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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1915
Page
4
Fragmented OCR shows dairy buyers seeking cows and cream, a livery stable advertising stallions and a jack, room rentals, a loan recovery notice, threshing outfit for sale, breeding stock prices, and a dance invitation with unclear dates and names.
Four years of residence for George Pooltsan and Georg Ferris in Broomington ends with uncertainty. Harriots contemplates relocation possibly to Washington where he has many friends and could pursue business.
Reported moonshine operations tied to the Brews baker distillery in Fort Smith are linked to a fraud conspiracy that allegedly cost the U S government about 20 million in revenue. The U S grand jury plans an inquiry starting next week, with potential immunity offers from at least one man, a former government official. Investigation is expected to last two weeks as agents continue follow up on the evolving case.
A garbled dispatch reports the death of Mexican General Obregon following a battle loss. The fragment hints at a clash near Leon and notes sudden violence at a capital hospital scene, with chaotic letters and unclear chronology.
The Republican county central committee met this afternoon selecting George A. Faith as vice chairman after Godwin resigned citing personal business duties. A motion urged timely outreach to Indiana Republicans for the 1946 presidential race, aiming to mobilize thousands of county members not present at the meeting.
The report records German submarines sinking 54 ships over the past week, with seven British vessels among them. It notes French and Russian losses and mentions a Zeppelin attack on fishing boats, while warning neutrals of ongoing dangers at sea.
An episode titled Ex! pipity of Elgine features airmen from the Euro war and Wu Fae using steel darts in a dramatic plane escape. Ruth Roland and Jared Fairfax are mentioned among acts, with comedy by Higeine and a Ragadin serial slated for the evening. Seats are 10 cents.
The listing promotes a photoplay program featuring Little Pickford in Little Mary and a serial by Goses with installments tonight. It highlights Uncle John with Violet MerSéreau and the tale of a tenement owner among East Side families, plus It Happened on Friday a Nestor comedy. Admissions five cents.
Mr and Mrs Sesda Gosborn and children visited relatives in Epsom on Sunday. Rev A G Abbott and Rev E H Wood attended a trustees meeting at Moores Hill Institute. William Deck conducted business in Wheatland. Mrs Magzie Mannix and Edna left for Overbrooke Kansas after visiting Miss Joseph Bowling. Jack Mulholland visited Vincennes on business. Mia Kinman and Bernard Kinman traveled to Loogootee to visit relatives. Mr and Mrs Hart Foster passed through en route to Mitchell. Ruth Norris and Marie Spaulding returned to Loogootee after visiting William Spaulding. Mrs J W Barr visited from Montgomery. Mrs Frank Jones returned home.
A jumble of Loogootee social news lists residents visiting family and friends across Indiana and nearby states. Maud Brady arrives from Annapolis to see her sister, while Stanley Boyd and Conrad Helghenstine return home from brief trips. Several families travel to Cincinnati, Conway, and Kalamazoo for summer plans, and many locals plan summer stays with relatives or attend events in Vincennes and Kokomo.
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