Nation debates how to raise revenue for vast army navy plans
Congress faces a looming fiscal clash as leaders weigh methods to fund an anticipated defense surge. Secretary Daniels outlines a five year navy build up including dreadnoughts and submarines while army expansion aims at training camps and more artillery and equipment.
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United States
Wilson
State Department
Daniels
United States Navy
Army
Congress
Surprise 75th Birthday For Mrs Nancy A Donaldson
Friends gathered at Mrs Nancy A Donaldson's North O Street home on Monday to celebrate her seventy fifth birthday. The party featured social time and refreshments with many well wishers including Mrs Anna Duncan and daughters Louise and Frances, Mrs Gowen and daughter Carrie, and neighbors Florence Gilmore and son Fred, Doris Payne, Minnie Rhoda, Rosetta Keifer, Elnora Falk, Ruby Mulkey, Trene Braden and Hazel Braden.
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Nancy A. Donaldson
North O Street
Anna Duncan
Louise
Frances
Gowen
Carrie
Florence Gilmore
Fred
Shields
Doris Payne
Minnie Rhoda
Rosetta Keifer
Elnora Falk
Ruby Mulkey
Trene Braden
Hazel Braden
Nine Year Old Skinner Boy Injured In Tree Fall
A nine year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs Theodore Skinner, fell from a hickory tree at 19th and O streets while gathering nuts. He sustained a broken left wrist and other injuries. A local physician treated him and reported he was improving.
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Theodore Skinner
19Th
O Streets
Funeral of Mrs. Mary Fidler Held at Son's Home
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Fidler were conducted Tuesday at the home of her son Oscar Fidler at Thirteenth and J streets. Rev Frank Lenig led the service and burial followed at Beech Grove Cemetery.
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Mary Fidler
Oscar Fidler
Thirteenth
J Streets
Frank Lenig
Beech Grove
Keifer Attends Missionary Meeting in Indianapolis
Rev and Mrs D T Scott traveled to Indianapolis Monday to spend the week with relatives. Mrs Scott a delegate from the local Missionary society will attend the Ladies Synodical Missionary meeting while there. Mrs G M Foster and Mrs G C H Emery plan to go to Indianapolis in the morning to attend the meeting.
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D. T. Scott
Indianapolis
Scott
Local Missionary Society
Ladies Synodical Missionery Meeting
G. M. Foster
GC. H. Emery
Keifer pears weigh five pounds in town display
Newland Day in town brought four Keifer pears raised on an eight year old standard tree. They weighed five pounds together and were noted as the largest Keifers seen. Various locals and visitors were mentioned in daily city notices and travel updates.
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Newland
Third Trip To Penal Farm For George Spaulding
George Spaulding, twice previously at the Penal Farm, was returned there Tuesday morning to serve a total of 140 days after a Police Court conviction on intoxication. Deputy Louis Krone supervised the prisoner, who appeared unfazed and calm during departure.
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George Spaulding
Tthe
East Oolitic Man Injured In Tree Fall
Ambrose Manuel of East Oolitic fell from a tree near the Dec kard hotel Tuesday at 2 p m fracturing his left leg in a compound break. The limb snapped as he cut a dead limb about fifteen feet up. He previously broke that same leg at a similar point. He showed nerve waiting for an ambulance and during transport to City Hospital. Dr Mattox reduced the fracture.
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Ambrose Manuel
East Oolitic
Deckard
Manuel
Persimmon lNmb
Mattox
Ill B B. Ketcham Reported Very Ill At Home
East of the city B B Ketcham is reported very ill at his home. He is probably the oldest resident in this section having passed his eighty fifth birthday some months ago. He is the grandfather of Dr. Wier of this city.
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B. B. Ketcham
Mr. Ketcham
Wier
Mrs Ethel Crawford Undergoes Major City Hospital Surgery
Mrs Ethel Crawford wife of Fitzhel Crawford underwent an appendicitis operation at City Hospital on Thursday, complicated by tubercular peritonitis. The case was very severe yet she withstood the procedure. Dr McDonald led the operation with assistants Dr Short and Dr Simpson. The Crawfords reside in Pleasant Run on the Oscar Fish farm where he serves as manager.
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Ethel Crawford
Fithel Crawford
City Hospital
McDonald
Short and
Simpson
Crawford
Pleasant Run
Oscar Fish Farm
Severely Sprained Ankle Grounds Stone Mill Hooker
Warry Gwinn, a hooker at In galls Stone Mill, is laid up from a severe sprain of his left ankle after slipping stepping off a planet. May and Eva Brown of East 14th street are ill with diphtheria per State Laboratory report. Mrs Ray Banks and Rev Banks returned from Hammond Baptist convention to Heltonville. Banks stopped at Carbon to reschedule church appointment.
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Eva
May Brown
Dave Brown
East Fourteenth Street
Warry Gwinn
Ingalls Stone Mill
May
Eva Brown
East 14Th Street
State Laboratory
Ray Banks
Parson Candidate for Office at Railroad Conductors Meet
At the Order of Railway Conductors No 802 meeting nominations were set for the November election. Longtime chairman John Condon is noted for diplomacy and strong grievance leadership. Albert Pearson from Lafayette is a favored candidate for delegate with support from many friends.
