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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1897
Page
2
The piece notes advertising prices by application for Webesos Doty Buoday and Semi-Weekly Editions. It cites Daviess County’s official newspaper status and mentions Boston pennant success, a Ripley county lynching inquiry, and political disputes between Mayors Spencer and Williams. It also references debates over municipal ownership of utilities.
The Gazette discusses municipal ownership of Anderson’s water works as the Herald reports the system is city-owned. The paper notes annual costs if privately owned, hydrants and school water use, and a year of net receipts around 10,250 with operating costs about 5,000 and interest 409.20.
A chaotic Washington report critiques delays in delivering news on court cases and political charges. The piece cites Rev. Hinshaw and Ringland trials, a penal history, and alleged fraud, recounting partisan blame and legal outcomes with a focus on public dispute.
Patchy report lists residents visiting relatives and attending church events. Mentions Cor a Buneb, Mrs Idex Faith, Jobo Rink, Robert Denny and others, with small town movements and social calls around Browne, Haute and Bowling Byne in a weekly update.
Morris Norton of a small town arrives in Kissiaville after a drunken spree at a resort. He reportedly stole 824 dollars and a pocketbook containing other valuables from a woman named Burton. Norton was jailed and charged with grand larceny after a magistrate's court hearing.
Fragmented notices reveal a church schedule with sermons by Bishop Ceboto Herr and Rev. G. Asbury. Readings from Acts 26 appear alongside Sunday services at Indianapolis and Oak Grove burial details for St Simons and Wyttenback relations.
A jumble of parish, endowment, and town notices: funeral services for a Mr Armaseve and a deceased woman in Hittonville with burial at the Catholic cemetery, theft of 100 chickens and crops near Epsom, plus a bank purchase on Wai gut street and an October entertainment by the Ladies Aid Society.
The Shoals News reports Ceol F. Bainter and William Mattern were found guilty in the Kiefaga jewelry theft case. Bainter received a sentence of 48 baroneae for two to fourteen years, Mattern for the four term, with both now in state penitentiaries. Evidence indicated the pair traveled by rail, concealed the jewels in the woods, and lied about the theft.
A cantankerous Washington Advertizer article reprints sharp satire on local leaders and Democratic figures. It lampoons City Treasurer reports, county politics, and public figures with biting humor and mock endorsements amid a tangle of misprints and allusions.
Rail schedule fragment notes trains leaving and arriving with times and connections. Mentions Express lines, stations, and routes in terse form with unclear destinations and dates.
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