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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1902
Page
5
In Da Davies County the Republican slate won a landslide as polls closed after noon. Thomas Nugent, a farmer from Elmore township and former township trustee, secured the representative seat with no opposition.
The section records the death of Miss Wills after a long illness and notes her life as a teacher in local public schools. It also covers the upcoming marriage of Rev France and his bride, with details of their reception in Boonville and plans for Medora.
Death of Mrs Frances Nold at her home after a brief typhoid illness. A German-born widow aged fifty eight, she lived in the county most of her life and leaves children Edgard Frank Anne John Charles Martin George Adam and Mrs Harry Feagans. Citizens Band serenades newly elected city officials including leader Will Keifer over two nights.
A February wedding unites Miss Wampa Harrie of Losgodfeo and Mr Steele of Versailles. The ceremony occurred at noon in Vernon before guests from Washington and Versailles. The couple will reside in Versailles with many friends and relatives in the city.
A fragment references candidates Clapp and Sack running together on a ticket. Details are incomplete but suggest a political contest with unclear ballot positioning and party alignment. Further specifics on date venue and endorsements are not available in the readable text.
Fragmented text appears to describe a wedding event with unclear names and dates. The legible items include a home setting at five o clock on a Wednesday and references to a bride and bank details, but essential names and places are unreadable, yielding an incomplete notice from a damaged page.
The ceremony for Borders and Winchell took place at Lawrenceville with Rev. William Carson officiating. Relatives and friends gathered for the elopement and surprise wedding, with the couple to reside on West Main Street and plans for Mrs. Borders to join her husband, who works as a railroad fireman. details mention an engagement and a family joining.
OCR text lists numerous names and scattered property transfer items across Washington and nearby locales. It references deeds and parcels involving individuals such as Rose M tone, Henry tanh, Meredith, Irene High tol, Elizabeth Henley, John A, Magdalena Baseferi, Bradlery, John J Balg, Peter Honey, Ruth Waller, Charles Di i Q Bria, George W Cae, Emma B Jones, Laura M Gill, Jacob Swift, and many others, with dollar amounts and locations like Alfordsville and Hawkins add. The fragmentary nature limits precise actions or dates.
Fragmented text references recovering funds, city bonds, and a 2000s financial context. Mentions Washington city, bonds, and a collector or official named Higne with unclear actions. Obscured details prevent precise summary but indicate a municipal finance recovery process and potential bond-related proceedings.
The former banker Richard Davis Washington Ind is sentenced to prison after a May date and expresses hope for a pardon. He occupies a prominent cell in bankers row under close watch, with daily work duties and limited privileges.
Friday afternoon a workman fallen from a pole at the Northern construction site behind the Hyatt hotel sustained leg injuries. Another man aided by red brick and wagon debris is reported hurt. Probate notices announce Thady estate administrator appointment in this crowded piece with references to Knights Templar and local sale details absent clear dates or names.
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