06 May 1918
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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1918
Page
1
A candidate declares run for representative in the party primaries on May Tth. He asks for support from supporters and notes his ballot number as 16. Address listed as 11 Emery Fe, Austin.
A candidate for county clerk seeks the Republican nomination pending the primary on Bold Tuesday May 7 1918. The filing references Charles W Foules as a related name.
The text notes JT will be a candidate for the Republican nomination for county recorder at the May primary, aligning with voter wishes. It references John M. Bloch el as part of the context.
Adam R. Smith of Elkhart announces candidacy for the Republican nomination for commissioner in the northern district subject to voter wishes at the May primaries. Respectfully.
The letter from John M Blocher argues his familiarity with recorder duties and real estate records, aiming to be elected recorder in Olive Township in RHkhart County. He emphasizes experience, efficient service, and thanks supporters, requesting backing to win in the primary.
Butter and meat prices listed with farm and city markets. Real estate ads promote modern dwellings, farms, and city lots in Middlebury and Goshen areas with loan offers and delivery services.
The 5000 ton steel collier Tuckahoe was launched at New York Shipbuilding in Camden New Jersey marking a world record for shipbuilding. The vessel entered water at 10 80 a m after 27 days two hours fifty minutes from keel laying and is nearly complete except for finishing touches.
London reports German airplanes attacked Dutch fishing vessels in the North Sea as five fishermen were wounded and their unarmed ship shelled. The crew abandoned ship and waited on mules before a British vessel rescued them. The Dutch vessel later reached harbor under escort.
In May 6 reports, American forces in France repelled a German raid in the Luneville sector, with artillery drive and gas projectiles failing to halt U S troops. Two German aircraft were shot down while American patrols pressed forward, inflicting heavy damage on enemy positions near No Man's Land as they advance toward Limeville and near the Crerovin border.
Edward Shortt, an opponent of conscription, is named Chief Secretary of Ireland. Reports say he will lead Ireland through governance during a time of uprisings and unrest, with a British expeditionary presence and political tension over military service.
A lab visit highlights Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for women's illnesses. The process uses over 850000 pounds of herbs, seasonal harvesting, careful extraction, sterilization, pasteurization, and sterile bottling to ensure purity and efficacy. Letters from women praise its health benefits.
In Champaign Illinois on May 6, authorities probed whether three young companions of Mrs. Stella Johnson, killed after a jump from a speeding car during a Sunday night joy ride, were student agitators from a local ground school or Chanute field. Johnson, 20, left two children. her husband, returning home, learned of the death.
In Belfast a letter from General Sir Robert Gough to the lord mayor details the Fifth Army's retreat from St Quentin. He credits Irish troops and notes heavy Dutch opposition, praising the calm resolve and doggedness shown by his forces amid increasing German pressure.
A British captain arriving in Gulf Port reports the steamship Lucia attacked at sea by a German submarine. He states fires blew away parts of the vessel and some crew may be missing. Navy figures show a record low weekly death rate for the Navy and disease rates remain well below normal. French novelist Georges Annet dies in Tours.
Proclamation expected to lower the draft age to register by June 1. Youth of nineteen urged to enlist, with no immediate call to service. Also from Cleveland May 6, report that two bandits robbed a construction foreman of a company payroll.
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