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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1913
Page
8
A fragment describes an afternoon injury from a street accident. The left wrist pain prompted immediate aid at Smith drug store with Dr. Henry attending to the injured person.
A parolee from Indiana, Floude Helton, escaped custody during a streetcar transfer in Mitchell after police escorted him from the jail. Washington authorities dispatched officers to Mitchell to recapture him, but Helton reportedly disappeared from jail before later recapture reports.
A damaged OCR fragment reports a bankers meeting of a southwestern state section in Evsville on a Wednesday. The text is garbled with numerous errors, making full details unclear and limiting factual extraction to a general meeting notice.
Postmaster B J Burris announces a June 1 start for a thirty day census counting all incoming and outgoing mail on rural routes. Data collected will feed larger department records and congressional reports.
Samuel M. Herrott of Indianapolis elected president of the Indiana Elks association at the closing business session in Lafayette. C W Curtis of Mt Vernon named vice president. Thomas Hedlands re elected state secretary. Frank Boyle of Lafayette named three year trustee. Evansville chosen for 1914 convention. 3,000 visitors attended over two days.
Only a few days remain until the Accent of Commencement program closes tonight. The event will feature a performance conducted by Prof B P Stout and a standout vocalist described as a great singer. The religious service promises a closing address and musical worship.
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