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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1914
Page
6
United States Senator Benjamin P. Shively and state officials including Treasurer George Ad Bitlter Auditor Dale J. Critt Berger Attorney General Richard Milburn Clerk Supreme Court Jofred France Geologist Edward Barrett Superintendent Charles A. Greathouse County Treasurer John G. Clark County Recorder George Ss. Smith listed.
Fragmentary court notes mention an acquittal and references to a deadly incident at a Giant mine. Names like Deputy Prosecutor John T. YY and defenders Wood Gambill appear, with investigators and guardianship mentioned in unclear context.
The article cites nightly fire occurrences linked to careless storage and faulty chimneys, with losses recorded and causes including matches and defective flues. It lists hourly incident patterns across dates and places, and notes expert comments on standardized tests and intellects.
Petitions binding in books and signed by over 100000 supporters urged President Wilson to grant clemency to imprisoned labor leaders in Ensworth Kansas. E N Zoline Senator Lewis and Representative Sabath appealed for a fair trial and immediate executive clemency. The president took the matter under advisement. The article also reports Wilson blaming railroads for current business dissatisfaction while exonerating tariffs and noting steel industry signals of potential recovery.
Negotiations for higher wages between the firemen and engineers and the general managers committee of 98 western railroads are suspended. A referendum vote on a strike will be held, led by Warren S. Stone and W. S. Carter, with completion expected in about 30 days. A Toronto area factory meanwhile reports orders for over two thousand farm machines in 1913 versus seventy eight thousand in 1909.
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