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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1915
Page
5
Announcement lists a breeding stock sale by C G Russell Homsan and Siniley & Son, offering a one ton stallion and services with fees. Nearby events include a dance at the Artarm C C Matthew venue with free admission for adult ladies, scheduled after September 2. Signatures from local breeders and organizers appear.
The United States renews representations to the Imperial German government on May 15 urging adherence to international law and protection of American neutral rights. It calls for measures to safeguard American lives and ships and rejects any claim that a war zone proclamation nullifies neutral rights, as Secretary of State Robert Lansing emphasizes.
Market summary shows weak wheat bids and mixed prices for corn and livestock. Cattle and calf lots move at varied levels, with steers and heifers listed from common to premium grades and bulls and calves priced across ranges. Hog values reflect best and medium categories, while sheep and lambs fetch several mid to high ranges.
The Grand shows a packed bill headlined by the modern social drama The Human Menace with Joe King and Yn? while Mary Pickford headlines an accompanying feature. The program includes Selig and Biograph shorts, a Scottish vaudeville duo, and a Burlesque act with a mix of musical pieces. Police court records note Norris and Peterson fined for intoxication with minor procedural corrections discussed by the mayor. The Porto Rico census data and Aztec heritage mention wrap the page with miscellaneous notes on territory and ancestry.
The National Liquor Dealers convened in St Louis selecting the city as next year’s meeting place. Officers were reelected as this year’s session concluded.
Readable notes say oil drilling will begin early next week on the Edwards farm in Veale township near Mt Oliver church. The Willey farm across the road also shows oil flow and was leased to Henley and Hurd for the operation.
The report states Parliament sanctioned men for army and navy service in the ongoing war. The total is given as 3,000,000,000, a figure reflecting wartime mobilization and government authority.
Dr George W Whlleford faces a report from Bell telephone officials noting an arrest linked to a disputed purchase at a Bell phone store. Details are sparse but authorities indicate involvement with Hayes and a reference to an automatic phone line.
In Seymour Indiana on a Thursday night a four year old girl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. Harth, was killed instantly after being struck by an automobile driven by her aunt Pred Able. The accident happened when the children attempted to cross the street to reach their father, who witnessed the tragedy. The aunt did not see the children until they moved from behind a parked car into the path of the car. The driver stopped within feet, and the community gathered as details of relatives and local residents arrived from nearby towns for the ensuing hours.
Prosecutor Sosephi Klininert says county officials aided a Wheatland raid Thursday night capturing ten men on gambling charges. Authorities seized gambling paraphernalia including a gaming table as part of the bust in what parties described as a gambling house operation.
Mrs Daniel Kutter returned from Sto Loills where she has been visiting with relatives. Scudder has returned from Indian kyolls where she has been with relatives. Elizabeth May is here from Torre, Haulé visiting with her parents.
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