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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1908
Page
3
Report of youths greasing car tracks on Main to Walnut and near Eleventh Street cause for peril as a streetcar speeds up a hill and brakes fail. Police urged to arrest the mischievous youths suspected of tampering with the rails and endangering riders.
From Reno Nevada comes word of the arrest of W. W. Millett a former Washington citizen now in San Francisco on a Reno warrant. Millett is charged by A. B. Reis with collecting 110 and feloniously converting the money to his own use. He seeks extradition to Nevada and will have a hearing on arrival. Millett once worked for Prudential in Washington and later moved to Sparks Nevada to practice law. Friends hope he can clear himself.
In Van Buren township Starlin Woodruff’s dwelling was struck by lightning injuring his daughter Blanche. A two inch long splinter of oak wood pierced her ankle and was removed above the ankle. She has continued to do housework since the accident. The splinter is kept for verification.
A column of fragmented notes highlights Thomas J. McAughey’s astonishing trek from Toronto to New York averaging about seventy miles daily. His peak was 170 miles in one stretch through the Mohawk Valley, with weight gain later in the journey. The piece then mentions melon markets, a loan company office being papered, Old Settlers at Odon, a farmer’s wife admonition, a pool room remark, and an electric storm that knocked out about 1400 phones.
Superintendent W W Axtell outlines a new pupil record system for high schools. The loose leaf method assigns a page per pupil with full attendance and progress data from entry to departure, improving on the old method and easing irregular record tracking. GEORGE MILLER.
A Wednesday birthday dinner hosted at Miss Malinda Feagans home on East Walnut Street celebrated the births of Mrs. Wilson Keith, Mrs. Marmaduke Marmaduke and Miss Libbie Feagans. Guests included many from Port Arthur and Barr township. ages noted as seventy, sixty, and twenty one respectively. The event featured dishes such as a grandfathers dish and pomergranates, with about fifty friends attending. An active, bustling gathering reflected a strong community ties among local families.
Beyond the Limit notes that five Indiana civil cities exceed the 2 percent debt cap. Evansville is reported $1,306,000 over the limit and Madison $161,009 over. The state statistician seeks immediate verification as debts after the cap may be invalid under the law.
A Boston longshoreman tale celebrates John Barry a 47 year old Irish native weigh 285 pounds and five feet eleven inches who lifts 700 pound kegs with ease and has drawn praise for his remarkable strength born in Ireland spent years there before settling in Boston where he is married with five sons.
The house fly is blamed for spreading disease and contaminating food. Scientists warn flies carry filth and may cause ailments and deaths. Keep pests from kitchens and dining areas. cleaning is urged as essential.
The Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of the First M. E. Church held its annual outing yesterday afternoon at Ham Long’s home near Maysville. Members traveled from town to enjoy the event and a bounteous supper was served on the lawn. Mrs. I. E. Van Osdel presides over the society.
James McLaughlin of Knox county filed for divorce after a one day marriage on August 5, 1908. He alleges cruel treatment by his wife, claiming she beat him and mistreated him during their brief union.
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