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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1914
Page
4
United States Senator Benjamin F Shively Secretary of State Homer L Cook Treasurer George A Sittlor Auditor Dale J Crittenberger Attorney General Richard Milburn Clerk Supreme Court Fred France State Geologist Edward Barrett Superintendent Public Instruction Charles A Greathouse Judge Supreme Court Moses B Lairy Congressman William A Cullop listed.
A collage of scattered notes reports varied items from Cuba's prize fund plans and housing costs to a ninety nine and a half year old music student in Sarnia and a Winnipeg or Worthing council member's widow. It mentions Moscow agriculture funding and a 1915 museum anniversary, plus oddities about windshields and a robin.
Fragmentary note indicates five unions plan a meeting today to discuss conventions and broader attention to cooperative actions.
A tin deadER with a fractured skull fell from a ladder in Richmond idw. In Jeffersonville Joseph Maloney injured at a carnival sixty foot dive mishap from the net. Chief Wall warned the dive must stop. Other notes cover divorce suit in South Bend, a rabbi’s London wedding, a new public market in Huntington, a fatal wagon accident near Lebanon, a farm fire at J. Kellams, hospital lease near New Albany, and various regional incidents and society notes.
The page mixes household tips with unsafe folklore about tar stains and a method to kill bedbugs using a beef roast and boiling water. It also reports the Supreme Court reconvening in Washington with railroad rate cases pending decisions expected today.
The Common Council of Washington Indiana invites sealed bids for refreshment and amusement privileges at Eastside Park for the 1914 season. Bids due by 7 30 p m Monday June 8 1914. City Clerk Willis Hoddinott signs notice.
Common Council of Washington Indiana will accept sealed bids until 7:30 p m June 8 1914 for labor and materials to construct a tile sewer from West Fourteenth and West Walnut south to West Van Treas streets then east to Van Trees intersection with a ditch along East Thirteenth and three catch basins. Plans and specs are in the city clerk office. Council may reject any bids. Witness Willis Hoddinott City Clerk May 1914.
The Common Council of Washington Indiana invites proposals for a district sewer project along Hawkins Creek and related connections among East Eleventh Street, Van Treese, McCafferty, and Grand Avenue sewers. Plans and specifications are on file in the city clerk's office for review.
A fragmented entry shows City Clerk Willis Hoddinott reference on a May date. The legible portion suggests a municipal notice or appearance scheduling. Further readable details are not available in the excerpt.
The plan lists review and equalization dates by township from June 8 to June 30. Townships include Reave, Barr, Montgomery, Cannerburg, Van Buren, Bogard, Madison, Odon, Elmore, Elnora, Steele, Washington, plus miscellaneous dates for banks, trusts, corporations, and adjournment. County officials William Feagans and Lew Core sign the notice.
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