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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1908
Page
4
A riot at the University of Michigan sparked by cigar shop tensions led to dozens of students detained in jail overnight. The disturbance disrupted Star Theater and nearby amusements as authorities struggled to restore order.
Fragmented OCR text references Napoleon 1891 events and a dated legal notices section with various names and places. It mentions property losses around 847,000 and a range of scattered items from astronomy to calendar notes. The piece reads like a collage of unrelated items including advertisements and medical book references.
Reports say Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman may tour America and Europe next summer while Wheat prices rise on favorable crop prospects in the Southwest. Public notice: Charles Stillingda resigns as president. resignation accepted. Also, Billy Papke beats a Chicago opponent in Milwaukee in a ten round bout while a police shooting in Williamson County is noted.
Fragmentary OCR yields a distressed note on seven railroads under receivers, with garbled names and scattered phrases about wages, arrests, and shifts in handling. The piece mentions labor and management strain, wage reductions, and possible actions, but specifics are unclear due to corrupted text.
Patrons report use of wood alcohol in future dressings and stabbings, prompting action by Dr. Ny Linry, health secretary, to prosecute dealers selling the toxic prep. The substance causes blindness and has led to a sudden taboo on dealers supplying wood alcohol for any preparations.
Yor Congress candidate Cyrus E B Davis of Greene county seeks a seat in the Seventh district subject to the Democratic congressional convention. Alvin Padgett of Daviess county also seeks the Second district seat under party convention. Arthur H Greenwood of Daviess County to run for prosecuting attorney in the Fifth Judicial District subject to the Democratic judicial convention. Charles T Williams of Daviess County seeks the Presidency in the Forty-ninth Judicial district subject to the judicial convention. Ferdinand M Gross of Washington Township aims for the sheriff post in Daviess county under the county party will.
Yor Township Trustee W W Feagans will run. Washington Township trustees P H Ragsdale Lawsop H Stuckey Mo McCullough run subject to the will of the Washington Township Democratic Convention. Sheriff Patrick H McCrisakon and Assessor Charles Neiry plus Lester Lee also listed as candidates for Washington township positions under party guidance.
A fragmentary catalog listing numerous ailments such as fever diarrhea dysentery coughs colds toothache neuralgia headaches and indigestion. It mentions remedies and general remedies sections with terms like grippe fever canker and diphtheria, plus notes on nervous debility vital weakness and chronic conditions.
Fragmented personals list names and towns including Edward H Myers Corneliselie Wau Hi Tristoe Hirwe Sinaki Morrison Fiifiayile and Mrs Norman St Coulter. An endorsement by Mrs St Coulter promotes Electric Bitters as a tonic for stomach ailments and general health, with a remark on a spring wedding product.
Fragmented notice mentions a free McDougall Cainer prize and a Democratic meeting in Washington township to reorganize and divide nominating times. It names Henry Bordenet's office and Room 11, asks all candidates and Democrats to attend on a Saturday night in March, chaired by J Ward.
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