This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1897
Page
3
Mrs Will quietly married at the home on Short Street Tuesday night at eight. The bride and groom, about sixty and fifteen years apart, will begin housekeeping immediately. News of the marriage caused a neighborhood surprise and a spontaneous party lasting several hours.
Special to the Gazette Petersburg May 17 John Rumor the Pike hotel cook and Charles Owens a runner for the Reed hotel fought this afternoon. Rumor swung a broken chair piece striking Owens on the arm fracturing two bones. Owens formerly lived in Washington and has worked at Petersburg hotels for years. He is about 21.
The 1897 spring rally schedule lists afternoon and evening sessions at Loegootre on May 27 with speakers J. Davis H. Smoot and Carrie Myers among others. Activities include addresses, devotions, music specials, and reports from local unions ending with adjournment sine die.
In Cornettsville Mrs Mae West visited relatives Saturday and Miss Alice McAttor visited friends Sunday. Charley Bultem, adjudged insane, will be removed to the asylum Monday. A Kentuckian player objected to Umpire Burquin during a game and was ordered from the grounds after a heated exchange. Park Policeman Tom Cull intervened as Browns players intervened and Burquin withdrew his order.
Local EPSOM brief notes persistent rain and mild floods in the area. Mentions resident William Ay Tomey and a mislaid item described as a Shan tok.
A jumble of small items notes sermons by Rev George W Myra on May 10, a singing event at Toibertls bar Sundays, and local arrivals like Charles Younghi moving to New York. The circuit court transacted dismissals in several cases and Foreclosure judgments. multiple ads promote Hood's Sarsaparilla and Electric Bitters as remedies, with medical claims and drugstore sales.
An old advertisement touts Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds. It claims reliability and a money back guarantee with free trial bottles at Dr Jones Drug Store.
Sarah McGuinness wife of Michael McGuinness died Sunday morning aged 35. She leaves a husband and two children. Funeral services at St Rene Church Tuesday morning with burial at St Johns Cemetery. In Albany a counterfeiting case notes a man admitting guilt after passing a counterfeit coin in a Paris mold.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.