Indiana War Time Tales From Henry County and Elsewhere
Delinquent Henry county taxes total 25000 with 3161 items. Incidents include Mrs Mary Jenseh killed by lightning while rescuing chicks near Hegewisch. Evansville river drownings of Stella and Addie Dowdy. Bank robbery attempt at Bruceville failed amid rain. Wayne and Grant counties report crop and livestock updates.
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Henry County
Mary Jenseh
Hegewisch
Indiana
Tank Corps
Gettysburg
Stella
Addie Dowdy
Wabash
Evansville
Medaryville
Pete Davitto
Clinton
Vermilion County
Charles Wilds
Columbus
Louisville Cement Company
Rushville
Charles Kennard
Knightstown
H. B. Wilson
Milroy
Elkhart
Verden C. Melisner
Purdue University
Dagerfoerds
St. John's Lutheran Church
Boone Township
Jasper
Marion
Grant County
George F. Tower
The
State National Bank
St. Louis
M. G. Pottus
Tower
Edward Hughes
Michigan Central
Grand Beach
John B. Goodrich
Winchester
Indianapolis
David Mooreland
Muncie
Knox County
Bruceville
Robert Barr
Delaware County
Eaton
Joseph D. Oliver
South Bend
War Trade Board
Army
National Army
Campenote
Oliver
Geddes Defense of Shipyards as War Aims Progress
In a Commons review Sir Isaac Geddes explains Britain's naval tonnage shift from drastic losses to net gains. He cites reduced sinkings and increased shipbuilding, with naval yards fully utilized and a new standard ship. He notes U S program momentum and Roosevelt discussions confirming a strong Atlantic production flow.
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London
Isaac Geddes
Admiralty
House of Commons
Toas
Sir Eric
Shipbuilding Advisory Committee
America
Roosevelt
United States
Balfour Says No Enemy Government Asked Peace Talks
In the House of Commons Arthur Balfour the British foreign secretary states that no enemy government has approached the entente allies about negotiations for peace. The statement clarifies wartime diplomacy as of August 2 in London.
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London
House of Commons
Arthur J. Balfour
Treasury announces loans to allies reach 6.49 billion
Treasury reports loans to the allies totaling 112 million. France received 100 million, Belgium none, Serbia 3 million. The cumulative Allied loan total rises to 6.49204 billion.
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Treasury
Washington
Treasury Department
France
Belgium
Serbia
Five Die In Powder Blast At Wisconsin Plant
Five men were killed and others injured when a steel tank burst at the powder plant in Barksdale Bayfield County Wisconsin. The victims were all employees.
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Superior
Wis
Barksdale
Bayfield County
Wisconsin
Camp Custer Population Grows Toward 50 000 Mark
Camp Custer in Battle Creek Michigan reports a rapid population rise with about 50,000 expected, including around 8,000 men living under canvas. The camp’s current capacity is 86,000, indicating ongoing expansion.
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Custer
Battle Creek
Mich
Pershing to broadcast full U S war casualty data
Secretary Baker says General Pershing is compiling complete casualty figures from the present offensive. Reports will be cabled to the United States within days as officials coordinate with the post office and public information committee to relay details to families of the injured and killed.
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Ridgeville Tile Company
Thomas Fording
Kokomo
James F. Pershing
Anderson
John Pershing
France
Indiana
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Will Ulrich
Washington
Waldron
Shelby County
Oliver
Oscar
Fred Graff
Milford
Terre Haute
United States
Decatur County
Will H. Robbins
White County
Raymond Coble
Woman's Community Club of
Jeffersonville
George Zimmerman
Mount Vernon
Fice
Consumers Ice Company
Federal Food Administration
Earl Cronk
Milwaukee
Wis
Earl Epley
Bedford
Indiana Harbor
Helen Baumgartner
Rockport
First District Federation of Woman's Clubs
Porter
Gary
Vigo County Anti-Tuberculosis Society of
Indiana Supreme Court
Marion County Circuit Court
Indianapolis Traction and Terminal Company
Indianapolis
Indiana Public Service Commission
Indiana State Council of Defense
National Council of Defense
Indiana Stock Yards
State
O. M. Rarick
Eaton
W. J. Black
Gen. Pershing
Pershing
Baker
Post Office Department
Committee On Public Information
War Department
March
Raincoat Scandal Indicts Three In Government Fraud Scheme
New York August 1 Aubrey W Vaughan a U S Army captain Felix Gouled a manufacturer and D L Podell a lawyer were indicted by a federal grand jury on a charge of conspiring to defraud the government in connection with raincoat contracts.
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New York
Aubrey W. Vaughan
Quartermaster’s Corps
United States Army
Felix Gouled
D. L. Podell
Trade boycott drives Dutch plantations to dismiss German staff
The Telegraaf reports that following a U S government ban on trade with Dutch East Indies firms employing Germans, plantation enterprises are progressively discharging German workers. In U S news, Oriental students may take manual work during summer vacations for wartime duration, per the labor department.
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Wina
Amsterdam
Telegraaf
Duchess to Run for Council in London Race
The duchess of Marlborough formerly Constelo Van derbilt of New York has been accepted as the progressive candidate for the North Southwark division of the London county council.
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Duchess
London
Duchess of Marlborough
Constelo Vanderbilt
New York
North Southwark
London County Council
Lemon Juice Freckle and Tan Lotion Advertisement
An advertisement promotes lemons squeezed into Orchard White to create a facial lotion. It claims to remove freckles sunburn windburn and tan with a quarter pint batch costing only a few cents. The ad urges massaging the fragrant lotion into face neck arms and hands for quick whitening effects.
Quotations on Crime and Deception Reflect Social Attitudes
The excerpt contrasts views on crime with a paradox: crime is often excused, yet when people are undeceived they suffer. It suggests a skeptical stance on mercy toward wrongdoing and highlights the tension between perception and truth.
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules advertised for age related ailments
An old time home remedy claims to relax stiff joints and relieve back pain from aging. It touts Haarlem Oil Capsules as kidney and blood cleansers that ward off attacks, with assurances of relief and a money back guarantee if not helped.
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Haarlem
GROVE
Eatonio
Acd
Do This After You Eat When Hot Weather Comes
A historical health note warns that hot weather worsens stomach and bowel woes due to excess acids and harmful microbes. It advocates guarding the stomach with careful diet and introduces a claimed marvelous relief and prevention for stomach sufferers enabling them to eat foods they like without distress.
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Birkbeck
William Henry Birkbeck
Vaughan
U. 8
Toll
Department of Inbor
Hub Specialty Co
Yakims
Wash
Bright Girls
Eis Sonar
Aie Trast
M. Probasco
Muala
Puneet
Anne
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