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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1917
Page
2
Attorney General Gregory condemns propaganda aimed at discouraging registration. He warns punishments await those who urge others to skip registration. The piece argues traitors to the nation risk severe penalties for anti registration activities. The notice appears in an annual subscription pricing context of 1.25 per year.
A Philadelphia Public Ledger writer cites Jamestown mill owners who claim the mill’s wool came from American sheep and was processed by a multinational chain. The piece critiques protectionist policy as favoring foreign labor and harming domestic production.
Elizabeth Linnemann long time resident of the area died Tuesday at her son Jacob Riebie's home at eighty nine. She left four daughters and one son Jacob Riehle. Services were at St Louis Church then church cemetery interment handled by Weigel Burst undertakers. Cordellia and Gertrude Starke visited parents Chas Starke and wife after arriving from Indianapolis.
Local names and families are shown visiting Cincinnati and nearby by car and train. Mrs. Ottoj Fritsch Mrs. James Meade and others travel to Cincinnati with multiple trips noted including visits from Sunman Oldenburg Lawrenceburg and Hamilton Ohio residents. Several relatives and friends are mentioned with trips to Shelbyville Connersville and Lawrenceburg.
A short memorial note from Mr. and Mrs. Avy Leuchtenberg for their son Albert who died June 1 1916 at age 1 year 8 months and 4 days. The parents express daily longing and miss their little hands in day and night.
Indiana grants suffrage to women and a lecture is announced at City Hall. On Tuesday evening June 26 at 8 o clock Rev Langendorff will speak on the topic What Will the Ballot Mean to Indiana Women. The public especially ladies are urged to attend for valuable information.
We express heartfelt thanks to neighbors and friends for kindness during illness and at the death and burial of husband and father Barney Stickfordt. Special thanks to Rev Arndt Undertaker Z Lever pallbearers choir organist and church janitor of St John’s Church for assistance. May God bless you all from His Loving Wife and Children.
County Red Cross campaign on Memorial Day 1917 drew 325 new membership applications in Batesville as volunteers from Batesville High School and local ladies staffed booths across the city. Dr. Chas H Caton spoke at the fairgrounds, inspiring continued signups as residents rallied for the movement.
The Moores Hill College announces its sixty first commencement schedule. Events span May 4 public school graduation, June 1 academy ceremony, June 3 baccalaureate sermon by Mrs Alfred Hughes, June 4 annual music concert, June 5 board meeting and alumni activities, with commencement June 6 including address by Rev Ernest C Wareine and degrees conferred by President Alfred F Hughes.
The note thanks volunteers for campaign success and asks any reporting workers to contact George A. Baas. It mentions Batesville Chapter American Red Cross and local social notes including Y M C A meeting at Vercailies, Louis Cook in Newpoint, and a quotation praising gratitude.
A fragment touts the leading Auctioneers of America offering public patronage services for successful sales. It promises careful attention from listing to final sale and mentions telephone service and free sale bills to clients.
A period piece notes United States wealth on April 1 1917 totaling 5 312 209 272 with per capita wealth and debt figures. It cites gold and silver stocks, global rankings, and national debts of major powers alongside local notices of Cincinnati trips, moving plans, and a Greensburg farm purchase.
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