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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1915
Page
4
Alleging injuries from a fall when a train or car bump jolt caused a passenger to be tossed from a car, a kit alleges $500 damages against the B. and Q. Southwestern railroad company. Separate notes mention local events, library hours, and a hospital update on a farmer’s appendicitis surgery.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions bids and sections but lacks clear events or entities. The readable parts hint at a bidding or construction context but provide insufficient details to identify people places organizations or dates. Produce a compact card from clearer material.
A probate action today revealed a brief will of Thomas McKnight who died in Barr Township. The document dated May 22, 1915 and witnessed by John Smith and Fina Cate states the entire estate passes to his daughter Cora Willson, wife of Leander Willson of this city. The will’s minimal wording prompted questions about the decedent’s intentions.
An 18 year old, identified as Ja, was struck and killed by a Southwestern rail passenger train while the victim was on a local identification car. The incident occurred near Louishile as the train traveled through the area, with B. Larman connected to the event in some capacity.
Worship at the Westminster Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning and afternoon features a children’s day program. Church officials and the congregation have organized extensive exercises to celebrate. efforts aim to address a debt the congregation has borne, with coordinated acts and a social gathering in the afternoon.
The text contrasts an old system of force with a rising new system of universal brotherhood. It frames the dispute between the United States and Germany as a clash of systems, not persons, urging peaceful resolution while warning that old methods threaten war and civilian suffering. It recalls the Serbia ultimatum and Austria’s firmness as examples of the old system’s risks.
Fragmented text pleas for peace and postwar reconciliation between nations. It speaks of turning swords into plowshares, trusting in love, and building enduring peace not by fear but goodwill. The rhetoric recalls historic friendship and a hopeful, if faded, wartime sentiment.
Two British torpedo boats No. 10 and No. 12 were torpedoed in the North Sea off England by a German submarine. Survivors were brought ashore early. the destroyer Patrol saved one crewman. Other reports note trawlers Tunisian and Caster sunk by a German sub, with crew saved.
Chicago elevated railroad workers reject the proposed wage increase after arbitration talks fail. Employers say they will grant raises soon. Workers plan to strike this evening, with crews sent home in the afternoon and early evening.
London reports a total of 6409 officers and men killed since the war began, according to financial secretary T. J. B McNamara. The figure excludes casualties from the Princess Irene and British battleship Balyark, both blown up in harbor.
Federal agents report a suspect, Stable Hely, taken into custody in New York. The woman testified about a concealed Lusitania car part, and authorities pursued charges after her moonlit arrest and subsequent detention.
Contemporary editorials from New York Herald New Yorker World Times and others praise President Wilson for a measured note to Berlin. They argue the reply preserves U S rights and pursues peace with justice, condemning any risk of war while demanding safeguards for American ships and interests.
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