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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1903
Page
2
Washington residents react to a shooting in which a deputy prosecutor’s son wounded him with a pistol. The elder Padgett worries for justice and urges swift action by authorities to ensure accountability for the act and upholding law.
A Missouri preacher pledges to preach only the full truth in upcoming sermons. A Washington girl sold love letters to a rag man who boiled them into honey for profit. A St Louis woman who kissed a New York cab driver may have lost self respect in the act, prompting local commentary.
In Indianapolis on May 5 Rev. E. G. Saunderson, president of the Anti-Saloon League of Indiana, urges clerics to act as practical politicians toward banning saloons. He predicts the last neutral Legislature on temperance and vows to amend the Nicholson law to extend remonstrances. The league expands organizers and churches boost funding for the effort.
The Burlington extends greatly reduced one way colonist rates to the Northwest and California until June 15. Passengers can save from fifteen to twenty dollars. This offer provides affordable travel options for settlers moving west during the period.
May 8 report from Rosy Outlook highlights Republican state committee cohesion ahead of 1904. Sen. Fairbanks and Beveridge seen united, Kokomo boom drives population and factory expansion, with De Haven predicting thousands more residents and tenfold business growth. Other notes cover Cantwell’s illness, a new interurban line, Fairbanks at DePauw May 20, Czolgose's brother detained, Donnell sentencing, and local bank fears amid theft of $4,000.
In Laporte Indiana Dr M S Smith removed the right eyeball of Philander Loomis after a stab wound eleven years ago left him blind. The doctor reports the optic had calcified into stone due to lime salts in the injured eye, a rare condition.
Fire in Thompson's general store at Ead Village near Newcastle causes $15000 loss and near total ruin of Sulphur Springs ten miles away. A northwest wind and rural line safety aided by a bucket brigade saved nearby buildings. cash vault in store destroyed.
Owing to quarrel between stone planers and mill operators several stone cutters have left Bedford Indiana for other work and more may follow unless the dispute is settled. Also reports of a fatal runaway near Vincennes and coroner investigation into a ten month old death in Kokomo. Richmond grand jury indicts Richmond Light Heat and Power for alleged river pollution with coal tar and oil under fish and game commissioner review.
Springfield Ill May 8 A report says Governor Yates will veto or send a message to the Senate on the Mueller traction bill before adjournment. A veto without a subsequent enactment could nullify the bill and leave Chicago’s traction situation chaotic. Union Traction Co. recently placed under receivership. Attorney General Hamlinson upholds bill validity. Governor has ten days to act.
National League results show Cincinnati 11 over plusburg at home and Chicago 10 over St Louis 1. New York 8 Philadelphia 4. Amperigan League games include Cleveland 6 Detroit 5 and Philadelphia 19 Washington 6. American Association notes Louisville 4 over Columbus and Kansas City 9 over Minneapolis 3.
An era of high life exposes moral flaws while chronic travel fatigue shakes the body. The piece warns constant motion jars kidneys, linking vibration to kidney and bladder disease. It promotes Foley's Kidney Cure with a testimonial from Geo H. Housan. Smith & Winton sell the remedy.
President Roosevelt arrived in California welcomed by Governor Pardee Lieutenant Governor Anderson legislators Mayor Fowler and civic groups in Redlands. He addressed the crowd on western possibilities before a dinner drive to San Bernardino and an overnight stay in Riverside.
An Arkansas reader touts Foley's Honey and Tar as best for coughs colds and early consumption. ads promote Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh Bucklen's Arnica Salve for burns and wounds and Burdock Blood Bitters as health aid with testimonials from several adults. The note also mentions An investment notice from Union Savings and Loan Assoc inviting stock subscriptions.
An accident on the Canadian Pacific railway at Dexter killed twelve men in a boarding car when a passenger train hit the caboose and the wreckage caught fire. Eight or nine were seriously injured and others less seriously hurt.
Market report covers Wheat-Wagon No. 1 red strong and mixed corn oats hogs sheep lambs cattle and grain prices across Indianapolis Cincinnati Chicago New York and Toledo. Notable items include steady corn and oats mixed prices, hogs around 64.94, sheep steady near 44.50, lambs around 57.00, and cattle steady with varied regional notes.
A distressed maid confronts Harold with alleged handwriting, a Blanche photograph, and witnesses claiming a kiss in a conservatory. Harold promises the truth will come in the next chapter, as the Chicago Tribune notes.
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