Germans Threaten to Hamper Allied Peace Efforts
An International News Service report notes that if German radicals gain control, Allied peace efforts may be hindered and preliminary telegraphs from Copenhagen could be considered by the Allies.
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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1919
Page
1
President Wilson Arrives in Italy for State Visit
President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson crossed the French frontier into Italy and began their Italian sojourn with a breakfast aboard the train. The arrival marks the start of their official visit to Rome and other Italian cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Italy
Beehive Robbery at Eli Norman Place Near Yellowstone
Bloodhounds were brought to Yellowstone in Monroe County on Thursday to track a bee hive theft at the Eli Norman place. The scent led trailmen to the likely guilty parties as farmers vow to curb ongoing petty depredations in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owens
Yellowstone
Monroe County
Eli Norman
Suffering soldiers recover from influenza in camp hospital
Herschell Sears and Roy Woods of this city are recovering from pneumonia brought on by influenza in a camp hospital. Cousin Mrs. Alva Boyné reports the two boys will return home soon if no complications arise. They had been at Vancouver Barracks with William Calomiris, who died as all three fell ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herschell Sears
Roy Woods
Ae ‘Tyiody
Abigon
Ylibope
Alva Boyné
Marlin Short
Fayetteville
Toledo
William Calomiris
Vancouver Barracks
Calomiris
Removal of Troops From Stranded Transport
International News Service reports New York dated January 22 that two thousand troops are to be removed from a stranded transport. many are sick and efforts include handkerchief donations for wounded soldiers at West Baden. Sergeant Alvin Gibson of the 32nd Artillery, Camp Eustis, Va, has been discharged and returns to his mother Mrs. Avis Gibson of Lincoln Avenue. Other notes mention Sanford Halk visiting for Lieutenant Ortha Hall, a transport incident off Fire Island, and local personnel changes including John F.E. Evans resigning as police officer for a job at Reliance Shirt factory. W. S. Peterson travels to Bloomington to oversee Metropolitan Life Insurance matters. Miss Clemma Smith, visiting, returns home to Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Gibson
32Nd Artillery
Camp Eustis
Avis Gibson
Lincoln Avenue
Relatives Sought for War Dead Carl Armstrong
Washington Indiana residents search for Armstrong family after Corporal Dyson reports Carl Armstrong from Washington killed by shrapnel in France October 2 1918. A postcard photo of his two sisters Grace and Ruth found in his pocket is exhibited to aid identification. Dyson wounded and gassed in Argonne October 14 is also from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Armstrong
France
Washington
Indiana
Grace
Ruth
James Bourkholtzer
John C. Dyson
Armstrong
Bourgholtzer Studio
Dyson
Tie
Little
Argonne
Washington Democrat
No Dividends Expected as Quarries Reopen After War
For the first time in years there will be no dividends to stockholders in the quarries causing an estimated local loss of $75,000. The war halted the stone industry, hurting workers and property owners. Now conditions are improving and business is expected to reopen as rebuilding begins, with Bloomington poised to gain as the war ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Reliance Manufacturing Completes Move to New Bedford Plant
Reliance Manufacturing has moved to a new building at the corner of 12th and K streets. Operations will begin Monday January 1 in all departments. The management extends a cordial invitation for Bedford residents to view the building and plant equipped for running.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reliance Manufacturing Company
Bulding Corner
12Th and
K Streets
Bedford
Lawrence County Pig Contest Winners Named for 1917
The Lawrence County pig contest awards prizes by township with a county winner earning a Purdue Farmers Short Course trip. Ozella Malott won in her township with a purebred Poland China pig, Elma Allen won county sweepstakes and a $5 township prize, Roberta Evans won in Marshall Township. Final figures show 204 lb pig after 140 days feeding and a 10.57 net profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County
Cardwell Furniture Company
Purdue
Mriza
Ozella Malott
Noble ‘Malott
Indiana
Miss Allen
Roberta Evans
Marshall
Cardwell
Aaron Duncan Corrects War Story About France Absence
Aaron Duncan states he never reached France and seeks correction to a prior item. He says he was billeted in England while over seas, and he does not want false colors or misrepresentation. Robert Freeman is noted as a good citizen of the city and subscribed to the Mail. Willie Tolbert is mentioned in association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron Duncan
France
England
Robert Freeman
Good Citizen
City
The
Mail
Rabbit crop is worth considering as food source
A Bloomington speaker argues for rabbit hunting as a legit food supply amid waste. He notes 200 million rabbits killed annually in the United States, yielding about 300,000 tons of meat, and criticizes poisoning and skinning practices while urging utilization of the meat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bloomington
Regime Changes Echo Through Night Patrols
Fragmentary notes describe a Monday night event with troops aboard Pullman sleeping cars and a planned march. The text hints at a childcare or shelter detail and signals a forthcoming action tied to a thirty-ninth brigade departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bieli
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International News Service
London
Germany
Copenhagen
Posen
East Prussia
Poles
Berlin
Demobi
Noske
Aarskal Fogh
Marshal Foch Will
Ter Pinchon and
M. Jonnart
Rome
Mrs. Wilson
Sears and
WOODS
Ortha QO. Hall
Ruth Smallwood
Oolitic
Mary Alice
Florence Emery
WW. Emery
Mount Holyoke College
Mass
John
Naval Aviation Service
Seattle
Wylie Cathcart
Monon
Josie Blackburn Bishop
Arizona
Cyrus. Blackburn
Peerless
J. J. Quinn
Greenville
South Carolina
James Patte
New York
Jocal
Sanford Halk
Williams
Aifs’agn
Ortha Hall
Dover
N. J
Thern Pacific
Fire Island
Merchant
John FE. Evans
Reliance Shirt Factory
North Kentreet
W. S._ Peterson
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Clemma, Smith
Indianapolis
Younghead
Dwidends
James Kline
County Agri
Lawrence Co
Willie
Tolbert, Asuess
Wallace
Shim
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