State Organizes Forward Bond Sale in Indiana
Indiana completes statewide Liberty loan drive setup with county chairmen in every Seventh District county and city and state HQ in Indianapolis. Major bank gifts top the contributions, while James N. Goode heads the tax board. Masons pledge loyalty as Grand Lodge closes its annual session.
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Indianapolis
Liberty Loan
Indiana
Seventh Federal Reserve District
Seventh Reserve District
Chicago
Liberty Quang
Fletcher American National Bank
Fletcher Savings and Trust Company
Indiana National Bank
Union Trust Company
Merchants’ National Bank
Indiana Trust Cmpany
Meyer-Kiser Bank
J. F. Wild & Co
C. H. Worden
Fort Wayne
Bartholomew County
Wiliam G. Irwin
Columbus
Benton County
Charles B. McKnight
Fowler
Blackford County
Grant A. Lupton
Hartford City
Boone County
W. J. Duvall
Lebanon
Brown County
W. L. Coffer
Nashville
Carroll County
J. A. Shirk
Delphi
Cass County
J. F. Brookmeyer
Logansport
Clay County
H. Stevenson
Brazil
Clinton County
John A. Ross
Frankfort
Dearborn
W. H. O'Brien
Lawrenceburg
Decatur
Walter W. Bonner
Auburn
Elkhart County
I. 0. Wood
Goshen
Fountain County
W. W. Larton
Covington
Franklin County
O. B. Smith
Rochester
Greene County
W. M. Haig
Bloomfield
Fayette County
G. C. Florea
Connersville
Grant County
J. L. McCulloch
Marion
Hamilton County
N. W. Cowgill
Noblesville
Hancock County
W T. Leamon
Grenfield
Hendricks County
W. C. Osborn
Danville
Henry County
T J. Millikan
Newcastle
Howard County
Richard Ruddle
Kokomo
Huntington County
J. R. Emley
Huntington
Jasper County
J. N. Leatherman
Rensselaer
Jay County
O. R. Easterday
Portland
Johnson County
A. A. Alexander
Frankin
Jennings County
J. D. Crone
North Vernon
Kosciusko
A. O. Catlin
Warsaw
LaGrange
Leon Rose
Lake County
Harry M. Johnson
Hammond
Laporte
Frank J. Pit
J. B. Bryan
Spencer
Parke
A. H. Starke
Rockville
Porter County
W. H. Gardner
Valparaiso
Pulaski County
William Huddleston
Winamac
Putnam County
R. L. O’hair
Greencastle
Randolph County
J. EB. Henshaw
Winchester
Ripley County
John A. Hillenbrandt
Batesville
Rush County
Earl Payne
Rush
Newport
Vigo County
James Rouse
Terre Haute
Wabash
Charles Haas
Warren County
John Ridenour
Willamsport
Wayne County
Edgar Hiatt
Richmond
Wells County
Ralph Todd
Bluffton
White County
Bert van Voorst
Monticello
Whitley County
Thomas L. Hildebrand
Columbia City
Promotion Based on Thrift and Trust in Banking
An international bank enforces a near secret rule that every entrant must save part of their salary. Those who do not accumulate savings cannot rise to positions handling money or signing bank obligations. The policy aims to ensure trustworthiness and self discipline among staff.
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Great Bank
Intan
New York City
New York Commercial
Stone Deaf Recruit Tests Army Surgeon's Patience
A pompous army surgeon at a highland recruiting depot fails to rouse a silent recruit. The youth finally speaks, and the table turns as the doctor discovers his own watch has stopped. The exchange ends with the recruit’s biting remark and the surgeon left incoherent.
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Highlands
Glasgow Weekly Herald
Paris to arrest soldiers for hoax grenades on transit
Paris police vow to arrest any soldier on leave who pretends to carry dangerous hand grenades or explosives aboard the underground or tram cars. The ruse, often used by helmeted travelers carrying a knapsack and gear, prompts passengers to disembark for safety, clearing seats for the soldier.
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Paris
Repartee of a Bishop and Canon Adderley Tale
A humorous Canon Adderley tale recalls Wilberforce the Bishop of Oxford nicknamed Samuel Oxon. During a speech a heckler suggests Thorley’s food for cattle. The bishop replies it may suit asses but not Samuel Oxon, and once quips that a hissed moment is not an excessively human utterance.
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Canon Adderley
Wilberforce
Oxford
Samuel Oxon
Mr. Adderley
Thorley
Homes for Foreign Diplomats
A bill in Congress proposes a 209000 dollar annual appropriation for renting suitable buildings in foreign countries. The funds would cover residences for diplomatic officials and offices for diplomatic establishments, addressing long standing inadequacies in foreign headquarters.
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United States
Congress
Feast of the Dead Amid Aztec Sacrificial Customs
The Southern Workman describes Aztec burial rites and offerings where a faggot of pitch wood dressed as a deceased person is burned before meals and images. The ritual includes labrets of amber or crystal and attire reflecting the deceased status. The piece notes similar practices among the Yadhars of California today.
