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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1905
Page
3
Quotes from Frank Childa, Richard Gouldy, Louis Lauby, and George Sanford reveal practical tips from everyday chores and personal habits. Childa praises safety razors for self-shaving. Gouldy recalls a minnow bucket invention. Lauby advises lawn care after mowing. Beltman notes comfort of staying indoors near an electric fan.
Washington merchant Richard B. Norris died after surgery performed by Dr W H Link for suspected bowel issues. He passed at 11 30 Saturday night after one week in confinement. Norris, 41, owned a grocery at Main and Meridian with James A Norris. He was insured for 1000 with Woodmen of the World and Prudential, member of St Simon's Church. Funeral at St Simon's Tuesday 9 am, burial in St John's Cemetery.
Osgood baseball schedule shows games against the Grays on Sunday Monday and Tuesday. Saddler, a former local pitcher, is mentioned with the home team. Moore is slated to pitch Sunday and Tuesday while Pat Corcoran is listed for Monday in Lex.
Items of interest reflect a Hindostan week outing planned by several city young men including Angst John Kret Clauda McCord and Morton Horrall. Other notes mention a bail game horse scare on Main street, neighbors visiting the Vories family, Pan Aikman starting at American Steam Laundry, Councilman Stone ill, and rain. Also reference to soft drink man A J Dant distributing fane plans and a social visit from Walter McCullough of Chicago. Picnickers at High Rock and freight traffic with B&O locomotives delaying deliveries are noted.
The report notes passenger business driving the company to urge locomotive works to begin furnishing new engines as divisions need more locomotives. L H Stuckey, clerk for the local Woodmen camp, has received a $00 check payable to Patrick Conn for the death of Rolla Coan.
Will Adams of Indianapolis, a reportedly intoxicated tramp printer, created a disturbance on Saturday night and Sunday by harassing McIntire and attempting to speak with prisoners. He posed as lawyer and preacher to gain access, then as a salvation soldier before Deputy Chattin ordered him out. He was arrested and fined. Adams hoped to meet inmates again.
Southern Indiana and Chicago forecast: generally fair tonight and Tuesday with showers in extreme south portion tonight and cooler conditions. Local visits include Ralph Martin at Cutts Sunday and many others from Vincennes Wheatland Loogootee Mitchell and Plainville visiting or returning home. Notable movements include Conrad Kassler traveling to Richmond and Mr. and Mrs. Cochran planning a trip to Lima Ohio for a few days.
Police report Owen Wilson and Will Nestlehut fined $2 each for intoxication and jailed for a few days. Wilson was seized Saturday night and Nestlehut was arrested on complaint from a friend alleging intoxicated return home. Master and Man Monday July 3. 10ast.
A heavy morning rain with an electrical display blanketed the county, delaying harvest. In Bogard a thirty acre field suffered extensive damage with over an acre cut and the rest likely ruined by standing water. Corn also suffers from the wet spell across the area.
A Japanese army dispatch reported Manchurian fighting on June 22 to 26 with the northwest Manchurian flank assaulted and forced back. Hills north of the area were attacked, gains claimed, and enemy casualties quoted near 200 with 3,060 infantry and several guns. A Japanese consular note from Shanghai said Odiguri is recalled to join peace plenipotentiaries in Washington.
A reported bubonic plague case near Labora highlights ongoing contagion risk from travelers from infected South American ports. No yellow fever deaths reported. In Melbourne the Commonwealth moves to invite Taft and Roosevelt to extend their tour to Australia. The White House closes for summer as President heads to Boston and Oyster Bay. Count Cassini plans July 1 departure from New York. Anecdotes include a boy accidentally shot in Indiana, a judge buying a plant, a ball player suspended in Indiana, and a collision between a British cruiser and a German steamer off Spain.
Iota City Hall features a noted event with opposition from Catel and Kentt in Washington Indiana. The piece highlights local governance details and community reaction to the proposal. Authorities and residents engage in a public discussion about the plan and its implications for the town.
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