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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1913
Page
8
A local gunpoint robbery case ends with Bennet sentenced to a ten year term in state prison. The defendant admitted to assaulting a grocer with a revolver and a Verlbest cedar club, receiving two to four years for the maiming charge and related counts.
In Jeffersonville court the son of a wealthy manufacturer admitted guilt to manslaughter in the shooting deaths of three Black workers last January. He faces a term from two to twenty one years in the Jeffersonville reform school while counts for arson remain against him.
Fire yesterday afternoon consumed the OAL chutes and a large stock of coal in the Mo non coal yard area. Two steel and two wooden coal vars were destroyed. total loss valued at 2 500 with full insurance. overall tax impact estimated at 8 000. Cause unknown.
Early reports indicate a banner melon crop with substantial acreage. Drought relief arrives as rains improve prospects, and harvest may yield a big production. crop appears uninjured by dry spell and includes widespread plantings of varietal melons.
June 26 entries recall deaths of David Rittenhouse 1790 and Rear Admiral Andrew Foote 1863 along with jurist David Davis 1886. Evening star Mercury and morning stars Venus Saturn Mars Jupiter noted with Vega high in Lyra tonight. Delinquent letters list Washington post office week ending June 24.
Walter McGuire faced a trial for taking part in a Sunday free for all at the baseball park and striking Officer Gates. The prosecutor found no foundation for the charge, and Mayor McCarty granted the state's attorney’s motion to dismiss. The crowd watched as the case collapsed amid jest about the spectacle.
A sworn affidavit from 1963 testifies Eckman's Alterative saved a life after doctors failed. The letter claims it cured a severe cough and ongoing chest illness, aiding recovery from bronchitis and lung troubles. The ad promotes the remedy as non narcotic and asks readers to request a recovery booklet.
Describes a proposed Roman circus style seating in the representatives hall to centralize proceedings and curb unruly clashes. Notes historical fights on the floor, rules gaps, and a 1836 incident where Grow and Keith battled amid laughter and a devised duel location.
Washington post office confuses two men named Tom and Thomas R. Marshall. The vice president and Loseham case proprietor receive misaddressed mail and jokes erode with a dress return labeled valued at 150 dollars. Officials work to straighten the error.
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