Woman Overlooked In Notable Close Outs
A fragmented report notes a woman overlooked in a close contest with ambiguous phrases about a near miss and later outcomes. No clear names, dates, or locations are readable.
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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1902
Page
2
A fragmented report notes a woman overlooked in a close contest with ambiguous phrases about a near miss and later outcomes. No clear names, dates, or locations are readable.
Local personals list residents visiting friends and relatives across Indiana towns. Charlie Aus is home from Shoals. J I M Costell to Petersburg. McGalihy visiting Bloomington. Will Scoble home from Indian University for a short vacation. Mrs E B By lives in Shoal. Karel J Denniotte of Odor visiting Mass May West. Smiley from Sitings. Belig Sparrow of Vincennes visiting. Mrs Riley Sparrow returned home at noon. Mrs Jerry Green returned to Bloomington. J Peiacess, Jane Thomas and daughter visiting relatives. Washington Loogootee residents visiting in the week. Mrs John O Neal and son went to Washington for a visit. William John went to Jasper. West Baden guest from Evansville. Dora Abbott of Seattle. DeMotta making a short visit.
A string of visitors and residents are mentioned visiting friends and relatives in Vincennes and nearby towns. Names include Mrs Gik Parr and son Homér Mrs Albert Mussleman Miss Lidia Morehead and others from Tipton Elnora Petersburg Oakland City Civettsville Union church Harrison township and Richmond. John Evans returning from St Louis medical college Rev Hetry Steen visiting with local families and plan to resume law practice after returning from Rapid City South Dakota.
Wreck in yards on Thursday afternoon damaged eight freight cars when a switch engine pushed cars into an open switch. The wreckage spread for some distance and required a wrecking crew to clear. Local notices mention loan payments and forged notes claims, plus committee appointments for resolutions and grievances at a midweek meeting. A boy was injured after being thrown from a bicycle on Second Street near a lumber drag, suffering head and facial bruises.
Milss Lilfiao Bain of Martinaville, who went to Park City Utah two years ago to teach, is the Republican candidate in Summit County. The nomination was wholly unsolicited and unanimous. Her opponent is a Mormon bishop. Bain is cousin to Postmaster A W Bain of Martinsville and brother in law to Senator Butte Inmad.
The block bodera of the Citizens Trust Company met Thursday afternoon to elect officers but postponed to Friday November 8. Plans for consolidation with a rival company are in play. If approved, capital stock would rise from 825000 to 850000.
Marriage licenses issued include Richard Laughiin with fee details and Trude N ildridge, Omer Wraft, and Mip Minie Vee Kill noted in the local notices.
Immense peat beds discovered four miles northeast of Kokomo in Howard township suggest a potential substitute for coal and natural gas. Local landowners test a peat cube in a rugan room and report heat, while Crown Point capitalists discuss funding Indiana peat development as promoters show fuel samples.
In Brazil Indiana vandals slashed and desecrated a newly built Methodist church amid protests at a revival meeting. The Rev. Dellaware criticized dancing morals and warned the town of loose behavior, while officials investigated the incident.
A notice with travel ticket sales for a November trip to New Orleans lists dates November 7 9 and 11 1902 with one way and return prices and deposit deadlines. Liberal privileges are mentioned. Marriage notice: Louisvila Ky Richigrd Laughtin and Miss Gertrids Wilbridge wed Sunday at the home of Rev J F Floyd East Eleventh Street in Evansville.
The jury awarded damages totaling 6 thousand dollars against the city of Wash on Saturday night over a poor drainage issue in the West end. Judge Hutchins of Petersburg presided and the verdict was read after delays. further suits are noted as likely.
A garbled advertisement fragment touts Electric Bitters for strength and health, praising cure claims by Alfred Bee and P Muse. It mentions Dr Kings New Life Pills, Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, and a 1903 rail line launch with Chicago to Minneapolis/St Paul service.
An OCR fragment promotes a dubious home study and business scheme offering "three oaths" and monthly pay options. It includes mentions of Chamberlain's remedies and a local drugstore, plus sensational claims and irregular store descriptions amid scattered dialogue and marketing prose.
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