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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1914
Page
1
Gordon Thomas captain elect of the Be Pauw football team returns home to thir ty after summer at Cedar Point Ohio. Brie Cochran of Burettsville visited friends here Tuesday after attending Indiana University this summer.
Miss Alma Gobin and Jacob Bintz of Waterloo Iowa united in marriage at the home of the bride’s parents Dr and Mrs H A Gobin Bloomington Street Dr Gobin performed the ceremony in a simple home setting with family present.
The wedding of Alma Gobin and Jacob Bintz took place Wednesday at the Gobin residence in Waterloo. A piano violin program preceded the ceremony in the music room, with reception and a two course breakfast following. The couple will reside at 212 Randolph street in Waterloo after October first.
Thousands of visitors are expected in Brazil Indiana for the dedication of a 250000 court house. Governor Samuel M Ralston will be the principal speaker and crowds will arrive by train from across the county. The event follows a local revival starting September 6 led by Addison Willard Crabb with Elsie Marie Crabb directing music.
Citizens urged to register to vote with a deadline approaching. The notice emphasizes registering on Saturday September 5 to be eligible for the state and county election next November.
Harry Mason, a returned tourist, says reports of German losses are exaggerated and that German forces under the Kaiser remain largely in the field despite Allied claims. He asserts German troops still control areas and could mount resistance.
Harry Mason of Greencastle arrived home aboard the Holland America liner Ryndam after a four day storm on transatlantic voyage. He dismissed reports of overwhelming Allied defeats and predicted Germany could hold out for a time.
Harry Mason arrived in Greencastle after summering in Germany and says German troops are performing well in Europe. He notes German accounts abroad are often wrong, refutes claims of poison Liege water, and describes Americans in Germany as treated well unless they violate rules. He spent time in Marburg near mobilization, describes rail disruption, and sails from Rotterdam.
Voters are urged to register as candidates who attended Tuesday night’s Democratic caucus stress registration as vital with seventy percent support for the first day registration push.
A Greencastle meeting with Homer J. Cook and Edward Barrett urges Putnam County Democrats to register next Saturday for the fall election. Party officials stress first registration day and aim for at least seventy percent turnout to ensure a large statewide Democratic victory. The state campaign opens September 15 with politics dominating until November 5.
The Putnam County high school teachers plan their annual meeting in the county superintendent’s auditorium on Saturday October. The program features music and discussions on rhetoric and composition by Mrs Mitchell Roachdale, ancient history by Mr Mason Russellville, discipline bounds by My Vaughn Cloverdale, and questioning techniques by Superintendent Henderson Greencastle.
Christian Sunday school of Filmore will host a real picnic dinner and a watermelon feast at the Alva Lisby grove east of Filmore on Thursday. Interurban cars will stop at Gibson and attendees will be shuttled to the grounds by autos and hay wagons. A variety of attractions and several speakers are planned. all are invited.
The trial of Emil Ehrmann charged with killing Edward Wade at Terre Haute was set for September 22 in the Parke circuit court. The case was moved from Vigo County on change of venue to Rockville Indiana.
Attorney Charles McGaughey of Roachdale was in town on business today.
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