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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1913
Page
7
Numerous residents and visitors traverse Indiana towns visiting kin and attending events. Names include Miss Millie Martin of Oakland, Miss Lillian Benjamin of Petersburg, Miss Cleo Core to Terre Haute, Miss Emma Eden to Petersburg, and Miss Anna Hunters from Dogger, among others.
The article reviews unusual sleepwalking cases described by Sir George H. Savage and notes how automatism can cause people to perform actions unconsciously. It includes a Swedish incident, a violent act with a water bottle, and a middle aged man misled by his calendar, highlighting variances from harmless to more serious forms.
A historical clipping notes distress in the Gaio asylum and recounts milestones including 1776 Richard Henry Lee resolutions for independence, 1803 action at Miller's Bend in Louisiana, 1893 Edwin Booth death, 1910 Goldwin Smith death, plus astronomical events with Mercury Venus Saturn and Jupiter and Neptune conjunction at 4:40 pm.
Compilation lists deaths of George Wythe Andrew Jackson Julia Magruder and David Dixon Porter with birth years. It notes evening sky visibility Venus Saturn Mars Jupiter Algol, weather fair tonight and Sunday with possible showers in the south. Then a post office list locates remaining letters and the ad notice from Postmaster Burry.
The county board grants L F Hovey Oil and Gas permission to lay pipe along Thomas road from Wuertzell Nell s to the E railroad. Herrison township gravel roads to be sold this afternoon in three sections totaling three miles. One bid, Hart, at 13488, above estimate. contract not yet sold at press time. Earl W Denia, advance man for Chautauqua, promoting next week's entertainment.
Tomorrow morning at 2 30 mass the freuiders of Holy ciety of St Simon s parish will receive communion in a body In the evening at St Simons hall beginning at 7 36 the regular meeting will be held aba the obligation off imemibership will be administered by the chaplain Ev William V Ba and pastor of St Simons church Sunday school 9 30 10 30 L WiB Try Club 2 20 at which time Miss 2Carr will recite Preaching at 7 3 by pay for
A Friday blaze gutted five two story brick structures on Main Street in Danville, causing about 60 000 in damages. Only walls remain as flames swept into the center of town threatening the business district north of the public square. Most store contents were saved before the fire reached them.
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