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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1915
Page
5
Cream of tartar powders like Royal add wholesome qualities to food and aid digestion similar to grape derived tartar. By contrast alum or phosphate powders leave objectionable mineral residues. Read the label to know ingredients.
Miss Hilda Sterling recounts a planned double suicide that turned fatal after partner C. Clif ford Reese failed to die from early shots and later shot himself. Reese’s wife Agnes is in critical condition.
In Springfield Ohio on December 10 a girl bluntly replies search me kid when a judge asks her age. The incident centers on a questioning courtroom exchange and the youth’s defiant reply.
In Probate Court Judge George Tehan questioned a young girl and her companion about their ages. When prompted, the girl said to ask her mother. The pair sought a license but appeared too young. they claimed Columbus and Detroit origins yet refused to reveal names as they realized the license would be denied.
Secretary Daniels announced that contracts for battleships Nos 43 and 44 were awarded to New York and Mare Island Navy Yards after private bids exceeded budget. Keels could be laid next year. Philadelphia yard equipment funds and stock enlargements at Mare Island were planned.
The Board of Commissioners of Clark County Indiana will receive sealed bids at the County Auditor's office in Jeffersonville for records books blanks and stationery for 1916. Bids due Friday December 31 1915 up to 2 PM with specifications on file. Each bidder must file the required information.
Sharon Assistant Fire Chief Tom Davis owns Peter a nine year old English bulldog whose sole diversion is running to fires. The dog has one absence in his career when away from town. Pete began following Davis to fires as a pup and to this day leads the charge at every alarm. Even in old age he bounds to the blaze while others lag and sleeps are ruined until he is released.
A long profile recounts Pete the dog at a fire station who guarded horses in the era of horse-drawn apparatus and now rides the fire trucks. He predicted alarms, dodged busy streets, and even alerted a sleeping owner during a midnight fire. Pete is celebrated by Sharon volunteers and exempt from a license tag.
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