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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1909
Page
4
The Washington Gazette weekly edition of The Gazette and Herald is a public newspaper published by The Gazette and World company.
The article cites Dr Fayette Dunlap’s praise for improved public morals, noting fewer heavy drinkers and gamblers in business and industry. It discusses historical shifts from 50 years ago to present sobriety, cites local votes on saloons in Lafayette and Daviess and Posey counties, and questions the reliability of majority rule in temperance referendums.
The text analyzes county option elections in Indiana, arguing against referendum expansion and defending representative government. It critiques mass opinion as prone to error without education and cites Tippecanoe County as an example of local resistance to gubernatorial policy.
The Herald reports a protest in Washington where Mr. Cael asks neighbors to respect his estate bordering the city after dogs damage his sweeping pastures. He proclaims a trespass warning to protect the woods and enforces limits to preserve the playground valued by generations.
A reader exhorts youths and families to respect the park and land rights as a civic duty. The text lauds the law as protector of life and property, urging citizens to keep the park free from intrusion and enjoy its shade. It questions if readers will refrain from harming the land and fulfill their citizen responsibilities.
The piece notes that 1 038 voters in Delaware County attempted to cast ballots but their votes were not recorded by machines. It cites editorials from the South Bend Times and Muncie Press urging rejection of the flawed machinery until reliability improves ands advocating sticking to traditional voting methods despite higher costs.
A Bloomington debate over restoring a dilapidated hitch rail outside the courthouse. Farmers threaten a dry remonstrance and county boycott if the city council does not place the rack back to allow teams to gather in the public square.
The piece argues that many farmers are stubborn and that Monroe county shows more anarchy under white capers near Bloomington. It questions the impact if the county votes wet, noting Bloomington is already dry by remonstrance and criticizing the election as unnecessary.
A discussion favors fruit heavy diets to curb alcohol cravings, arguing fruit juice stimulates acids as a substitute for alcohol. The South Bend Times advises abundant ripe fruit at every meal along with leafy meats and vegetables to prevent morbid appetites and avoid harsh laxatives.
Posey County in Indiana delivered a large pro saloon majority in a drought of temperance sentiment. The agricultural county with Ohio and Wabash river confluence cast a 1449 vote margin among about five thousand voters, defying anti saloon trends and local anti temperance campaigns.
Dr Fayette Dunlap concludes his sketch on Joseph Hamilton Daviess in this issue and urges Daviess county to honor the Kentuckian who fell at Tippecanoe with a bronze statue or painting near the county courthouse. He laments locals' scant appreciation for Daviess and the soldier and lawyer’s sacrifice for the early western frontier.
The article lauds Indiana for placing a modest stone marker at the Tippecanoe battlefield site where a famed hero fell. It urges Davicas County to publicly honor the frontier citizen-soldier and express local esteem for American soldiers whose name the county carries.
The fragment notes bars and sideboards may be repurposed as kindling wood amid limited household kindling supplies. It emphasizes the reuse of domestic items as fuel in current days.
The article condemns Captain Hains for manslaughter in the Annis murder, condemning his bloodthirsty brother Thornton, and criticizes the jury as maudlin imbeciles while praising congressman Cullop for keeping himself in the public eye amid political hysteria.
The passage argues that execution of laws on liquor and gambling rests with local communities. It contends that if a town tolerates lawbreakers, it should be allowed to self-correct, since good citizens outnumber those who evade the law and a awakened public conscience will eradicate evil.
In Daviess County hopefuls renew licenses in June awaiting action by the commissioners over possible invalidation of the county option law. A Logansport man who set a trap to catch a chicken thief accidentally triggered and killed himself, highlighting the peril and illegality of spring guns.
The editor notes William Dudley Foulke demands a public apology from the Marlor Chronicle and other papers reprinting his commentary on Foulke. Readers are urged to await Colonel Lockwood's forthcoming apology amid concerns over the press handling during the process.
The Indianapolis News argues over harsher penalties for murderers who can hire capable lawyers, questioning systemic inequities. It cites a recent Hea county jury decision as an exception, reflecting on courtroom outcomes and public outrage.
A court returns a guilty verdict despite defense rhetoric claiming un written law and impulsive insanity. The trial features passionate outbursts and claims of mental disturbance as jurors weigh the evidence.
The Democrat notes a former inmate of an insane asylum in Washington City emerges cured and forms a building and loan association. It criticizes editors for misusing the word party and argues the term should refer to a person, not a faction.
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