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Spain
California
Many Great Men Died Poor in Their Last Years
The passage recalls famous figures who faced poverty in old age or near death. It highlights Sam Johnson Burns Mozart Hayden Wellington Disraeli Lincoln Garfield Grant and notes their financial struggles despite fame or power. It contrasts their legacy with the material hardship they endured.
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Sam Johnson
Burns
Dame Fortune
Mozart
Hayden
Wellington
Disraeli
Lincoln
Garfield
General Grant
United States
The $25 Oration Guards Acquittal in DC Court
In a District of Columbia Supreme Court room a defendant named John Doe faced trial with an Afro American attorney who offered a $25 speech as his main defense. The judge cut the performance short directing the orator to return to the facts and to stay away from celestial digressions. The scene raised questions about the value and ethics of paid courtroom rhetoric.
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District of Columbia Supreme Court
Demosthenes
Washington Times
John Doe
John
Hee Song
Heaven
Anacostia
Easter Lily from Bermuda transforms American floriculture
The Easter Lily, Bermuda’s floral emblem, was introduced about fifty years ago and now supplies millions of bulbs to the United States. Major eastern cities buy hundreds of thousands of bulbs at about 100 per 1000. Recent disease spurs local culture experiments showing Ililum longiflorum can be grown successfully in Florida Mississippi Washington Oregon and California, signaling independence in beauty and commerce.
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Bermuda
Islands
Florida
Mississippi
Washington
Oregon
California
One of War's Tragedies Robert College's Role in Near East
The article notes Robert College, founded in 1863 in Constantinople, shaped Liberal movements in Bulgaria Serbia Greece and Armenia through its alumni. It questions if the college’s work ends with the war, as its fate hinges on wartime outcomes.
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Robert Colleges
Near East
Constantinople
Bulgaria
Serbia
Greece
Armenia
Robert College
Young Turk Party
Paper-Covered Novels Then and Now
The piece notes dime novels like Ned Buntline titles such as The Fate of the Unheard-Of remained attractive after fifty years. It highlights square twelvemos versus octavo formats and the 1853 New York publication. The author calls many such works Civil War era literature of the trenches, though not truly literature.
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Ned Buntline
New York
Couldn't Go Family Reunion Hat Dress and Coat Heist
A witty exchange about attending a family reunion turns into a lighthearted tale of fashion theft as a character jokes about wearing items borrowed from relatives and a hat snuck from Cousin Lucy. The playful scene centers on improvised attire and family-tinged humor.
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Lucy
Matilda
Jane
Belgians Promote Cat Skin Cure for Rheumatism
Story notes old superstitions persist among troops as Belgians introduce a cat skin strip worn under clothing to ward off rheumatism and gout. The practice spreads to England with catskin bands, while in America popular charms include a steel ring or a potato in the pocket.
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France
England
America
Lord Davenport Targets Pheasant Rearing Admits Stricter Rules
British food controller Lord Davenport outlines new regulations restricting feeding game with grain for food or stock. He says pheasant rearing is an indulgence to end and that the order must be observed, with further measures possible to enforce compliance.
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Lord Davenport
Notice to Non-Residents in Greene Circuit Court 1917
In Greene County Indiana the Greene Circuit Court May Term 1917 issues notice to non resident Otto Haywood in a petition to sell real estate NW of SE of Section 1 two Smith Township 6N R5W. Appearance day set for July 9 1917. respond by May 55 1917 at Bloomfield Court House. Clerk E Kirby Ashcraft seals the document.
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Indiana
Greene County
Greene Circuit Court
Lilburn Jackson
Admr
Elizabeth Haywood
Thomas B. Haywood
Otto Haywood
West
Bloomfield
E. Kirby Ashcraft
Slight Mistake Silly Exchange in Banter
He questions a remark that implies thought reading ability while she deflects with a playful rebuke and reassurance. The dialogue centers on misread intentions and social tact between two speakers.
Proposal Dilemma Sparks Witty Banter in Woman's World
In a light exchange from Woman's World a flirtatious pair discuss who should propose. A coy remark about a girl feeling foolish leads to a mutual realization that improvised social norms may compel the proposal.
Greene county Board of Review to meet for tax assessment
The County Board of Review of Greene county Indiana will meet in the Commissioners Court Room on Monday June 4 1917 to assess review and equalize taxes as returned by township assessors for 1917. Auditor GEO. E. KIDD signs the notice.
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Tax Commissioner
Indiana
State Board of Tax Commissioners
State Board
County Board OF Review
Greene County
Commissioners’ Court Room
Geo. E. Kidd
Money to Loan on Improved Farms at Low Interest
C. E. Combs Real Estate and Loan Agency Bloomfield Indiana offers prompt secured loans on improved farms at low interest and reasonable commission. Also an ad for subscription to The Bloomfield Democrat and Terre Haute Tribune at $3.00 per year.
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C. E. Combs
Real Estate and Loan Agency
Bloomfield
Indiana
Bloomfield Democrat
Terre Haute Tribune Daily
Real Estate Listing From Bloomfield Agent Urges Purchasers
C. E. Combs real estate agency in Bloomfield Indiana advertises a large farm and city property list for sale. Urgency noted to prospective buyers with emphasis on a broad selection and immediate solicitation.
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C. E. Combs
Bloomfield
Indiana
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