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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1908
Page
3
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A garbled OCR passage references a burial in Knox with multiple family names and ages. It mentions a man survived by a wife and three children, including two daughters. It references historical names, a long-ago date, and a vague cemetery note, with scattered monetary and property terms.
An illegible advertisement fragment promotes a supposed kidney and bladder health remedy. The copy mentions Swarrp Root and similar products, with dubious claims of universal relief and reduced prices. Readability is poor and no verifiable name or location is evident.
The performers Gilman and Casey held the audience in an uproar for thirty minutes, praised Castle as the best impersonator in ten years, Augie Goldy noted for singing and impersonations, with the show described as worth the price. Annie Goldie to headline tonight and Saturday.
A New York New Haven and Hartford train with eight Adams Express cars, carrying 150000 dollars in cash and other valuables, collided with a switch engine in the Bronx on Thursday. Both engines were smashed, crews injured, and the express engineer John Norton badly burned. Richard Workin on the switch engine suffered a broken leg and other injuries. Authorities arrested Wille M Bradley and John Norton on criminal negligence charges as guards contained the debris fire.
A terse collection of telegraph notices reports Albert A. Zaber’s death after ingesting chlorine when he asked for water, Michael Emory shot by Jane Hibolt and her suicide, and West Australia sailing losses of 40 boats with one man saved. Other items include a Brooklyn motorcycle pursuit, a burglary arrest in Denver, and a bank robbery capture in Davenport.
The clashing of labor and authorities in Paris is described with violent demonstrations after a funeral for a killed worker. In Missouri, William Jeffries praised as the slayer of Willan Wuister is hanged while thousands witness the execution and crowd the streets outside the jail.
Auction style notice offers 44 acre tract three miles from a railroad town with gravel road access, a house, barn, an orchard and about three acres of timber. Will consider city property as trade. Agent Biddinger, Room 20 Temple Court.
In Joliet on June 6 a collision between an Elgin Joliet and Eastern freight train and an Aurora Joliet electric car near Big Sledgh left three dead and about twenty seriously injured. Victims include W W Wallfeld of Aurora C H Whittington of Plainfield and Jenle of Chicago. Joliet residents Arthur Mughe l Mayfelg and James Barns were among the injured.
Sunday activities include visits by Sandy Hook Ar and Mrs Samuel Swann to Washington. Memorial services at Atl Olive Sunday attended. Rev Hitchlock spoke on The Union of Chickamauga and As I Saw It. Local sports note mentions a basket drawer being served. Mlle Ethel Davis of Montgomery visited. Smith Brothers passed through en route to Washington Petersburg.
Miss Agnes Hunter visited her parents Mr and Mrs Henry Hunter on Sunday. Several locals attended gatherings at Montgomery and Loogootee with guests including the Norris and Gates families. The Corning and Whitfield boys played ball, a wedding ball occurred in Montgomery, and many townsfolk traveled to Washington and Indianapolis for events and services.
The missives note visits by Rev Elmer Jordan of Wyoming and focus on local residents health scares and family events. Mrs Lydia Litherland of Greens County died of consumption at Plainville cemetery after a prolonged illness. Several residents suffer paralysis whooping cough and back/kidney issues. Salvation Army in Washington and a Chicago visit are mentioned along with medical tonics and Elective Bitters advertised by Jones’s drug store and New Life Pills offered at J. drug store.
A fragment reports a group of Chinese migrants found nearly starved after a long road journey to San Francisco. Two appeared likely to reach safety, while others faced admission barriers or were turned over to immigration authorities.
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