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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1915
Page
7
garbled ad copy asserts guarantees about stopping something when you buy. It mentions Bralde & Vroo and Boni g ah wi el aha nan Gal, then urges writing and completing protection for your purchase. The readable portions resemble a questionable sales pitch with incomplete phrases.
The article notes a marriage in St Louis between Miss Gladys Waltz and Thomas Dixon, both of Henderson, Ky., witnessed by Miss Evelyn Mowery. It mentions a Knox County circuit court marriage license for George P. Crawford Jr. and Miss Ruth VanBuskirk of Edwardsport. Also references local gossip on fashion and a motorcycle accident involving Clarence D. Dyson, plus weather figures from the local observer.
Indianapolis June 2 Judge Thornton of Marion County Superior Court holds that a 1913 law requiring employers to pay workers twice monthly between the 1st and 10th and between the 15th and 25th is unconstitutional. The ruling says the legislature cannot interfere with an employer and the method of payment.
Berlin reports indicate evacuations of Radom in Polish territories south of Warsaw as Russian forces retreat. British and Greek dispatches describe naval actions near Constantinople and noted German advances in the Austro German front. The U.S. seeks clarity on neutrals and danger zones while weighing responses to the Lusitania sinking.
A Rome dispatch reports Italians advancing hour by hour against Austrian positions. Seven regiments pushed from Ala Jand and ascended the Bergamasc Alps to seize Zugna peak at over 6000 feet despite Austrian artillery. After hard fighting, Italian troops routed Austrian forces and laid exhaustion on the ground.
A body recovered from the lake is identified as Grace Bond Coney a 28 year old worker at North Western University Settlement. She disappeared May 4 after writing a sister in New York that she was despondent over a non reciprocating affection. The deceased is daughter of Al Coney manager of the New York of Fees Postal Telegraph Company. A distinctive former po shaped gold pin helped confirm the identification.
A British casualty list reports 403 men of the second battalion Lancashire Fusiliers suffering gas poisoning. The fortnight ending May 17 saw 1,627 British casualties with 423 killed, 1,067 wounded, and 137 missing. Canadians reported 21 killed, 25 wounded, 40 missing. Brigadier General Lowry Cole died of wounds. many officers and colonels were killed or wounded. New York state census work begins with an estimated population of 10,250,009, up from 9,115,614 in 1910. Dallas notes begin a modern farming campaign as part of the Texas Industrial Congress.
A careful review shows coupons clipped to various bonds dated 1912 to 1915. No record of payments to the county on these coupons or bonds beyond the stated sums. County commissioners may order destruction of thirty nine bonds at next session. auditor has punched holes as safety measure.
Mrs. Anna Dublaski aged 106 beat back a would be thief attempting to seize funds from her stocking while she lay ill in bed. She calmly described the intruder to police and he was arrested within thirty minutes. The assailant was identified as Benjamin Sherman 23 of South Seventh Street near her home. The incident occurred as she celebrated her birthday weeks earlier.
A digest lists historical birthdays and events from 1773 John Randolph to 1882 Giuseppe Garibaldi, followed by a weather note and a lengthy real estate transfer log. Names include McQuyer Porter, Miranda Dillard, Charles Emtek, Daniel Davis, and Neva Haag among many others, with parcel descriptions and dollar amounts for multiple properties, reflecting a mid 19th to early 20th century Indiana real estate record.
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