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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1920
Page
1
Vincennes Indiana reports a spectacular fire destroying a straw shed at the Ft Warne Paper Company on the southern edge of the city. Loss set at 75000 dollars for contents and building, insured. about 200000 bales of straw stored nearby. cause unknown. hundreds watched as smoke filled the city.
The Brotherhood of the First Methodist Church will hold its annual bean supper in the church basement Friday at 6 20 PM Rev Smith of Petersburg will be the speaker The event is a long standing class project and the Ladies Aid Society will serve the supper.
The passage describes Chanukah celebrated in Jewish homes from Sunday evening December 5 lasting eight days. It cites the 168 F.C. era and mentions the Syrian King Autopha or Eniphanes pursuing imperial unification of provinces, with an edict issued as part of that ambition.
A historic decree aimed to impose a Greek religion faced Jewish resistance led by Mathias and Judas Maccabeus. The insurgents defeated Antiochus’s forces, rededicated the temple, and established the victory commemorated by the festival of Chanukah still celebrated today.
Four daylight robbers attacked David Sailor a jewelry firm messenger as he left a safety deposit vault near Forty-ninth Street and South Avenue. They seized two tin boxes containing diamonds worth 60900 dollars and escaped in a waiting automobile while crowds watched in shock.
Mt Carmel BL Dec 1 Thomas Dillned at Seventh and Wal-Wut streets heals from a fractured rib and spends days piecing quilts. He has worked while confined by illness, completing a second quilt after a prior effort begun in childhood.
In Cincinnati Ohio two men identified as Martin Hunman 47 Entid Obi and Charles Schwibbe 25 Vincennes Intd were arrested while allegedly making ten counterfeit ten dollar bills. They pleaded guilty at a preliminary examination before United States Commissioner Tarlay and were bonded over to a federal grand jury on a $1,000 bond.
Heavy martial measures bring U S Army into Williamson as 500 troops from the Nineteenth Corps patrol the Mingo county mining district. Gov. Cornwell calls the clash insurrection amid mine labor violence. authorities plan to stay for an extended period to restore order and aid civil officers.
Report from Reneva Switzerland dated December 1 describes a membership vote on admitting Austria to the league. The commission favors a plan to sever ties with blockaded states and urges arbitration in Armenia, as Washington awaits dispatches and the United States stance on the proposal remains uncertain.
The fragment shows multiple obituaries with broken names and places. It mentions a Mrs Catherine Doves Caren of Cincinnati and a Mrs Campbell a longtime farmer from Loongootac, plus a Barber Shewart of Washington area and a Civil War veteran Mr Blowsrt. Funeral details are incomplete and arrangements not announced. Reading is difficult due to OCR errors and missing segments.
At the regular weekly Liverpool Odd Fellows meeting on Tuesday night officers for the new term were chosen. The session included Second degree work and a lively discussion among visiting brethren about duties and community support.
Reports from the state department indicate gun incidents against the Mexican government amid unrest. Officials note a former Carranza general leads a faction planning moves against Obregon, with manifests distributed to spur action.
Incomplete OCR text from Ulatas Texas reports Clara Smith Thooun alleging a plot involving Jake Hann Gimapeate and political ties. The chauffeur claims details from interviews describe a pursuit and attempted engagements near Fort Tana and E Pasa with limited readable names and places.
New Orleans reports the steamship Calio bound for Liverpool from Texas carrying a cargo of coal and alive is said to be on fire in the Gulf of Mexico. A wireless telegram from the naval station requests immediate aid and coordinates for rescue.
Clinton Indiana reports the death of Frank Pandela a senior at a local school after a horse he rode stumbled throwing him. The incident occurred this morning near Seron district. He was the son of Randolph county commissioner and survived by parents and a brother.
The Hoosier coal and food commission reports it halted a fuel shortage, with chair Joaso Eechbach stating emergency orders moved coal to glare areas. Officials note 2,194 cars of coal delivered at a total saving of $350,100 for consumers.
In Evansville Indiana probate court Judge Lockyear awarded a two year old girl named Roby Blanche to the husband of the child’s mother. The father Dilley Hall claimed paternity but the judge ruled he was not the father. The mother on her death bed had made a statement supporting other claims and a later testimony produced by the mother’s side sought again to assign custody to Hall.
In New York and Nevada a witness testified that a 25 000 commission was paid to support Downey ship building contracts. J F Craner of the Downey firm said no bribery existed related to the Shipping Board probes as the committee wrapped up hearings led by Leslia Lister and awaiting a Washington session.
Pittsburgh residents report federal grand jury indictments charging Herbert Du Puy former president and George Turville another executive of the Crucible Steel Company with conspiring to defraud the government over excess profits tax. Indictments name several subsidiary firms of Crucible Steel.
More than 80 percent of Wayne Knitting Mill employees walked out today in Wayne, Indiana. The refusal to pay a bonus prompted the walkout as a meeting was planned to decide whether to stay on strike or accept the wage reduction.
In Sinkisburs Kas on December 1 Gov Henry J Allan urged a substitute for the strike as a tool of labor agitation. He argued government must provide protective laws and warned against removing worker protections. He claimed only government can supply the strength to grant fair treatment amid labor disputes.
Washington January 1 The new Shipping Board held its first meeting with seven members sworn in by President Wilson The session was formal and aimed to set up further meetings to address waste and efficiency issues and discuss ship disposal and contracts with private companies for wartime work.
Reports from Dublin and London describe ongoing police and military precautions against Sinn Fein. Attacks in Cork and Ardee left two men dead and others abducted. In London, guards protected key locations as officials reported a crackdown and mass arrests.
An unnamed announcer stated that there is no hope for recovery of the former Kaiserin today, with unclear details and fragmented phrasing leaving the notice incomplete.
The report outlines Japan's strategy to lean on submarine forces and mobilize national industries for wartime needs. It notes the expansion of submarine fleets targeting sea lanes and the restructuring of defense agencies to streamline industrial mobilization and naval logistics.
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