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Order of Railway Conductors
John Condon
Condon
New York
Lafayette
Albert Pearson
Lafayette Courier
Visit Ends as Joseph Glover Recovers from Stomach Ailment
Joseph Glover, visiting his father-in-law Col. V. V. Williams and wife, fell ill with his old stomach complaint but was much improved by Tuesday after returning home Monday. Mr and Mrs Batt Moore, who had visited relatives, returned to Avoca Monday. Ellsworth Fossett joined a group of local youths departing at 9:30 Monday in Fords for St Petersburg Florida to spend the winter there.
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Joseph Glover
Col. V. V. Williams
Ellsworth Fossett
St. Petersburg
Florida
Ragsdales Visit Kin After Lexington Race Circuit Success
Mr and Mrs Frank Ragsdale and their young daughter visit relatives in Toronto after leaving Lexington Kentucky. He has just closed his season’s business with race tracks, the last circuit in a chain he is involved with. Reports indicate good success for the season.
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Frank Ragsdale
Toronto
Canada
Charles Ragsdale
William Ragsdale
Ragsdale
Lexington
Rev Owen Chosen As Chairman Of Anti Saloon Group
At a Tuesday meeting in the First Baptist church Rev T H Owen was selected chairman of the anti saloon committee in this city. The group vows to contest any new liquor election petition by reviewing signer names and challenging doubtful ones. The antisaloon faction appears well organized for a strong campaign.
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First Baptist Church
T. H. Owen
Left Arm Cancer Leads Hendersons to Robinson Ill
M C Henderson of North II street traveled Tuesday to Robison Illinois to visit his brother Batt Henderson of Heltonville. The Indianapolis specialist removed a cancerous left arm portion midway between elbow and shoulder. Two large growths under the arm were also excised.
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M. C. Henderson
North II Street
Robison
Illinois
Batt Henderson
Heltonville
Mr. Henderson
Indianapolis
Robinson
Reuben Smallwood Bound Over on Blind Tiger Charge
Reuben Shorty Smallwood of Otic was bound over to the Lawrence circuit court in the amount of 260 dollars on a blind tiger charge after a raid found liquor in a trunk at his property. The State case on destruction of seized intoxicants was decided against Smallwood and the liquor will be dumped under official supervision.
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Reuben
Shorty) Smallwood
Oolitic
Malott
Lawrence
Smallwood Place
State of Indiana
Reuben Smallwood
Senator Lanz Surrenders Cigar Store for Farm Asset
Senator Charles W. Lanz, owner of the Stone City Cigar Store, trades the business for a 140 acre farm in Perry township. S P Conklin of New Palestine, Ind. acquires the store and takes immediate possession. the Keach and Meglemre agency arranged the deal.
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Charles W. Lanz
Stone City
Perry Township
S. P. Conklin
New Palestine
Ind
Keach & Meglemre
Death of Mrs Edith Chastine in Cale Area
Mrs Edith Chastine died at her home near Cale on Tuesday morning after a long tuberculosis illness. She was 23, leaving only her husband. Undertaker J R Roach of West 16th street handled funeral arrangements and reported a large crowd at the service. Burial was at Mountain Springs cemetery.
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Edith Chastine
Cale
J. R. Roach
West 16Th Street
Mountain Springs Cemetery
Marriage of Miss May Wallace Brooks to Dr Wynne announced
Mr and Mrs Thomas Jefferson Brooks issued invitations for the marriage of their daughter May Wallace Brooks to Dr Roland Edward Wynne on Tuesday evening November 9 1915 at seven oclock at the Methodist Episcopal church.
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Thomas Jefferson Brooks
May Wallace
Roland Edward Wynne
Methodist Episcopal Church
Local Births and Visits Reported
Born to Mr and Mrs Gus Stults of Logan a daughter. Mr and Mrs Levi Corey of Judah were in the city Sunday. Born to Mr and Mrs Albert Taylor West 21st street a daughter. Herbert Ferguson of Williams was Amy Litzler visiting Louisville grandmother and has returned home. Mr and Mrs Curtis Adams and daughter, Mr and Mrs Will Mattox and son of Bloomfield motored to this city Sunday to visit friends. Mrs Taylor McGuire sold Fourteenth and Q street property owned by James Saubson to Ray True brood for 2200.
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Mrs
Gus Stults
Logan
Levi Corey
Judah
City
Albert Taylor
West 21St Street
Amy l Litzler
Louisville
Curtis Adams
Will Mattox
Bloomfield
Taylor McGuire
Fourteenth and Q Streets
James Saubson
Ray Truebrood
Birth of Nettie Carey in Guthrie Area
A daughter named Nettie was born Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs. Homer Carey near Guthrie, extending the family lineage and adding a new member to the community.
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Homer Carey
Guthrie
Nettie
Drummond Man Visited Local Friends Then Traveled to Orleans
Sam Wiers of Drummond Oklahoma a former city resident was seen with friends here Monday night and then left Tuesday morning for Orleans to visit relatives.
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Sam Wiers
Drummond
Okla
Orleans
Bed ford M W of A Meeting Sparks Overnight Visit
Mr and Mrs Roy Lively of Heltonville returned home Tuesday after visiting relatives overnight and attending a Bedford M W of A meeting that started a class Monday night.
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Roy Lively
Heltonville
Bedford M.W. of A
Armstrongs Visit City After Fall from Barrow
Mr and Mrs Otto Armstrong of Silverville came to the city Tuesday for treatment of injuries sustained by Mrs Armstrong a week earlier when she fell from a disk barrow she was driving breaking an arm. She is getting along fine though the injury is painful.
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Otto Armstrong
Silverville
City
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