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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1925
Page
4
The Washington Democrat is published daily except Sunday by Boyd and Backes, proprietors. This notice records standard postal and publication details for distribution through the second class mail system.
The piece condemns Levi Potts and his council candidates for allegedly turning the municipal electric light plant into a partisan instrument. It notes the plant’s $225,000 cost and defends current superintendent Dr. James Adkins, arguing the McCarty administration managed the installation and operation without political interference. It warns voters to reject measures that would politicize the utility and jeopardize reliable service.
The article discusses proposals for a new U S dollar coin. It notes the Treasury aims to create a distinct coin harder to confuse with metal tokens, with proposed weight and gold content details. Possible designs include a gold center with silver ring or a gold silver alloy, sized between the present twenty five cent and a dollar.
Patrick J Healy aged 65 died Sunday at his home after a long illness His survivors include sisters and a brother and a half sister Funeral services are advertised for Tuesday morning at 9 oclock at St Simons Church with burial in St Johns Cemetery under the direction of OstHolman Additional lines mention Ansel Morris deputy administrator and a note about enforcement along the Ohio river that appears garbled in the source
Washington reports the war department has nearly completed preparations for Col William Mitchell’s defense against insubordination charges. Mitchell and two lawyers, Representative Reill and Commander Herbert White, spent the Sabbath reviewing the case as service officers aided in compiling testimony. The court members’ exact actions will remain unknown until trial opening.
A damaged OCR fragment discusses age related health fears and laxative products. It mentions calomel Caldwell Pepsin and a natural weekly regimen. It claims a laxative like Pepalis aids digestion and bowel movements. It warns of harm from impure remedies and encourages trying a 60 cent bottle at a store selling medicines.
In Noblesville Indiana on October 26 attorneys in the Stephenson case pressed to form a jury for the trial. C Stephenson Earl Klinck and Earl Gentry began a third week with little progress as jurors were shuffled. Two potential jurors were dismissed leaving judgment ongoing. Judge Sparks prepared to call a fourth special venire of 100 men.
Disabled in last night’s storm the passenger steamer Commonwealth with 500 aboard was being towed to Newport. Its side wheel was crushed and its engine failed as wrecking tugs and coastguard ships stood by. The vessel was traveling from Boston to New York when the gale struck off the Atlantic coast near Newport, Rhode Island.
Berlin Ort 26 President Von Hindenburg favored accepting only one of three nationalist cabinet resignations offered yesterday. He will ask the other two to remain as experts without party affiliation, avoiding a real cabinet crisis and ensuring Locarno ratification momentum in the Reichstag.
In New Albany Indiana on October 26 federal dry agents moved to intensify an operation against liquor law violators. About a half dozen agents were deployed in the southern part of Indiana as the cleanup drive continued.
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