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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1908
Page
6
A midnight tornado wrecked Rock Island Township causing widespread damage. In Cleveland, Mrs. Elizabeth Gotch died in her ruins. Five blocks of businesses damaged and many homes demolished. Reports of injuries across Henry and Mercer counties.
A mosaic of early 20th century U S crime and tragedy unfolds from Ohio to California. A husband abducts and fatally wounds his wife amid a family quarrel. in Bellefontaine a wife commits suicide after bidding farewell to her children. in Los Angeles a telegraph operator ends her life while ill and worried about work. Debs declines a presidential nomination while socialist circles discuss another candidate. a will disputes emerge in Illinois. a three year old survives a fall after crumbs lure sparrows. a Detroit suit accuses a speakeasy of aiding a wreck. a Missouri death follows a dance quarrel. Parisian tidbits close the fragment.
A stream of items from Spokane to Jersey City covers mining resumption in Idaho and Washington, court finance talks in Indianapolis, a poet laureate’s comic verses in Fossy county, a romance between May Lynch and a former sister, a fatal buggy crash in Vincennes, a Seattle express robbery, and a Jersey pastor’s tongue in cheek marriage advice, all reflecting early 20th century daily life.
The advisory board of Washington township Indiana will receive sealed bids until May 23 1908 at 10 am for a schoolhouse to be built on Adaline Simmons farm along Apraw road from the city of Washington Indiana. Plans and specs are in the office. Completion by August 15 1908. Bidder must file $500 certified check or bond and enter into contract if accepted. Rights reserved to reject any or all bids. Date May 2 1908.
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