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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1917
Page
2
The Bloomfield Democrat outlines subscription prices and formats for its Greene County weekly and semi weekly editions. John Davidson is reappointed postmaster at Lyons for four more years, succeeding James Gastineau.
Mrs Mildred Delpha Flater died July 19 1917 at her home in South Bloomfield Born Wayne county Kentucky November 27 1895 she was 21 years 7 months She married Myers Frater March 19 1915 and left a son born July 15 1917 The Presbyterian funeral was at Campbell conducted service at Grandview cemetery She was a devout wife daughter and community helper The notice thanks neighbors and notes Bloomfield Democrat and Cincinnati Enquirer subscriptions
Indiana notes report a receiver for Perkins Windmill, highway group formed in Evansville with Louis Savage as president, and tornado or storm damage incidents in several towns. Civil and civic items include reunions, industry shifts, school projects, and minor legal actions across multiple counties.
Indianapolis Aug 1 three laborers pleaded guilty to possessing liquor at Fort Harrison in violation of federal conscription act rules and received 30 to 60 days in jail. Six Vincennes saloonkeepers pleaded not guilty to selling liquor to National Guardsmen. Joseph Zimmerman, socialist, charged with es pionage act violations by treasonable utterances at South Bend, pleaded not guilty and posted $2,500 bond.
Hapmond Aug 1 construction starts on a new Indiana Harbor plant by Byproducts Corp Chicago. It will require a thousand workers and related housing as 600 employees are hired. They buy 60 acres on the cranial between Pennsylvania and New York Central lines opposite Inland Steel campillay. Initial investment set at ten million dollars to make coke benzol and other distillate compounds.
Reports from Philadelphia say Baldwin Locomotive Works will start construction of a new plant at Timedas East Chicago for locomotive manufacturing on a tract of land bought years ago. Rumors circulate that huge July orders spur the expansion and that the site will also house quarters for workers inside the fenced area. Officials indicated a future export locomotive plant might be built there.
Adjutant General Harry B. Smith announced the mobilization order for the Indiana National Guard. Units will mobilize at their home stations August 5 and, if equipment is secured, move to Port Harrison next week then serve two to three weeks before shipment to Mississippi. Soldiers will be vaccinated and required to pass physicals prior to deployment south.
Governor Coodfield pardons William Powell of Indianapolis serving time for murder to return to his wife and five children. Herbert Vorhees of Valparaiso receives a six month sentence and a conditional pardon, to be turned over to Paton County Michigan authorities for serious charges.
Huntington August report states the county draft board ignored instructions and examined about 50 percent of the required quota, not 200 percent. A rapid survey found two of every three individuals either enlisted, unfit, or have valid exemption grounds.
Vincennes Aug 1 The building of the new First Methodist church to replace the one recently destroyed by fire will start in ten days. Workers estimate completion cost around 50000 dollars.
The Marion health department reports an infantile paralysis case in the George Preston family at IS24 Marion Avenue. The home is quarantined to prevent spread.
Edward French, of Monticello, is charged with the murder of Ray Biston and was sent to the circuit court by Fort Sith justice of the peace Histon after a Brooksten hearing.
Lillian Bunton, sixteen, at Taporte Aug., took bichloride of mercury tablets mistaking them for headache medicine and is in critical condition.
Thieves robbed the County Council Cigar factory escaping with 2000 cigars. An attempt to alert authorities was possible, with no further details available.
Santflon Aug Don A Butler and Albert Cook of Jackson Mich were killed in an automobile collision north of here.
The article explains the range and destructive power of large artillery. It contrasts naval and land guns, noting eight to ten miles sea range, and describes 14 inch naval guns and German 16.5 inch howitzers. It highlights 16 inch US guns near the Panama Canal and Sandy Hook, their 2,370 pound projectiles, and their ability to sink ships unseen on the horizon.
An article notes that salt contains poisons and can be detoxified by adding sulfate of soda to convert iron-related colorants to harmless sulfates. This would yield unlimited salt supply for chemical industries. It also weaves in literary reflections on Samson, Delilah, and Alexandra, linking personal motive to historical force.
The London Telegraph notes that vegetarianism has shed its fad image and gained broad appeal. It highlights the Fruttarian movement’s educated followers and advocates a simple, natural diet that attracts converts and inspires ongoing efforts to recruit others.
A Berlin advertisement boasts a young woman from a noble family with beauty, virtue, and musical talent seeking a husband through the newspaper agency. It compares her to legendary figures and details a large fortune, while noting she lacks masculine acquaintance.
In a kindergarten class a teacher showed flags and asked the girl to name her country. The child answered with confidence that the flag was of her country and then replied “Tin of thee” when asked for the country’s name, reflecting playful mispronunciation.
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