Fall Dresses sale promises best dress goods in town
The notice advertises fall fabrics and dress materials with claims of savings. It urges shoppers to buy now to save money and find the prettiest, cheapest dress goods in town.
18 Sep 1897
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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1897
Page
1
The notice advertises fall fabrics and dress materials with claims of savings. It urges shoppers to buy now to save money and find the prettiest, cheapest dress goods in town.
Miss Bessie Smith of Pueblo and Miss Florence J Beach of Denver accompanied De H Kay and party on a journey to Pikes for Kanecins. The report notes their presence and references a liberty emblem and El Paso county context amid scattered details about the expedition and dates.
Washington DC judge dismisses John G. Wood's bill seeking to bar removal by Postmaster General Gary and Assistant Heath. The decision holds removal power as incidental to appointment and rejects court relief in appointment and removal matters. The ruling limits civil service authority and signals possible Supreme Court review.
A 17 year old boy was found murdered in a car with a bullet wound. Walter Douglass, claiming to be the victim’s partner, names an unknown man as killer and has been arrested on charges. The boy’s name is John Quinn and the home city is San Francisco.
The board of health reports 26 suspicious cases with four confirmed yellow fever and one mild type. Quarantines are placed around the French Market area, with police oversight and closure of a restaurant bakery and nearby shop. Four deaths are recorded, while physicians show no panic about an epidemic.
Dr. Guiteras reports a suspected Busargo case at the city hospital remains alive and unlinked to Ocean Springs. He notes another possible yellow fever case and says history suggests a broader city distribution. Dispatches also note a new Barclay case and orders for 200 wall tents from St. Louis to Memphis detachment camp.
Col. S Harvey reports a Cripple Creek strike with a 100 pound ore piece, offering inferred values near 100000 dollars per ton. The fragment, unearthed at six feet, comes from a new find described as sensational in Cripple Creek mining.
A new 68 mph record on the Missouri Pacific between Kansas City and Sedalia shows the locomotive’s capability despite grades and curves. Absconding Evanston city clerk George Bogart captured at Cape May Point and jailed awaiting requisition papers. Cuban silver dollars issued in New York meet strong demand. Vanderbilt and Astor buy large quantities. Fire damages a barge and nearby corn, threatening the St. Louis cotton press with losses around 8500 pounds.
A Kansas City dispatch reports a severe cyclone striking Port Arthur and Sabine Pass with widespread destruction. Three fourths of Port Arthur’s buildings toppled, six killed by a tidal wave fall, and Gulf railway facilities damaged including a depot. Sabine ships damaged. two tugs sunk.
Elmer Watson an 11 year old boy swallowed carvolic acid Friday evening at his home. He is in serious condition. The incident is linked to earlier illness and local worry. In Idaho the Shoshone Bannock chiefs sign a treaty to sell 15 000 acres of the Fort Hall reservation for about 40 000 dollars opening land to settlement.
News arrives of a Cuban victory near Victoria Las Tunes and Santiago de Cubs. Ministers are summoned to assess the situation as excitement runs through Maaria over the report.
A severe hurricane battered Yokohama last Thursday night causing floods and heavy property damage with loss of life. The German warship Irene, the British ships Glenericht and Londale, and the Norwegian bark Atette were driven ashore or wrecked. Irene and the British vessels later floated with no serious damage, while Atette wrecked with ten crew dead and six injured.
The Japanese government contracted with Messrs Thompson Uc of Glasgow to build a 17,000 ton first class battleship, sister to the Shikoshima, and to construct a 9,000 ton first class cruiser at Yokohama. The Chinese government also negotiates a 190 million loan with a foreign syndicate to pay Japan’s indemnity balance, with a likely quick decision.
An unruly Sunday gathering referenced a September 14 meeting in Atemasa and a protest against government by injunction. Debs social democracy organizer J. B. Hogan stirred the crowd with remarks about gender and society, then left as Lafe Penos and others exited amid a volatile speech by Mir.
News from Palstal Anchor Line indicates the Bella Memphis ran aground near Crain's island in the Mississippi with 30 passengers aboard, including Louis Leva. General Gund Meissonier relayed the report. In another thread Judge Zephrita resumed duties, addressing jail escape investigations and grand jury matters.
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