Motorcycle Collision Kills Orland Man Near Kendallville
Four Orland youths rode to Kendallville where Clyde Hopkins 24 and Harold Kelso were in a side car of a motorcycle. Unable to turn a pile of scrap iron hurt Kelso and caused Hopkins to die later. Kelso survived and returned home. Hopkins had worked for Morton Friend and planned to enlist this week.
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Kendallville
Clyde Hopkins
Harold Kelso
Orland
Hopkins
Kelso
Frank Stayner
Floyd Linendall
Morton Friend
Patriotic Meeting At Evangelical Church Attracts Crowds
Last Thursday evening a large audience attended a patriotic gathering at the Evangelical church. Prof. L. M. Sniff of Tri State College delivered a well received address on imperial Germany's policy over the past fifty years, while Capt. Jesse O. Covell of Co. B spoke on current needs and offered to provide information to interested attendees.
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Evangelical Church
L. M. Sniff
Tri-State College
Sniff
Jesse O. Covell
Co. B
Electric service notice and seed distribution letter to Congressman Fairfield
The Indiana Utilities Co announces irregular electric ironing hours on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday at 3 p m and other evenings at 4 30 p m due to order changes. A second item from the Department of Agriculture explains seed distribution for 1917 18 with a reply to Congressman Fairfield noting seed allotments will come in spring 1918 and May or June updates.
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Indiana Utilities Co
Seeda
Congressman Fairfield
Department of Agriculture
L. W. Fairfield
House of Representatives
Fairfield
Congress
A. Taylor
Bureau
Still In Business William Harding Buggies Wagons
Notice states William Harding continues handling buggies and Studebaker wagons from his residence with an office there. The listing confirms ongoing business operations and home-based setup.
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Studebaker
William Harding
S. B. McManus Dead in Howe Age 70
S B McManus of LaGrange county died Sunday at his Howe home. A former Fort Wayne resident, he was known locally for addressing the Methodist church Men's Brotherhood last fall and for his past work in newspapers. He was 70.
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S. B. McManus
LaGrange County
Howe
McManus
Men’s Brotherhood
Methodist Church
Fort Wayne
Farmers Push Food Production For War Effort In Steuben County
A county meeting at the court house with Purdue’s J A McCarty urged higher food production and waste reduction. The Steuben County Farm Bureau formed a central body with committees on corn, soil fertility, live stock, dairy, fruit, potato production, home gardens, and food conservation to boost wartime food supplies.
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Court House
Germany
J. A. McCarty
Purdue University
McCarty
United States
Indiana
Steuben County
Lour County
County Farm Bureau
Sniff
Seth S. Avery
Thos. Teegardin
Roy A. VanFossen
Shirley Gilbert
Waters of Lake James Claim Another Victim
B F Ambler, 40, of Fort Wayne, drowned when a row boat capsized on Lake James last Sunday evening. He and B Weigman were crossing to a cottage after visiting a store. Weigman escaped, swam to shore after several failed rescues, while Ambler, a Nickel Plate railroad fireman, left a widow.
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B. F. Ambler
Fort Wayne
Lake James
B. Weigman
Weigman
Ambler
Nickel Plate Railroad
Tragedy in Orland: Miss Nettleman Dies in Fire
In Orland near the school, the Wallace residence burned at dawn destroying the home of Miss Etta Nettleman who perished in the flames. The fire spread quickly and theories vary on its cause, with lamp ignition suspected. Miss Nettleman, about 60, had lived with Harding relatives in Coldwater last winter.
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Wallace
Orland
Etta Nettleman
Who Is Lucy Carteret
The passage mentions Lucy Carteret in a anecdotal line about a chautauqua moment with W. J. Bryan in Nebraska. It asks who she is, but the text provides no clear identification or context linking her to Bryan or the event.
Private Opinions on Patriotism and War
A reader contests militarism and wartime rallies, opposing aggressive patriotism. He critiques profiteers and the plutocracy behind war, questions American honor under militaristic government, and asserts pacifist beliefs shared by many Americans.
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Eagle
M. E
Morgan
Germany
America
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First National Bank Angola
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