Veedersburg News Deepens Local Happenings This Weekend
Local residents and visitors fill a weekend report with names and travels. Frankfort’s Darvin Laban spends Sunday in Veedersburg while Danville, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Crawfordsville and Attica appear in itineraries and visits. A longtime Veedersburg resident Riley Truce dies after a long illness, survived by his wife and two daughters. A quiet wedding joins Laura Jane Sage and Grover Holmes at the Sage home, with Rev. O W McGaughey officiating and the couple well known locally.
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Riley Truce
Lee Wallace
Airs
Alveh Roberts
Alvah Roberts
Berrial
Rockfield
Laura Jane Sage
Grover Holmes
O W. McGaughey
Wm. Sage
Mr. Holmes
Fountain Produce Company
Alien Enemies Worry Canada War Times Vote Fracture
In Toronto a debate over repeal of the War Times Election Act grows. Alien enemies face possible disfranchisement via an educational test while jobs for German and Austrian origin residents grow fragile as returned soldiers pressure employers. The issue may split Parliament and influence wartime voting rights.
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Toronto
Canada
War Times
German internees at Holdsworthy kill pets in protest
In Holdsworthy near Sydney six hundred German civilians enclosed in a concentration camp killed all dogs and cats after a food and water blockade to force release of two escapees. Pets were eaten or pretended to be as leaders protested and pikes displayed the animal heads. Nine ringleaders were arrested and the strike ended when half rations were restored.
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Sydney
Holdsworthy
TAP WILL BREAK HIS BONES
Pittsfield Mass Charles Furrer Jr 4 son of Mr and Mrs Charles Furrer broke his left thigh He has had 17 fractures of bones in left leg and right arm If he raises his arm suddenly in bed he will hear the bones snap He sits down hard he always has a break Chalky condition exists in the bones The boy's father is foreman for Western Union Telegraph Company away from home Mrs Furrer and two children live with her brother in law and sister Howard L Brown
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Pittsfield
Mass
Charles Furrer Jr
Charles Furrer
Western Union Telegraph Company
North Wales Police Resign Shocks Town
North Wales Pennsylvania reports the entire police force has resigned leaving Constable Stephen Constable as the sole protector. He seeks other employment because his name amuses the community and complicates duty.
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North Wales
Stephen Constable
FIX RUSS RAILWAY It Will Take 20 Million to Repair Trans Siberian
An interallied railway commission urges immediate credits totaling 20 million to repair the Trans Siberian line from Vladivostok to the Ural mountains. Eight nations including the United States, Great Britain, France, Italy, Czecho Slovakia, Japan, China, and Russia are involved. Recognition of the Omsk government is awaited before funds can be released.
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Washington
Kolchak
Omsk
Interallied Railway Commission
Vladivostok
Ural Mountains
United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
Czecho-Slovakia
Japan
China
Russia
Railway Commission
Czecho-Slovak Republic
Statoas
Rovernmient
One Cent Coin Demand Surges Under Tax Spark
Washington report notes penny demand leaps since May 1 soda tax. United States mints and subtreasuries process millions of one cent pieces. Philadelphia and Denver mints operate mainly on cents with an extra shift. Two million pennies daily.
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Washington
United States
Philadelphia
Denver
Deputy Resigns in East St. Louis to Lose Weight
John Hubert, 6 feet 8 inches tall, quits as deputy sheriff and court bailiff to return as sergeant of police in East St. Louis. Abey Laumann, 6 feet 5 inches tall, a former deputy sheriff and machinist in St. Louis, accepts the vacancy to fill the post and shed weight.
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East St. Louis
John Hubert
Abbey Laumann
St. Louis
All Modern Conveniences for Birds in a Small Town
Four year old Marion visiting with her mother observes a flock of birds perched on a public horse trough drinking. She asks her mother in astonishment if birds in the town have bathtubs, highlighting a humorous mix up of human and animal facilities.
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Marion
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria Ad Note
Advertisement copy urging payment for Liberty Bonds through Lauer Mercantile Agency Delphos Ohio. Promises cash by return mail at market price with interest less 3 percent brokerage. Includes promotional line and stray punctuation.
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Lauer Mercantile Agency
Delphos
Ohio
Tt. S
Be Wise and Advertise In Prosperous Times
An exhortation urging merchants to maintain or boost advertising as a path to continued trade. It argues that cutting advertising wastes money by sacrificing visibility and prestige, and stresses that success comes from messaging prosperity and attracting customers through wise campaigns.
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Darvin Laban
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L. A. Culver and
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Harold Coats
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Fred S. Purnell
T. T. Boce
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Dervin Laban
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