19 Sep 1916
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1916
Page
1
The article surveys stock, textile, and steel sectors in light of wartime demand and speculation. It notes large orders, shifts in manufacturing, and infrastructure activity while warning that war end could shift orders and profits. It also mentions building, locomotives, steel, and sheet bar activity amid varied international inquiries.
The Gadman Concert Company, a five artiste group led by Mrs Bertha G Denny and others, performs a refined program for all classes. Season tickets will be sold at 1 and 2 dollars with reserved-seat coupons for the higher tier. Ticket sales will be limited and begin soon.
Brief death notices for Wesley Stephens of South Torith street with family details and funeral plans in Oakland cemetery. Ellen MacNeel aged 72, obituary with children and grandchildren, services at 1068 Water street and Oakland cemetery. Luther Karl Weitzel to have funeral at relatives' home with interment following, service by Rev. Hughes.
Berlin dispatch notes Professor Otto Kohr of Göttingen, serving as first sergeant in France, argued with a French prisoner over the conjunctive in Provençal songs during a prisoner escort from Picardy to Germany. The lieutenant intervened, but the quarrel amused him when he learned the reason.
A committee of leading Russian scholars and professors was formed to assist the French commission in restoring the world-renowned Louvain library in Belgium, burned by German forces early in the war. Grand Duke Nicolas Michailovich chairs the panel.
The Misses Evans of Clymer and several families from Shelocta are described as Indiana visitors yesterday. Other locals including Dr and Mrs M M Davis on vacation through northern cities, Ian Gilbert Parnell and Alex Mabon departing for Mercersburg to attend school, and various households hosting relatives from Rochester Mills and Johnstown are noted. Lawrence Getty heads to Philadelphia for a UPenn medical track, Mildred Lawrence leaves for Carnegie Tech studies in Pittsburgh.
The article urges readers to consider mail hygiene at breakfast and exposes risks from licking stamps and envelopes and unclean mail handling. It notes mail as a public utility used by all classes, potential disease transmission via bags, and concerns about quarantine gaps during epidemics. It argues for disinfection and safer mail practices.
Report from Chihuahua City recounts a clash northward near Chihuahua with alleged American fatalities. A witness claimed to have seen two corpses, while authorities and State Department agents seek confirmation of the claim amid conflicting accounts.
In Pittsburgh on September 19, Vice President Marshall refused to discuss politics at the Supreme Council annual meeting of the Scottish Rite Northern Masonic Jurisdiction. Sovereign Commander Norton Smith delivered the annual address at the Masonic Temple, praising the Pennsylvania jurisdiction which accounts for one fifth of the membership. The 38th degree will be conferred this evening.
Toledo Ohio reports the Toledo Terminal Building is being remodeled to create a 6000 seat convention hall with a large stage. One wing is fitted for a 45 foot opening for big productions and private cars may switch on sidetracks to unload scenery directly onto the stage. The company may use private cars as dressing rooms if desired.
Evansville Sept 19 The low teachers federation has created a self help bureau in the high school to supply after school and Saturday employment for pupils who might otherwise leave school. Business men and manufacturers will be asked what work they can supply.
Indianapolis hosts two thousand druggists from across the nation as the National Association of Retail Druggists meets through September 22. Delegates focus on the huge rise in prices for many medicines since the Hurypewn.
London officials announce a ban on newspaper ads from lonely soldiers or women seeking correspondence amid fears some aim to obtain military information for Germany. The guild idea, pushed by Lord Northcliffe papers, spawns widespread but controversial “lonely soldier” letters, with many engagements seen during the war.
Large numbers of enlistment era ads from soldiers and workers seek wives and sweethearts, offering photos and preferences. Many responses flood mailboxes, with some readers noting genuine affection while others suspect German agents seek to extract information. The article cites the Press Bureau warning of potential security risks in romantic correspondence.
In Indianapolis on September 19 The Riley memorial fund received its first money as proceeds from the film Indiana a history of the state on its centennial The future form of the memorial is not yet decided The Evening Gazette reports funds raised today by the moving picture industry and local supporters
Mes Prothera and her parents Mr and Mrs John P. Clem ents of Philadelphia street are seen sending off their three children and family party. Wil Morgan of Scranton secretary and manager of Van Dyke Piano Manufacturing accompanied Harry Yokins to the area where they are guests at the home of Mr and Mrs J B Yorkins on Church street.
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