06 May 1915
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1915
Page
1
Mrs Rosanna Groft aged 77 was found dead in a corridor at the County Home this morning at 6 o clock. County Coroner H B Buter baugh will inspect later today. No funeral arrangements have been made.
Saltsburg society column lists Mrs Margaret Anderson of Kittanning visiting Mrs Hugh A Jackson, Mrs R A Walker at Camp Creek Mission in Tennessee where her sister Miss Mary E Anderson teaches, Mrs Evans of Minneapolis staying with Mrs A W Beatty, and Mr and Mrs James McBride of Wilkinsburg visiting Alexander McBride nearby.
Mrs E B Lewis of Church Street visits Pittsburgh for a few days while Joseph Sherer conducts business there. Mrs S F Warner and her son Paul return to Pittsburgh after a week with sister Mrs J McCampbell of Water Street. Miss Ruth E Hahney, training at Kane Summit Hospital Kane Pa, spends vacation with her parents at 432 East Philadelphia Street. Mrs Roy Souder and son also return to Pittsburgh after visiting sister Mrs Charles W Books of School Street. Mrs Books accompanies her sister to the city. Mrs B K Fiat and her two daughters of Uniontown visit the Jamison home on Sixth Street. The Fiats were guests there.
Shea, D Lsense reports Wildon family turmoil as Wildon departs following daughter Eleakor contracting measles. Details sketchy, but event centers on health scare and family disruption in the household.
George Setree of Rossiter and Miss Selma C. G. Anderson of Emigh Pa were married Wednesday afternoon at 8 o'clock by Rev. Dr. Lewis Nay at the Zion Lutheran parsonage on South Sixth Street.
Berlin reports three villages near Ypres Zonnebeke Zovocote and Westhook captured with light fighting as British positions were exposed by gas and heavy artillery. German drive at St Julian last week assists advance while Russian front reports claim major victories in the Carpathians and Baltic regions with thousands of prisoners.
National Retail Dry Goods association campaigns against profit sharing coupons across the country, claiming $100 million in stamps are sold yearly with only $10–12 million redeemed. Laws have largely failed to curb use, with Washington's license tax ruling contested as cases unfold. Major department stores and coupon firms respond, arguing merchants bear the stamps and profits are skewed.
In Berlin crowds parade through the capital amid flags and celebration for the Austro German victory in the Carpathians. Residents sing patriotic songs as streets are decorated in honor of the military success.
Missionary societies report American churches and people donate 410 million dollars to home missions this year while foreign missions costs run about 18 million. The Presbyterian board notes a worldwide push led by churches with strong backing from America, highlighting extensive church participation across nations.
In Syracuse on May 6 Colonel Theodore Roosevelt described Barnes as admitting the Republican machine must be obeyed and that officials who rebelled were punished. He said Barnes explained the need for a strong leader to prevent the riff raff from harming party operations and questioned the ease of governing without boss rule.
Fragmentary excerpt describes how officials realized quick that party goals dictated behavior and funding, with a Roosevelt quote about party government needing horses. It contrasts Brahmin privilege with legal enforcement, noting under British rule the caste status persisted yet eroded in modern times.
A London Strand Magazine note recounts how a Japanese street performer devised a clever umbrella feat. A juggler used a revolving umbrella to fling tangerines off, then caught one on a spun umbrella, creating the famous coin and fruit juggling trick later perfected with lighter Japanese coins.
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