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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1909
Page
2
June 2 1905 issue details from The Gaily Democrat with prop credits Bol Backes and Thungody. Obscure local items and notices from a small historic paper.
A jumbled report from Bloomingdon outlines a court battle over public squares and truck yards in Monroe County. Farmers and townspeople press for better beech yards and fair access while city officials consider ordinances, fines, and street upkeep amid disputes over who controls local utilities and public spaces.
Fragmentary OCR notes recount political talk from a bygone era. Mentions bosses, salaries, and a debate about restraint versus power, with stray lines about cherries and a dog described as seeking refuge. Cites unnamed districts and officials, blending voices and garbled phrases.
Attorney General James Thagcam on Wednesday delivered an opinion confirming the state fast legislature’s school transfer law valid. The ruling addresses amendments and the 1909 veto provisions, detailing tuition rates for transfers from townships to high schools and other districts under the act.
On June observances Elks lodges across the country will observe Flag Day in a public, ceremonial manner. The grand lodge meeting made it mandatory for every lodge to conduct the new ritualistic service, the first such observance. Each lodge will pay tribute by performing the service to honor the flag.
Striking workers wreck five street cars in Philadelphia injuring a policeman who is shot and likely fatally hurt. Police and guards clash with demonstrators as chaos erupts on city streets.
A mob attacked trolley cars and police in Philadelphia's downtown and West Philadelphia districts. Cars were wrecked, several lines damaged, shops looted, and officers unable to hold crowds as violence spread through Forty-ninth Street, Broad Street, and surrounding avenues.
A Seymour Democrat item notes a strong snake crop this spring with many reporting more reptiles along riverbanks. One observer recalls a water snake appearing suddenly near a bucket, illustrating abundant snakes and the local expectation of a good season.
Washington report from the Pollution of Streams committee chaired by Alec H. Seymour notes epidemics of typhoid fever linked to stream pollution. It cites public water foulness, damaged fish life, and waters unfit for domestic or factory use, with legislative activity lagging behind needs.
Application for order of removal of Indianapo is editors goes over in the Panama case.
Government attorneys pressed to admit witnesses from Republican and Democratic national committees in Indianapolis to prove a graft story about the Panama Canal purchase. The court extended the hearing to October 11 as the defense argues for full readiness. The case links alleged blackmail and a World editorial denial to payments to old French companies and stockholders. Former Judge Abner Smith received a reprieve to June 14 while climate of review continues.
Forteesa Manres Virginia hosts the annual meeting of the American Orthological Association from June 4 with experts discussing atmospheric factors affecting health. Dr Charles E Quimby presided delivering The Lenient of Rac: timouity In Medical Science as many prominent physicians from Washington New York Chicago St Paul Montreal and Hot Springs participate in a full program.
Denver June 2 After a long legal battle the district judge refused to squash indictments against General L M Rumsey a St Louis manufacturer F W Keltel of Denver and other financiers charging fraudulent entry to acquire 5000 acres of Rout county lands The trial for Rumsey and Keltel was set for the first Tuesday in July The indictments allege lands were secured by dummy entry men. Youthful Robber Caught New York June 3 A 14 year old Charles Sparman son of a Methodist minister of Dillon S C was arrested in Jersey City for breaking into and robbing the private car of Daniel G Heid president of the rail line board of directors The burglaries yielded about 590 in property.
In Jasonville Indiana Miss Pink Likens hosted a Tuesday night party with about twenty five young women and as many men dressed as children. Men wore short trousers and wide collar shirts while women wore girl dresses. Games included dropping the handkerchief and dressing dolls as guests recited a Ring and Bode piece. The item notes each picnic features a new husging fatory regardless of chaperon.
An early Sunday crash near Leesville involved Thomas Taggart’s white steamer which ran over George B. Jackson’s dog. The impact sent the car into a ditch and required help from locals to recover the vehicle. Relations over the incident were settled, though payment details remain unclear.
Mer Jackson valued a well trained collie that tended to protect her young child. the dog served as a trusted companion and guardian.
A testimonial extols Root Juice as a cure for long suffering stomach, bowel, and kidney troubles, claiming dramatic relief after five bottles. It links the remedy to a dramatic recovery and urges readers to visit Lindeman's drug store for the product and its claimed debunking of deafness through Hall's Catarrh Cure and other remedies.
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