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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1906
Page
1
A Washington Democrat editorial summary notes shifting loyalties as Hearst emerges as a NY gubernatorial candidate contender. It cites Paul Poynter and Thomas Taggart, mentions Bryan, Tammany Hall influence, and the stance on Cuba and public ownership debates amid party divisions.
The piece denounces Hearst and allied Democrats like William J. Bryan and Cyrus Davis as hypocritical Socialists in disguise. It laments Hearst’s dominance over New York’s Democratic organization, claiming Van Buren, Seymour, and Tilden would not have imagined such a takeover by a “nondescript” figure.
Congress candidate Chaney conducts a careful canvass of the Second district. The text praises his industrious campaigning and steady diligence in his short time in Congress, noting that his persistent activity benefits the people of his district.
The piece notes Monroe County committees aiming to raise 2000 dollars with each of the groups contributing 1000 dollars to offer as a reward to election bribers. It mentions county committees from Daviess County and various parties, urging efforts before selection day. It argues there is no need to pay such sums to court officers to influence their duties.
Master Mechanic Smith at Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern shops announced wage increases Saturday night. Boilermakers receive two cents more per hour, while machinists and blacksmiths gain one cent. The new rates took effect Monday October 1, affecting over two hundred workers.
George Kramer will quit November 1 to join Trolicht Duncker Renard Carpet Co of St. Louis after fifteen years with Cabel & Kauffman. He began with the firm November 1, 1891 and rises as head of carpet wallpaper and clothing. He moves his family to St. Louis likely January or February and a replacement has not been found.
Howard Fagan sues T. H. Johnson in Clay circuit court for 5000 dollars claiming two pints of whisky sold without license or prescription left him drunk and crippled. incident occurred September 29, 1904 at Saline City store while driving to Perry township, his right leg torn off at the knee.
Seymour resident William Schroelucke, formerly with a 170 acre farm near Seymour, now owns 800 to 900 acres in Daviess County and about 583 acres near Washington. The family is well and healthy in their new location. Mrs. Schroelucke is Albert Spray’s mother, an Union Hardware employee in Seymour.
Charles Willey announces expansion of the Pointer Paint factory. A brick building will be erected for the machinery, while the existing structure damaged by fire twice will be repaired and used as a warehouse for dry colors. The enlargement follows a material increase in demand.
The text outlines wage advances for machinists blacksmiths and boilermakers affecting about twenty five boilermakers with daily increases totaling weekly and yearly gains. It compares extra payments to loans at six percent and notes increased payroll and cash distribution within Washington city.
The company has major orders from Cincinnati to supply paint for bridges and viaducts. It holds a contract to provide 100 900 gallons, with Cincinnati city council appropriating several thousand dollars for the project and the local paint factory supplying the paint.
Was from Daviess Shebib Westfall led the pursuit Friday morning to Michigan City with Dirk Clark, the horse thief. Clark received a term and a fine for stealing Cy Thompson's horse at the fair grounds last Friday evening, was captured at Sullivan, and claimed Washington as his home though authorities doubt his claim. Sheriff Thompson accompanied him. Clark acted morose and despondent in jail.
William Cutler a bartender for James Farris of a saloon near the Bi & O Southwestern depot was arrested Sunday morning for unlawfully opening and operating. Farris claimed no knowledge of Cutler's presence. Cutler paid a total fine of ten dollars plus costs, twenty dollars in all.
John W Disser a farmer of Bary township and Miss Alice Morgan of the same township were married at Montgomery by the Bav Father Matthews Monday morning. The groom is a son of Mrs. Jeee Disser and his bride a daughter of Mrs. Katherine Morgan. They are well known in the eastern part of the county and will make their home in Barr township.
Odoh town board approves purchase of a number 2 hook and ladder truck and two sixty gallon chemical engines. Fire chief and three captains to be appointed at next meeting. Town divided into three districts to organize three fire companies. Apparatus cost 450 dollars.
Clarence son of Thomas M Sears of Elndra has entered high school bringing enrollment to 220. He will graduate this year as a student of El Nora noncommissioned high school and will enter Purdue University next year.
Laura McCann sues for divorce from William McCann citing nonsupport abandonment cruelty and drunkenness. She requests custody of two children William age six and Raymond age eleven.
Lillian Gasser nine daughter of Louis Gasser living near Hyatts fell while running at school Friday injuring her right arm at the elbow. A physician from this city set the break.
Sheriff Westfall reports William Clarke sent to state prison for horse theft a week after arrest. Noelting, serving life for murder, spoke with the sheriff at Michigan City prison and pressed about his family, insisting his release is near though warned otherwise. Michigan City houses 928 inmates from Knox county with hard labor assignments.
Mrs. Stella Hoffmann of Harned avenue via real estate men George Bright and WII FitzGibbon sells to Miss Dymple Wells of west Van Trees street a 433 acre Steele township farm for 2475 dollars total and 735 dollars per acre. The deal, completed Saturday, is the county’s largest in some time. The farm lies near the Washington township line with tenant George Stites and praised soil richness.
