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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1906
Page
1
The Indiana newspapers debate Roosevelt support, party reforms, and local county tax trends. The Vincennes Ban criticizes reform moves while Democrats defend incumbents, with coverage touching Roosevelt, Bryan, and local officials Wallace Nugent and Sullivan County tax rates.
A heated city council session ends with Fire Chief William Sullivan resigning after a council vote of censure over insubordination tied to hose use for the Gollmar Brothers circus. The meeting also names W G McCormick as fire chief, accepts Keller’s resignation, and approves bond and street measures.
Miss Jennie Johnson of Indianapolis visiting her mother Mrs Theodore Johnson was robbed of a valuable necklace at Vincennes Sunday night as train 12 arrived from St Louis. The thief and necklace, containing diamonds and an amethyst worth about 150 dollars, were not found by police.
A Sunday night blaze at the Pointer Paint company factory on southeast Third Street near the railroad crossing caused 400 to 500 dollars in damage. The fire started in the basement, burned holes in the floor, ruined paint ingredients valued around 200 dollars, and the building suffered about 150 dollars in damage. Insurance covers the loss. no one had been in the basement since Saturday morning. No incendiary device was used. the fire started among old timbers.
A Washington chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution is soon to be formed. An application for a charter is being prepared forwarded shortly. Mrs. Austin F. Cabel will serve as regent to organize the chapter. Membership is limited to women who are lineal descendants of soldiers from the American army during the Revolution. The society’s headquarters are in Washington City.
Mrs. John Breeden of Odon suffered a paralytic stroke around 3 am Monday and remains completely paralyzed and unable to speak. She had endured head pains for some time and her physician warned that the pains signified paralysis. She is nearly seventy years old.
Mrs. William Busick, 23, collapsed during outdoor religious exercises at Vincennes on Friday evening due to heat. Her condition is serious. She is the first heat prostration in Vincennes this summer as temperatures have hovered around 95 degrees for eight days.
Popular Bloomington woman Mrs Kate Shields Gentry dies at age twenty after marrying three months ago to B W Gentry at Martinsville. She returned home last month and died Saturday afternoon at the city hospital.
A man named Murdock was seriously injured between Dillsboro and Cochran by a second and two on the RB and O line. He stepped in front of a fast freight, attempting to avoid Train 7. He was taken to Cochran for medical care. his prognosis was poor.
A suitcase left in a hotel check room in Finois near Terre Haute was opened after weeks to reveal dynamite enough to blow up the place and a complete set of burglar’s tools.
Russell Birkhead a seventeen year old youth was killed instantly Sunday when a pistol discharged accidentally at the home of his uncle George Brickhead sixteen miles south of Louisville The tragedy occurred as family members gathered at the residence for an informal gathering authorities investigated the incident and warned of firearm safety until charges or further details emerge
The forty sixth session of the Daviess county teachers institute convened with large attendance. Superintendent McHenry urged full attendance for pay and introduced Prof Harry R. Gers who outlined practical agriculture and seed selection. Dr. Starbuck and Prof. Black led sessions on senses and music as well as a corn test scoring exercise.
Special judge Arthur H. Greenwood found George Fraycraft guilty in the first Washington wine room case in years. He fined Fraycraft $100 plus costs, with $105 total, and noted the ordinance aims to curb private rear rooms used to serve intoxicants to women and mixed groups. The decision held Fraycraft violated city police power and the May 14 1906 ordinance, with the liquor sale tied to private spaces and privacy reducing public visibility.
Meat can labels will after October 3 state the constituents of the packed product. The agreement, between packers and government officers, aligns with the pure food law though the meat inspection law does not require it. Packets aim to print labels usable October 1 and valid under the pure food law from January 1.
Joseph Herbert known as Bloodhound Joe died in Michigan City prison on Monday morning from injuries after a fall while he was homecoming. He had been convicted years earlier for the killing of Louis Cunningham of Longootée, described as a severe assault in front of the Globe hotel saloon. He escaped with other prisoners but was later captured at his wife’s home in the west end.
Jesse B. Colbert's 1898 will was admitted to probate last Tuesday. The document, found among old papers, leaves about eighty acres near Hudsonville to his son George. Granddaughter Bettie Co. Wilson receives $100. Testimony from George W. Massey and W. H. Rudyard.
The Real Estate Trust Company of Philadelphia closed all doors Tuesday due to inability to meet obligations. Jearie H Barle named receiver. Frank Lipple, company president who died last Friday, was accused of causing the failure by lending large sums on insufficient security. Liabilities reach about $1,000,000 with quick assets near $3,500,000.
William R Hearst said in a New York interview that he will not be a Democratic candidate for governor nor accept the nomination He noted he would only run as the Democratic nominee but would be glad to run as an independent if the party sought his support he offered loyalty to the party while declining a bid for the governorship
Preparations completed for a conference of French bishops and archbishops in Paris on September 4 to decide on actions to implement the papal encyclical regarding the church state separation issue.
Mrs Annie Moore was found dead in a room in New York lit by a tea light his body hacked by a killer. James Moore who posed as her husband is in police custody on suspicion of murder.
Thirty five insurers from 126 involved have paid a total of 10.863 million dollars to date, according to their office records.
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