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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1908
Page
2
A historic newspaper fragment notes The Daily Democrat issue from May 7 190k, listing Boyd and Hayres as proprietors. The clipped OCR hints at a local paper with standard early 20th century layout and masthead.
A sensational sketch portrays Mrs Gunness as a handsome killer who murdered her victims for a husband and whose yard contained graves beneath a cement cellar. It also notes statements from public figures including Speaker Cannon and Louis Ludlow, with remarks on Taft’s presidential prospects and law enforcement.
A public notice warns that an ordinance will be enforced. The text cites various historical political and legal mentions, including references to presidential elections and local governance, with scattered notes on crime, murder cases, and a controversial public behavior at a conference.
Harrison Granison Hill will deliver the program address for the Gemmen ca ceremony led by Superintendent Axtell. The May 28 event includes graduates and a Catholic ceremony with music, speeches, and a leading actress Annie Mack Herllen.
A jumble of damaged OCR items reports a Hereford style mix of legal actions and personal notices. It mentions an Episcopal entity in Held, officials in Tulsa and Lexington, a jail term of seven months, a $700 creditor payment, and bond discussions. Also noted are railroad rate tensions, a separation filing, a Paris widow, and various political and legal inquiries.
Thousands converge on San Francisco Bay as the fleet nears anchorage. Rear Admiral Evans arrives by train to join the flagship while the public tours open at Goat Island. The crowd swells from Pacific coast cities and even Chicago as observers plan shore views for the historic naval review.
Jora Seen the young woman Miss Da Ban, believed insane, shot Louie Neveau r a hotel clerk and then killed herself. Neveau r told hospital staff he had never seen Miss Bau before and could not explain the tragedy. Miss Bau, 27, formerly inmate of the Vermont state insane asylum, had been visiting her.
A May 6 note threatened to blow up a Pana, Illinois home unless paid 500. Jesse Waller, 24, was arrested after being linked to the ransom demand tied to former Mayor Warren Penwell. Waller faced a 1000 bond. Penwell denied involvement. In Cleveland, Grover Cleveland’s condition improves and officials say he will remain in Cleveland indefinitely to aid recovery.
A dispatch from Chicago reports Father Vaughan’s new play A Woman of the West staged at the Bush Temple Theater. The audience, largely Roman Catholic, gasped as the curtain rose on the second scene showing a priest performing Mass. The production includes altar scenes and depictions of church ceremonies, drawing astonishment and reaction from spectators.
A long distorted prose piece mocks Theodore Roosevelt as a dynamic, theatrical leader beyond constraint. It likens him to a showman, claims he harms the party, and ends with a farmer’s postcard quip about compiling a postcard writer.
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