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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1916
Page
7
The city and board schedule a sale of an athletic park parcel measuring 166 feet by 128 feet, planned to fund improvements to the park. The notice notes the site as desirable for a house and mentions recent improvements to the athletic fields.
Odd Fellows and Templar Knights plan weekly meetings at 7:30 with Third degree work. Notable notices include Arthur Alexander’s death following an appendectomy, and Elizabeth Fields receiving a pension. Vehicle accident injures Lyle Clark. no bones broken.
Court records show a suit filed in a circuit court of unusual public interest. The case centers on a defendant named in the confused filing, with details sparse and unclear in the readable fragment.
Knox College junior Fred Crane of Joy Illinois drowned at Highland Lake during practice for a commencement water carnival in Galesburg June 6. The student lived in Joy, Illinois, and attended Knox College.
United States Marines fought bandits at Puerta Plata in San Domingo for two hours. Captain Herber Hirshinger of the Tarinecopps was killed with no other American casualties. American forces captured the city and later Monte Christo fell without opposition. American Minister Russell said conditions have been restored to normal.
Berlin paper prints a German ambassador interview with distorted English quotes. It claims the ambassador believes a few months separate the United States and peace and says President Wilson shows humane concern for human suffering while stressing peace aims.
The Supreme Court interprets the Harrison federal drug act, declaring it unlawful for any unregistered person to possess opium but limiting scope to those who deal or traffic in the drug. Justice Holmes delivers the majority opinion, warning against broad police power over possession across the United States. Justices Hughes and Pitney dissent.
Chicago hosts Republican delegates from South Dakota meeting at the Palmer House. They pledge to give Cummins a first ballot vote, with a possible shift to Hughes if Cummins falters. Roosevelt may receive support later, and the next South Dakota committeeman will be W Coot after a caucus held recently.
The Express Company adopts a new pension system with enhanced benefits. It provides for sickness disability pay for two weeks and a survivor benefit that extends a portion of the salary to beneficiaries after death. The minimum pension for retirees is set at 30 dollars monthly.
Over thirty members of the Masonic lodge attended an initiation in the Plainville Masonic hall. The focal degree Yeain oversaw the initiation for 26 candidates amid about 100 visitors from Dion and nearby towns. Afterward a social session offered ice cream and strawberries as refreshments.
A brief weather note reports showers with thunderstorms today and a chance of storms again tomorrow. The forecast indicates unsettled conditions with possible gusty winds and brief periods of heavier rain in places.
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