Wayside markets aim to cut costs in Indiana farms
Indiana farmers and state officials endorse roadside markets to move produce directly from farms to consumers. H E Barnard urges signs by roadsides, with creameries guiding the effort. Governor Goodrich backs fire prevention and union support for WWI measures while Rotary plans a Soldiers Club at Fort Harrison and Indiana National Guard units prepare for Camp Shelby.
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Rotary Club
Indianapolis
Indiana
H. E. Barnard
Herbert C. Hoover
National
Barnard
Yussereby
Frank N. Wallace
Push for Rapid Highway Improvements Between Indianapolis and Fort Harrison
Marion county council of defense at the chamber of commerce urged quicker road work in wartime. President John M. Judah to form a road committee with the chamber of commerce board of trade and Merchants' Association and consult with allied groups. General Glenn pressed for swift repairs and new road projects, noting a war tempo and citing the Fort Harrison waterworks as a speed example.
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Gen. F. Glenn
Indianapolis
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Marion County Council of Defense
Chamber of Commerce
John M. Judah
Board of Trade
Merchants’ Association
Glenn
General Medical Board
Connect of National Defense
Grimy
Navy
Simon Flexner
Rockefeller Institute
William J
Charles H. Mayo
Victor C. Vaughan
University of Michigan
Labor Urges Special Session For Constitutional Convention
Indiana labor leaders at the statehouse under the Indiana State Federation of Labor executive committee adopted a resolution urging Gov. James P. Goodrich to call a special legislative session to refer to voters the question of a constitutional convention. Charles Fox of Terre Haute chaired the meeting with other groups present, and the governor said he supported the idea but would not yet decide. The discussion included criticism of the resolution’s language about the supreme court.
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Wilson
James P. Goodrich
Indiana Firemen’s Association
Chamber of Commerce
Indiana Firemen
Woodrow Wilson
Terre Haute
Carl E. Evinger
Thomas Golden
Hammmond
Harry Fulmer
Indianapolis
Frank H. Miller
Ira R. Garrison
Evansville
Conrad Berger
William Nill
Hammond
Robert Gaskill
Fort Wayne
George Rosenberger
Alexandria
Charles Huston
Greenfield
Statehouse
Indiana State Federation of Labor
Charles Fox
Indiana
Citizens’ League of Indiana
The
Prohibitionists
Legislative Council of Indiana
Supreme Court
Fox
State Federation of Labor
AMERICA'S WAR MEDAL Theodore Spicer Simson
The noted medalist works on the World War entry medal. Copies in gold have been presented by Miss Anne Morgan to President Poincare of France, Premier Viviani, and Marshal Joffre, and to Sarah Bernhardt. Bronze replicas are sold by the American Fund for French Wounded.
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Theodore Spicer-Simson
Plan Suit for Both Sexes in London Uniform Debated
London debated a unisex civil dress with uniform elements including semimilitary breeches puttees and cap. Proponents said shared wear would ease production while opponents claimed it would reveal bow legs knees and calves, sparking alarms from many who value shapely underpinnings.
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London
Guarding Armies Against Disease in the Spanish American War Era
Washington reports a national medical effort to standardize supplies and prevent epidemics in the armed forces. Dr. Franklin H. Martin leads the committee, noting high collaboration among leading doctors and government bodies to ensure front and rear medical readiness before September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Franklin H. Martin
Council of National Defense
Martin
Horrors of Austrian Camps Reported by Romanian Prisoner
A Romanian soldier, Toma Haralam, describes his capture by Austrian forces after Transylvania fighting. He details starvation, beating, forced labor on the Italian front, and the death of many prisoners, including a friend, before escaping into Italian lines and being helped by Italian troops.
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Rome
Toma Haralam
Transylvania
Ines
Basso
Hungary
Tver Locytha
From war shirker to hero Henry Bellamore's shifting fate
London reports the life of Henry Bellamore once a conscientious objector who denounced conscription and preferred jail to combat. After neighbors burned him in, he changed stance, volunteered for the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, and rose to popularity before being killed in action.
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London
Shirker
England
Henry Bellamore
Bellarmore
Bellamore
Beth Dhit
Campaign on what to write sailors at Great Lakes
Chicago report from Great Lakes Recruit urges readers to avoid gloomy phrases in letters to sailors. It notes many letters spread woes about sickness and injuries at the naval training station, urging upbeat messages instead.
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Chicago
George
Dumduns
Great Lakes
Johnny
Deans Called Luxuries. Bishop Urges Abolition
London bishop Arthur R. Ingram argues that deans of English cathedrals are a luxury and should be abolished. He says 850000 dollars yearly is wasted and that bishops deserve more say in their sees. He notes some cathedrals restrict bishops from preaching without dean approval.
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London
Church of Maghiad
England
Arthur RK. OW. Ingram
Nrw
Principal causes of calf scours and prevention
Veterinarian Dr. C. C. Lipp from the South Dakota college identifies two main causes: dirty milk pails and feeds that young calves cannot digest. He urges thorough daily scalding, sunlight exposure, and clean handling, plus preventive use of formaldehyde solution in milk and occasional physic or castor oil to restore digestion.
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C. C. Lipp
South Dakota College
Prevent Cow From Kicking by Strap Method
An old farming tip explains restraining a kicking cow during milking. The method uses a strap around the cow's hind leg attached to a secured 2 by 4 timber on the floor and ceiling, with a buckle to tighten. A spike in the timber prevents slippage as the animal struggles.
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Marge
Speed of steam separator
Indiana station tests show cream loss when cream separators run too slowly. Dairymen should follow manufacturer speeds closely as over five percent run machines too slowly. Proper revolutions are crucial for milk and cream handling quality.
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Indiana
Preventing Horns on Calf
Instructions from the North Dakota Experiment Station describe using caustic potash to prevent horn growth on calves. Apply to horn pads over three sessions, dry between applications, and protect the calf from rain to avoid eye exposure.
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North Dakota
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James B. Rogers
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Otto Lindgren
First
Indiana Infantry
Ird
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Southern Camp
Harry B. Smith
Col
E. A. Root
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Hattiesburg
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Gary
Thomas P. Riley
Gerhardt A. Monninger
Third Infantry
South Bend
Clinton Rogers
Rushville
John H. Kiplinger
Field Artillery
Frank L. Kelley
Orson Norcross
Indiianapolis
Willard F. Boyle
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Richard P. Henry
Francis E. Miller
Frankfort
John W. Etmnhardt
Bates
State Council of Defense
Ade
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