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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1915
Page
4
An elderly, highly garbled print lists breeding stock events and acts at a Pennsylvania shipyard area, mentioning Perkins Allen Breeding Store and various acts like The Diamond Fronde and Chaplin. The text references stalls, horses, and attractions including musical acts and a racing play, with scattered names and places, indicating a bustling exhibition setting and promotional pricing.
A subterranean riot at a prison leaves 1300 convicts in the dining hall threatening Campbell the sole suspect. Guards caged, a whipper roams cells, and privileges are suspended as coroner’s inquest investigates former inmate Allen’s fate amid a tense security clampdown.
June 22 reporting that the Supreme Court denied a fourth review of the Caminetti and Diggs convictions. The cases centered on alleged violations and the role of commercial vice laws. Diggs, an architect, and Caminetti were prominent figures in the press prior to the appeals. Rand Dies in Connecticut. longtime publisher at Rand McNally & Co. noted in the same dispatch.
A June report notes that in several southern states the high court found grandfather clauses restricting Black voting rights unconstitutional under the fifteenth amendment. Oklahoma and Maryland were cited where dates or ancestral status barred qualified voters, while officials enforcing such rules faced legal accountability for denying suffrage.
Windsor Ont June 22 a bomb exploded at the Peabody Co overall factory in Walkerville damaging the plant. Dynamite found under Windsor armory with fuse set for 2 15 am but burned out. Horace B Peabody suspects German sympathizers from Detroit. Property damage estimated 5000 to 210000.
Notable jewels including ancient scarabs diamonds and emeralds valued at 15000 disappeared from the Waried Industries Palace interior at the Panama Pacific Exposition on Saturday night. The items belonged to Gar Perea of New York and were loaned for exhibition. No trace of the thief or thieves has been found.
Washington June 22 James M Sullivan American minister to the Dominican republic is deemed temperamentally unfit for high office by Senator Phelan after an investigative report. The inquiry found no legal or dishonest acts by Sullivan. President Wilson has finished the report and will release it publicly soon.
Washington reports the Supreme Court upholds the Illinois Pure Food Law banning sale of foods with boric acid as a preservative unless the defense proves boric acid is wholesome beyond doubt. The decision, written by Justice Hughes, declares the law valid if safety is not disproven. London reports Major Lumsden of the Royal Flying Corps killed during a training flight over Brookland.
A stream of visitors and returning relatives are recorded in Cent er Missouri and surrounding towns. Names include Cassidy and Raymionil Ard Walker and Miss Glenn Barr from Indianapolis, Mrs. Pearsore, Mr and Mrs J W Dickinson, Jennie Beltman, and many others visiting kin or returning home after visits or attending events. Sentences mention Pittsburgh, Terre Haute, Bloomington, Bowling Green, and Langov as locations tied to travels and visits.
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