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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1913
Page
4
The Indiana Agricultural and Rural Life Conference in Indianapolis wrapped two days of discussion among agriculturists led by Mr Bryan. A resolution urged returning to first principles of living to curb the high cost of living, but experts doubt mass return is feasible as civilization has advanced.
A reader supplied item notes a national petition in The Democrat urging Congress to address the long‑standing currency problem. It asserts the government has wrestled with currency for a century and suggests Iowa subagents will read the appeal.
The report describes a suffragette act that struck a king’s horse named Somer Shit during a panel event in Eye som England. It claims the attacker was captured or killed or both while the event’s fallout stirs debate over property seizure and suffrage tactics. The piece portrays women activists as criminals or deranged.
Vincennes Ind June The Empire Paper Mill on the southside closed down Saturday and the entire working force was dismissed. Indications are that the shutdown will be a brief idle period. The mill had employed many men and no official reason given. inactivity to secure straw fat-thin time is blamed and the plant may idle until next crop of straw arrives.
The board approved a renewal for Joe Gordon and granted renewed licenses for Louis Smith and Patrick Cahill, all tied to saloon operations on East Main Street. The meeting was adjourned until Saturday. The board of counts enforces the actions.
A large crowd gathered Wednesday night at the Staimon's church hall for euchre. Prizes were awarded to Sergard, Thalyin, and Miss Motif Garazhan of Bedford. Mrs James Hyets widow and three married daughters survive the deceased, who died after a fall from a window. the victim had long suffered with gathering spells.
A top railroad executive urged Judge Sanborn to appoint a third receiver to work with the present receivers BL White and Thomas H. West. The move aims to cut operating costs. banking interests guiding the selection kept secret.
The Library Commission hosts a public display featuring 165 photographic portraits from the Ethnology Bureau. About fifty tribes are represented with two to three variations each, captured by official photographer W. Gill. The exhibition runs through March 14 and urges all to view before pure Indian types fade from history.
Ambassadors note Japan's rejoinder to US stance on anti alien land law and Secretary Bryan's non public release. A Japanese diplomat and U S official discuss negotiations as land ownership dispute lingers. In England a suffragette incident leaves Emily Davison gravely injured at the Derby. In Philadelphia patent medicine man James Munyon seeks divorce from wife Paquine Louise Nem Munyon amid domestic strife.
Italian air action reports bombs dropped for about an hour from an altitude near 1,200 feet. Targets included military positions as Vietus maneuvered near the front lines. The action underscores ongoing aerial bombardment during the conflict.
Mrs Anna Hedrick died Saturday morning at her Keeve township home after months of illness. She was past eighty at death. Survived by her aged husband Philip Hedrick and several children and grandchildren. Funeral services were held Sunday morning, with interment in the neighboring cemetery.
Lamb near Epsom sustained twenty seven cuts when a stretched barbed wire broke and wrapped around Bri to, injuring the yearling colts watched by Bri and Moores at Mitchells. Crystal Colonial theaters owner Alsthey t ae Bedford and others observed the scene during the mishap.
A collage of short notices mentions R S Sigma of Asheville retiring at eighty one after sixty years as a railroad engineer with a flawless safety record, a chunk of ambergris found on a Sayville beach worth $5,000, and George Hudson of Winfield Kansas aging eighty seven dying in a self built house. Other items note a German student near graduation, a Missouri school exhibit showing pupils once hauled single barreled pistols for display, a Columbus caravel replica for a naval parade, a boarding house anecdote about a damp napkin due to unpaid board, a new method to preserve aquatic life by Dr Francis Ward, and Irish lord chancellor salary contrasts across eras.
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