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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1916
Page
2
Petersburg Indiana June 27 oil news reports potential new wells and production capacity. Crow editor notes two wells ready to drill within river bottom, one likely near 2000 barrels per day, another slightly under 300 barrels daily, with casing and timing details discussed.
Fragment discusses Terre Haute and Nashville, a uniform bank mis-spelling, Knights of Pythias, Wilson calling for a national guard encampment. Mentions Fort Benjamin Harrison and West members of a prize team. Details are garbled and dates unclear.
Raymond Forsythe reports his company is leaving Alley Kansas for the Mexican border Sunday or day. The Topeka Daily Capital notes the departure from the city. Thousands of Pearlers hope to send gifts for the children left behind as troops prepare. Samuel Fermel, a New York waiter, has fallen on hard fortune but keeps his job.
An advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a trusted remedy for catarrh. It claims the cure works through the blood to remove toxins and heal diseased surfaces. Testimonial requests and ordering details are included with Ohio company contact information.
Money to loan at Reason Able Wates offered in a terse ad style. The fragmentary notice repeats the same phrase and lacks clear names or locations, showing an uncertain historical loan offer text.
Indianapolis June 27 Indiana progressives indicate they may back Woodrow Wilson and Democratic senatorial and state candidates over the Republican ticket, citing wartime reforms and state law on nominations. The piece blends political opinion with wartime battlefield anecdotes, illustrating tensions within party lines and the era’s political maneuvering.
War correspondents with United Prong Stat in London witnessed a brisk artillery duel between Canadian batteries and German guns. An artillery major cracked a joke as shells burst, while a cautioning colonel urged restraint to avoid turning the position into a dangerous habit for future observers.
June 27 report from Pert Ind describes ongoing city transit turmoil as Port Warng & Northern Traction Co plans to deploy force on city cars to curb jitneys. Unions condemn the move as harmful to union workers and urge the public to walk or ride jitneys instead.
William Ellis Niblack, noted Indiana jurist and statesman, born May 22 1822 in Débois county. He studied at Oaks University, practiced law in Vincennes, served in the legislature, circuit judge, congressman, and sat twelve years on the supreme bench before his death in 1893. He began in 1849 in the legislature and later held multiple judicial and congressional roles.
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