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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1909
Page
4
The Washington Gazette weekly edition of The Gazette and Herald delivers public news and local notices from The Gazetty and Horald company for readers this week.
A Knox county letter warns that drivers face deliberate attacks on the Vincennes Washington road with tacks barbed wire and even stones. It urges immediate legal action against reckless motorists and the saboteurs to restore safety and calm and protect friendly motor travel.
In Jackson County a dry majority formed amid a temperance surge. Voters backed Democratic nominee Thomas Honan while knowing he would favor liquor interests and likely become speaker, yet later they condemned his repeal votes after his election.
The piece argues that anti imperialence groups launched a campaign under the county option law led by Brownstown Banner, a Democratic newspaper at the county seat, opposing all Republican efforts. It denounces Jackson county Democrats and brands temperance Democrats as frauds in the campaign.
Evansville observers hear Dr Kenogha and Sessions argue the Civic Improvement Society’s goal is more than flowers and clean yards. They say beauty, order, and cleanliness shape morals, families, and communities, citing lessons from Cuba and historic France to justify beautification and sanitary progress.
A county suggestion urges landlords to keep vacant rooms neat and inconspicuous after saloons exit. Remove beer signs and decor that reveal business identity, with aims to reduce blight and let the public experiment without saloons in the town.
Fragment discusses displays of bourbon quality and social norms during county option elections. It warns saloon keepers to abandon their algus as prohibition themes rise, noting whisky branding term usage and outlawed words like galoon.
The Fort Wayne News notes William Jennings Bryan signals a major temperance push. It predicts his forthcoming Commoner declaration against federal liquor licenses in states with prohibition statutes and suggests he may wield temperance as a national crusade to energize his base and shape party policy.
Indiana editorial warns that ending saloons could cause a large revenue gap for cities counties and schools. It notes city budgets rely on saloon licenses and brewery agency fees with Washington needing about 9060 annually and counties without saloons receiving no school revenue prior.
The piece argues that state school funding from saloon activity is overstated and uneven, noting about 2 600 saloons may stay open in Indiana, providing roughly 260 000 dollars to 80 counties. It contends revenue is not a reliable basis to sustain schools and criticizes tolerating saloons for fiscal gain.
A reader quotes poetic lines about dogwood blossoms and turtle doves, contrasting a contemporary remark with the Song of Solomon. The article notes the misattribution and cites the kingly text about flowers appearing and birds singing in the land.
The Fort Wayne News weighs the local option election outcomes comparing Delaware County with Quaker Wayne where Wayne went wet. It notes long standing saloon lawlessness in Muncie and contrasts Richmond and Munice conduct, citing brewer influence and public opinion. It critiques Governor Willson pardons in Kentucky and reflects on broader anti-saloon sentiment.
The Indianapolis Sun defends Sunday baseball arguing it aids good order and recreation without promoting immorality. It cites 25,000 attendees at the first Sunday game and asserts workers need open outdoor entertainment, while opposing Sunday saloons and urging continued lawful play.
Some argue for and against Sunday ball with strong religious sentiment wary of any drift from the Sabbath ideal. Many oppose a law authorizing Sunday games as a blow to the old fashioned Sabbath, while others see potential compromise.
Governor Marshall and other influential Indiana Democrats plan to sidetrack temperance in the next campaign and shift the battle to the tariff issue. They fear a clash in the next convention between saloon and anti saloon factions within the party.
The Worthington Times argues that women meeting at home to play euchre even for a small prize is not a crime and should not be considered gambling, asserting card games as harmless social pastime.
The report describes Bloomington's anti saloon climate with chaotic scenes on West Fourth Street near the Monon tracks. Beer bottles litter the sidewalk and a citizen spilling flour sacks highlights a harsh local mood. The Jackson county option fight prompts church bell prayers and free lunch counters near polls.
In Jackson township Seymour ward carried 300 for saloons while Washington township near Washington city voted about 200 against saloons in February local option results. Leaders opposed to saloons suppressed bell ringers and parade advocates, aiming to quiet hysterical voices.
A Denmio crat quotes that whitewashing tree boles is sacrilege and insults nature while noting that whitewashing fences and outhouses is out of fashion today. The comments contrast traditional upkeep with modern taste in rural settings.
Seymour Republican says the local option election is decided by majority and urges all citizens to accept the outcome. It notes the county option law as state law and calls for support in counties without applications to encourage enforcement and allow the law to prove its worth.
Nine of ten people report feeling better in summer than winter as they enjoy outdoor time in warm air and sunshine. The article touts pure air as the best tonic for health and mood amid seasonal changes.
The local option election reveals cities can swing differently from larger trends as Marion and Muncie voted dry while Richmond and Logansport stayed wet, signaling a contest between anti-saloon and pro-saloon forces for control of the big towns.
The Mitchell Tribune argues season end exposes flaws in school athletics. It says strong students secure spots while weaker peers are sidelined and questions athletics as a path to stay in school, suggesting exercise alternatives may be more practical.
Ex Senator Voorhees died shortly after being promised a codifying commission by President McKinley via Senator Fairbanks. Voorhees, in frail health and fortune, died before taking the post, yet his final days brought quiet relief from poverty. Indiana's record of political service across parties is lauded.
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