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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1908
Page
3
Fragmentary text from a sports page mentions Colbert Anita Netter and Rosalie Morris among others. References to a varsity event, national grad, and hall with unclear actions imply a damaged account of a game or ceremony, lacking usable dates or scores.
July heat claim 44 lives in Philadelphia and Boston reports a wave of heat deaths and prostrations across the two cities. Official readings reach near record highs with temperatures around 92 degrees in Boston and 82 at noon elsewhere.
Floods left twelve dead and several missing as waters receded across the Litlis Mussia lowlands. Coroner and relief crews searched submerged areas while railroad traffic resumed, with delays expected. Reports also note cross-border tensions, a Paris court action over a contested custody, and an American case of recovery from illness in Cooperstown.
Annapolis reports Supt. Badwell approved a cruise squadron plan while a duke is said to employ a moored boat for dispatches. Washington notes a low bidder, 9 233-05, for 2,090,000 pounds of dynamite to the Panama Canal Commission. Nebraska reports five related drownings in the Niobr River. New York records a 28 year old worker killed in a highway accident. Tacoma mentions mill workers on Northern Pacific Ope rest, 400+ men recently affected. Missouri notes Gen H C Horne, writer of a Kansas book, died. hospital plans and storms affect residents.
A fragmented colonial style piece urges readers to renovate land, pool resources, and manage a farm while interspersing a cautionary animal tale. It blends farmyard tips with a sensational snake anecdote, mentioning pastures, milk production, and a disturbing incident of a large snake found and killed on a writer’s property.
A Kansas City UM article argues the city’s finances are misrepresented under prohibition law. It cites alleged bond indebtedness, tax burden, and population growth while accusing opponents of falsifying data and miscertifying city records. The piece recounts statements from City Clerk George E. and notes claims about saloon profits and wholesale licensing as context. The narrative frames the debate as a clash over fiscal health, taxation, and the impact of prohibition on municipal revenue.
The New York Press reports on harems and odalisques under the sultan, noting lavish salaries, gowns, and horses for each concubine. It describes royal finances, marriage dowries, and the social dynamics of the harem within the empire.
William J Mooney president of the Board of Trade sails from New York to Ireland after visiting Indianapolis Accompanied by his son Mooney Jr The note recalls interventions and local officials with a medicinal advertisement for Dr Kings New Discovery praising its efficacy for coughs throat and general health on display alongside other aging notices
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