vernon Seymour and more report multiple hopefuls. Baker bribery case adds a note as Otis Gulley announces Fifth district run. Holliday and Guirl mapped for renomination.
Earl Reed twelve year old son of Rev Reed pastor of the M E church and temperance speaker is found guilty of arson larceny and burglary within thirty six hours. He confessed these crimes and many more and his school desk held detective stories which he read voraciously with others supplying the volumes.
Richmond Indiana March 28 Albert Townsend Greensfork seriously ill after swallowing carbolic acid mistaken for medicine throat paralyzed cannot swallow his mind fortune followed the death of his wife from tuberculosis in the same week Damaging Prairie Fires at Bharon Springs Kansas prairie fires burn farm houses in Wallace county wind drives flames hindering firefighting Forty boxcars destroyed in Evansville Indiana area last night by Evansville and Terre Haute railroad derailment or incident with local loss reported
State mine inspector James Epperson reports five men died and several injured in the Princeton mine blast. Harry Targett was killed by a shot he fired. Roscoe Hedrick prepared the shot and faces grand jury action for violating the law by firing a shot into a solid coal bank without a loose end. The law imposes fines or county jail terms for such violations.
Reports from Fairmount Indiana indicate the American Window Glass company will dismantle all Indiana plants and move machinery to Pennsylvania. Gas City and Elwood plants will be disassembled and reassembled in Belle Vernon. Other plants at Alexandria Fairmount and Hartford City will depart once workers can be secured, amid a regional economic impact from gas development and coal costs.
Reports reach St Paul that Louisburg in western Minnesota has been virtually wiped out by a tornado. Seven persons are seriously injured and fatalities are possible, with initial estimates suggesting two to seven deaths. Separately, Vandalia railroad files a $25 million mortgage with Farmers Loan and Trust of New York to guarantee a stockholders loan.
Market report shows wheat prices for No 2 red around $1.10 to $1.14 with futures softer. Corn steady to firm with No 2 mixed near 48 to 49% cents. Oats steady to firm around 30 to 32 1/2 cents. livestock steady to active: cattle $2.25 to $3.90, hogs $4.00 to $5.80, sheep and lambs around $2.25 to $8.50, with regional variations in Chicago East Buffalo and Toledo quotations.
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