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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1908
Page
2
February 24 issue of The Daily Democrat Boyd and Hackes features local notices and brief items. Readables cover community events, small ads, and public notices from nearby towns with period-voiced reporting and concise summaries.
The Tanwrence County Democratic Mass convention met at Bedford Institute on Saturday drawing about ten voters into the courthouse. Henry Owens was elected chairman amid nominations, with John Underwood re-elected county chair and delegates chosen for governor Samuel Halsow and congressman Cyrus B. Davis. Local option was adopted and speeches followed by candidates for congressional seats.
Marion County Republicans rally as party on trial in Indiana campaign with keynote urging cleansing of county official ethics. Page features figures like George B. Lockwood and Edgar Poe Kling, plus mentions of Hoke Smith and Foster, with speculation on primaries and congressional contests in Vigo, Grant, Miami, and other counties.
Fragmentary note recounts a night event with mentions of Fons Leeepre and an association. It hints at a public gathering at Wenhl0gign Ferry Way and a cautious crowd. Names and places are unclear due to OCR issues.
Washington reports a Senate bill by Senator Thiniel of Virginia aims to grant $1 monthly pensions to Daughters of the Revolution members whose fathers fought in the Revolution. The act would apply to Loyalists and colonies’ daughters, with $15 monthly pens behind. The measure faces opposition amid eligibility questions and potential discrimination concerns.
Report on Western SouthWestern workers shows demands for equal pay and shorter hours met by a limited wage concession while schedules and shippers face disruptions. Officials argue the concession preserves wages though hours and duties shift, amid union pressure and a contested timetable.
The House committee on Military affairs reported favorably a bill to raise regular army pay. It would boost monthly allowances by rank with marksmen, sharpshooters, and expert gunners receiving higher amounts. The editorial notes this aims to attract better soldiers and improve service life, while many enlistment-minded readers see higher pay as essential. Also mentions Gertrude Wayman, four, fleeing from an orphanage with uncertain details.
A Knox County report notes the White River cutting through its old bed, forming a pond and battering nearby barriers. Residents expect continued flooding as river levels rise due to heavy rains, with rafts and debris blocking waterways.
Denver February 24 Father Leo Heinrichs was shot at St Elizabeths Catholic Church during early mass after receiving communion. The attacker Guarnaccio Triafie fled into the aisle as chaos spread. police overpowered the assailant. The anarchist reportedly praised the crime and vowed further violence against priests.
London Feb 24 The parliaments week is set to begin with a veiled push for new education and naval readjustment plans. Government will discuss the Macedonian situation and Congo affairs, with Neensing lll on the agenda and women’s flut reforms proposed. Health of Prime Minister Bannerman improving slowly, Asquith expected to rise as potential premier, amid cabinet shifts and rising shipbuilding estimates about 5,060,000 higher than last year.
Thousands of sailors and Marines fill Lima during a shore leave day, visiting Callao shops and nearby points of interest as they seek leisure before returning aboard. In other, scattered items a Grand Italic merchant Gerolamo Cella dies at his Broadway office, police suspect poisoning. trolley collision near Cambridge injures several. steamer Beta loss to sea reported with passengers saved.
Notice to Democrats of Daviess County details mass township conventions on March 1 1908 to elect fourteen delegates and fourteen alternates to state and judicial conventions. Precinct meetings will choose county central committeemen and delegates with district and township allocations listed. County delegates meet March 18 to nominate county officers. texts include delegate counts by township and polling places.
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