Fort Vaux Holds Against Ferocious German Assault
Paris reports German forces failed to take Fort Vaux near Douaumont as flaming liquids were used against the fortifications. French troops repelled assaults along the Meuse and at Damloup, with heavy artillery combat ongoing and German gains at Vosges checked.
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Paris
Verdunont
Meuse
War Office
Vaux and
Damoun
Damloup
Fort Vaux
Douaumont
Vosges
Thiaumont
Vaux
Fumin Wood
Vaux Fort
Carspach
Shoot Up Country Church In Kentucky Riles Mountain Town
A dozen intoxicated men attacked a country church near Jackson Kentucky on Leatherwood Creek. One man was killed and dozens were injured, including women and children as panic and trampling followed. Posses searched the mountains for the alleged attackers.
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Jackson
Leatherwood Creek
Neahere
Pershing Visits Columbus During Camp Inspection
General Pershing commander of the U S punitive expedition into Mexico and his staff arrived at Columbus New Mexico for a general inspection of camps. He met with base commandant Major Sampic in the afternoon marking his first return to American soil since entering Mexico in March.
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Columbus
N. M
General Pershing
United States
Mexco
Pershing
Sampic
Mexico
Galatians Lessons on Bearing Burdens and Sowing
The lesson text from Galatians 6 reviews law and grace with focus on bearing one another's burdens and the sowing and reaping principle. It emphasizes gentle restoration of the fallen, humility, and steadfastness in doing good under the Spirit's guidance, warning against pride and neglect of duties.
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Paul
Galatia
Christ
Natural Law Paralleled On Spiritual Plane
Indianapolis June 11 Pastor Russell preached on sowing and reaping from 2 Corinthians 9 6 linking earthly and spiritual sowing He urged sowing good seed to reap blessings and warned against neglect He stressed parental training and the duty of Christians to form Christ like character through the Holy Spirit
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Indianapolis
Russell
Ilim
Lfe
Tlis
Hfe
Jesus
Boy and two girls rescue after trolley wire shock
In Columbus on June 5 Lewis Schinner eight was badly burned when he grabbed a trolley wire atop an interurban car. Agnés Edwards twelve and Lola Edwards eight pulled him free and, after falling twenty feet, revived him with the other girl assisting during the rescue effort.
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Columbus
Lewis Schinner
Schinner
Agnés Edwards
Edwards
Lola Edwards
Williams bribery trial witness cites threats to defend son
Willam Yount of Portland testified in the Williams bribery trial that Deputy Prosecutor Williams promised to defend his son Lloyd Yount after a Richmond arrest for bribery involving slot machines. Yount said Williams later feared implicating Muncie officials and revealed plans to accompany Yount to Richmond to install a slot machine.
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Muncie
Willam Yount
Portland
Lloyd Yount
Williams
Richmond
Yount
Former Congressman Ze nor Dies in New Albany
William T. Zenor, seventy, longtime Democratic congressman from Indiana's Third district, died in New Albany after liver trouble. He began serving in 1896 and held various Harrison county offices before moving from Corydon to New Albany four years ago.
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New Albany
William T. Zenor
Congress
Harrison County
Corydon
Galbreath recovering after fatal Mishawaka crash
Edgar P Galbreath head injuries from a street car collision in Mishawaka left his wife and fourteen year old daughter dead. Mrs Martha Bunyan, mother of Galbreath's wife, is not expected to recover.
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Galbreath
South Bend
Edgar P. Galbreath
Mishawaka
Margaret
Martha Bunyan
New W. C. T. U. Chapter Formed at Shirley
Greenfield on June 5 marks the organization of a new W. C. T. U. chapter at Shirley with Mrs. Elizabeth Stanley of Liberty assisting. Officers named include Mrs. B. S. Andrews as president, Miss Guinevere Ham and Mrs. W. M. Byers as secretaries, and Mrs. Roy Ensminger as treasurer.
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Greenfield
Elizabeth Stanley of
Liberty
Shirley
B. S. Andrews
Guinevere Ham
W. M. Byers
Roy Ensminger
Relief fund for Sinn Fein prisoners families raised in Columbus
Friends of Irish Freedom organized a relief drive for destitute families of prisoners and dead in the Sinn Fein uprising. The first subscription totaled $500 raised at a mass meeting. Public Playgrounds: Columbus, June 5. Two playgrounds open July 1 with T. F. Fitzgibbon supervising schools and Charles Finkel and Miss Lillian Schmitt and Miss Edna Elston in charge at each site.
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Friends of Irish Freedom
Sinn Fein
Columbus
T. F. Fitzgibbon
Charles Finkel
Lillian Schmitt
Edna Elston
Atlanta to Get Carnegie Library with $10000 Gift
Tipton reports Atlanta four miles south of here will receive a Carnegie library. The library board has bought a site and the town board has pledged the annual financial support required.
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Tipton
Atlanta
Here
Lightning Hits Two County Barns, Kills Horses
Two barns in Corydon County were struck by lightning and burned. One barn belonged to T. L. Davis and the other to Andrew Goss. Two horses perished in the Davis barn.
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Corydon
T. L. Davis
Andrew Goss
Davis
Rumely to Be Priest in Laporte
John Rumely of this city, grandson of the late M, is to be ordained a priest in Laporte on June 5, as announced in local church records. The ceremony will draw regional clergy and parishioners from surrounding communities.
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Berlin
Ypres
Champagne
War Office
Amloup
Caillette Forest
Erdun
Meuse
Hauourt-Esnes
Rumely to be ordained Friday by Bishop Allard
Jeffersonville reports attorney for Edward Berry in the murder case of Mrs. Mary F. Brookbank secured a change of venue. The trial has been moved to Floyd County by Judge James W. Fortune.
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Jeffersonville
Edward Berry
Mary F. Brookbank
Floyd County
James W. Fortune
Pocahontas Lodges Convene in Hartford City Meeting
The last district gathering of Pocahontas lodges met in Hartford City on June 5 drawing over 200 delegates from 30 lodges in the Tenth district to discuss lodge affairs and activities.
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Hartford City
Pocahontas
French Gymnastics School Uses Instant Photos to Study Motion
A French technique in gymnastics uses instantaneous photography to capture pupils in action. This method aims to eliminate unnecessary movements by analyzing precise motions for training improvements.
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French School of Gymnastics
Peculiar Salutation From The South Sea Islanders
A customary greeting among South Sea Islanders involves flinging a jar of water over a friend as a striking form of salutation highlighting playful communal culture.
Boy Strangles to Death in Suicide Attempt
Sullivan June 6. Thirteen year old Malcolm Hamilton tried to test endurance by hanging. A foot rest collapsed causing him to strangle to death during the attempt.
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Sullivan
Malcolm Hamilton
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Bethlehem Steel Company
Federal Trade Commission
Chas, M. Schwab
Eugene G. Grace
Indiana
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Library For
Rumely
Allarding
ONE Minute Mfg. CO
Newton, Iowa
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Owensburg
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W. S. Sentney
Three Bills Hardware Co
Broadway
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