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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1916
Page
1
Readable portions mention town officials, public sale actions, and items like printing costs and carbide. The garbled text also references general town matters and local committees. Names and exact dates are unclear, but the piece centers on civic notices and municipal logistics.
A courthouse and adjoining building were set ablaze causing loud disruption but no one was injured. Investigators describe the scene as chaotic with smoke and flames. a rapid response prevented broader damage. Authorities seek tips to identify suspects and determine motive.
The Thoma Fide Tarpayers League will meet at Market and Wall streets with speakers Harry Poindexter and G. P. Philippe addressing short weight concerns. Officers will be elected and members urged to attend for discussion of alleged discrepancies and a thorough investigation.
In December and January Purdue University agricultural instructors will conduct farm institutes in all twelve Clark County townships. The program lists dates and sites including New Washington Bethlehem Owen Silver Creek and Jeffersonville with two Purdue instructors at nine locations.
Henry Richardson filed bond as administrator of the estate of his wife Margaret Adams Richardson with Circuit Clerk Ernest E. Jacobs to qualify. The bond amount equals twice the estate's estimated value after a fire at their Henrsville home recently destroyed it.
Receiver Burdefle Goleaitz in the Hilrage Ehrinsin case filed a report in Circuit Court. He shows assets of £5.95 and credits of 665.35 dollars paid, with remaining claims of seta. The receiver seeks payment for his services.
In Patrick Sweeney v American Casualty Co the suit seeks 230.00 indemnity for sickness under a policy issued January 8 1916. It alleges sickness indemnity of 56.00 per month and that the beneficiary died while the claimant’s administrator F led a new complaint. Judgment for 230.00 is sought.
Partial readable lines describe a regional notice with scattered place names dates and actions. The garbled text mentions a region and possible public or legal action but lacks clear details or entities. The readable content points to a near-term event in a specific locale without complete context.
An advertisement invites readers to mail a cutout form to Foley & Co at 2835 Sheffield Ave Chicago for a trial package including Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and croup Foley Kidney Pills for back and kidney ailments and Foley Cathartic Tablets for constipation and digestion with the name and address of the applicant. Ben Doolittle endorses the offer.
A garbled report outlines a community bid to fund air schools and visiting nurses through a fundraiser. It references White Go Republicans, counties, and medical relief. The text mentions a sale and expenses for the Red Cross and notes deaths from disease among a list of people and places.
The first consignment of seals has arrived today and the sale in this city and Clark County is new on. The document lists various local figures and organizations including Miss Sau May Wirte and the Vardans group, with names of clubs and professors connected to the event.
The report details a court proceeding where a judgment was rendered by agreement in a suit set for Monday hearing. The jury was discharged to report Tuesday afternoon, with various defendants and parties noted, including names like Henry F. Ditheor and the Telemitse firm, and mentions of damages, appeals, and attorney fees.
A committee's report reveals surprising rates of mental defectives among inmates across Indiana Reformatory, the Ohio reformatories, and several hospitals. It cites 17 epileptics and 9 insane at a facility, 106 feeble minded, and notes totals across multiple institutions while proposing future arrangements for care within state institutions. Payton discusses the challenge of handling such inmates after returning from New York.
Patients doing well after Pasteur treatment for hydrophobia exposure. Mrs. Philip Sutton Mrs. M I Hallowell Roy Hallowell Andrew Hallowell and Robert Tarris expected home this week. None of the two women were bitten and treatment was precautionary.
The Golden wedding anniversary of Mas and Mies Barnes is celebrated. William F. Barnes of Washington township is the honoree, with a January 10 celebration. Reverend To Sah Crawford of Clark County officiated the marriage and a reception will follow the ceremony.
A Mason lodge hosts an Eastern Star gathering Friday night to elect officers for the coming year. Members will gather at the lodge hall for the annual election and related proceedings.
Tonight at the Dream theater a Fine Arts Triangle program features Bessie Love and Wilfred Lucas in a film. A Keystone two part feature titled The Feathered Nest by Ady will also be shown.
Decent Masons plan travel to Indianapolis for the semi annual convocation of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite on Tuesday through Thursday. Other members will go Friday for the Shrine meeting, which ends with a banquet.
Coroner Froman M. Cools filed an inquest report into the discovery of a trunk containing a body in the Ohio River at Utica by Maxy Nleesin dorff. An affidavit places the body near the Battle Creek mouth. The gender could not be determined and the remains were partly decomposed.
A robber masked and armed entered near the blue Engine House on a Pennsylvania bridge area. Police, led by railroad marshal Cavanaugh, searched the riverbank and nearby vicinity but the bandit escaped, taking twenty or fifty dollars reportedly.
An official notice outlines a Jeffersonville assembly discussing church union evangelism and a potential spring event at the First Christian church. The agenda mentions planning for a tabernacle gathering and related matters.
Clark County trustees plan a meeting in Indianapolis this week with township officers. Jeffersonville has long hosted the association led by Feaster Charles W. Witte, a resident, as part of county governance.
Dr. Oliver P. Graham the Civ Health Officer conducts exams for food handlers in Jeffersonville as required by the State Board of Health. He notified those needing the test to visit his office or expect personal visits. Many were examined Friday and again today with no disqualifications found. A 50 cent fee is charged for the examination.
A new resident, eight year old Charles L Rouell, joins the Holt Masonic Orphans Home. Three of his sisters have already stayed there for weeks. The children hail from Huntingburg Tod. The boy had been with relatives in New Albany seeking eye treatment.
From St Louis, Mr and Mrs William Hedegcock, former Jeffersonville residents now in St Louis, are visiting friends in Jeffersonville. Hedgecock was once connected with the American Car and Foundry Company plant here and many old friends welcomed him warmly.
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