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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1916
Page
5
Dispatches report Bulgarian and Romanian advances on the Balkan fronts with Serbian retreat and captured trenches near Combles Thiepval and Sturduk passes. British air raids crash German targets. Bucharest endures bombings. many prisoners seized. A Paris loan to Paris city government is announced, and a Chicago extortion case proceeds.
An armed bandit raid halted Michigan Central No. 14 two miles east of Dearborn. Mail and express cars were looted. Joseph Castleman and his new bride, plus 15 year old Russell Stephenson, were killed near Hammond, Indiana as a Nickle Plate train struck the trio returning from a Castleman wedding.
President Wilson spoke from Shadow Lawn Asbury Park on expanding American commerce. He cited the tariff commission trade commission federal reserve act and shipping bill as tools to open a new era for the nation, and affirmed the eight hour law as a right rather than a concession.
In August deposits in postal savings banks rose by nearly 5 million dollars, the largest monthly gain since the system began. By September the deposits were held by 621,000 depositors totaling over 4 000 000 dollars. Secretary Baker announced that the president would nominate Brigadier General Pershing, commander of the American expeditionary forces in Mexico, to be a major general.
Washington orders 10 000 additional National Guard members to the Mexican border while a similar number of militia are released. A patrol repels 50 armed Mexicans near Ysleta, El Paso. Cap Boyd's troop suffers losses in the Carrizal fight. US plans a financial protectorate approach amid Mexican debt talks. Army intel reports Villa attacks annihilating Cartoza garrisons in Santa Ysabel and San Andreas, Chi hua.
Gov. Ralston forms a special commission including Demarchus Brown John Holiday and others to survey prison labor practices in Indiana. The group will compare with other states and review laws affecting work at the state prison reformatory and women’s prison, with 560 inmates under contract labor.
The graduating class of 1915 presented a replica of Saint Gaudens Lincoln statue to Muncie High School. Appropriate exercises were held with school participation.
The second annual reunion of the Marys of the United States drew about 2,500 attendees with Marys from Indiana counties and seven other states. A government field expert will aid Wayne county hog cholera control, aiming to help farmers and veterinarians. Indiana auto license receipts for the first six months of 1916 totaled $731,498.96 per a state official report.
The M E Benevolence Campaign of the Richmond district Methodist churches opened with the first session of the central convention. Groups will convene at Portland City Winchester Newcast Greenfield during the week.
Fragmentary notes indicate pensions of 12 dollars each were granted to individuals named Karuga Myrtle Shroyer Ligonier and Sara Bimera in a Washington DC report. The text is garbled but confirms pension awards and recipient names.
Fort Wayne unit of Indiana National Guard at Fort Benjamin Harrison will entrain for the Mexican border with ninety four men and five officers under Captain Remington. The battery takes over equipment at Llano Grande Texas after Battery B from Purdue was sent home. Company I Bloomington and Indiana University band members at the border have been mustered out. Milk legislation and pasteurization measures were discussed by Indiana dairy groups at Hotel Severin, with subcommittees to draft bills for next year’s assembly.
Superintendent Benezet urges the school board to adopt a free distribution plan after investigation shows good results. He notes current free books for poor children are stamped and humiliating to those students.
A fast spreading muck land fire near Glendale settlement five miles west of Fort Wayne forces farm occupants to relocate. In Columbus two Purdue backed poultry farms may begin in Bartholomew County with Prof L L Fisher meeting county agents to discuss plans.
Columbus teams compete for best lawn garden and poultry yard yields judged by I B Johnson Gosch and Barnaby with results to be announced at December county corn show. Bedford awards contracts for Elks home. churches plan substantial improvements. Masonic lodge to build a large temple. Monument planned at Walnut Ridge cemetery for John Muniz of the Ohio Life-Saving crew. Alexandria proclaims Fire Prevention Day October 9 with school observances.
The writer recalls Baku, a Caspian seaport famed for oil wealth and a clash of civilizations. He paints a vivid scene of Russians Persians Armenians Georgians and Tartars mingling in an Attic park where transplanted trees thrive and crowds enjoy music from Glinka. A personal moment ends with a nostalgic discovery about a familiar song.
A Wall Street Journal letter from Paris notes sharp price hikes in the City of Light due to the British blockade. Cold boiled ham, butter, alcohol, sugar, and gasoline are cited at high rates, with gas and sugar priced at notable levels. The writer believes the war may last into next year, yet most people endure, some merely scraping by.
A Broad Ripple scene on a crowded rear platform shows a woman caressing the conductor's hand while her young man, and other passengers, smile and laugh as the conductor winks and the pair share discreet touches during the ride.
Fragmentary text discusses color choices for babies including pink for girls and blue for boys. It mentions a wedding and a transgender topic, but the readable content is inconclusive about events or stances.
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