Indiana to provide 50000 boys for Boy's Working Reserve
Indiana will be called on to provide 50000 boys as the Boy's Working Reserve of the United States. Indianapolis city quota is 5300. Marion county outside the city 500. total county quota 5800. Evansville and Fort Wayne 1450 each. Terre Haute 1400. South Bend 1200. Gary 1000. East Chicago 550. Hammond, Muncie and Richmond 500 each. Anderson 470. Hartford 430. Michigan City and Lafayette 420. Kokomo, Logansport, New Albany and Marion 410 each. The program aims to enroll every eligible boy with nonmilitaristic supervision and potential furloughs on parental request.
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Indiana
United States
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Evansville
Fort Wayne
Terre Haute
South Bend
Gary
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Anderson
Itkhart
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Tafayete
Kakomo
Logansport
New Albenny
Marion
Fritsele
Toys
Madison County
MM. PL Fultz
Collekenen
Gay
James PB. Goodrich
Indiana National Guard officer reassignments announced
Adda Gendiners Bo Smith disclosed changes of officers ahead of mobilization. Maj Edward Offquarterymaster general becomes battalion commander Fourth Infantry. Maj George Healer named lieutenant colonel to First Infantry. Ma Arthur Miller advanced to lieutenant colonel of Second Regiment. Capt Dwight Green promoted to major to join Second Regiment. Capt Raymond Chambers promoted to major and adjutant of Indiana Brigade. Lieut Col Robert Youngman assigned to Fourth Regiment. Maj Carl Beyer assigned to Third Regiment. Maj Clyde Dreisbach, Maj Walter Universal, and Maj C A Whinpleby reassigned to the new Fourth Infantry.
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Indiana National Guard
Adda Gendiners
Bo Smith
Edward Off
George Healer
Renosalace
Ant
Arthur Miller
Mont Vernon
Leutenant
Dwight Green
Miunale
Raymond Chambers
Laporte
Indiana
Robert Youngman
Crawfordsville
Carl F. Beyer
Warsaw
Clyde Dreisbach
Fort Wayne
Walter Universal
Kokomo
C. A. Whinpleby
Gary
Fourth Infantry
Women’s Service Committee Formed for Registration Pledge
Mrs. Isaac Born of the Marion county council of defense appoints Mrs. M A Potter Miss Janet Planc kaer Mrs 7 C McCain and Mrs Hence Orme to enroll women under the registration card system of the league for women’s service and secure Hoover food conservation pledge signatures. Miss Jutta Landers chairs the Virginia League for Women’s Service and joins the committee.
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M. A. Potter
Janet Planckaer
7. C. McCain
Hence Orme
Ysaac Born
Marion County Council of Defense
Amersice
League For Woman's Service
Hoover Food Conservation
Jutta Landers
Inginia League For Woman’s Service
Englishwoman Eases War Strain With Home Hospitality
A London correspondent notes a class of English women who visit soldiers' wives and families in grim streets. One woman rises before dawn to help at home then welcomes mothers and relatives at Leeds, hosting a wounded Scotsman and sending gratitude to his mother. More guests arrive, all seeking comfort and a warm friend at hand.
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London
Leeds
Scotland
Camels Key in Egypt War Mobilization
The Manchester Guardian notes camels moving along the Suez area and eastward roads as part of the defense of Egypt. Camels rest at mangers while troops shift positions from canal defenses to Sinai and beyond. Road and rail lines exist, but a large desert hinterland remains in use for troop movement.
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Suez Canal
Manchester Guardian
Cairo
Damascus
Egypt
Canal
Sinai Desert
The World on Wheels 1916 Auto Registrations Rise
A report from the office of public roads shows 3 512 996 automobiles and motor trucks and 240 820 motorcycles registered in the United States in 1916, up 43 percent from 1915. The South leads with an 86 percent gain, and license revenue totals 25 865 370 dollars, a 37 699 659 dollar increase.
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Office of Public Roads
United States
Thomas F. Logan
Leslie’s
Refreshing Old Linoleum With Paint and Shellac
An old linoleum floor can be revived with careful stretching and tacking, then two coats of wash paint, dried between coats. Apply orange shellac as a finishing coat, allow to dry, and add a second shellac layer for a durable, attractive surface. An oil mop helps keep it clean.
Why Cherries Are Red
Darwin proposed cherries evolved bright red color to attract birds. Birds drawn by the hue eat the fruit and spread seeds, helping cherry trees propagate across the country.
