19 Sep 1919
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1919
Page
1
Amid ongoing war concerns petitions flood Congress arguing against taxes and urging repeal. Observers note debates center on treasury pressures and public sentiment as lawmakers weigh tax relief against wartime needs and revenue stability.
Early 1900s style ad copy touts Thompson's Kidney Tablets as a cure for rheumatism and bodily cleansing. It claims the product relieves ailments by purifying the system and restoring tone with a vegetable formula sold at Homer City Pharmacy for 60 cents.
A strike of foreign workers at Martins Ferry and adjacent plants prompts a shutdown of the Ohio Valley operation. Eight thousand workers at the plant join a nationwide walkout next week. union affiliation varies, with most plants reporting very low union participation. Local police and company officials monitor the disruption as 30 to 40 thousand Monongahela Steel workers are affected across the corporation’s Valley plants.
The article notes many tax protests renew Congress and observes the American people openly express opinions daily. Petitions and protest writings appear in the Record, often spanning three to four pages, reflecting high printing costs.
The American Jewish Relief Agencies will re equip hospitals in Poland with drugs instruments and other supplies. The Indiana County campaign runs October 6 to 18, organized by prominent Jews and non Jews. All funds go to the relief fund without regard to creed or race. A correction states Vernon I Taylor was treasurer not chairman and Lucius W Robinson should be on the general committee.
The Ordnance Department needs about 2800 men for work at Raritan Arsenal Metuchen New Jersey. Positions include mechanics machinists auto mechanics truck drivers tractor mechanics blacksmiths welders stock keepers electricians armorers machine gun armors artillery mechanics repair, saddlers wood workers ammunition handlers clerks stenographers laborers and guards. Local recruiting station at 620 Philadelphia Street Indiana will provide details to interested persons.
Oil workers in California Texas and Oklahoma are prepared to walk out in a planned strike. AFL officials announced the move as tensions rise over open shop practices and labor conditions affecting major oil companies.
The article notes July 21 effectiveness of amended rules and June 21 figures show 22 trained men placed in work after training, with 11 graduates in gainful occupations prior. It cites Washington data of September 4 showing 16 410 men placed with no or incomplete training, 12 320 self-placed.
For sale a well located barber shop and pool room at 725 Philadelphia Street. Also advertised are help wanted notices for a paper route boy, a general house worker who can soak, a motor truck manufacturer seeking a sales representative in Indiana with no investment required, a store manager position, and an experienced bookkeeper, all seeking applicants through the Gazette office.
The will details convey real estate to three sons and specific bequests to others. Peter C. Spencer of South Mahoning township leaves 2200 to M D Fisher for a Fort home within two years of his death with executor Mire Fisher. Henry Beard of East Wheatfield township leaves entire estate to wife Caroline Beard, dated 6 June 1919.
A fragmented OCR segment lists multiple personal names with scattered initials and place hints such as Dixonville Blairsville Greenshaye Brushyalley Columbus and Columbus, 0. Sesto Mavili Master Mines. It resembles a roster or directory item with numerous individuals including Robert B Duhwire Junaan Zella Cothran and Helen C Kelly, but many spellings are unclear.
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