25 Apr 1906
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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1906
Page
1
Incendiary fire at Mort Billings farm on Railroad Street destroys barn, feed, and farm implements. Neighbors aided efforts to douse flames but animals, stock, and equipment are lost. Authorities note suspects and assess damages. community reflects on the blaze's impact and local responses.
An old advertisement lists new spring hosiery items including allover lace seamless silk hose with double soles, fast colors priced around 16 to 25 cents. It highlights girls and boys seamless stockings, fibred fibers, ribbed stainless styles, and heavy ribbed options, noting various colors and sizes.
A terse invitation from Alvin Padget and others announces that John W. Hohan of Tadkanapolis will be present at the Second Congressional convention. The program includes a public address at 1 p.m. in the opera house. Delegates from several townships plan to meet Friday and Saturday to arrange attendance and discuss local matters in preparation for the event.
OCR fragments describe a congressional free distribution of vegetables and flower seeds but are garbled. The text mentions a report about seed items and some government department involvement, with unclear specifics and numerous corrupted words.
Fragmentary OCR mentions county, candidate feeding, party affiliation, and First National Bank of Jamestown with a county election fund. Details are garbled but indicate financial notes related to a county race and party alignment.
A garbled Denver to Chicago news collage reports a parrot arrest, a San Francisco hotel incident after an earthquake, a young man about twenty years old, and assorted political and social jibes. It mentions the St Francis hotel lobby, a water rights dispute, and Portugal’s battleship chatter.
A state senate committee in Cincinnati resumes hearings on alleged newspaper kickbacks to county sheriffs. Witnesses testifiy that the Commercial Tribune Times Star and Volksblatt collected 5 to 33 percent of sheriff office advertisement receipts for years. The commission paid for printing sheriff advertisements ranged from 1500 to 2000 dollars annually.
Washington April 45 Despite widespread talk since the president’s speech there is no truth in the claim he will be a candidate for the nomination in 1908 Roosevelt declares he has no intention of seeking or accepting the nomination. He emphasizes his pledge when elected two years ago to not be a candidate four years hence as a binding moral vow.
In Grosback Texas a man charged with a mild assault was restrained by a sheriff and his adjutant when the father of the assaulted girl opened fire with buckshot, killing the assailant instantly as crowds stood back amid the early morning melee. Also lists Washington Post Office undeliverable letters for week ending April 4 1906 and various residents.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a brief and unclear line about smallpox and a trial or record, mentioning a person and a date cue. The readable content is sparse and lacks concrete events or identifiers to form a full item.
Lieutenant Niblack, brother of Mason J. Niblack of Vincennes, and relative of J. Sor, formerly of the Indiana district, escaped San Francisco bound for Honolulu. He had served on a station ship and led a lifeboat operation before an April quake struck the city, after which he planned to rejoin the Pacific squadron.
A chaotic fragment discusses Senator Platt retiring from public life and the president's possible re election bid. It mentions Aldrich and debate on national debt and praising the president, noting political nerves in the Republican camp amid baseball and public sentiment.
The three year old son of William Sullivan, chief of the fire department, pulled out a supporting stick from a window frame at the Sullivan home on the south side. A ribbing and damaged hand are noted as the child was struck by falling glass and ice. The piece mentions subscriptions and a broader appeal but focuses on the accident at hand.
Frank Miller failed in his suit against Morton Harrison seeking damages from a disputed horse trade. The court ruled against Miller, ending the case and denying relief.
An opera house project with a hotel and theater is announced for Princeton. The $50,000 building will rise in the city center this coming summer after securing prime locations.
New York Reverend Goodwin announced a Bible to be presented by King Edward and the Grated during the 1907 general convention, honoring the 300th anniversary of English civilization and the Jamestown church. A lectern gift honors Rev. Richard Hunt, with restoration of colonial Virginia church, Jamestown’s official successor. Miss Elizabeth Fargo, head of a large Chicago school, comments on dedication. Robert Ex Foster Jr. discusses an egg with a handle in his ornithology work.
A church seeks to elect a new board of trustees as 90 year old Leroy Redd, longtime caretaker of church property for the Second Christian Church, says he is too old to continue duties. The congregation must petition to appoint trustees under a formal grant allowing the judge of the probate court to select replacements. The case involves Central Schenectady and local church authorities in Montgomery County.
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