Wouldn't Wait That Long
A brief exchange shows a bill collector confident in pursuing payment. The debtor questions the afterlife, prompting a sharp retort about collecting the debt before any presumed hereafter.
Governors plan special sessions to ease coal shortage
Indiana Governor Goodrich and peers in Ohio Illinois and Kentucky discuss calling legislatures into special session within weeks to push interstate coal relief laws. They aim to overcome commerce barriers and harmonize actions among four major coal producing states. Bloomington hosts farewell for Battery F at Indiana University with speeches by John Cravens and Judge Robert Miers.
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Congress
Indiana
Cox
Ohio
Luwden
Ilinois
Stanley
Kentucky
Goodrich
Lowden
Ulinvis
Bloomingtag
Aug. S
Lidiana University
Bloomington
Battery FY
Fort Benjamin Warrison
Ladiana University
John W. Cravens
Robert W. Miers
Psilota Mi
Tlinois State Council of National Defense
Chicago
Miinoix
Commonwealth
Councils of Defense
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Unable to Attend Bride's Funeral in Auto Crash
Peter Anock thirty eight unable to attend the funeral of his fiancée Miss Lucile Jurystin twenty six of Chicago killed in an auto accident Saturday en route to Craw Point for a marriage license. Doctors ruled he cannot leave his cot due to injuries from the crash.
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Gary
Aug
Peter Anock
Lucile Jurystin
Chicago
Anock
Craw Point
War fears trigger harbor lockdown as U boat sighted off New York
British and American authorities close the harbor gate after reports of a U boat sighting near transatlantic lanes off New York. National Guard mobilization surges past 75,000 as rapid deployment and wage tax revisions unfold amid war mobilization.
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New York
War Department
Auto Demolishes Buggy In Transit Crash
John House of Louisville tried to pass a buggy carrying Mrs. Stephen Brown and six year old Wayne Hoffman while en route to Indianapolis. The auto struck and demolished the buggy. Mrs. Brown escaped with bruises after being dragged briefly. the boy suffered serious bruising. Mrs. Brown and the boy were taken to Wause.
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Columbus
John House
Louisville
Indianapolis
Stephen Brown
Wayne Hoffman
Major Ely Remains in France on Special Duty
Fort Harrison Aug 8 The war department orders Maj H B Fly to stay in France for a special mission with General Pershing. Major Ely, former senior instructor at Fort Harrison Officers Training Camp, will be assigned to special duty in the front line trenches in France.
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Ely
France
Fort Harrison
War Department
Maj
H. B. Fly
General Pershing
Record Run Sets Looping World Record by Aviator Stinson
Edward Stinson, an instructor at the Roads aviation school, reportedly loops thirty times carrying a woman passenger to set a world looping record before fifty thousand spectators in Newport News. Separate items note Apache tensions in the Sierra Anchas near Globe Arizona, two asbestos mine fires, and a fatal lightning strike at Fort Riley. The text also mentions a murder case in Wisconsin, election voting for soldiers, and draft-related legal actions across the country.
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Newport News
Ampton
Edward Stinson
Roads Aviation School
Stinson
European War Developments Across Fronts Reported
French troops broke German lines on the Champagne front at three places and took prisoners. London announced Admiral Burney replaced by Wemyss as first sea lord. Geddes becomes controller of naval construction. Canadians advance 1,000 yards toward Lens and hold 200 yards depth. Haig’s forces reach St Julien north of Ypres. Steamship Belgian Prince crew suffer 38 drownings after submarine attack. Russians near Czernowitz capture a wood, 500 prisoners, three machine guns. Austro Hungarians enter Czernowitz.
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War Department
Paris
Admiralty
London
Cecil Burney
Gea
Roselyn Wemyss
Alan Garrett Anderson
Wheat Commission
Eric Campbell Geddes
Lens
Czernowitz
Bukowina
Balari
Petrograd
Diver Drowns While Assisting in Lake James Rescue
In Fort Wayne on August 8 a diver from the Great Lakes towing station at Toledo fell from a tug while aiding in recovering Edward Huber from Lake James and drowned. Another diver will be sent to continue the search for Huber's body as reported to his father.
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Fort Wayne
Edward Huber
Lake James
Great Lakes
Yoledo
Huber
Hubers
Socialist attorney Lamonte watched by U.S. agents in Evansville
Lamonte, a socialist attorney, vowed to die to oppose sending conscripts and the National Guard to Europe without consent. He is under federal scrutiny in Evansville as authorities follow his activities after he canceled a Valentine speech.
