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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1911
Page
3
The item notes Frank Dro of Petersburg bought a Cole Hi automobile from Gates Keith agency. It mentions a Lakewood Park aviation meet at Vincennes canceled due to a fighter's failure to post a guarantee and cites locals traveling to Evansville for the event.
A flood of residents traveled to nearby cities and towns today visiting friends and relatives. Individuals listed include Ray Logan in Petersburg, Lola Seliere to Terre Haute, Frank Totheot to Brazil, and Mrs. Rosa Bates visiting in Missouria, with many others noted for trips to Bedford Indianapolis Vincennes and Evansville areas.
workmen uncovered a house foundation set over three feet below ground. The structure dates before the Civil War. A pint bottle labeled Nyangrin was found among the debris near Bedford Indiana. The discovery prompted further examination of the site and its materials.
Dr Frederik Howard Wines of Illinois proposes a complete reform of crime treatment at the National Conference of Charities and Correction in Tremont Temple Boston. He calls county jails schools for crime, profiting from per diem prison costs and work fees, while governors and mayors welcome the debate on standards and education for industrial life. More than 100 delegates attend as Louis Brandeis and Jane Addams prepare papers on old age provision and industrial education.
Chicago Illinois Speaker Charles Adkins issued a typewritten reply denying reports about his involvement in President Lorimer’s election. He rebutted statements attributed to Colonel Chauncey Dewey and others claiming he showed interest in Lorimer’s selection.
National League results list games in St Louis Chicago New York Pittsburgh Cincinnati Philadelphia and Washington with batter names Drucke Meyers and Keefe among others. American League notes Detroit Philadelphia Cleveland and Boston as well as a Chicago New York tilt delayed by wet grounds. Final Milwaukee 2 St Paul 1 in the American Association.
The Ben Hur lodge held a meet on the third Wednesday night electing officers led by Chief W F Green Judge Mulford Smith and Teacher Mrs Als bie Copangtron Captain Mm Bren nan JK of OG Charles Hall and Keeper J G C O Smith. Memorial exercises are planned for Sunday with graves to be decorated in the morning and a 3 pm program at Ben Hur hall. Head members number twenty seven including Louis Hembree Henry Theele Lida McCracken Arthur A Cox Thdda Roudabush John W Hinkle Leah Summers Mary Wratten Michell Hilton Melvin Bales Lofty Osborne M J Gallagher Arthur Simpson Ernest Natemeier Martha Wikel Wilhelmina Hinkle James E Norris M Allen C C Chapman Katherine Marriam Ivy Huno emacler James T Davis Laura A Moore H B Helphenstine Mose Fielder Ida A Messina Elizabeth Watson.
Petersburg Ind June during an electoral storm horn Tuesday night the stock burn of sane Ro Lett one of the wealthiest farmers by Jeffersons township was struck by fire and destroyed. Eight horses three hundred bushels of corn one hundred bushels of hay and farm implements were lost. Insurance placed at three thousand dollars.
In Washington and Springfield reports Roosevelt and Col Theodore Roosevelt reject claims of indorsing Taft. Roosevelt says he has not discussed any endorsement and that the assertion is false. The telegraph item notes a cordial meeting with Cardinal Gibbons and speculation on a White House alignment.
Evidence presented in United States district court shows investigators claim Redeemable Investment officers stole from the redemption fund by issuing stock and then selling it to themselves. Public accountant Willam Hingston testified the ledger credited manager C. H. Brooks with $76,000 on March 31, 1910, implying a $10,000 withdrawal.
A jagged clipping lists historical birth and death notes for figures like Andrew Jackson and Julia Magnier, then shifts to astronomical events. It notes a transit of Venus upcoming, the first since 1918, and a total solar eclipse path across the United States from Washington to Florida. It also contains a local notice about a new suit filed in Harrisville with attorneys Greenwell and Herring listed.
A benefit at the M E Church features a twelve piece orchestra and choir for Mrs Leverett an organist. The program opens with selections by the orchestra then marches into sacred pieces including Thy Light Is Come and There Shall Be Shepherds. Misses Jackson Fitzgerald and Schobeld perform solos as part of the mixed program. A free will offering will be received.
The Idelal team organized by Harry Sheron Frank Blackwell and Len Kiefer practices at the shop grounds this afternoon to face Idogootea Sunday. Promoters press school board to rent high school athletic park or risk no ampere baseball in Ashington after Sunday.
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