Governor Goodrich urges Indiana farmers to plant and farm hard
Governor James P. Goodrich told the Delaware County Farmers bureau that Indiana may face a 20 000 to 30 000 man call for war service and warned the farm sector to boost crop production now. He urged planting gardens, stressed farming as a business, and said farmers serve the country by growing large crops and improving finances even as the war heightens patriotism.
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Muncie
James P. Goodrich
Delaware County
Indiana
National Guardsman Buried in Indiana Tragedy
The funeral of Edward Call, a member of the machine gun company in the Second Indiana regiment, was held in this city after he was accidentally killed at Fort Ritner. While wrestling with Hubert Corns, his revolver slipped from him and fired, the bullet entering his left side near the heart. he died within minutes.
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National
Breweries Fatal Gas Inhalation Claims Engineer
Fort Wayne report says Ammonia gas inhalation killed Berghoff brewery engineer Fort Wayne. The victim, Ed Kiefer, died in the beer cellar and was discovered two hours later after ammonia was pumped from the system by Rudolph Bender who wore an air mask.
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Fort Wayne
Ed Kiefer
Berghoff Brewery
Rudolph Bender
A Worthy Example and Local Civic Measures
An eighty five year old Civil War veteran, H H Parkhill, completes a spacious garden at 1116 Broadway for potatoes and onions, handling all care and harvest himself. Fort Wayne promotes a garden campaign vowing no slackers, with Mayor Hosey planning a meeting to press plantings or face prosecutions. Thomas Fitzgibbons pleads guilty to detailing a Guardsman as a tin soldier, fined five hundred dollars and six months at the state farm. Frank Claus’s body is recovered from the Maumee river after twenty six days. Huntington saloon keepers, blocked licenses, seek to continue business until the state acts. Fay Motes, enlisting, loses both legs after a fall from a freight car wheel.
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Indianapolis
H. H. Parkhill
Broadway
Parkhill
Vincennes
Thomas Fitzgibbons
Charles Unger
Omer Ray
National
State Farm
Duty to conserve wealth and garden care urged by Wilson
President Wilson urges Americans to grow gardens and reduce waste as a patriotic duty. He calls households to practice thrift and provident use of resources, insisting extravagance is unacceptable during national hardship.
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America
Wilsons
Statehouse Gardens Proposed As Model for Food Production
Letters to Governor Goodrich and Mayor Bell from Indianapolis activist Mrs Henry Ostrom urge converting the Indiana statehouse grounds into a model garden to promote citizen gardening and thrift. The plan cites Purdue professor G I Christie and James A Patten as examples of patriotic yard cultivation. Rochester meeting notes include a Fulton county food conservation session at Lefters with Purdue seed corn expert C M Jobe as speaker and a new local group formed.
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Indianapolis
Goodrich
Bell
Henry Ostrom
National Warden's Christian Temperance Union
Indiana State House
James A. Patten
Evanston
Yotatoea
G. I. Christie
Purdue University
State
Rochester
Fulton County
Lefters
C. M. Jobe
Campaign to Increase Crop Movement Gains Farmers
J G Hamaker of Purdue University leads a countywide campaign to organize farmers in the increased crop movement with women showing interest in the effort.
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Greenfield
J. G. Hamaker
Purdue University
Hoosier Notes Large steel plant project in abeyance
Jeffersonville development plans at Howard's shipyards to convert yards into a freighter plant are paused as the government plans to use shipbuilding facilities for wooden merchant ships. Columbus raises city employees' pay due to higher living costs. Booneville drives stock sale to lure Independent Snuff Co. of Nashville to Booneville. Columbus High School earns Wellesley College certification list. graduates may enter without exam. Anderson prepares Elks lodge building costing about 80 000 dollars. Sullivan marks Wake Up America day with 1200 schoolchildren at courthouse park. Newcastle votes 19 500 for two additions to Central School this summer. Terre Haute naval recruiting station notes a 173-year-old Charlestown man asking about enlistment. Crawfordsville Wabash College coach applies to join U S Aerocorps. Gary merchants set prizes for beer gardens on vacant lots. Laporte Red Cross raises over 1500 dollars for campaign.
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Jeffersonville
Howard’s
Columbus
Anderson
Anderson Lodge of Elks
Eleventh Street
Central Avenue
Sullivan
Sulivan County
Courthouse Park
Newcastle
Terre Haute
Charlestown
Crawdfordsville
Paul P. Sheeks
Wabash College
United States Aerocorps
Gary
Laporte
Red Cross
Geese on a New England Farm From Farmers Bulletin No 767
Farmers Bulletin No 767 from the United States department of agriculture states that pasture and water are essential to successful goose raising on general farms. It notes small flocks, seasonal fattening, grass-based feed, and the need for shelter, incubation practices, and market considerations including feather value and breed choices such as Toulouse and Emden.
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United States Department of Agriculture
The
Bulletin
Toulouse
Emden
Curious Chinese warfare clash traced to ancient practice
A Washington Star contributor notes a Chinese regiment at a review used long bamboo poles as improvised lances. They charged, shouted, and grimaced, aiming to trip, douse, and then behead opponents as part of an assault form dating from prehistoric times.
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Washington Star
A Rare Breed And A Cat With Kittens In Basket
A fragment from a sentimental piece shows a family scene with a cat having kittens. Maud remarks it is nice to have a family but suggests the kittens come one at a time, while the father’s generosity is humorously noted with a five-dollar bill ritual.
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Maud
Pneumatic Hammer Invented For Tamping Stones
A new pneumatic hammer to tamp paving stones is announced. The invention promises efficiency in masonry work. The statement also notes that talkative people often lack time to speak much.
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W. J. Hosey
Real Estate Exchange
Wort Wayne
Frank Claus
Maumee River
Malle
Huntington
W. Hi. Elchorn
Bluffton
Eniletmond
Fay Motes
Ham
Capitol Lawn
Hoosier Notes
Boonville
Fluhrer Tobacco and Snuff Company
Snuff Company
Nashville
New England
Castoria
Canada
Iiyada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Nada
Ising
Ottawa
Can
Westei
Whistlerian
Whistler
Lord Redesdale
White House
Tite Street
RE. W. Godwin
E. W. Godwin
Godwin
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