30 Mar 1916
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1916
Page
1
Fragmented OCR piece combines WWI analysis and political notices with local personals. It mentions Russian actions around the Marne and Galicia, German eastern front campaigns, and Allied dynamics, then shifts to a Republican campaign notice, and local items about residents and shop news including Easter suit ads. names include Punxsutawney and Blairsville locals.
Reports from Weld Mexico dated March 29 via Radio Columbus New Mexico say Villa and Carranza forces clashed again. Villa reportedly entrapped as Carranza cooperates fully. Two miles of motor trucks with army supplies arrived today. Butterine Good Luck and Prairie Queen advertised by Trainor.
Notices show Walter H Brown transfers to Luther Sutter a lot in Indiana for 2000 dollars. Lottie Lewis to Dr E B Lewis 30 acres in Banks for 450. Henry W Akey to Lisle Johnson a lot in Indiana for 1000. Catherine E Gormans Exec to Elizabeth Brandon a lot in Indiana for 2500. Lawrence Hicks to Richard W Dodson Jol in West Mahoning for 1260. J M Kunkle to John Carnahan cemetery lot in West Mahoning for 15. Matilda Cribbs to Elmer Campbell a lot in Blairsville for 1. When North Dakota prisons hold 250 men we wonder why courts and juries there do not do their duty. Florida Times Union.
IRON, WOODWORKING AND CONTRACTORS' MACHINERY. Row of items includes gas engines, hot air machines, Poggies and belts, power delting pulleys, shafting, concrete mixers, lathes, screws, and various supports. Printed by 123 Water St Pittsburgh, Pa.
A garbled historic excerpt presents a chant likening New Japanese sensation to imperial rule. The verse exhorts Dai Nippon to rise and rule, promising a day when allegiance to a singular state ends hate and unites nations, echoing a proponent’s pledge with echoes of Rule Britannia.
Fragments mention shells and inevitability of death, illustrating peril and fear in a terse excerpt. Names, dates, and places are not discernible, leaving a stark, somber snippet that hints at wartime danger and the cost of conflict.
Berlin March 80. An asserted order from General Joffre to army group commanders urges immediate action against German attacks. It emphasizes using all artillery and mortars, preventing fortification of new German lines, and counterattacking quickly after thorough artillery preparation. The note cites a January 20 1015 directive for detailed operations.
Joseph George Toeliana Annie Marpes Aultman John McCauley Chiara Custer James M Nichol Myrtle RB Smith listed in Mahoning County license records. The brief notice records approvals for individuals and initials indicate public licensing actions and point to local governance procedures.
American capitalists controlling Sayward Mill Co of Victoria, B C, will receive up to 2 million dollars in provincial aid to build ships for lumber exports. Ten vessels are planned, built under government direction and insured for the government, with a five year release option on repayment. Consul Newcomb reports province acts to ease tonnage shortages and high freight rates.
Four railroad brotherhoods led a coordinated demand to sign new labor terms across cities, warning chiefs to meet the unions or face delayed service. They cite 250000 workers while railroads estimate costs at up to 100 million dollars, with a deadline of April 20 for responses and potential widespread stoppage if refused.
A.Twelve Democrats in the House who refused sugar duties oppose the Wilson program this winter. They aim to hamstring revenue bills by withholding funds for Treasury and military preparedness. Reports say 40 to 70 Democrats may join, threatening party control as Republicans push their own favored policy. The piece notes shifts in capitol influence, mentions made in America flowers, and calls for protection to foster domestic industry postwar. Prices for hardware components rise due to wartime material costs, illustrating the so called prosperity touted by the Democrats.
New York dispatch reports District Attorney Edward Swann seeking embalmers Bygene Oliver Kane and John S. Potter in connection with the murder of John B. Peck, a Grand Rapids druggist. Waite, Peck’s son-in-law, is under arrest for conspiracy and poisoning, with arsenic found in Peck's body. Potter confirms Waite’s attempt to obtain embalming data, while Kane allegedly accepted money for sworn false testimony.
Waite is to visit Belleview Hospital with pressure from his attorney Harold Sperber who warns action if visits by Waite or Mrs. Horton are blocked. Mrs. Horton writes Waite expressing sympathy and innocence. Prosecutor Deuel accuses Waite of stringing and denies Peck family aiding Waite, asserting they seek full justice.
In a Somerville Journal item a heated exchange turns on a puzzle about rewards and a magistrate. Ballinore Alueticat and Wicks discuss talking machines, hinting at leverage or consequences, with a sharp line about sixty days. The fragment hints at satire and local gossip rather than a formal report.
A Royston Transcript line mix recalls an editor saving a writer while a fragment mentions a poem and a stamped phrase. The text notes age related wisdom and the idea that judgment comes at forty. The readable pieces resemble a clipped newspaper item with scattered quotes and quotes about printing and proof.
The upcoming Sunday World Illustrated Magazine will publish a four color map titled War Map of Mexico sized 19 by 22 inches as a special feature. It also includes the second installment of the detective story Hantomas by Marcel Allain and Pierre Sauvester with a review of the first chapter.
Mrs Harriman of New York presented to the National Gallery a portrait of Abraham Lincoln painted by George Story. The gift includes a letter from the late railroad magnate’s widow expressing strong interest in the collection. The Lincoln portrait was painted from recollections of Lincoln from 1861 encounters at the White House.
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