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U. S
Lamonte
Evansville
Frank
National Guard
Europe
Valentine
Pastor resigns from local church to lead Rushville church
Elwood Aug. Rev. Charles J. Bunnell, pastor of the First Baptist church here for six years, which oversaw the new church building, has resigned to take the pastorate at the First Baptist church in Rushville. He will finish his duties at month end.
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Elwood
Aug
Charles J. Bunnell
First Baptist Church
Rushville
South Hend
Elven
C. A. Decker
Fort Harrison
Fryinsville
Abe Strouse
Pimente
Frank W. Stubbs
Lockport
Dale Bank
Boonville
Warwick County
Fort Wayne
General Electric Company
Lanmar
Noblesville
Mamte Mace
Red Men’s Lodge of
Sheridan
Anderson
Newcastle Courier
Abram Schuffman
Muncie
Newcastle
George F. Keever
James S. Luellen
Bryansville
W. M. Dyer Canning Company
Nashville
Angola
Edward Huber
Lake James
Alonzo Allison
Brown County Democrat
Kokomo
G. W. Sidger
Columbus
William Sonnefield
Jonesboro
Insulated Wire and Rubber Company
Petersburg
Qohlo Ot
W. HH. Folling
Dying In Reformatory After Return For Treatment
Jeffersonville Ang Clyde fastor an eighteen year old colored man died at the Indiana reformatory. He had been paroled in May and returned of his own accord for medical aid. He was admitted April 10, 1915 from Indianapolis and was paroled October 12, LOG.
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Clyde Fastor
Indiana Reformatory
Indianapolis
Heat Kills Babies In Evansville During Heatwave
In Evansville several infants have died in recent days due to summer complaint caused by extreme heat. Health officials urge precautions as temperatures stay high and cases rise among vulnerable youngsters.
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Evansville
Aug
Outdistance Attempt Leads to Animal Cruelty Arrest
Henry Boop was arrested for cruelty to animals after he tried to outdistance an automobile using a survey in Hammond, Ang. The incident centers on a contested chase and alleged mistreatment linked to the vehicle and the survey process.
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Hammond
Ang
Henry Boop
Age and Youth to Wed
Princeton announces the marriage license for Dixie Ann White aged sixteen and Charles Patton aged sixty.
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Princeton
Dixie Ann White
Charles Patton
Treasury Certificates Oversubscribed After Washington Offer
It was announced in Washington that the treasury's offer of 300 million dollars in certificates of indebtedness maturing November 15, first financing under the projected second offering of Liberty bonds, was largely oversubscribed when subscriptions closed.
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Washington
Treasury
Liberty
War Declaration by Chinese Cabinet in Peking
Foreign Acting President Fong Kwo-Chang approved a unanimous cabinet decision declaring war on Germany and Austria Hungary at a special meeting in Peking. Norwegian advices to London report 58 ships sunk in July totaling 8000 tons with eighteen lives lost. Kerensky returns to Petrograd and says he cannot refuse the heavy task again amid defeat threats.
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China
Peking
Germany
Austria- Hungary
London
Zremler Kerensky
Petrograd
M. Kerensky
State Happenings Across Indiana Regions
A sweeping digest reports locals such as George L. Roberts buying the Bishop block for 50000. Indiana Power and Water seeks 100 percent rate hike. Sterling Products to can 40600 bushels of apples and peaches. milk up to 11 cents a quart. and Huntington cut to six pages due to print costs. Other notes include plant work at Baldwin Works in East Chicago, resignations, mine shutdowns, lightning deaths, elected officials, and civic projects across cities like Evansville Bedford Rockport Richmond and Indianapolis area.
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George L. Roberts
Bicknett
Indiana Power and Water Company
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Sterling Products Company
South Bend
Huntington
Huntington Herald
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Baldwin Locomonotive Works
Pendleton
George Moffett
First Christian Church
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Tecumseh
Bedford
Armstrong
Rockport
James B. Snyder
Alvin French
Losse
Snarkel
Richmond
JF. & N. Lawnmower Company
Richmond Malleable Casting Company
Fountain City
Boswell Hoff
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Howard P. Fisterer
Marion
Knights of Columbus
Grant County
Vipton
Red Cross Society
Jesse T. Sulleworth
Dean Sutcliffe
Ashland
Wabash
H. J. Weller
Wabagh County
Franklin—Denmon Kelly
Danville
Hopewell Schools
Hugh Vandiver
Newcastle
Leander S. Denius
United States
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Fort Wayne School Board
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