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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1925
Page
3
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The Carnegie Public Library of Washington Indiana votes a 1926 budget totaling 36730.00 with tax rate set at five cents per hundred dollars on taxable property. Objections may be heard at the library office at 7:30 p m on September 1925. Hamlet Allen presides, W F Axtell secretary.
Fragmentary OCR shows scattered names and scores including Haines O'Farrell Reinhart and Hartnett with references to Boston Batteries and Cincinnati. The text is incomplete but suggests a results listing with multiple players and teams and several unclear figures.
Fragmented OCR text notes a baseball game involving New York players and managers Bush and Gonzales. Mentions multiple players including Mays Benton Leger Graham and Gib es along with Kremer Gooch Snyder and Wells. The exact score is unclear but references a 0-2 result and a loss despite seven hits.
National League games saw New York 7 wins over Pittsburgh 4 while Brooklyn 6 Dallas? no. Chicago suffered a 0-9 loss. American Association standings show Indianapolis 8 over St. Paul 2 and Columbus 12 over Milwaukee 14?2. Kans City 7 over Toledo 4. Second games noted to end in ninth.
A roundup of scores and highlights from national and minor leagues. The National League shows Boston beating Chicago 4-2, Brooklyn 2-9, Pittsburgh 8-2, New York 1-1, while American League results list Philadelphia 6-4 over Chicago and other close games. The American Association features Columbus 8, Milwaukee 13, and Indianapolis 3, St. Paul 9. Highlights include Thomblesson’s clutch defense and Grays’ two-run bursts, plus Cubs falling 8-7 to Shoals Grays. Marion women doctors to attend Indiana action convention with a separate session noted.
Frank Bowman of Louisville swallowed a large quantity of toxic dichloride of mercury in Vincennes after a dispute with his wife, then attempted to give a poison to his 12 year old son at the Good Samaritan. Bowman’s mother plans to take the body to Louisville for burial as the son shows some improvement.
Mr and Mrs Harry Moore are held by Sheriff E O Jones at the county jail while charges of grand larceny are filed by Warren officials Sheriff Jones said no word from Warren police besides a representative being sent to take the Moores back to Ohio to answer the charges The representative is expected to arrive in Washington on Tuesday or Wednesday as authorities also seek Mrs Moore's father Charley ForMrs Moore's father.
Indianapolis reports budget classification books are sent to all state city clerks or comptrollers. The books list expenditure classes and form the screen accounting for city funds, with the mayor signing before returning to the state board for review.
A city championship tennis tourney is slated for Wednesday afternoon at St. Simon's High School court. Entrants should contact Jack Leahigh or James Coch to enter both singles and doubles. a 50 cent entry fee funds medals for winners. All entries due by Wednesday morning.
A civil action filed in Knox circuit court seeks $2000 from the Baltimore and Ohio Railway Co. over the accidental death of Pipher who was crushed between B and O cars at the Ft. Wayne Corrugated Paper yard in Vincennes where he worked. The Commercial Casualty Insurance Co. sues claiming payment to heirs and asserts the railroad was responsible for the death.
Russell Mahan, 11, of Crawfordsville shoots at a moving object in his father's cornfield with a .22 rifle. Davill Mahan is wounded in the back but expected to recover. Police say five boys, ages 10 to 14, were spotted with brass jets after the incident at Alexandria Metal Products.
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