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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1903
Page
8
A garbled 19th century wire service style summary notes multiple death drownings hangs and hangings in Indiana and neighboring states, including self-harm by a farmer, a nurse, and a railroad worker. It references hospitals, a bishop, and local political figures, with scattered names and places like Indianapolis Evansville Bristol and New Haven. The text mixes crime, suicide, and public notices in a fragmented roundup.
A Bedford Quebec construction dispute risks stoppage if a workers' strike remains unsettled. The supply on hand is said to last ten days, after which TM will cease operations without a settlement. Burglar narrowly escapes capture, wounded in Indiana. Embezzlement cases surface in Evansville and Vincennes with bonds posted. A drowning accident in Terre Haute involves Patrick Kelley. Editors plan mid summer meeting in Kendallville in June.
London reports Foreign Secretary Lansdowne declares a British Monroe doctrine in the Persian Gulf warning that any naval base or fortified port by rival powers would mean war with Great Britain. In Vienna a rumor of a massacre near Novi Bazar is denied as Austrian troops move toward the border amid no confirmed clashes.
A sweeping federal injunction targets 3000 strikers in Omaha Nebraska to stop interference with freight and warehouse transfers, prohibit large street crowds aiding noise, and block disruption of business transactions to various states. A separate report notes a boy fell from a mother's arms aboard an elevated train, but was saved with only minor injuries.
A heavy easterly gale drove the American fishing schooner Gio fana ashore on Whale Cove ledges, eight miles from Sable Island. Fifteen to eighteen crew drowned or perished. survivors clung to rigging through a brutal night as waves broke over the vessel. Rescue crews found one improvised success, but many lives were lost. The wreck occurred near the scene of the 1902 Tiber disaster where twenty two perished.
Market report lists prices for grains provisions and livestock with May values. Corn No 3 white is noted and measures of quality and weight appear in the fragmentary text. The item mentions bread, lamb and sheep with unclear price figures.
A vague notice compels all heirs and creditors to appear to establish heirship and claims in Washington. The fragment hints at legal actions, seals, and official proceedings but lacks clear names or dates.
The notice announces a public sale of estate property including cattle, farm implements, hogs, and household items. It lists the executor McCorp and other officials, with terms including a per cent interest and required timing, and mentions sale start at a specified area near a township.
Notice to sell, barter, or give away intoxicating liquors at a building in Washington, Daviess County. The sale is to occur on premises described as a two story building fronting 18 feet on Past Bird Street, with rear entrances, during a regular county board meeting held Monday in 1903.
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