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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1908
Page
2
Local brief from the May 7 1908 issue of The Daily Democrat notes the ongoing promotions by Boyd Baukes. Short update situates him within community commerce activities and public notices typical of the period. No further details available in the readable fragment.
The Bloomington gathering adjourned after a fifteen hour session with nearly 690 ballots cast. Despite a tense, gripping finish, the convention remained orderly with strong oratory from both sides. Alvin Padgett led in county support but fell short of nomination as W A Cullop secured victory on a vote of sixty eight to forty one for Davis in a spirited outcome.
The Seymour Democrat reports Republican State Chairman Gagd neh will not occupy a desk at headquarters this year as the party reorganizes. Secretary Simsig is to handle duties, while the chair’s work will be carried out remotely amid receivership and internal strife.
Five candidates vied for the Democratic nomination in the Second district, producing a historic deadlock and a mass turnout. Republican tariff talk dominates editorials as farmers seek relief on duties while brewers face neutral coverage. W A Cullop, Democratic nominee for Congress, receives ovation upon return home.
A jagged summary from a fragmented telegram reads of a possible Black Hand plot against Giovannina Ogeliene in Chicago, attacks on a Hattambang garrison, and Finnish threats near Wardner Idaho. It notes Carlson of Baltimore elected Sons of the American Revolution president general and Nelson A. McCleary winning a peace day amid minimal labor disputes. Also covered: cancer rumors about Mrs. Grover Cleveland denied, a colossal oil discovery in Oklahoma, and theft of diamonds at C Hort Tacoma.
Report notes a court rebuke amid a May sentencing scene. An earlier guilty verdict led to a three year term for the accused while another case involving a bank robbery in Minnesota drew attention to police efforts and indemnity offers. Local investigations continued as public interest grew.
Lawmakers completed consideration paragraph by paragraph of the sundry civil appropriation bill Friday, approving the measure. The package includes a refund of 5,502,401 dollars to the state of Texas citizens. Mr Copper of Texas presided as Gore introduced a resolution directing next week's board of commissioners meeting schedule.
The board of trustees of the Easter Hospital for the Insane in Indianapolis opened bids for the unfinished portion of the Campfield contract. Officials will release details only after the contract is awarded. Bids likely cover general construction plus divisions like heating and plumbing. plumbing work cited at about 10000 dollars. The hospital project aims for completion by next fall with the total Campfield contract exceeding 1 million dollars.
A fleet's arrival in Monterey lights up the town as residents celebrate the visiting battleships. Spectators gather along the waterfront to witness the ships' approach, marking a holiday mood and renewed civic pride.
Monterey May 2 A large Atlantic fleet of battleships arrives to form a 16 ship column at the harbor entrance and conduct a grand naval review. The plan calls for 46 vessels in two lines entering the Golden Gate with flagship Connecticut Georgia Alabama and Missouri leading each division. Nearly the entire fleet will join, with ships from destroyers to battlewagons assembled for the historic parade. Rear Admiral Robley D Evans expected on the bridge for the review as preparations continue for the two day display through the bay sights.
Department of commerce and labor issues strict orders for a fairway to guide excursion vessels to Angel Island under federal supervision. The rendezvous is set for 9 am on Wednesday May 6 with cutters and naval patrols ensuring the route for the spectacle as the Connecticut’s broad white bow nears the gateway. One dead and two injured in a Camden New Jersey auto train crash. Sam Bailey, president of Parr & Bailey Co., dies. wife and chauffeur injured. Tulsa injunction bars manufacturing of nitroglycerin at near Tulsa plant. Montgomery names J. Pittman as city tax collector after Mrs. Gertrude Barney failed to qualify.
A young artist near starvation accepts a commission to paint an elderly spinster. A friend congratulates him, then learns the painter must study the face for a week, enduring hardship to complete the portrait for a 1000 francs. The tale appears in Illustrated Sunday Magazine.
A young Melbourne convict named William Stanford carved an elaborate fountain in the jail workshop, later praised as a natural genius by a leading sculptor. After pardon, he rose to become a successful Melbourne sculptor, overcoming his criminal past. Omega Ohio store owner Mr Humphrey lauds Dr King’s New Discovery for cough relief and healing, with J N Jones's drug store offering.
Arthur Gheenwood of Dattesa county will seek the prosecuting attorney post in the Forty-ninth Judicial District, pending the Democratic judicial convention. Charles Williams of Datiese fety will also seek the office, contingent on the convention.
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