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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1908
Page
2
Fragmentary 1909 report notes shifting alliances in Indiana politics. Mentions Tom Taggart and party strategies, temperance conflict, brewer influence, and Republican fractures led by opposition to Taft. References to national figures and state delegates signal a tense nominating scene and debate over platform planks.
The piece links wistful views on conservation and leisure in France, Germany, and other countries. It references Ler Iave, Mr Crawford Patrhainis, and Mr Charlés W Patrbanks, noting disagreements over temperance, while mocking political cartoons about Bear and others and discussing Indianapolis monument lore and Washington's summer amusements.
A disturbing account describes missing residents who vanish from a settled community, with a house of death feasting on victims as a dreary case grows. The piece notes several disappearances amid a calm town, sparking inquiries despite widespread apathy.
A Monday afternoon gathering at St Marys of the Woods featured a morning concert in Tonsil Hall followed by a sumptuous dinner and tours of the grounds. The Revered Mother Superior received visitors from Tort Washington and numerous local and regional ladies and guests.
The report mixes varied items from society and courts. Gould family travel pages mention Mme Gould and a prince dining while in a hotel, and a William Wallace political note hints at anti race track gambling bills. A U S court verdict awards 73500 to a plaintiff in a Caldwell County theft case. Samuel Wood, a merchant, is found dead in his Decatur shop. Thomas W Lawson is elected president of Bay State Gas Co with directors chosen. University of Kansas student journalists run a one‑day issue in Lawrence. Joints cases yield fines for a single defendant while others plead guilty. A fight ending with a fatal blow kills Elmer Ervin in Chaffee Missouri. Katharine Clemmons and sister each inherit one dollar from their father Seldon Clemmons. Professor H Heath Bawden defends divorce as a basis for unity. Governor Hughes says he will not seek the vice presidency. Cardinal Logue criticizes US war power in New York interview.
May 4 in Lewisville Kentucky National Model License league president Gilmore declined to enter a joint debate with W P Ferguson of the National Prohibitionist. He said the fight against prohibition rests on more than Bible or moral grounds and offered to debate the Anti Galoon league leadership. He warned that the prohibition party is numerically insignificant and unworthy of serious consideration.
Evahavilie Indiana May 1. Miners quit work Thursday at Ferns 4 30 o clock. Reported injuries feared. Kenturley says the balance of men were uneasy. A labor dispute continues as a local industry faces stoppage and possible further action.
Warned by biased ad copy, readers are urged to fear kidney trouble as common yet unrecognized. The piece promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp-Root as a universal cure, citing back pain, urinary issues, and fatigue, with a sales pitch for samples and local availability.
The fragment mentions a prescription instruction and a drug store successor to a named entity J. My yy. Drug Store at 402 Zast. The readable text hints at medical guidance and a local business transition without full context.
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