Miss Anna Laurer, a leading Evansville city stenographer under Mayor Covert, has been unconscious since last Thursday after hearing that her betrothed, Dr Edward Burchardt, died suddenly of heart failure. Physicians fear she may die. she had recently recovered from typhoid fever.
A rural free delivery mail carrier found a peculiar note on his route reading a request to fix stamps carefully to avoid trouble and mentioning stamp flirtations with a demand to leave four stamps. The brief suggests a humorous or odd postal error related item in the community.
Major D Z McCormick of Indianapolis arrives to instruct the local militia company in preliminary rifle practice as they compete for the silver loving cup offered by the Indianapolis Star for the state guard test shooting event.
On motion of the plaintiff Ida Noelting wife of Joseph Noelting convicted of murder in Daviess circuit court a change of venue was granted to this county from Knox Tuesday.
An appellate court ruled that a blanket remonstrance against a saloon license under the Moore law prevented issuing a license already applied for at February term. It held that during the appeal a new legislative provision rendered granting a license unlawful within the territory and the circuit court could not grant what the board could not. The decision did not rule on Moore law validity. it affirmed denial of George Senasack’s license in Benton County.
A Sunday collision on the Big Four near St Francisville WL killed M. H. Adams a line man riding in the cab of the leading engine. The double header freight derailed after the tender left the track. the engineer and fireman escaped uninjured. Adams was en route to Vincennes to marry Miss Josephine Spade. his home was St Francisville.
The court held that when a city generates its own electric street lighting it is not a governmental duty, and damages for injury or death from a live wire hinge on negligence by city authorities. In the Columbus case over John M. Weed the verdict favored the city as negligence wasn’t sufficiently charged.
Cecilia Lichten of Princeton obtained a verdict against John Buchart for $5,000 damages in the death of her husband Gerhart Lichten who died crossing a small stream. The complaint claimed Buchart sold liquor to the husband to intoxication causing the accident. she sought $10,000.
John P. Smith reports from Winfield Kansas that his brother W A Smith a well known local figure is critically ill from heart trouble. He lived here years ago and taught twelve terms of school in the county. He is forty nine years old.
The Indiana Methodist Episcopal gathering at Greensburg endorses reform against matrimony by advertising and public weddings, while appointing ministers for the coming year. Rev. J. W. Baker and Rev. C. A. Ward are returned to Washington circuits amid enthusiastic support. Governor Hanly delivers an impassioned reform speech as a new circuit forms under Merom.
Secretary Shaty argues that Republicans more often drive monopolies and trust creation, noting transfer firms merge under GOP rule and landowners expand holdings, while Democrats sell interests in transfer business and land. He implies Democratic control would curb trusts, echoing tenets from the 1890s.
The Indiana state federation of labor refused to endorse William R Hearst for New York governor and declined to send a congratulatory telegram. Delegates wary of Hearst sentiment tried to force a unanimous consent vote but the chair ruled the motion out of order and the matter was dropped as Hearst supporters failed to muster enough votes.
Joseph F. Smith president of the Mormon church was arrested in Salt Lake City and bound over to the district court on a charge of living unlawfully with five wives.
John Debord was indicted for murder in the first degree by the Knox County grand jury in Vincennes during a Tuesday morning session at the Knox circuit court.
Jake Matthews known as Hamburger Jake runs a lunch room on East Main Street and posted a notice on the door announcing it will be closed Sundays with hours from Monday 3 50 a m to Sunday 2 50 a m and the line Six days shalt thou labor seventh day rest that is me.
James Holland, an agent for the Evanusy association, passed a counterfeit lead dollar last week. He obtained the note from C. C. Pride, a West Main Street saloon keeper, who says he does not know its origin. Pride returned the bill after testing its ring.
The Cumberland Presbyterian congregation of Oakland voted 1 to 19 against union with the Presbyterian church at the general assembly held last May, according to the meeting notes.
A farmer's wife near Indianapolis was assaulted and fatally injured by an unknown Black man on Monday afternoon. After the crime the assailant fled and a large posse of farmers pursued with intent to lynch, but the suspect escaped.
The Madison county commission meets for the October term of court with H Q Houghton in attendance. Jury called for Monday October 15 and a packed civil docket for October 9 10 11 12 15 to 18 includes Gilley v Gilley Carnahan v Bell and many other cases. Road and highway petitions are decided or continued including graveling of Web Osdon raid and vacating ten feet of the county poor farm road.
Robert Carnahan of southeast Eleventh street plans to relocate his family to Florida around the fifteenth of the month. His son Sherman, formerly employed at Charles Jones' ice cream parlors, has been ill but can be on the streets now and will not return to work at the parlors.
Miss Janie Steen daughter of James Steen of Lemon Street is improving after inflammatory rheumatism. She has been unable to use her right arm for seven weeks and walked unassisted for about four weeks.
Mr and Mrs Lou Gootee and Hugh Ryan with Mrs Mia traveled to Cincinnati for their honeymoon visiting local sites and planning a quiet celebration.
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